PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Schowkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Schowkowski might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wir sind das Ruhrgebiet. Filipovic has chosen Wild Boys as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Schowkowski
vs
Filipovic

185 cm
23
240 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

188 cm
26
248 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kalle Schowkowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mirko Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Filipovic clinches up with Schowkowski and pushes him back against the cage.
Filipovic lands an elbow that stopped Schowkowski in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Kalle Schowkowski has been cut.
Filipovic lands an elbow just above Schowkowski 's eye.
Filipovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Schowkowski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Filipovic is keeping busy.
Knees to the body from Filipovic.
Schowkowski is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Filipovic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Filipovic lands a nice knee to the body.
Filipovic scores with a knee to the head.

Kalle Schowkowski's cut is getting worse.
Filipovic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Filipovic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Filipovic connects with a knee to the head.
Filipovic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Schowkowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Filipovic lands an elbow just above Schowkowski 's eye.

Kalle Schowkowski's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Filipovic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Filipovic.
Filipovic trying to land knees to the body.
Filipovic lands a knee to the body.
Filipovic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Filipovic.
Filipovic lands a nice knee to the body.
Filipovic lands an elbow just above Schowkowski 's eye.
Filipovic landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Filipovic lands a knee to the body.
Filipovic lands a knee to the head.
Filipovic lands a nice knee to the body.
Schowkowski fails to pull guard.
Filipovic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Schowkowski takes an elbow to the temple.
Filipovic looking to throw knees to the head but Schowkowski is blocking nicely.
Schowkowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schowkowski tries to pull guard but Filipovic won't allow it.
Filipovic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Filipovic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Filipovic prevents Schowkowski from breaking the clinch.
Filipovic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Filipovic lands a good knee to the midsection. Schowkowski won't want to take too many of those.
Filipovic lands an elbow inside.
Schowkowski can't break the clinch.
Schowkowski is trying to stall.
Filipovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic working Schowkowski over with knees to the body.
Filipovic lands a nice elbow.
Filipovic connects with a knee to the head.
Schowkowski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Filipovic is keeping busy.
Filipovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Schowkowski tries to break the clinch but Filipovic is controlling the position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Filipovic obliges.
Filipovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schowkowski.
Filipovic trying to land knees to the body.
Filipovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Schowkowski is defending well for now.
Filipovic throws an elbow that misses.
Schowkowski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Schowkowski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Filipovic walks away with a smile on his face. Schowkowski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalle Schowkowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schowkowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Filipovic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Schowkowski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Filipovic working Schowkowski over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schowkowski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Schowkowski tries to break free but Filipovic pushes him back against the cage.
Filipovic lands a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Filipovic.
Filipovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schowkowski wants to get back to striking at distance but Filipovic won't allow it.
Filipovic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Filipovic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Filipovic avoiding damage as Schowkowski throws knees to the body.
Filipovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Filipovic.
Filipovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Schowkowski's face.
Schowkowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schowkowski wants to break free but Filipovic has control.
Filipovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Filipovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Schowkowski is defending well for now.
Schowkowski fails to pull guard.
Filipovic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
With the fighters up against the cage, Filipovic throws an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Filipovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Filipovic keeps control of Schowkowski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Schowkowski avoids it.
Schowkowski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Filipovic walks away with a smile on his face. Schowkowski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Filipovic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Schowkowski, pushing him back against the cage.
Schowkowski tries a knee to the head but Filipovic blocks it.
Filipovic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Filipovic prevents Schowkowski from breaking the clinch.
Schowkowski is trying to break the clinch but Filipovic is controlling him.
Filipovic lands a nice elbow.
Filipovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Filipovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Schowkowski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Schowkowski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Filipovic lands an elbow inside.
Filipovic looking to throw knees to the head but Schowkowski is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schowkowski managing to block the knees to the body from Filipovic.
Filipovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schowkowski avoiding damage as Filipovic throws knees to the body.
Filipovic misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Filipovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko Filipovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kalle Schowkowski's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Filipovic avoids the head kick by Schowkowski.
Filipovic is looking to clinch but Schowkowski is avoiding it.
Filipovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schowkowski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Filipovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Filipovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schowkowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kalle Schowkowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Filipovic gets a clinch.
Filipovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Schowkowski avoids the damage to the body.
Schowkowski tries to break free but Filipovic pushes him back against the cage.
Schowkowski tries to break the clinch but Filipovic is controlling the position.
Schowkowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Filipovic lands a nice elbow.
Mirko Filipovic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Filipovic landing knees to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schowkowski wants to get back to striking at distance but Filipovic won't allow it.
Filipovic tries a knee to the head but Schowkowski blocks it.
Filipovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Schowkowski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Filipovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Schowkowski avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schowkowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Filipovic has him pressed against the cage.
Filipovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schowkowski blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Schowkowski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Filipovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Schowkowski is defending well for now.
Schowkowski tries to stall but Filipovic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Schowkowski avoids it.
Filipovic misses with a knee strike.
Schowkowski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Filipovic walks away with a smile on his face. Schowkowski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Schowkowski tries to clinch up but Filipovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Filipovic tries to clinch but Schowkowski is having none of it.
Filipovic tries to clinch but Schowkowski moves out of range.
Schowkowski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Filipovic moves into the clinch successfully.
Filipovic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Filipovic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Filipovic lands a good knee to the midsection. Schowkowski won't want to take too many of those.
Filipovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Schowkowski avoids the damage to the body.
Schowkowski fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalle Schowkowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schowkowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Filipovic avoids the damage to the body.
Schowkowski managing to block the knees to the body from Filipovic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Schowkowski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Filipovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schowkowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Schowkowski managing to block the knees to the body from Filipovic.
Filipovic lands an elbow inside that Schowkowski shrugs off.
Filipovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Schowkowski is trying to break the clinch but Filipovic is controlling him.
Filipovic landing knees to the body.
Filipovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Schowkowski avoiding damage as Filipovic throws knees to the body.
Filipovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Schowkowski is defending well for now.
Filipovic lands a good knee to the midsection. Schowkowski won't want to take too many of those.
Schowkowski avoiding damage as Filipovic throws knees to the body.
Schowkowski tries to circle away but Filipovic has him pinned against the cage.
Filipovic lands an elbow inside.
Filipovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schowkowski.
Filipovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schowkowski.
Schowkowski avoiding damage as Filipovic throws knees to the body.
Filipovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Schowkowski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Filipovic lands a nice knee to the body.
Schowkowski managing to block the knees to the body from Filipovic.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schowkowski.
Filipovic using the Thai clinch to land 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.
A knee to the head by Filipovic.
Filipovic misses with a knee strike.
Filipovic lands a damaging elbow.
Filipovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schowkowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schowkowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Filipovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Schowkowski is trying to break the clinch but Filipovic has him pressed against the cage.
Filipovic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Filipovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schowkowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Schowkowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schowkowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schowkowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schowkowski jumps guard but Filipovic stands there with Schowkowski around his waist. Schowkowski gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Schowkowski taking a breather.

