PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zilch Filch (ranked 1038 p4p, 1103 weight class) and Calixto Cardona (ranked 127 p4p, 138 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Filch
vs
Cardona

174 cm
33
154
22 - 16 - 1

170 cm
28
149
15 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Zilch Filch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calixto Cardona!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filch closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A punch lands to the side of Filch 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cardona shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
An attempted straight right counter from Filch misses the target.
Cardona throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cardona lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cardona cracks Filch with an open hand slap.
Calixto Cardona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filch misses with a double jab.
Cardona swinging wildly here.
Filch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cardona thinks about the counter body kick.
Cardona avoids the head kick by Filch.
Cardona only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cardona uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Filch.
Filch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Filch is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Filch looks to land a right hand but Cardona moved out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cardona.
Filch misses with a hook. Cardona ducked under it nicely.
Cardona throws a counter combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Filch clinches.
Filch misses with the head strike.
Cardona tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Filch's elbow.
Filch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Filch lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cardona creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Filch working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Cardona - that landed with a thud.
Cardona lands a nice shot to the body.
Filch goes for a takedown attempt but Cardona pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cardona cracks Filch with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cardona pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Filch throwing a counter right hand but Cardona manages to avoid it.
Cardona throws a right and a left that Filch avoids nicely.
Cardona lands with a shot to the body.
Cardona throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

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!

Cardona drives through and clinches with Filch against the cage.
Filch tries to throw a body punch but Cardona avoids it by throwing Filch back against the cage.
Cardona lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cardona misses with a knee to the head.
Cardona has a couple of punches blocked by Filch.
Filch misses with some punches.
Filch tries a body shot but Cardona blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Cardona as the two fighters clinch.
Cardona misses with a punch to the body.
Filch misses with an elbow strike.
Cardona has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Filch seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cardona can turn it around.
A short right from Filch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Filch.
Filch lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Filch misses with a body punch.
Filch lands a left hand.
Filch blocks an elbow strike.
Filch lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Filch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Filch takes a shot to the head.
Filch struggles to land a body shot inside as Cardona controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Filch scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cardona tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Filch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cardona lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cardona tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Filch tries to throw a body punch but Cardona avoids it by throwing Filch back against the cage.
Filch missing with knees to the body.
Cardona working aggressively here.
Filch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Filch tries a body shot but Cardona blocks it.
Cardona lands a nice uppercut.
Filch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cardona misses with some punches.
Filch blocking some punches.
Filch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Filch.
Cardona throws an elbow but it misses.
Cardona lands a hook that snaps the head of Filch backwards.
Filch gets through Cardona's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Filch blocks the elbow strike.
Cardona misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cardona's elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cardona prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short uppercut from Cardona.
Filch throws a head punch that misses.
Filch tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cardona just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zilch Filch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cardona has a couple of punches blocked by Filch.
Filch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cardona's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Cardona.
Filch working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cardona lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Filch lands with a short shot to the head.
Cardona tries a knee to the head but Filch blocks it.
Filch misses with some punches.
Filch pushes Cardona back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cardona tries a body shot but Filch blocks it.
Cardona with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cardona blocks an uppercut.
Cardona lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Filch blocking some punches.
Filch is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cardona is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Calixto Cardona dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Good standup being displayed there by Cardona as he connects with a hook.
Filch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cardona thinks about the counter body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Filch crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cardona - the referee stops the clock and Filch gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cardona. Filch manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cardona missing with a left hand there. Filch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cardona thows a leg kick but Filch checks it
and Filch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cardona swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Filch misses the shot to the body.
Filch checks a leg kick nicely.
Filch tries to move into range but Cardona moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Filch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cardona throws out a powerful jab.
Filch looks to land a left hand but Cardona moved out of range nicely.
Nice jab there from Cardona.
Filch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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!
Filch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Filch appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardona moves out of range as Filch strikes.
Filch slips a jab and a cross from Cardona.
Filch throws a quick counter kick to the body but Cardona avoids it.

Filch closes the distance and clinches.
Filch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Filch.
Cardona misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Filch.
Filch lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cardona misses with an elbow strike.
Filch misses with a punch on the inside.
Filch tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cardona smiles and moves away.
Filch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Filch shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cardona napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cardona is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Filch misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filch misses with the ground and pound.
Filch cracks Cardona with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cardona is pushing Filch's head away, looking to escape. Filch manages to hold on to the position though.
Cardona is trying to control Filch's posture but Filch avoids it.
Cardona managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Filch.
Filch in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cardona is working to avoid the ground and pound but Filch connects with a decent elbow.
Filch looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cardona is avoiding damage well.
Filch working the strikes but Cardona uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Ground and pound from Filch.

Cardona is rocked!
Filch is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cardona is still in real trouble! Can Filch finish him?
Filch scores with a big shot! Cardona's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Cardona! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zilch Filch!
Zilch Filch retains his featherweight title!
A very excited looking Zilch Filch 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.