PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Smith
vs
Filipovic

185 cm
23
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
213 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mirko Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - Filipovic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Filipovic. No joy for Smith on that attempt.
Filipovic throws a head kick that Smith semi-blocks.
Filipovic's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Filipovic duly obliges.

It looks like Phil Smith has been cut.
Filipovic scores with a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Filipovic as Smith shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Filipovic lands a head kick!
Filipovic lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Filipovic lands a hook that stumbles Smith back into the cage. Filipovic follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Smith to the canvas! Filipovic pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Smith has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mirko Filipovic!