PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Fillipovitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Taylor
vs
Fillipovitch

185 cm
27
202 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

185 cm
24
222 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry

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 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mirko Fillipovitch!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor misses with a body shot.
Taylor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taylor loads up on a big right hand but Fillipovitch slips the punch.
Fillipovitch looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fillipovitch throws a right hand that misses
and Taylor counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Taylor misses with a body shot.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Taylor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Taylor loads up on a big right hand but Fillipovitch slips the punch.
Taylor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fillipovitch ducks under a wild hook from Taylor.
Fillipovitch throws a looping overhand right but Taylor ducks down to avoid it.
Taylor lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor defending well as Fillipovitch loads up on a big left hand.
Fillipovitch attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Taylor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fillipovitch looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fillipovitch gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Taylor moves out of range of the strikes.
Fillipovitch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taylor throws a body punch but Fillipovitch moves out of range.
Taylor slips a straight right by Fillipovitch.
Fillipovitch throws an off balance right hand
and Taylor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab by Fillipovitch.
Fillipovitch tries to land a front kick but Taylor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Taylor connects with a looping right hand.
Taylor moves in looking to clinch but Fillipovitch pushes him off.
Fillipovitch connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Taylor misses with an uppercut.
Taylor slips under a jab from Fillipovitch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fillipovitch throws a leg kick which misses Taylor's front leg but catches the back leg as Taylor tries to avoid it.
Shane Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor moves out of range as Fillipovitch throws a body kick.
Taylor looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Taylor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Taylor moves out of range as Fillipovitch throws a body kick.
Fillipovitch walks into a straight right hand from Taylor.
Taylor looks to land a left hand but Fillipovitch moved out of range nicely.
Fillipovitch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taylor.
Fillipovitch scores with a spinning back kick!
Fillipovitch tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Taylor connects with the punch.
Fillipovitch tried to score with a low kick but Taylor checks it.
Fillipovitch tries to land a front kick but Taylor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fillipovitch misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fillipovitch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fillipovitch misses with a body kick.
Taylor checks a leg kick.
Fillipovitch wants to clinch up but Taylor keeps it at a distance.
Fillipovitch slips under a jab.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fillipovitch.
Fillipovitch cracks the inside of Taylor's front leg.
Taylor lands a jab to Fillipovitch's midsection.
Fillipovitch throws a leg kick
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
Fillipovitch misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Fillipovitch does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Fillipovitch misses.

Taylor gets tackled into the cage by Fillipovitch. Fillipovitch maintains the clinch.
Taylor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Taylor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fillipovitch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor tries a body shot but Fillipovitch blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor throws a punch but it's blocked by Fillipovitch.
Taylor is looking to break free of the clinch but Fillipovitch has double underhooks.
Fillipovitch has a couple of punches blocked by Taylor.
Taylor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fillipovitch struggles to land a body shot inside as Taylor controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Fillipovitch fails to land.
Taylor cracks Fillipovitch with a nice body shot.
Taylor can't find room to land a body shot as Fillipovitch controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Taylor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Taylor tries to work over Fillipovitch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taylor tries to throw a body punch but Fillipovitch avoids it by throwing Taylor back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor lands with a short shot to the head.
Fillipovitch misses with the head strike.
Taylor is working Fillipovitch over against the cage.
Fillipovitch misses with a punch to the body.
Fillipovitch misses with a punch on the inside.
Taylor struggles to land a body shot inside as Fillipovitch controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Shane Taylor will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Taylor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Taylor checks a leg kick.
Fillipovitch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fillipovitch slips under a jab from Taylor.
Fillipovitch misses with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Taylor. Those never looked like landing.

