PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karyo Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Yoshida
vs
Filipovic

182 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
20
211 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karyo Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yoshida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Filipovic drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Filipovic content to stall in guard here.
Filipovic throwing strikes from guard but Yoshida blocks nicely.
Filipovic is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mirko Filipovic.
Yoshida shoots and misses

and Filipovic counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Filipovic pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karyo Yoshida. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Filipovic tightens his grip and picks Yoshida up, before dumping him to the ground. Yoshida manages to land in guard.
Filipovic sitting in guard here, content to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yoshida is on top in guard.
Yoshida wants to control from the top but Filipovic keeps moving.
Filipovic wants to get back to his feet but Yoshida is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Filipovic trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic trying to control the position.
Filipovic looks gassed!
Yoshida pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Filipovic is keeping the position for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Karyo Yoshida wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Yoshida throws a head kick that Filipovic semi-blocks.
Filipovic wants to clinch up but Yoshida keeps it at a distance.
Yoshida fails with the takedown

and Filipovic counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Yoshida's guard now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoshida wants to sweep here but Filipovic controlling him for the moment.
Filipovic wants to pass the guard but Yoshida is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic throws a big right hand that misses.
Filipovic controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Yoshida controls Filipovic momentarily but Filipovic frees himself.
Yoshida throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Filipovic tries to stand but Yoshida is controlling from the bottom.
Yoshida trying to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yoshida fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four 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.
Yoshida has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Filipovic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Filipovic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yoshida lands with a shot to the body.
Yoshida shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Filipovic but Filipovic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yoshida closes this distance looking for a takedown but Filipovic circles away.
Filipovic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yoshida.
Filipovic throws a looping overhand right but Yoshida ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Filipovic moves into the clinch.
Filipovic is trying to break the clinch but Yoshida has him pressed against the cage.
Yoshida on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko Filipovic dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Yoshida tries to clinch up.
Yoshida shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Filipovic counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Filipovic fails to pull guard.
Yoshida looking to slow down the pace here.
Yoshida fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yoshida trying to stall but Filipovic improves his position.
Filipovic changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yoshida fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Filipovic throws a sloppy head kick
and Yoshida counters with a leg kick.
Karyo Yoshida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Filipovic throws a sloppy head kick
and Yoshida counters with a three punch combo that has Filipovic backing up. Filipovic nods at Yoshida to acknowledge the strikes.
Yoshida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Filipovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Yoshida closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Filipovic tries to roll over but Yoshida keeps him under control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic trying to control from the bottom.
Yoshida wants to get back to his feet.
Filipovic trying to control from the bottom.

Filipovic actively working from the bottom here.
Filipovic is not content to let Yoshida control the position.

Yoshida is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Filipovic trying to hold on to Yoshida's head to control him but Yoshida postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Filipovic wants to get back to full guard.
Yoshida is looking to take a break and control but Filipovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Filipovic defending well though.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Yoshida shoots in and drives through. Filipovic sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karyo Yoshida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yoshida scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Filipovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yoshida shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Filipovic counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yoshida is trying to maintain the position but Filipovic is very close to passing his half guard.
Filipovic looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic is pressing down on Yoshida's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yoshida is holding on for now.
Filipovic prevents Yoshida from standing back up.

Mirko Filipovic has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
No joy there for Filipovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yoshida closes the distance looking to clinch

and Filipovic counters with a single leg into guard. Yoshida didn't expect that.
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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Yoshida fakes the leg kick and cracks Filipovic in the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Filipovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Filipovic throws a series of punches but Yoshida moves out of range.
Yoshida closes the distance looking to clinch

and Filipovic counters with a nice double leg into side control. Yoshida won't be happy with that.
Filipovic is looking to take a break and control but Yoshida is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mirko Filipovic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Filipovic controlling the position from side mount.
Filipovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yoshida manages to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic is thwarting Yoshida's attempts to control the position.
Yoshida moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Filipovic trying to stand up but can't free himself from Yoshida's guard.
Yoshida looking for a sweep. Not yet Yoshida, not yet.

Yoshida looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Filipovic is defending well. Yoshida quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Filipovic has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Yoshida celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Karyo Yoshida!