PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sylwester Karwowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Belmonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karwowski comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Enter Sandman. Belmonte has chosen Los Lobos - Cancion Del Mariachi as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Karwowski
vs
Belmonte

188 cm
23
212 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

189 cm
21
212 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sylwester Karwowski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodrigo Belmonte!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karwowski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Belmonte on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Karwowski. Karwowski obviously looking to wear him down.
Belmonte stuffs the takedown.
Good work by Karwowski as he checks the leg kick.
Belmonte misses with an uppercut. Karwowski saw that one coming.
Karwowski misses with a head kick.
Belmonte moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Belmonte as Karwowski shoots in.
Belmonte shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Karwowski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Belmonte lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A leg kick checked by Karwowski.
Belmonte missing with a left hand there. Karwowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Belmonte blocks a leg kick.
A cross from Belmonte lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karwowski throws a leg kick which misses Belmonte's front leg but catches the back leg as Belmonte tries to avoid it.

Karwowski closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Belmonte is looking to control Karwowski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Belmonte avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belmonte holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

Karwowski is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Karwowski is trying to work for a kimura but Belmonte is defending well.
Belmonte is pressing down on Karwowski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Belmonte keeping full guard, as Karwowski tries to pass.
Belmonte keeping moving, preventing Karwowski from controlling successfully.
Karwowski preventing the sweep.
Karwowski is fighting to break Belmonte's control of his arms but Belmonte is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Karwowski wants to pass the guard but Belmonte is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Rodrigo Belmonte hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Belmonte lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rodrigo Belmonte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karwowski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Karwowski throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Belmonte scores with a hook.
Karwowski takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belmonte connects with a good right hand that stumbles Karwowski. Karwowski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A head kick misses from Karwowski.
Belmonte misses with a left hand
and Karwowski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Belmonte doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Karwowski looks to land a right hand but Belmonte moved out of range.
Belmonte lands with a nice body punch.
Karwowski feints and then cracks Belmonte's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Belmonte down.
Belmonte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Belmonte misses.
Belmonte motions for Karwowski to come forward. Belmonte throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Belmonte tests Karwowski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Belmonte.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karwowski slips a jab from Belmonte.
Belmonte avoids the head kick by Karwowski.
Karwowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Belmonte misses with a body shot.
Karwowski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Karwowski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Belmonte as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sylwester Karwowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karwowski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Belmonte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karwowski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Belmonte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karwowski misses with a body kick.
Belmonte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karwowski shoots in looking for a takedown but Belmonte manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Karwowski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Karwowski moves forwards but Belmonte connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Belmonte pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karwowski motions for Belmonte to come forward. Karwowski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belmonte fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Belmonte misses with a low kick.
Karwowski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Belmonte counters with an inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Belmonte.
A nice inside leg kick there by Belmonte. That's going to slow Karwowski down.
Karwowski is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Belmonte.
Karwowski shoots in but no luck this time.
Karwowski avoids the body shot from Belmonte.
Belmonte throws a looping overhand right but Karwowski ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Belmonte misses its intended target.
Belmonte keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Belmonte misses with a hook
and Karwowski counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karwowski lands a nice shot that snaps Belmonte's head back.
Belmonte checks a leg kick nicely.
Belmonte misses with a low kick.
Belmonte tries to work over Karwowski's front leg with a kick but Karwowski checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Belmonte 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.

Belmonte attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Belmonte listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Belmonte swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Belmonte stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Karwowski.
Belmonte just misses with a punch to the body.
Belmonte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karwowski sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Karwowski closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Karwowski trying to control the action but Belmonte is working from the bottom.
Karwowski working away.
Belmonte regains half guard.
Karwowski prevents Belmonte from improving his position.
Karwowski uses his free foot to push down on Belmonte's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Belmonte.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Karwowski looking for a guillotine from mount but Belmonte is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karwowski with good strikes from the mount here!

Karwowski is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Belmonte has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Belmonte holds on for dear life, controlling Karwowski's posture momentarily.
Belmonte tries to lock up and control but Karwowski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sylwester Karwowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Karwowski with shots to the head and body - Belmonte looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karwowski looking to control but Belmonte is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Belmonte really wants to buck Karwowski off and get back to his feet.
Karwowski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Karwowski postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Belmonte looks a forlorn figure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karwowski throwing strikes here but Belmonte is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Belmonte wants to control but Karwowski is having none of it.
Belmonte working to try and regain half guard.

Karwowski swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Belmonte is now in Karwowski's guard. A big mistake from Karwowski there, giving up the dominant position!