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.
Filipovic missing with knees to the body.
Filipovic lands a good knee to the midsection. Schowkowski won't want to take too many of those.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Filipovic.
Schowkowski working hard to break the clinch.
Filipovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Schowkowski's defenses.
Filipovic misses with a knee to the head.
Filipovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Filipovic throws an elbow but misses.
Filipovic lands a knee to the head.
Schowkowski avoiding damage as Filipovic throws knees to the body.
Filipovic missing with knees to the body.
Filipovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Schowkowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schowkowski tries to pull guard but Filipovic holds him up against the cage and eventually Schowkowski drops back down to his feet.
Filipovic landing knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Filipovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Schowkowski is defending well for now.
Schowkowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Filipovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schowkowski is trying to break the clinch but Filipovic has him pressed against the cage.
Filipovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Filipovic trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko Filipovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kalle Schowkowski's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Filipovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schowkowski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mirko Filipovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filipovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schowkowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schowkowski keeps the fight on the outside.

Filipovic closes the distance and pushes Schowkowski back into the cage.
Schowkowski tries to break the clinch but Filipovic is controlling the position.
Schowkowski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Filipovic landing knees to the head.
Schowkowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Filipovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Schowkowski is defending well for now.
Schowkowski dodges an elbow strike from Filipovic.
Filipovic scores a nice knee to the body.
Filipovic throws an elbow but it misses.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Schowkowski avoids it.
Schowkowski can't break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Schowkowski avoids it.
Schowkowski is trying to break the clinch but Filipovic is controlling him.
Schowkowski misses with a knee to the head.
Schowkowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Filipovic avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Filipovic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Filipovic lands a knee to the body.
Schowkowski wants to break free but Filipovic has control.
Filipovic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Filipovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Schowkowski avoids the damage to the body.
Schowkowski is trying to break the clinch but Filipovic is controlling him.
Filipovic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice elbow from Filipovic.
Schowkowski can't break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Filipovic.
Filipovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Schowkowski has had enough of the clinch but Filipovic keeps him there for the moment.
Schowkowski jumps guard but Filipovic stands there with Schowkowski around his waist. Schowkowski gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Filipovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Schowkowski avoids it.
Filipovic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Schowkowski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Filipovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Schowkowski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Schowkowski has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Filipovic uses from the top position.

Filipovic stands up from Schowkowski's guard - Filipovic perhaps looking for a knockout.
Schowkowski misses with a double jab.
Filipovic is looking to clinch but Schowkowski is avoiding it.

Filipovic has closed the distance and engaged Schowkowski in a clinch.
Filipovic lands a nice elbow.
Filipovic crunches a lovely knee into Schowkowski's ribcage.
Filipovic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Schowkowski avoids the elbow strike from Filipovic, against the cage.
Schowkowski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Filipovic walks away with a smile on his face. Schowkowski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalle Schowkowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Filipovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mirko Filipovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Filipovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schowkowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Filipovic fails with an attempt to clinch.

Filipovic closes the distance and pushes Schowkowski back into the cage.
Filipovic lands a knee to the body.
Schowkowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schowkowski fails to pull guard.
Filipovic lands a good knee to the midsection. Schowkowski won't want to take too many of those.
Schowkowski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Filipovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Schowkowski avoids the damage to the body.
Filipovic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Schowkowski misses with a knee strike.
Schowkowski tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Filipovic smiles and moves away.
Filipovic tries to clinch up.

Filipovic forces Schowkowski back against the cage and clinches.
Filipovic lands a knee to the body.
Schowkowski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Filipovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Schowkowski avoids the damage to the body.
Filipovic trying to land knees to the body.
Filipovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Schowkowski's defenses.
Filipovic missing with knees to the body.
Filipovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Schowkowski avoids the damage to the body.
Filipovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Schowkowski avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schowkowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Filipovic landing knees to the head.
Schowkowski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Filipovic just stands there and leans against the cage.
Schowkowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schowkowski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Filipovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Filipovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schowkowski tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Filipovic smiles and moves away.
Schowkowski tries to clinch but Filipovic moves out of range.
Filipovic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Schowkowski.

Filipovic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Filipovic lands an elbow inside.
Filipovic with a knee to the head.
Filipovic lands a knee to the head.
Filipovic lands an elbow inside that Schowkowski shrugs off.
Schowkowski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kalle Schowkowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Filipovic misses with a knee to the head.
Schowkowski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Filipovic blocks it with crossed arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mirko Filipovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Filipovic 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirko Filipovic!