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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Berto Kin (ranked 19732 p4p, 18709 weight class) and Paavo Potku (ranked 648 p4p, 652 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.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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World class MT
Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Berto Kin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paavo Potku!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Kin finds it's target.
Potku looks to throw a body kick
and Kin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Potku with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kin to score with a decent uppercut.
Potku throws a front kick aimed at Kin's knee but Kin avoids it well.
It looked like Kin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Potku walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Potku closes the distance and clinches.
Potku misses with the head strike.
Potku working aggressively here.
Kin is trying to break the clinch but Potku has him pressed against the ropes.
Potku scores with a nice hook to the head.
Potku lands a hook that snaps the head of Kin backwards.
Kin is trying to force a seperation but Potku has the dominant position.
Potku softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Potku working aggressively here.
Kin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Potku lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kin is trying to break free.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Potku.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kin is trying to force a seperation but Potku has the dominant position.
Potku lands with a light punch inside.
Potku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kin tries to break the clinch but Potku is controlling the position.
Kin has had enough of the clinch but Potku keeps him there for the moment.
Potku scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Potku lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Potku throws a head punch that misses.
Kin is trying to force a seperation but Potku has the dominant position.
Potku lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Potku lands with a left to the head.
Potku lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from Potku.
Potku is working Kin over against the ropes.
Kin wants to get back to striking at distance but Potku won't allow it.
Kin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice left hand lands by Potku.
Kin is trying to break the clinch but Potku is controlling him.
Kin is trying to break the clinch but Potku is controlling him.
Kin is trying to break free.
Kin is trying to push Potku away but Potku has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Potku lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kin backwards.
Potku lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kin backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Potku.
Potku softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kin wants to get back to striking at distance but Potku won't allow it.
Potku throws a head punch that misses.
Potku lands with a short shot to the head.
Potku keeps control of Kin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kin is trying to break the clinch but Potku is controlling him.
Potku lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kin is rocked!
Potku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Potku swings wildly with an uppercut but Kin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kin tries to circle away but Potku has him pinned against the ropes.
Kin working hard to break the clinch.
Potku lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Potku keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kin's efforts to push away.
Potku scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oh Kin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Potku lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paavo Potku dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Potku takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kin lunges at Potku with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Potku's hand.
Kin cracks Potku with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kin seems to have got his legs back now.
Potku swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Berto Kin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kin walks into a big right hand from Potku and goes down! The referee sends Potku to a neutral corner as Kin gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Potku throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Potku throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kin.
Kin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Potku.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Potku! But no joy.
Kin lands the left hand.
Potku displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kin throws out the jab.
Potku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kin.
As Kin backs off Potku throws a huge counter combo but Kin manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potku on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Potku moves into range and clinches up with Kin.
Potku lands a body shot.
Potku lands with a short shot to the head.
Kin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kin wants to get back to striking at distance but Potku won't allow it.
Kin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Potku has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Potku misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kin takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Potku.
A right hand to the body from Potku.
Kin is trying to break the clinch but Potku has him pressed against the ropes.
Potku keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kin's efforts to push away.
Potku digs a right hand underneath Kin's ribcage. Kin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kin wants to break free but Potku has control.
Kin is trying to force a seperation but Potku has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kin is trying to break the clinch but Potku is controlling him.
Kin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Potku.
Potku lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kin tries to break the clinch but Potku is controlling the position.
Kin tries to break the clinch but Potku is controlling the position.
Kin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kin tries to break the clinch but Potku is controlling the position.
Kin is trying to push Potku away but Potku has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Potku scores with a hook to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kin is trying to break the clinch but Potku has him pressed against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Potku.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Potku.
Potku pushes Kin back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Kin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Potku. That snapped Kin's head back.
Kin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Potku.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paavo Potku showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Potku gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Paavo Potku is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kin is trying to force a seperation but Potku has the dominant position.
Kin tries to circle away but Potku has him pinned against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Kin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kin can't break the clinch.
Kin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Potku lands an uppercut.
Kin is looking to break free of the clinch but Potku has double underhooks.
Potku prevents Kin from breaking the clinch.
Kin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Potku has him pressed against the ropes.
Well,Kin is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kin working hard to break the clinch.
Kin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Potku softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Potku presses Kin against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kin is trying to force a seperation but Potku has the dominant position.
Kin tries to circle away but Potku has him pinned against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kin wants to break free but Potku has control.
Kin working hard to break the clinch.
Kin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kin has had enough of the clinch but Potku keeps him there for the moment.
Berto Kin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Potku lands a shot to the body.
Kin can't break the clinch.
Kin tries to break free but Potku pushes him back against the ropes.
Potku lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kin tries to break free but Potku pushes him back against the ropes.
Kin wants to break free but Potku has control.
Potku cracks Kin with a nice body shot.
Potku misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kin is trying to break the clinch but Potku is controlling him.
A short right from Potku on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kin lands an uppercut.
Potku prevents Kin from breaking the clinch.
Kin misses with a punch on the inside.
Paavo Potku seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kin misses with some punches.
Potku throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kins head.
Kin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Potku lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kin or not.
A short left from Kin.
Kin has had enough of the clinch but Potku keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Kin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kin fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Potku.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kin throws a head punch that misses.
Kin misses with the head strike.
A short right from Potku.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paavo Potku comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Potku winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Paavo Potku!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Paavo Potku!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Paavo Potku!
Paavo Potku wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Paavo Potku thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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