PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tymoteusz Filipowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Filipowicz
vs
Jitsu

185 cm
20
205 lbs
4 - 0 - 1

167 cm
22
220 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

GREEN!160
Grand Royal Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tymoteusz Filipowicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Drew Jitsu!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Filipowicz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Filipowicz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Filipowicz scoring with punches and elbows.
Jitsu wants to get back to his feet but Filipowicz drags him back down.
Jitsu is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Filipowicz scores with punches from side control.
Jitsu takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jitsu looking for a sweep but Filipowicz has passed into full mount! Oh no!
A nice elbow there by Filipowicz.

It looks like Drew Jitsu has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jitsu gets back to half guard.
Filipowicz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipowicz prevents Jitsu from improving his position.
Filipowicz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Filipowicz slips a nice elbow through Jitsu's hands, connecting with Jitsu's forehead.

Jitsu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Filipowicz pulls his head out easily.
Filipowicz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Filipowicz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Filipowicz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Jitsu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Jitsu looking for submissions off his back.
Filipowicz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipowicz controlling the pace.
Filipowicz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jitsu on the ground.
Filipowicz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jitsu is looking for a sweep. Filipowicz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Filipowicz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Filipowicz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Jitsu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Filipowicz pulls his head out easily.
Filipowicz working the head and body with strikes.

Jitsu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Filipowicz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipowicz working over Jitsu with some ground and pound. Jitsu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jitsu is refusing to be controlled, as Filipowicz sits in half guard.

Jitsu actively working from the bottom here.
Ground and pound from Filipowicz.
Filipowicz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jitsu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jitsu works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Filipowicz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Filipowicz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jitsu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Filipowicz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jitsu's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipowicz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jitsu taking a bit of punishment here - Filipowicz scoring with strikes.
Filipowicz looks up at the clock and then as Jitsu takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Filipowicz smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Filipowicz lands some shots froms side control.
Check out the look on Filipowicz's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jitsu is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Filipowicz off and has taken his back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Jitsu looking for the choke from the back.
Jitsu is trying to stick to Filipowicz's back but Filipowicz is turning into Jitsu. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Jitsu's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Filipowicz.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Filipowicz connects with a couple of short punches.
Filipowicz postures up and lands a big shot to Jitsu's brow.
Filipowicz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Filipowicz distracts Jitsu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Jitsu is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tymoteusz Filipowicz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Drew Jitsu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jitsu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Filipowicz's waist but Filipowicz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jitsu off to one side.

Filipowicz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Filipowicz showed some decent athleticism there.
Filipowicz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jitsu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Filipowicz lands strikes from half guard.
Tymoteusz Filipowicz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jitsu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Filipowicz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jitsu with the active half guard here but Filipowicz passes nicely into side control.
Jitsu pushes Filipowicz away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Filipowicz gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitsu tries to bench press Filipowicz off him but Filipowicz keeps the position.
Filipowicz connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jitsu some visible discomfort.
Jitsu is still in real trouble! Can Filipowicz finish him?

That has opened up Drew Jitsu's cut even more.
Filipowicz lands an elbow.
Filipowicz lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jitsu is looking to regain half guard here but Filipowicz keeps moving and retains side control.
Jitsu seems to have recovered his senses.
Filipowicz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jitsu keeps working.
Filipowicz works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

The cut above Drew Jitsu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Drew Jitsu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tymoteusz Filipowicz!