PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Tilthammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sallah Alcoubra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tilthammer comes to the cage accompanied by Jedi mind tricks - Blood in blood out. Alcoubra has chosen Counting bodies like sheep to the rhythm of the war drums as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Tilthammer
vs
Alcoubra

190 cm
21
196 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

185 cm
21
185 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Tesla Apparel
CROWN

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Tilthammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sallah Alcoubra!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tilthammer just misses with a punch to the body.
Alcoubra fails to land with a series of punches.
Tilthammer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alcoubra digs a good hook to Tilthammer's body.
Tilthammer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tilthammer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alcoubra manages to avoid it.
Tilthammer thows a body shot but no joy.
Alcoubra changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alcoubra misses with a series of wild punches.
Alcoubra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alcoubra keeps the fight on the outside.
Alcoubra connects with a high kick.
Alcoubra throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tilthammer.
Tilthammer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alcoubra moves away.
Alcoubra lands with a nice body kick.
Alcoubra connects with a jab.
Tilthammer lands a jab-cross combination.
Tilthammer moves in looking to clinch but Alcoubra pushes him off.
Tilthammer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Alcoubra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sallah Alcoubra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcoubra throws a right hand that Tilthammer ducks under and follows up with a left that Tilthammer also avoids with ease.
Alcoubra throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tilthammer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Alcoubra.
Alcoubra scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tilthammer doesn't seem bothered though.
Alcoubra punishes Tilthammer's body with a nice straight punch.
Tilthammer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tilthammer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alcoubra.
Tilthammer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alcoubra tries to bum rush Tilthammer with a series of wild strikes but Tilthammer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alcoubra throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tilthammer.
Tilthammer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alcoubra manages to avoid it.

Tilthammer darts in and clinches Alcoubra up against the cage.
Tilthammer swings wildly with an uppercut but Alcoubra uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Alcoubra.
Tilthammer misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer swings wildly with an uppercut but Alcoubra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alcoubra tries to break the clinch but Tilthammer is controlling the position.
A right hook to the body lands for Alcoubra.
Tilthammer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tilthammer takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Tilthammer.
Alcoubra working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alcoubra digs a right hand underneath Tilthammer's ribcage. Tilthammer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tilthammer misses with some punches.
Alcoubra lands a body shot.
Tilthammer is breathing heavily.
Tilthammer wants to break free but Alcoubra has control.
Alcoubra lands a body shot.
Alcoubra tries to break the clinch but Tilthammer is controlling the position.
Alcoubra is trying to break the clinch but Tilthammer has him pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Tilthammer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alcoubra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alcoubra.
Tilthammer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alcoubra gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tilthammer.
A right handed body shot lands from Tilthammer.

Alcoubra escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcoubra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alcoubra looks to land a combination but Tilthammer avoids it well.
Alcoubra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tilthammer throws out the jab.
Alcoubra lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tilthammer misses the body punch
and Alcoubra counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Alcoubra fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tilthammer on the side of the head.
Alcoubra scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A shot to the body from Tilthammer misses
and Alcoubra counters with a stiff right hand.
Alcoubra swings for the body but Tilthammer moves out of range.
Tilthammer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alcoubra catches Tilthammer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice shot by Tilthammer.
Tilthammer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tilthammer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tilthammer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Alcoubra digs a good body shot into Tilthammer's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcoubra swings for the body but Tilthammer moves out of range.
Alcoubra misses with a combination
and Tilthammer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Tilthammer forces Alcoubra back against the cage and clinches.
Tilthammer misses with a punch to the body.

Tilthammer has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Alcoubra clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tilthammer keeps control of the position as Alcoubra tries to break free.
Tilthammer misses with a punch to the head.
Alcoubra has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Tilthammer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alcoubra tries to roll but Tilthammer sticks to his back.
Tilthammer misses with an elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alcoubra manages to reverse the position and now he's in Tilthammer's guard. Nice work there by Alcoubra.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sallah Alcoubra dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Alcoubra lands with a nice combination. Tilthammer backs away looking to recover.

Tilthammer feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Alcoubra looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Alcoubra wriggles free and stands up.
Tilthammer works Alcoubra's body with a nice hook.
Alcoubra moves out of range as Tilthammer strikes.
Tilthammer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Alcoubra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alcoubra punishes Tilthammer's body with a nice straight punch.
Tilthammer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alcoubra but Alcoubra pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alcoubra displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tilthammer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilthammer takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sallah Alcoubra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alcoubra bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Alcoubra throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Alcoubra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tilthammer moves in looking to clinch but Alcoubra pushes him off.
A punch combination from Alcoubra misses.
A lazy left from Alcoubra finds it's target.
Alcoubra misses with a wild body shot.
Alcoubra falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alcoubra takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tilthammer scores with the left hand. Alcoubra knows he should have avoided that one.
Tilthammer misses with a shot to the body
and Alcoubra counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Alcoubra misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Alcoubra counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alcoubra throws a right and a left that Tilthammer avoids nicely.
Tilthammer throws a shot to the body.

