PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Remy Bonjasky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bonjasky
vs
Filipovic

180 cm
25
182 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Remy Bonjasky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mirko Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonjasky turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Filipovic misses
and Bonjasky counters with a nice body kick.
Filipovic throws a leg kick but Bonjasky moved away.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses.
Filipovic tries to land a body kick
and Bonjasky counters with a good low kick that Filipovic was not able to check.
Bonjasky throws a lazy body kick
and Filipovic counters with an inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Filipovic lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bonjasky has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bonjasky and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Filipovic tries to work over Bonjasky's front leg with a kick but Bonjasky checks it.
Bonjasky throws a low kick but Filipovic moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Filipovic misses
and Bonjasky counters with a nice body kick.
Filipovic looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonjasky lands with a nice body kick.
Bonjasky lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bonjasky throws a wild body kick that Filipovic sees coming a mile off.
Filipovic moves out of range of the body kick from Bonjasky.
Bonjasky throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bonjasky turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Filipovic on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Bonjasky.
Bonjasky cracks the inside of Filipovic's front leg.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bonjasky.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bonjasky.
Bonjasky throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bonjasky fakes the leg kick and cracks Filipovic in the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bonjasky.
Bonjasky explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bonjasky throws a head kick that misses.
Bonjasky misses with a kick to the body.
Bonjasky looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bonjasky goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bonjasky.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bonjasky, right into the meat.
Filipovic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bonjasky is out of range and Filipovic settles back down.
Bonjasky throws a head kick that half lands.
Bonjasky looks to land a body kick but Filipovic moved away.
A low kick from Bonjasky misses
and Filipovic counters with a good low kick that Bonjasky was not able to check.
Filipovic throws out a leg kick but Bonjasky moves out of range and Filipovic only half commits.
Bonjasky throws a nice inside leg kick.
Filipovic misses with a kick to the body.
Bonjasky lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Filipovic.
Filipovic tried to score with a low kick but Bonjasky checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky lets loose with a powerful body kick. Filipovic will feel that in the morning.
Bonjasky throws a body kick that misses.
Filipovic scores with a kick to the body.
Filipovic throws a leg kick but Bonjasky sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Filipovic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bonjasky looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Filipovic, right into the meat.
Filipovic throws a leg kick that misses.
Bonjasky walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Filipovic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bonjasky takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Filipovic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bonjasky counters with a slapping leg kick.
Filipovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Filipovic takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Filipovic lands with a kick to the temple. Bonjasky shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Filipovic has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bonjasky.
Bonjasky throws a sloppy head kick
and Filipovic counters with a solid body kick.
Bonjasky tried to score with a low kick but Filipovic checks it.
Filipovic scores with a kick to the midsection.
Filipovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic throws a leg kick which misses Bonjasky's front leg but catches the back leg as Bonjasky tries to avoid it.
Filipovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bonjasky.
Filipovic has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bonjasky.
Filipovic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Filipovic misses with a body kick.
Bonjasky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Filipovic can pounce on him.
Bonjasky scores with a kick to the body.
Filipovic misses with the body kick
and Bonjasky counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Filipovic is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Filipovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Filipovic moves out of range of the body kick.
A low kick from Bonjasky is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bonjasky goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Filipovic throws a head kick but Bonjasky moves out of range.
Filipovic blocks a leg kick.
Filipovic misses with a kick to the body.
Bonjasky lands a head kick. Filipovic smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Filipovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bonjasky tries a low kick but Filipovic avoids it.
Filipovic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bonjasky blocks a head kick by Filipovic.
Filipovic misses with a low kick.
Bonjasky blocks a head kick by Filipovic.
Bonjasky throws a body kick that misses.
Bonjasky throws a leg kick which misses Filipovic's front leg but catches the back leg as Filipovic tries to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Filipovic.
Bonjasky throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Filipovic misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Filipovic blocks a head kick by Bonjasky.
