PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Boyce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirill Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyce's entrance music is Cock Sparrer - England Belongs To Me. A fine choice. Filipovic has chosen Crepitating Bowel Erosion, Carcass as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Boyce
vs
Filipovic

187 cm
26
175 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

178 cm
27
180 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Boyce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kirill Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic ducks under a wild hook from Boyce.
Boyce tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Filipovic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boyce looks to score with a jab to the body but Filipovic is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Boyce misses the target.
Boyce circles away from the clinch attempt.

Filipovic drives through and clinches with Boyce against the cage.
Filipovic tries a knee to the head but Boyce blocks it.
Boyce blocks the elbow strike.
Filipovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boyce is defending well for now.
Boyce is trying to stall.
Boyce on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Filipovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boyce effectively controlling the action here.
Boyce on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Filipovic pushes Boyce back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Filipovic missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyce blocks an elbow strike from Filipovic.

Boyce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Filipovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Boyce lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Filipovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boyce moves away.
Filipovic walks into a stiff left hand from Boyce.
Filipovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Boyce throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boyce loads up on a big right hand but Filipovic slips the punch.
Boyce misses with a shot to the body
and Filipovic counters with a leg kick.
Filipovic avoids the body shot from Boyce.
Filipovic moves in looking to clinch but Boyce pushes him off.

Filipovic rushes Boyce and presses him up against the cage.
Filipovic trying to land knees to the body.
Boyce is pushing Filipovic up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Boyce on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Boyce dodges an elbow strike from Filipovic.
Filipovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Filipovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boyce is defending well for now.
Filipovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boyce is defending well for now.
Boyce is struggling to control the position.
Filipovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Filipovic.
Filipovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boyce.
Filipovic trying to land knees to the body.
Filipovic trying to land knees to the body.
Filipovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boyce blocks it with crossed arms.
Boyce slows down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic tries to throw a body punch but Boyce avoids it by throwing Filipovic back against the cage.
Filipovic lands an elbow that stopped Boyce in his tracks for a moment.
Boyce stalls.
Filipovic tries a knee to the head but Boyce blocks it.
Filipovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boyce backwards.
Filipovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boyce's defenses.
Boyce working aggressively here.
Filipovic throws a knee to the head but misses.

Boyce's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A leg kick checked by Boyce.
Boyce swats away the attempt to clinch by Filipovic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Boyce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boyce misses with a body shot.
Filipovic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boyce's calf.
Filipovic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Boyce is out of range.
Filipovic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Boyce lands with a right hand.
Boyce misses with a few strikes there.
Filipovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boyce throws out the jab.
Filipovic throws a sloppy head kick and Boyce moves out of range easily.
Boyce misses the shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boyce, right into the meat.
Boyce throws a jab but it's blocked by Filipovic.
Filipovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boyce.
Boyce changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Filipovic tries to avoid it but Boyce manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Filipovic to the ground. Filipovic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Boyce checks a leg kick.
A big left from Filipovic misses.
Boyce misses the shot to the body.
Boyce misses with an uppercut.
Boyce looks to land a right hand but Filipovic moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kirill Filipovic will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Filipovic clinches with his opponent.
Boyce is trying to break free.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the head but Boyce blocks with his arms.
Filipovic scores a nice knee to the body.
Filipovic lands a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Filipovic as Boyce tries to tie him up.
Filipovic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Boyce 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.
Filipovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the head but Boyce blocks with his arms.
Filipovic misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyce blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boyce blocks the elbow strike.
Filipovic working aggressively here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Filipovic obliges.
Filipovic missing with knees to the body.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the head but Boyce blocks with his arms.
Boyce is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Filipovic misses with a knee strike.
Filipovic trying to land knees to the body.
Filipovic missing with knees to the body.
Filipovic tries to work over Boyce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boyce stalling in the clinch.
Filipovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Boyce avoids the damage to the body.

That's two 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.
Filipovic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Filipovic missing with knees to the body.

Boyce breaks from the clinch.
Filipovic misses with a hook to the body
and Boyce cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Filipovic closes the distance looking to clinch
and Boyce counters with a right hand to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Filipovic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Boyce to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Boyce looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boyce misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boyce looks to score with a jab to the body but Filipovic is just out of range.
Boyce thows a body shot but no joy.
Boyce keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Boyce lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Filipovic at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boyce swings for the body but Filipovic moves out of range.
Filipovic scores with a kick to the body.
Boyce misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Filipovic.
Filipovic throws a combination that misses
and Boyce counters with a nice uppercut.
Filipovic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boyce punishes Filipovic's body with a nice straight punch.

