PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michal Filipowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filipowicz comes to the cage accompanied by Duran Duran - The Wild Boys . Johnson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eminem - Not Afraid. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Filipowicz
vs
Johnson

186 cm
19
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
26
190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michal Filipowicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a body kick that misses
and Filipowicz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Filipowicz.
Filipowicz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Filipowicz connects with a body shot.
Filipowicz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Filipowicz ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Filipowicz is looking to counter punch.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Filipowicz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Filipowicz scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've been told by Filipowicz's head coaches at School Of Fighting that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Filipowicz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson looks to clinch
and Filipowicz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Filipowicz throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Filipowicz misses with a few strikes there.
As Filipowicz backs off Johnson throws a huge counter combo but Filipowicz manages to avoid it all.
Filipowicz misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Filipowicz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson is looking for the big counter here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipowicz misses with a looping right.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Filipowicz throws out the jab.
Johnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Filipowicz moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Filipowicz keeps it at a distance.
Johnson lands a nice looking body kick.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.

Johnson has managed to clinch.
Filipowicz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Filipowicz lands with a right to the head.
Filipowicz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Filipowicz prevents it.

Filipowicz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Filipowicz has the dominant position.
A left hand lands to the body for Filipowicz.
Filipowicz misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Filipowicz.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Filipowicz is defending well for now.
Filipowicz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Filipowicz turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Michal Filipowicz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Johnson.
Filipowicz lands a nice uppercut.
Filipowicz digs a right hand underneath Johnson's ribcage. Johnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Filipowicz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Filipowicz pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Filipowicz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Filipowicz lands a left hand.
Johnson goes for a takedown attempt but Filipowicz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Filipowicz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A low kick from Johnson is predictable there
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Filipowicz avoids a kick to the body.
Filipowicz avoids the head kick by Johnson.
A telegraphed right hand from Filipowicz misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson walks into a stiff left hand from Filipowicz.
Filipowicz throws a low kick, looking for Johnson's leg but Johnson calmly moves out of range.
Filipowicz lands a body shot.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Filipowicz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Filipowicz scores with a decent looking hook.
Filipowicz scores with a punch to the head.

Johnson is rocked!
Filipowicz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Filipowicz finish him?
Filipowicz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Filipowicz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson misses with a hook. Filipowicz ducked under it nicely.
Filipowicz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Nice body punch from Filipowicz.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Filipowicz.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Filipowicz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipowicz cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Filipowicz. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Filipowicz lands a jab to the nose.
Johnson slips a straight right by Filipowicz.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Filipowicz throws out the jab.
Filipowicz throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Filipowicz defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Filipowicz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson lands with a slapping head kick.
Filipowicz throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Filipowicz.
Filipowicz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johnson tries to clinch but Filipowicz moves out of range.
Filipowicz scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michal Filipowicz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Filipowicz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Filipowicz moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Filipowicz.
Filipowicz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Filipowicz keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Filipowicz misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson connects with an inside leg kick.
Filipowicz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Filipowicz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Johnson drives through and clinches with Filipowicz against the cage.
Filipowicz gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Filipowicz.

Filipowicz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Filipowicz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johnson defending well as Filipowicz loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Filipowicz.
Johnson walks into a stiff left hand from Filipowicz.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Filipowicz.
Filipowicz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Filipowicz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Filipowicz loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson walks into a jab.
Filipowicz takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson thumps Filipowicz with a low kick.
Filipowicz scores with a nice head shot.
Johnson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Filipowicz blocks with his arms.

Filipowicz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Filipowicz misses with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipowicz is looking to chop away at Johnson's legs.
Filipowicz throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Filipowicz looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Filipowicz throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Filipowicz misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Michal Filipowicz is winning the standup battle so far.
Filipowicz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson lands a high kick!
Filipowicz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Filipowicz.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Filipowicz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
A decent looking cross lands there for Filipowicz.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Johnson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Filipowicz throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Filipowicz circles away and keeps his distance.
Filipowicz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Filipowicz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson tries to counter with a clinch but Filipowicz shakes him off and moves away.
Johnson thuds his shin into the meat of Filipowicz's side.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Filipowicz moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson wants to clinch
and Filipowicz counters with a left to the body.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Filipowicz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johnson on the side of the head.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Filipowicz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Filipowicz lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipowicz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Filipowicz misses with a straight right.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Filipowicz looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Filipowicz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Filipowicz tries to land a leg kick but Johnson saw it coming and moves away.
That kick from Johnson tenderised Filipowicz's leg. Filipowicz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Filipowicz throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Johnson takes one to the side of the head.
Filipowicz swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michal Filipowicz dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a leg kick
and Filipowicz counters with a straight right hand.
Filipowicz lands with a nice body punch.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Filipowicz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Johnson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Filipowicz lands with a shot to the body.
Filipowicz slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Filipowicz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That kick from Johnson tenderised Filipowicz's leg. Filipowicz is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Filipowicz misses the jab.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Filipowicz.
A swing and a miss from Filipowicz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a head kick but Filipowicz moves out of range.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Filipowicz throws a low kick but Johnson moves out of range easily.
Filipowicz connects with a crisp jab.
Johnson lands a jab.
Eddie Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab from Johnson.
Filipowicz checks a low kick from Johnson.
Filipowicz lands a head shot.
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.
Johnson tries to clinch but Filipowicz is having none of it.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Filipowicz.
Filipowicz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Filipowicz.
A little feinted left hand from Filipowicz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Filipowicz blocks a leg kick.
It looked like Filipowicz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson defending well as Filipowicz loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Filipowicz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
Johnson misses with a body kick.

Filipowicz drops Johnson with a beautiful combination! Johnson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Filipowicz is looking for the KO!
Filipowicz throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Filipowicz misses the shot to the body.
Filipowicz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Filipowicz looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
Filipowicz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Filipowicz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a kick to the temple. Filipowicz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Filipowicz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson slips a straight right by Filipowicz.
Filipowicz misses with a looping right.
Filipowicz looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Filipowicz throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
A big left from Filipowicz misses.
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Filipowicz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Johnson.
Filipowicz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson lands a two punch combo.
Filipowicz drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Filipowicz misses the target.
Johnson defending well as Filipowicz loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Filipowicz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipowicz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Filipowicz slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Filipowicz avoids a kick to the body.
Filipowicz loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Filipowicz.
A swing and a miss from Filipowicz.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Filipowicz pushes him off.
It looked like Filipowicz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Filipowicz misses with a straight left.
Michal Filipowicz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson throws a jab when Filipowicz was well out of range.
Filipowicz thuds his right hand into Johnson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Filipowicz to score with a decent uppercut.
Filipowicz throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Filipowicz counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Filipowicz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Eddie Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice cross by Johnson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michal Filipowicz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Filipowicz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michal Filipowicz!
A relieved looking Michal Filipowicz thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.