PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mike Tyron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filipovic has chosen Duran Duran - The wild boys as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Tyron
vs
Filipovic

180 cm
22
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
31
250 lbs
7 - 12 - 0

World class boxer
Cuts easily

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Tyron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mirko Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyron misses with a body shot.
Filipovic lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tyron swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Filipovic looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Tyron lands a glancing blow to the side of Filipovic's head.
A lazy left from Tyron finds it's target.
Filipovic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tyron finds it's way round the side to connect with Filipovic's head.
Filipovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyron.
Filipovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyron tries a head kick but it misses.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyron connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tyron avoids the head kick by Filipovic.
Tyron tries a head kick but it misses.
Filipovic tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tyron will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyron connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic moves out of range of the leg kick from Tyron.
Jab from Tyron.
Filipovic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Mike Tyron has been cut.
Filipovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tyron moves in looking to clinch but Filipovic pushes him off.
Tyron avoids the head kick by Filipovic.
An attempted straight right counter from Tyron misses the target.
Tyron blocks a head kick by Filipovic.
Tyron fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Filipovic throws a head kick but Tyron moves out of range.
Tyron tries to land a front kick but Filipovic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tyron moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromFilipovic.
Tyron tries to clinch up but Filipovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Tyron stalks Filipovic and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Filipovic's face. Filipovic staggers backwards, shaken.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyron lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Filipovic circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyron throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Filipovic throws a fast counter high kick but Tyron manages to duck under it in time.
Tyron catches Filipovic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyron throws out a leg kick but Filipovic moves out of range and Tyron only half commits.
Filipovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Tyron looks to score with a jab to the body but Filipovic is just out of range.
Filipovic misses with a head kick.
Tyron tries to clinch but Filipovic is having none of it.
Tyron rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Filipovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyron cracks Filipovic with a good jab.
Tyron misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Tyron dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Tyron's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Filipovic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Filipovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tyron listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tyron is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Filipovic can do to turn this around?
Tyron misses with an uppercut. Filipovic saw that one coming.
Tyron tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Filipovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Filipovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tyron is looking to score with low kicks.
Filipovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And Tyron counters with a quick kick to the body but Filipovic blocks it.
Tyron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Filipovic.
Filipovic looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filipovic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tyron pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Filipovic back to the ropes. Tyron follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Mirko Filipovic has been cut.
Tyron scores with a push kick.
Tyron tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Filipovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick from Tyron misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tyron looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Filipovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Tyron throws out a powerful jab.
Filipovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyron was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tyron throws a hook but Filipovic avoids it easily.
Tyron scores with a sloppy right hand. Filipovic should have avoided that one.
Filipovic throws a head kick but Tyron moves out of range.
Tyron fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Filipovic misses with a head kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Tyron misses its target.
Tyron throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses.
Mirko Filipovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Filipovic ducks right into an uppercut from Tyron.
Filipovic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyron misses with a wild combination.
Filipovic throws a big counter head kick but Tyron avoids it with no problem.
Tyron blocks a head kick by Filipovic.
An inside leg kick lands from Tyron.

Filipovic looks low and kicks high, catching Tyron right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Tyron lands a nice shot that snaps Filipovic's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyron tries to work over Filipovic's front leg with a kick but Filipovic checks it.
Filipovic raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Tyron throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some bone on bone action there as Filipovic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko Filipovic takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tyron blocks a head kick by Filipovic.
Filipovic moves out of range of the body kick from Tyron.
Tyron scores with a nice head shot.
Filipovic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mike Tyron is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyron throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Filipovic looks low and kicks high, catching Tyron right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Mike Tyron is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyron lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Filipovic catches Tyron napping and cracks him with a perfect head kick! Tyron goes down! He's bigtime hurt! He's not going to make it back to his feet - the referee has called it off! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Mirko Filipovic!
Mirko Filipovic bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.