PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between San Franpsycho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filipovic comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rammstein - Sonne kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Mirko Filipovic enters the cage!

Franpsycho
vs
Filipovic

198 cm
19
272 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

189 cm
27
230 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Vandal Fight Boutique (prices $8 - $30)

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, San Franpsycho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mirko Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic throws a combination that misses
and Franpsycho counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Filipovic thinking.
Filipovic misses with a double jab
and Franpsycho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Franpsycho is looking to clinch but Filipovic is avoiding it.
No joy there for Filipovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Franpsycho moves away from the strike by Filipovic.
Franpsycho throws a lazy uppercut
and Filipovic counters with a three punch combo that has Franpsycho backing up. Franpsycho nods at Filipovic to acknowledge the strikes.

Franpsycho instigates a clinch.
Franpsycho stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Filipovic tries to circle away but Franpsycho has him pinned against the cage.
Filipovic tries to break free but Franpsycho pushes him back against the cage.
Franpsycho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Franpsycho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Filipovic breaks from the clinch.
Filipovic takes a jab right on the kisser.

It looks like Mirko Filipovic has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic throws a combination. Franpsycho tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Filipovic defending well as Franpsycho loads up on a big left hand.
Franpsycho connects with a body shot that sends Filipovic's belly button to the back.
Franpsycho throws a shot from downtown. Filipovic moves away and avoids it.
Franpsycho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Filipovic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Franpsycho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Filipovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Franpsycho.
Franpsycho avoids the head kick by Filipovic.
Mirko Filipovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franpsycho jabs Filipovic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Filipovic looks gassed!
Filipovic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Franpsycho connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Filipovic scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Franpsycho lands a really nice looking cross but Filipovic seems unphased.
Franpsycho is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic throws a sloppy head kick
and Franpsycho counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Filipovic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Franpsycho lands a nice shot to the body.
Franpsycho smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Franpsycho connects with a nice looking jab.
Franpsycho connects with a body shot that sends Filipovic's belly button to the back.
Franpsycho connects with an inside leg kick.
Franpsycho throws a good cross that connects.
Franpsycho lands a nice shot that snaps Filipovic's head back.
Franpsycho punishes Filipovic's body with a nice straight punch.
Franpsycho throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Filipovic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franpsycho lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That has opened up Mirko Filipovic's cut even more.
Franpsycho is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Franpsycho throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Filipovic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Franpsycho connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franpsycho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Filipovic misses with a double jab
and Franpsycho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Franpsycho fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Filipovic is out of range.
Filipovic misses the jab.
Franpsycho throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Franpsycho uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Filipovic has time to react.
Franpsycho digs a good body shot into Filipovic's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franpsycho lands a nice looking body shot.
Filipovic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Filipovic checks a leg kick.
Filipovic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Franpsycho lands a jab.

The cut above Mirko Filipovic's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Franpsycho throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Filipovic on the side of the head.
Filipovic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Franpsycho paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Franpsycho cracks Filipovic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

San Franpsycho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mirko Filipovic's cut.
That's time! Franpsycho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Franpsycho clinches with his opponent.
Filipovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short uppercut from Franpsycho.
A nice right hand lands inside from Franpsycho.
Franpsycho lands a hook that snaps the head of Filipovic backwards.
Filipovic is trying to break the clinch but Franpsycho has him pressed against the cage.
Filipovic is trying to break free.
Filipovic is trying to push Franpsycho away but Franpsycho has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Still in the clinch, Franpsycho scores with a nice short uppercut.
Franpsycho slows down the pace here.
A right hand to the body from Franpsycho.
Filipovic is breathing heavily.
A frustrated look appears on Filipovic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Filipovic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Franpsycho is leaning against Filipovic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Filipovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Filipovic wants to break free but Franpsycho has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Franpsycho works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Franpsycho lands a body punch.
Franpsycho is stalling here.
Franpsycho lands a hook to the side of the head.
Filipovic misses with some punches.
Franpsycho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Filipovic can do to turn this around?
Franpsycho lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Franpsycho.
Franpsycho holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Franpsycho lands with a left to the head.
Filipovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Filipovic throws a head punch that misses.
Franpsycho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Franpsycho lands a body shot.
Franpsycho lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Franpsycho.
A frustrated look appears on Filipovic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Franpsycho effectively controlling the action here.
Franpsycho lands a right hand.
Filipovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Franpsycho lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Franpsycho creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Filipovic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Franpsycho 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.
Filipovic working hard to break the clinch.
Franpsycho has Filipovic pushed against the cage.
Filipovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franpsycho lands a body punch in the clinch.
Franpsycho just leaning against Filipovic, taking a breather.
Filipovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Franpsycho digs a right hand underneath Filipovic's ribcage. Filipovic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Franpsycho blocks an uppercut.
Filipovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Franpsycho lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Franpsycho - that landed with a thud.
Filipovic is trying to force a seperation but Franpsycho has the dominant position.
Franpsycho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Franpsycho.
Franpsycho keeps control of Filipovic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Franpsycho.
Franpsycho is leaning against Filipovic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Franpsycho digs a right hand underneath Filipovic's ribcage. Filipovic let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franpsycho stalls.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Franpsycho for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Filipovic can't break the clinch.
Filipovic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short uppercut from Franpsycho.
Filipovic dodges an elbow strike from Franpsycho.
Nice body punch from Franpsycho.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Franpsycho working Filipovic over with knees to the body.
Franpsycho pushes Filipovic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Franpsycho lands a nice shot to the body.
Franpsycho lands with a short shot to the head.
Franpsycho lands a nice uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Franpsycho.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

San Franpsycho dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mirko Filipovic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Franpsycho ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Franpsycho goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Franpsycho scores with a one two! Filipovic had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Franpsycho throws a shot to the body.
Franpsycho pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Filipovic back to the cage. Franpsycho follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Mirko Filipovic's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Filipovic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Filipovic throws a combination that misses
and Franpsycho counters with a left to the body.
Franpsycho scores with a jab to the body.
San Franpsycho is winning the standup battle so far.
Filipovic misses with a hook
and Franpsycho counters with a stiff right hand.
Filipovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Filipovic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Franpsycho throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franpsycho with a hook.
Franpsycho moves in looking to clinch but Filipovic pushes him off.
Filipovic throws a sloppy head kick
and Franpsycho counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mirko Filipovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Filipovic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Franpsycho is looking to clinch but Filipovic is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by Franpsycho.
Franpsycho cracks Filipovic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Filipovic wants to slow Franpsycho down by chopping away at his legs.
Franpsycho throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Franpsycho takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mirko Filipovic's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). San Franpsycho!