PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Rikkert Vastenholt (ranked 4743 p4p, 4857 weight class) and Lyndon Knowles (ranked 450 p4p, 469 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Vastenholt
vs
Knowles

194 cm
18
205
0 - 0 - 0

205 cm
18
242
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Prefers standup

Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rikkert Vastenholt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lyndon Knowles!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Knowles moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knowles.
Vastenholt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Knowles has him pressed against the cage.
Knowles tries to work over Vastenholt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Vastenholt manages to break the clinch.
Knowles cracks Vastenholt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Knowles uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vastenholt.
Vastenholt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Knowles has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vastenholt finds it's way round the side to connect with Knowles's head.
Vastenholt moves in looking to clinch but Knowles pushes him off.
Vastenholt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Knowles throws out a counter right but Vastenholt avoids it with no problem.
Knowles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knowles shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Left hook, right uppercut from Vastenholt.
Knowles slips a jab and a cross from Vastenholt.
Knowles appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Knowles swats away the attempt to clinch by Vastenholt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knowles staying out of range there.

Vastenholt has managed to clinch.
Knowles blocks an uppercut.
Vastenholt is trying to break the clinch but Knowles has him pressed against the cage.
Knowles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knowles misses with a body punch.
Vastenholt has a couple of punches blocked by Knowles.
Vastenholt is trying to break free.
Vastenholt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vastenholt lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Vastenholt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rikkert Vastenholt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vastenholt misses with an uppercut.
Vastenholt throws a shot to the body.
Vastenholt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knowles.
An inside leg kick from Vastenholt misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knowles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Knowles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vastenholt.
Knowles ducks right into an uppercut from Vastenholt.

Vastenholt tries to keep at a distance but Knowles has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knowles lands a body shot.
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!

Vastenholt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knowles scores with a decent looking hook.
Vastenholt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Knowles moves into range and clinches up with Vastenholt.
Knowles has Vastenholt pressed against the cage.
Vastenholt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vastenholt works on Knowles's body with a couple of short punches.
Vastenholt lands a right hand.
Knowles trying to stall but Vastenholt improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Vastenholt.
Knowles stalling the fight.
Vastenholt wants to stall.
Vastenholt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vastenholt lands a shoulder strike.
Vastenholt prevents a body shot from Knowles.
Knowles can't find room to land a body shot as Vastenholt controls the action.
Vastenholt scores with a shoulder strike.
Vastenholt blocks a body shot from Knowles.
Knowles throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vastenholts head.
Vastenholt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vastenholt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knowles working aggressively here.

Vastenholt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knowles. Vastenholt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knowles throws a looping overhand right but Vastenholt ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Knowles drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Vastenholt onto his butt! Vastenholt pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vastenholt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fighters circling - Vastenholt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lyndon Knowles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vastenholt misses with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Vastenholt as he connects with a hook.
Vastenholt is looking to score with low kicks.

Vastenholt moves into range and clinches up with Knowles.
Knowles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vastenholt misses with some punches.
Vastenholt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knowles misses with a punch on the inside.
Knowles struggles to land a body shot inside as Vastenholt controls his hands.
Knowles keeps control of Vastenholt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knowles tries a body shot but Vastenholt blocks it.
Knowles keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vastenholt's efforts to push away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Having scored a knockdown, Lyndon Knowles should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
That's time! Back to the action!

Vastenholt forces Knowles back against the cage and clinches.
Vastenholt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Knowles.
Vastenholt looking to slow down the pace here.
Knowles misses with a punch on the inside.
Vastenholt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vastenholt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knowles tries to throw a body punch but Vastenholt avoids it by throwing Knowles back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knowles pushes Vastenholt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knowles lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Vastenholt.
Knowles throws a punch but it's blocked by Vastenholt.
Vastenholt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Vastenholt's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Knowles has Vastenholt pressed against the cage, preventing Vastenholt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vastenholt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Knowles has him pressed against the cage.
Knowles tries a body shot but Vastenholt blocks it.
Knowles controlling the action here for a moment.
Knowles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vastenholt wants to stall.
Lyndon Knowles seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vastenholt tries a body shot but Knowles blocks it.
Knowles misses with a hook to the ribs.

Vastenholt breaks the clinch.
Vastenholt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Knowles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knowles! But no joy.
Vastenholt looks to land a body kick but Knowles moved away.
Knowles takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A clash of legs there as Knowles blocks the low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vastenholt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vastenholt throws a lazy right hand but Knowles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice side step and Knowles releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Knowles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rikkert Vastenholt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vastenholt tries to work over Knowles's front leg with a kick but Knowles checks it.
Knowles getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Knowles on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vastenholt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Vastenholt is rocked!

Knowles moves into the clinch successfully.
Knowles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Vastenholt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knowles cracks Vastenholt with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Vastenholt 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! Vastenholt wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Lyndon Knowles!