PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jean Claude Patrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirko Filipovic is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Claude Patrick
vs
Filipovic

185 cm
26
200 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

188 cm
34
192 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite 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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Claude Patrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mirko Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ben Watson and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patrick listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

It looks like Mirko Filipovic has been cut.
Patrick misses with the combination.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses.
Patrick throws the left hand but Filipovic avoids the punch easily.
Patrick falls off balance throwing a combination
and Filipovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Filipovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Filipovic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses.
Filipovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Filipovic throws a head kick that half lands.
Filipovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patrick with a nice cross.
Patrick throws a right hand that Filipovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Filipovic also avoids with ease.
Patrick lunges at Filipovic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Filipovic's hand.
Patrick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Filipovic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Patrick takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Filipovic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Filipovic goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Patrick just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Filipovic misses its intended target.
Filipovic moves out of range of the body kick from Patrick.
Patrick blocks a head kick by Filipovic.
Mirko Filipovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patrick scores with a nice strike.
Filipovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Filipovic misses with a straight left.
Patrick takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Filipovic scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Patrick cracks Filipovic with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Filipovic looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Patrick finish him?

Filipovic is rocked!

That has opened up Mirko Filipovic's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patrick fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Filipovic square on the jaw! Damn, Filipovic is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jean Claude Patrick!
A very excited looking Jean Claude Patrick made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.