PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sandro Filcic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Albert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Filcic
vs
Albert

178 cm
24
157 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

173 cm
21
150 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sandro Filcic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Albert!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filcic misses with a low kick.
Albert throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Filcic misses with a leg kick.
Filcic moves away from the strike by Albert.
Albert displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Filcic throws out the jab.
Filcic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Albert is out of range and Filcic settles back down.
Albert walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albert tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Albert checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filcic cracks the inside of Albert's front leg.
Albert pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Filcic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Albert throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Filcic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Albert misses with the combination.
Filcic avoids the body shot from Albert.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filcic tries to clinch but Albert is having none of it.
Albert just misses with a punch to the body.
Filcic wants to slow Albert down by chopping away at his legs.
Sandro Filcic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Albert both land. Nice combination.
Albert checks a leg kick.
Filcic misses with a body shot.
Filcic avoids the head kick by Albert.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filcic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Albert.
Albert lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Filcic checks a leg kick.
Filcic is looking to slow Albert down with leg kicks.
Filcic slips a straight right by Albert.
Filcic lands a nice hook to Albert's body. Albert takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Albert connects with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filcic throws a chopping leg kick but Albert manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Filcic misses with a leg kick
enabling Albert to counter with a crisp jab.
Albert thows a leg kick but Filcic checks it
and Filcic counters with a low kick, right behind Albert 's knee.
Albert circles away from the clinch attempt.
Filcic thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A clash of legs there as Albert blocks the low kick.
Filcic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Albert.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Albert dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Albert takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Filcic throws a leg kick which misses Albert's front leg but catches the back leg as Albert tries to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Filcic misses.
Filcic clobbers Albert with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Filcic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Albert throws a leg kick
and Filcic counters with a low kick, right behind Albert 's knee.
Jab by Filcic.
Albert misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Filcic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filcic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Albert was well out of range. Poor timing from Filcic.
Filcic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Albert.
Filcic misses with an uppercut. Albert saw that one coming.
Albert misses with a hook.
Albert takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Albert takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Filcic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Albert counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Filcic lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Albert has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Albert and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Albert misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Albert takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good standup being displayed there by Filcic as he connects with a hook.
Albert works the jab nicely.
Filcic looks to land a right hand but Albert moved out of range.
Some wild striking there from Albert.
Albert avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albert bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Filcic's head.
Filcic moves out of range as Albert strikes.
Albert misses with a body shot.
Filcic looks to land a left hand but Albert moved out of range nicely.
Filcic misses with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Albert.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Albert misses with a straight right.
Albert lands a lovely overhand right.
Good standup being displayed there by Albert as he connects with a hook.
Albert takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Filcic misses with a body punch
and Albert counters with a straight right hand.
Albert throws a sloppy body shot
and Filcic counters with an inside leg kick.
Filcic throws a leg kick but Albert sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Albert 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.

Filcic avoids the body shot from Albert.
Albert lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Filcic tries to clinch up.
Albert throws a combination that misses
and Filcic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Albert looks to land a left hand but Filcic moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albert keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Albert misses the target.
Albert throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Filcic.
Filcic thows a leg kick but Albert checks it
and Albert cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Filcic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Albert counters with a straight right hand.
Filcic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Filcic loads up on a big right hand but Albert slips the punch.
Albert uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Filcic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albert throws a leg kick that is checked
and Filcic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Albert's knee momentarily.
Filcic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Albert's sensitive parts.
Josh Albert seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick from Filcic is predictable there
and Albert counters with a nice body kick.
Albert fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Filcic.
Filcic looks to score with a jab to the body but Albert is just out of range.
A slow jab from Albert misses its intended target.
Albert throws a head kick but Filcic moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filcic slips under a jab.
Albert looks to throw the jab but Filcic is out of range.
Albert throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A low kick from Filcic misses
and Albert counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Albert lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Albert takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Filcic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filcic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Albert doesn't seem bothered though.
Albert's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Albert checks a leg kick.
Filcic throws a leg kick
letting Albert counter with a right hand.
Albert misses with a combination
and Filcic counters with a slapping leg kick.
Albert slips a straight right by Filcic.
Filcic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Albert really dominated that round.
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.

Albert scores with a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Filcic checks a leg kick.
Albert blocks a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Albert.
A telegraphed right hand from Filcic misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filcic throws a leg kick
and Albert counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Albert moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filcic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Albert throws a lazy head kick
and Filcic counters with a left to the body.
Filcic moves away from the strike by Albert.
Albert throws a leg kick
and Filcic counters with a thumping low kick.
Filcic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Filcic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Filcic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Filcic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Albert's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filcic throws out a loose jab but Albert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Albert connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Albert throws out a powerful jab.
Filcic lunges at Albert with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Albert's hand.
Albert's corner calls for a 1-2. Albert obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Filcic feints and then cracks Albert's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Albert down.
Filcic throws a hook to the side of Albert's head but Albert sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filcic dodges the punch combination from Albert.
Filcic tries to clinch but Albert moves out of range.
Filcic looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Albert staying out of range there.
Filcic feints and then cracks Albert's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Albert down.
Filcic throws the left hand but Albert avoids the punch easily.
A low kick from Albert misses
letting Filcic counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Filcic misses the body punch
and Albert counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Filcic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Filcic looks to score with a jab to the body but Albert is just out of range.
Albert tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slow jab from Filcic misses its intended target.
Filcic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Albert misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Albert dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A bone on bone clash there as Albert blocks the leg kick.
Filcic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Filcic moves away from the strike by Albert.
Filcic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Filcic. Albert does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Albert misses its intended target.
Filcic ducks under a wild hook from Albert.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filcic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Albert is out of range.
Filcic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Albert was well out of range. Poor timing from Filcic.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Filcic.
Albert gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Filcic.
A big right from Albert misses.
Filcic throws a leg kick
and Albert connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Albert lands a nice hook to Filcic's body. Filcic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sandro Filcic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filcic misses with a hook to the body
and Albert counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Filcic slips under a jab.
Filcic misses the shot to the body.
Albert misses with a looping left.
Albert lands with a straight right. Filcic didn't see that one coming.
Filcic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Albert.
Albert throws a series of punches but Filcic avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Filcic.
Albert thows a body shot but no joy.
Filcic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Albert is out of range and Filcic settles back down.
Filcic misses with a straight left.
Albert throws a lazy right hand but Filcic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Albert thumps Filcic with a low kick.
Albert throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filcic misses with a straight right.
Albert ducks under a wild hook from Filcic.
Nice uppercut there from Albert.
Albert works Filcic's body with a nice hook.
Albert looks to throw the jab but Filcic is out of range.
Filcic tries to land a leg kick but Albert saw it coming and moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Albert comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Albert has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Albert!
Josh Albert is the new featherweight champion!