PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kirill Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Carlson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filipovic comes to the cage accompanied by Crepitating Bowel Erosion, Carcass. Carlson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rage Against The Machine: Bulls On Parade . Jamie Carlson has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Filipovic
vs
Carlson

178 cm
30
180 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

172 cm
24
174 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

[JMFC] 160!

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 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jamie Carlson !
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Filipovic moves away.
Filipovic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Carlson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Filipovic.
Carlson misses with a two punch combination.
Carlson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Filipovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carlson dives in and grabs Filipovic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Filipovic pushes down on Carlson 's head and hops out.
Filipovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
A clash of legs there as Filipovic blocks the low kick.
Carlson misses with an uppercut
and Filipovic counters with an outside leg kick.
Carlson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carlson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carlson throws out a loose jab but Filipovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Filipovic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Carlson is out of range and Filipovic settles back down.
Filipovic attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Carlson lands a jab-cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Filipovic circles away.
Carlson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Filipovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Carlson missing with a left hand there. Filipovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carlson misses with a hook.
Carlson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Filipovic manages to avoid it.
Carlson tests Filipovic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carlson moves out of range of the leg kick from Filipovic.
Filipovic delivers a nice body kick.
Donk. Carlson catches Filipovic right on the button with a cross.
Filipovic scores with a jab to the jaw.
Filipovic throws a body kick that misses.
Filipovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carlson .

Filipovic rushes Carlson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlson jumps guard but Filipovic stands there with Carlson around his waist. Carlson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kirill Filipovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Carlson .
Filipovic misses with a knee to the head.
Filipovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Filipovic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Carlson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Carlson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Filipovic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Carlson 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. Carlson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Carlson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Carlson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Filipovic. Filipovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Filipovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Filipovic.
Carlson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Filipovic.
Filipovic scores with a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic throws a low kick but Carlson avoids it.
Carlson throws a jab when Filipovic was well out of range.
Filipovic throws out a leg kick but Carlson moves out of range and Filipovic only half commits.
Carlson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Filipovic, right into the meat.
Filipovic lands with a good body shot.
Filipovic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carlson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Filipovic cracks Carlson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Carlson misses with an uppercut. Filipovic saw that one coming.
A big right from Carlson misses.
Carlson misses the shot to the body.
Carlson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Carlson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Filipovic.
Carlson throws a body punch but Filipovic moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic scores with a kick to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Filipovic tries to clinch up.
A leg kick checked by Carlson .
Carlson looks to score with a jab to the body but Filipovic is just out of range.
Filipovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kirill Filipovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Filipovic throws a leg kick which misses Carlson 's front leg but catches the back leg as Carlson tries to avoid it.
Filipovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Carlson misses the shot to the body.
Filipovic throws the kick towards the body but Carlson avoids it.
Filipovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Carlson circles away.
Filipovic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Carlson is able to avoid easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Carlson misses the target.
Carlson throws a shot from downtown. Filipovic moves away and avoids it.
Filipovic moves in looking to clinch but Carlson pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirill Filipovic dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Carlson throws a right and a left that Filipovic avoids nicely.
Carlson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carlson scores with a nice right hand.
Carlson throws a series of punches but Filipovic avoids them all with ease.
Filipovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carlson .
Filipovic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Filipovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Filipovic throws a hook but Carlson avoids it easily.
Carlson swinging wildly here.
Filipovic throws out a leg kick but Carlson moves out of range and Filipovic only half commits.
Filipovic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Filipovic wants to slow Carlson down by chopping away at his legs.
Carlson avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Carlson throws a hook to the side of Filipovic's head but Filipovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carlson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carlson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Carlson misses with a wild combination.
Kirill Filipovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Filipovic misses with a leg kick.
Carlson missing with a left hand there. Filipovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carlson scores with a jab to the body.
Filipovic is looking to clinch but Carlson is avoiding it.

Filipovic has closed the distance and engaged Carlson in a clinch.
Carlson tries to pull guard but Filipovic won't allow it.
Filipovic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Carlson fails to pull guard.
Carlson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Filipovic just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kirill Filipovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Carlson .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic lands a damaging elbow.
Filipovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Carlson avoids the damage to the body.
Carlson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Filipovic smiles and moves away.
Filipovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Filipovic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carlson ducks under a wild hook from Filipovic.
Nice sprawl there from Filipovic as Carlson shoots in.
Filipovic scores with a leg kick.
Carlson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carlson 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Carlson misses with the combination.
Carlson throws a series of punches but Filipovic avoids them all with ease.
Carlson is breathing heavily.
Carlson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Carlson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carlson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A clash of legs there as Carlson blocks the low kick.
Filipovic is looking to slow Carlson down with leg kicks.
Carlson throws a shot from downtown. Filipovic moves away and avoids it.
Jamie Carlson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carlson walks into a left hand.
Filipovic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Carlson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Filipovic.
Carlson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Filipovic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carlson , pushing him back against the cage.
Carlson fails to pull guard.
Filipovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Filipovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Carlson 's face.

Carlson jumps into guard, dragging Filipovic to the mat.
Filipovic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic tries to free his leg and advance position but Carlson is retaining full guard.
Filipovic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Filipovic trying to control but Carlson is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Filipovic throws a strike but Carlson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Carlson stopping the sweep attempt from Filipovic.
Carlson trying to control but Filipovic is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carlson lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirill Filipovic dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Carlson looks for a takedown but Filipovic sprawls well.
Filipovic motions for Carlson to come forward. Filipovic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Carlson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Filipovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carlson .
Filipovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Carlson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Carlson throws a lazy head kick
and Filipovic counters with a stiff right hand.
Carlson tries to bum rush Filipovic with a series of wild strikes but Filipovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Filipovic misses with a straight left.
Filipovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Filipovic misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Filipovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Filipovic wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carlson .
Filipovic throws a leg kick that misses.
Filipovic clobbers Carlson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Carlson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Filipovic.
Carlson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Filipovic wants to clinch.
Carlson fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carlson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Filipovic.
Carlson moves out of range of the leg kick from Filipovic.
Carlson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Filipovic.
Filipovic moves in looking to clinch but Carlson pushes him off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Filipovic. That's going to slow Carlson down.
Filipovic throws a leg kick which misses Carlson 's front leg but catches the back leg as Carlson tries to avoid it.
Filipovic feints a jab promting Carlson to slip. Filipovic then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Carlson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Carlson thuds his right hand into Filipovic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Filipovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Filipovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Carlson misses with a takedown attempt - Filipovic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kirill Filipovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Carlson .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Filipovic, as that shot connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Carlson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Filipovic's guard.
Carlson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Filipovic controls Carlson momentarily but Carlson frees himself.
Filipovic has Carlson pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Filipovic is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Carlson cracks Filipovic with a solid left hand.
Carlson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carlson won't allow Filipovic to sweep him here.
Carlson wants to pass the guard but Filipovic is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Carlson manages to get himself to full guard.
Filipovic pushes down on Carlson 's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Filipovic is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carlson is trying to get back to full guard.
Jamie Carlson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kirill Filipovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Filipovic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27

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