PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Soto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Soto
vs
Filipovic

182 cm
26
189 lbs
9 - 2 - 1

186 cm
32
195 lbs
18 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Soto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Michal Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic ducks under a wild hook from Soto.
Filipovic is looking to chop away at Soto's legs.
Soto with a nice cross.

It looks like Michal Filipovic has been cut.
Soto takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Soto blocks the body kick.
Filipovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Filipovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Filipovic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Soto slips a jab and a cross from Filipovic.
Filipovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Filipovic scores with a head kick. Soto tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Filipovic scores with a head kick.
Filipovic throws a sloppy head kick and Soto moves out of range easily.
Soto clobbers Filipovic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Filipovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Filipovic fails to land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Soto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Filipovic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Filipovic is rocked!
Soto measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Filipovic! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Carlos Soto!
Carlos Soto bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.