PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glover Teixeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filipovic has chosen wild boyz as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Teixeira
vs
Filipovic

189 cm
21
222 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

188 cm
27
244 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Glover Teixeira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mirko Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Teixeira gets tackled into the ropes by Filipovic. Filipovic maintains the clinch.
Teixeira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Teixeira takes a knee right on the jaw!
Filipovic with a knee to the head.
Filipovic lands an elbow that stopped Teixeira in his tracks for a moment.
Filipovic with a knee to the head.
Filipovic lands a damaging elbow.
Filipovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Filipovic breaks from the clinch.
Teixeira is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Teixeira throws a shot from downtown. Filipovic moves away and avoids it.
Filipovic ducks under a wild hook from Teixeira.
Teixeira throws an overhand right that lands on Filipovic's shoulder, as Filipovic tries to avoid the shot.
Filipovic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Teixeira has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Glover Teixeira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teixeira takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Filipovic gets a clinch.
Teixeira has had enough of the clinch but Filipovic keeps him there for the moment.
Teixeira working hard to break the clinch.

Filipovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Filipovic should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Filipovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Teixeira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Filipovic defending well as Teixeira loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Filipovic.
Filipovic throws a head kick but Teixeira moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic slips under a jab.
Filipovic looks to land a right hand but Teixeira moved out of range.
Teixeira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crunch! Filipovic slams his shin into Teixeira's torso.

Filipovic clinches up against the ropes.
Teixeira is trying to break the clinch but Filipovic is controlling him.
Filipovic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Filipovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Filipovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Teixeira circles away.

Filipovic clinches.
Filipovic working Teixeira over with knees to the body.
Filipovic lands a knee to the body.

Filipovic manages to break the clinch.
Teixeira thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Filipovic moves into the clinch.
Filipovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Filipovic lands an elbow inside.

Filipovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Filipovic ducks under a wild hook from Teixeira.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Teixeira tries to keep at a distance but Filipovic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Teixeira tries to break free but Filipovic pushes him back against the ropes.
Filipovic lands a knee to the head.
Teixeira wants to break the clinch but can't.
Filipovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Teixeira has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Filipovic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Teixeira wants to break the clinch but can't.
Teixeira takes a knee right on the jaw!
Filipovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Filipovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Teixeira takes a knee right on the jaw!
Filipovic with a knee to the head.
Filipovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Teixeira wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Filipovic has him pressed against the ropes.
Filipovic landing knees to the head.
Filipovic looks winded!
Teixeira is trying to break free.

Filipovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Teixeira.
Filipovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Teixeira thows a body shot but no joy.

Filipovic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Filipovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Teixeira's face.
Filipovic scores with a knee to the head.
Teixeira wants to get back to striking at distance but Filipovic won't allow it.
Nice elbow from Filipovic.
Filipovic scores with a knee to the head.
Teixeira takes a knee right on the jaw!
Teixeira can't break the clinch.
Filipovic with a knee to the head.
Filipovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Teixeira blocks it with crossed arms.
Teixeira has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the head but Teixeira blocks with his arms.
Filipovic keeps control of Teixeira as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Teixeira's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Teixeira looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Filipovic breaks the clinch.
Teixeira takes a kick to the side of the head.
Filipovic throws a head kick but Teixeira moves out of range.
Teixeira loads up on a big right hand but Filipovic slips the punch.
A jab from Teixeira misses.
Filipovic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
Teixeira misses with a looping left.
Teixeira lands a glancing blow to the side of Filipovic's head.
Teixeira lands with an uppercut that bounces Filipovic off the ropes and back into range.
Teixeira missing with a left hand there. Filipovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Filipovic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Filipovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Teixeira.
Teixeira connects with a nice looking jab.
Filipovic ducks under a wild hook from Teixeira.
Teixeira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Teixeira works the jab nicely.

Filipovic is rocked!
A swing and a miss from Teixeira.

Teixeira feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Filipovic sprawling to the canvas! Filipovic rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Teixeira finish him?!
Filipovic is still on wobbly legs! Can Teixeira finish him?
Teixeira is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Teixeira lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Filipovic head around and knocks him out cold! Teixeira hops onto the ropes and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Glover Teixeira!
A determined Glover Teixeira didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!