PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Wiley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Mirko Filipovic has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Filipovic
vs
Wiley

220 cm
20
288 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

201 cm
25
277 lbs
5 - 5 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Rivers Edge Nutrition

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mirko Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bob Wiley!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic avoids the body shot from Wiley.
Filipovic scores with a jab to the body.
Filipovic lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wiley misses with a head kick.
Wiley misses with an uppercut.
Filipovic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wileys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Filipovic goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Filipovic lands a really nice looking cross but Wiley seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wiley swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Filipovic counters with a straight right hand.

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

Wiley is rocked!
Wiley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Filipovic.
Wiley is still on wobbly legs! Can Filipovic finish him?
Filipovic lands a leg kick that knocks Wiley off balance momentarily.
Wiley seems to have recovered his senses.
Filipovic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wiley looks gassed!
Filipovic lands a jab to Wiley's midsection.
Wiley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Filipovic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Filipovic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wiley momentarily.
Filipovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Filipovic.
Filipovic works the jab nicely.
Filipovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Filipovic cracks a nice hook into Wiley's ribs.
Bob Wiley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filipovic scores with a head kick. Wiley tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wiley has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Filipovic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Filipovic cracks Wiley with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Wiley tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Filipovic pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Wiley is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mirko Filipovic!