PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gilbert Yvel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yvel comes to the cage accompanied by Ace Hood - Top Of The World. Filipovic has chosen Sherdog as his entrance music. Mirko Filipovic is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Yvel
vs
Filipovic

201 cm
18
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
226 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gilbert Yvel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mirko Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Yvel.
Filipovic throws a sloppy head kick and Yvel moves out of range easily.
Filipovic closes the distance and clinches up with Yvel, looking for a takedown. Filipovic pushes Yvel against the cage but Yvel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses.

Yvel has Filipovic up against the cage in a clinch.
Yvel tries to land a knee to the head but Filipovic blocks with his arms.

Yvel lands a big knee to the head and Filipovic goes down! Yvel is looking to finish!

It looks like Mirko Filipovic has been cut.

Yvel decides to stand back up.
Yvel misses with a head kick.
Gilbert Yvel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Yvel.
Filipovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yvel manages to avoid it.
Filipovic looks gassed!

Yvel closes the distance and pushes Filipovic back into the cage.
Yvel tries for a takedown but Filipovic manages to get underhooks.
Yvel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Yvel breaks from the clinch.

Filipovic tries to keep at a distance but Yvel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yvel just leaning against Filipovic, taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic managing to block the knees to the body from Yvel.

Yvel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Filipovic lands a high kick!

Filipovic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Filipovic tries to stall but Yvel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yvel is struggling to control the position.
Yvel gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gilbert Yvel.

Yvel closes the distance and clinches.
Yvel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Filipovic blocks it with crossed arms.
Filipovic stalling in the clinch but Yvel improves position.
Yvel effectively controlling the action here.
Filipovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Filipovic stalling in the clinch but Yvel improves position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yvel will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Filipovic up against the cage.
Yvel trying to land knees to the body.
Yvel is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yvel displaying some good clinch control by pressing Filipovic up against the cage.
Yvel has Filipovic pressed against the cage, preventing Filipovic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yvel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Filipovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yvel tries to score a body lock takedown but Filipovic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Filipovic tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yvel just stands there and leans against the cage.
Yvel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Filipovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yvel is trying to stall.
A knee to the head by Filipovic.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yvel blocks an elbow strike.
Filipovic throws an elbow that misses.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Filipovic is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Yvel gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gilbert Yvel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mirko Filipovic.
Filipovic avoiding damage as Yvel throws knees to the body.
Filipovic tries a knee to the head but Yvel blocks it.
Filipovic tries for a takedown but Yvel manages to get underhooks.
Yvel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Filipovic dodges an elbow strike from Yvel.
Yvel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Filipovic is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Filipovic wants to break free but Yvel has control.
Yvel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Filipovic drags the fight down to the ground.

Yvel stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gilbert Yvel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yvel fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yvel blocks a head kick by Filipovic.
Yvel tries a head kick but it misses.
Filipovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yvel doesn't manage to clinch there - Filipovic circles away.
Filipovic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A head kick misses from Yvel.
Filipovic avoids a kick to the body.
Filipovic fails to land the takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yvel throws a lazy head kick
and Filipovic counters with a nice uppercut.

Filipovic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Yvel manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Yvel tries to clinch there but Filipovic circles away.

Filipovic closes the distance and pushes Yvel back into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yvel keeps control of Filipovic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yvel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yvel tries to land a knee to the head but Filipovic blocks with his arms.
Filipovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yvel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yvel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko Filipovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mirko Filipovic's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Yvel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Filipovic darts in trying to clinch
and Yvel counters with a solid body kick.
Yvel wants to clinch.
Yvel tries to clinch up but Filipovic circles away and keeps his distance.

Yvel moves into range and clinches up with Filipovic.

Yvel drags the fight down to the ground.

Yvel pushes Filipovic off and scrambles back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice shot by Filipovic.
Filipovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Yvel clinches with his opponent.
Filipovic takes a knee right on the jaw!

Yvel pulls guard successfully.

Yvel uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yvel on the side of the head.
Gilbert Yvel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yvel is looking to clinch but Filipovic is avoiding it.
Filipovic throws a series of punches but Yvel moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from Yvel - that landed with a thud.
Yvel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Filipovic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Filipovic changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yvel fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses.
Yvel has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

Yvel has Filipovic up against the cage in a clinch.
Yvel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Filipovic wants to get back to striking at distance but Yvel won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Filipovic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yvel lands an elbow inside.

