PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uasay Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirkko Fillipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Almeida comes into the arena with Vater Unser blaring out of the sound system. Uasay Almeida has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Almeida
vs
Fillipovic

198 cm
22
255 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Nemesis Cage Clothing
Win Nutritional - proof of quality

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uasay Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mirkko Fillipovic!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almeida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Almeida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Almeida throws a right hand that Fillipovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Fillipovic also avoids with ease.
Fillipovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Almeida closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Mirkko Fillipovic has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fillipovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Almeida throws a nice looking combination but Fillipovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab from Almeida.
Fillipovic tries to clinch up.
Almeida swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Almeida misses with a two punch combination.
Almeida misses with the combination.

Fillipovic has managed to clinch.
Fillipovic tries for a takedown but Almeida manages to get underhooks.

Fillipovic jumps guard and drags Almeida to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Almeida would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fillipovic wants to stand but Almeida is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida wanted to stand there but Fillipovic had control of the position.

Almeida decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Fillipovic, up you get!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fillipovic slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Almeida throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fillipovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fillipovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fillipovic tries for a takedown but Almeida sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Almeida thows a body shot but no joy.
Uasay Almeida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Almeida lands a nice looking body shot.
Almeida throws a right and a left that Fillipovic avoids nicely.
Almeida scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Almeida bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fillipovic's head.
Almeida blocks a head kick by Fillipovic.
Almeida fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fillipovic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fillipovic looks gassed!
Almeida throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Almeida misses with the combination.
Fillipovic is looking to clinch but Almeida is avoiding it.
Almeida scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Almeida scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That has opened up Mirkko Fillipovic's cut even more.
Almeida fails to land with a series of punches.
Almeida connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fillipovic. Fillipovic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Almeida fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida tries to bum rush Fillipovic with a series of wild strikes but Fillipovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Almeida throws a series of punches but Fillipovic avoids them all with ease.
Fillipovic is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Almeida.
Almeida looks to land a combination. Fillipovic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Almeida with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fillipovic walks into a jab.
Almeida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Almeida throws a right and a left that both miss.
Almeida keeps the fight on the outside.
Almeida takes a swing at Fillipovic's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Almeida.
Almeida is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fillipovic misses with a head kick.
Almeida throws a series of punches but Fillipovic avoids them all with ease.
Fillipovic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Almeida tries to avoid it but Fillipovic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Almeida to the ground. Almeida escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Uasay Almeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mirkko Fillipovic.
Fillipovic lands a head kick!
Fillipovic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Almeida defends it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fillipovic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Almeida scores with a sloppy right hand. Fillipovic should have avoided that one.
Almeida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Almeida scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fillipovic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fillipovic there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fillipovic needs to keep his hands up - Almeida had a free shot at his head there.
Fillipovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Almeida.
Almeida throws a right and a left that Fillipovic avoids nicely.
Fillipovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Almeida.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fillipovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fillipovic moves in looking to clinch but Almeida pushes him off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Almeida throws a right hand that Fillipovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Fillipovic also avoids with ease.
Fillipovic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Almeida pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fillipovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Almeida.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uasay Almeida dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mirkko Fillipovic's cut.
That's time! Almeida's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Almeida swats away the attempt to clinch by Fillipovic.
A punch combination from Almeida misses.
Almeida looks to land a combination but Fillipovic avoids it well.

Fillipovic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fillipovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Almeida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Almeida is trying to break the clinch but Fillipovic has him pressed against the cage.
Fillipovic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Fillipovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Almeida throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fillipovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Almeida pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fillipovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Almeida circles away quickly and effectively.
Fillipovic tries to clinch there but Almeida circles away.
Almeida throws a good cross that connects.
Almeida stuffs the takedown.
Uasay Almeida is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Almeida swats away the attempt to clinch by Fillipovic.
Fillipovic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Almeida misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fillipovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Almeida stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Almeida wants it to stay on the feet.
Fillipovic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Almeida is fending him off so far but Fillipovic persists. Nope, Almeida circles away and we're back to standing.
Uasay Almeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mirkko Fillipovic.
Fillipovic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Almeida throws a left and a right that both miss

and Fillipovic counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fillipovic lands an elbow that stopped Almeida in his tracks for a moment.

Fillipovic manages to break the clinch.
Almeida cracks a nice hook into Fillipovic's ribs.
Jab from Almeida.
Fillipovic dodges the punch combination from Almeida.
Almeida scores with a three punch combo!
A nice combination there by Almeida.
Fillipovic slips a jab and a cross from Almeida.
A jab from Almeida misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida scores with a three punch combo!
Almeida scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fillipovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fillipovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Almeida throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fillipovic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Almeida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fillipovic can do to turn this around?
Almeida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fillipovic manages to avoid it.
Almeida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fillipovic moves in looking to clinch but Almeida pushes him off.
Fillipovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Almeida circles away.
A nice combination there by Almeida.

The cut above Mirkko Fillipovic's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Almeida avoids the head kick by Fillipovic.
Fillipovic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Almeida throws a right and a left that both miss.
Almeida stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Almeida wants it to stay on the feet.
Almeida lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Good exchange - Almeida coming out on top.
Fillipovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Almeida just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fillipovic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Almeida avoids it really well and circles away.
Fillipovic is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Almeida.
Almeida throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fillipovic tries to clinch there but Almeida circles away.
Almeida misses with a double jab.
Almeida smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fillipovic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fillipovic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Almeida scores with a hook.
Almeida throws a series of punches but Fillipovic moves out of range.
Fillipovic slips a jab and a cross from Almeida.
Almeida misses with a looping left.
Fillipovic tries to clinch up.
Almeida sizes up Fillipovic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fillipovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circle momentarily. Almeida darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Almeida misses.
Almeida is working the combinations to good effect here.

Fillipovic gets a clinch.
Almeida wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fillipovic misses with a knee to the head.

Fillipovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fillipovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fillipovic avoids the body shot from Almeida.
Uasay Almeida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Almeida circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fillipovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Almeida circles away.
Fillipovic wants to clinch.
Fillipovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Almeida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fillipovic tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Almeida scores with a one two! Fillipovic had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Almeida misses with a two punch combination.
Fillipovic is looking to clinch but Almeida is avoiding it.
Almeida lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fillipovic circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uasay Almeida dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mirkko Fillipovic's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Almeida misses with a combination

and Fillipovic counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Almeida!
Fillipovic won't let Almeida get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Almeida trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fillipovic wants to control the pace but Almeida is squirming around nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fillipovic content just to control the position here.
Almeida is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fillipovic trying to control but Almeida is having none of it.
Fillipovic controlling from the full mount.
Almeida is trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fillipovic looking to control but Almeida is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Almeida on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Almeida tries to get out of the position.
Fillipovic might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Almeida kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Almeida is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fillipovic looking to control but Almeida is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Despite being in the dominant position, Mirkko Fillipovic just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Fillipovic closes the distance and clinches.
Almeida wants to get back to striking at distance but Fillipovic won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fillipovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Almeida's defenses.
Almeida prevents a takedown attempt there.

Fillipovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mirkko Fillipovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Uasay Almeida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Almeida fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fillipovic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mirkko Fillipovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Almeida has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uasay Almeida!