PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Berto Kin (ranked 20583 p4p, 508 weight class) and Ryszard Wojcik (ranked 1072 p4p, 148 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kin
vs
Wojcik

186 cm
26
215 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

177 cm
27
197 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 12 - 9 - 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 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryszard Wojcik!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wojcik clinches.
Kin misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Kin.
Wojcik lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kin tries to throw a body punch but Wojcik avoids it by throwing Kin back against the ropes.
Kin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wojcik lands with a short shot to the head.
Kin scores with a hook to the body.
Kin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wojcik's elbow.
Kin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wojcik's elbow.
Wojcik prevents a body shot from Kin.
Wojcik lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wojcik lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kin backwards.
Wojcik blocks a body shot from Kin.
Kin can't find room to land a body shot as Wojcik controls the action.
Kin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wojcik.
Kin tries to work over Wojcik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kin struggles to land a body shot inside as Wojcik controls his hands.
Kin tries to work over Wojcik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kin misses with a body punch.
Kin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wojcik.
Wojcik looks winded!
Kin misses with a punch to the body.
Kin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kin cracks Wojcik with a nice body shot.
Kin can't find room to land a body shot as Wojcik controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kin is leaning against Wojcik and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wojcik works on Kin's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hand to the body from Kin.
Kin struggles to land a body shot inside as Wojcik controls his hands.
Kin presses Wojcik against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wojcik prevents a body shot from Kin.
Kin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kin tries a body shot but Wojcik blocks it.
A body shot lands from Kin.
Kin can't find room to land a body shot as Wojcik controls the action.
Kin cracks Wojcik with a nice body shot.
Kin digs a right hand underneath Wojcik's ribcage. Wojcik let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kin lands a body shot.
Kin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wojcik or not.
Kin tries to throw a body punch but Wojcik avoids it by throwing Kin back against the ropes.
Kin lands a nice shot to the body.
Kin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wojcik's elbow.
Kin presses Wojcik against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wojcik blocks a body shot from Kin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kin is working Wojcik over against the ropes.
Kin tries to throw a body punch but Wojcik avoids it by throwing Kin back against the ropes.
Kin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kin misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kin is working Wojcik over against the ropes.
Kin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kin is leaning against Wojcik and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kin works on Wojcik's body with a couple of short punches.
Kin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kin digs a right hand underneath Wojcik's ribcage. Wojcik let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kin tries to throw a body punch but Wojcik avoids it by throwing Kin back against the ropes.
Kin lands a nice shot to the body.
Kin works on Wojcik's body with a couple of short punches.
Kin struggles to land a body shot inside as Wojcik controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Kin.
Wojcik has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Wojcik can turn it around.
A left hand lands to the body for Kin.
Kin lands a body punch.
Kin lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Berto Kin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wojcik.
Kin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Kin lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Wojcik goes down! The ref sends Kin to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Wojcik is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!

It looks like Ryszard Wojcik has been cut.
Kin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Kin misses the target.
Kin swings widly with a right hand
and Wojcik counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Wojcik slips under a jab from Kin.
Kin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kin fails to land with a series of punches.
Wojcik looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wojcik wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kin throws a series of punches but Wojcik moves out of range.
Berto Kin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kin looks to land a combination but Wojcik avoids it well.
Berto Kin is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Kin misses its intended target.
Kin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kin duly obliges.
Wojcik getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wojcik counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kin thinking.
Kin misses with a lunging right hand
and Wojcik counters with a left to the body.
Wojcik looks to score with a jab to the body but Kin is just out of range.
Kin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wojcik.
Kin loads up on a big right hand but Wojcik slips the punch.

Wojcik moves into the clinch successfully.
Wojcik lands with a right to the head.
Wojcik pushes Kin back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wojcik gets through Kin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wojcik can't find room to land a body shot as Kin controls the action.
Wojcik presses Kin against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kin can't find room to land a body shot as Wojcik controls the action.
Wojcik scores with a shot to the side of Kin's head.
Kin struggles to land a body shot inside as Wojcik controls his hands.
Wojcik scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kin misses with a body punch.
Kin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wojcik can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wojcik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wojcik lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Kin.
Wojcik is breathing heavily.
Kin lands a body punch.
Kin lands a nice shot to the body.
Kin can't find room to land a body shot as Wojcik controls the action.
Nice body punch from Kin - that landed with a thud.
Wojcik blocks a body shot from Kin.
Wojcik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kin misses with a punch to the body.
Kin scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Kin.
Wojcik blocks a body shot from Kin.
A left hand lands to the body for Kin.
Kin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from Kin.
A right hand to the body from Kin.
Kin presses Wojcik against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right handed body shot lands from Kin.
Kin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kin cracks Wojcik with a nice body shot.
Kin digs a right hand underneath Wojcik's ribcage. Wojcik let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kin presses Wojcik against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Berto Kin will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on Ryszard Wojcik's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Wojcik slips under a jab from Kin.
Kin misses with a series of wild punches.
Kin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wojcik.
Wojcik slips a jab and a cross from Kin.
Kin lands with an uppercut that bounces Wojcik off the ropes and back into range.
Kin walks into a jab.
Kin keeps the fight on the outside.
Kin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Wojcik is rocked!

That has opened up Ryszard Wojcik's cut even more.
Wojcik tries to clinch but Kin is having none of it.
Wojcik moves away from the strike by Kin.
Kin throws a right hand that misses

and Wojcik counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wojcik.
Wojcik lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Berto Kin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wojcik lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wojcik lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wojcik working aggressively here.
Kin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wojcik.
Kin blocks an uppercut.
Wojcik takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kin tries to work over Wojcik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kin blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kin can't find room to land a body shot as Wojcik controls the action.
Wojcik working aggressively here.
Kin lands a shot to the body.
Kin blocking some punches.
Wojcik can't find room to land a body shot as Kin controls the action.
Wojcik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kin.
Kin lands a body punch.
Kin digs a right hand into Wojcik's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wojcik's gas tank.
Wojcik prevents a body shot from Kin.
Kin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Kin - that landed with a thud.
Kin misses with a punch to the body.
Kin scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Kin.
Kin lands a nice shot to the body.
Kin misses with a body punch.
Kin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kin tries to work over Wojcik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kin lands a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wojcik.
Wojcik blocks a body shot from Kin.
Kin prevents a body shot from Wojcik.
Kin prevents a body shot from Wojcik.
Ryszard Wojcik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kin misses with a body punch.
Kin misses with a punch to the body.
Kin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wojcik's elbow.
Wojcik blocks a body shot from Kin.
Wojcik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wojcik prevents a body shot from Kin.
Kin lands a shot to the body.
Kin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kin misses with a body punch.
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 a body punch.
Kin misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kin.
Wojcik blocks a body shot from Kin.
Kin tries to throw a body punch but Wojcik avoids it by throwing Kin back against the ropes.
Kin tries to work over Wojcik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wojcik lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Berto Kin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kin 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Berto Kin!
After the big win, Berto Kin made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors King of Clothes and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.