PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Death Bringer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rydolf Karel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karel comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hail Czech kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Death Bringer has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Bringer
vs
Karel

185 cm
20
195 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

175 cm
21
190 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Death Bringer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rydolf Karel!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bringer throws a combination. Karel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rydolf Karel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Karel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bringer counters with a left and a right that stings Karel.

Bringer gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Karel to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Karel controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Karel trying to control but Bringer is working from the bottom.
Karel throwing strikes from guard but Bringer blocks nicely.
Karel is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Karel slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karel wants to control from the top but Bringer keeps moving.
Karel looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Rydolf Karel hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bringer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karel.

Karel looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Karel wants to control from the top but Bringer keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karel is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bringer working a defensive guard here.
Karel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Karel trying to control the position from guard on top but Bringer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Karel throws a strike but Bringer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bringer stopping the sweep attempt from Karel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bringer trying to control the position from guard on top but Karel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Bringer as Karel shoots in.
Bringer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Karel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bringer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bringer swinging wildly here.
Karel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bringer jabs Karel right on the nose. Karel blinks but takes it well.
Bringer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Karel at a distance.
Bringer lands a jab-cross combination.
Death Bringer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bringer misses with a double jab.
Bringer staying out of range there.
Karel needs to keep his hands up - Bringer had a free shot at his head there.
Bringer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Karel on the side of the head.
Karel throws a hook but Bringer avoids it easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bringer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Karel misses with a straight left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bringer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karel circles away quickly and effectively.
Karel shoots in looking for a takedown but Bringer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Karel's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Karel shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rydolf Karel will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bringer looks to land a combination but Karel avoids it well.
Bringer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Karel has time to react.
Karel looks to land a right hand but Bringer moved out of range.
Bringer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karel.

Karel gets a takedown into half guard.
Bringer is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Karel's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Karel's back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Bringer's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Karel is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

Bringer working for a choke but Karel reverses nicely into Bringer 's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karel looking to pass the guard.
Karel wants to control from the top but Bringer keeps moving.
Bringer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Karel trying to control the position from guard on top but Bringer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Karel stays in close to Bringer's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rydolf Karel.
Bringer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Karel momentarily.
Bringer misses with a series of wild punches.
Karel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bringer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bringer circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bringer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bringer ducks under a wild hook from Karel.
Karel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bringer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Death Bringer is winning the standup battle so far.
Bringer throws a series of punches but Karel moves out of range.
Karel lands with a nice body punch.
Karel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bringer.
Bringer throws a body punch but Karel moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bringer misses with a two punch combination.
Karel throws a combination that misses
and Bringer counters with a nice uppercut.
Karel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bringer pinned against the cage. Bringer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bringer throws a series of punches but Karel avoids them all with ease.
Karel tries to clinch but Bringer moves out of range.
Bringer scores with a sloppy right hand. Karel should have avoided that one.
Bringer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bringer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bringer.
Karel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karel looks for a takedown but Bringer sprawls well.
Death Bringer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rydolf Karel.
A combination from Bringer does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karel throws a hook but Bringer blocks it.
Bringer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Karel closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bringer circles away.
Bringer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bringer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karel.
Karel is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Some wild striking there from Bringer.
Bringer throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bringer defending well as Karel loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karel looks for a takedown but Bringer sprawls well.
Karel avoids the body shot from Bringer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Death Bringer dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Bringer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bringer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karel.
Bringer misses with a few strikes there.
Bringer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Karel under the eye.
Bringer throws a series of strikes that have Karel backpedaling.
Karel throws a nice looking combination but Bringer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Karel looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Karel looking to sit in guard and control but Bringer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bringer trying to control the position from guard on top but Karel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bringer is fighting to break Karel's control of his arms but Karel is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bringer preventing the sweep.
Bringer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Karel has a closed guard, preventing Bringer from standing up.
Karel controls Bringer momentarily but Bringer frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

We're going to have a standup here because Death Bringer wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Karel wants to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Karel or perhaps it was just good defense by Bringer which made him look bad.
Karel throws a nice looking combination but Bringer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Karel drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bringer struggling a bit here.
Bringer stops Karel from passing to mount.
Karel is chipping away with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bringer is letting Karel control him for a moment.
Bringer gets back to half guard.
Karel looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Karel looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Karel trying to advance position but Bringer counters by regaining guard.
Karel is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karel trying to control the position from guard on top but Bringer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rydolf Karel.
Karel misses with a hook.
Karel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bringer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bringer misses with a body punch

so Karel counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karel wants to control from the top but Bringer keeps moving.
Karel stays in close to Bringer's body and controls the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rydolf Karel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Karel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rydolf Karel!
An intense looking Rydolf Karel took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'HAIL TO THE CZECH REPUBLIC WHITE POWER WPWW'.