|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jayson Tatum (ranked 6748 p4p, 21163 weight class) and Riley Knox (ranked 686 p4p, 702 weight class). Knox has chosen Roy Jones Jr - I Smoke, I Drink feat. Mr. Magic & Youngbloodz) as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
 |
|
 |
| 203 cm
30
209
17 - 9 - 0 |
|
188 cm
34
201
29 - 10 - 0 |
World class boxer
Cardio machine
|
|
World class MT
Good gas tank
|
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jayson Tatum!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Riley Knox!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatum pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good work by Knox as he checks the leg kick.
Knox buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice jab there from Tatum.
Tatum connects with a single shot there.
Knox clinches up with Tatum and pushes him back against the ropes.
Tatum tries to throw a body punch but Knox avoids it by throwing Tatum back against the ropes.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Tatum uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tatum misses with a punch on the inside.
Tatum avoiding damage as Knox throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knox.
Tatum looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Knox.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox lands a body shot.
Tatum taking a breather.
Knox working aggressively here.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Tatum.
Tatum trying to stall but Knox improves his position.
Knox scores with a shoulder strike.
It looks like Jayson Tatum has been cut.
Tatum avoiding damage as Knox throws knees to the body.
Knox tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tatum avoids it.
Knox misses with a body punch.
Knox lands a nice uppercut.
Knox lands a left hand.
A bit of stalling here from Tatum.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knox lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knox scores with a shot to the side of Tatum's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox blocks a body shot from Tatum.
Tatum lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Come on Knox - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tatum blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tatum.
Knees in the clinch landing for Knox.
Tatum managing to block the knees to the body from Knox.
Tatum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knox tries to work over Tatum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tatum's elbow.
Knox using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tatum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A body shot lands from Knox.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tatum cracks Knox with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox digs a right hand underneath Tatum's ribcage. Tatum let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Knox unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tatum lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tatum is breathing heavily.
Knox using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tatum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knox has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tatum seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Knox can turn it around.
Tatum misses with the head strike.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knox with a knee to the head.
Knox tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Knox.
Tatum is looking to control Knox's arms but Knox gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tatum has his back to the ropes.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Tatum controls his hands.
Knox utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tatum.
Tatum is looking to break free of the clinch but Knox has double underhooks.
Tatum trying to stall but Knox improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short right from Tatum on the inside.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Tatum.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Tatum controls his hands.
Tatum lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knox pushes Tatum back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tatum is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Knox is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tatum is defending well for now.
Knox misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tatum.
Knox unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tatum lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short uppercut from Knox.
Tatum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knox can't find room to land a body shot as Tatum controls the action.
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 Jayson Tatum's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tatum misses with a right hand
and Knox counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tatum thinking.
Knox cracks Tatum with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Tatum is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Tatum is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Tatum is rocked!
Knox closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Knox landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are calling 'kneeees!' as Knox has the Thai clinch. Knox obliges, smashing a knee brutally into Tatum's nose and sending him crashing to the canvas! Will be beat the count?! 3,4,5,6,7,8...9... and he's up on 9! Wow, that was close! The referee takes a long look and is going to allow it to continue!
Oh Tatum is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jayson Tatum's cut is getting worse.
Knox has Tatum up against the ropes in a clinch.
Knox connects with a knee right up the middle! Tatum tumbles to the floor and Knox stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). 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.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
52% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
