PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tucker Filkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Kos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Filkins
vs
Kos

204 cm
25
275 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

194 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tucker Filkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marco Kos!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filkins looks for a takedown but Kos sprawls well.
Kos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Filkins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kos has his takedown stuffed

and Filkins counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Filkins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kos moves into full guard.
Filkins is looking to work some ground and pound but Kos has wrist control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kos wants to stand but Filkins is controlling the position.
Filkins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Filkins thows a big elbow that misses.
Filkins throws a big right hand that misses.
Filkins throws a big right hand that misses.
Filkins lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filkins postures up and lands a big shot to Kos's brow.
Filkins has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Filkins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Filkins postures up and lands a big shot to Kos's brow.
Filkins landing with the ground and pound.
Filkins landing with the ground and pound.
Filkins is in close to Kos's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Filkins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Filkins chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Filkins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Filkins throwing strikes but missing.
Filkins connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Filkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Filkins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filkins is working Kos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Filkins is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Filkins with a nice head shot there.
Filkins works over Kos with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Filkins with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Filkins is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Filkins throwing strikes from guard but Kos blocks nicely.
Filkins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kos looks gassed!
Filkins lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Filkins connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Filkins's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Filkins is in close to Kos's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Filkins postures up and lands a big shot to Kos's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filkins scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Filkins cracks Kos with a solid left hand.
Filkins working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Filkins working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kos's head.
Filkins keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kos's head.
Kos has momentary wrist control but Filkins slips an elbow through the middle.

Filkins gets to his feet - Kos follows without any prompting.
Filkins misses with a takedown attempt - Kos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tucker Filkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Filkins.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Filkins.
Filkins dives in and grabs Kos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kos pushes down on Filkins's head and hops out.
Kos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kos shoots in looking for a takedown but Filkins manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Filkins closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kos to the mat! Kos manages to get full guard.
Filkins distracts Kos with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Filkins connects with a couple of short punches.
Filkins lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Filkins scoring with punches to the head and body.
Filkins scoring with punches to the head and body.
Filkins with a nice head shot there.
Filkins scoring with some ground and pound.
Kos has momentary wrist control but Filkins slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Filkins working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Filkins connects with a couple of short punches.
Filkins lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kos has momentary wrist control but Filkins slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tucker Filkins dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Filkins closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kos struggling a bit here.
Filkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kos can do to turn this around?
Kos takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kos on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Filkins scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kos to see if he's OK.
Filkins cracks Kos with a big right hand but Kos just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Filkins lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Filkins scoring with punches and elbows.
Filkins landing a few strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kos is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kos takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Filkins working the body and head with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filkins creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kos is breathing heavily.
Filkins scores with punches from side control.
Kos struggling a bit here.
Filkins scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kos to see if he's OK.
Filkins landing strikes.
Filkins landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Filkins is putting a hurting on Kos here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tucker Filkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Filkins scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kos to see if he's OK.
Kos takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kos taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kos is working to avoid the ground and pound but Filkins connects with a decent elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Check out the look on Filkins's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Filkins cracks Kos with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filkins working the ground and pound.
Filkins working the body and head with strikes.
Kos takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Filkins landing strikes.
Filkins working the ground and pound from side control.
Filkins cracks Kos with a big elbow.
Filkins cracks Kos with a big right hand but Kos just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Filkins scores with a couple of short elbows.
Filkins is putting a hurting on Kos here, landing some big shots from side control.
Filkins is chipping away with strikes.
Filkins cracks Kos with a big right hand but Kos just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Filkins landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Filkins advances nicely into full mount.
Filkins landing punches.
The referee warns Kos that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kos is trying desperately to improve position.
Filkins with a couple of short strikes.
Kos taking shots to the head.
Filkins landing strikes, looking to finish!
Filkins working Kos over with strikes here.
Kos is in a horrible position here. Filkins smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Filkins pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Filkins with good strikes from the mount here!
Filkins putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Filkins has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kos's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Filkins lands a nice shot to the head.
Filkins unloading with bombs!
Filkins is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kos can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filkins lands a big elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Filkins cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Filkins with shots to the head and body - Kos looks very uncomfortable down there.
Filkins is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kos can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Filkins raining down shots from the mount!
Filkins lands a big shot there that rocks Kos but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Filkins is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kos can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
BOOM! Filkins connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Filkins lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kos takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kos tries to lock up and control but Filkins gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Filkins in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tucker Filkins dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Filkins shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Filkins tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Filkins working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Filkins seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Filkins is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Filkins takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Filkins scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Filkins scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Filkins.
Kos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Filkins scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Filkins is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kos on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Filkins winds up and cracks Kos with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kos on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Filkins connects with a nice short shot to Kos's temple.
Filkins working Kos over with strikes.
Kos taking some punishment here, with Filkins in his half guard.
Kos has hold of Filkins's hands but Filkins slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Filkins is nestled in close to Kos, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Filkins is nestled in close to Kos, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Filkins connects with a nice short shot to Kos's temple.
Filkins lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Filkins seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Filkins lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Filkins looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filkins lands with a punch from half guard.
Filkins scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Filkins working the head and body with strikes.
Filkins looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Filkins connects with a nice short shot to Kos's temple.
Kos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Filkins scores with a couple of nice shots.
Filkins working Kos over with strikes.
Filkins lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Filkins working over Kos with some ground and pound. Kos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kos flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filkins drops an elbow to the side of Kos's head.
Filkins is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Filkins lands strikes from half guard.
Filkins working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Filkins working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Filkins winds up and cracks Kos with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Filkins working Kos over with strikes.
Filkins is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Filkins landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Filkins looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Filkins working the head and body with strikes.
Filkins is nestled in close to Kos, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Filkins lands with a punch from half guard.
Filkins looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Filkins scores with a couple of nice shots.
Filkins lands strikes from half guard.
Filkins lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Filkins winds up and cracks Kos with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kos taking some punishment here, with Filkins in his half guard.
Filkins scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kos has hold of Filkins's hands but Filkins slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kos on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Filkins scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Filkins takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Filkins is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Marco Kos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Filkins with a couple of short strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tucker Filkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Filkins 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tucker Filkins!