PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Vlad Putin (ranked 6714 p4p, 585 weight class) and Berto Kin (ranked 21084 p4p, 700 weight class). Putin comes to the ring accompanied by Rasputin Vladimir Putin Love The Way You Move. Berto Kin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Putin
vs
Kin

183 cm
38
175 lbs
28 - 27 - 1

186 cm
30
193 lbs
17 - 19 - 0

Great elbows
Cardio machine

World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 27 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vlad Putin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Berto Kin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Putin misses its intended target.
Kin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vlad Putin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Putin finds it's target.
Kin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Putin clinches up with Kin and pushes him back against the ropes.
Putin misses with a knee to the head.
Putin keeps control of Kin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Putin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kin's efforts to push away.
Putin lands with a left to the head.
Kin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Putin has him pressed against the ropes.
Putin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kin's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kin blocks an elbow strike from Putin.
Kin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Putin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kins head.
Putin lands a good knee to the midsection. Kin won't want to take too many of those.
Kin is looking to break free of the clinch but Putin has double underhooks.
Putin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kin is trying to push Putin away but Putin has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin lands a hook that snaps the head of Kin backwards.
Putin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kin backwards.
Putin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Putin misses with a knee to the head.
Kin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Putin has him pressed against the ropes.
Kin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Putin prevents Kin from breaking the clinch.
Kin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Putin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Putin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kin is defending well for now.
Kin is trying to break the clinch but Putin is controlling him.
Kin wants to get back to striking at distance but Putin won't allow it.
Putin lands with a short shot to the head.
Kin tries to circle away but Putin has him pinned against the ropes.
Kin managing to block the knees to the body from Putin.
Kin working hard to break the clinch.
Kin tries to circle away but Putin has him pinned against the ropes.
Putin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kin is looking to break free of the clinch but Putin has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
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!
Kin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Putin lands a right hand.
Putin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've been informed that Kin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but Kin blocks with his arms.
Kin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Putin lands a body punch.
Putin keeps control of Kin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Putin trying to land knees to the body.
Putin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kin's face.
Kin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but Kin blocks with his arms.
Kin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Putin has him pressed against the ropes.
Kin tries to break the clinch but Putin is controlling the position.
Kin tries to circle away but Putin has him pinned against the ropes.
Putin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kin can't break the clinch.
Putin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Putin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Putin here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

Putin darts in and clinches Kin up against the ropes.
Putin tries a knee to the head but Kin blocks it.
Vlad Putin has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Kin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Putin gets a clinch.
Kin managing to block the knees to the body from Putin.
Putin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kin backwards.
Putin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Berto Kin has been cut.
Putin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Putin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kin can do to turn this around?
Putin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Putin.
Putin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Putin landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Putin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kin is breathing heavily.
Putin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Putin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Putin lands a knee to the head.
Kin is trying to break the clinch but Putin has him pressed against the ropes.
Putin is leaning against Kin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kin is trying to break the clinch but Putin is controlling him.
Putin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Putin misses with a knee strike.
Kin is trying to break the clinch but Putin has him pressed against the ropes.
Putin pushes Kin back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Putin lands an elbow just above Kin 's eye.
Putin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Putin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Putin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kin takes an elbow to the temple.
Putin scores with a knee to the head.
Putin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kin's efforts to push away.
Kin is trying to break free.
Kin is trying to break the clinch but Putin is controlling him.
Kin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Putin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Putin lands a knee to the head.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but Kin blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kin's face.
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!
Kin is trying to break the clinch but Putin has him pressed against the ropes.
Kin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Putin prevents Kin from breaking the clinch.
Putin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Putin lands a knee to the head.

Kin is rocked!
Putin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kin is still on wobbly legs! Can Putin finish him?
Kin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Putin has him pressed against the ropes.
Kin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Putin has him pressed against the ropes.
Kin seems to have recovered his senses.
Kin is trying to force a seperation but Putin has the dominant position.
Putin looking to throw knees to the head but Kin is blocking nicely.
Putin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kin's efforts to push away.
Putin has Kin pressed against the ropes, preventing Kin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kin is trying to break free.
Putin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Putin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A frustrated look appears on Kin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kin prevents a body shot from Putin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Putin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Berto Kin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Kin tries to land a front kick but Putin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Putin throws a series of punches but Kin moves out of range.

Putin has managed to clinch.
Putin scores with a knee to the head.
Putin lands an elbow just above Kin 's eye.
Putin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Putin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Putin.
A frustrated look appears on Kin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Putin crunches a lovely knee into Kin's ribcage.
A short uppercut from Putin.
Putin scores with a knee to the head.
Putin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kin backwards.
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!
Putin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Putin crunches a lovely knee into Kin's ribcage.
Kin managing to block the knees to the body from Putin.
Knees to the body from Putin.
Kin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kin can't break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Putin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Putin prevents Kin from breaking the clinch.
Putin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kin's face.
Putin has Kin pressed against the ropes, preventing Kin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Putin prevents Kin from breaking the clinch.
Berto Kin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Putin tries a knee to the head but Kin blocks it.
Kin is trying to break the clinch but Putin has him pressed against the ropes.
Putin connects with a knee to the head.
Putin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kin working hard to break the clinch.
Putin tries to work over Kin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vlad Putin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Kin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Putin avoids a kick to the body.

Putin instigates a clinch.
Putin has Kin pressed against the ropes, preventing Kin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kin is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kin tries to circle away but Putin has him pinned against the ropes.
Putin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kin is trying to break free.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Putin.
Kin tries to break the clinch but Putin is controlling the position.
Putin connects with a knee to the head.
Kin wants to get back to striking at distance but Putin won't allow it.
Putin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Putin has Kin pressed against the ropes, preventing Kin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Putin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kins head.
Putin lands an uppercut.
Putin keeps control of Kin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kin misses with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad Putin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Putin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:24
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:24
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlad Putin!
Vlad Putin thanked the fans post fight for their support.