PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Berto Kin (ranked 21949 p4p, 670 weight class) and Michael Grundmann (ranked 5147 p4p, 559 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kin
vs
Grundmann

186 cm
24
200 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

180 cm
28
180 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Berto Kin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Grundmann!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kin scores with a decent looking hook.

It looks like Michael Grundmann has been cut.
Kin throws a series of punches but Grundmann moves out of range.

Kin closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Grundmann crashing to the mat! Grundmann uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
Kin throws a hook but Grundmann blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grundmann displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kin throws out the jab.
Grundmann tries to clinch but Kin moves out of range.
Kin tries to bum rush Grundmann with a series of wild strikes but Grundmann uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Grundmann rushes Kin and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kin struggles to land a body shot inside as Grundmann controls his hands.

Grundmann manages to break the clinch.
Kin misses the jab.
Kin throws a shot from downtown. Grundmann moves away and avoids it.

Grundmann clinches up with Kin and pushes him back against the ropes.
Grundmann is looking to control Kin's arms but Kin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grundmann has his back to the ropes.
Grundmann trying to stall but Kin improves his position.
Grundmann is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kin tries to throw a body punch but Grundmann avoids it by throwing Kin back against the ropes.
Kin lands a nice shot to the body.
Kin lands a nice shot to the body.
Kin scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Kin.
Grundmann looks winded!
Kin lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kin lands a body punch.
Kin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grundmann.
Kin is working Grundmann over against the ropes.
Kin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grundmann.
Kin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kin digs a right hand into Grundmann's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Grundmann's gas tank.
Kin works on Grundmann's body with a couple of short punches.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kin pushes Grundmann back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Grundmann looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grundmann or not.
Kin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grundmann.
Kin digs a right hand into Grundmann's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Grundmann's gas tank.
Kin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grundmann.
A right hook to the body lands for Kin.
Kin digs a right hand into Grundmann's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Grundmann's gas tank.
Kin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kin digs a right hand underneath Grundmann's ribcage. Grundmann let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Kin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grundmann.
Kin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Kin.
Kin digs a right hand underneath Grundmann's ribcage. Grundmann let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hand to the body from Kin.
A right hook to the body lands for Kin.
Kin cracks Grundmann with a nice body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Kin.
Kin is working Grundmann over against the ropes.
Kin works on Grundmann's body with a couple of short punches.
Kin lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Kin.
Kin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kin lands a shot to the body.
Kin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grundmann or not.
Kin pushes Grundmann back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
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.
Kin lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kin.
Kin is working Grundmann over against the ropes.
Kin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Kin.
Kin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Kin - that landed with a thud.
Kin lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Kin.
Kin pushes Grundmann back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Kin.
A short body shot lands from Kin as the two fighters clinch.
Kin lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Kin.
Good body shot from Kin.
Nice body punch from Kin.
Nice body punch from Kin.
Kin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kin presses Grundmann against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kin lands a body shot.
Kin scores with a hook to the body.
Kin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Kin.
Nice body punch from Kin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Kin as the two fighters clinch.
Kin presses Grundmann against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grundmann.
Kin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kin digs a right hand underneath Grundmann's ribcage. Grundmann let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kin works on Grundmann's body with a couple of short punches.
Grundmann is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A right hand to the body from Kin.
Kin is leaning against Grundmann and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Kin - that landed with a thud.
Kin is leaning against Grundmann and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kin works on Grundmann's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Kin.
A body shot lands from Kin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Kin.
Kin cracks Grundmann with a nice body shot.
Kin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grundmann or not.
A right hand to the body from Kin.
A hook to the body from Kin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Berto Kin should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Michael Grundmann's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kin scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Grundmann beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
A combination from Kin does no damage.
Grundmann tries to counter with a clinch but Kin shakes him off and moves away.
Berto Kin is winning the standup battle so far.
Kin connects with a quick right hand that sends Grundmann tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Berto Kin!
Berto Kin really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that King of Clothes logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.