Fillipovitch forces Taylor back against the cage and clinches.
Taylor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Taylor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fillipovitch backwards.
Taylor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fillipovitch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taylor's elbow.
Fillipovitch is leaning against Taylor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fillipovitch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fillipovitch blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Fillipovitch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taylor.
Taylor tries to work over Fillipovitch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fillipovitch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taylor's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taylor.
Fillipovitch tries to work over Taylor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taylor scores with a shot to the side of Fillipovitch's head.
Taylor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Taylor presses Fillipovitch against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fillipovitch working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taylor.
Fillipovitch lands a hook that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Taylor misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Fillipovitch.
Fillipovitch has a couple of punches blocked by Taylor.
Taylor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fillipovitch works on Taylor's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fillipovitch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Taylor.
Taylor blocks a body shot from Fillipovitch.
Fillipovitch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fillipovitch swings wildly with an uppercut but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor tries a body shot but Fillipovitch blocks it.
Mirko Fillipovitch seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fillipovitch tries a body shot but Taylor blocks it.
Taylor misses with a punch on the inside.
Fillipovitch is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Taylor is keeping busy.
Fillipovitch lands a right hand that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
A shot in the inside from Taylor.
Taylor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Taylor breaks the clinch.
Fillipovitch tries to land a leg kick but Taylor saw it coming and moves away.
Fillipovitch fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Taylor checks it well.
Taylor keeps the fight on the outside.
Taylor avoids the body shot from Fillipovitch.
Fillipovitch pivots, looking for a leg kick but Taylor is out of range and Fillipovitch settles back down.
Taylor misses with an uppercut. Fillipovitch saw that one coming.
Taylor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fillipovitch.
Taylor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fillipovitch throws a push kick but Taylor slaps the foot to one side.

Fillipovitch moves into range and clinches up with Taylor.
Fillipovitch wants to break the clinch but can't.
Taylor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fillipovitch's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fillipovitch.
Taylor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Fillipovitch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fillipovitch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taylor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fillipovitch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fillipovitch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taylor circles away quickly and effectively.
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.

Taylor tries to keep at a distance but Fillipovitch has taken the fight into the clinch.
Taylor struggles to land a body shot inside as Fillipovitch controls his hands.
Fillipovitch misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fillipovitch.
Fillipovitch throws a punch but it's blocked by Taylor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fillipovitch misses with a punch on the inside.
Taylor can't find room to land a body shot as Fillipovitch controls the action.
Taylor lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Fillipovitch scores with a nice short uppercut.
Taylor works on Fillipovitch's body with a couple of short punches.
Taylor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fillipovitch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fillipovitch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fillipovitch misses with a punch on the inside.
Fillipovitch lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Taylor.
Taylor can't find room to land a body shot as Fillipovitch controls the action.

Taylor manages to break the clinch.
Mirko Fillipovitch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fillipovitch lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fillipovitch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Fillipovitch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some bone on bone action there as Taylor checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A big left from Taylor misses.
A leg kick checked by Taylor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko Fillipovitch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Taylor has Fillipovitch up against the cage in a clinch.
Fillipovitch takes a shot to the head.
Taylor scores with a shot to the side of Fillipovitch's head.
A short uppercut from Fillipovitch.
Taylor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fillipovitch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fillipovitch lands a right hand that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
A short right from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a punch on the inside.
Taylor lands with a left to the head.
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!
Taylor gets through Fillipovitch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Taylor lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Fillipovitch is rocked!

Taylor breaks the clinch.
Fillipovitch is still on wobbly legs! Can Taylor finish him?
Taylor throws an overhand right that lands on Fillipovitch's shoulder, as Fillipovitch tries to avoid the shot.
Fillipovitch seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice shot by Taylor.
Fillipovitch tries to clinch up.
Fillipovitch looks for the body kick but Taylor saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fillipovitch throws out the jab.
Taylor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fillipovitch on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fillipovitch throws out a leg kick but Taylor moves out of range and Fillipovitch only half commits.
A big left from Taylor misses.
Taylor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fillipovitch's hands.
Fillipovitch connects with a solid leg kick.
Fillipovitch lands a jab.
A jab from Taylor finds it's way through Fillipovitch's defenses.
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fillipovitch manages to avoid it.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Fillipovitch! Taylor is out on his feet! Fillipovitch rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Taylor is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Taylor is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mirko Fillipovitch!
During a confident post fight interview, Mirko Fillipovitch thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.