Karwowski working for submissions but it's allowed Belmonte to get to half guard.
Belmonte prevents Karwowski from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karwowski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Belmonte is working away from the top position though.
Karwowski wants to get back to full guard.
Karwowski slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Karwowski is on top in guard.
Karwowski tries to free his leg and advance position but Belmonte is retaining full guard.
Belmonte not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Karwowski trying to control but Belmonte is working from the bottom.
Karwowski is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Belmonte is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karwowski advances position into side control!
Karwowski misses with the ground and pound.
Karwowski working away.
Belmonte parries the strikes from Karwowski easily there. Karwowski is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Belmonte to escape.
Belmonte is not content to let Karwowski control the position.
Belmonte can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belmonte avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Karwowski.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Karwowski is trying to get an arm triangle but Belmonte is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sylwester Karwowski dominated that second 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.

Karwowski shoots in and bounces Belmonte off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Karwowski looking to pass the guard.
Karwowski is working hard here to advance position.
Karwowski wants to control from the top but Belmonte keeps moving.
Karwowski being controlled here momentarily.
Belmonte wants to stand but Karwowski is controlling the position.
Belmonte controlling Karwowski's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Rodrigo Belmonte wasn't active enough on the ground.
A slow jab from Belmonte misses its intended target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Karwowski.
A lazy body kick from Karwowski
and Belmonte counters with a stiff right hand.
Karwowski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Belmonte.
Karwowski throws a solid leg kick but Belmonte takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Karwowski.
Karwowski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Belmonte manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Karwowski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Belmonte. That did some damage!
Sylwester Karwowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Belmonte.
Karwowski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rodrigo Belmonte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Belmonte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karwowski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Karwowski moves out of range of the body kick from Belmonte.
Belmonte 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.
Belmonte 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.
Karwowski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karwowski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Belmonte but Belmonte pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belmonte swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Karwowski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Belmonte misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belmonte. Karwowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karwowski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Belmonte takes a kick to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Belmonte.
Karwowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Karwowski clinches with his opponent.
Karwowski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Belmonte or not.
Belmonte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Belmonte gets through Karwowski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Belmonte fails to land.
Belmonte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Karwowski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Karwowski wants to get back to striking at distance but Belmonte won't allow it.
Belmonte misses with a punch to the body.
Karwowski throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Karwowski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Belmonte pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sylwester Karwowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belmonte misses with a low kick.
Karwowski moves out of range as Belmonte throws a body kick.
Karwowski walks into a straight right hand from Belmonte.
Belmonte jabs Karwowski to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belmonte rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karwowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Belmonte walks forward, straight into a front kick from Karwowski.
Belmonte feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Karwowski's calf.
Belmonte connects with a body shot that sends Karwowski's belly button to the back.
Karwowski tries to clinch there but Belmonte circles away.
Belmonte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karwowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Belmonte.

Karwowski looking to score a takedown here. Belmonte is defending well but Karwowski drives through and ends up in Belmonte's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karwowski looking to pass the guard.
Belmonte lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Karwowski!
Karwowski is desperately trying to improve his position but Belmonte has a good base and remains in mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belmonte tries to control but Karwowski wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sylwester Karwowski clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A decent looking body kick lands there for Karwowski.
Belmonte tries to land a front kick but Karwowski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Karwowski staying out of range there.
Belmonte moves out of range of the body kick from Karwowski.
Belmonte's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Donk. Karwowski catches Belmonte right on the button with a cross.
Karwowski throws a front kick aimed at Belmonte's knee but Belmonte avoids it well.
Belmonte throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karwowski.
Belmonte walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Karwowski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Belmonte throws the left hand but Karwowski avoids the punch easily.
Karwowski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Belmonte connects with a jab.
Karwowski misses with a low kick.

Karwowski changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Belmonte looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Belmonte's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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!
Belmonte is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Belmonte is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karwowski trying to control the position but Belmonte is working away.
Belmonte gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karwowski tries to pass to full mount but Belmonte defends it.
Karwowski is looking to take a break and control but Belmonte is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Karwowski wants to pass to mount but Belmonte is defending the position.
Belmonte is looking for a sweep. Karwowski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Belmonte trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belmonte is looking for a sweep. Karwowski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Belmonte is in trouble now - Karwowski has advanced to mount!
Belmonte wants to hold on but Karwowski pushes him away.
Karwowski lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Belmonte hang on?
Karwowski wants to control the pace but Belmonte is squirming around nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karwowski working Belmonte over with strikes here.
Karwowski tries to control but Belmonte wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karwowski connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Karwowski misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Karwowski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Belmonte is looking to escape.
Karwowski looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Belmonte is rocked!
Belmonte is trying to escape the mount.
Belmonte is still in real trouble! Can Karwowski finish him?
Karwowski dominating with strikes here.
Karwowski lands a big shot to the head and Belmonte winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Sylwester Karwowski!
Sylwester Karwowski is the new light heavyweight champion!
Sylwester Karwowski thanked the fans post fight for their support.