PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Flipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luka Juranic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Flipovic
vs
Juranic

188 cm
21
225 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

191 cm
26
249 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Behold The Beast
Behold The Beast

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marko Flipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luka Juranic!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flipovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Juranic circles away quickly and effectively.

Juranic clinches.
Juranic lands a nice shot to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Flipovic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Juranic works on Flipovic's body with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Juranic jumps guard and drags Flipovic to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Flipovic won't allow Juranic to sweep him here.
Juranic controlling the position.

Flipovic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Juranic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Flipovic trying to hold on to Juranic's head to control him but Juranic postures up.

Juranic is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Juranic seems to be looking for submissions.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Juranic thows a huge punch but Flipovic dodges it nicely.
Flipovic is trying to stand.
Flipovic is trying to maintain the position but Juranic is very close to passing his half guard.
Flipovic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Juranic on the ground.
Juranic is pressing down on Flipovic's thigh, looking to free his foot. Flipovic is holding on for now.

Juranic is trying to work for a kimura but Flipovic is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Juranic wants to control but Flipovic is keeping him busy.

Juranic is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flipovic is trying to stand up here but Juranic is controlling him well.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Flipovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Juranic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Flipovic lands a jab to the nose.
Juranic throws a good cross that connects.
Flipovic throws out a loose jab but Juranic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juranic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Juranic lands a nice looking body shot.
Flipovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Juranic.
Juranic looks to score with a jab to the body but Flipovic is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Juranic clinches.
Juranic digs a right hand into Flipovic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Flipovic's gas tank.
Juranic controlling the action here for a moment.
Flipovic tries to break the clinch but Juranic is controlling the position.
Flipovic is trying to break free.
Flipovic can't break the clinch.
Juranic has a couple of punches blocked by Flipovic.
Flipovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Juranic has him pressed against the cage.
Flipovic avoiding damage as Juranic throws knees to the body.
Juranic has Flipovic pressed against the cage, preventing Flipovic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Juranic has Flipovic pressed against the cage.
Juranic landing knees to the head.
Juranic prevents Flipovic from breaking the clinch.
Juranic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Flipovic tries to break free but Juranic pushes him back against the cage.
Flipovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Juranic has him pressed against the cage.
Flipovic is trying to break free.
Flipovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Flipovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Juranic has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Flipovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Flipovic moves away from the strike by Juranic.
Juranic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Flipovic is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flipovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Juranic. That did some damage!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice uppercut there from Juranic.
Flipovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marko Flipovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Juranic rushes Flipovic and presses him up against the cage.
Flipovic is trying to break the clinch but Juranic has him pressed against the cage.
Juranic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Flipovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Juranic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Flipovic's efforts to push away.
Juranic gets underhooks to prevent Flipovic's takedown attempt.
Juranic works on Flipovic's body with a couple of short punches.
Juranic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juranic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Flipovic backwards.
Nice body punch from Juranic - that landed with a thud.
Juranic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Flipovic.
Flipovic wants to get back to striking at distance but Juranic won't allow it.
Flipovic being controlled against the cage.
Juranic tries to score a body lock takedown but Flipovic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flipovic wants to get back to striking at distance but Juranic won't allow it.
A short right from Juranic.

Juranic gets control of Flipovic's arms and successfully pulls guard. Juranic will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Juranic has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Flipovic doesn't defend quickly enough and Juranic has managed to lock this one up! Can Flipovic escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Juranic on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Luka Juranic!