PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Nieky Holzken (ranked 18039 p4p, 704 weight class) and Berto Kin (ranked 22335 p4p, 718 weight class). Nieky Holzken could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Berto Kin's chin.

Holzken
vs
Kin

188 cm
27
204 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

186 cm
22
200 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent 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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nieky Holzken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Berto Kin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kin gets tackled into the ropes by Holzken. Holzken maintains the clinch.
Kin tries to work over Holzken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kin misses with a punch to the body.
Kin tries a body shot but Holzken blocks it.
Holzken tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Holzken looking to throw knees to the head but Kin is blocking nicely.
Holzken taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kin can't find room to land a body shot as Holzken controls the action.
Kin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Holzken is leaning against Kin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Holzken lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Holzken lands an elbow inside.
Kin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kin misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holzken using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holzken's elbow.
Holzken blocks a body shot from Kin.
Kin tries to throw a body punch but Holzken avoids it by throwing Kin back against the ropes.
Kin misses with a body punch.
Kin misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kin can't find room to land a body shot as Holzken controls the action.
Holzken prevents a body shot from Kin.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Holzken.

It looks like Berto Kin has been cut.
Holzken displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kin up against the ropes.
Kin struggles to land a body shot inside as Holzken controls his hands.
Kin tries to work over Holzken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kin misses with a body punch.
Holzken effectively controlling the action here.
Holzken with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Holzken with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Holzken prevents a body shot from Kin.
Holzken digs a right hand into Kin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kin's gas tank.
Holzken using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kin tries a body shot but Holzken blocks it.
Holzken landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Holzken with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holzken with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Holzken lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holzken lands with a left to the head.

Kin is rocked!
Kin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kin is still on wobbly legs! Can Holzken finish him?
Holzken with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kin tries to throw a body punch but Holzken avoids it by throwing Kin back against the ropes.
Kin digs a right hand into Holzken's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Holzken's gas tank.
Kin seems to have recovered his senses.
Kin can't find room to land a body shot as Holzken controls the action.
Kin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
I was talking to Holzken's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kin lands a shot to the body.
Holzken lands a shoulder strike.
Kin lands a body punch.
Holzken landing knees to the head.
Kin misses with a punch to the body.
Kin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holzken lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nieky Holzken dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Berto Kin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Holzken closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Holzken lands a shot to the body.
Holzken lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Holzken.
Kin presses Holzken against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Holzken lands a hook that snaps the head of Kin backwards.
Kin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kin struggles to land a body shot inside as Holzken controls his hands.
Kin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holzken is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kin can do to turn this around?
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Holzken lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kin tries a body shot but Holzken blocks it.
Kin takes a shot to the head.
Kin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kin can't find room to land a body shot as Holzken controls the action.
Kin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holzken connects with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Holzken.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holzken lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kin tries to work over Holzken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kin misses with a body punch.
Kin takes an elbow to the temple.
Holzken throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nieky Holzken has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kin misses with a body punch.
Holzken blocks a body shot from Kin.
Holzken prevents a body shot from Kin.
Kin tries to throw a body punch but Holzken avoids it by throwing Kin back against the ropes.
Kin can't find room to land a body shot as Holzken controls the action.
Holzken using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holzken lands a nice shot to the body.
Kin is breathing heavily.
Holzken presses Kin against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Holzken works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Holzken lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Holzken drops Kin with a big knee! Will Kin beat the count? Yep, he's up already and we're only at 3... let's see if he's just faking it or if he's actually OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holzken lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kin will feel that in the morning.
Holzken circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Kin tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Holzken wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nieky Holzken!
Our winner, Nieky Holzken, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.