PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philean Mincemeat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Tilthammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tilthammer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The rolling stones - Under my thumb. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mincemeat
vs
Tilthammer

190 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Philean Mincemeat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henry Tilthammer!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mincemeat tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tilthammer swivels and escapes.
Mincemeat fails with a takedown attempt.
Tilthammer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Philean Mincemeat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tilthammer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henry Tilthammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilthammer misses with a two punch combination.
Mincemeat shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tilthammer as he jumps to the side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mincemeat.
Mincemeat shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tilthammer as he avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mincemeat has a takedown stuffed.
Tilthammer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tilthammer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tilthammer tries to bum rush Mincemeat with a series of wild strikes but Mincemeat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mincemeat looks for a takedown but Tilthammer sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tilthammer stops a takedown attempt from Mincemeat.
Mincemeat fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tilthammer stalling in the clinch but Mincemeat improves position.
Tilthammer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tilthammer wants to break the clinch but can't.

Mincemeat jumps into guard, dragging Tilthammer to the mat.

Tilthammer gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mincemeat chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tilthammer can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mincemeat shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tilthammer as he avoids it easily.
Tilthammer scores with a kick to the body.
Mincemeat fails with a takedown attempt.
Mincemeat slips a jab and a cross from Tilthammer.
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.

Mincemeat tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tilthammer swivels and escapes.
Mincemeat looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tilthammer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mincemeat circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tilthammer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mincemeat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Philean Mincemeat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tilthammer tries to clinch there but Mincemeat circles away.
Mincemeat shoots in for a takedown but Tilthammer shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Philean Mincemeat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tilthammer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mincemeat fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tilthammer chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tilthammer misses with a few strikes there.

Tilthammer clinches with his opponent.
Tilthammer throws an elbow that misses.
Tilthammer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tilthammer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mincemeat prevents a body shot from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer trying to land knees to the body.
Tilthammer working aggressively here.
Tilthammer scores with a knee to the head.
Mincemeat has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tilthammer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Tilthammer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mincemeat misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mincemeat gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tilthammer crunches a lovely knee into Mincemeat's ribcage.
Mincemeat is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tilthammer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tilthammer is stalling here.
Tilthammer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tilthammer can't find room to land a body shot as Mincemeat controls the action.

Mincemeat is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Tilthammer can't fight it off and eventually Mincemeat manages to take the fight to the floor. Tilthammer looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tilthammer is looking to stand up but Mincemeat isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer is breathing heavily.
Mincemeat is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mincemeat seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tilthammer for as long as he can get away with.
Tilthammer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mincemeat. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mincemeat's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tilthammer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mincemeat slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Philean Mincemeat will probably get the nod.
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!

Mincemeat fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tilthammer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown by Mincemeat or perhaps it was just good defense by Tilthammer which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Philean Mincemeat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilthammer tries to clinch there but Mincemeat circles away.
Mincemeat tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tilthammer swivels and escapes.
Tilthammer thows a body kick. Mincemeat tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tilthammer wants to clinch up but Mincemeat keeps it at a distance.
Tilthammer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mincemeat shoots in for a takedown but Tilthammer shows good takedown defense.
Tilthammer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mincemeat's sensitive parts.
Tilthammer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mincemeat's calf.
Tilthammer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mincemeat shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mincemeat slips a jab and a cross from Tilthammer.
Mincemeat looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tilthammer is fending him off so far but Mincemeat persists. Nope, Tilthammer circles away and we're back to standing.
A combination from Tilthammer does no damage.
A right-left combo lands from Tilthammer.
Mincemeat fails to land the takedown.

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.
Mincemeat fails to land the takedown.
Mincemeat circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mincemeat throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tilthammer's waist but Tilthammer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mincemeat off to one side.
Mincemeat fails with a takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Tilthammer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tilthammer 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29

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