PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Lynott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filipovic comes to the cage accompanied by Duran duran - Wild Boys. Lynott is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Out in the Fields. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Filipovic
vs
Lynott

188 cm
23
240 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

198 cm
22
275 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mirko Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Phil Lynott!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynott is looking to clinch.
Filipovic throws a sloppy head kick and Lynott moves out of range easily.
Mirko Filipovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lynott tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Lynott pushes Filipovic up against the cage in a clinch.
Lynott prevents Filipovic from breaking the clinch.

Lynott breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Lynott.
Filipovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Filipovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Lynott.
Filipovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic throws a nice looking combination but Lynott bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Filipovic.
Filipovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Filipovic throws a leg kick
letting Lynott counter with a right hand.

Lynott moves into the clinch.

Lynott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Filipovic misses with a body kick.
Lynott tries to clinch but Filipovic moves out of range.
Filipovic lands with a slapping head kick.
Lynott tries to clinch up but Filipovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Lynott avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lynott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Filipovic.
Filipovic tries to land a front kick but Lynott steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lynott tries to clinch up.
Lynott tries to clinch up but Filipovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Lynott darts in trying to clinch
and Filipovic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Filipovic throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Lynott holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lynott pushes off an throws an elbow but Filipovic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lynott breaks the clinch.

Filipovic gets tackled into the cage by Lynott. Lynott maintains the clinch.

Lynott escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lynott tries to clinch there but Filipovic circles away.
Filipovic throws a sloppy head kick and Lynott moves out of range easily.

Lynott instigates a clinch.
Filipovic tries to break the clinch but Lynott is controlling the position.
Filipovic has had enough of the clinch but Lynott keeps him there for the moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lynott.

It looks like Mirko Filipovic has been cut.
Lynott lands a damaging elbow.
Lynott missing with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Lynott's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lynott escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Lynott moves into the clinch successfully.
Lynott is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Filipovic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lynott's efforts to push away.

Lynott breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lynott tries to clinch up but Filipovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Filipovic throws a sloppy head kick
and Lynott counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Lynott dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mirko Filipovic's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A head kick misses from Filipovic.
Filipovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Lynott moves out of range of the body kick from Filipovic.
A lazy body kick from Filipovic

and Lynott counters by moving into the clinch.

Lynott manages to break the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Lynott scores with a four punch combination!
A low kick from Filipovic is predictable there

and Lynott counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lynott is trying to break the clinch but Filipovic is controlling him.

Lynott breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Filipovic does no damage.
Lynott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Filipovic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Filipovic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lynott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lynott wants to clinch but Filipovic slips to the side
letting Filipovic counter with a right hand.
Filipovic looks for the body kick but Lynott saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lynott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lynott tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynott looks for a takedown but Filipovic sprawls well.

Lynott gets a clinch.
Lynott has Filipovic pressed against the cage, preventing Filipovic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Lynott breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Filipovic misses the body punch
and Lynott counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lynott blocks a low kick nicely.
Lynott avoids the head kick by Filipovic.
Filipovic throws a right hand that Lynott ducks under and follows up with a left that Lynott also avoids with ease.
Lynott throws a series of strikes that have Filipovic backpedaling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynott throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lynott connects with a leg kick. Filipovic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lynott tries to clinch up but Filipovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Lynott pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Filipovic back to the cage. Lynott follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Filipovic tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Phil Lynott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lynott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Lynott has closed the distance and engaged Filipovic in a clinch.

Lynott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lynott takes the fight into the clinch.

Lynott breaks the clinch.

Lynott gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Lynott escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Filipovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lynott tries to clinch up.
Lynott keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Filipovic.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Filipovic throws a sloppy head kick

and Lynott counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lynott.
Filipovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Lynott breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Lynott showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mirko Filipovic's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Lynott avoids the head kick by Filipovic.
Filipovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Filipovic throws a head kick but Lynott moves out of range.
Lynott tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses
letting Lynott counter with a right hand.

Lynott moves into the clinch.

Lynott manages to break the clinch.
Lynott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Filipovic.
Lynott scores with a leg kick.
Filipovic throws a lazy head kick
and Lynott counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynott fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lynott doesn't manage to clinch there - Filipovic circles away.
Lynott throws a sloppy head kick
and Filipovic counters with a nice body kick.
Filipovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Filipovic throws a head kick but Lynott moves out of range.
Filipovic throws a sloppy head kick
and Lynott counters with a two punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lynott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lynott punishes Filipovic's body with a nice straight punch.
Mirko Filipovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lynott fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Filipovic, pushing him back against the cage.

Lynott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Lynott looks to land a combination but Filipovic avoids it well.
Lynott with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Filipovic swinging wildly here.
A head kick misses from Filipovic.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lynott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lynott tries to bum rush Filipovic with a series of wild strikes but Filipovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynott misses with a wild combination.

Lynott clinches up with Filipovic and pushes him back against the cage.

Lynott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lynott tries to clinch up but Filipovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Filipovic.
Filipovic tries to land a body kick
and Lynott counters with a left to the body.
Filipovic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynott tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Filipovic finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Filipovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Phil Lynott is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lynott tries to close the distance and clinch up but Filipovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lynott misses with a double jab.
Filipovic keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lynott tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Filipovic counters with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Lynott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lynott has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Lynott!