Tilthammer gets a takedown into half guard.
Alcoubra is trying to get back to full guard.
Tilthammer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tilthammer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Alcoubra can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tilthammer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tilthammer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Alcoubra with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alcoubra blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tilthammer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alcoubra looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tilthammer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tilthammer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alcoubra does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tilthammer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tilthammer thows a huge punch but Alcoubra dodges it nicely.
Tilthammer stops Alcoubra from getting back to his feet.
Alcoubra has hold of Tilthammer's hands but Tilthammer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alcoubra takes one on the button.
Tilthammer just misses with a punch to the body.
Tilthammer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alcoubra.
Tilthammer lands a slapping body shot.
Tilthammer throws a jab when Alcoubra was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tilthammer misses with a few strikes there.
Tilthammer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tilthammer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alcoubra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tilthammer.
Alcoubra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alcoubra looks to land a right hand but Tilthammer moved out of range.
Alcoubra takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Alcoubra ducks under a wild hook from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer misses with a wild body shot.
Alexander Tilthammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tilthammer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alcoubra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alcoubra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tilthammer.
Nice takedown defense from Alcoubra. No joy for Tilthammer on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Tilthammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alcoubra looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sallah Alcoubra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Tilthammer misses with a wild body shot.
Tilthammer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alcoubra moves away.
Tilthammer tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Alcoubra counters with a nice body shot.
Sallah Alcoubra seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tilthammer doesn't manage to clinch there - Alcoubra circles away.
Alcoubra swats away the attempt to clinch by Tilthammer.
Tilthammer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alcoubra throws a body punch but Tilthammer moves out of range.
Alcoubra throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alcoubra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alcoubra avoids the body shot from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer misses with a body shot
letting Alcoubra counter with a right hand.
Tilthammer lands with an overhand left.
Alcoubra throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilthammer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Alcoubra.
Tilthammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alcoubra.
Tilthammer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alcoubra stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alcoubra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alcoubra defending well as Tilthammer loads up on a big left hand.
Tilthammer misses with a wild body shot.
Tilthammer misses with a series of wild punches.
Tilthammer tries to clinch but Alcoubra moves out of range.
Alcoubra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alcoubra misses with a hook.
Alcoubra walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tilthammer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tilthammer fails with a takedown attempt.
Alcoubra misses with a double jab
and Tilthammer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer takes a swing at Alcoubra's ribcage but misses.
Tilthammer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tilthammer walks into a jab.
Tilthammer is looking to wear down Alcoubra with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A shot to the body from Tilthammer misses
and Alcoubra counters with a stiff right hand.
Alcoubra takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alcoubra throws a head kick that misses.

Tilthammer has closed the distance and engaged Alcoubra in a clinch.
Tilthammer throws a punch but it's blocked by Alcoubra.
Tilthammer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alcoubra cracks Tilthammer with a nice body shot.
Tilthammer can't find room to land a body shot as Alcoubra controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Tilthammer.
Alcoubra working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alcoubra.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tilthammer.
Tilthammer has had enough of the clinch but Alcoubra keeps him there for the moment.

Tilthammer gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Tilthammer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Alcoubra defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcoubra blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tilthammer.
Alcoubra wants to improve his position but Tilthammer is controlling well.
Tilthammer working Alcoubra over with strikes.
Tilthammer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tilthammer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Alcoubra defending well though.
Alcoubra works his way to full guard. Good work.

Tilthammer drops back looking for a leg! Alcoubra is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Alcoubra manages to kick Tilthammer off! Tilthammer jumps back into Alcoubra's guard.
Alcoubra is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Alexander Tilthammer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tilthammer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcoubra trying to mount his opponent but Tilthammer defends it.
Tilthammer works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tilthammer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Tilthammer has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Alcoubra's face.
Alcoubra tries to hold on but Tilthammer pushes him away.

Tilthammer is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Alcoubra has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Sallah Alcoubra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Tilthammer goes for an armbar but Alcoubra turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Alcoubra.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Tilthammer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Alcoubra has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sallah Alcoubra!