PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Antti Karhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karol Mirowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karhu comes to the cage accompanied by Samuli Edelmann - Teit meistä kauniin. Mirowski has chosen Mercy as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Karhu
vs
Mirowski

176 cm
32
138 lbs
26 - 14 - 1

166 cm
29
141 lbs
7 - 2 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antti Karhu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karol Mirowski!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mirowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karhu was well out of range. Poor timing from Mirowski.
Mirowski missing with a left hand there. Karhu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mirowski throws the left hand but Karhu avoids the punch easily.
Karhu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mirowski misses with a hook
and Karhu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mirowski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mirowski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Karhu. That did some damage!
Karhu connects with an inside leg kick.
Mirowski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mirowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karhu throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Karol Mirowski has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karhu swings for the body but Mirowski moves out of range.
Karhu throws the left hand but Mirowski avoids the punch easily.
Karhu missing with a left hand there. Mirowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karhu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mirowski.
Mirowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karhu keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karhu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mirowski takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mirowski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fighters circling - Mirowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mirowski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Karhu ducks under a wild hook from Mirowski.
A quick step to the side and Karhu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mirowski, right into the meat.
Mirowski cracks Karhu with an open hand slap.
Mirowski misses with a body shot.
Mirowski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karhu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karhu scores with a jab.
Mirowski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Karhu momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mirowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karhu.
An attempted straight right counter from Karhu misses the target.
Mirowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Karhu circles away.
Karhu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mirowski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Karhu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Karhu misses.
Mirowski let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mirowski lands a nice hook to Karhu's body. Karhu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Karhu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mirowski feints and then cracks Karhu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karhu down.
Mirowski throws a jab when Karhu was well out of range.
Karol Mirowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mirowski scores with a leg kick.
Mirowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mirowski throws a body punch but Karhu moves out of range.
Karhu swings for the body but Mirowski moves out of range.
Karhu lands a leg kick that knocks Mirowski off balance momentarily.
Karhu throws a head kick that misses.
Karhu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mirowski moves away.
Karhu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mirowski takes a swing at Karhu's ribcage but misses.
Karhu takes a swing at Mirowski's ribcage but misses.
Karhu lands a right hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu takes a swing at Mirowski's ribcage but misses.
Karhu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mirowski.
Mirowski misses with a looping right.
Mirowski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mirowski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Karhu's calf.
Karhu throws a head kick but Mirowski moves out of range.
A slow jab from Karhu misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mirowski! But no joy.
Mirowski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Karhu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Karhu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mirowski throws out the jab.
Karhu is looking to wear down Mirowski with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mirowski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mirowski scores with a jab.
Karol Mirowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karhu throws out a leg kick but Mirowski moves out of range and Karhu only half commits.
Mirowski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Mirowski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mirowski cracks Karhu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Karhu fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Mirowski moves into the clinch.
Mirowski is looking to control Karhu's arms but Karhu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mirowski has his back to the cage.
Karhu throws a punch but it's blocked by Mirowski.
Karhu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mirowski.
Karhu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mirowski backwards.
Mirowski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Karhu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Mirowski.
Karhu blocking some punches.
Mirowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karhu.
Still in the clinch, Karhu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mirowski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mirowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karhu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mirowski looking to slow down the pace here.
Karhu misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karol Mirowski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karol Mirowski's cut.
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.