Filipovic rushes Boyce and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Boyce lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Filipovic backwards.
Boyce is trying to break the clinch but Filipovic has him pressed against the cage.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boyce avoids it.
Boyce tries to stall but Filipovic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Boyce lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Filipovic missing with knees to the body.
Filipovic misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyce taking a breather.
Boyce holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Filipovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boyce.
Filipovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boyce is defending well for now.
Filipovic missing with knees to the body.
Filipovic tries a knee to the head but Boyce blocks it.
Filipovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Filipovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Boyce avoids the damage to the body.
Filipovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Filipovic presses Boyce against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Still in the clinch, Boyce scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tommy Boyce will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Filipovic misses with a jab to the body
and Boyce counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Good exchange - Boyce coming out on top.
Filipovic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Boyce checks the leg kick nicely there.
A leg kick checked by Boyce.
Tommy Boyce is winning the standup battle so far.
Filipovic slips a straight right by Boyce.
Boyce misses the jab.
Filipovic throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Boyce counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boyce digs a good body shot into Filipovic's ribs.
Boyce fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Boyce finds it's way through Filipovic's defenses.
Boyce cracks the inside of Filipovic's front leg.
Boyce connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Filipovic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Filipovic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Filipovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Filipovic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boyce looks to land a combination. Filipovic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Filipovic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Filipovic takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyce cracks Filipovic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Boyce checks the leg kick.
Boyce is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Boyce lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Boyce lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boyce connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Filipovic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab from Boyce finds it's way through Filipovic's defenses.
A good leg kick by Boyce.
Boyce closes the distance and clinches up with Filipovic, looking for a takedown. Boyce pushes Filipovic against the cage but Filipovic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A shot to the body from Boyce misses
and Filipovic counters with an outside leg kick.
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!
Boyce with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Boyce lunges at Filipovic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Filipovic's hand.
Boyce clobbers Filipovic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Boyce is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Boyce throws a series of punches but Filipovic moves out of range.
Filipovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Boyce swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boyce. Filipovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Filipovic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boyce. Filipovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Filipovic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A bone on bone clash there as Boyce blocks the leg kick.
Filipovic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Filipovic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Filipovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boyce swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Filipovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Boyce circles away.
Filipovic walks into a jab.
Boyce throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Filipovic.
Boyce connects with the punch.
Nice cross by Filipovic.
Boyce tries to bum rush Filipovic with a series of wild strikes but Filipovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boyce lands with a nice body punch.
Boyce with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Filipovic closes the distance but Boyce moves to the side
and Boyce counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boyce scores with a decent looking hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Boyce.
Boyce scores with a body shot.
Boyce moves out of range as Filipovic throws a body kick.
Boyce throws a wild body kick that Filipovic sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boyce. Filipovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boyce takes one to the side of the head.
Filipovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boyce with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boyce. That's going to slow Filipovic down.
Boyce cracks Filipovic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Filipovic tries to clinch but Boyce moves away
and Boyce counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Boyce lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Filipovic darts in trying to clinch
and Boyce connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boyce uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Filipovic.
Filipovic tries to clinch there but Boyce circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyce lands a nice looking body shot.
Boyce throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Filipovic slips a jab from Boyce.
Boyce lands with a good body shot.
Boyce takes a swing at Filipovic's ribcage but misses.
Filipovic tries to clinch
and Boyce connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boyce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Filipovic manages to avoid it.
Boyce looks to score with a jab to the body but Filipovic is just out of range.
Filipovic connects with a jab.
Filipovic slips a straight right by Boyce.
Boyce misses with an uppercut. Filipovic saw that one coming.
Boyce avoids the head kick by Filipovic.
Boyce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boyce throws a jab but it's blocked by Filipovic.
Boyce lands with a straight right. Filipovic didn't see that one coming.
Filipovic throws a leg kick but Boyce sees it coming and moves out of range.
Filipovic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Boyce showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Boyce 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Boyce!