PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tormund Giantsbane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giantsbane comes to the cage accompanied by Misty Mountain. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Giantsbane
vs
Filipovic

193 cm
19
264 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
19
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tormund Giantsbane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mirko Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Giantsbane misses with a low kick.

Filipovic clinches up against the cage.
Giantsbane is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Giantsbane lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Giantsbane.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Giantsbane using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Filipovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Giantsbane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Mirko Filipovic has been cut.
Filipovic lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Filipovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Giantsbane misses with a body punch.

Filipovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Giantsbane checks the leg kick nicely there.
Giantsbane tries to clinch but Filipovic moves away
and Filipovic counters with a head kick. That will keep Giantsbane thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Filipovic scores with a jab.
Jab by Filipovic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giantsbane chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Filipovic can pounce on him.
A jab from Giantsbane misses.
Giantsbane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Filipovic thows a leg kick but Giantsbane checks it
and Giantsbane counters with a leg kick.
Giantsbane throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Filipovic counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Giantsbane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Filipovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Giantsbane controls his hands.
Filipovic takes an elbow to the forehead.
Giantsbane misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Filipovic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Filipovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Giantsbane checks a leg kick.
Giantsbane keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses

and Giantsbane counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Giantsbane just misses with a elbow thrown towards Filipovic's brow.
A short right from Filipovic.
Giantsbane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Giantsbane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Giantsbane lands a body punch.
A short right from Filipovic.
Filipovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Giantsbane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giantsbane lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That has opened up Mirko Filipovic's cut even more.
Filipovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Filipovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Filipovic being controlled against the cage.
Giantsbane lands an elbow that stopped Filipovic in his tracks for a moment.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mirko Filipovic's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tormund Giantsbane!
Our winner, Tormund Giantsbane, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.