PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dante Vredenburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CroCop Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filipovic comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Infected Mushroom - Drop Out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! CroCop Filipovic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Vredenburg
vs
Filipovic

182 cm
23
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
193 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Big heart

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dante Vredenburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, CroCop Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vredenburg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Filipovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vredenburg falls off balance throwing a combination
and Filipovic counters with a series of strikes. Vredenburg will be more careful next time no doubt.
Filipovic throws a hook but Vredenburg blocks it.
Vredenburg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Filipovic. Filipovic obviously looking to wear him down.

Filipovic tries to keep at a distance but Vredenburg has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vredenburg misses with a knee strike.
Vredenburg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Filipovic breaks the clinch.
Vredenburg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vredenburg feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Filipovics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vredenburg misses with a wild combination.
Filipovic slips a jab and a cross from Vredenburg.
Filipovic with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Filipovic throws a nice looking combination but Vredenburg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vredenburg tries to clinch up but Filipovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Filipovic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vredenburg.
Filipovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Filipovic avoids the body shot from Vredenburg.
Vredenburg gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vredenburg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Filipovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Filipovic throws a shot from downtown. Vredenburg moves away and avoids it.
Filipovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Vredenburg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vredenburg tried to score with a low kick but Filipovic checks it.
Vredenburg misses with an uppercut. Filipovic saw that one coming.
Vredenburg throws a left and a right that both miss
and Filipovic makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Filipovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vredenburg was well out of range. Poor timing from Filipovic.
Vredenburg moves out of range of the strikes.
Vredenburg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Filipovic. Filipovic obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vredenburg goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Vredenburg on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jab from Filipovic.
A good leg kick by Filipovic.
Vredenburg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Filipovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vredenburg cracks Filipovic with a good jab.
Filipovic looks to throw the jab but Vredenburg is out of range.
Vredenburg misses with a head kick.
Vredenburg defending well as Filipovic loads up on a big left hand.
Vredenburg takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vredenburg looks to score with a jab to the body but Filipovic is just out of range.
Vredenburg misses with a double jab.
Filipovic dodges the punch combination from Vredenburg.
Vredenburg misses with a hook
and Filipovic counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vredenburg doesn't seem bothered though.
Filipovic misses with the combination.
Filipovic misses with a hook. Vredenburg ducked under it nicely.

Vredenburg has closed the distance and engaged Filipovic in a clinch.
Vredenburg crunches a lovely knee into Filipovic's ribcage.

Filipovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Filipovic throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vredenburg throws a body kick that misses.
Vredenburg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Filipovic.
Filipovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Filipovic looks to throw the jab but Vredenburg is out of range.
Vredenburg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vredenburg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vredenburg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Filipovic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Filipovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Filipovic lands a body shot.
Filipovic lands a nice looking body shot.
Filipovic thows a body shot but no joy.
Vredenburg throws a leg kick but Filipovic checks it.
Vredenburg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vredenburg tries to clinch but Filipovic is having none of it.
Vredenburg throws out a leg kick but Filipovic moves out of range and Vredenburg only half commits.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Filipovic throws a series of punches but Vredenburg avoids them all with ease.
Filipovic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Filipovic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vredenburg checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vredenburg scores with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

CroCop Filipovic dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Vredenburg takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vredenburg wants to clinch.
Vredenburg throws a right and a left that Filipovic avoids nicely.
Vredenburg misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Vredenburg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vredenburg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Vredenburg has taken the fight to the clinch.

Filipovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vredenburg swings away with a body shot that misses
and Filipovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vredenburg fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vredenburg scores with a three punch combo!
Vredenburg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Filipovic.
CroCop Filipovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vredenburg misses with a low kick as Filipovic jumps back.
Filipovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Vredenburg.
Vredenburg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Filipovic misses its intended target.
Good exchange - Filipovic coming out on top.
Vredenburg tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Filipovic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vredenburg's knee momentarily.
Vredenburg lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vredenburg misses with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Vredenburg.
The fighters circling - Filipovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Filipovic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vredenburg throws a right hand that Filipovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Filipovic also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Filipovic.
Filipovic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Filipovic.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vredenburg slips a jab from Filipovic.
Filipovic throws a jab when Vredenburg was well out of range.
Filipovic misses with an uppercut. Vredenburg saw that one coming.
Vredenburg buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Vredenburg.
A solid leg kick lands there for Filipovic.
Filipovic throws a chopping leg kick but Vredenburg manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A combination from Vredenburg does no damage.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Filipovic. Vredenburg shrugs it off though.
Good standup being displayed there by Filipovic as he connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vredenburg shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vredenburg misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick misses from Filipovic.
Vredenburg takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Filipovic.
Vredenburg misses with a head kick.
Vredenburg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vredenburg swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Filipovic counters with a series of strikes. Vredenburg will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vredenburg looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Filipovic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Filipovic motions for Vredenburg to come forward. Filipovic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Filipovic misses with a body shot.
Filipovic throws a right hand that Vredenburg ducks under and follows up with a left that Vredenburg also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vredenburg takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vredenburg throws a nice looking combination but Filipovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Filipovic looks to land a combination but Vredenburg avoids it well.
Filipovic dodges the punch combination from Vredenburg.
Filipovic misses with a body shot.
Vredenburg tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Filipovic counters with a nice uppercut.
Filipovic throws a combination. Vredenburg tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vredenburg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Filipovic misses the jab.
Filipovic misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

CroCop Filipovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Filipovic lands a leg kick that knocks Vredenburg off balance momentarily.
Vredenburg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Filipovic.
Dante Vredenburg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vredenburg throws a hook to the side of Filipovic's head but Filipovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vredenburg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Filipovic.
Vredenburg ducks under a wild hook from Filipovic.
Filipovic misses with a two punch combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Vredenburg scores with a four punch combination!
Vredenburg throws a sloppy body shot
and Filipovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vredenburg slips a jab from Filipovic.
Filipovic misses with an uppercut
and Vredenburg counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Filipovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Vredenburg throws a series of punches but Filipovic moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Filipovic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vredenburg stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Filipovic.
Vredenburg checks a leg kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vredenburg with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Filipovic to score with a decent uppercut.
A combination from Vredenburg does no damage.
Vredenburg is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Filipovic cracks a nice hook into Vredenburg's ribs.
Vredenburg looks to clinch
letting Filipovic counter with a right hand.
Filipovic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vredenburg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vredenburg slips a straight right by Filipovic.
Filipovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vredenburg.
Filipovic lands with a right hand.
Filipovic jabs at Vredenburg's body.
A head kick misses from Vredenburg.
Filipovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vredenburg circles away quickly and effectively.
Filipovic scores with the left hand. Vredenburg knows he should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Filipovic does no damage.
Filipovic moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Vredenburg is rocked!
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!
Vredenburg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Filipovic throws out the jab.
Oh Vredenburg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A left and a right from Vredenburg both land. Nice combination.
Filipovic moves out of range of the leg kick from Vredenburg.
A cross from Filipovic lands.
Vredenburg is looking to clinch but Filipovic is avoiding it.
Vredenburg doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vredenburg misses with a wild combination.
Vredenburg seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vredenburg doesn't manage to clinch there - Filipovic circles away.
Filipovic throws a one two combo.
Vredenburg throws a sloppy head kick
and Filipovic counters with a low kick, right behind Vredenburg 's knee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic connects with a body shot.
Filipovic misses with an uppercut.
Vredenburg tries to clinch up.
Vredenburg looks to land a combination but Filipovic avoids it well.
Vredenburg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Filipovic.
Vredenburg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Filipovic throws out the jab.
Vredenburg fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Filipovic checks it well.
Vredenburg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Filipovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vredenburg swings for the body but Filipovic moves out of range.
Filipovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Vredenburg.
Vredenburg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Vredenburg drives through and clinches with Filipovic against the cage.
Vredenburg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Filipovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vredenburg stalling in the clinch.
Vredenburg lands an elbow that stopped Filipovic in his tracks for a moment.
Vredenburg leaning against his opponent.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Filipovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vredenburg lands with a cross.
Filipovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dante Vredenburg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick misses from Vredenburg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Filipovic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vredenburg.
Vredenburg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice combination there by Filipovic.

And that's the end of the fight!
CroCop Filipovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Filipovic winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... CroCop Filipovic!
In his post fight interview, CroCop Filipovic started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.