PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Del Carma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Del Carma might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Go Hard or Go Home . Mirko Filipovic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Del Carma
vs
Filipovic

190 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

191 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Del Carma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mirko Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Carma just misses with a punch to the body.
Del Carma throws a right and a left that both miss.
Filipovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Del Carma bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Filipovic wants to get back to his feet.
Del Carma knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Filipovic on the ground.
Filipovic takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Del Carma wants to stand but Filipovic is controlling his arm.

Filipovic bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Filipovic throws a leg kick which misses Del Carma's front leg but catches the back leg as Del Carma tries to avoid it.
Del Carma throws a series of strikes that have Filipovic backpedaling.
A slapping leg kick lands for Filipovic.
Del Carma swinging wilding here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Filipovic.
Del Carma tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Filipovic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Del Carma drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Filipovic keeps Del Carma at a distance using the push kick.
Del Carma misses with a jab, cross combination.

Del Carma drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Del Carma is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Del Carma wants to stand but Filipovic is controlling his arm.
Filipovic is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Del Carma is controlling him well.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Filipovic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Del Carma's calf.
Filipovic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Del Carma has a takedown stuffed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Filipovic swinging wilding here.
Filipovic moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Del Carma throws a left and a right that both miss
and Filipovic counters with a nice leg kick.
Filipovic throws a one two combo.
Del Carma connects with a stiff jab that staggers Filipovic - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Anderson Del Carma!