PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sandro Filcic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zagan Yehudiah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sandro Filcic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Filcic
vs
Yehudiah

178 cm
30
157 lbs
17 - 13 - 0

181 cm
27
165 lbs
20 - 10 - 1

Good takedowns
Dangerous knees
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Sandro Filcic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Zagan Yehudiah!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yehudiah wants to clinch.
Yehudiah tries to clinch but Filcic is having none of it.

Yehudiah has Filcic up against the cage in a clinch.
Yehudiah tries to stall but Filcic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Filcic connects with a knee to the head.
Yehudiah lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Filcic can't find room to land a body shot as Yehudiah controls the action.
Filcic presses Yehudiah against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yehudiah throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yehudiah controlling the action here for a moment.
Filcic missing with knees to the body.
Yehudiah lands a nice elbow.
Filcic avoids the elbow strike from Yehudiah, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yehudiah working hard to break the clinch.
Filcic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yehudiah avoids it.
Yehudiah takes a knee right on the jaw!
Filcic misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Yehudiah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yehudiah tries to clinch there but Filcic circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Filcic.
Sandro Filcic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Filcic misses.
Yehudiah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yehudiah tries to clinch there but Filcic circles away.
Filcic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yehudiah counters with a nice body kick.
Yehudiah is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filcic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yehudiah counters with a leg kick.
Yehudiah tries to close the distance and clinch but Filcic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yehudiah tries to clinch
and Filcic counters with a nice body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Filcic. Those never looked like landing.
Yehudiah tries to clinch there but Filcic circles away.

Yehudiah gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Filcic takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yehudiah.

It looks like Sandro Filcic has been cut.
Yehudiah looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yehudiah is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Filcic breaks the clinch.
A big left from Filcic misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yehudiah showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Filcic.
Filcic looks to throw the jab but Yehudiah is out of range.
Yehudiah defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Filcic.
Filcic misses with an uppercut. Yehudiah saw that one coming.
Yehudiah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Filcic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yehudiah lands a head kick!
Yehudiah throws a push kick but Filcic slaps the foot to one side.
Filcic tries to work over Yehudiah's front leg with a kick but Yehudiah checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yehudiah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Filcic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Filcic tries to land a leg kick but Yehudiah saw it coming and moves away.
Zagan Yehudiah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yehudiah doesn't manage to clinch there - Filcic circles away.
Yehudiah throws a nice outside leg kick.
Filcic keeps the fight on the outside.
Yehudiah tries a head kick but it misses.
Yehudiah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yehudiah tries to clinch but Filcic is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yehudiah fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zagan Yehudiah dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sandro Filcic's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Yehudiah wants to clinch up but Filcic keeps it at a distance.
Filcic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yehudiah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Filcic gets tackled into the cage by Yehudiah. Yehudiah maintains the clinch.
Yehudiah misses with an elbow strike.
Filcic blocks the elbow strike.
Yehudiah lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Yehudiah.

Yehudiah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yehudiah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yehudiah throws a front kick that sends Filcic stumbling back into the cage.
Yehudiah displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Filcic.
Filcic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Filcic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yehudiah throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yehudiah throws an elbow but it misses.
Yehudiah creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Filcic can't break the clinch.
Yehudiah is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yehudiah misses with an elbow strike.
Yehudiah wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Filcic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yehudiah managing to block the knees to the body from Filcic.
Filcic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Filcic avoids the elbow strike from Yehudiah, against the cage.
Yehudiah wants to break free but Filcic has control.

Yehudiah manages to break the clinch.
Filcic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yehudiah tries to clinch up.
Filcic scores with a shot to the body.
Filcic misses with a series of wild punches.
Yehudiah fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Filcic.
Filcic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yehudiah counters with a good low kick that Filcic was not able to check.
Yehudiah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Filcic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yehudiah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Filcic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zagan Yehudiah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Filcic swats away the attempt to clinch by Yehudiah.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yehudiah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Filcic paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filcic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yehudiah tries to clinch up.

Filcic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Yehudiah manages to break the clinch.
Yehudiah tries to clinch
letting Filcic counter with a right hand.
Filcic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Filcic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yehudiah's waist but Yehudiah gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Filcic off to one side.
Filcic misses the shot to the body.
Yehudiah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Filcic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yehudiah connects with a leg kick. Filcic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yehudiah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Filcic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yehudiah moves out of range as Filcic throws a body kick.
Filcic keeps the fight on the outside.
Yehudiah doesn't manage to clinch there - Filcic circles away.
Yehudiah throws a nice outside leg kick.
Filcic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Filcic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Filcic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Yehudiah counters by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yehudiah just misses with a elbow thrown towards Filcic's brow.
Yehudiah lands an elbow that stopped Filcic in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zagan Yehudiah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sandro Filcic'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!

Yehudiah wants to clinch up but Filcic keeps it at a distance.
Filcic misses with the combination.
Yehudiah showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Filcic.
Filcic swings for the body but Yehudiah moves out of range.
Sandro Filcic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yehudiah slips a jab and a cross from Filcic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yehudiah scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yehudiah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yehudiah tries to clinch up but Filcic circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yehudiah wants to clinch up but Filcic keeps it at a distance.
Filcic looks to land a combination but Yehudiah avoids it well.
Yehudiah tries to clinch there but Filcic circles away.
Filcic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yehudiah counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Filcic gets tackled into the cage by Yehudiah. Yehudiah maintains the clinch.
Yehudiah comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Filcic misses with a knee to the head.
Filcic misses with a punch to the body.
Yehudiah tries to stall but Filcic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yehudiah gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yehudiah misses with an elbow over the top.

Yehudiah manages to break the clinch.
Filcic misses with a few strikes there.
Filcic looks to land a right hand but Yehudiah moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yehudiah clinches up with Filcic and pushes him back against the cage.
Yehudiah leaning his opponent against the cage.
Yehudiah throws an elbow that misses.

Yehudiah breaks the clinch.

Yehudiah gets a clinch.
Sandro Filcic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zagan Yehudiah seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
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!
Filcic avoids a wild elbow strike from Yehudiah.
Yehudiah creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Filcic's defenses.
Filcic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yehudiah backwards.
Yehudiah lands a damaging elbow.
Filcic tries to land knees in the clinch but Yehudiah avoids the damage to the body.
Yehudiah comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yehudiah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Filcic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yehudiah rushes Filcic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Filcic tries a body shot but Yehudiah blocks it.
Yehudiah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Yehudiah breaks from the clinch.
Yehudiah wants to clinch.

Yehudiah drives through and clinches with Filcic against the cage.
Filcic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Filcic takes an elbow to the forehead.
Filcic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Yehudiah breaks the clinch.

Yehudiah moves into range and clinches up with Filcic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filcic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yehudiah blocks an uppercut.
Yehudiah throws an elbow that misses.
Yehudiah lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Filcic avoids the elbow strike from Yehudiah, against the cage.
Yehudiah lands a nice elbow.
Yehudiah comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zagan Yehudiah is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yehudiah creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Filcic's defenses.
Yehudiah throws an elbow but it misses.
Yehudiah creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Filcic's defenses.
Filcic takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yehudiah throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yehudiah lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Filcic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yehudiah creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Filcic's defenses.
Filcic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yehudiah lands an elbow inside.
Yehudiah lands an elbow inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zagan Yehudiah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yehudiah 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zagan Yehudiah!
A very excited looking Zagan Yehudiah made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.