PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeidren Croix Crowley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Filipovic
vs
Croix Crowley

190 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mirko Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeidren Croix Crowley!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Crowley scores with a takedown into Filipovic's guard.
Filipovic wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Crowley is now in half guard.
Crowley passes to side control.
Filipovic tries to escape but Crowley is in control.
Filipovic is trying to improve his position.

Crowley working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Filipovic taking punishment in the form of punches.
Filipovic being controlled for a moment.
Crowley cracks Filipovic with a big right hand but Filipovic just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowley controls the position.
Check out the look on Crowley's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Filipovic is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crowley cracks Filipovic with a big elbow.
Crowley lands a decent elbow from side control.
Filipovic is trying to control Crowley's posture but Crowley avoids it.
Crowley is looking to take a break and control but Filipovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Crowley controlling the position from side mount.
You can see the frustration on Filipovic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic taking a bit of punishment here - Crowley scoring with strikes.
Filipovic gets back to half guard.
Crowley works his way into side control.
Filipovic tries to improve position but can't.
Crowley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Filipovic keeps working.
Crowley works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
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!
Crowley working the ground and pound.
Crowley is looking to take a break and control but Filipovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Crowley thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowley lands a decent elbow from side control.
Crowley cracks Filipovic with a big right hand but Filipovic just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Crowley wants to control but Filipovic is keeping him busy.
Filipovic is looking to regain half guard here but Crowley keeps moving and retains side control.
Filipovic is working hard here to advance position.
Crowley working the head and body with strikes.
Filipovic tries to bench press Crowley off him but Crowley keeps the position.
Crowley scoring with punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowley lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Filipovic down.

Filipovic is rocked!
Crowley trying to control the position but Filipovic is working away.
Filipovic tries to bench press Crowley off him but Crowley keeps the position.
Filipovic is breathing heavily.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Crowley's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crowley is putting a hurting on Filipovic here, landing some big shots from side control.

Filipovic throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Crowley closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Filipovic to the mat! Filipovic manages to get full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeidren Croix Crowley dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Filipovic shoots and misses

and Crowley counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Crowley passes Filipovic's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Filipovic is staying active underneath Crowley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nice strikes from Crowley there.
Crowley trying to control from half guard but Filipovic is working away.
Crowley is taking a breather. Filipovic says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Crowley frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Filipovic is desperately trying to improve his position but Crowley has a good base and remains in mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crowley lands a heavy elbow.
Oh Filipovic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Filipovic slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Filipovic seems to have got his legs back now.
Crowley passes to full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowley lands a big shot there that rocks Filipovic but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Filipovic wants to control but Crowley is having none of it.
Jeidren Croix Crowley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Filipovic takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Crowley's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeidren Croix Crowley!