PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Karwoski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Beijer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Beijer's choice of entrance music: David hasselhoff - Looking for freedome. Kirk Karwoski has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Karwoski
vs
Beijer

210 cm
28
287 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

198 cm
26
275 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

LOPS 160q + 90% Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirk Karwoski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hans Beijer!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beijer blocks a low kick nicely.
Beijer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Karwoski checks it well.
Beijer tries to land a front kick but Karwoski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Beijer throws a leg kick but Karwoski moved away.
Good work by Beijer as he checks the leg kick.
Beijer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A punch combination from Beijer misses.
Karwoski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karwoski throws a body punch but Beijer moves out of range.
Beijer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Karwoski cracks Beijer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Beijer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Karwoski takes a step back to recover.
Beijer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karwoski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beijer has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

Beijer shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Karwoski manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beijer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beijer passes Karwoski's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Karwoski is looking for a sweep. Beijer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Karwoski wants to control but Beijer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Karwoski is staying active underneath Beijer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Beijer trying to pass the guard but Karwoski defending well.
Beijer is controlling the pace.

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.
Beijer with the ground and pound but Karwoski uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Beijer throws an elbow that misses. Karwoski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Beijer's guard. Nice move by Karwoski!

Beijer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karwoski wants to control from the top but Beijer keeps moving.
Karwoski wants to pass the guard but Beijer is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Beijer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Beijer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Karwoski trying to control but Beijer is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Beijer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Karwoski stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Karwoski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karwoski moves out of range of the body kick from Beijer.
Karwoski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Beijer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Karwoski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Karwoski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beijer manages to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beijer checks a leg kick nicely.
Beijer lands a leg kick that knocks Karwoski off balance momentarily.
Beijer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beijer fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Beijer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Beijer drives through with a takedown into Karwoski's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Beijer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Beijer is looking to work some ground and pound but Karwoski has wrist control.
Beijer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Beijer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Karwoski is keeping the position for now.
Karwoski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Beijer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hans Beijer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Beijer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Beijer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beijer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Beijer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Karwoski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Karwoski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kirk Karwoski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beijer thuds a left hand into Karwoski's body.
Beijer moves out of range as Karwoski strikes.
Hans Beijer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karwoski throws a leg kick but Beijer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Karwoski tries to clinch but Beijer is having none of it.
Karwoski throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Beijer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Karwoski has hold of Beijer's hands but Beijer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Beijer trying to mount his opponent but Karwoski defends it.
Karwoski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Beijer is working away from the top position though.
Beijer trying to control from half guard but Karwoski is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Beijer.

Karwoski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Beijer wants to pass the guard but Karwoski is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beijer wants to control but Karwoski is keeping him busy.
Beijer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Beijer throws a strike but Karwoski avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beijer content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Beijer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Karwoski is trying to keep Beijer in close.
Beijer postures up and lands a big shot to Karwoski's brow.
Beijer slips nicely into half guard.
Beijer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Beijer scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Beijer moves nicely into side control.
Karwoski is not content to let Beijer control the position.
Beijer tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Beijer looking to control but instead Karwoski has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Beijer throws a strike but Karwoski avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Beijer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Beijer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karwoski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beijer avoids a kick to the body.
Karwoski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beijer.
Beijer scores with a body shot.
Karwoski scores with a jab to the head.
Karwoski throws a right hand that Beijer ducks under and follows up with a left that Beijer also avoids with ease.
Beijer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Karwoski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Karwoski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Beijer with a nice cross.

It looks like Kirk Karwoski has been cut.
Beijer cracks Karwoski with a good jab.
Beijer dives in and grabs Karwoski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Karwoski pushes down on Beijer's head and hops out.
Karwoski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Beijer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Beijer tries a head kick but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beijer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karwoski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beijer walks into a jab.
Karwoski scores with a decent looking hook.
Beijer throws a head kick that misses.
Karwoski misses with a few strikes there.
Beijer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Karwoski swivels and escapes.
Kirk Karwoski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Beijer.
Karwoski 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.
Beijer scores with a leg kick.
Karwoski scores with a shot to the body.
Donk. Karwoski catches Beijer right on the button with a cross.
Beijer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Karwoski checks it well.
Beijer scores with a spinning back kick!
Karwoski throws a big shot that misses.
Karwoski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karwoski throws a body kick that misses.
Kirk Karwoski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Karwoski lands with a shot to the body.
Beijer lets loose with a powerful body kick. Karwoski will feel that in the morning.
Karwoski tests Beijer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Karwoski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beijer.
Beijer blocks a low kick nicely.
Beijer lands a jab-cross combination.
Beijer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beijer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kirk Karwoski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beijer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Karwoski.

It looks like Hans Beijer has been cut.
A clash of legs there as Karwoski blocks the low kick.
A head kick misses from Karwoski.
Beijer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice defenses there by Karwoski.
A big right from Beijer misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karwoski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beijer.
Beijer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Karwoski scores with a head kick. Beijer tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Beijer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Karwoski.
Beijer throws a poor cross that misses

and Karwoski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Beijer has clasped his hands together around Karwoski's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Beijer throws an elbow but Karwoski slips to the side and avoids it well.
Karwoski is looking for a sweep.
Karwoski is working hard here to advance position.
Karwoski wants to control but Beijer postures up.
Beijer working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beijer trying to control the position but Karwoski is working away.
Karwoski struggling a bit here.
Beijer takes a little break here. Karwoski wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beijer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Karwoski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Beijer tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Karwoski defends well and Beijer ends up having to push Karwoski into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Karwoski lands on the inside with an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kirk Karwoski.
I think Beijer 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Beijer!
A very excited looking Hans Beijer made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.