PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Berto Kin (ranked 18280 p4p, 17115 weight class) and Joseph Telushikin (ranked 567 p4p, 580 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kin
vs
Telushikin

186 cm
45
181
32 - 50 - 1

178 cm
46
179
18 - 25 - 0

Excellent boxer
Experienced

Excellent MT
Powerful

30th Century Beer Store

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 32 - 50 - 1, 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 18 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joseph Telushikin!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Telushikin instigates a clinch.
Kin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Telushikin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kin looking to throw knees to the head but Telushikin is blocking nicely.
Telushikin throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Telushikin.
Telushikin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Telushikin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kin backwards.
Telushikin misses with a hook from the clinch.
I was talking to Kin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Telushikin misses with a punch on the inside.
Telushikin lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Telushikin.
Telushikin misses with a hook from the clinch.
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 misses with a knee strike.
Kin tries a knee to the head but Telushikin blocks it.
Telushikin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Telushikin lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Telushikin misses with a punch on the inside.
Telushikin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kin backwards.
Telushikin lands an uppercut.
Kin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Telushikin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Telushikin on the inside.
Telushikin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Telushikin misses with a punch on the inside.
Telushikin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Telushikin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Telushikin pushes Kin back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Telushikin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Telushikin has a couple of punches blocked by Kin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Telushikin pushes Kin back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kin misses with a knee to the head.
Telushikin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Telushikin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Telushikin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Telushikin has him pressed against the ropes.
Telushikin lands a left hand.
Telushikin lands with a short shot to the head.
Telushikin scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kin is trying to break the clinch but Telushikin has him pressed against the ropes.
Kin is trying to break free.
Telushikin pushes Kin back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Telushikin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Telushikin drives through and clinches with Kin against the ropes.
Telushikin swings wildly with an uppercut but Kin uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Telushikin.
Telushikin throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Telushikin.
Telushikin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Telushikin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kin is trying to push Telushikin away but Telushikin has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Telushikin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Kin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Telushikin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Telushikin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Telushikin misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kin takes a shot to the head.
Telushikin lands a left hand.
Kin tries to land a knee to the head but Telushikin blocks with his arms.
Kin blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Telushikin.
Telushikin has a couple of punches blocked by Kin.
Telushikin's coach down at The Scrap Squad was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Telushikin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Telushikin throws a punch but it's blocked by Kin.
Telushikin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kin blocks an uppercut.
Telushikin misses with some punches.
Telushikin gets through Kin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kin tries to land a knee to the head but Telushikin blocks with his arms.
Telushikin lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Telushikin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Telushikin swings wildly with an uppercut but Kin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Telushikin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joseph Telushikin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Telushikin keeps control of Kin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Telushikin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Telushikin swings wildly with an uppercut but Kin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Telushikin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Telushikin.
Telushikin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Telushikin lands a shoulder strike.
Kin blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Telushikin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Telushikin forces Kin back against the ropes and clinches.
Berto Kin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short uppercut from Telushikin.
Telushikin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Telushikin.
Telushikin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kin backwards.
Telushikin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Telushikin lands with a left to the head.
Telushikin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kin backwards.
Telushikin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Telushikin.

Kin is rocked!
Telushikin scores with a shot to the side of Kin's head.
Oh Kin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Telushikin throws a head punch that misses.
Telushikin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Telushikin.
Telushikin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Telushikin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Telushikin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Telushikin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Telushikin throws a head punch that misses.
Telushikin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Telushikin fails to land.
Kin seems to have got his legs back now.
Telushikin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Telushikin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Telushikin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kin takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Telushikin fails to land.
Kin blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Telushikin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Telushikin misses with the head strike.
Telushikin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Telushikin working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Telushikin working aggressively here.
Telushikin lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Telushikin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Telushikin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Telushikin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Telushikin fails to land.
Telushikin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Telushikin misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Telushikin.
Kin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Telushikin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Telushikin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kins head.
Kin misses with a knee strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Telushikin lands a nice uppercut.
Joseph Telushikin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kin misses with a knee strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Telushikin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Telushikin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 25:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Telushikin!