PBP Commentary

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

Tayson
vs
Filipovic

209 cm
23
287 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

198 cm
34
270 lbs
10 - 20 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Tayson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hallendro Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Filipovic misses.
Filipovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Filipovic lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tayson will feel that in the morning.
Tayson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Filipovic lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tayson backs up against the ropes.
Tayson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Filipovic.
Tayson looks to land a left hand but Filipovic moved out of range nicely.
Filipovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mike Tayson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Filipovic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

It looks like Hallendro Filipovic has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Tayson. Those never looked like landing.

A jab-cross combination lands for Tayson and sends Filipovic crashing to the mat! Tayson follows him down to the mat - Filipovic regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Filipovic is looking for a sweep. Tayson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Filipovic is looking to escape.
Tayson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic wants to improve his position but Tayson is controlling well.
Filipovic is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Mike Tayson just wasn't active enough.

Filipovic tries to keep at a distance but Tayson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Filipovic misses with a knee to the head.
Filipovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Filipovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Filipovic missing with knees to the body.
Filipovic throws a head punch that misses.
Filipovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic missing with knees to the body.

Tayson pulls guard effortlessly.
Filipovic wants to get up but he can't break Tayson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Filipovic not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tayson trying to control the position here.

Filipovic stands up from Tayson's guard - Filipovic perhaps looking for a knockout.
Tayson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Filipovic lands a nice shot that snaps Tayson's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tayson tries to bum rush Filipovic with a series of wild strikes but Filipovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An inside leg kick lands from Filipovic.
Filipovic throws a series of punches but Tayson avoids them all with ease.
Tayson throws a right hand that Filipovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Filipovic also avoids with ease.
Filipovic misses with a wild body shot.
Tayson misses with a double jab.
Tayson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Filipovic circles away quickly and effectively.
Tayson misses with a series of wild punches.
Tayson fails to land with a series of punches.
Tayson throws a good cross that connects.
Filipovic connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Filipovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tayson misses with the combination.
Tayson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Filipovic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tayson somewhat.
Tayson is breathing heavily.
Filipovic misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tayson lands a left and a right that sends Filipovic crashing to the canvas! Tayson dives into mount looking to finish!
Tayson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tayson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tayson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tayson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tayson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Filipovic for as long as he can get away with.
Tayson tries to control but Filipovic wriggling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Tayson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hallendro Filipovic's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tayson misses with a hook. Filipovic ducked under it nicely.
Tayson throws a combination that misses
and Filipovic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Nice combo by Tayson! Oh, that's hurt him - Filipovic falls to the canvas and Tayson follows him into side control.

Filipovic 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!
Filipovic wants to get back to his feet but Tayson is dominant here and he's now got Filipovic's back!
Filipovic is trying to stand back up.
Tayson controls the action.

Tayson patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Filipovic tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Tayson landing strikes from the mount.
Tayson controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic is wriggling around trying to escape.
Filipovic is squirming around, avoiding Tayson's attempts to control the action.
Tayson won't let Filipovic get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Tayson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Filipovic is looking to escape.

Tayson swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Filipovic is now in Tayson's guard. A big mistake from Tayson there, giving up the dominant position!
Filipovic trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tayson's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tayson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tayson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Filipovic wants to get up but he can't break Tayson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tayson is pulling down on Filipovic's head. It's preventing any offense from Filipovic, at least for the moment.
Filipovic tries to stand but Tayson is controlling from the bottom.
Filipovic wants to stand and escape but instead Tayson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tayson stops Filipovic from standing up.
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.
Tayson stays in close to Filipovic's body and controls the position.
Filipovic keeping full guard, as Tayson tries to pass.
Tayson wants to control from the top but Filipovic keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Mike Tayson just wasn't active enough.
Tayson misses with a few strikes there.
Filipovic lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tayson backs up against the ropes.
Tayson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Filipovic swinging wildly here.
Tayson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Filipovic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Filipovic is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Tayson misses.
Tayson tries to bum rush Filipovic with a series of wild strikes but Filipovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tayson Throws a clean left jab. Tayson Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Filipovic's chin! Filipovic crumbles to the ground and Tayson follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Tayson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mike Tayson!