Mirowski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Karhu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mirowski defends it nicely.
Mirowski lands a nice looking body shot.
Mirowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karhu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mirowski connects with a nice looking jab.
Mirowski moves forwards but Karhu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mirowski scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karhu defending well as Mirowski loads up on a big left hand.
Karhu throws a head kick that misses.
Karhu throws a head kick that misses
and Mirowski counters with a nice uppercut.
Karhu lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mirowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karhu manages to avoid it.
It looked like Karhu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice defenses there by Mirowski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirowski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Mirowski clinches with his opponent.
Mirowski tries to throw a body punch but Karhu avoids it by throwing Mirowski back against the cage.
Mirowski misses with some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Karhu scores with a shot to the side of Mirowski's head.
Karhu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karhu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mirowski misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mirowski.
Mirowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Karhu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karhu lands a nice shot to the body.
Karhu lands a left hand.
Mirowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karhu has a couple of punches blocked by Mirowski.
Mirowski lands a nice shot to the body.
Karhu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Karhu really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mirowski.
Karhu gets through Mirowski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mirowski has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Karhu seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mirowski can turn it around.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mirowski misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Karhu digs a right hand underneath Mirowski's ribcage. Mirowski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Karhu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karhu lands a nice shot to the body.
Mirowski dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Karhu prevents a body shot from Mirowski.
Mirowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karhu prevents a body shot from Mirowski.
Mirowski misses with a body punch.
Mirowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Karhu throws an elbow but misses.
Mirowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mirowski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Mirowski on the inside.
Mirowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Karhu.
Karhu struggles to land a body shot inside as Mirowski controls his hands.
Karhu misses with a punch on the inside.
Mirowski can't find room to land a body shot as Karhu controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karhu.
Mirowski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mirowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mirowski.
Mirowski avoiding damage.
Karhu throws a head punch that misses.
Karhu lands a right hand.
A short left from Karhu.
Mirowski stalling in the clinch.
Mirowski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Karhu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Karhu.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mirowski.
Mirowski lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Karhu.
Karhu misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Karhu.
Karhu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mirowski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mirowski tries to work over Karhu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mirowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Karhu.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Karhu.
Karhu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karhu misses with the head strike.
Karhu tries a body shot but Mirowski blocks it.
Karhu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karhu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mirowski throws a head punch that misses.
Mirowski lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karhu.
Mirowski scores with a hook to the body.
Mirowski tries to throw a body punch but Karhu avoids it by throwing Mirowski back against the cage.
Karhu pushes Mirowski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karhu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mirowski working aggressively here.
Mirowski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karhus head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mirowski is looking to control Karhu's arms but Karhu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mirowski has his back to the cage.
Karhu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mirowski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mirowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karol Mirowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Karol Mirowski's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Mirowski misses with a body shot.
Mirowski misses the shot to the body.
Mirowski throws a hook to the side of Karhu's head but Karhu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mirowski is looking to slow Karhu down with leg kicks.
Mirowski slips under a jab from Karhu.
Mirowski takes one to the chin there.
Karhu looks to land a left hand but Mirowski moved out of range nicely.
Mirowski throws out a loose jab but Karhu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mirowski throws out a loose jab but Karhu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mirowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mirowski blocks a head kick by Karhu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karhu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mirowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Karhu.
Mirowski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Karhu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mirowski throws a big shot that misses.
Karhu half committed to a counter leg kick.
Karhu takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Karhu.
Mirowski throws a body shot but no joy.
Mirowski scores with a shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Mirowski.
Karhu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mirowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karhu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Karhu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mirowski avoids it really well and circles away.
Karhu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Karhu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mirowski.
Karhu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mirowski.
Mirowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Karhu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mirowski.
Mirowski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Karhu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
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!
Karhu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mirowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Karhu is just out of range.
Karhu throws a head kick that misses.
Karhu is looking to chop away at Mirowski's legs.
Karhu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mirowski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Karhu's head backwards.
Karhu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Karhu closes the distance but Mirowski moves to the side
and Mirowski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Karhu is rocked!
Mirowski punishes Karhu's body with a nice straight punch.
Oh Karhu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mirowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karhu was well out of range. Poor timing from Mirowski.
Karhu avoids the body shot from Mirowski.
Karhu slips under a jab from Mirowski.
Karhu throwing a counter right hand but Mirowski manages to avoid it.
Mirowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karhu seems to have got his legs back now.
Karhu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Karhu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Karhu throws a one two combo.
Good leg kick by Mirowski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mirowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karhu manages to avoid it.
As Mirowski backs away, Karhu returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mirowski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Karhu.
Mirowski stuns Karhu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mirowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karhu misses with a few strikes there.
Karhu slips under a jab from Mirowski.
Mirowski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Karhu throws a shot from downtown. Mirowski moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mirowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Karhu is just out of range.
Karhu feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Karhu takes one on the button.
Karol Mirowski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhu ducks under a wild hook from Mirowski.
Antti Karhu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mirowski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Karhu at a distance.
Karhu staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Karhu misses the target.
Karhu slips a jab from Mirowski.
Karhu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mirowski throws an overhand right that lands on Karhu's shoulder, as Karhu tries to avoid the shot.
Mirowski thuds a left hand into Karhu's body.
Karhu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karhu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Karhu slips a straight right by Mirowski.
Karhu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mirowski manages to avoid it.
Karhu misses with a few strikes there.
Mirowski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Karhu.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mirowski scores with a nice right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karol Mirowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mirowski 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karol Mirowski!
A relieved looking Karol Mirowski thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.