PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Filip Decapovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Sikes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Decapovic comes into the arena with You Want Blood (You Got It) - AC/DC blaring out of the sound system. Sikes has chosen Bye Bye Bye as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Filip Decapovic could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Frank Sikes's chin.

Decapovic
vs
Sikes

195 cm
23
215 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

185 cm
26
205 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Filip Decapovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Sikes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sikes misses with a wild combination.
Sikes blocks a low kick nicely.
A swing and a miss from Decapovic.
Decapovic misses with the combination.
Decapovic misses with a looping left.
Decapovic misses with a head kick.
Sikes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Decapovic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sikes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sikes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

It looks like Filip Decapovic has been cut.
Decapovic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Decapovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Decapovic gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sikes to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sikes prevents Decapovic from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sikes advances position into side control!

Sikes working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sikes taking a break here but Decapovic is having none of it and regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sikes wants to control but Decapovic is keeping him busy.
Decapovic is looking to escape.
Sikes is trying to control. Decapovic wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sikes controlling the action here.
Sikes stalling away here and it's allowed Decapovic to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Sikes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Decapovic wants to get back to his feet but Sikes passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sikes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Decapovic's head.
Sikes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sikes wants to control but Decapovic is keeping him busy.
Sikes is stalling here. Decapovic is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sikes seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Decapovic has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Sikes pushes Decapovic away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Decapovic gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Sikes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Filip Decapovic's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

No luck for Sikes with that takedown attempt.
Filip Decapovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sikes misses with a combination
and Decapovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Frank Sikes has been cut.
Sikes misses with a double jab.
Decapovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Decapovic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Decapovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Decapovic throws a sloppy head kick
and Sikes counters with a left and a right that stings Decapovic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Decapovic throws a series of punches but Sikes moves out of range.
Sikes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Decapovic throws a leg kick but Sikes moved away.
Decapovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sikes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Decapovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Decapovic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sikes blocks a head kick by Decapovic.
Sikes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sikes misses the shot to the body.
Sikes thows a body shot but no joy.
Decapovic misses with a double jab
and Sikes counters with a left to the body.
Decapovic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sikes counters with a one-two to the body.

Sikes lands a left and a right that send Decapovic crashing to the mat, dazed. Sikes thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Decapovic is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sikes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Decapovic at a distance.
Oh Decapovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A punch combination from Sikes misses.
Decapovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Decapovic seems to have got his legs back now.
Jab by Sikes.
Filip Decapovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Sikes scores a takedown into full mount!
Sikes lands a heavy elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sikes content just to control the position here.
BOOM! Sikes connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sikes won't let Decapovic get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sikes swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Decapovic is now in Sikes's guard. A big mistake from Sikes there, giving up the dominant position!
Decapovic preventing the sweep.

Decapovic gets to his feet. Sikes looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Decapovic throws a combination that misses
and Sikes counters with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decapovic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sikes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A lazy left from Sikes finds it's target.

Filip Decapovic's cut is getting worse.
Decapovic looks to land a combination but Sikes avoids it well.
Sikes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Decapovic.
Sikes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Decapovic.
Sikes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice takedown defense from Decapovic. No joy for Sikes on that attempt.
Filip Decapovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Sikes.
Decapovic tries to bum rush Sikes with a series of wild strikes but Sikes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sikes throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Decapovic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sikes misses with a wild combination.
Sikes fails with the takedown.
Sikes fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Sikes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Decapovic throws a combination that misses
and Decapovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Decapovic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Decapovic throws a head kick but Sikes moves out of range.
Sikes throws a nice looking combination but Decapovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Decapovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sikes moves away.
Decapovic walks into a straight right hand from Sikes.
Some wild striking there from Sikes.
Sikes throws a shot from downtown. Decapovic moves away and avoids it.
Decapovic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Sikes to counter with a crisp jab.
Sikes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Decapovic momentarily.

Filip Decapovic's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Decapovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sikes circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sikes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Decapovic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sikes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sikes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Frank Sikes seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sikes avoids the head kick by Decapovic.
Sikes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Decapovic misses with a combination

and Sikes counters with a takedown into side control.
Sikes in side control, throwing shots but Decapovic defends.

Sikes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The strikes coming from Sikes are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Decapovic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Decapovic tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sikes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Decapovic, who protects the arm well.

Sikes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sikes trying to control the position but Decapovic is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decapovic is trying to get back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A big right from Decapovic misses.
Decapovic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sikes counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Decapovic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Decapovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sikes.
Decapovic throws a nice looking combination but Sikes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sikes works the jab nicely.
Sikes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Sikes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sikes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Decapovic is keeping the position for now.
Decapovic is looking to stand up but Sikes isn't so interested in that idea.
Filip Decapovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frank Sikes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sikes throwing strikes from guard but Decapovic blocks nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Sikes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sikes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Sikes!