PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Riley Knox (ranked 21028 p4p, 4494 weight class) and Sortek Redfist (ranked 643 p4p, 547 weight class). Knox's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Roy Jones Jr - I Smoke, I Drink feat. Mr. Magic & Youngbloodz). The crowd seem to be enjoying Redfist's choice of entrance music: Earl Sweatshirt-Chum. Sortek Redfist has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Knox
vs
Redfist

188 cm
32
209
23 - 9 - 0

188 cm
38
211
35 - 20 - 2

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Riley Knox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sortek Redfist!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch up but Redfist swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knox with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Redfist to score with a decent uppercut.
Redfist misses with the body kick
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Sortek Redfist has been cut.
Donk. Redfist catches Knox right on the button with a cross.
Redfist looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Redfist lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Knox shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Knox checks a low kick from Redfist.
Redfist throws a big shot that misses.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knox tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Redfist just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox moves out of range of the leg kick from Redfist.
Knox gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Redfist.
Redfist's jab looks to have found its range, popping Knox under the eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Redfist.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Redfist moved out of range.
Crunch! Redfist slams his shin into Knox's torso.
Redfist throws a right hand that misses
and Knox counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Knox closes the distance and clinches.
Knox avoiding damage as Redfist throws knees to the body.
Knox with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
I was talking to Knox's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Knox pushes Redfist back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knox connects with a knee to the head.
Knox lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Redfist avoiding damage as Knox throws knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox misses with a knee strike.
Knox taking a breather.
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Redfist managing to block the knees to the body from Knox.
Knox tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Redfist avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Redfist blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knox lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Redfist fails to land.
Redfist lands a shoulder strike.

Redfist pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knox takes a swing at Redfist's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Redfist was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knox jabs Redfist to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Redfist thuds a left hand into Knox's body.
Redfist comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Redfist.
Knox takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Knox checks a leg kick.
Redfist misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redfist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Redfist.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Redfist misses with an uppercut.
Redfist misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
Knox thinks about countering with a body kick.
Jab by Redfist.
Redfist keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Redfist misses with a left hand
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Redfist.
Knox lands a head shot.
Redfist tries a head kick but it misses.
Knox gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A lazy body kick from Redfist
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox misses with a looping left.
Redfist changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Knox lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Redfist has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Redfist and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sortek Redfist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Redfist dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Knox. That did some damage!
Redfist throws an off balance right hand

and Knox holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Redfist swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Redfist blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knox lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Redfist's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knox unloads a knee to the mid-section. Redfist lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Redfist looks winded!
Knox scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox landing knees to the body.
Knox tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knox misses with a knee strike.
Knox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Riley Knox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sortek Redfist's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Knox throws a lazy uppercut
and Redfist counters with a nice uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Redfist, as that shot connected.
Redfist smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A low kick from Redfist misses
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Redfist attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Redfist throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knox appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Redfist scores with a jab. Knox acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Knox gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Redfist has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Redfist landing knees to the body.
Redfist landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Redfist unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redfist scores with a hook to the body.

Redfist breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Redfist bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Knox's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redfist connects with a body shot.
Redfist connects with a solid leg kick.
Redfist throws out a loose jab but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
Knox is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Redfist ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Redfist looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
Redfist scores with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Redfist.
Knox misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Redfist. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Redfist.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Redfist throws out the jab.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Redfist moved out of range nicely.
Redfist swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Redfist throws out a loose jab but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.

Knox looks low and kicks high, catching Redfist right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Redfist lands a nice hook to Knox's body. Knox takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Redfist tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Knox is able to avoid easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
A jab lands there for Redfist.
Knox tries to clinch up.
Sortek Redfist seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Redfist misses with an uppercut.
Knox gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redfist turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Knox moves in looking to clinch but Redfist pushes him off.
Redfist finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Knox lands a right hook to the body.
Redfist scores with a nice head shot.
Redfist dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Redfist paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Redfist. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Redfist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Redfist lands a nice shot to the body.
A low kick lands for Redfist.
Redfist lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redfist getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Redfist lands a jab to Knox's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Redfist.
Knox slips under a jab.
Redfist swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Redfist throws a shot to the body.
Knox takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Redfist scores with a sloppy right hand. Knox should have avoided that one.
Redfist connects with a right hand. Knox shakes it off.
Knox throws a series of punches but Redfist avoids them all with ease.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Riley Knox will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on Sortek Redfist's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Redfist lands a jab to the head.
Redfist with a jab.
Redfist fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Redfist goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Knox throws a nice looking combination but Redfist bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A countering left hand to the body from Redfist misses.
Knox takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Redfist lands with a hook. Knox tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Redfist's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Knox connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Redfist scrambles back to his feet.
Redfist has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Redfist lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Redfist pivots, looking for a leg kick but Knox is out of range and Redfist settles back down.
Redfist lands a leg kick that knocks Knox off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Redfist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redfist with a hook.
Redfist throws a right and a left that Knox avoids nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
Redfist lands a nice hook to Knox's body. Knox takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Redfist throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Redfist moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Knox slips a straight right by Redfist.
Knox looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Knox connects with a quick right hand that sends Redfist tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Riley Knox!
Riley Knox retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Riley Knox thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Sortek Redfist had this to say: 'You win or you learn.'.