PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Berto Kin (ranked 19608 p4p, 4413 weight class) and Miro Tynkkynen (ranked 694 p4p, 538 weight class). Tynkkynen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cow herd - Fields. Berto Kin is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Kin
vs
Tynkkynen

186 cm
35
199
26 - 32 - 0

190 cm
29
205
9 - 10 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Berto Kin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miro Tynkkynen!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kin looks to land a combination but Tynkkynen avoids it well.
Kin blocks a jab.
A big left from Tynkkynen misses.
Kin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tynkkynen.

Tynkkynen clinches.
Kin lands a knee to the head.
Tynkkynen tries a knee to the head but Kin blocks it.
Tynkkynen misses with the head strike.
Tynkkynen misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tynkkynen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tynkkynen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kin throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tynkkynen misses with the head strike.
Kin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tynkkynen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kin's elbow.
Tynkkynen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Our sources have told us that Kin has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Tynkkynen misses with the head strike.
Kin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tynkkynen blocks it with crossed arms.
Kin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tynkkynen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kin.
A right hook to the body lands for Tynkkynen.
Kin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tynkkynen swings wildly with an uppercut but Kin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kin misses with a knee strike.
Kin tries to land a knee to the head but Tynkkynen blocks with his arms.
Tynkkynen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tynkkynen can't find room to land a body shot as Kin controls the action.
Kin blocking some punches.
Tynkkynen misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tynkkynen misses with a knee strike.
Tynkkynen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kin backwards.
Tynkkynen tries a body shot but Kin blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen tries to land a knee to the head but Kin blocks with his arms.
Kin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tynkkynen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tynkkynen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kin managing to block the knees to the body from Tynkkynen.
Kin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tynkkynen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tynkkynen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tynkkynen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kin backwards.
Tynkkynen swings wildly with an uppercut but Kin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kin misses with a knee to the head.
Tynkkynen misses with the head strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kin looking to throw knees to the head but Tynkkynen is blocking nicely.
Tynkkynen gets through Kin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Miro Tynkkynen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Kin misses with a few strikes there.
Kin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kin scores with a leg kick.
Tynkkynen looks to land a left hand but Kin moved out of range nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Kin. Those never looked like landing.
Tynkkynen misses with a looping right.
A right-left combo lands from Kin.
Kin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tynkkynen is out of range and Kin settles back down.
A combination from Kin does no damage.
Kin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kin misses with a few strikes there.
Tynkkynen misses with a wild combination.
Kin misses with a double jab.
Berto Kin is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tynkkynen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tynkkynen works the jab nicely.
Berto Kin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tynkkynen throws a body shot but no joy.
As Tynkkynen looks to move away, Kin throws a big counter combo but Tynkkynen just gets out of the way.
Tynkkynen connects with a looping right hand.
Kin throws a one two combo.
Kin throws a right hand that Tynkkynen ducks under and follows up with a left that Tynkkynen also avoids with ease.
Tynkkynen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kin's head.
Kin misses with a double jab.
A nice side step and Tynkkynen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
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!
Tynkkynen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kin.
Kin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kin throws a hook but Tynkkynen blocks it.
Tynkkynen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kin!
Kin drops his hands momentarily and Tynkkynen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kin throws a sloppy head kick and Tynkkynen moves out of range easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tynkkynen lands with a good body shot.
Tynkkynen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Kin is rocked!
Kin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kin fails to land with a series of punches.
Tynkkynen scores with a jab to the head.
Tynkkynen has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tynkkynen avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tynkkynen throws a hook but Kin avoids it easily.
Kin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Kin misses.
Tynkkynen scores with a punch to the head.
Tynkkynen throws a shot from downtown. Kin moves away and avoids it.
Tynkkynen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kin. That one must have hurt.
Tynkkynen blocks a head kick by Kin.
A telegraphed right hand from Tynkkynen misses the target.
Tynkkynen just misses with a punch to the body.
Kin misses with a double jab

and Tynkkynen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen scores with a shot to the side of Kin's head.
Tynkkynen lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tynkkynen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tynkkynen tries to work over Kin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kin misses with a knee to the head.
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 blocks an uppercut.
Tynkkynen misses with a knee strike.
Tynkkynen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kin is defending well for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tynkkynen pushes off an throws an elbow but Kin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Tynkkynen misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Berto Kin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Tynkkynen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kin.
Kin throws a nice looking combination but Tynkkynen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tynkkynen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kin slips a jab and a cross from Tynkkynen.
Kin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tynkkynen jabs Kin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kin.
Nice uppercut lands for Tynkkynen. That snapped Kin's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Kin.
Kin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tynkkynen lands a nice looking body shot.
Tynkkynen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Kin.
Kin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tynkkynen dodges the punch combination from Kin.
Kin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tynkkynen is able to avoid easily.
Tynkkynen blocks a head kick by Kin.
A little jabbing left from Tynkkynen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tynkkynen blocks a head kick by Kin.
Tynkkynen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kin manages to avoid it.
Kin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tynkkynen circles away quickly and effectively.
Kin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kin throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slow jab from Tynkkynen misses its intended target.
It looked like Kin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kin defending well as Tynkkynen loads up on a big left hand.
Good work by Tynkkynen as he checks the leg kick.
Jab from Tynkkynen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tynkkynen misses with a wild body shot.
Tynkkynen swings widly with a right hand
and Kin counters with a one-two to the body.
Tynkkynen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tynkkynen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kin throws a head kick that misses.
Kin tries to land a front kick but Tynkkynen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kin misses with a two punch combination.
Tynkkynen misses with a double jab
and Kin counters with a series of strikes. Tynkkynen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Good shot there by Tynkkynen.
Kin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kin throws a sloppy head kick and Tynkkynen moves out of range easily.
Tynkkynen misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tynkkynen throws an overhand right that lands on Kin's shoulder, as Kin tries to avoid the shot.
Kin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kin tries a head kick but it misses.
Kin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tynkkynen.
It looked like Kin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tynkkynen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kin.

Tynkkynen takes the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tynkkynen works on Kin's body with a couple of short punches.
Tynkkynen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tynkkynen lands an elbow just above Kin 's eye.
A short right from Tynkkynen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tynkkynen misses with a punch to the body.
Tynkkynen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tynkkynen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tynkkynen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Berto Kin.
I think Kin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Berto Kin!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Berto Kin!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Miro Tynkkynen!

Berto Kin wins by split decision!
Berto Kin is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Berto Kin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.