PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drokov Slayveski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filipovic comes to the cage accompanied by Wild Boys. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Filipovic
vs
Slayveski

188 cm
22
234 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

196 cm
18
255 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Poweful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mirko Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Drokov Slayveski!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slayveski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Filipovic as he avoids it easily.
Slayveski avoids the head kick by Filipovic.
Slayveski takes a kick to the side of the head.
Filipovic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Filipovic throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Slayveski's head.
Nice sprawl there from Filipovic as Slayveski shoots in.

Filipovic instigates a clinch.
Filipovic prevents the takedown attempt.
Mirko Filipovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drokov Slayveski.
Slayveski tries for a takedown. No joy.
Filipovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slayveski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Filipovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slayveski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Filipovic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Filipovic landing knees to the body.
Slayveski looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayveski wants a takedown but no success here.

Filipovic breaks the clinch.
Filipovic connects with a high kick.
Slayveski has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Filipovic.
Filipovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Filipovic, right into the meat.
Filipovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Slayveski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Filipovic connects with a body shot.
Slayveski takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Filipovic feints and then cracks Slayveski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Slayveski down.
Filipovic throws out a loose jab but Slayveski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Filipovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Filipovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Filipovic pushes Slayveski away with a front kick.

Filipovic darts in and clinches Slayveski up against the cage.
Filipovic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Filipovic landing knees to the body.
Slayveski takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Drokov Slayveski has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayveski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Filipovic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Filipovic breaks from the clinch.
Filipovic lands with a nice body kick.
Filipovic scores with a head kick.
Filipovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Filipovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slayveski throws out the jab.
Nice sprawl there from Filipovic as Slayveski shoots in.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Slayveski. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Filipovic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Filipovic closes the distance and clinches.
Filipovic lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Filipovic.

Filipovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Filipovic.
Mirko Filipovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Filipovic tries to clinch but Slayveski is having none of it.
Filipovic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Slayveski's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko Filipovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Drokov Slayveski's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Slayveski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Filipovic can pounce on him.
Good leg kick by Filipovic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A good leg kick by Filipovic.
Filipovic tries to clinch there but Slayveski circles away.
Filipovic throws a hook but Slayveski blocks it.
Mirko Filipovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filipovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Filipovic takes the fight into the clinch.
Slayveski is breathing heavily.
Filipovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slayveski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Filipovic breaks the clinch.
Filipovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Slayveski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Filipovic moves into the clinch successfully.
Filipovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slayveski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Filipovic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Filipovic scores a nice knee to the body.
Filipovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slayveski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Filipovic lands an elbow just above Slayveski 's eye.
Filipovic scores a nice knee to the body.
Filipovic landing knees to the body.
Slayveski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Filipovic.

Filipovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Filipovic feints and then cracks Slayveski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Slayveski down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Filipovic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Filipovic lands a head kick. Slayveski smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Filipovic instigates a clinch.
Mirko Filipovic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Filipovic.
Filipovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Filipovic.

Filipovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Filipovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slayveski can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slayveski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A solid body kick from Filipovic.
Slayveski takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Filipovic lets loose with a powerful body kick. Slayveski will feel that in the morning.
Filipovic tries to clinch up.

Filipovic pushes Slayveski up against the cage in a clinch.

Filipovic breaks from the clinch.
Filipovic throws a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slayveski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Filipovic pinned against the cage. Filipovic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Slayveski has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Filipovic.
Filipovic connects with a high kick.

Filipovic clinches up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Filipovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slayveski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Filipovic.
Slayveski throws a body punch but Filipovic moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko Filipovic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Drokov Slayveski's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Filipovic misses with a hook. Slayveski ducked under it nicely.
Slayveski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Slayveski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Filipovic as he avoids it easily.
Filipovic tries to clinch up but Slayveski circles away and keeps his distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Filipovic.
Slayveski avoids the head kick by Filipovic.
Mirko Filipovic is winning the standup battle so far.

Filipovic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Slayveski, pushing him back against the cage.
Slayveski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Slayveski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Filipovic pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Filipovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slayveski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Filipovic leaning against his opponent.

Filipovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Filipovic cracks the inside of Slayveski's front leg.
Filipovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Slayveski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Slayveski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Filipovic pinned against the cage. Filipovic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mirko Filipovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drokov Slayveski.
Filipovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic tries to clinch there but Slayveski circles away.
Filipovic lands a high kick!
Filipovic is looking to clinch but Slayveski is avoiding it.

Filipovic pushes Slayveski up against the cage in a clinch.

Filipovic breaks from the clinch.
Filipovic lands with a kick to the temple. Slayveski shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A nice leg kick lands there from Filipovic.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayveski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Filipovic can pounce on him.
Slayveski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Filipovic swivels and escapes.
Slayveski steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Filipovic. That one must have hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Filipovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Filipovic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Slayveski, pushing him back against the cage.
Slayveski takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Filipovic.

Filipovic breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Filipovic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Filipovic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Filipovic lands a nice elbow.

Filipovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Filipovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drokov Slayveski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mirko Filipovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Filipovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Slayveski's sensitive parts.
Filipovic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body kick from Filipovic.
Filipovic lands a head kick. Slayveski smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mirko Filipovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Filipovic 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:24
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:24
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirko Filipovic!