PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Berto Kin (ranked 21334 p4p, 633 weight class) and Hermann Van Glost (ranked 7277 p4p, 598 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Van Glost's choice of entrance music: Rambo Theme Song. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Kin
vs
Van Glost

186 cm
25
213 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

190 cm
24
217 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Blue Moon

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Berto Kin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hermann Van Glost!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Glost uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kin.
Kin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Glost blocks a jab.
Kin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kin throws a right hand that Van Glost ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Glost also avoids with ease.
Van Glost swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Van Glost moves out of range of the strikes.
Kin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kin throws a hook to the side of Van Glost's head but Van Glost sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Glost's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Van Glost scrambles back to his feet.

It looks like Hermann Van Glost has been cut.
Kin moves out of range as Van Glost strikes.
Van Glost connects with a solid leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Kin. Those never looked like landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Glost circles away quickly and effectively.
Van Glost scores with a nice body kick.
Kin avoids the head kick by Van Glost.
Van Glost throws a head kick that misses.
Kin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kin misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Glost counters with a solid body kick.
Kin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Glost finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Berto Kin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Glost moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Glost thinks about the counter body kick.
Kin moves out of range of the body kick from Van Glost.
Kin is looking for a counter combo.
Kin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Glost dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kin is breathing heavily.
Kin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kin throws out a loose jab but Van Glost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kin throws out a loose jab but Van Glost uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Glost! But no joy.
Van Glost pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Glost throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Kin misses.
Kin catches Van Glost with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Van Glost takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That has opened up Hermann Van Glost's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kin throws a right and a left that Van Glost avoids nicely.
Kin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Glost moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Kin blocks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Glost.
A big left from Kin misses.
Kin throws a right hand that Van Glost ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Glost also avoids with ease.
Kin misses with a straight right.
Kin checks a low kick from Van Glost.
Van Glost looks to score with a jab to the body but Kin is just out of range.
Van Glost throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Glost takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kin misses with a two punch combination.
Kin throws a big shot that misses.
Kin tries to bum rush Van Glost with a series of wild strikes but Van Glost uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A good leg kick by Van Glost.
Kin misses with the combination.
Nice defenses there by Kin.
Kin avoids a kick to the body.
Van Glost throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kin lands with an uppercut that bounces Van Glost off the ropes and back into range.
Van Glost displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kin throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kin misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Glost counters with a massive combo! Right, left, right! Kin goes down! He's out cold! The referee doesn't need to count him out here - this one was over before Kin hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hermann Van Glost!
Hermann Van Glost decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.