PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Dale La Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephan Kastner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think La Grande might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to What are you waiting FOR!. 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.

La Grande
vs
Kastner

170 cm
29
143 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

160 cm
26
147 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Decent elbows
Cardio machine

Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dale La Grande!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stephan Kastner!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kastner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
La Grande appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kastner wants to clinch up but La Grande keeps it at a distance.

La Grande closes the distance and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by La Grande.
La Grande gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kastner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kastner should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kastner wants to get back to striking at distance but La Grande won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Kastner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
La Grande gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kastner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kastner takes an elbow to the temple.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kastner avoids the elbow strike from La Grande, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Grande gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
La Grande landing knees to the body.
Kastner managing to block the knees to the body from La Grande.
La Grande misses with an elbow over the top.
La Grande lands an elbow inside that Kastner shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
La Grande lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
La Grande lands an elbow just above Kastner 's eye.
La Grande connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kastner's face.
Kastner takes an elbow to the temple.
La Grande misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kastner.
La Grande throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kastner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kastner tries to stall but La Grande uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kastner dodges an elbow strike from La Grande.
La Grande utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
La Grande comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by La Grande.
Kastner takes an elbow to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kastner takes an elbow to the temple.
Kastner is trying to push La Grande away but La Grande has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
La Grande lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
La Grande lands a good knee to the midsection. Kastner won't want to take too many of those.
Kastner looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Grande unloads a knee to the mid-section.
La Grande gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kastner takes an elbow to the forehead.
La Grande lands an elbow inside.
La Grande lands an elbow inside.
La Grande connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kastner's face.
Kastner takes a knee right on the jaw!
La Grande connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kastner's face.
Kastner takes an elbow to the temple.
La Grande keeps control of Kastner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
La Grande lands a good knee to the midsection. Kastner won't want to take too many of those.
Kastner takes a knee to the side of the body.
La Grande lands a nice elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
La Grande lands a nice elbow.
La Grande using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
La Grande comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
La Grande gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dale La Grande dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

La Grande moves into the clinch successfully.
A frustrated look appears on Kastner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kastner wants to get back to striking at distance but La Grande won't allow it.
Nice elbow from La Grande.
La Grande comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kastner throws a head punch that misses.
A knee to the head by La Grande.
La Grande lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kastner is looking to break free of the clinch but La Grande has double underhooks.
Kastner is trying to push La Grande away but La Grande has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
La Grande tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kastner avoids it.
Kastner avoids the elbow strike from La Grande, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Grande utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kastner tries to circle away but La Grande has him pinned against the ropes.
La Grande creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kastner's defenses.
Kastner is trying to stall.
La Grande lands an elbow inside that Kastner shrugs off.
Dale La Grande has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kastner is trying to break the clinch but La Grande is controlling him.
La Grande prevents Kastner from breaking the clinch.

Kastner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kastner throws a left and a right that both miss
and La Grande counters with a one-two to the body.
Kastner is breathing heavily.
Kastner throws a head kick but La Grande moves out of range.
Kastner misses with a jab, cross combination.

La Grande has taken the fight to the clinch.
La Grande landing knees to the body.
La Grande with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. La Grande obliges.
La Grande landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
La Grande with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
La Grande landing knees to the head.
La Grande lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
La Grande landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Grande lands a knee to the body.
La Grande landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from La Grande.
La Grande lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
La Grande creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kastner's defenses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A nice glancing elbow lands by La Grande.
La Grande lands an elbow that stopped Kastner in his tracks for a moment.
La Grande is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kastner can do to turn this around?
La Grande connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kastner's face.
Kastner takes an elbow to the forehead.
La Grande lands a damaging elbow.
La Grande lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
La Grande landing some nice looking knees to the body.
La Grande with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kastner takes a knee right on the jaw!
La Grande lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
La Grande lands a damaging elbow.
La Grande lands an elbow that stopped Kastner in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dale La Grande dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kastner tries to keep at a distance but La Grande has taken the fight into the clinch.
La Grande throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kastner blocks it with crossed arms.
La Grande misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kastner.
La Grande with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kastner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but La Grande has him pressed against the ropes.
La Grande tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kastner avoids it.
La Grande misses with an elbow strike.
La Grande is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
La Grande utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
La Grande lands an elbow that stopped Kastner in his tracks for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. La Grande obliges.
Kastner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
La Grande gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
La Grande comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kastner takes an elbow to the temple.
Kastner is trying to break the clinch but La Grande is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
La Grande crunches a lovely knee into Kastner's ribcage.
La Grande working Kastner over with knees to the body.
La Grande comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
La Grande lands an elbow that stopped Kastner in his tracks for a moment.
La Grande lands an elbow inside that Kastner shrugs off.
La Grande lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
La Grande lands an elbow inside.
La Grande lands an elbow inside that Kastner shrugs off.
La Grande lands a knee to the head.

Kastner is rocked!
Kastner working hard to break the clinch.
La Grande lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
La Grande lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
La Grande scores a nice knee to the body.
La Grande comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
La Grande unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kastner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
La Grande comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Grande working Kastner over with knees to the body.
La Grande lands a nice knee to the body.
La Grande with a knee to the head.
La Grande lands an elbow that stopped Kastner in his tracks for a moment.
La Grande lands a damaging elbow.
La Grande utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
La Grande comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kastner is looking to break free of the clinch but La Grande has double underhooks.
La Grande lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
La Grande gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kastner is trying to force a seperation but La Grande has the dominant position.
Knees in the clinch landing for La Grande.
La Grande lands a nice knee to the body.
La Grande comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dale La Grande clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

La Grande has closed the distance and engaged Kastner in a clinch.
Kastner is looking to control La Grande's arms but La Grande gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kastner has his back to the ropes.
La Grande lands an elbow that stopped Kastner in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by La Grande.
A knee to the head by La Grande.
Kastner working aggressively here.
Kastner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kastner takes an elbow to the forehead.
La Grande lands a damaging elbow.
La Grande lands a knee to the body.
La Grande creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kastner's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!

La Grande drops Kastner on his ass with a big knee up the middle! Kastner bounces straight back to his feet before the referee can even start a count. We'll have to wait a moment to see if that actually hurt him or not, as he takes the standing 8 count.
Kastner is still on wobbly legs! Can La Grande finish him?
Kastner throws a lazy head kick
and as Kastner looks to reset his feet, La Grande counters with a string of precision punches, right on the button, sending Kastner crashing to the canvas! Kastner is in big trouble here! The referee has started the count but Kastner is so wobbly that the ref has given up the count at 6 - he's called the bout off! La Grande is your winner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dale La Grande!
Dale La Grande is the new featherweight champion!
A relieved looking Dale La Grande thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.