PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Deere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hallendro Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Deere
vs
Filipovic

192 cm
26
265 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

198 cm
28
270 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Deere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hallendro Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic misses with a double jab

so Deere counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Deere looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Deere postures up in Filipovic's guard and throws a big left but Filipovic blocks it.
Deere trying to control the position from guard on top but Filipovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Filipovic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Deere trying to control the position from guard on top but Filipovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of John Deere.
Deere avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Deere.
Filipovic misses with a double jab
and Deere counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Filipovic with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deere shoots in and drives through. Filipovic sprawls well.
Filipovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Deere shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Filipovic as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Deere. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Filipovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Filipovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Hallendro Filipovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Filipovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Filipovic misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic cracks Deere with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Deere dodges the punch combination from Filipovic.
Deere shoots in looking for a takedown but Filipovic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Deere's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Deere fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Filipovic avoids it really well and circles away.
Filipovic misses with a wild combination.
Nice sprawl there from Filipovic as Deere shoots in.
Filipovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Filipovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Filipovic feints a jab promting Deere to slip. Filipovic then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Deere slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Deere shoots in looking for a takedown. Filipovic tries to sprawl out of it but Deere keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Filipovic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic misses with a combination
and Deere makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Some wild striking there from Filipovic.
Filipovic throws a series of punches but Deere moves out of range.
Deere showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Filipovic.
Filipovic throws a series of punches but Deere avoids them all with ease.
Deere showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Filipovic.
Deere misses with a double jab
and Filipovic counters with a three punch combo that has Deere backing up. Deere nods at Filipovic to acknowledge the strikes.
Filipovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Filipovic does no damage.
Filipovic looks gassed!
Some wild striking there from Filipovic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deere shoots in and drives through. Filipovic sprawls well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Deere is defended easily by Filipovic.
Sloppy strikes from Filipovic. Those never looked like landing.

Deere shoots in and gets a takedown into Filipovic's guard.
Filipovic keeping full guard, as Deere tries to pass.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Filipovic looking for a sweep. Not yet Filipovic, not yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deere with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Filipovic is looking to sweep but instead, Deere has passed into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Deere dominated that 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.

Deere lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Filipovic circles away quickly and effectively.
John Deere is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Deere avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Filipovic finds it's way through Deere's defenses.
Filipovic throws a series of punches but Deere moves out of range.
Filipovic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Deere counters with a takedown into side control.
Deere misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Filipovic stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Deere working away.
Check out the look on Deere's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deere grinds an elbow into Filipovic's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic can't do much from the bottom here.

Deere is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Filipovic has escaped the position, nice work there.
John Deere overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Deere landing strikes.
Filipovic is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Filipovic is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Deere's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Deere's back!
Deere rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Deere looking for submissions off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Filipovic wants to control but Deere is keeping him busy.
Filipovic wants to pass to mount but Deere is defending the position.
Deere makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Deere.
Filipovic trying to control but Deere is working from the bottom.
Filipovic is breathing heavily.

Filipovic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Filipovic is sitting in close to Deere's body. Deere has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Filipovic is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Filipovic is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Deere.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). John Deere!