PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henri Hasu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henri Hasu has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Hasu
vs
Filipovic

200 cm
19
275 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
23
234 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Henri Hasu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mirko Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Filipovic fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hasu sprawls well initially but Filipovic persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Filipovic takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Filipovic is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Filipovic lands strikes from half guard.
Hasu looks like he's trying to stand up.
Filipovic working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Filipovic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Filipovic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Filipovic looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Filipovic prevents Hasu from standing back up.
Filipovic not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hasu has hold of Filipovic's hands but Filipovic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Filipovic lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Filipovic lands a nice short elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasu looks like he's trying to stand up.
Filipovic drops an elbow to the side of Hasu's head.
Filipovic lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Filipovic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hasu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Filipovic working the head and body with strikes.
Filipovic moves nicely into side control.
Filipovic in side control lands a decent elbow.
Filipovic working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Filipovic in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hasu is breathing heavily.
Filipovic scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic scores with a couple of short elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Filipovic working the ground and pound from side control.
Filipovic lands some shots froms side control.
Hasu takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Filipovic landing a few strikes.
Hasu takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Filipovic lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Check out the look on Filipovic's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Filipovic lands some shots froms side control.
Filipovic in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Filipovic creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Hasu is rocked!
Filipovic lands a decent elbow from side control.
Oh Hasu is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Filipovic working the head with strikes.
Check out the look on Filipovic's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic cracks Hasu with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Filipovic lands a nice forearm strike.
Filipovic working the ground and pound.
Hasu seems to have got his legs back now.
Filipovic in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hasu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Filipovic on the ground.
Filipovic staying calm.
Filipovic cracks Hasu with a big right hand but Hasu just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Filipovic scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hasu to see if he's OK.
Filipovic scoring with punches from side control.
Filipovic scoring with punches and elbows.
Filipovic working the ground and pound from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Filipovic working the ground and pound from side control.
Filipovic working the head and body with strikes.
Filipovic grinds an elbow into Hasu's temple.
Hasu takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Filipovic landing a few strikes.
Filipovic lands a few punches from side control.
Filipovic landing strikes.
Filipovic lands a few punches from side control.
Filipovic has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Hasu!
Filipovic is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hasu can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Filipovic connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Filipovic with good strikes from the mount here!
Filipovic has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hasu's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko Filipovic dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hasu looks to land a combination but Filipovic avoids it well.
Hasu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Filipovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hasu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hasu wants it to stay on the feet.
Hasu slaps away a takedown attempt from Filipovic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fighters circling - Filipovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hasu blocks a jab.
Filipovic fails with the takedown.
Henri Hasu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mirko Filipovic.
Filipovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Hasu is just out of range.
Filipovic is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hasu misses with a series of wild punches.
Hasu throws a right and a left that Filipovic avoids nicely.
Hasu slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hasu as he jumps to the side.

Filipovic scores a takedown into full mount!
Filipovic unloads with some shots from mount but Hasu bucks and avoids them well.
Filipovic looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hasu's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Filipovic lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hasu hang on?
Filipovic looking to finish Hasu with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hasu!
Filipovic cracks Hasu with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Filipovic lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hasu is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hasu can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Filipovic is landing with some decent strikes but Hasu is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Filipovic trying to control but Hasu is having none of it.
Filipovic punishing his opponent with strikes.
Filipovic takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Filipovic raining down shots from the mount!
Hasu wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Mirko Filipovic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Filipovic landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Filipovic working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Filipovic working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Filipovic scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hasu?
Filipovic with good strikes from the mount here!
Filipovic scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Filipovic lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Filipovic putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Filipovic lands a big shot there that rocks Hasu but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Filipovic working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Filipovic fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Filipovic lands a big elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Filipovic scoring with strikes but Hasu is staying in there.
Filipovic unloading with bombs!
Filipovic with shots to the head and body - Hasu looks very uncomfortable down there.
Filipovic unloading with bombs!
Filipovic lands a heavy elbow.
Filipovic connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Filipovic dominating with strikes here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Filipovic lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Filipovic dominating with strikes here.
Hasu is bucking up trying to escape but Filipovic cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hasu is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko Filipovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Filipovic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hasu counters with a series of strikes. Filipovic will be more careful next time no doubt.
Filipovic throws a nice looking combination but Hasu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Filipovic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hasu counters with a left and a right that stings Filipovic.
Some wild striking there from Hasu.
Filipovic fails with the takedown
and Hasu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hasu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mirko Filipovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hasu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hasu moves out of range of the strikes.
Filipovic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hasu counters with a one-two to the body.
Henri Hasu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mirko Filipovic.
Hasu throws a one two combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Filipovic misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasu lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hasu misses with the combination.
Filipovic misses with a hook.
Filipovic misses with a hook to the body
and Hasu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Filipovic misses with an uppercut. Hasu saw that one coming.
Hasu misses with a series of wild punches.
Hasu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Filipovic misses with a hook to the body
and Hasu counters with a left and a right that stings Filipovic.
Filipovic shoots in looking for a takedown. Hasu tries to sprawl out of it but Filipovic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hasu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hasu misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Filipovic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Filipovic is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Filipovic has his takedown stuffed
and Hasu counters with a two punch combo.
Hasu lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hasu lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Filipovic is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hasu.
Filipovic misses with a looping right.
Filipovic throws a hook to the side of Hasu's head but Hasu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hasu looks to land a combination. Filipovic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Filipovic throws out a loose jab but Hasu uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic fails with the takedown
and Hasu counters with a two punch combo.
Hasu swinging wildly here.
Nice defenses there by Hasu.
Hasu slips a straight right by Filipovic.
Filipovic misses with a takedown attempt
and Hasu counters with a three punch combo that has Filipovic backing up. Filipovic nods at Hasu to acknowledge the strikes.
Hasu throws a right and a left that Filipovic avoids nicely.
Hasu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Filipovic backs up against the cage.
Hasu throws a right and a left that Filipovic avoids nicely.
Filipovic misses with a takedown
and Hasu counters with a three punch combo that has Filipovic backing up. Filipovic nods at Hasu to acknowledge the strikes.

Filipovic decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mirko Filipovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasu is trying to stand.
Hasu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Filipovic scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hasu is trying to stand back up but Filipovic is controlling him
Filipovic lands strikes from half guard.
Hasu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hasu tries to get out of the position.
Filipovic working over Hasu with some ground and pound. Hasu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Henri Hasu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Filipovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Filipovic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Filipovic stops Hasu from getting back to his feet.
Filipovic is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Filipovic moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Hasu.
Filipovic trying to control the action but Hasu is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henri Hasu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Filipovic has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:29

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