PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Karpatz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Baker
vs
Karpatz

188 cm
19
192 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

182 cm
22
190 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryan Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bo Karpatz!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker blocks a head kick by Karpatz.
Karpatz throws a leg kick but Baker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A head kick misses from Karpatz.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karpatz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karpatz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Baker moves into range and clinches up with Karpatz.
Baker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Baker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Baker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Karpatz can't break the clinch.
Karpatz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Baker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karpatz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baker looking to throw knees to the head but Karpatz is blocking nicely.
Baker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Baker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Baker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Karpatz is looking to break free of the clinch but Baker has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker displaying some good clinch control by pressing Karpatz up against the cage.
Baker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Baker stalling in the clinch.
Karpatz tries to break the clinch but Baker is controlling the position.

Karpatz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karpatz throws a right hand that Baker ducks under and follows up with a left that Baker also avoids with ease.

Baker pushes Karpatz up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Karpatz is trying to break the clinch but Baker has him pressed against the cage.
Karpatz is trying to break the clinch but Baker has him pressed against the cage.
Baker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karpatz blocks it with crossed arms.
Karpatz tries to circle away but Baker has him pinned against the cage.
Baker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Karpatz's efforts to push away.
Baker scores a nice knee to the body.
Baker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Karpatz tries to circle away but Baker has him pinned against the cage.
Baker misses with a knee to the head.
Karpatz is trying to break the clinch but Baker has him pressed against the cage.
Karpatz is trying to force a seperation but Baker has the dominant position.
Baker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karpatz blocks it with crossed arms.
Baker misses with a knee to the head.
Baker tries to land a knee to the head but Karpatz blocks with his arms.
Baker looking to throw knees to the head but Karpatz is blocking nicely.
Karpatz is trying to force a seperation but Baker has the dominant position.
Baker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Baker misses with a knee to the head.
Karpatz managing to block the knees to the body from Baker.
Karpatz tries to circle away but Baker has him pinned against the cage.
Karpatz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baker keeps control of Karpatz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Karpatz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Baker misses with a knee strike.
Karpatz tries to break the clinch but Baker is controlling the position.
Baker will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Karpatz up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker misses with a knee to the head.
Baker is breathing heavily.
Karpatz tries to break free but Baker pushes him back against the cage.
Baker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Karpatz is looking to break free of the clinch but Baker has double underhooks.
Karpatz wants to break free but Baker has control.
Baker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karpatz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baker landing knees to the head.
Karpatz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karpatz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karpatz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baker looking to throw knees to the head but Karpatz is blocking nicely.
Baker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karpatz blocks it with crossed arms.
Karpatz is looking to break free of the clinch but Baker has double underhooks.

Karpatz manages to break the clinch.
Baker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karpatz.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Karpatz.

Baker has closed the distance and engaged Karpatz in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Baker.
Karpatz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baker has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Karpatz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Baker landing knees to the head.

Karpatz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Baker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker displaying some good clinch control by pressing Karpatz up against the cage.
Baker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karpatz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Karpatz has had enough of the clinch but Baker keeps him there for the moment.
Baker slows down the pace here.
Karpatz is trying to force a seperation but Baker has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Karpatz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Baker misses with a knee to the head.
Baker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Baker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on Karpatz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Baker stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Karpatz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Karpatz does it's job there.
The crowd cheers as Karpatz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Baker doesn't seem phased though.
Bo Karpatz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karpatz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karpatz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baker fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Baker has Karpatz up against the cage in a clinch.
Baker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karpatz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baker with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Karpatz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karpatz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Karpatz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baker throws a head kick that misses.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karpatz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baker doesn't manage to clinch there - Karpatz circles away.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch but Karpatz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karpatz misses with a jab, cross combination.

Baker clinches up with Karpatz and pushes him back against the cage.
Baker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Baker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Baker just leaning against Karpatz, taking a breather.
Karpatz is trying to break the clinch but Baker is controlling him.
A knee to the head by Baker.
Karpatz working hard to break the clinch.
Baker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Baker looking to throw knees to the head but Karpatz is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Baker dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Baker wants to clinch up but Karpatz keeps it at a distance.
Karpatz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Karpatz.

