PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filipovic comes to the ring accompanied by Sonne-Rammstein. Peter James will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Filipovic
vs
James

193 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

210 cm
25
270 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

Excellent boxer
Intelligent

Island Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mirko Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Peter James!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James digs a good body shot into Filipovic's ribs.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
Filipovic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
James jabs Filipovic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
James throws a series of punches but Filipovic moves out of range.
Filipovic blocks a jab.
James looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
James looks to throw the jab but Filipovic is out of range.
James misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Filipovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Filipovic throws a leg kick which misses James's front leg but catches the back leg as James tries to avoid it.
Filipovic avoids the body shot from James.
Filipovic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Peter James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Filipovic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
James misses with a body shot.
Filipovic throws the kick towards the body but James avoids it.
James swings and misses with a shot to the body
and James takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A clash of legs there as Filipovic blocks the low kick.
James throws a leg kick
and Filipovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
James wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James throws a big shot that misses.
James looks to land a left hand but Filipovic moved out of range nicely.
James thows a left - swing and a miss!
Filipovic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
James lands a nice looking body shot.
Filipovic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
James throws a right hand that Filipovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Filipovic also avoids with ease.

Filipovic closes the distance and clinches.
James misses with a body punch.
Filipovic misses with an elbow strike.
James avoids a wild elbow strike from Filipovic.
James misses with a short punch on the inside.
James wants to break free but Filipovic has control.
Filipovic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James pushes Filipovic back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
James lands a right hand that snaps the head of Filipovic backwards.
Filipovic prevents a body shot from James.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt James or not.
Nice body punch from Filipovic.
James looks winded!

James's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Filipovic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to James's calf.
James throws a looping overhand right but Filipovic ducks down to avoid it.
James misses with a looping left.
Filipovic avoids the body shot from James.
James misses with a wild body shot.
James looks to land a left hand but Filipovic moved out of range nicely.
James throws a lazy right hand but Filipovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Filipovic slips a jab and a cross from James.
A jab from James does it's job there.
Filipovic catches James with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
James is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Filipovic rather than just go for the knockout.
James misses with a wild body shot.
James throws a hook but Filipovic blocks it.
James swings for the body but Filipovic moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Filipovic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a body shot.
James throws a jab when Filipovic was well out of range.
Filipovic clobbers James with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
James thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick from Filipovic lands but James takes it in his stride.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Filipovic moves away.
Filipovic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James lands a jab to the head.
James misses with a wild body shot.
Filipovic moves away from the strike by James.
James closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Mirko Filipovic has been cut.
Filipovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from James.
Filipovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
James cracks Filipovic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Filipovic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Filipovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Filipovic slips a jab from James.
Filipovic connects with a jab.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Filipovic.
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
James misses with the combination.
James misses with a wild body shot.
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Filipovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from James.
Filipovic misses with an uppercut. James saw that one coming.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James needs to keep his hands up - Filipovic had a free shot at his head there.
Filipovic is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Filipovic avoids the body shot from James.
James misses with a body shot.
Filipovic staying out of range there.
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 Mirko Filipovic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mirko Filipovic's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

James misses with a hook.
Filipovic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by James.
A slow jab from Filipovic misses its intended target.
James swings for the body but Filipovic moves out of range.
Filipovic lands a nice hook to James's body. James takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
James swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James with a nice cross.

Filipovic pushes James up against the ropes in a clinch.
Filipovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Filipovic blocks a body shot from James.
Filipovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Filipovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
James takes a swing at Filipovic's ribcage but misses.
Filipovic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Peter James has been cut.
James is breathing heavily.

James walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Filipovic rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but James has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.

James is rocked!
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Filipovic moves away.
James is still on wobbly legs! Can Filipovic finish him?
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Filipovic.
James seems to have recovered his senses.
Filipovic throws a big shot that misses.
Filipovic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Filipovic.
Good leg kick by Filipovic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Filipovic connects with a body shot that sends James's belly button to the back.
Mirko Filipovic is winning the standup battle so far.
James takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Filipovic's corner calls for a 1-2. Filipovic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
James walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mirko Filipovic!
During a confident post fight interview, Mirko Filipovic thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.