PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alak Aksornpan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aksornpan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Thai National Anthem - . Alak Aksornpan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michal Filipovic's chin.

Aksornpan
vs
Filipovic

185 cm
26
195 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

186 cm
24
195 lbs
8 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alak Aksornpan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michal Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Filipovic.
Aksornpan dodges the punch combination from Filipovic.
Filipovic misses with a head kick.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Filipovic checks a leg kick nicely.
Filipovic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Aksornpan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Filipovic looks for the body kick but Aksornpan saw that one coming.
Filipovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Filipovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Aksornpan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Aksornpan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Filipovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Filipovic.
Filipovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aksornpan fails to land with a series of punches.
Filipovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aksornpan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Filipovic misses with a body kick.
Aksornpan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aksornpan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Filipovic throws a head kick but Aksornpan moves out of range.
Filipovic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Aksornpan misses with a two punch combination.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Filipovic has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Aksornpan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Filipovic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Filipovic attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Filipovic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A swing and a miss from Filipovic.
Filipovic throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Alak Aksornpan has been cut.
Filipovic tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aksornpan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Filipovic lands a high kick!
Aksornpan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses.
Filipovic avoids the head kick by Aksornpan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Aksornpan's head.
Aksornpan throws a head kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Aksornpan.
Michal Filipovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aksornpan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aksornpan moves out of range as Filipovic throws a body kick.
Michal Filipovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Filipovic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aksornpan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Aksornpan avoids the head kick by Filipovic.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Aksornpan misses.
Filipovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Filipovic missing with a left hand there. Aksornpan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aksornpan avoids the head kick by Filipovic.
Filipovic looks winded!
Filipovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aksornpan circles away quickly and effectively.
Filipovic is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Aksornpan.
Aksornpan dodges the punch combination from Filipovic.
Filipovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aksornpan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Filipovic lands a head kick!
A shot to the liver by Aksornpan. Beautiful body shot.
Aksornpan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Filipovic is able to avoid easily.
Aksornpan lands a jab-cross combination.

Oooooh!!! Aksornpan has knocked Filipovic down with a huge combo! Aksornpan steps away and waves a wobbly Filipovic back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Filipovic is rocked!

It looks like Michal Filipovic has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aksornpan Throws a clean left jab. Aksornpan Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Filipovic's chin! Filipovic crumbles to the ground and Aksornpan follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Aksornpan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alak Aksornpan!
After the fight, Alak Aksornpan was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.