PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Dale La Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dawid Kalina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). La Grande's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, What are you waiting FOR!. Dale La Grande has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

La Grande
vs
Kalina

170 cm
29
143 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

155 cm
24
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Decent elbows
Cardio machine

Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dale La Grande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dawid Kalina!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalina tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but La Grande paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kalina is looking to clinch.

La Grande clinches.
La Grande lands an elbow that stopped Kalina in his tracks for a moment.
Kalina wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
La Grande lands a knee to the body.
Kalina takes an elbow to the forehead.
La Grande lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
La Grande lands a nice elbow.
La Grande is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
La Grande lands an elbow that stopped Kalina in his tracks for a moment.
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 lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from La Grande.
La Grande lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kalina is leaning against La Grande and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
La Grande unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kalina looking to slow down the pace here.
La Grande comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalina is looking to control La Grande's arms but La Grande gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kalina has his back to the ropes.
La Grande utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
La Grande lands an elbow inside that Kalina shrugs off.
La Grande lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
La Grande lands an elbow inside.
La Grande lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from La Grande.
La Grande lands a good knee to the midsection. Kalina won't want to take too many of those.
Kalina looks winded!
Nice elbow from La Grande.
La Grande lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
La Grande creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kalina's defenses.
La Grande scores with a knee to the head.
La Grande lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice glancing elbow lands by La Grande.
La Grande lands a nice knee to the body.
La Grande landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from La Grande.
La Grande lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
La Grande unloads a knee to the mid-section.
La Grande lands an elbow inside that Kalina shrugs off.
La Grande scores with a knee to the head.
La Grande lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. La Grande obliges.
A nice glancing elbow lands by La Grande.
La Grande working Kalina over with knees to the body.
La Grande using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kalina takes an elbow to the forehead.
La Grande connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
La Grande lands an elbow that stopped Kalina in his tracks for a moment.
La Grande unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kalina lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
La Grande lands a nice elbow.
La Grande landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dale La Grande dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

La Grande clinches.
Kalina misses with a punch on the inside.
La Grande using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
La Grande lands an elbow inside that Kalina shrugs off.
La Grande scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by La Grande.
La Grande lands an elbow inside that Kalina shrugs off.
La Grande lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
La Grande gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
La Grande lands an elbow just above Kalina 's eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
La Grande connects with a knee to the head.
La Grande lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
La Grande lands a nice knee to the body.
La Grande scores with a knee to the head.
Kalina is breathing heavily.
La Grande lands an elbow that stopped Kalina in his tracks for a moment.
La Grande lands a nice elbow.
La Grande comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
A nice glancing elbow lands by La Grande.
Kalina takes a knee to the side of the body.
La Grande with a knee to the head.
La Grande crunches a lovely knee into Kalina's ribcage.
La Grande lands an elbow inside that Kalina shrugs off.
La Grande creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kalina's defenses.
La Grande lands an elbow just above Kalina 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
La Grande scores a nice knee to the body.
La Grande with a knee to the head.
La Grande lands a nice knee to the body.
La Grande lands an elbow just above Kalina 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by La Grande.
Nice elbow from La Grande.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Grande landing knees to the body.
Kalina takes a knee to the side of the body.
La Grande lands an elbow that stopped Kalina in his tracks for a moment.
Dale La Grande has scored more points in the clinch so far.
La Grande unloads a knee to the mid-section.
La Grande lands a nice elbow.
La Grande scores with a knee to the head.

Kalina is rocked!
La Grande lands a damaging elbow.
Kalina is still on wobbly legs! Can La Grande finish him?
La Grande lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
La Grande lands an elbow inside that Kalina shrugs off.
La Grande lands an elbow that stopped Kalina in his tracks for a moment.
La Grande creates a bit of space and fires a knee right up the middle, almost lifting Kalina off his feet and sending him crashing to the canvas! Kalina is trying to get back to his feet but his equilibrium is completely gone! The referee has called it off! This fight is over! La Grande is jumping up and down like a mad man, celebrating with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Dale La Grande!
Dale La Grande decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.