PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hallendro Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Kidd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kidd has chosen Out of touch as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Filipovic
vs
Kidd

198 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
20
245 lbs
0 - 4 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

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 Amsterdam, Hallendro Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyson Kidd!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kidd shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Filipovic manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kidd thows a big elbow that misses.

Kidd drops back, looking for a kneebar! Filipovic looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Filipovic looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Filipovic!
Kidd can't do much from the bottom here.
Filipovic tries to stand but Kidd is controlling his head.
Kidd tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Filipovic trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kidd holds of for dear life.
Kidd wants to control but Filipovic is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic controlling from mount.
Kidd is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kidd swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Kidd is squirming around, avoiding Filipovic's attempts to control the action.
Filipovic punching from mount but Kidd doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Filipovic looking to control but Kidd is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kidd is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Filipovic tries to control but Kidd wriggling away.
Filipovic wants to control but Kidd has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Filipovic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kidd keeps working.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kidd blocks the body kick.
Filipovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kidd swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Filipovic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Filipovic wants it to stay on the feet.
Kidd shoots for a double leg takedown but Filipovic sprawls well. He's pushed Kidd's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A clash of legs there as Kidd blocks the low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Filipovic lands with a slapping head kick.
Kidd fails to land the takedown.
Hallendro Filipovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Kidd.
Filipovic leaves Kidd with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Filipovic throws a series of punches but Kidd moves out of range.
Hallendro Filipovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Filipovic.
Kidd on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Filipovic misses with a few strikes there.
Filipovic throws a sloppy head kick and Kidd moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic cracks Kidd with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Filipovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Filipovic is breathing heavily.
Kidd fails with a takedown attempt.
Kidd is looking to clinch but Filipovic is avoiding it.
Filipovic tries to clinch but Kidd moves away

and Kidd counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kidd cracks Filipovic with a solid left hand.
Kidd is looking to work some ground and pound but Filipovic has wrist control.
Kidd working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kidd throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Filipovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kidd in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hallendro Filipovic dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Filipovic clinches but Kidd breaks the clinch

and Kidd counters with a shoot takedown. Filipovic fights it but they end up in guard.
Kidd trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kidd scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kidd landing with the ground and pound.
Kidd scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Kidd drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Filipovic manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kidd has Filipovic in his guard.
Kidd keeping moving, preventing Filipovic from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kidd has Filipovic pulled in close to control his posture.
Filipovic wants to stand but Kidd has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kidd can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kidd has control of Filipovic's left arm, preventing Filipovic from doing any damage.
Kidd has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Let's hope that Kidd has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kidd keeping moving, preventing Filipovic from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Filipovic wants to stand but Kidd has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tyson Kidd has got the better of the ground game so far.
Filipovic wants to stand and escape but instead Kidd has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kidd accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Kidd thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kidd chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kidd scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kidd postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kidd makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kidd with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kidd stands up over Filipovic, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Filipovic controls Kidd momentarily but Kidd frees himself.
Kidd stands and throws Filipovic's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kidd scoring with punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kidd is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Filipovic knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kidd cracks Filipovic with a big elbow.

Kidd is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Filipovic is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Kidd is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Filipovic has escaped the position, nice work there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kidd lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Kidd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Filipovic throws a combination that misses

and Kidd counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Filipovic's guard now.
Kidd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kidd missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Filipovic wants to sweep here but Kidd controlling him for the moment.

Kidd thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Filipovic wants to stand up but Kidd is controlling him.
Filipovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kidd throws a strike but Filipovic rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic is looking to stand up but Kidd won't let him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Filipovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Filipovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Kidd shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kidd was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kidd punishing his opponent with strikes.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kidd. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kidd breaks from Filipovic's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kidd with good strikes from the mount here!
Kidd scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kidd scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kidd scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Filipovic?
Kidd looking to finish Filipovic with some ground and pound. This is bad for Filipovic!
Kidd scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kidd has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Filipovic's face.
Kidd breaks from Filipovic's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kidd is landing with some decent strikes but Filipovic is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kidd working the ground and pound effectively.
Filipovic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kidd on the ground.
Kidd lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd looking to finish Filipovic with some ground and pound. This is bad for Filipovic!

Kidd looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Kidd cracks Filipovic with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Filipovic slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kidd is nestled in close to Filipovic, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Kidd is working for a submission of some sort.
Kidd drops an elbow to the side of Filipovic's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd passes to full mount!
Filipovic tries to lock up and control but Kidd gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Kidd looking to isolate an arm here. Filipovic doesn't see it coming and as Kidd extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Kidd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyson Kidd!