PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Dale La Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister Average (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). La Grande comes to the ring accompanied by What are you waiting FOR!. Mister Average has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

La Grande
vs
Average

170 cm
29
143 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

165 cm
28
145 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Decent elbows
Cardio machine

Counter fighter
Granite 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 14 - 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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mister Average!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

La Grande forces Average back against the ropes and clinches.
Average takes a knee to the side of the body.
Average misses with some punches.
Average can't find room to land a body shot as La Grande controls the action.
Average misses with a body punch.
La Grande scores a nice knee to the body.
La Grande prevents a body shot from Average.
Average dodges an elbow strike from La Grande.
A nice glancing elbow lands by La Grande.
La Grande blocking some punches.
La Grande with a knee to the head.
Average lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Average struggles to land a body shot inside as La Grande controls his hands.
Average throws a punch but it's blocked by La Grande.
Average dodges an elbow strike from La Grande.
Average blocks the elbow strike.
Average tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Average working aggressively here.
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!
La Grande gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Mister Average has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Average fails to land.
La Grande throws an elbow but it's blocked.
La Grande is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Average is defending well for now.
La Grande misses with an elbow strike.
La Grande blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Average blocks an elbow strike.
La Grande blocks a punch to the side of the head.
La Grande blocking some punches.
Average is trying to break the clinch but La Grande is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Average.
La Grande misses with a knee to the head.
Average misses with a shot to the kidneys.
La Grande lands an elbow just above Average 's eye.
Average lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of La Grande backwards.
La Grande is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
La Grande with an attempt at a knee that misses.
La Grande lands a nice elbow.
Average throws a punch but it's blocked by La Grande.
Average is trying to maintain a safe position but La Grande gets an underhook and turns Average into the ropes.
Average wants to get back to striking at distance but La Grande won't allow it.
Average takes an elbow to the forehead.
La Grande comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Average goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
La Grande with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Average avoids the elbow strike from La Grande, against the ropes.
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!
La Grande using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Grande lands an elbow inside that Average shrugs off.
La Grande lands a damaging elbow.
Average tries to circle away but La Grande has him pinned against the ropes.
La Grande lands an elbow that stopped Average in his tracks for a moment.
La Grande working Average over with knees to the body.
La Grande prevents a body shot from Average.
La Grande lands an elbow just above Average 's eye.
La Grande blocking some punches.
La Grande putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Average in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
La Grande throws a knee to the head but misses.
Average has a couple of punches blocked by La Grande.
La Grande lands a damaging elbow.
La Grande looks to throw an elbow but misses.
La Grande lands a damaging elbow.
La Grande pushes off an throws an elbow but Average leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
La Grande blocks a punch to the side of the head.
La Grande landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Average takes an elbow to the forehead.
Average wants to stall.
Average swings wildly with an uppercut but La Grande uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dale La Grande dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mister Average's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

La Grande has taken the fight to the clinch.
Average takes an elbow to the forehead.
La Grande throws a knee to the head but misses.
Average trying to control the position but instead, La Grande has worked for underhooks and has pushed Average into the ropes.
La Grande utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Average misses with a hook from the clinch.
Average misses with the head strike.
La Grande creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Average's defenses.
Average on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Average looking to stall.
La Grande is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
La Grande throws an elbow but it misses.
La Grande with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
La Grande lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for La Grande.

That's one minute gone in the round.
La Grande connects with a nasty looking knee right to Average's face.
La Grande blocking some punches.
La Grande misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Average.
Average avoids a wild elbow strike from La Grande.
Average tries to throw a body punch but La Grande avoids it by throwing Average back against the ropes.
La Grande tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
La Grande landing knees to the head.

Average's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Average throws a low kick but it's checked well by La Grande.

La Grande clinches with his opponent.
Average is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but La Grande is keeping busy.
Average misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for La Grande.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Average.
Average misses with a short punch on the inside.
La Grande throws an elbow but it's blocked.
La Grande blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by La Grande.
Average lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
La Grande is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
La Grande blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Average swings wildly with an uppercut but La Grande uses good head movement to avoid it.
La Grande lands an elbow inside.
Average blocks the elbow strike.
Average misses with a short punch on the inside.
La Grande is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Average can do to turn this around?
La Grande misses with a knee to the head.
Average tries to throw a body punch but La Grande avoids it by throwing Average back against the ropes.
Average takes a knee to the side of the body.
Average can't find room to land a body shot as La Grande controls the action.
La Grande lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
La Grande misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Average.
Average misses with some punches.
Average swings away with an uppercut that misses.
La Grande throws an elbow that misses.
Average tries to throw a body punch but La Grande avoids it by throwing Average back against the ropes.
Average takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dale La Grande dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mister Average's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