Bonjasky tries to land a body kick
and Filipovic counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bonjasky is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A good leg kick by Filipovic.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses.
Bonjasky misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remy Bonjasky dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bonjasky avoids a kick to the body.
Filipovic throws the kick towards the body but Bonjasky avoids it.
Bonjasky blocks the body kick.
Bonjasky takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from Bonjasky.
A low kick from Filipovic is predictable there
and Bonjasky counters with a good low kick that Filipovic was not able to check.
Bonjasky throws a leg kick which misses Filipovic's front leg but catches the back leg as Filipovic tries to avoid it.
Bonjasky throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Filipovic might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bonjasky has got the better of the exchanges.
Bonjasky throws a head kick but Filipovic moves out of range.
Bonjasky throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bonjasky checks a leg kick nicely.
Bonjasky thumps Filipovic with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bonjasky.
Filipovic throws a low kick but Bonjasky avoids it.
Filipovic blocks a head kick by Bonjasky.
Filipovic lands a nice looking body kick.
Filipovic tries to land a body kick
and Bonjasky counters with a nice low kick that buckles Filipovic's knee momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bonjasky moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Filipovic tenderised Bonjasky's leg. Bonjasky is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good leg kick by Bonjasky there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bonjasky pivots, looking for a leg kick but Filipovic is out of range and Bonjasky settles back down.
Filipovic throws a leg kick that misses.
Remy Bonjasky is winning the standup battle so far.
Bonjasky scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bonjasky takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Filipovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Filipovic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bonjasky checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
An inside leg kick lands from Bonjasky.
Filipovic misses with a leg kick.
Bonjasky throws a leg kick that is checked
and Filipovic counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bonjasky connects with a leg kick. Filipovic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Filipovic fakes the leg kick and cracks Bonjasky in the body.
Bonjasky moves out of range as Filipovic throws a body kick.
Filipovic blocks a low kick nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Filipovic. That's going to slow Bonjasky down.
Bonjasky is looking to land body kicks.
Filipovic misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Filipovic is out of range.
Bonjasky steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Filipovic. That one must have hurt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Filipovic lands a head kick!
Bonjasky blocks a head kick by Filipovic.
Filipovic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bonjasky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bonjasky throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Filipovic.
Filipovic checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Filipovic.
Bonjasky throws a body kick the misses
and Filipovic counters with a solid body kick.
Bonjasky sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bonjasky throws a leg kick
and Filipovic counters with a nice uppercut.
Filipovic scores with a spinning back kick!
Bonjasky looks for the body kick but Filipovic saw that one coming.
Bonjasky feints and then cracks Filipovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Filipovic down.
Filipovic looks for the body kick but Bonjasky saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Filipovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bonjasky's sensitive parts.
Filipovic avoids a kick to the body.
A low kick from Bonjasky is predictable there
and Filipovic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Filipovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Filipovic misses with a body kick.
Bonjasky cracks the inside of Filipovic's front leg.
Filipovic misses with a kick to the body
and Bonjasky counters with an inside leg kick.
Bonjasky avoids a kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Filipovic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Filipovic scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bonjasky gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Filipovic counters with an outside leg kick.
Bonjasky connects with an inside leg kick.
Bonjasky fakes the leg kick and cracks Filipovic in the body.
Filipovic misses with a low kick as Bonjasky jumps back.
Bonjasky checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bonjasky scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Bonjasky.
Filipovic misses with a head kick.
Bonjasky fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Filipovic.
Bonjasky with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick misses from Filipovic.
Filipovic throws a body kick that misses.
Bonjasky throws a head kick but Filipovic moves out of range.
Bonjasky throws a lazy body kick
and Filipovic counters with an inside leg kick.
Bonjasky does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
An inside leg kick lands from Filipovic.
Filipovic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bonjasky.
Filipovic blocks a low kick nicely.
Filipovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick misses from Bonjasky.
Bonjasky looks to throw a body kick
and Filipovic makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bonjasky really felt that one!
