PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Berto Kin (ranked 20629 p4p, 2906 weight class) and Samran Darweshi (ranked 693 p4p, 366 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kin
vs
Darweshi

186 cm
31
184
18 - 21 - 0

193 cm
33
188
14 - 8 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Berto Kin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samran Darweshi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Darweshi counters with a big head kick but Kin shrugs it off.
Kin misses with a body kick.
Kin keeps Darweshi at a distance using the push kick.
Berto Kin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kin looks to land a body kick but Darweshi moved away.
Kin misses with the body kick
and Darweshi counters with a stiff right hand.
Kin is looking to land body kicks.
Darweshi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darweshi.
A right-left combo lands from Kin.

Darweshi darts in and clinches Kin up against the ropes.
Kin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Darweshi has him pressed against the ropes.
Kin has had enough of the clinch but Darweshi keeps him there for the moment.
Kin is trying to push Darweshi away but Darweshi has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Kin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Darweshi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kin walks into a left hand.
Darweshi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kin avoids the head kick by Darweshi.
Darweshi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kin.
Kin looks to land a body kick but Darweshi moved away.
Darweshi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A nice combination there by Kin.
Kin misses with a few strikes there.
Darweshi steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kin.
Kin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio in the buildup to the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kin misses with a combination

and Darweshi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Darweshi keeps control of Kin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kin wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Darweshi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A nice combination there by Kin.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kin!
Kin is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Darweshi.
A little jabbing left from Darweshi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kin tries to bum rush Darweshi with a series of wild strikes but Darweshi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Danga de danga de dang - Kin scores with a four punch combination!
Kin misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darweshi swings for the body but Kin moves out of range.
Kin throws a big counter combination but Darweshi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kin misses with a body kick.
Darweshi takes a swing at Kin's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Berto Kin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Darweshi slips a jab and a cross from Kin.
Darweshi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kin scores with a one two! Darweshi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Darweshi cracks Kin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Darweshi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Darweshi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Darweshi misses with a head kick.
Kin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kin misses with a combination
and Darweshi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Darweshi moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kin defending well as Darweshi loads up on a big left hand.
Kin throws a wild body kick that Darweshi sees coming a mile off.
Kin throws a body kick that misses.
Kin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Darweshi to counter with a crisp jab.
Darweshi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kin momentarily.
Kin misses with a body kick.
Darweshi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Kin is rocked!
Darweshi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kin looks to land a body kick but Darweshi moved away.
Darweshi wants to counter with a clinch but Kin pushes him away.
Kin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darweshi.
Kin misses with the combination.
Darweshi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kin misses with an attempted mid kick.
As Kin backs off Darweshi throws a huge counter combo but Kin manages to avoid it all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kin misses with a body kick.
Darweshi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Darweshi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kin.
Kin is looking for a counter combo.
Kin misses with a double jab

and Darweshi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A right hand to the body from Darweshi.

Darweshi breaks from the clinch.
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 lands with a nice combination. Darweshi backs away looking to recover.
Darweshi lands a lovely overhand right.
Berto Kin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Darweshi backs up against the ropes.
Kin misses with a kick to the body

and Darweshi counters by moving into the clinch.
Darweshi lands a body shot.
Kin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kin tries to circle away but Darweshi has him pinned against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Berto Kin will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Darweshi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kin throws a one two combo.
Darweshi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Darweshi moves out of range as Kin throws a body kick.
Kin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Darweshi wants to counter with a clinch but Kin pushes him away.
Darweshi swings for the body but Kin moves out of range.
Darweshi tests Kin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darweshi! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kin throws a nice looking combination but Darweshi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kin misses with a body kick.
Donk. Darweshi catches Kin right on the button with a cross.
Kin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Darweshi tries to counter with a clinch but Kin shakes him off and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Darweshi tries to counter with a clinch but Kin shakes him off and moves away.

Darweshi drives through and clinches with Kin against the ropes.

Darweshi breaks the clinch.
Kin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darweshi! But no joy.
Darweshi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Darweshi moves out of range as Kin throws a body kick.
Darweshi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Darweshi throws the left hand but Kin avoids the punch easily.
Kin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kin throws a wild body kick that Darweshi sees coming a mile off.
Darweshi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kin. Darweshi shrugs it off though.
Kin is looking to land body kicks.
Kin throws a right and a left that Darweshi avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Darweshi blocks the body kick.
Kin slips a jab and a cross from Darweshi.
Kin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Berto Kin is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darweshi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kin misses with the body kick
and Kin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Darweshi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kin thuds his shin into the meat of Darweshi's side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Berto Kin clearly takes that round.
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.

Kin looks to land a body kick but Darweshi moved away.
Darweshi tries to counter by closing the distance.
Darweshi tests Kin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A combination from Kin does no damage.
Kin throws a body kick that misses.
Darweshi sizes up Kin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kin!
Darweshi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kin.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kin.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kin there as he acknowledges the shot.
A punch lands to the side of Kin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oh Kin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darweshi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kin.
Kin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Darweshi shapes to counter with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darweshi dips to his left and cracks Kin with an uppercut!
Kin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kin looks to land a body kick but Darweshi moved away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kin!
Kin throws a combination that misses
and Darweshi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kin staying out of range there.
Kin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kin seems to have got his legs back now.
Kin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Darweshi cracks Kin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Look low, kick high! Darweshi uses the oldest trick in the book to send Kin tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Darweshi is absolutely delighted - when Kin wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Samran Darweshi!
A very excited looking Samran Darweshi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.