PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dariusz Karlowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Soza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lance Soza looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Karlowski
vs
Soza

198 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

192 cm
23
260 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dariusz Karlowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lance Soza!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlowski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Soza avoids it really well and circles away.
Soza looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Karlowski drops Soza with a nice combination! Karlowski dives into Soza's guard, looking to finish!

It looks like Lance Soza has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karlowski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Karlowski throwing strikes but missing.
Soza utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Karlowski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Karlowski is looking to work some ground and pound but Soza has wrist control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Soza can do anything to dispel that myth.
Karlowski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soza working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Karlowski.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Karlowski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Karlowski stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Karlowski fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlowski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Soza as he jumps to the side.
Karlowski fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dariusz Karlowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karlowski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Soza defends it nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Karlowski. Those never looked like landing.
Soza stuffs the takedown.
Karlowski shoots and misses

and Soza counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Karlowski wants to get back to his feet.
Soza is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Karlowski looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlowski trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Soza scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soza scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Soza trying to control from half guard but Karlowski is working away.
Soza really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Karlowski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Soza working the head and body with strikes.
Soza wants to pass to mount but Karlowski is defending the position.
Soza stops Karlowski from getting back to his feet.
Karlowski is staying active underneath Soza, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Karlowski is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Karlowski kicks Soza off and gets back to his feet.
Soza defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Karlowski.
Soza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Soza moves out of range of the strikes.
Karlowski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Soza defends it nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Soza is defended easily by Karlowski.

Soza shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlowski is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Karlowski is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Soza working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Soza lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Soza putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karlowski tries to buck Soza off but he can't manage it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
BOOM! Soza connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Soza lands with some strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karlowski is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dariusz Karlowski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lance Soza's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

No luck for Karlowski with that takedown attempt.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Karlowski enables Soza to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Karlowski manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Soza prevents Karlowski from getting back to his feet.
Soza slips nicely into half guard.
Karlowski pushes Soza off looking to stand but Soza dives back in and keeps control.
Karlowski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Soza stops Karlowski from getting back to his feet.
Karlowski is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Soza scores with a couple of nice shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karlowski wants to get back to his feet.
Karlowski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Soza working over Karlowski with some ground and pound. Karlowski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Soza content to control rather than advance.

Karlowski kicks Soza off and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soza fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Karlowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karlowski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Soza displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Karlowski.
Karlowski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Soza.
Dariusz Karlowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soza tries to close the distance and clinch but Karlowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlowski shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dariusz Karlowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karlowski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Soza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Soza looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Karlowski is fending him off so far but Soza persists. Nope, Karlowski circles away and we're back to standing.
Soza swats away the attempt to clinch by Karlowski.
Karlowski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Soza sprawls well. Soza wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Karlowski gets slowly back to his feet.

Karlowski shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Karlowski showed some decent athleticism there.
Karlowski with the ground and pound but Soza uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Dariusz Karlowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soza working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Karlowski.
Karlowski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Karlowski chips away with some ground and pound.
Karlowski throws a big right hand that misses.
Karlowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Soza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Karlowski is fighting to break Soza's control of his arms but Soza is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Karlowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Karlowski is looking to work some ground and pound but Soza has wrist control.
Karlowski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlowski is looking to work some ground and pound but Soza has wrist control.
Soza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Soza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Karlowski is one step ahead there.
Soza looking to control.
Soza avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Karlowski is looking to work some ground and pound but Soza has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karlowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Soza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Karlowski throwing strikes but missing.
Karlowski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dariusz Karlowski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lance Soza's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Karlowski doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Soza counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Karlowski wants to get back to his feet.
Soza tries to pass to full mount but Karlowski defends it.
Soza working the head and body with strikes.
Karlowski is trying to stand.
Soza stalling.
Karlowski wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karlowski is in trouble now - Soza has advanced to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soza landing strikes from the mount and Karlowski is in trouble!
Karlowski wants to get back to his feet.
Soza trying to control but Karlowski is having none of it.
Karlowski wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Soza landing shots from mount.
Karlowski squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soza raining down hammerfists from mount.
Soza unloading with bombs!
Karlowski tries to buck Soza off but he can't manage it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soza looking to control and managing it successfully.
Karlowski is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Soza lands a big elbow.
Karlowski blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Soza cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Soza throws some wild stikes that Karlowski manages to avoid easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlowski is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Soza connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Soza looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Soza postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Karlowski looks a forlorn figure.
Soza won't let Karlowski get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Soza is landing with some decent strikes but Karlowski is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Karlowski is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Soza looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soza pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Soza won't let Karlowski get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Soza controlling his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karlowski taking shots to the head.
Soza lands a big elbow.
Soza looking to control but Karlowski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Karlowski is trying to stand up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soza with shots to the head and body - Karlowski looks very uncomfortable down there.
Karlowski in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Soza lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Karlowski hang on?

And that's the end of the fight!
Lance Soza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Karlowski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Dariusz Karlowski!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Dariusz Karlowski!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Dariusz Karlowski!

Dariusz Karlowski wins by unanimous decision!