PBP Commentary

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

Drebin
vs
Filipovic

182 cm
20
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

191 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Drebin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Petr Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Filipovic - that will leave a mark!
Drebin throws a wild body kick that Filipovic sees coming a mile off.
Drebin fails with a takedown attempt.
Filipovic misses with a head kick.
Drebin could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drebin tries to clinch but Filipovic is having none of it.
Filipovic circles away from the clinch attempt.

Filipovic moves into the clinch successfully.
Filipovic goes for a takedown in the clinch but Drebin prevents it.
Filipovic misses with an elbow strike.
Drebin can't break the clinch.
Filipovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drebin is defending well for now.
Drebin wants to take the fight to the mat but Filipovic manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Drebin dodges an elbow strike from Filipovic.
Filipovic is looking to control Drebin's arms but Drebin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Filipovic has his back to the cage.
Drebin leaning against his opponent.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Filipovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Drebin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Drebin wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Drebin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Filipovic misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Filipovic throws an elbow but misses.

Drebin tightens his grip and picks Filipovic up, before dumping him to the ground. Filipovic manages to land in guard.
Filipovic trying to control the position.
Filipovic might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Drebin kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drebin won't allow Filipovic to sweep him here.
Drebin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Filipovic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Filipovic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Filipovic controls Drebin momentarily but Drebin frees himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Petr Filipovic.

Drebin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Filipovic misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Filipovic gets back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drebin is stalling in the full guard.
Filipovic looking for a sweep. Not yet Filipovic, not yet.
Filipovic wants to stand up but Drebin is controlling him.
Filipovic wants to sweep but no luck.
Filipovic looks gassed!
Drebin chips away with some ground and pound.

Filipovic looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drebin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Drebin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Filipovic is working an open guard so Drebin takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Filipovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drebin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Filipovic as he jumps to the side.
Drebin shoots in but Filipovic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Filipovic feints and then cracks Drebin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Drebin down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Petr Filipovic will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Drebin fails with the takedown.
Filipovic misses with a double jab.
Drebin misses with a takedown attempt - Filipovic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Drebin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Filipovic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Drebin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Filipovic scores with a push kick.
Filipovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Filipovic swinging wildly here.
Drebin shoots in but Filipovic avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drebin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Drebin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drebin shoots in looking for a takedown. Filipovic tries to sprawl out of it but Drebin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Filipovic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Frank Drebin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Filipovic throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Frank Drebin has been cut.
Filipovic scores with a leg kick.
Filipovic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Filipovic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic throws a right and a left that Drebin avoids nicely.
Drebin blocks a head kick by Filipovic.
Drebin shoots in but Filipovic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Filipovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Filipovic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Drebin's waist but Drebin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Filipovic off to one side.
Filipovic thumps Drebin with a low kick.
Drebin avoids the head kick by Filipovic.
Drebin fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Drebin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Filipovic. Filipovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Filipovic connects with a leg kick. Drebin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Filipovic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Drebin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Filipovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Frank Drebin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Filipovic.
Drebin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drebin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Filipovic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Drebin somewhat.
Drebin swats away the attempt to clinch by Filipovic.
Filipovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Drebin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Filipovic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Drebin is fending him off so far but Filipovic persists. Nope, Drebin circles away and we're back to standing.

Drebin clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Petr Filipovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frank Drebin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Filipovic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Drebin tries to close the distance and clinch but Filipovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That kick from Filipovic tenderised Drebin's leg. Drebin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Filipovic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Drebin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Filipovic. No joy for Drebin on that attempt.
Filipovic tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Filipovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drebin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Drebin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Filipovic closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Filipovic working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Filipovic trying to control the action but Drebin is working from the bottom.

Filipovic stands up and beckons Drebin to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drebin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Filipovic counters with a good low kick that Drebin was not able to check.
Drebin closes the distance and clinches up with Filipovic, looking for a takedown. Drebin pushes Filipovic against the cage but Filipovic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Filipovic - that will leave a mark!
Filipovic lands a head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drebin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Filipovic throws a sloppy head kick and Drebin moves out of range easily.
Drebin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Filipovic lands but Drebin takes it in his stride.
Drebin throws a head kick that misses.
Drebin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Filipovic avoids it really well and circles away.
Filipovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Filipovic.
Drebin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Filipovic is out of range.
Drebin tries to bum rush Filipovic with a series of wild strikes but Filipovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic looks for a takedown but Drebin sprawls well.

Drebin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Drebin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Filipovic pulls Drebin in close to prevent any damage.
Frank Drebin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petr Filipovic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drebin wants to stand but Filipovic has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Petr Filipovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Filipovic winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petr Filipovic!