PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Panda Bare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bare might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ashes of the Wake. Filipovic has chosen Rammstein - Sonne as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bare
vs
Filipovic

199 cm
30
275 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

189 cm
28
230 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Solid 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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Panda Bare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mirko Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic tries to clinch
and Filipovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bare throws a right and a left that both miss.
Filipovic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Filipovic tries to clinch up.
Filipovic throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheers as Bare lands an impressive looking overhand right. Filipovic doesn't seem phased though.
Bare rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Filipovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bare throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bare swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bare throws a right and a left that Filipovic avoids nicely.
Bare ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Filipovic moves away.
Filipovic wants to clinch up but Bare keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Bare does it's job there.
Bare ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Filipovic moves away.
Bare misses with a hook. Filipovic ducked under it nicely.
Bare is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bare scores with a body shot.
Bare throws a shot from downtown. Filipovic moves away and avoids it.
Mirko Filipovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bare cracks Filipovic with an open hand slap.
Bare with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Filipovic looks gassed!
Bare throws a leg kick but Filipovic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Filipovic.
Bare connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Filipovic's hands.
Filipovic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Good shot there by Bare.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bare connects with a body shot that sends Filipovic's belly button to the back.
Filipovic is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bare.
Bare is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Filipovic tries to clinch
and Bare counters with a low kick, right behind Filipovic 's knee.
Bare throws a right hand that Filipovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Filipovic also avoids with ease.
Bare misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Filipovic wants to clinch
and Filipovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Bare.
Filipovic slips under a jab.
Filipovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Filipovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bare throws out the jab.
Bare fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Filipovic manages to avoid it.
Filipovic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bare counters with a straight right hand.
Bare looks to land a combination but Filipovic avoids it well.
Bare tries to bum rush Filipovic with a series of wild strikes but Filipovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Filipovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Filipovic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bare manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Bare misses.
Bare throws a series of punches but Filipovic avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic wants to clinch.
Bare swinging wildly here.
Filipovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bare swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice defenses there by Filipovic.
Bare circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bare scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bare turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Filipovic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A jab from Bare misses.
Filipovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bare.
Bare's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bare duly obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Filipovic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bare pushes Filipovic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bare has Filipovic pushed against the cage.
Bare softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bare lands a shot to the body.
Bare leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Bare for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bare tries a body shot but Filipovic blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Panda Bare dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mirko Filipovic's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bare scores with a jab to the jaw.
Filipovic tries to clinch but Bare moves out of range.
Bare lands a jab to Filipovic's midsection.
Filipovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Bare circles away.
Filipovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bare paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Filipovic avoids the body shot from Bare.
Bare lands with an overhand left.
Filipovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Bare circles away.
Bare digs a good body shot into Filipovic's ribs.
A big right from Bare misses.
Bare misses with a two punch combination.
Bare throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bare showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Filipovic.
Filipovic is breathing heavily.
Bare paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Filipovic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bare closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Filipovic to the mat! Filipovic manages to get full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bare won't allow Filipovic to get back to his feet.
Bare working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Filipovic's head.
Bare loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Filipovic wants to get back to his feet but Bare is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Bare stands up and waves to Filipovic to follow him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bare 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 Filipovic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Filipovic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Filipovic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Filipovic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bare counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mirko Filipovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic takes one to the side of 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!
Filipovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bare paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Filipovic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bare manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Bare.
Panda Bare is winning the standup battle so far.

Bare shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bare showed some decent athleticism there.
Bare is keen to just control but Filipovic is a slippery customer.
Filipovic is trying to stand up here but Bare is controlling him well.
Bare perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Bare decides to stand up.
Bare scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bare just misses with a punch to the body.
Bare throws a lazy right hand but Filipovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Filipovic takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Filipovic slips a jab from Bare.
Bare throws the left hand but Filipovic avoids the punch easily.
Filipovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Bare swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Bare gets a takedown into half guard.

Bare stands up from half guard.
Bare fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bare connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Filipovic tries to clinch up.
Filipovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bare swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Filipovic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bare connects with a body shot that sends Filipovic's belly button to the back.

Bare looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bare perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Bare escapes and gets back to his feet.
Mirko Filipovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bare tried to score with a low kick but Filipovic checks it.
Bare catches Filipovic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Filipovic needs to keep his hands up - Bare had a free shot at his head there.
Filipovic darts in trying to clinch
and Bare counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Panda Bare dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mirko Filipovic's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Filipovic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bare connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Filipovic scrambles back to his feet.
Bare throws out a loose jab but Filipovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bare throws a looping overhand right but Filipovic ducks down to avoid it.
Bare scores with a jab to the jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Filipovic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Filipovic has Bare up against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Bare as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Bare on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bare.
Bare lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bare stalling.
Filipovic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Filipovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right from Bare on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bare misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Filipovic prevents a body shot from Bare.
Bare throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bare is working Filipovic over against the cage.
Bare is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Filipovic can do to turn this around?
Filipovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bare tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Filipovic's elbow.

Filipovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bare throws the left hand but Filipovic avoids the punch easily.
A left and a right from Bare both land. Nice combination.
Bare throws a low kick but Filipovic avoids it.
Filipovic slips under a jab from Bare.
Filipovic tries to clinch but Bare moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bare connects with a body shot that sends Filipovic's belly button to the back.
Filipovic drops his hands momentarily and Bare takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Filipovic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Filipovic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bare to score with a decent uppercut.
Bare connects with a nice looking jab.
Filipovic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Filipovic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Filipovic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bare connects with a nice looking jab.
Bare fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Filipovic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bare lands a head kick!
A punch combination from Bare misses.
Bare scores with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Bare to counter with a crisp jab.
Bare pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bare tries to bum rush Filipovic with a series of wild strikes but Filipovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Filipovic moves forwards but Bare connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Filipovic is looking to clinch.
Bare swings for the body but Filipovic moves out of range.
Bare throws a body kick that misses.
Filipovic is looking to clinch.
Filipovic looks to land a combination but Bare avoids it well.
Filipovic avoids the body shot from Bare.
Bare swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Panda Bare is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Filipovic is looking to clinch but Bare is avoiding it.
Bare throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big right from Bare misses.
Filipovic works over Bare's head and body with a nice combination.
Bare throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Filipovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bare sizes up Filipovic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bare avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bare circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bare swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Filipovic tries to move into range but Bare moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mirko Filipovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bare fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Filipovic manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Panda Bare showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bare has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Panda Bare!