PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Tilthammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Tafoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tilthammer comes to the cage accompanied by Autumn - Suffer the wild dogs. Tafoya has chosen Kraftwerk - Musique Non Stop as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tilthammer
vs
Tafoya

197 cm
25
214 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
210 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Felix Tilthammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Noah Tafoya!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tilthammer drives through and clinches with Tafoya against the cage.
Tilthammer lands an elbow inside that Tafoya shrugs off.

It looks like Noah Tafoya has been cut.
Tilthammer pushes off an throws an elbow but Tafoya leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tilthammer misses with a body punch.
Tafoya has had enough of the clinch but Tilthammer keeps him there for the moment.
Tilthammer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tafoya has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tafoya managing to block the knees to the body from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer tries a knee to the head but Tafoya blocks it.
Tafoya is trying to force a seperation but Tilthammer has the dominant position.
Tafoya throws a punch but it's blocked by Tilthammer.
Tilthammer stalling in the clinch.
Tafoya managing to block the knees to the body from Tilthammer.
Tafoya has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tilthammer misses with a knee strike.
Tilthammer lands a nice elbow.
Tilthammer lands a knee to the body.
Tilthammer lands an elbow inside that Tafoya shrugs off.
Tilthammer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tilthammer tries to land knees in the clinch but Tafoya avoids the damage to the body.
Tilthammer lands a shot to the body.
Tilthammer trying to land knees to the body.
Tilthammer is stalling here.
Tilthammer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tafoya.
Tafoya swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Tafoya.
Tilthammer lands a good knee to the midsection. Tafoya won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tafoya has had enough of the clinch but Tilthammer keeps him there for the moment.
Tilthammer trying to land knees to the body.
Tilthammer tries to land knees in the clinch but Tafoya avoids the damage to the body.
Tafoya can't find room to land a body shot as Tilthammer controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tafoya tries to break the clinch but Tilthammer is controlling the position.
Tilthammer keeps control of Tafoya as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Tafoya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tilthammer misses with a body kick.
Tilthammer tries a head kick but it misses.
Tafoya scores with a nice right hand.
Tafoya tests Tilthammer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tafoya throws a shot from downtown. Tilthammer moves away and avoids it.
Tilthammer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tilthammer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tilthammer is looking to slow Tafoya down with leg kicks.
Tilthammer throws a sloppy head kick and Tafoya moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Tilthammer.
Tafoya looks gassed!
Tilthammer throws a body kick that misses.
Good work by Tafoya as he checks the leg kick.
Tafoya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tilthammer throws a front kick that sends Tafoya stumbling back into the cage.
A shot to de liver by Tafoya. Beautiful body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head kick misses from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tilthammer tries to close the distance and clinch but Tafoya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tilthammer connects with a high kick.

That has opened up Noah Tafoya's cut even more.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tilthammer.
Tilthammer throws the kick towards the body but Tafoya avoids it.
Tilthammer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tilthammer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tafoya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tilthammer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tilthammer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tilthammer throws a head kick but Tafoya moves out of range.
Tafoya misses with a hook. Tilthammer ducked under it nicely.
Tilthammer lands a nice looking body kick.
Tilthammer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tilthammer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tafoya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tilthammer manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer 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.
Tafoya loads up on a big right hand but Tilthammer slips the punch.
Tilthammer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tilthammer lands a head kick. Tafoya smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tafoya misses with the combination.
Tafoya takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tafoya takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tilthammer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tilthammer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tilthammer throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tafoya.

The cut above Noah Tafoya's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tafoya checks a low kick from Tilthammer.
Tafoya with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tilthammer throws and low kick but Tafoya moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer looks for the body kick but Tafoya saw that one coming.

Tilthammer has Tafoya up against the cage in a clinch.
Tafoya has had enough of the clinch but Tilthammer keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tafoya.
Tilthammer pushes off an throws an elbow but Tafoya leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A knee to the head by Tilthammer.
Tafoya throws a head punch that misses.
Tafoya is trying to break free.

Tafoya breaks the clinch.
Tafoya circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tafoya tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tafoya circles away from the clinch attempt.

Tilthammer gets a clinch.
Tafoya avoiding damage as Tilthammer throws knees to the body.
Tilthammer misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tafoya lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tilthammer looking to slow down the pace here.
Tilthammer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tafoya.
Tilthammer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tafoya's face.
Tilthammer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tafoya.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Tilthammer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Noah Tafoya's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Tilthammer moves out of range as Tafoya strikes.
Tafoya avoids a kick to the body.
Tilthammer walks into a stiff left hand from Tafoya.

It looks like Felix Tilthammer has been cut.
A punch combination from Tafoya misses.
Tafoya smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tilthammer throws a chopping leg kick but Tafoya manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A slow jab from Tafoya misses its intended target.
Tilthammer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tafoya lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tilthammer circles away quickly and effectively.
Tafoya's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tafoya stuns Tilthammer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tilthammer.
Tilthammer misses with a kick to the body.
Tilthammer throws a head kick but Tafoya moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tilthammer scores with a spinning back kick!
Tilthammer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tafoya moves out of range of the body kick from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tilthammer clinches up with Tafoya and pushes him back against the cage.

Tafoya breaks from the clinch.

