PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Mister Average (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephan Kastner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Average
vs
Kastner

165 cm
28
145 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

160 cm
27
147 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Counter fighter
Granite chin

Solid Muay Thai
Solid 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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mister Average!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stephan Kastner!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kastner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Average counters with an inside leg kick.
Kastner walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kastner tries to clinch but Average moves out of range.
Average avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kastner throws a body punch but Average moves out of range.
Kastner tries to clinch up but Average circles away and keeps his distance.
Average swats away the attempt to clinch by Kastner.
Average thinks about countering with a head kick.
Kastner wants to clinch.
Kastner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Average throws a solid leg kick but Kastner takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Average.
Kastner tries a quick counter leg kick but Average is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Kastner.
Average throws a big counter combination but Kastner scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Average tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kastner is able to avoid easily.
Kastner throws a wild body kick that Average sees coming a mile off.
Kastner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice body kick there by Average.
Average lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kastner at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kastner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kastner misses with the body kick
and Average finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kastner looks winded!
Average avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Average lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kastner's sensitive parts.
Kastner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Average swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Average connects with a solid leg kick.
Kastner throws a leg kick
and Average counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kastner moves forwards but Average connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kastner misses the body punch
and Average cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kastner wants to clinch up but Average keeps it at a distance.
Average throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kastner avoids it.
Average avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kastner wants to clinch up but Average keeps it at a distance.
Average connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Average connects with a solid leg kick.
Average is looking to slow Kastner down with leg kicks.
Kastner takes a kick to the side of the head.
Average misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Average bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

Kastner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Average can't find room to land a body shot as Kastner controls the action.
Average working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Average working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Average makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kastner is trying to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Average.
Average scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kastner blocks a body shot from Average.
Average lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kastner takes a shot to the head.
Average lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kastner backwards.
Average lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Average creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Kastner crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5, yes, he's made it back to his feet. He seems OK so it looks like we're going to continue!

Kastner is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mister Average should take that round, based on the knockdown.
That's time! Back to the action!

A slapping leg kick lands for Average.
Kastner moves in looking to clinch but Average pushes him off.
As Kastner backs away, Average returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kastner should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Average keeps the fight on the outside.
Kastner missing with a left hand there. Average was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kastner is looking to clinch but Average is avoiding it.
Kastner throws a head kick but Average moves out of range.
Kastner closes the distance but Average moves to the side
and Average makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Average scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A thudding body kick lands there by Average!
Kastner misses with a shot to the body
and Average counters with a big head kick but Kastner shrugs it off.
Average buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Average lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stephan Kastner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Average throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kastner.
Kastner is still on wobbly legs! Can Average finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Kastner moves into the clinch.
Average makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Kastner breaks from the clinch.
Kastner seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kastner throws a lazy uppercut
and Average counters with a leg kick.
Mister Average is winning the standup battle so far.
Kastner throws a sloppy head kick
and Average finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kastner is breathing heavily.
A combination from Kastner does no damage.
Average connects with a high kick.
Kastner is looking to clinch.
Average thinks about countering with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kastner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Average feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kastners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Average connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Kastner onto his butt! Kastner bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Average is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kastner can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kastner clinches up against the ropes.
Mister Average has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Average tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kastner's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Come on Average - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Kastner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kastner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Average can pounce on him.
Kastner tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Average manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Average scores with a push kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Average.
Kastner throws a right and a left that Average avoids nicely.
Average scores with a spinning back kick!
Average cracks the inside of Kastner's front leg.
Average lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kastner will feel that in the morning.
Average throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kastner on the side of the head.
Kastner has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Average.
Average connects with a leg kick. Kastner looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice body kick from Average.
Average lands a head kick. Kastner smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kastner blocks a head kick by Average.
Average keeps Kastner at a distance using the push kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Average lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Average dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Average turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kastner sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mister Average will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Average feints and then cracks Kastner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kastner down.
Kastner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kastner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Average throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A shot to the body from Kastner misses
and Average counters with an outside leg kick.
Average with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Average's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kastner under the eye.
Kastner throws a combination that misses
and Average counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kastner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Average paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Average with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kastner throws a sloppy head kick
and Average counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kastner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Average.
Kastner thows a leg kick but Average checks it
and Average makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kastner really felt that one!

Kastner walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Average rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Kastner has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
Kastner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Average lands a front kick to the face, that drops Kastner to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Average scores with a push kick.
Average lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Average and Kastner are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Average throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Kastner into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Average knows it - he's on the ropes flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mister Average!
Mister Average retains his featherweight title!
Mister Average thanked the fans post fight for their support.