PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Los Anjos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Los Anjos comes into a darkened arena with his song building. After Dark - Tito and Tarantula kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Filipovic
vs
Los Anjos

190 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

176 cm
20
195 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mirko Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabriel Los Anjos!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Los Anjos darts in and clinches Filipovic up against the cage.
Filipovic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Los Anjos stalling the fight.

Los Anjos breaks from the clinch.
Filipovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Filipovic lands a head kick. Los Anjos smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Los Anjos moves in looking to clinch but Filipovic pushes him off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Filipovic.
Los Anjos looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

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

Filipovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Los Anjos throws a head kick that misses
and Filipovic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Los Anjos's knee momentarily.
Filipovic tries to clinch

and Los Anjos counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Filipovic!
Filipovic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Filipovic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Los Anjos on the ground.
Filipovic sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Filipovic is looking to escape.

Los Anjos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Filipovic has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Filipovic makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Filipovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Filipovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Los Anjos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mirko Filipovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filipovic closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Los Anjos avoids the head kick by Filipovic.
Filipovic scores with a one two! Los Anjos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Filipovic displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Los Anjos throws a sloppy head kick
and Filipovic counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Los Anjos is rocked!
Filipovic lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Los Anjos crumples to the floor! Filipovic milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mirko Filipovic!