Tilthammer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tafoya, pushing him back against the cage.
Tafoya throws a punch but it's blocked by Tilthammer.
Tilthammer is looking to control Tafoya's arms but Tafoya gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tilthammer has his back to the cage.
Tafoya can't break the clinch.
Tilthammer has Tafoya pressed against the cage, preventing Tafoya from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice body punch from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer scores with a shot to the side of Tafoya's head.
Tilthammer lands an elbow inside.
Tafoya lands with a left to the head.
Tafoya struggles to land a body shot inside as Tilthammer controls his hands.
Tilthammer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tilthammer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from Tilthammer.
Tafoya is looking to break free of the clinch but Tilthammer has double underhooks.
Tilthammer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tilthammer lands a good knee to the midsection. Tafoya won't want to take too many of those.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tafoya wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tilthammer trying to control the position but instead, Tafoya has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tilthammer into the cage.
Tafoya throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tafoya in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tafoya letting Tilthammer take a breather here.
Tilthammer lands a body punch.
Tilthammer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tafoya blocks it with crossed arms.
Tafoya has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tafoya working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tilthammer misses with a knee to the head.
Tafoya throws a punch but it's blocked by Tilthammer.
Tilthammer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tilthammer trying to control the position but instead, Tafoya has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tilthammer into the cage.

Tafoya breaks the clinch.
Tafoya thows a body shot but no joy.
Tilthammer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tilthammer throws the kick towards the body but Tafoya avoids it.
Tilthammer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tafoya.
Tilthammer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tafoya can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tilthammer throws a head kick that half lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tafoya moves out of range of the body kick from Tilthammer.

Tilthammer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tafoya misses with a punch on the inside.
Tilthammer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tafoya backwards.
Tafoya working hard to break the clinch.
Tilthammer taking a breather.
Tafoya blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tilthammer trying to land knees to the body.
Tilthammer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tilthammer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tafoya's face.

Noah Tafoya's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Tafoya has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tafoya's face.
Tafoya avoiding damage as Tilthammer throws knees to the body.
Tilthammer tries to land knees in the clinch but Tafoya avoids the damage to the body.
Tilthammer crunches a lovely knee into Tafoya's ribcage.
Felix Tilthammer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tilthammer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tafoya.
Tilthammer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tafoya.

Tafoya escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tilthammer misses with a kick to the body.
Tafoya scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tilthammer in his tracks.
Tafoya just misses with a punch to the body.
Felix Tilthammer is winning the standup battle so far.
Tilthammer throws the kick towards the body but Tafoya avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tilthammer closes the distance and clinches.
Tilthammer tries to work over Tafoya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tilthammer trying to land knees to the body.
Tilthammer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tafoya is trying to force a seperation but Tilthammer has the dominant position.
Tilthammer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tilthammer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tafoya.
Tilthammer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tafoya has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short left from Tafoya.
Tilthammer keeps control of Tafoya as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tafoya swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Tafoya escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Tafoya.
Tafoya swings for the body but Tilthammer moves out of range.
Tilthammer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tilthammer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tafoya swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tilthammer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tafoya is able to avoid easily.
Tilthammer throws a sloppy head kick and Tafoya moves out of range easily.
Tafoya cracks Tilthammer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tafoya scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Tilthammer dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Tilthammer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Tilthammer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tilthammer walks into a jab.
Tilthammer throws a leg kick but Tafoya moved away.
Tilthammer throws a head kick but Tafoya moves out of range.
Tilthammer tries a head kick but it misses.
Tilthammer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tafoya ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tilthammer is looking to land body kicks.
Tafoya throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A left lands for Tafoya.
Tilthammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tafoya.
A punch lands to the side of Tilthammer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tafoya connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tilthammer. Tilthammer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tafoya keeps the fight on the outside.
Tafoya fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tilthammer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tilthammer tries to clinch but Tafoya moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tafoya lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tafoya swinging wilding here.
Tilthammer is looking to clinch.
Jab from Tafoya.
Tafoya throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tilthammer.
Tilthammer misses with a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Tafoya misses.
Tilthammer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tilthammer throws a nice head kick!
A slapping body kick lands there for Tilthammer.
Tilthammer tried to score with a low kick but Tafoya checks it.
Tilthammer scoring well with a low kick there.
Tilthammer fakes the leg kick and cracks Tafoya in the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tilthammer.
Noah Tafoya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Felix Tilthammer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tafoya will feel that in the morning.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tilthammer.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tilthammer!
Tilthammer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tilthammer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tilthammer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tafoya's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tilthammer tries to close the distance and clinch but Tafoya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tilthammer throws a quick inside leg kick.

Tilthammer moves into the clinch.
Tafoya swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tafoya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tafoya is trying to break free.
Tilthammer has Tafoya pushed against the cage.
Tafoya has a couple of punches blocked by Tilthammer.
Tafoya is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer pushes Tafoya back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tafoya wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tafoya misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tafoya working hard to break the clinch.
Tilthammer slows down the pace here.
Tafoya blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tilthammer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tilthammer blocking some punches.
Tilthammer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tafoya working aggressively here.
Tafoya wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tafoya is trying to break the clinch but Tilthammer is controlling him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tafoya. Tilthammer does a little dance to reset his feet.

Tilthammer clinches.
Tilthammer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tafoya wants to break free but Tilthammer has control.
Tafoya lands with a right to the head.
Tilthammer lands a body punch.
Tilthammer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tilthammer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tafoya.
Tilthammer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tafoya misses with a punch to the body.
Tafoya is trying to break free.
Tafoya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tilthammer blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Tafoya's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tilthammer prevents Tafoya from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tafoya fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tilthammer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tafoya working aggressively here.
Tafoya wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tafoya misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tafoya tries a body shot but Tilthammer blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Noah Tafoya.
Well Tilthammer 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Tilthammer!