PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henry Tilthammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lillen Eklund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tilthammer comes to the cage accompanied by The rolling stones - Under my thumb. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Tilthammer
vs
Eklund

183 cm
29
200 lbs
19 - 7 - 3

180 cm
26
185 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

[WAO]MADE IN GERMANY

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 19 - 7 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Henry Tilthammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lillen Eklund!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tilthammer tries to clinch up but Eklund circles away and keeps his distance.
Eklund misses with an uppercut
and Tilthammer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lillen Eklund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tilthammer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tilthammer thows a body shot but no joy.
Eklund lands a nice shot that snaps Tilthammer's head back.
Eklund misses with a left hand
and Tilthammer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tilthammer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Eklund throws a head kick that misses
and Tilthammer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Eklund's knee momentarily.
Eklund throws a leg kick

and Tilthammer counters by clinching up.
Eklund is trying to break free.
Eklund tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tilthammer lands an elbow just above Eklund 's eye.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tilthammer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tilthammer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Eklund backwards.
Eklund is trying to break free.
Tilthammer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Eklund is looking to break free of the clinch but Tilthammer has double underhooks.
Tilthammer missing with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tilthammer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilthammer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tilthammer works on Eklund's body with a couple of short punches.
Tilthammer blocking some punches.
Tilthammer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tilthammer lands a damaging elbow.
Tilthammer lands an elbow just above Eklund 's eye.
Tilthammer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A head punch on the inside from Eklund fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Eklund.
A frustrated look appears on Eklund's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tilthammer lands an elbow that stopped Eklund in his tracks for a moment.
A right hand to the body from Tilthammer.
Eklund takes a shot to the head.
Eklund can't find room to land a body shot as Tilthammer controls the action.
Tilthammer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tilthammer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tilthammer presses Eklund against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tilthammer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Eklund looks gassed!
A body shot lands from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer works on Eklund's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tilthammer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Eklund or not.
Tilthammer lands with a right to the head.
Tilthammer lands a hook that snaps the head of Eklund backwards.
Tilthammer works on Eklund's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer has Eklund pushed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tilthammer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Eklund has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Eklund misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eklund is trying to break the clinch but Tilthammer is controlling him.
Eklund wants to break free but Tilthammer has control.
Eklund lands a hook that snaps the head of Tilthammer backwards.
Eklund content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tilthammer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tilthammer cracks Eklund with a nice body shot.
Eklund is trying to break the clinch but Tilthammer has him pressed against the cage.
Tilthammer lands a nice shot to the body.
Eklund tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tilthammer's elbow.
Tilthammer pushes Eklund back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Eklund wants to break free but Tilthammer has control.
Tilthammer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Eklund's efforts to push away.
Tilthammer lands an elbow that stopped Eklund in his tracks for a moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tilthammer lands a good knee to the midsection. Eklund won't want to take too many of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer is working Eklund over against the cage.
Tilthammer avoiding damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Eklund has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tilthammer missing with knees to the body.
Eklund misses with some punches.
Tilthammer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A left hand lands to the body for Tilthammer.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer lands a right hand.
Tilthammer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Eklund avoiding damage as Tilthammer throws knees to the body.
Eklund is looking to break free of the clinch but Tilthammer has double underhooks.
Tilthammer avoiding damage.
Eklund takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tilthammer lands a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tilthammer.
Tilthammer scores with a shot to the side of Eklund's head.
Eklund tries to break the clinch but Tilthammer is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer looking to throw knees to the head but Eklund is blocking nicely.
Eklund pushes Tilthammer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eklund looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tilthammer missing with knees to the body.
Tilthammer slowing the pace effectively.
Tilthammer scores with a hook to the body.

