PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cung Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filipovic has chosen Wild Boys as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Lee
vs
Filipovic

183 cm
23
210 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

188 cm
25
206 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cung Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mirko Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Filipovic throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Filipovic moved out of range nicely.
Lee explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lee throws a push kick but Filipovic slaps the foot to one side.
Filipovic throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Filipovic in his tracks.
Good leg kick by Filipovic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
Filipovic throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Filipovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Filipovic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lee's knee momentarily.
Filipovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands with a kick to the temple. Filipovic shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Filipovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lee misses with a low kick as Filipovic jumps back.
Filipovic scores with a head kick.

It looks like Cung Lee has been cut.
Filipovic moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Lee tries to bum rush Filipovic with a series of wild strikes but Filipovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lee.
Filipovic blocks a leg kick.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Filipovic is out of range.
Lee blocks a head kick by Filipovic.
Lee misses with a right hand

and Filipovic counters with a head kick that drops Lee to the mat! Lee scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee throws a nice looking combination but Filipovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A bone on bone clash there as Filipovic blocks the leg kick.
Filipovic lands a jab-cross combination.
Lee misses with a hook. Filipovic ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Lee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Filipovic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Filipovic misses with a head kick.
Filipovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Filipovic.
Lee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Filipovic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lee cracks the inside of Filipovic's front leg.
Good leg kick by Filipovic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Filipovic is out of range.
Filipovic lands a hook that stumbles Lee back into the ropes. Filipovic follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Lee to the canvas! Filipovic pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Lee has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mirko Filipovic!
A victorious Mirko Filipovic thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.