PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Harkonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Tilthammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tilthammer comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The rolling stones - Under my thumb kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!

Harkonnen
vs
Tilthammer

185 cm
27
215 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

183 cm
27
200 lbs
14 - 4 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Harkonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henry Tilthammer!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harkonnen blocks a head kick by Tilthammer.
Tilthammer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harkonnen.

Tilthammer clinches up with Harkonnen and pushes him back against the cage.
Harkonnen has Tilthammer pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tilthammer manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tilthammer landing knees to the body.
Tilthammer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer working aggressively here.
Tilthammer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harkonnen's efforts to push away.
Harkonnen avoiding damage as Tilthammer throws knees to the body.
Harkonnen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tilthammer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Harkonnen pulls guard successfully.
Harkonnen is trying to keep Tilthammer in close.
Tilthammer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harkonnen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Harkonnen has an active guard here but Tilthammer has managed to pass into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harkonnen is trying to get back to full guard.
Tilthammer is thwarting Harkonnen's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Harkonnen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Harkonnen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tilthammer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Harkonnen is trying to control the position but Tilthammer postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Tilthammer dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tilthammer throws and low kick but Harkonnen moves out of range easily.
Tilthammer doesn't manage to clinch there - Harkonnen circles away.
Harkonnen works Tilthammer's body with a nice hook.
Tilthammer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Harkonnen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tilthammer was well out of range. Poor timing from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen moves out of range of the leg kick from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tilthammer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Harkonnen is out of range and Tilthammer settles back down.
Tilthammer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tilthammer throws a chopping leg kick but Harkonnen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Harkonnen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tilthammer tries to clinch but Harkonnen moves out of range.
Tilthammer throws a low kick, looking for Harkonnen's leg but Harkonnen calmly moves out of range.
Harkonnen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tilthammer throws a leg kick but Harkonnen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good work by Tilthammer as he checks the leg kick.
Tilthammer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harkonnen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tilthammer can pounce on him.
Harkonnen misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkonnen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Harkonnen throws a sloppy head kick and Tilthammer moves out of range easily.
Tilthammer blocks a jab.
Harkonnen looks to clinch
and Tilthammer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Harkonnen instigates a clinch.
Harkonnen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Harkonnen manages to break the clinch.
Tilthammer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harkonnen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tilthammer throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Harkonnen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tilthammer.
Tilthammer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harkonnen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tilthammer is looking to clinch but Harkonnen is avoiding it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tilthammer.
Tilthammer tries to land a leg kick but Harkonnen saw it coming and moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tilthammer.
Tilthammer thows a leg kick but Harkonnen checks it
and Harkonnen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice straight punches there by Harkonnen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harkonnen.
Harkonnen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Harkonnen keeps the fight on the outside.
Harkonnen missing with a left hand there. Tilthammer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A low kick from Tilthammer misses
and Harkonnen counters with a nice uppercut.
Tilthammer wants to clinch but Harkonnen slips to the side
and Harkonnen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Harkonnen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harkonnen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harkonnen misses the shot to the body.
Harkonnen throws a right hand that Tilthammer ducks under and follows up with a left that Tilthammer also avoids with ease.
A low kick from Tilthammer is predictable there
and Harkonnen counters with an inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tilthammer. That's going to slow Harkonnen down.
Tilthammer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Harkonnen tries to keep at a distance but Tilthammer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tilthammer tries to work over Harkonnen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Tilthammer.
Harkonnen working hard to break the clinch.
Harkonnen working hard to break the clinch.
Tilthammer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Harkonnen is trying to drag Tilthammer to the mat but Tilthammer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tilthammer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harkonnen backwards.
Tilthammer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harkonnen backwards.
Harkonnen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tilthammer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Harkonnen is trying to drag Tilthammer to the mat but Tilthammer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Harkonnen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tilthammer pressing his opponent against the cage.
Harkonnen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tilthammer has him pressed against the cage.
Tilthammer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tilthammer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tilthammer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harkonnen is looking to break free of the clinch but Tilthammer has double underhooks.
Harkonnen tries to break the clinch but Tilthammer is controlling the position.
Tilthammer content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tilthammer.
Tilthammer lands a shoulder strike.
Tilthammer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harkonnen backwards.
Tilthammer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harkonnen's efforts to push away.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tilthammer.
Tilthammer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Harkonnen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer lands with a kick to the temple. Harkonnen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Vladimir Harkonnen has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tilthammer feints and then cracks Harkonnen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harkonnen down.
An inside leg kick lands from Tilthammer.
Henry Tilthammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tilthammer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harkonnen throws out a loose jab but Tilthammer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tilthammer is looking to chop away at Harkonnen's legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tilthammer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tilthammer thows a leg kick but Harkonnen checks it
and Harkonnen counters with a nice uppercut.
Tilthammer throws a solid leg kick but Harkonnen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tilthammer.
Tilthammer throws a head kick but Harkonnen moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Tilthammer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Harkonnen'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!