La Grande has taken the fight to the clinch.
Average tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Average lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dale La Grande has scored more points in the clinch so far.
La Grande landing knees to the head.
La Grande landing knees to the head.
Average misses with some punches.
La Grande lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right from Average.
La Grande comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Average on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
La Grande with an attempt at a knee that misses.
La Grande misses with an elbow over the top.
La Grande comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Average takes an elbow to the temple.
Average dodges an elbow strike from La Grande.
A knee to the head by La Grande.
La Grande missing with knees to the body.
La Grande using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Average has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
La Grande landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Average working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Average blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Average misses with a punch on the inside.
Average throws a punch but it's blocked by La Grande.
La Grande lands an elbow just above Average 's eye.
Average managing to block the knees to the body from La Grande.
Average blocks an elbow strike from La Grande.
Average on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Average tries to work over La Grande's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
La Grande crunches a lovely knee into Average's ribcage.
La Grande scores a nice knee to the body.
Average misses with the head strike.
La Grande using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
La Grande using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Average is leaning against La Grande and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
La Grande has Average pressed against the ropes, preventing Average from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
La Grande tries a knee to the head but Average blocks it.
La Grande lands a damaging elbow.
La Grande misses with an elbow strike.
Average on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Average avoids a wild elbow strike from La Grande.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Average blocks the elbow strike.
Average dodges an elbow strike from La Grande.
Average is trying to force a seperation but La Grande has the dominant position.
Average swings wildly with an uppercut but La Grande uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Average fails to land.
La Grande missing with knees to the body.
Average tries to throw a body punch but La Grande avoids it by throwing Average back against the ropes.
La Grande throws an elbow that misses.
La Grande lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
La Grande throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Average blocks it with crossed arms.
La Grande pushes off an throws an elbow but Average leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Average blocks the elbow strike.
Average has a couple of punches blocked by La Grande.
Average misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
La Grande prevents a body shot from Average.
La Grande pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for La Grande.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dale La Grande clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Mister Average's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Average avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
La Grande moves in looking to clinch but Average pushes him off.

La Grande takes the fight into the clinch.
Average goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
La Grande gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Average has a couple of punches blocked by La Grande.
Average lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of La Grande backwards.
La Grande tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
La Grande looking to throw knees to the head but Average is blocking nicely.
La Grande misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Average goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Average working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Average avoiding damage as La Grande throws knees to the body.
Average pressing his opponent against the ropes.
La Grande pushes off an throws an elbow but Average leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Average avoids the elbow strike from La Grande, against the ropes.
La Grande landing knees to the body.
Average takes an elbow to the temple.
La Grande unloads a knee to the mid-section. Average lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Average can't find room to land a body shot as La Grande controls the action.
La Grande unloads a knee to the mid-section. Average lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Average avoids the elbow strike from La Grande, against the ropes.
La Grande gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
La Grande trying to land knees to the body.
Average takes an elbow to the temple.
La Grande comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Average lands a left hand.
La Grande working Average over with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by La Grande.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Average avoids the elbow strike from La Grande, against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Average.
La Grande comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
La Grande comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Average misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Grande lands a good knee to the midsection. Average won't want to take too many of those.
La Grande lands a knee to the head.
La Grande throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Average takes an elbow to the forehead.
La Grande tries to land knees in the clinch but Average avoids the damage to the body.
La Grande lands a good knee to the midsection. Average won't want to take too many of those.
Average swings wildly with an uppercut but La Grande uses good head movement to avoid it.
La Grande misses with a knee strike.
La Grande misses with an elbow over the top.
Average misses with a short punch on the inside.
Average tries to work over La Grande's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Average tries a body shot but La Grande blocks it.
La Grande pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Average struggles to land a body shot inside as La Grande controls his hands.
La Grande landing some nice looking knees to the body.
La Grande landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Average lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dale La Grande had his way with Mister Average in that round.
The cut man is working on Mister Average's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

La Grande closes the distance and clinches.
Mister Average has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
La Grande looking to throw knees to the head but Average is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from La Grande.
A head punch blocked on the inside by La Grande.
La Grande misses with a knee strike.
La Grande lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
La Grande throws an elbow but it's blocked.
La Grande is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Average is defending well for now.
Average misses with a short punch on the inside.
Average misses with a punch to the body.
La Grande landing knees to the body.
La Grande tries a knee to the head but Average blocks it.
Average misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Grande looking to throw knees to the head but Average is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from La Grande.
A short right from Average.
Average is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Average doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Average blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from La Grande.
La Grande using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Average tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Average lands a nice uppercut.

La Grande is rocked!
Average presses La Grande against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Oh La Grande is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Nice body punch from Average - that landed with a thud.
Average lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Average breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks La Grande with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! La Grande looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. La Grande get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mister Average!
Mister Average is the new featherweight champion!
Mister Average thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Dale La Grande had this to say: 'Life's a BITCH!!!I mean a Beach...ohh and I will be back for the Title!'.