Yvel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Filipovic moves in looking to clinch but Yvel pushes him off.
Filipovic keeps the fight on the outside.

Filipovic rushes Yvel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yvel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Yvel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yvel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yvel avoids the head kick by Filipovic.
Filipovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Filipovic misses with a head kick.
Filipovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yvel throws a combination that misses

and Filipovic counters with a nice double leg into side control. Yvel won't be happy with that.
Yvel is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yvel bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Yvel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yvel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Filipovic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Yvel is looking to clinch but Filipovic is avoiding it.
Filipovic fails with a takedown attempt.

Yvel clinches with his opponent.
Filipovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yvel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The referee calls for Yvel to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yvel can't get the takedown.
Yvel tries to land a knee to the head but Filipovic blocks with his arms.
Yvel trying to land knees to the body.
Filipovic has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yvel is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gilbert Yvel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mirko Filipovic.

Yvel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yvel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Filipovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Yvel is looking to clinch.

Yvel moves into the clinch successfully.
Filipovic landing knees to the head.
Yvel misses with a knee to the head.
Yvel holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Yvel breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yvel misses with the combination.
Filipovic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gilbert Yvel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mirko Filipovic's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Filipovic shoots for a double leg takedown but Yvel sprawls well. He's pushed Filipovic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Filipovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yvel throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Filipovic.
Yvel throws a sloppy head kick
and Filipovic counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Yvel is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Yvel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Yvel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yvel tries to close the distance and clinch but Filipovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yvel tries to clinch there but Filipovic circles away.
Filipovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Yvel.
Filipovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Filipovic connects with a single shot there.
Yvel throws a head kick that misses.
Filipovic connects with a high kick.
Filipovic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
No luck for Filipovic with that takedown attempt.
Yvel goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Filipovic tries to clinch there but Yvel circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yvel swinging wilding here.

Yvel darts in and clinches Filipovic up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Yvel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Filipovic has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yvel is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gilbert Yvel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mirko Filipovic.
Filipovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yvel backwards.
Yvel tries for a takedown but Filipovic manages to get underhooks.
Yvel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Filipovic blocks it with crossed arms.
Yvel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Filipovic dodges an elbow strike from Yvel.
Yvel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yvel looking to throw knees to the head but Filipovic is blocking nicely.
Yvel is looking to control Filipovic's arms but Filipovic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yvel has his back to the cage.
The is referee keeping an eye on Yvel - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the head but Yvel blocks with his arms.
Yvel looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Filipovic lands a damaging elbow.
Filipovic lands a good knee to the midsection. Yvel won't want to take too many of those.
Filipovic is pushing Yvel up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Stalling in the clinch from Yvel.
Yvel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Filipovic is looking to break free of the clinch but Yvel has double underhooks.
Filipovic has had enough of the clinch but Yvel keeps him there for the moment.
Yvel is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stalling in the clinch from Yvel.
Yvel looking to slow down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gilbert Yvel.
Yvel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Filipovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Filipovic's corner calls for a 1-2. Filipovic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yvel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Filipovic throws a nice head kick!

Yvel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Filipovic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Filipovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yvel tries to land a knee to the head but Filipovic blocks with his arms.
Yvel can't break the clinch.
Yvel tries to land a knee to the head but Filipovic blocks with his arms.
Yvel misses with a punch on the inside.
Filipovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yvel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Filipovic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Filipovic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Filipovic managing to block the knees to the body from Yvel.
Yvel is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Yvel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yvel displaying some good clinch control by pressing Filipovic up against the cage.

Filipovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yvel throws a sloppy head kick and Filipovic moves out of range easily.
Yvel tries to clinch but Filipovic is having none of it.
Filipovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Filipovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Yvel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yvel is looking to clinch.
Yvel takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Filipovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yvel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Filipovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yvel takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Yvel is looking to clinch but Filipovic is avoiding it.
Yvel throws a series of punches but Filipovic moves out of range.
Filipovic tries to clinch there but Yvel circles away.
Yvel looks to land a combination but Filipovic avoids it well.

Yvel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gilbert Yvel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yvel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gilbert Yvel!