PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Riley Knox (ranked 4063 p4p, 22322 weight class) and Beta Tua (ranked 529 p4p, 635 weight class). Knox comes into the arena with Roy Jones Jr - I Smoke, I Drink feat. Mr. Magic & Youngbloodz) blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!

Knox
vs
Tua

188 cm
39
216
41 - 14 - 0

188 cm
32
208
8 - 2 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)
Conquer

Conquer

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 41 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Riley Knox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beta Tua!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tua jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tua swings widly with a right hand
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Tua lands with a good body shot.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Tua moved out of range nicely.

Knox rushes Tua and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tua looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Knox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knox misses with a body punch.
Knox can't find room to land a body shot as Tua controls the action.
Tua lands with a light punch inside.
Knox blocking some punches.
Tua stalling in the clinch but Knox improves position.
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tua scores with a shoulder strike.

It looks like Riley Knox has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Tua.
Tua scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Tua uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Knox.
Tua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tua swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Knox lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knox tries a body shot but Tua blocks it.
A short right from Knox on the inside.
Tua is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tua wants to break free but Knox has control.
Knox letting Tua take a breather here.
Tua blocking some punches.
Tua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tua's elbow.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knox.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tua as Knox tries to tie him up.
Tua looking to slow down the pace here.
Knox trying to land knees to the body.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tua lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knox blocks an uppercut.
Tua misses with a hook from the clinch.

Tua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Knox darts in and clinches Tua up against the ropes.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox wants to stall.
Knox misses with some punches.
Tua lands an uppercut.
Tua lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Riley Knox will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Riley Knox's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Knox fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tua defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Tua throws a leg kick that is checked
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Beta Tua has been cut.
Knox looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tua scores with a kick to the midsection.
Knox throws a leg kick that misses.
Knox buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tua cracks Knox with an open hand slap.
Knox dodges the punch combination from Tua.
Tua dips to his left and cracks Knox with an uppercut!
An inside leg kick from Tua misses.
Tua throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Beta Tua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox slips under a jab from Tua.

Knox clinches up with Tua and pushes him back against the ropes.
Tua misses with the head strike.
Tua working hard to break the clinch.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tua scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tua.
Tua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knox trying to control the position but instead, Tua has worked for underhooks and has pushed Knox into the ropes.
Tua looking to stall.
Tua pushes Knox back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beta Tua seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox is leaning against Tua and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tua lands with a short shot to the head.
Tua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua lands with a light punch inside.
Knox blocks an uppercut.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Tua avoids it by throwing Knox back against the ropes.
Knox can't find room to land a body shot as Tua controls the action.
Knox lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tua backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Knox.
Tua stalling against the ropes.
Tua lands a shoulder strike.

Tua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tua throws a poor cross that misses

and Knox counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Tua goes down! Will Tua beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!
Tua swats away the attempt to clinch by Knox.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tua lands with a nice body kick.
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.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A nice inside leg kick there by Tua. That's going to slow Knox down.
Tua misses with a looping left.

Knox has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tua is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Tua avoids it by throwing Knox back against the ropes.
Knox lands a body shot.
Knox lands with a right to the head.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Tua.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Knox misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tua.
Knox pushes Tua back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Tua avoids it by throwing Knox back against the ropes.
Tua throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Tua misses with the head strike.
Tua's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Knox lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox managing to block the knees to the body from Tua.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tua lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Tua tries to circle away but Knox has him pinned against the ropes.
Tua blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Tua fails to land.
Knox with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knox's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tua missing with knees to the body.
Knox missing with knees to the body.
Tua throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox lands a nice uppercut.
Tua working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knox lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tua's elbow.
Tua has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Knox seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tua can turn it around.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Tua uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands with a light punch inside.
Knox throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knox.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tua tries to stall but Knox uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Knox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tua.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tua lands a hook that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Knox lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Tua takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knox is leaning against Tua and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knox lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Knox.
Knox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Knox looking to stall.
A hook to the body from Knox.
Knox lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Riley Knox clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Knox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tua tries to keep at a distance but Knox has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knox misses with a knee strike.
Tua trying to land knees to the body.
Tua managing to block the knees to the body from Knox.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Tua controls his hands.
Knox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tua can do to turn this around?
Tua lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tua has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Knox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knox can't find room to land a body shot as Tua controls the action.
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Tua breaks from the clinch.
Jab from Tua.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tua throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Tua comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tua lands with a nice body punch.
Tua throws a lazy uppercut
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Tua.

Knox instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tua.
Tua creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knox misses with some punches.
Knox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tua backwards.
Knox scores with a hook to the body.
Tua is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Knox can't find room to land a body shot as Tua controls the action.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knox.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knox pushes Tua back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Knox scores with a knee to the head.
Knox scores a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Knox.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox pushes Tua back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knox lands a left hand.
Knox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Knox.

Tua is rocked!
Knox lands an uppercut.
Tua is still on wobbly legs! Can Knox finish him?
Tua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tua takes a shot to the head.
Knox digs a right hand underneath Tua's ribcage. Tua let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Knox cracks Tua with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Tua goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Tua wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Riley Knox!
Riley Knox retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Riley Knox thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.