PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michal Filipowicz (ranked 1712 p4p, 260 weight class) and Mario Penzer (ranked 4177 p4p, 556 weight class). Filipowicz comes to the cage accompanied by Duran Duran - The Wild Boys . This should be fireworks!

Filipowicz
vs
Penzer

186 cm
28
195 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

180 cm
36
200 lbs
21 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michal Filipowicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mario Penzer!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipowicz works the jab nicely.
Filipowicz misses with a looping right.
Filipowicz lands with a good body shot.
Penzer slips under a jab.
Penzer replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Filipowicz blocks it well.
Penzer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Penzer lands a nice looking body shot.
Filipowicz lands a really nice looking cross but Penzer seems unphased.
Filipowicz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Penzers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Filipowicz lands with a hook. Penzer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Penzer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Filipowicz half committed to a counter leg kick.
Penzer takes a swing at Filipowicz's ribcage but misses.
Nice straight punches there by Filipowicz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Filipowicz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Filipowicz scores with a jab to the head.
Filipowicz scores with a decent looking hook.
Filipowicz misses with an uppercut. Penzer saw that one coming.
Penzer is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Filipowicz throws out a powerful jab.
Penzer moves forwards but Filipowicz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Filipowicz throws a leg kick but Penzer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Penzer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Penzer.
Penzer moves out of range of the strikes.
Filipowicz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Filipowicz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Penzer misses with a head kick.
Filipowicz throws a shot from downtown. Penzer moves away and avoids it.
Penzer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Filipowicz throws out a loose jab but Penzer uses good head movement to avoid it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Penzer blocking some punches.

Penzer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Penzer tries a head kick but it misses.
Filipowicz is looking to counter punch.
Filipowicz blocks a head kick by Penzer.
Filipowicz throwing a counter right hand but Penzer manages to avoid it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Penzer manages to break the clinch.
Penzer moves away from the strike by Filipowicz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipowicz digs a good body shot into Penzer's ribs.
Penzer throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Michal Filipowicz has been cut.
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!
Filipowicz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Filipowicz throws a jab when Penzer was well out of range.
Penzer throws a big counter head kick but Filipowicz avoids it with no problem.
Penzer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Filipowicz throws a leg kick which misses Penzer's front leg but catches the back leg as Penzer tries to avoid it.
Filipowicz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Penzer under the eye.
Penzer scores with a nice strike.
Penzer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A head kick misses from Penzer.
A quick step to the side and Filipowicz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penzer walks into a stiff left hand from Filipowicz.
Penzer fakes the leg kick and cracks Filipowicz in the body.
Penzer tries to land a body kick
and Filipowicz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Filipowicz looks to score with a jab to the body but Penzer is just out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Penzer there.
Penzer throws a nice looking combination but Filipowicz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Filipowicz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipowicz jabs Penzer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Filipowicz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Filipowicz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Michal Filipowicz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Filipowicz connects with an inside leg kick.
Filipowicz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Penzer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Filipowicz.
Penzer looks to land a right hand but Filipowicz moved out of range.

Penzer takes the fight into the clinch.
Filipowicz misses with a punch on the inside.
Filipowicz misses with a punch on the inside.
Filipowicz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Penzer's efforts to push away.
Penzer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Filipowicz lands with a right to the head.
Filipowicz lands a body punch.
Filipowicz lands a shot to the body.
Penzer looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penzer wants to break free but Filipowicz has control.
Filipowicz scores with a hook to the body.
Penzer is trying to push Filipowicz away but Filipowicz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Filipowicz lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Filipowicz on the inside.
Filipowicz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nice body punch from Filipowicz - that landed with a thud.
Filipowicz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Penzer.
Filipowicz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Penzer tries to break the clinch but Filipowicz is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Penzer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Filipowicz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Filipowicz wants to stall.

Penzer manages to break the clinch.
Filipowicz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michal Filipowicz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michal Filipowicz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Penzer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Penzer throws a lazy uppercut
and Penzer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Penzer.
Filipowicz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Filipowicz throws a good cross that connects.
Penzer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice defenses there by Filipowicz.
Filipowicz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Penzer connects with a crisp jab.
Penzer throws a lazy head kick
and Filipowicz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Penzer misses with a head kick.
Filipowicz cracks Penzer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penzer avoids a kick to the body.
Penzer misses with a wild body shot.
Filipowicz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A left lands for Filipowicz.

Penzer is rocked!
Filipowicz looks to throw the jab but Penzer is out of range.
Penzer is still on wobbly legs! Can Filipowicz finish him?
Michal Filipowicz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filipowicz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Penzer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Penzer seems to have recovered his senses.
Penzer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Penzer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Filipowicz coming out on top.
Penzer avoids the body shot from Filipowicz.
Filipowicz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Penzer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Filipowicz avoids the head kick by Penzer.
Penzer misses with a two punch combination.
Filipowicz misses the shot to the body.
Penzer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Penzer tries a head kick but it misses.
Michal Filipowicz is winning the standup battle so far.
Filipowicz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Filipowicz connects with a right hand. Penzer shakes it off.
Filipowicz misses with a head kick.
Penzer moves out of range as Filipowicz throws a body kick.
Filipowicz throws a hook to the side of Penzer's head but Penzer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Filipowicz misses its intended target.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Filipowicz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Penzer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Filipowicz looks to land a right hand but Penzer moved out of range.
Penzer throws a sloppy head kick and Filipowicz moves out of range easily.
Filipowicz lands with a straight right. Penzer didn't see that one coming.
Filipowicz throws a hook to the side of Penzer's head but Penzer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Filipowicz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Penzer.
Filipowicz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penzer avoids the body shot from Filipowicz.
A head kick by Penzer misses
and Filipowicz counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick by Penzer misses
and Filipowicz counters with a right hand to the body.
Penzer is breathing heavily.
Filipowicz connects with a leg kick. Penzer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Filipowicz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Filipowicz prevents Penzer from breaking the clinch.
Filipowicz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Penzer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Filipowicz scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipowicz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Filipowicz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Penzer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Penzer breaks from the clinch.
Penzer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Filipowicz cracks Penzer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Filipowicz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Penzer throws a head kick that misses.
Penzer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Filipowicz scores with a head kick. Penzer tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Penzer throws a sloppy head kick and Filipowicz moves out of range easily.
Penzer looks to score with a jab to the body but Filipowicz is just out of range.
Penzer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A head kick by Penzer misses
and Filipowicz counters with a stiff right hand.
Filipowicz avoids the body shot from Penzer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penzer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Filipowicz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Filipowicz.
Filipowicz catches Penzer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Penzer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Filipowicz lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Penzer falls backwards - clearly groggy! Filipowicz dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michal Filipowicz!
After winning the bout, Michal Filipowicz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.