Eklund pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tilthammer doesn't manage to clinch there - Eklund circles away.
Eklund throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eklund feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tilthammers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tilthammer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tilthammer throws a head kick that half lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tilthammer ducks under a wild hook from Eklund.
Eklund pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Tilthammer dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Eklund takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tilthammer cracks the inside of Eklund's front leg.
Eklund cracks the inside of Tilthammer's front leg.
Eklund misses the body punch
and Tilthammer counters with a good low kick that Eklund was not able to check.
Eklund lands with an overhand left.
Eklund checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tilthammer goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Eklund swings for the body but Tilthammer moves out of range.
A low kick from Eklund misses
and Tilthammer counters with a good low kick that Eklund was not able to check.
Eklund misses with a right hand
and Tilthammer counters with a low kick, right behind Eklund 's knee.
Tilthammer throws a lazy head kick
and Eklund counters with a nice body kick.
A slow jab from Eklund misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilthammer thows a body shot but no joy.
Eklund throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tilthammer counters with a left to the body.
Eklund gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tilthammer counters with a leg kick.
Eklund swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eklund with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tilthammer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Eklund counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eklund. Tilthammer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eklund takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tilthammer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eklund scores with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Eklund throws a leg kick
and Tilthammer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Eklund's knee momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eklund gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tilthammer counters with a low kick, right behind Eklund 's knee.
Eklund throws a wild body kick that Tilthammer sees coming a mile off.
Eklund scoring well with a low kick there.
Tilthammer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eklund.
Tilthammer wants to slow Eklund down by chopping away at his legs.
Tilthammer blocks a jab.
Tilthammer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Eklund fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tilthammer checks it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eklund. Tilthammer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eklund checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eklund. Tilthammer does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eklund slips a straight right by Tilthammer.
Eklund misses with a low kick as Tilthammer jumps back.
Eklund fails to land with a series of punches.
Tilthammer throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tilthammer.
Eklund throws a leg kick
and Tilthammer counters with a nice leg kick.
Tilthammer throws a low kick, looking for Eklund's leg but Eklund calmly moves out of range.
Eklund misses with a leg kick
and Tilthammer counters with an inside leg kick.
Eklund swings widly with a right hand
and Tilthammer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Eklund misses with a right hand
and Tilthammer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Eklund throws a shot from downtown. Tilthammer moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Eklund misses
and Tilthammer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Eklund swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tilthammer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Eklund misses with a lunging right hand
and Tilthammer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Eklund misses with a body shot.
Tilthammer has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tilthammer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Tilthammer rushes Eklund and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tilthammer keeps control of Eklund as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Eklund can't find room to land a body shot as Tilthammer controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Eklund.
Eklund lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tilthammer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tilthammer lands a body shot.
Eklund lands a body shot.
Eklund trying to control the position but instead, Tilthammer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Eklund into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Lillen Eklund will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Eklund swings for the body but Tilthammer moves out of range.
Tilthammer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Eklund thows a leg kick but Tilthammer checks it
and Tilthammer counters with a good low kick that Eklund was not able to check.
Eklund misses with a combination

and Tilthammer moves into the clinch.
Tilthammer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tilthammer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Eklund is keeping busy.
Tilthammer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Eklund tries to circle away but Tilthammer has him pinned against the cage.
Eklund takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tilthammer scores with a shoulder strike.
Tilthammer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tilthammer keeps control of Eklund as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tilthammer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Eklund's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eklund is trying to break the clinch but Tilthammer has him pressed against the cage.
Tilthammer blocks an uppercut.
Tilthammer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Eklund has had enough of the clinch but Tilthammer keeps him there for the moment.
Nice body punch from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer lands an elbow inside that Eklund shrugs off.
Eklund tries to break free but Tilthammer pushes him back against the cage.
Tilthammer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Eklund backwards.
Tilthammer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tilthammer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Eklund up against the cage.
Tilthammer lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer is working Eklund over against the cage.
Tilthammer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Eklund or not.
Tilthammer lands a nice elbow.
Eklund letting Tilthammer take a breather here.
A shot in the inside from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer lands a nice shot to the body.
Tilthammer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tilthammer lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer scores with a shot to the side of Eklund's head.
Eklund is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tilthammer lands with a right to the head.
Tilthammer landing knees to the body.
Tilthammer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Eklund up against the cage.
Eklund can't break the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tilthammer.
Eklund tries to break free but Tilthammer pushes him back against the cage.
Eklund lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tilthammer lands a body shot.
Tilthammer scores with a hook to the body.
Henry Tilthammer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Eklund avoids a wild elbow strike from Tilthammer.
Eklund is trying to force a seperation but Tilthammer has the dominant position.
Tilthammer with a knee to the head.
Tilthammer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tilthammer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Eklund has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Eklund lands a body punch.
Eklund wants to stall.

Eklund pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tilthammer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer thumps Eklund with a low kick.
Eklund swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tilthammer throws a leg kick
and Eklund counters with a nice kick to the body.
An inside leg kick from Tilthammer misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eklund. Tilthammer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eklund 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.
Eklund scores with a hook to the body. Tilthammer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Eklund misses with a body shot.
Eklund throws an off balance right hand
and Tilthammer counters with a straight right hand.
Eklund dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tilthammer. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tilthammer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eklund swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tilthammer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Eklund.
Tilthammer throws a head kick that misses
and Eklund counters with a nice body shot.
Tilthammer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Eklund misses with a series of wild punches.
Eklund misses with a kick to the body

and Tilthammer moves into the clinch.
Eklund taking a breather.
Eklund wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Eklund is trying to force a seperation but Tilthammer has the dominant position.
Eklund wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Tilthammer.
Eklund is looking to break free of the clinch but Tilthammer has double underhooks.
A short right from Tilthammer on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Tilthammer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tilthammer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28

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