Bonjasky misses with a kick to the body
and Filipovic counters with an outside leg kick.
Filipovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Filipovic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bonjasky. Bonjasky obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remy Bonjasky dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Filipovic wants to slow Bonjasky down by chopping away at his legs.
Bonjasky looks for the body kick but Filipovic saw that one coming.
Bonjasky will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Filipovic throws out a leg kick but Bonjasky moves out of range and Filipovic only half commits.
Bonjasky does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Filipovic lands with a kick to the ribs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Filipovic.
Filipovic lands a high kick!
A head kick misses from Bonjasky.
A good leg kick by Filipovic.
Filipovic throws a head kick but Bonjasky moves out of range.
Filipovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Filipovic throws a body kick the misses
and Bonjasky counters with a nice body kick.
Bonjasky lands a head kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bonjasky throws a front kick aimed at Filipovic's knee but Filipovic avoids it well.
Filipovic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bonjasky thows a leg kick but Filipovic checks it
and Filipovic counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bonjasky misses with a head kick.
Filipovic misses with a body kick.
Bonjasky checks a leg kick nicely.
Bonjasky throws a wild body kick that Filipovic sees coming a mile off.
Filipovic lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bonjasky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Filipovic keeps Bonjasky at a distance using the push kick.
Bonjasky chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Filipovic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bonjasky.
Bonjasky fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Filipovic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Filipovic.
Filipovic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Filipovic tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Filipovic takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Filipovic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bonjasky throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Filipovic misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Filipovic looks to throw a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Filipovic.
Filipovic throws a head kick but Bonjasky moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Bonjasky.
Bonjasky looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
An inside leg kick from Filipovic misses.
Filipovic throws a low kick but Bonjasky moves out of range easily.
Bonjasky throws a leg kick
and Filipovic finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bonjasky throws a sloppy head kick and Filipovic moves out of range easily.
Filipovic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Filipovic throws a body kick that misses.
Bonjasky misses with a body kick.
Filipovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Filipovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bonjasky moves out of range of the body kick.
A low kick from Filipovic misses
and Bonjasky counters with a body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Filipovic - that will leave a mark!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic throws a leg kick
and Bonjasky counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bonjasky lands a nice looking kick to the body. Filipovic takes a step back to recover.
Filipovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Filipovic throws a lazy body kick
and Bonjasky counters with a nice low kick that buckles Filipovic's knee momentarily.
Bonjasky throws a leg kick which misses Filipovic's front leg but catches the back leg as Filipovic tries to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Filipovic lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bonjasky has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bonjasky and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Filipovic gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bonjasky counters with a nice kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Filipovic.
Bonjasky throws a leg kick but Filipovic sees it coming and moves out of range.
Filipovic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bonjasky. That's going to slow Filipovic down.
Bonjasky throws a leg kick
and Filipovic counters with an inside leg kick.
Bonjasky fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Filipovic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Filipovic avoids a kick to the body.
Filipovic misses with the body kick
and Bonjasky counters with a solid body kick.
Filipovic is looking to land body kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky avoids the head kick by Filipovic.
Filipovic misses with a leg kick
and Bonjasky makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bonjasky looks to land a body kick but Filipovic moved away.
Filipovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bonjasky dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Filipovic. That did some damage!
Filipovic moves out of range of the leg kick from Bonjasky.
Filipovic misses with a body kick.
Bonjasky misses with a kick to the body.
Bonjasky tries to land a body kick
and Filipovic counters with a nice kick to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Filipovic lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bonjasky has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bonjasky and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bonjasky thuds his shin into the meat of Filipovic's side.
Filipovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mirko Filipovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonjasky misses with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Filipovic.
Bonjasky throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Filipovic counters with a nice kick to the body.
Filipovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bonjasky.
Bonjasky tries a head kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mirko Filipovic.
Well Bonjasky has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 for Remy Bonjasky!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Remy Bonjasky!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Remy Bonjasky!

Remy Bonjasky wins by unanimous decision!