PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beck has chosen Seek n Destroy as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Filipovic
vs
Beck

188 cm
24
227 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

193 cm
18
251 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mirko Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, John Beck!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beck changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Filipovic throws out a loose jab but Beck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beck throws a lazy right hand but Filipovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Filipovic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice defenses there by Filipovic.
Beck misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Filipovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Beck looks to land a right hand but Filipovic moved out of range.
Beck misses with a series of wild punches.
Filipovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mirko Filipovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beck throws a body punch but Filipovic moves out of range.
Beck swinging wildly here.
Beck showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Filipovic.
Filipovic misses with an uppercut. Beck saw that one coming.
Filipovic misses with the combination.
Filipovic lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like John Beck has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Filipovic misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Filipovic.
Filipovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beck.
Beck cracks a nice hook into Filipovic's ribs.
Filipovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Beck throws a nice looking combination but Filipovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beck swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Beck lands a left and a right that send Filipovic crashing to the mat, dazed. Beck thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Mirko Filipovic has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Filipovic misses with a straight right.
Filipovic misses with a looping right.
Filipovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beck.
Beck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Filipovic.
Filipovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beck.
Filipovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Beck to counter with a crisp jab.
Filipovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Beck.
Beck ducks under a wild hook from Filipovic.
Beck lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Filipovic falls backwards - clearly groggy! Beck dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Beck!
Our winner, John Beck, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.