PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rydolf Karel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Piltz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hail Czech. Piltz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I'm too Sexy. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mark Piltz enters the ring!

Karel
vs
Piltz

175 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
192 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rydolf Karel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Piltz!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piltz misses with an uppercut. Karel saw that one coming.
Karel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Karel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Piltz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Karel lunges at Piltz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Piltz's hand.
A punch combination from Piltz misses.
Karel works Piltz's body with a nice hook.
No joy there for Piltz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Piltz cracks Karel with an open hand slap.
Piltz scores with a three punch combo!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Piltz misses its intended target.
Piltz misses with a series of wild punches.
Karel misses with a looping left.
Piltz throws a low kick but Karel moves out of range easily.
Piltz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Piltz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Piltz thuds his shin into the meat of Karel's side.
Crunch! Piltz slams his shin into Karel's torso.
Piltz misses with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Karel misses.
A swing and a miss from Karel.
Karel staying out of range there.
Piltz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karel misses with a body punch
and Piltz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Piltz connects with a body shot that sends Karel's belly button to the back.
Piltz throws a right and a left that Karel avoids nicely.
No joy there for Piltz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Piltz at a distance.
Piltz misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piltz tries to clinch but Karel is having none of it.
Piltz tries to bum rush Karel with a series of wild strikes but Karel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karel misses with an uppercut
and Piltz counters with a two punch combo.
Piltz moves away from the strike by Karel.
Piltz slips under a jab.
Piltz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Piltz misses with a series of wild punches.
Karel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karel lands a jab-cross combination.
Karel staying out of range there.
Piltz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karel.
Piltz tries to bum rush Karel with a series of wild strikes but Karel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Piltz misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Piltz misses.
Piltz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karel avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Piltz throws a shot from downtown. Karel moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Piltz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Karel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Piltz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Piltz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Piltz looks to land a combination but Karel avoids it well.
Piltz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Piltz moves forwards but Karel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Piltz defending well as Karel loads up on a big left hand.
Decent striking displayed by Karel there.
Piltz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Karel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karel misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Karel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Piltz.
Karel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Piltz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karel.
Piltz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karel.
Karel fails to land with a series of punches.
Karel misses with a wild body shot.
Karel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piltz connects with a single shot there.
Piltz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Karel throws a hook but Piltz avoids it easily.
Karel walks into a jab.
Karel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Piltz.
Piltz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karel avoids a kick to the body.
Karel takes a swing at Piltz's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piltz throws a leg kick but Karel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Karel throws out a loose jab but Piltz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Piltz misses with a double jab.
Piltz misses with a series of wild punches.
Piltz misses with an uppercut.
Piltz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Piltz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Karel counters with a straight right hand.
Karel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Piltz swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piltz tests Karel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Piltz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A shot to the body from Karel misses
and Piltz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Piltz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karel checks a low kick from Piltz.
Karel misses with a hook. Piltz ducked under it nicely.
Piltz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mark Piltz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Piltz misses with a two punch combination.
Karel scores with a decent looking hook.
Piltz swinging wildly here.
Karel looks to land a right hand but Piltz moved out of range.
Piltz lands with a nice combination. Karel backs away looking to recover.
Piltz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Piltz misses with a combination
and Karel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Piltz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Piltz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piltz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Karel back to the ropes. Piltz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Karel misses with an uppercut.
Piltz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good work by Karel as he checks the leg kick.
Karel cracks a nice hook into Piltz's ribs.
Karel looks to score with a jab to the body but Piltz is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Piltz.
Mark Piltz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Piltz moves away from the strike by Karel.
Karel misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piltz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Karel connects with a jab.
Piltz blocks a jab.
Karel throws a jab but it's blocked by Piltz.
Piltz moves out of range of the strikes.
Karel scores with a jab.
Piltz misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - Piltz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karel jabs Piltz right on the nose. Piltz blinks but takes it well.
Piltz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piltz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mark Piltz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Karel throws a shot to the body.
Karel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Piltz.
Piltz ducks under a wild hook from Karel.
Piltz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Karel if he has to take too many more of those.
The fight stays on the outside here - Piltz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Piltz misses with a wild combination.
Karel slips a jab and a cross from Piltz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Karel throws a nice looking combination but Piltz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Piltz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karel.
Piltz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Piltz misses with the combination.
Piltz staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karel lands a nice looking body shot.
Piltz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Karel is out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rydolf Karel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Piltz 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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Piltz!
A very excited looking Mark Piltz rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.