PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Kai Rossiter (ranked 3645 p4p, 4624 weight class) and Ender Knightley (ranked 427 p4p, 501 weight class). The key to victory for Kai Rossiter has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Rossiter
vs
Knightley

176 cm
40
174
26 - 20 - 0

181 cm
19
180
1 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Very strong

Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Kai Rossiter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ender Knightley!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knightley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Knightley.
A low kick from Knightley misses
and Rossiter counters with a right hand to the body.
Rossiter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rossiter throws a sloppy head kick and Knightley moves out of range easily.
Jab by Knightley.
A head kick by Knightley misses
and Rossiter counters with a series of strikes. Knightley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Knightley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Knightley scoring well with a low kick there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rossiter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rossiter throws a head kick but Knightley moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knightley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A clash of legs there as Knightley blocks the low kick.
Knightley tries to score with a low kick but Rossiter moves his leg out of the way.
Knightley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Knightley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rossiter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knightley swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rossiter counters with a thumping low kick.
Rossiter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rossiter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knightley was well out of range. Poor timing from Rossiter.
A jab from Rossiter misses.
Knightley takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rossiter looks to score with a jab to the body but Knightley is just out of range.
Rossiter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Knightley.
Rossiter misses with a head kick.
Knightley is looking for the big counter here.
Knightley digs a good hook to Rossiter's body.
Knightley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rossiter.
Rossiter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knightley thumps Rossiter with a low kick.
Rossiter throws a push kick but Knightley slaps the foot to one side.
Knightley throws a big shot that misses.
Rossiter moves out of range as Knightley throws a body kick.
Nice body punch from Rossiter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Rossiter blocks the leg kick.
As Knightley tries to get set, Rossiter tries to push him back and clinch up but Knightley manages to avoid the attempt.
Rossiter scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knightley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rossiter swings for the body but Knightley moves out of range.
Knightley lands a leg kick that knocks Rossiter off balance momentarily.
Knightley misses with a wild body shot.
Rossiter appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rossiter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Knightley's head.
A head kick by Knightley misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rossiter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rossiter misses with a body punch
and Knightley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rossiter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knightley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knightley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rossiter's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rossiter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rossiter throws a head kick that misses.
Rossiter cracks Knightley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kai Rossiter dominated that round.
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.

Rossiter throws a low kick but Knightley moves out of range easily.
Knightley digs a good hook to Rossiter's body.
Rossiter loads up on a big right hand but Knightley slips the punch.
Kai Rossiter is winning the standup battle so far.
Knightley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rossiter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Knightley connects with an inside leg kick.
Knightley swings for the body but Rossiter moves out of range.
Rossiter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rossiter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Rossiter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knightley takes an elbow to the temple.
A hook to the body from Rossiter.
Our sources have told us that Rossiter has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A short right from Knightley.
Knightley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rossiter backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knightley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Rossiter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knightley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rossiter's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knightley working aggressively here.
Knightley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knightley struggles to land a body shot inside as Rossiter controls his hands.
Rossiter lands an elbow that stopped Knightley in his tracks for a moment.
Knightley throws a head punch that misses.
Knightley gets through Rossiter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rossiter missing with knees to the body.
Rossiter blocking some punches.
Knightley prevents a body shot from Rossiter.
Knightley misses with a punch on the inside.
Knightley working aggressively here.
Rossiter landing knees to the body.
A short right from Knightley.
Knightley misses with a punch on the inside.
Knightley takes a shot to the head.
Rossiter lands a nice elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knightley misses with a punch on the inside.

Knightley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ender Knightley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossiter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Knightley.
Knightley throws a low kick but Rossiter moves out of range easily.
Knightley misses with a low kick as Rossiter jumps back.
Knightley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Knightley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Knightley is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rossiter rather than just go for the knockout.
Knightley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rossiter checks it well.
Rossiter works Knightley's body with a nice hook.
Rossiter just misses with a punch to the body.
Rossiter throws a leg kick
and Knightley counters with a nice uppercut.
Knightley throws a leg kick but Rossiter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rossiter misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knightley connects with a leg kick.
Rossiter checks a leg kick.
Rossiter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rossiter moves out of range of the leg kick from Knightley.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ender Knightley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A good leg kick by Rossiter.
A solid body kick from Rossiter.
Rossiter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rossiter scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rossiter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knightley checks a low kick from Rossiter.
Knightley throws a series of punches but Rossiter avoids them all with ease.
Rossiter throws a body shot but no joy.
Rossiter throws a leg kick but Knightley moved away.
Knightley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rossiter's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossiter tries to clinch up but Knightley circles away and keeps his distance.
A combination from Knightley does no damage.
Knightley throws an overhand right that lands on Rossiter's shoulder, as Rossiter tries to avoid the shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Rossiter misses its target.
Rossiter checks a low kick from Knightley.
Knightley just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRossiter.
Rossiter throws a jab but it's blocked by Knightley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knightley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A swing and a miss from Knightley.
Rossiter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rossiter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rossiter misses with a body kick.
Rossiter walks into a stiff left hand from Knightley.
Knightley tries to score with a low kick but Rossiter moves his leg out of the way.
Knightley has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rossiter moves out of range as Knightley strikes.
Knightley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rossiter was well out of range. Poor timing from Knightley.
Rossiter misses with a body shot.
Knightley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rossiter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knightley.
Rossiter misses with a body shot.
Rossiter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossiter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Knightley at a distance.
Rossiter is looking to land body kicks.
Knightley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knightley tries to score with a low kick but Rossiter moves his leg out of the way.
Rossiter throws a sloppy head kick and Knightley moves out of range easily.
Knightley misses with a low kick.
Knightley ducks right into an uppercut from Rossiter.
Rossiter looks to score with a jab to the body but Knightley is just out of range.
Rossiter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rossiter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rossiter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knightley manages to avoid it.
Rossiter takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Knightley avoids the head kick by Rossiter.
Knightley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rossiter.
Knightley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rossiter with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kai Rossiter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rossiter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Rossiter!
During a confident post fight interview, Kai Rossiter thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.