PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michal Karpecny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarik Belson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Karpecny
vs
Belson

180 cm
22
175 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

190 cm
18
174 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michal Karpecny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jarik Belson!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karpecny misses with a wild combination.
Karpecny avoids the body shot from Belson.
Belson slips a jab and a cross from Karpecny.
Belson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belson misses with a double jab.
Karpecny shoots in for a takedown but Belson shows good takedown defense.
Karpecny ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Belson thows a body shot but no joy.
Belson misses with a hook.
Belson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch lands to the side of Karpecny 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Belson misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from Karpecny.
Belson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karpecny ducks under a wild hook from Belson.
Belson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Belson swings for the body but Karpecny moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Belson lands a nice looking body shot.
Belson misses with a wild combination.
Karpecny shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Belson eats them both and turns towards Karpecny to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Belson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karpecny uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belson.
Belson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Karpecny fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Belson.
Karpecny uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belson.
Belson misses with a looping right.
Karpecny shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Belson defends it nicely.
Belson cracks Karpecny with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Karpecny showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Belson.
Belson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karpecny moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belson takes a swing at Karpecny's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belson. Karpecny does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belson digs a good hook to Karpecny's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Karpecny misses with a few strikes there.
Belson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Karpecny avoids the body shot from Belson.
Karpecny tries to clinch up
and Belson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karpecny works over Belson's head and body with a nice combination.
Karpecny missing with a left hand there. Belson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Belson misses with a wild body shot.
Belson misses with a hook. Karpecny ducked under it nicely.
Belson throws a lazy right hand but Karpecny sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karpecny avoids the body shot from Belson.
A slow jab from Belson misses its intended target.
Belson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Belson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karpecny sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karpecny tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belson was well out of range. Poor timing from Karpecny.
Belson looks to land a left hand but Karpecny moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Belson misses its intended target.
Belson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karpecny.
Karpecny connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Belson's hands.
Belson throws a shot from downtown. Karpecny moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Belson misses the target.
A jab from Belson misses.
Belson tries to bum rush Karpecny with a series of wild strikes but Karpecny uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Belson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Karpecny counters with a stiff right hand.
Belson thows a body shot but no joy.
Jarik Belson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karpecny tries to clinch there but Belson circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belson misses the shot to the body.
Belson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Belson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karpecny takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Karpecny doesn't manage to clinch there - Belson circles away.
Belson throws a lazy uppercut
and Karpecny counters with a good low kick that Belson was not able to check.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karpecny looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karpecny throws a series of punches but Belson moves out of range.
Karpecny is breathing heavily.
Karpecny changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Belson tries to avoid it but Karpecny manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Belson to the ground. Belson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michal Karpecny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Karpecny keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Belson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belson thows a body shot but no joy.
Belson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karpecny wants to clinch up but Belson keeps it at a distance.
Belson throws a hook to the side of Karpecny's head but Karpecny sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jarik Belson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Karpecny tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Belson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Belson throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from Karpecny does no damage.
Karpecny throws a head kick but Belson moves out of range.
Belson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Karpecny counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Karpecny throws a right and a left that Belson avoids nicely.
Karpecny pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karpecny misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karpecny needs to keep his hands up - Belson had a free shot at his head there.
No joy there for Karpecny, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karpecny lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Belson misses with a few strikes there.
Karpecny avoids the body shot from Belson.
Belson misses with a body shot

and Karpecny counters by clinching up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karpecny tries to break the clinch but Belson is controlling the position.
Belson wants to break free but Karpecny has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karpecny has Belson pressed against the cage, preventing Belson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Belson tries to break the clinch but Karpecny is controlling the position.
Belson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Karpecny.
Karpecny goes for a takedown in the clinch but Belson prevents it.
Belson can't break the clinch.
Belson working hard to break the clinch.

Belson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karpecny misses the jab.
Belson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Karpecny on the side of the head.
Michal Karpecny is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Belson tries to bum rush Karpecny with a series of wild strikes but Karpecny uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karpecny looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Belson looks to land a right hand but Karpecny moved out of range.
Belson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Belson misses with a right hand
and Karpecny counters with a leg kick.
Karpecny tries to close the distance and clinch but Belson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karpecny slips a straight right by Belson.
Belson throws a jab when Karpecny was well out of range.
Belson misses the shot to the body.
Belson throws a body punch but Karpecny moves out of range.
Karpecny shoots for a double leg takedown but Belson sprawls well. He's pushed Karpecny's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michal Karpecny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belson looks to score with a jab to the body but Karpecny is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karpecny sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Belson misses.
Belson throws a lazy uppercut
and Karpecny counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Belson is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karpecny throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Belson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belson. Karpecny does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belson just misses with a punch to the body.
Belson fails to land with a series of punches.
Belson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karpecny takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Belson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karpecny.
Belson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karpecny on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belson. Karpecny does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belson misses with a body shot.
Belson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karpecny.
Jarik Belson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Belson.
Belson misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Belson does no damage.
Karpecny fails to land with a series of punches.
Karpecny tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karpecny slips under a jab from Belson.
Belson scores with a jab to the body.
Karpecny uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Belson.
Karpecny showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Belson.
Belson throws a right and a left that Karpecny avoids nicely.
Karpecny doesn't manage to clinch there - Belson circles away.
Belson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Belson throws a right hand that misses
and Karpecny counters with a one-two to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A telegraphed right hand from Belson misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Karpecny, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jarik Belson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Karpecny throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Belson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Belson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Belson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karpecny.
Karpecny has a takedown stuffed.
Belson throws a jab when Karpecny was well out of range.
Karpecny fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karpecny showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Belson.
Karpecny slips a jab from Belson.
Karpecny fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Belson throws a body punch but Karpecny moves out of range.
Belson looks to score with a jab to the body but Karpecny is just out of range.
Belson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Karpecny counters with a left and a right that stings Belson.
Belson throws a combination. Karpecny tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Belson. Those never looked like landing.
Karpecny tries to close the distance and clinch but Belson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Belson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Belson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Belson misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Karpecny.
Karpecny blocks a jab.
Belson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Karpecny counters with a stiff right hand.
Belson stuns Karpecny with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A cross from Karpecny lands.
Belson misses the shot to the body.
Karpecny misses with a hook. Belson ducked under it nicely.
Karpecny misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Belson finds it's way through Karpecny's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karpecny throws the kick towards the body but Belson avoids it.
Karpecny blocks a jab.
Belson takes a swing at Karpecny's ribcage but misses.

Karpecny darts in and clinches Belson up against the cage.
Karpecny changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Belson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Karpecny keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karpecny slips under a jab from Belson.
Karpecny slips a jab and a cross from Belson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belson cracks Karpecny with a good jab.
Belson thows a body shot but no joy.
Belson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Karpecny instigates a clinch.
Karpecny is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Belson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michal Karpecny. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Belson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Belson can't break the clinch.
Karpecny tries to pull guard but Belson won't allow it.
Belson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Belson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Karpecny can't break the clinch.
Belson tries to break the clinch but Karpecny is controlling the position.
Karpecny has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Karpecny jumps guard but Belson stands there with Karpecny around his waist. Karpecny gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belson tries to break free but Karpecny pushes him back against the cage.
Belson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Karpecny drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Belson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Belson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Michal Karpecny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Belson wants to break free but Karpecny has control.
Belson is trying to break the clinch but Karpecny is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Belson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jarik Belson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Karpecny keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Belson's efforts to push away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jarik Belson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Belson 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jarik Belson!