PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timo Werner (ranked 3158 p4p, 1362 weight class) and Filipo Mirkovic (ranked 323 p4p, 155 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Werner
vs
Mirkovic

195 cm
20
255
1 - 0 - 0

198 cm
20
268
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Timo Werner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Filipo Mirkovic!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Werner throws a leg kick but Mirkovic sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mirkovic lands with a straight right. Werner didn't see that one coming.

It looks like Timo Werner has been cut.

Werner forces Mirkovic back against the cage and clinches.
Werner swings wildly with an uppercut but Mirkovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mirkovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Werner blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mirkovic.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Werner.
Mirkovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Werner struggles to land a body shot inside as Mirkovic controls his hands.
Mirkovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Mirkovic tries to throw a body punch but Werner avoids it by throwing Mirkovic back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mirkovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Werner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Werner tries to work over Mirkovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mirkovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Werner working hard to break the clinch.
Mirkovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Werner's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Mirkovic.
Mirkovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Werner misses with some punches.
Werner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mirkovic blocks a body shot from Werner.

Werner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Werner forces Mirkovic back against the cage and clinches.
Mirkovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Werner.
Werner lands with a right to the head.
Mirkovic working aggressively here.
Mirkovic has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Werner seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mirkovic can turn it around.
Mirkovic lands a body shot.
Werner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Werner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mirkovic lands a nice uppercut.

Werner breaks the clinch.
Werner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Werner tries to clinch there but Mirkovic circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirkovic lands a nice shot that snaps Werner's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Mirkovic cracks Werner with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Werner looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mirkovic finish him?

Werner is rocked!
Mirkovic steps in with a hook that catches Werner right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Mirkovic follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Werner looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Filipo Mirkovic!
A victorious Filipo Mirkovic thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.