PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Fillipovitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mickey Rodriguez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rodriguez
vs
Fillipovitch

190 cm
31
215 lbs
21 - 9 - 0

185 cm
24
221 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry

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 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mickey Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mirko Fillipovitch!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Rodriguez does no damage.
Rodriguez misses with a wild body shot.
Fillipovitch scores with a decent looking hook.
Fillipovitch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fillipovitch connects with an inside leg kick.
Fillipovitch misses the shot to the body.
Fillipovitch moves out of range of the strikes.
Fillipovitch takes a swing at Rodriguez's ribcage but misses.
Fillipovitch throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rodriguez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fillipovitch on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fillipovitch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Fillipovitch scores with the left hand. Rodriguez knows he should have avoided that one.
Rodriguez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fillipovitch misses with a body kick.
Fillipovitch lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fillipovitch avoids the body shot from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez takes a swing at Fillipovitch's ribcage but misses.
Fillipovitch throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rodriguez walks into a straight right hand from Fillipovitch.
Rodriguez takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Fillipovitch rushes Rodriguez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Fillipovitch.
Fillipovitch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fillipovitch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rodriguez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fillipovitch lands a nice uppercut.

Rodriguez manages to break the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fillipovitch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fillipovitch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A punch combination from Fillipovitch misses.

Fillipovitch gets a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Rodriguez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fillipovitch lands a nice uppercut.

Fillipovitch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rodriguez swinging wildly here.

Fillipovitch forces Rodriguez back against the cage and clinches.
Fillipovitch struggles to land a body shot inside as Rodriguez controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rodriguez.
Fillipovitch misses with a punch on the inside.
Rodriguez tries to break free but Fillipovitch pushes him back against the cage.
Fillipovitch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rodriguez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fillipovitch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fillipovitch lands a nice uppercut.
Fillipovitch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez takes a shot to the head.
Fillipovitch avoiding damage as Rodriguez throws knees to the body.
Rodriguez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rodriguez is trying to push Fillipovitch away but Fillipovitch has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fillipovitch lands a body punch.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fillipovitch lands with a light punch inside.

Rodriguez is rocked!
Fillipovitch swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Rodriguez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rodriguez blocking some punches.
Fillipovitch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rodriguez seems to have got his legs back now.
Fillipovitch lands with a right to the head.
Fillipovitch tries a body shot but Rodriguez blocks it.
A hook to the body from Fillipovitch.
Nice body punch from Fillipovitch.
Fillipovitch pushes Rodriguez against the cage. Fillipovitch is working some dirty boxing. Fillipovitch pushes off with a quick right hook! Rodriguez goes down! Rodriguez tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Fillipovitch moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mirko Fillipovitch!
An out of breath Mirko Fillipovitch thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.