Baker takes the fight into the clinch.
Karpatz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baker has him pressed against the cage.
Baker connects with a knee to the head.
Baker is pushing Karpatz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Karpatz is trying to break the clinch but Baker is controlling him.
Karpatz is trying to force a seperation but Baker has the dominant position.
Karpatz is trying to force a seperation but Baker has the dominant position.
Karpatz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Baker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Karpatz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Karpatz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Baker misses with a knee to the head.
Baker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Baker keeps control of Karpatz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Karpatz is trying to force a seperation but Baker has the dominant position.
Baker lands a good knee to the midsection. Karpatz won't want to take too many of those.
Baker lands a good knee to the midsection. Karpatz won't want to take too many of those.
Baker connects with a knee to the head.
Baker lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karpatz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baker effectively controlling the action here.
A knee to the head by Baker.
Karpatz is trying to break the clinch but Baker is controlling him.
Baker misses with a knee strike.
Baker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Karpatz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Baker looking to throw knees to the head but Karpatz is blocking nicely.
Baker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karpatz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baker keeps control of Karpatz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Karpatz is trying to force a seperation but Baker has the dominant position.
Baker lands a knee to the head.
Baker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karpatz blocks it with crossed arms.
Baker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Karpatz's face.

Karpatz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bo Karpatz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baker tries a head kick but it misses.
Karpatz misses with a head kick.
Baker has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Baker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Baker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Baker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karpatz.

Baker has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Baker keeps control of Karpatz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Baker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Baker connects with a knee to the head.
Baker crunches a lovely knee into Karpatz's ribcage.
Baker misses with a knee to the head.
Karpatz tries to break the clinch but Baker is controlling the position.
Karpatz is looking to break free of the clinch but Baker has double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Baker.
Baker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Baker with a knee to the head.
Baker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Karpatz avoids it.
Karpatz working hard to break the clinch.
Baker scores with a knee to the head.
Karpatz is looking to break free of the clinch but Baker has double underhooks.
Baker landing knees to the body.
Baker looking to throw knees to the head but Karpatz is blocking nicely.
Karpatz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Karpatz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Karpatz's face.
Baker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karpatz blocks it with crossed arms.

Karpatz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karpatz throws a series of punches but Baker moves out of range.

Baker darts in and clinches Karpatz up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker tries a knee to the head but Karpatz blocks it.
Baker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Karpatz avoiding damage as Baker throws knees to the body.
Karpatz can't break the clinch.
Baker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Karpatz's face.
Karpatz is trying to break the clinch but Baker is controlling him.
Karpatz tries to break the clinch but Baker is controlling the position.
Karpatz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Baker scores a nice knee to the body.
Baker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Baker with a knee to the head.
Baker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Karpatz's efforts to push away.
Karpatz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Baker lands a knee to the body.
Baker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Baker lands a good knee to the midsection. Karpatz won't want to take too many of those.
Karpatz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Baker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Karpatz working hard to break the clinch.
Baker landing knees to the head.
Baker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Karpatz tries to break the clinch but Baker is controlling the position.
Baker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Karpatz tries to break free but Baker pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Karpatz has had enough of the clinch but Baker keeps him there for the moment.
Baker misses with a knee strike.
Karpatz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Baker looking to throw knees to the head but Karpatz is blocking nicely.
Karpatz wants to break free but Baker has control.
Knees to the body from Baker.
Karpatz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Baker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Karpatz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baker utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Baker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Karpatz is looking to break free of the clinch but Baker has double underhooks.
Karpatz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A knee to the head by Baker.
Baker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Karpatz tries to break the clinch but Baker is controlling the position.
Karpatz is trying to break free.
Baker has Karpatz pressed against the cage, preventing Karpatz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Karpatz is trying to break free.
Baker connects with a knee to the head.
Baker with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Baker.
Karpatz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Baker dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Baker clinches with his opponent.
Karpatz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Baker tries a knee to the head but Karpatz blocks it.
Baker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Baker connects with a knee to the head.
Karpatz wants to break free but Baker has control.
Baker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Baker trying to control the position but instead, Karpatz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Baker into the cage.
Baker misses with a knee to the head.
Karpatz is trying to break free.
Karpatz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Karpatz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Karpatz there.
Baker blocks a jab.

