PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Urodzony By Przegrac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephan Kastner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stephan Kastner has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Urodzony By Przegrac's chin.

By Przegrac
vs
Kastner

188 cm
25
144 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

160 cm
26
147 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Excellent MT
Self confident

Solid Muay Thai
Solid 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Urodzony By Przegrac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stephan Kastner!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from By Przegrac.
Kastner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
By Przegrac tries to clinch but Kastner moves out of range.
Kastner throws a combination that misses
and By Przegrac counters with a nice uppercut.
Stephan Kastner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kastner avoids the head kick by By Przegrac.
Kastner swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
By Przegrac ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kastner moves away.

Kastner takes the fight into the clinch.
Kastner taking a breather.
By Przegrac being controlled against the ropes.
The referee calls for Kastner to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kastner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
By Przegrac lands a head kick. Kastner smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's one minute gone in the round.
By Przegrac misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kastner misses with a head kick.

Kastner clinches.
Kastner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
By Przegrac is trying to stall.

Kastner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
By Przegrac throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kastner is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
By Przegrac misses with a series of wild punches.
Crunch! By Przegrac slams his shin into Kastner's torso.
Kastner will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A good leg kick by Kastner.

Kastner moves into the clinch.

Kastner breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from By Przegrac. Kastner does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
By Przegrac throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kastner swats away the attempt to clinch by By Przegrac.
Sloppy strikes from By Przegrac. Those never looked like landing.
Kastner throws a big counter head kick but By Przegrac avoids it with no problem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
By Przegrac is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Kastner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with By Przegrac, pushing him back against the ropes.
By Przegrac creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kastner leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
By Przegrac is trying to break the clinch but Kastner is controlling him.
By Przegrac trying to control the position but instead, Kastner has worked for underhooks and has pushed By Przegrac into the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Urodzony By Przegrac will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kastner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but By Przegrac moves away.
By Przegrac tries to clinch up.
By Przegrac lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Kastner forces By Przegrac back against the ropes and clinches.
A knee to the head by By Przegrac.

Kastner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
By Przegrac blocks the body kick.
By Przegrac fails with an attempt to clinch.
By Przegrac moves out of range of the body kick from Kastner.

Kastner moves into the clinch.
By Przegrac tries to break the clinch but Kastner is controlling the position.
Kastner scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
By Przegrac can't find room to land a body shot as Kastner controls the action.
By Przegrac is looking to break free of the clinch but Kastner has double underhooks.

Kastner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
By Przegrac closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kastner circles away from the clinch attempt.

By Przegrac tries to keep at a distance but Kastner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kastner keeps control of By Przegrac as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kastner is pushing By Przegrac up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kastner landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Kastner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
By Przegrac tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kastner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
By Przegrac avoids the body shot from Kastner.

Kastner moves into range and clinches up with By Przegrac.
By Przegrac tries to circle away but Kastner has him pinned against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kastner.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kastner.
Kastner's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kastner duly obliges.
Kastner throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kastner throws a body kick that misses
and By Przegrac connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
By Przegrac is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kastner throws a series of punches but By Przegrac avoids them all with ease.

Kastner clinches.
Kastner prevents By Przegrac from breaking the clinch.
Kastner avoiding damage.
By Przegrac looking to stall.
Kastner slowing the pace effectively.
By Przegrac can't break the clinch.
Kastner 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.

Stephan Kastner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kastner throws a nice looking combination but By Przegrac bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kastner takes a kick to the side of the head.

Kastner instigates a clinch.
Kastner prevents By Przegrac from breaking the clinch.
By Przegrac misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kastner pressing his opponent against the ropes.

Kastner manages to break the clinch.
By Przegrac takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kastner clinches.
By Przegrac is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Kastner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
By Przegrac goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
By Przegrac really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

By Przegrac gets tackled into the ropes by Kastner. Kastner maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
By Przegrac is trying to push Kastner away but Kastner has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

Kastner breaks from the clinch.
By Przegrac with a hook.
Kastner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Kastner has closed the distance and engaged By Przegrac in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
By Przegrac swings away with an uppercut that misses.
By Przegrac lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Kastner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
By Przegrac tries to clinch up.
By Przegrac lands a nice shot to the body.
Kastner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
By Przegrac is looking to counter the offense by Kastner and move into the clinch.
Kastner throws a series of punches but By Przegrac avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kastner drives through and clinches with By Przegrac against the ropes.
By Przegrac looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Kastner breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
By Przegrac throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
By Przegrac is looking to wear down Kastner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Kastner closes the distance and clinches.
By Przegrac trying to control the position but instead, Kastner has worked for underhooks and has pushed By Przegrac into the ropes.
By Przegrac taking a breather.
By Przegrac can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Stephan Kastner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
By Przegrac can't break the clinch.
By Przegrac tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kastner avoids it.

Kastner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
By Przegrac lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kastner's sensitive parts.
Kastner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Some wild striking there from Kastner.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stephan Kastner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kastner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephan Kastner!