PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Dale La Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wincent Montag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). La Grande comes to the ring accompanied by 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
Montag

170 cm
29
143 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

155 cm
26
140 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Decent elbows
Cardio machine

Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wincent Montag!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montag throws a right hand that La Grande ducks under and follows up with a left that La Grande also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from Montag.

La Grande moves into the clinch successfully.

Montag manages to break the clinch.

La Grande clinches with his opponent.
Montag on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Montag missing with knees to the body.
La Grande working Montag over with knees to the body.
La Grande gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Wincent Montag has been cut.
Montag looking to slow down the pace here.
Montag is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A knee to the head by La Grande.
La Grande creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Montag's defenses.
Montag takes an elbow to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
La Grande landing knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Montag takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
La Grande with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
La Grande lands an elbow just above Montag 's eye.
La Grande lands an elbow that stopped Montag in his tracks for a moment.
La Grande lands a damaging elbow.

Montag is rocked!
La Grande using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
La Grande with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Montag is still on wobbly legs! Can La Grande finish him?

That has opened up Wincent Montag's cut even more.
La Grande lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
La Grande lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. La Grande obliges.
Montag looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montag wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
La Grande has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Montag to the canvas! Can Montag beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's waved off the fight! He didn't think Montag was in a fit state to continue so this fight is over! La Grande is your winner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Dale La Grande!
After winning the bout, Dale La Grande thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.