Tilthammer scores with a leg kick.
Tilthammer wants to clinch.
Tilthammer tries to land a leg kick but Harkonnen saw it coming and moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Harkonnen.

Harkonnen gets a clinch.
Tilthammer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Harkonnen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tilthammer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tilthammer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Harkonnen wants to break free but Tilthammer has control.
Harkonnen is looking to break free of the clinch but Tilthammer has double underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Tilthammer.
Tilthammer has Harkonnen pressed against the cage, preventing Harkonnen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harkonnen wants to break free but Tilthammer has control.
A right hook to the body lands for Tilthammer.
A shot in the inside from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harkonnen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilthammer is pressed up against the cage. Harkonnen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tilthammer down to the mat. Tilthammer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Harkonnen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tilthammer tries to clinch there but Harkonnen circles away.
Tilthammer misses with a low kick.
Tilthammer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harkonnen's sensitive parts.
Tilthammer throws a leg kick but Harkonnen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tilthammer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harkonnen is able to avoid easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tilthammer. That's going to slow Harkonnen down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tilthammer is looking to chop away at Harkonnen's legs.
Tilthammer is looking to clinch.
Tilthammer tries to land a leg kick but Harkonnen saw it coming and moves away.
Harkonnen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Tilthammer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tilthammer keeps control of Harkonnen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tilthammer leaning against his opponent.
Tilthammer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harkonnen is trying to force a seperation but Tilthammer has the dominant position.
Henry Tilthammer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harkonnen tries to break free but Tilthammer pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harkonnen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harkonnen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Harkonnen's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Harkonnen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tilthammer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Harkonnen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Harkonnen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harkonnen misses with a hook.
Harkonnen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tilthammer moves away.
A jab from Harkonnen misses.
Henry Tilthammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harkonnen checks a low kick from Tilthammer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tilthammer. Tilthammer obviously looking to wear him down.
Tilthammer slips a jab from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen checks a leg kick nicely.
Tilthammer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harkonnen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tilthammer moves away.
Tilthammer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harkonnen.
A bone on bone clash there as Harkonnen blocks the leg kick.
Tilthammer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tilthammer lands a head kick!
A bone on bone clash there as Harkonnen blocks the leg kick.
Good leg kick by Tilthammer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tilthammer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tilthammer is looking to slow Harkonnen down with leg kicks.

Tilthammer moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harkonnen's efforts to push away.
Harkonnen is looking to break free of the clinch but Tilthammer has double underhooks.
Tilthammer prevents Harkonnen from breaking the clinch.
Harkonnen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tilthammer has him pressed against the cage.
Tilthammer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harkonnen has had enough of the clinch but Tilthammer keeps him there for the moment.

Harkonnen gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tilthammer is staying active underneath Harkonnen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Tilthammer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tilthammer 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30

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