Baker forces Karpatz back against the cage and clinches.
Karpatz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Baker connects with a knee to the head.
Karpatz wants to get back to striking at distance but Baker won't allow it.
Baker with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baker misses with a knee strike.
Baker lands a nice knee to the body.
Baker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karpatz is trying to break the clinch but Baker has him pressed against the cage.
Baker taking a breather.
Baker misses with a knee strike.
Karpatz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baker has him pressed against the cage.
Baker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Baker scores with a knee to the head.
Karpatz managing to block the knees to the body from Baker.
Baker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Baker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Baker prevents Karpatz from breaking the clinch.
Baker scores with a knee to the head.
Karpatz has Baker pressed against the cage.
Baker lands a knee to the head.
Baker keeps control of Karpatz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Baker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karpatz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Karpatz is looking to break free of the clinch but Baker has double underhooks.
Baker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karpatz blocks it with crossed arms.
Baker tries to land a knee to the head but Karpatz blocks with his arms.
Karpatz wants to get back to striking at distance but Baker won't allow it.
Baker looking to throw knees to the head but Karpatz is blocking nicely.
Karpatz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Karpatz working hard to break the clinch.
Baker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

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.
Karpatz is trying to break the clinch but Baker is controlling him.
Baker taking a breather.
Karpatz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Karpatz is trying to force a seperation but Baker has the dominant position.
Karpatz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Karpatz is looking to break free of the clinch but Baker has double underhooks.
Bryan Baker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Karpatz wants to break free but Baker has control.
Baker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Baker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Karpatz's face.
Karpatz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Baker tries to land a knee to the head but Karpatz blocks with his arms.
Baker misses with a knee strike.
Baker has Karpatz pressed against the cage, preventing Karpatz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Baker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Karpatz is trying to force a seperation but Baker has the dominant position.
Baker lands a knee to the head.
Karpatz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baker has him pressed against the cage.
Baker misses with a knee strike.
Karpatz wants to break free but Baker has control.
Karpatz is trying to break the clinch but Baker is controlling him.
Baker has Karpatz pressed against the cage, preventing Karpatz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Karpatz letting Baker take a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karpatz blocks it with crossed arms.
Karpatz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Baker tries to land a knee to the head but Karpatz blocks with his arms.
Karpatz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Karpatz wants to get back to striking at distance but Baker won't allow it.
Baker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Karpatz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Baker prevents Karpatz from breaking the clinch.
Baker putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Karpatz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Karpatz tries to break free but Baker pushes him back against the cage.
Baker tries a knee to the head but Karpatz blocks it.
Baker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Baker - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Karpatz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baker tries to land a knee to the head but Karpatz blocks with his arms.
Karpatz wants to get back to striking at distance but Baker won't allow it.
Baker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Karpatz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Karpatz.

Baker moves into the clinch.
Baker has Karpatz pressed against the cage, preventing Karpatz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Baker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Baker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Karpatz wants to break free but Baker has control.
Karpatz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Karpatz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Karpatz can't break the clinch.
Baker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Karpatz tries to break free but Baker pushes him back against the cage.
Baker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Karpatz is trying to break the clinch but Baker is controlling him.
Baker lands a knee to the head.
Baker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Baker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Karpatz takes a knee right on the jaw!

Karpatz manages to break the clinch.
Baker looks for the body kick but Karpatz saw that one coming.
Karpatz moves into range and connects with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Karpatz misses the target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karpatz throws a lazy head kick

and Baker counters by clinching up.
Karpatz working hard to break the clinch.
Baker landing knees to the head.
Bo Karpatz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bryan Baker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Karpatz wants to break free but Baker has control.
Karpatz with an attempt at a knee that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Baker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Baker, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Baker!