PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Karlson (ranked 4823 p4p, 464 weight class) and Tomasz Rzasa (ranked 4247 p4p, 433 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tomasz Rzasa enters the cage!

Karlson
vs
Rzasa

205 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

211 cm
25
211 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite 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 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnus Karlson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomasz Rzasa!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rzasa forces Karlson back against the cage and clinches.
Karlson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Karlson is trying to push Rzasa away but Rzasa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Karlson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rzasa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Rzasa jumps guard and drags Karlson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Karlson won't allow Rzasa to get back to his feet.
Rzasa controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rzasa is on top in guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rzasa advances position into side control!
Rzasa controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlson can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Rzasa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Karlson, who protects the arm well.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Karlson is trying to improve his position.
Rzasa prevents Karlson from escaping the position.

Rzasa decides to stand back up. Rzasa steps back and let's Karlson get back to his feet.
Rzasa shoots in for a takedown but Karlson shows good takedown defense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rzasa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Karlson tries to avoid it but Rzasa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Karlson to the ground. Karlson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Karlson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rzasa.
Rzasa tries for a takedown but Karlson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Magnus Karlson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomasz Rzasa.
Rzasa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Karlson circles away.

Rzasa moves into the clinch successfully.
Karlson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rzasa leaning his opponent against the cage.
Karlson tries to throw a body punch but Rzasa avoids it by throwing Karlson back against the cage.
Rzasa is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Karlson is defending well.
Karlson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rzasa prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rzasa manages to break the clinch.

Rzasa moves into the clinch.

Rzasa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rzasa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Karlson sprawls well. Karlson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rzasa gets slowly back to his feet.
Karlson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rzasa defends well and Karlson ends up having to push Rzasa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rzasa misses with a takedown attempt - Karlson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Karlson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rzasa.
Karlson lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rzasa moves into the clinch.

Rzasa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rzasa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Rzasa rushes Karlson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rzasa tries to pull guard but Karlson holds him up against the cage and eventually Rzasa drops back down to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Rzasa pulls guard effortlessly.
Karlson stopping the sweep attempt from Rzasa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomasz Rzasa dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rzasa shoots for a double leg takedown but Karlson sprawls well. He's pushed Rzasa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rzasa misses with a body shot.
Rzasa darts in looking for a takedown but Karlson gets double underhooks and turns Rzasa into the cage.
Rzasa fails with a takedown attempt.
Magnus Karlson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomasz Rzasa.
Rzasa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Karlson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Karlson wants it to stay on the feet.
Karlson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Karlson forces Rzasa back against the cage and clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karlson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rzasa has him pressed against the cage.
Rzasa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rzasa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Karlson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlson stuffs the takedown attempt from Rzasa. Rzasa gets slowly back to his feet.
It looked like Karlson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Karlson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rzasa shoots in for a takedown but Karlson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rzasa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Karlson shoots in for a takedown but Rzasa shows good takedown defense.
Rzasa swats away the attempt to clinch by Karlson.
Nice sprawl there from Karlson as Rzasa shoots in.
Rzasa looks for a takedown but Karlson sprawls well.
Karlson feinted with a counter takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rzasa looks for a takedown but Karlson sprawls well.
Karlson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Despite the aggression on Rzasa's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Rzasa clinches up with Karlson and pushes him back against the cage.
Karlson managing to block the knees to the body from Rzasa.
Karlson wants to get back to striking at distance but Rzasa won't allow it.
Rzasa jumps guard but Karlson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rzasa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Magnus Karlson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rzasa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rzasa shoots in for a double leg but Karlson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Karlson misses with a low kick.
Rzasa fails with the takedown.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Karlson.
Rzasa fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Karlson closes the distance and clinches.

Rzasa manages to break the clinch.
Karlson darts in looking for a takedown but Rzasa gets double underhooks and turns Karlson into the cage.
Rzasa is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Karlson. No joy for Rzasa on that attempt.
Karlson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rzasa.
Rzasa shoots in looking for a takedown. Karlson tries to sprawl out of it but Rzasa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Karlson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Karlson attempts a counter takedown but Rzasa avoids it well and moves away.
Magnus Karlson is winning the standup battle so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Karlson rushes Rzasa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magnus Karlson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Rzasa shoots for a takedown but Karlson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Karlson feinted with a counter takedown.
Rzasa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karlson.
Karlson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rzasa throws a series of strikes that have Karlson backpedaling.
Rzasa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Rzasa forces Karlson back against the cage and clinches.
Rzasa is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Karlson is defending well.
Magnus Karlson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomasz Rzasa.
Rzasa is looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rzasa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Karlson tries to pull guard but Rzasa won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Rzasa breaks the clinch.
Rzasa tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rzasa goes for a double leg but Karlson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Karlson continues to drive forward.
Karlson shoots in but no luck this time.
Karlson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rzasa looks for a takedown but Karlson sprawls well.
Rzasa goes for a double leg but Karlson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Karlson continues to drive forward.
Rzasa throws a right hand that misses

and Karlson moves into the clinch.
Rzasa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Karlson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Karlson is working for takedown but Rzasa is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rzasa stalling against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rzasa drags the fight down to the ground.
Karlson throws an elbow that misses. Rzasa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Karlson's guard. Nice move by Rzasa!

Rzasa wants to control from the top but Karlson keeps moving.
Karlson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rzasa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karlson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rzasa sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlson looking to control but Rzasa passes into half guard.
Rzasa is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Karlson!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rzasa avoids the attempt from Karlson to control.
Rzasa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rzasa throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rzasa throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Karlson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rzasa misses with a head shot.

Rzasa jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Karlson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
An elbow from Rzasa crashes against the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rzasa is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Karlson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Karlson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tomasz Rzasa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rzasa 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomasz Rzasa!