PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Stephan Kastner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dawid Kalina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kastner is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. This should be a great matchup!

Kastner
vs
Kalina

160 cm
27
147 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

155 cm
24
145 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stephan Kastner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dawid Kalina!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kastner has closed the distance and engaged Kalina in a clinch.
Kastner is breathing heavily.
Kalina stalling in the clinch.
Kastner looking to slow down the pace here.
Kastner is trying to break the clinch but Kalina has him pressed against the ropes.
Kalina wants to get back to striking at distance but Kastner won't allow it.
Kalina lands a body punch.
Kalina is looking to break free of the clinch but Kastner has double underhooks.
Kalina looking to slow down the pace here.

Kastner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stephan Kastner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kastner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Kastner rushes Kalina and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Kalina breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Kalina closes the distance and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Kalina.
Kastner has Kalina pressed against the ropes, preventing Kalina from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Kalina's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kastner wants to break free but Kalina has control.
Kalina is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kalina wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kalina throws an elbow but misses.
Kalina is looking to break free of the clinch but Kastner has double underhooks.
Kastner avoiding damage as Kalina throws knees to the body.
Kalina wants to get back to striking at distance but Kastner won't allow it.
Kalina tries to break the clinch but Kastner is controlling the position.
Kastner avoiding damage as Kalina throws knees to the body.

Kastner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kastner wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Kastner gets tackled into the ropes by Kalina. Kalina maintains the clinch.
Kastner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A bit of stalling here from Kalina.
A right hook to the body lands for Kalina.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kalina.
Kalina manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kastner avoiding damage as Kalina throws knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kastner is looking to control Kalina's arms but Kalina gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kastner has his back to the ropes.
Kalina lands a nice shot to the body.
Kalina content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dawid Kalina dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kastner gets tackled into the ropes by Kalina. Kalina maintains the clinch.
Kastner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Kastner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kalina rushes Kastner and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kalina can't break the clinch.
Kalina lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kastner backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalina lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kalina tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kalina is looking to break free of the clinch but Kastner has double underhooks.
Kastner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kalina's efforts to push away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalina looking to slow down the pace here.
Kalina lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kastner.
Dawid Kalina seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kastner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kastner working hard to break the clinch.
Kalina tries to circle away but Kastner has him pinned against the ropes.
Kastner looking to stall.
Kalina is trying to break free.
Kalina tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kastner's elbow.
Kalina looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kalina has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kalina pushes off an throws an elbow but Kastner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kalina tries to break the clinch but Kastner is controlling the position.
Kastner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kalina effectively controlling the action here.
Kastner has Kalina pressed against the ropes, preventing Kalina from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kalina is trying to push Kastner away but Kastner has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Kalina wants to break free but Kastner has control.
Kalina has had enough of the clinch but Kastner keeps him there for the moment.
Kalina has had enough of the clinch but Kastner keeps him there for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kastner wants to break free but Kalina has control.
A frustrated look appears on Kalina's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kalina lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kastner backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dawid Kalina showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Kastner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kalina swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kalina lands a nice shot to the body.

Kalina forces Kastner back against the ropes and clinches.
Kalina wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kalina has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kalina tries to circle away but Kastner has him pinned against the ropes.
Kalina can't break the clinch.
Kalina can't break the clinch.
Kalina wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kalina tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kalina throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalina gets through Kastner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kastner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kalina blocks it with crossed arms.
Kalina has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kalina looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalina letting Kastner take a breather here.
Kalina wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kastner could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kalina has had enough of the clinch but Kastner keeps him there for the moment.
Kalina content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kalina scores with a shot to the side of Kastner's head.
Kalina wants to break free but Kastner has control.
Kastner managing to block the knees to the body from Kalina.
Kastner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kalina has him pressed against the ropes.
Kalina effectively controlling the action here.
Kalina works on Kastner's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalina wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kastner has him pressed against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Kalina - that landed with a thud.
Kalina stalling in the clinch but Kastner improves position.
Kalina is looking to control Kastner's arms but Kastner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kalina has his back to the ropes.
Kastner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kalina.
Kalina lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kastner.
Stephan Kastner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kalina wants to break free but Kastner has control.
Kalina is trying to break the clinch but Kastner is controlling him.
Kalina wants to break free but Kastner has control.
Kastner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kalina is defending well for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kalina wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kastner has him pressed against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Kalina.
Dawid Kalina is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kastner is looking to break free of the clinch but Kalina has double underhooks.
Kalina misses with a knee strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dawid Kalina comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kalina winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dawid Kalina!