PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Berto Kin (ranked 20791 p4p, 2683 weight class) and Antero Vuori (ranked 690 p4p, 350 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kin
vs
Vuori

186 cm
31
184
18 - 20 - 0

201 cm
26
200
14 - 11 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 - 20 - 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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antero Vuori!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kin throws a right and a left that both miss.

Vuori has managed to clinch.
Vuori tries to throw a body punch but Kin avoids it by throwing Vuori back against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Vuori.
Kin is trying to break the clinch but Vuori has him pressed against the ropes.
Vuori softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Vuori has Kin pressed against the ropes, preventing Kin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kin is trying to break free.
Vuori lands a hook that snaps the head of Kin backwards.
Kin blocks a body shot from Vuori.
Vuori gets through Kin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vuori is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Vuori scores with a nice hook to the head.

Vuori breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Vuori rushes Kin and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kin is trying to break the clinch but Vuori has him pressed against the ropes.
Vuori tries to land a knee to the head but Kin blocks with his arms.
Vuori scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Vuori creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vuori scores with a nice hook to the head.
The referee calls for Vuori to work.

Vuori escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kin avoids the head kick by Vuori.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kin throws the kick towards the body but Vuori avoids it.
Vuori blocks the body kick.

Vuori clinches up with Kin and pushes him back against the ropes.
Vuori effectively controlling the action here.
Vuori scores with a shoulder strike.
Vuori is stalling here.
Vuori throws a punch but it's blocked by Kin.
Kin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Vuori breaks from the clinch.
Kin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vuori.
Vuori scores with a nice strike.
Vuori throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kin on the side of the head.

Vuori closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vuori has him pressed against the ropes.
Kin is trying to break the clinch but Vuori has him pressed against the ropes.
Kin wants to break free but Vuori has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kin is trying to break the clinch but Vuori has him pressed against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Vuori.
Vuori scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Vuori.
Vuori lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kin backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Vuori.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Vuori creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kin wants to get back to striking at distance but Vuori won't allow it.
Vuori lands with a short shot to the head.
Kin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vuori 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 Vuori can turn it around.
Kin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kin tries to break the clinch but Vuori is controlling the position.
Vuori lands a shoulder strike.
Vuori lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kin backwards.
Kin has had enough of the clinch but Vuori keeps him there for the moment.
Vuori tries a body shot but Kin blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kin is trying to break free.
Vuori with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A shot in the inside from Vuori.
Vuori lands with a light punch inside.
Kin is trying to push Vuori away but Vuori has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antero Vuori dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kin throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vuori darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Kin. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Kin. Those never looked like landing.

Vuori gets a clinch.
Kin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vuori with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vuori is struggling to control the position.
Kin tries to break the clinch but Vuori is controlling the position.
Vuori scores a nice knee to the body.
Vuori lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Antero Vuori seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kin wants to break free but Vuori has control.
Vuori misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vuori keeps control of Kin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vuori lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kin backwards.
Kin has had enough of the clinch but Vuori keeps him there for the moment.
Vuori pushes Kin back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Vuori taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vuori's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kin tries to bum rush Vuori with a series of wild strikes but Vuori uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vuori throws a series of punches but Kin moves out of range.
Kin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Vuori gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vuori lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kin wants to break free but Vuori has control.
A short right from Vuori.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Vuori creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vuori doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vuori lands with a right to the head.

Kin is rocked!
Vuori is trying to stall.
Oh Kin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kin seems to have got his legs back now.
Vuori has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kin wants to break free but Vuori has control.
Vuori stalling.
Vuori will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kin up against the ropes.
Vuori lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vuori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kin wants to get back to striking at distance but Vuori won't allow it.
Vuori is trying to maintain a safe position but Kin gets an underhook and turns Vuori into the ropes.
Kin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vuori working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vuori softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Vuori just leaning against Kin, taking a breather.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vuori doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kin is trying to break the clinch but Vuori is controlling him.
Kin can't break the clinch.
Vuori lands an uppercut.
Vuori softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kin wants to get back to striking at distance but Vuori won't allow it.

Vuori escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vuori misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vuori is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Vuori takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antero Vuori showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Vuori smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
No joy there for Kin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kin lands with a nice combination. Vuori backs away looking to recover.
Kin works over Vuori's head and body with a nice combination.
No joy there for Kin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Vuori closes the distance and clinches.
Vuori is trying to stall.
Kin tries to circle away but Vuori has him pinned against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kin as Vuori tries to tie him up.

Kin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kin swinging wildly here.
Vuori lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kin misses with a kick to the body.
A jab from Vuori does it's job there.
Kin misses with a two punch combination.

Vuori closes the distance and clinches.

Vuori manages to break the clinch.
Kin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vuori connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kin. Kin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vuori has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vuori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kin throws a right and a left that Vuori avoids nicely.
Kin throws a body kick that misses.
Kin tries to bum rush Vuori with a series of wild strikes but Vuori uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kin misses with a series of wild punches.

Vuori clinches with his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vuori lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vuori has Kin pressed against the ropes, preventing Kin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vuori.
Kin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vuori lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kin backwards.
Kin is looking to break free of the clinch but Vuori has double underhooks.
Kin takes a shot to the head.
Vuori cracks Kin with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Kin goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Kin wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Antero Vuori!
In his post fight interview, Antero Vuori started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.