PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Allan Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Kilipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilipovic has chosen Guns N' Roses: Paradise City as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Anderson
vs
Kilipovic

193 cm
22
211 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

191 cm
23
212 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Allan Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mirko Kilipovic!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilipovic throws a nice head kick!
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kilipovic.
Kilipovic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Anderson tries to clinch but Kilipovic is having none of it.
Anderson misses with a hook to the body
and Kilipovic counters with a nice body kick.
Kilipovic lands a lovely overhand right.
Kilipovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kilipovic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kilipovic thows a body kick. Anderson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kilipovic moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilipovic throws a series of strikes that have Anderson backpedaling.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Kilipovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kilipovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Kilipovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson misses with a looping left.

Anderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kilipovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Kilipovic.
Knees to the body from Kilipovic.

Kilipovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Kilipovic lands with an overhand left.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Kilipovic slips the punch.
Allan Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kilipovic.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Kilipovic ducks down to avoid it.
Anderson takes a swing at Kilipovic's ribcage but misses.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice jab there from Kilipovic.
Kilipovic lands a leg kick that knocks Anderson off balance momentarily.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Kilipovic's shoulder, as Kilipovic tries to avoid the shot.
Kilipovic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kilipovic throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson swings widly with a right hand
and Kilipovic counters with a body kick that stops Anderson in his tracks momentarily.

That's two 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!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kilipovic. Anderson shrugs it off though.
Anderson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Anderson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Kilipovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kilipovic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mirko Kilipovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson takes one to the chin there.
Kilipovic loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Kilipovic moves away and avoids it.
Anderson blocks a jab.
Anderson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kilipovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Anderson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kilipovic shoots in and drives through. Anderson sprawls well.
Kilipovic throws a head kick that Anderson semi-blocks.
Anderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kilipovic lands a nice looking kick to the body. Anderson takes a step back to recover.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Kilipovic is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kilipovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Kilipovic misses.
Kilipovic defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
Anderson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anderson misses with a hook
and Kilipovic counters with a thumping low kick.

Anderson moves into the clinch.
Kilipovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kilipovics head.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kilipovic.
Kilipovic blocking some punches.
Kilipovic working hard to break the clinch.
Anderson takes an elbow to the temple.
Anderson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kilipovic blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Anderson as the two fighters clinch.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Kilipovic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anderson.
Kilipovic blocking some punches.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.

Kilipovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kilipovic scores with a head kick.
Anderson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kilipovic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

It looks like Mirko Kilipovic has been cut.
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kilipovic.
Kilipovic jabs at Anderson's body.
Anderson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kilipovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Anderson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Kilipovic circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko Kilipovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mirko Kilipovic's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kilipovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kilipovic looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Kilipovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Kilipovic is out of range.
Kilipovic moves away from the strike by Anderson.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kilipovic!
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Anderson misses.
Anderson tries to clinch
and Kilipovic counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kilipovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kilipovic scores with a head kick. Anderson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Anderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Kilipovic.
Anderson lands with a hook. Kilipovic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Anderson connects with a crisp jab.
Anderson scores with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilipovic throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kilipovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kilipovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kilipovic scores with a head kick.
Kilipovic lands with an overhand left.
Kilipovic throws a nice head kick!
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Kilipovic saw that one coming.
Kilipovic lands with a kick to the temple. Anderson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kilipovic throws out a loose jab but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kilipovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kilipovic shoots in looking for a takedown. Anderson tries to sprawl out of it but Kilipovic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anderson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kilipovic ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kilipovic throws a head kick that half lands.
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kilipovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kilipovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kilipovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Mirko Kilipovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Kilipovic.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kilipovic.
Kilipovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Kilipovic moves away from the strike by Anderson.
Anderson tries to clinch but Kilipovic is having none of it.
Crunch! Kilipovic slams his shin into Anderson's torso.
Anderson avoids a kick to the body.
Kilipovic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Kilipovic throws a leg kick which misses Anderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Anderson tries to avoid it.
Kilipovic throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kilipovic.
Kilipovic throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Anderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice cross by Anderson.

Kilipovic has managed to clinch.
Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kilipovic backwards.
Kilipovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anderson has Kilipovic pressed against the cage, preventing Kilipovic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Anderson is working Kilipovic over against the cage.

Kilipovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Kilipovic tries to keep at a distance but Anderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilipovic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anderson is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Anderson.

Kilipovic breaks from the clinch.
Anderson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kilipovic slips under a jab.
Anderson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kilipovic momentarily.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kilipovic is just out of range.
Kilipovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson misses with a hook.
Anderson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kilipovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Kilipovic lands a really nice looking cross but Anderson seems unphased.
Kilipovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Allan Anderson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mirko Kilipovic's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Kilipovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Kilipovic.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Kilipovic saw that one coming.
Kilipovic slips under a jab.
Anderson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kilipovic throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Kilipovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Kilipovic.
A punch lands to the side of Kilipovic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Kilipovic saw that one coming.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kilipovic is just out of range.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Kilipovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Kilipovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kilipovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilipovic scores with a spinning back kick!
Anderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kilipovic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Kilipovic circles away.
Kilipovic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice body kick there by Kilipovic.
Anderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kilipovic. Kilipovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Kilipovic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kilipovic.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kilipovic is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Anderson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Anderson is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilipovic working the ground and pound but Anderson is defending the strikes.
Anderson is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kilipovic trying to control the pace.

Kilipovic decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Kilipovic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kilipovic manages to avoid it.
Kilipovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kilipovic throws the left hand but Anderson avoids the punch easily.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Kilipovic.
Kilipovic slips a jab from Anderson.
Kilipovic misses with a head kick.
Kilipovic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice body punch from Anderson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a hook.
Anderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kilipovic.
Kilipovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kilipovic thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Anderson if he has to take too many more of those.
Kilipovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kilipovic is just out of range.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Kilipovic pushes him off.
Kilipovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kilipovic shoots in and drives through. Anderson sprawls well.
Good exchange - Anderson coming out on top.
Anderson blocks a jab.
Kilipovic throws a front kick that sends Anderson stumbling back into the cage.
Kilipovic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Kilipovic circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Anderson moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kilipovic throws an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
Kilipovic tries to break free but Anderson pushes him back against the cage.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kilipovic.
Kilipovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Anderson.
Kilipovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kilipovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Kilipovic controls the action.

Kilipovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kilipovic throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mirko Kilipovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kilipovic has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirko Kilipovic!
Mirko Kilipovic was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.