PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zack Federici (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Federici comes to the cage accompanied by Gotta Be Somebody. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Federici
vs
Filipovic

190 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

185 cm
20
195 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Zack Federici!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Federici closes the distance and clinches.

Filipovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Filipovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Federici tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Federici connects with the punch.

Filipovic is rocked!

It looks like Sean Filipovic has been cut.
Filipovic misses with a wild combination.
Federici throws a sloppy head kick and Filipovic moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Filipovic.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Federici scores with a takedown into Filipovic's guard.
Federici stops Filipovic from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Federici trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Filipovic manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses.
Filipovic looks gassed!
Nice takedown defense from Filipovic. No joy for Federici on that attempt.
Federici tries to clinch up.
Filipovic throws a nice head kick!
Filipovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Filipovic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Federici misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Federici tries to clinch there but Filipovic circles away.

Federici closes the distance and clinches.

Filipovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Filipovic tries to keep at a distance but Federici has taken the fight into the clinch.

Filipovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Federici avoids the head kick by Filipovic.
Federici lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Filipovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Filipovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Federici avoids the head kick by Filipovic.
Sean Filipovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Filipovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Filipovic lands a big head kick that sends Federici to the canvas! Filipovic follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Filipovic!