PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fred DiBiase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Filitov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

DiBiase
vs
Filitov

178 cm
19
168 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

169 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fred DiBiase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Filitov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filitov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with DiBiase but DiBiase pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A thudding body kick lands there by DiBiase!
Filitov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Filitov fails with the takedown.
Filitov shoots in and drives through. DiBiase sprawls well.
Fred DiBiase has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikhail Filitov.
Filitov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? DiBiase is fending him off so far but Filitov persists. Nope, DiBiase circles away and we're back to standing.
Filitov looks gassed!
Filitov is looking to clinch but DiBiase is avoiding it.
Filitov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
DiBiase misses with a head kick.
Filitov shoots in for a takedown but DiBiase shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Filitov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
DiBiase scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Filitov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

DiBiase cracks Filitov with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Filitov looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can DiBiase finish him?

Filitov is rocked!
DiBiase keeps Filitov at a distance using the push kick.
Filitov is still on wobbly legs! Can DiBiase finish him?
A head kick by DiBiase - that's a beauty! Filitov is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even DiBiase can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Fred DiBiase!