PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Anka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Filipovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filipovi has chosen Engel- Rammstein as his entrance music. On his way into the ring it seems that Kalle Anka has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kalle Anka seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Anka
vs
Filipovi

210 cm
22
275 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

188 cm
20
240 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kalle Anka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mirko Filipovi!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Anka dives in and grabs Filipovi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Filipovi pushes down on Anka's head and hops out.
Anka fails to land the takedown.
Anka looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Filipovi is fending him off so far but Anka persists. Nope, Filipovi circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalle Anka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anka fails with a takedown attempt.
Anka staying out of range there.
Filipovi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Filipovi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Filipovi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Anka.

It looks like Kalle Anka has been cut.
Anka throws a sloppy head kick
and Filipovi counters with an inside leg kick.
Anka is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anka darts in trying to clinch
and Filipovi counters with a nice kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Filipovi.
Filipovi misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anka with a poor takedown
and Filipovi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Filipovi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Filipovi misses with a body kick.
Filipovi throws a head kick that misses

and Anka counters with a nice double leg into side control. Filipovi won't be happy with that.
Anka throws an elbow but Filipovi slips to the side and avoids it well.
Filipovi is looking to regain half guard here but Anka keeps moving and retains side control.
An elbow from Anka crashes against the mat.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
An elbow from Anka crashes against the mat.
Filipovi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Anka wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Filipovi is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Anka off and has taken his back!
I really don't envy Anka right now.
Filipovi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anka. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Filipovi scores with punches from the back.
Anka tries to roll but Filipovi sticks to his back.
Filipovi throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Anka!
Filipovi has the hooks in. Anka is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Filipovi is trying to stick to Anka's back but Anka is turning into Filipovi. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Filipovi's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Anka.
Anka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Filipovi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Filipovi is looking to stand up but Anka isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Anka closes the distance looking to clinch
and Filipovi counters with a low kick, right behind Anka 's knee.
Anka throws a leg kick
and Filipovi counters with a nice body kick.
Filipovi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Filipovi thuds his shin into the meat of Anka's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crunch! Filipovi slams his shin into Anka's torso.
Anka avoids the head kick by Filipovi.
Filipovi throws a front kick that sends Anka stumbling back into the ropes.
Filipovi throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick by Anka misses
and Filipovi counters with a big head kick but Anka shrugs it off.
Filipovi tries to land a front kick but Anka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Anka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovi stuffs the takedown attempt from Anka. Anka gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Filipovi lands a head kick. Anka smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Anka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Anka misses with a knee to the head.

Filipovi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anka swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Filipovi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Filipovi counters with a head kick. That will keep Anka thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Filipovi throws a sloppy head kick and Anka moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anka shoots in for a double leg but Filipovi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Anka tries for a takedown but Filipovi circles away easily
and Filipovi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko Filipovi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kalle Anka's cut.
That's time! Anka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Filipovi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Filipovi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Anka fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Filipovi avoids it really well and circles away.
Anka will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A head kick misses from Filipovi.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Filipovi. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Filipovi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Anka avoids the head kick by Filipovi.
Anka wants to clinch
and Filipovi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kalle Anka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Filipovi pinned against the cage. Filipovi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Anka blocks a head kick by Filipovi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anka misses with a takedown attempt
and Filipovi counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalle Anka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Filipovi closes the distance and clinches.

Filipovi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Filipovi tries a head kick but it misses.

Anka shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Filipovi slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Anka wants to pass the guard but Filipovi is defending well.

Anka is looking for a kimura but Filipovi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Anka to get the leverage.
Filipovi pushes Anka off looking to stand but Anka dives back in and keeps control.
Anka throwing shots but Filipovi is blocking nicely.
Anka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anka prevents Filipovi from improving his position.
Anka seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Filipovi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anka looks to land a strike but Filipovi avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Filipovi can do anything to dispel that myth.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Anka throws a leg kick
and Filipovi counters with a body kick that stops Anka in his tracks momentarily.
Anka swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Filipovi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Anka takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Filipovi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A low kick from Anka is predictable there
and Filipovi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Anka's knee momentarily.
Anka shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Filipovi as he jumps to the side.
Filipovi throws a sloppy head kick and Anka moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anka wants to clinch up but Filipovi keeps it at a distance.
Anka blocks a head kick by Filipovi.
Anka fails with a takedown attempt.
Filipovi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Anka.
A head kick by Filipovi misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Anka or perhaps it was just good defense by Filipovi which made him look bad.
Filipovi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Filipovi circles away.
Filipovi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Filipovi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anka.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Filipovi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Filipovi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Anka's head.
Anka dives in and grabs Filipovi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Filipovi pushes down on Anka's head and hops out.
Filipovi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Filipovi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Filipovi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Filipovi throws the kick towards the body but Anka avoids it.

Anka is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Filipovi's half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Filipovi's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko Filipovi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kalle Anka's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Filipovi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anka shoots in and drives through. Filipovi sprawls well.
Anka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Filipovi.
Anka shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Filipovi counters by clinching up.

Filipovi manages to break the clinch.
Anka fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalle Anka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anka blocks a head kick by Filipovi.
Filipovi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Anka if he has to take too many more of those.
Filipovi checks a leg kick nicely.
Filipovi throws a head kick that Anka semi-blocks.
Mirko Filipovi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Filipovi looks to land a body kick but Anka moved away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anka blocks a head kick by Filipovi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anka tries to clinch but Filipovi moves away
and Filipovi counters with a good low kick that Anka was not able to check.
Filipovi stuffs the takedown.
Anka closes the distance and clinches up with Filipovi, looking for a takedown. Anka pushes Filipovi against the ropes but Filipovi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Anka steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Filipovi. That one must have hurt.

Filipovi instigates a clinch.
Filipovi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Anka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Filipovi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Filipovi throws a sloppy head kick and Anka moves out of range easily.
Anka shoots for a takedown but Filipovi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Anka on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Anka.
Filipovi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Anka with a poor takedown
and Filipovi counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Anka or perhaps it was just good defense by Filipovi which made him look bad.
Kalle Anka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anka fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Filipovi avoids it really well and circles away.
Filipovi tries a head kick but it misses.
Anka gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Filipovi counters with a solid body kick.
Filipovi throws a head kick that misses.

Anka gets the takedown into side control.
Anka has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Anka creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Filipovi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Anka throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kalle Anka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anka throwing strikes but Filipovi manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Anka is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Filipovi off and has taken his back!
Anka misses with an elbow to the head.
Filipovi is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Anka loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Filipovi hold on?
Filipovi wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
Anka throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Filipovi because Anka loaded up on that one.

Anka is going olschool here, as he tries to force Filipovi to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Filipovi shrugs it off.
Anka with shots to the head and body - Filipovi looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Anka looking to finish Filipovi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Filipovi!
Anka with shots to the head and body - Filipovi looks very uncomfortable down there.
Anka fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Anka fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Filipovi is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Filipovi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mirko Filipovi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Anka is working for a guillotine from mount but Filipovi frees his head quite easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mirko Filipovi.
I've got Filipovi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirko Filipovi!