PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wrestling Spar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hallendro Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Spar
vs
Filipovic

180 cm
27
265 lbs
8 - 3 - 1

198 cm
34
270 lbs
10 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wrestling Spar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hallendro Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic throws a series of punches but Spar avoids them all with ease.

Spar looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Filipovic is looking to stand up but Spar isn't so interested in that idea.

Spar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Filipovic has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Spar has managed to get both his arms back between Filipovic's legs - danger averted.
Spar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Spar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Spar scoring with some ground and pound.
Spar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Filipovic is keeping the position for now.
Spar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Spar is in close to Filipovic's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Filipovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Filipovic has momentary wrist control but Spar slips an elbow through the middle.
Filipovic has momentary wrist control but Spar slips an elbow through the middle.
Filipovic wants to get back to his feet but Spar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Spar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Spar postures up in Filipovic's guard and throws a big left but Filipovic blocks it.

Filipovic has his foot on Spar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Spar works his way back into a safe position though.
Spar is stalling in the full guard.
Filipovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Spar with a flurry of punches that miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spar works over Filipovic with some ground and pound from guard.
Spar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Filipovic working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic keeping moving, preventing Spar from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Filipovic is on top in guard.

Spar kicks Filipovic off and gets to his feet.

Spar closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Filipovic did well to prevent Spar getting side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Filipovic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Spar thows a huge punch but Filipovic dodges it nicely.
Filipovic has hold of Spar's hands but Spar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Filipovic has hold of Spar's hands but Spar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Spar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Spar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Spar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Filipovic on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Spar connects with a nice short shot to Filipovic's temple.
Spar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Filipovic is rocked!
Filipovic is trying to stand up here but Spar is controlling him well.
Filipovic is still in real trouble! Can Spar finish him?
Spar lands a big elbow - Filipovic is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Spar!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wrestling Spar!
An out of breath Wrestling Spar thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.