PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nick Tartle (ranked 24959 p4p, 25261 weight class) and Ralen Tilvur (ranked 548 p4p, 541 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Tartle
vs
Tilvur

191 cm
21
200
6 - 5 - 0

198 cm
20
220
1 - 4 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

KOMBAT KLOTHING

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Tartle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ralen Tilvur!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tartle fails with an attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Tartle.
Tartle moves out of range of the strikes.
Tartle appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tilvur wants to clinch up but Tartle keeps it at a distance.
Tartle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tilvur.
Tartle just misses with a punch to the body.
Tilvur darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Tilvur takes the fight into the clinch.
Tilvur lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Tilvur.
Tilvur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tartle scores with a shot to the side of Tilvur's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tilvur.

Tartle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tilvur throws a head kick that misses.
Tartle fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tilvur just manages to avoid it.
Tartle throws a sloppy head kick and Tilvur moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Tartle misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tilvur! But no joy.
Tartle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tilvur was well out of range. Poor timing from Tartle.
Tilvur checks a leg kick.
Tilvur dodges the punch combination from Tartle.
Tartle lands a lovely overhand right.
Tilvur drops his hands momentarily and Tartle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tartle cracks Tilvur with an open hand slap.
Tartle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tartle there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tartle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tilvur throws out the jab.
Tilvur shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tilvur tries to clinch there but Tartle circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tartle checks a leg kick.
Tartle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Tartle has Tilvur up against the cage in a clinch.

Tartle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tartle moves out of range as Tilvur strikes.
Tilvur throws a sloppy head kick

and Tartle holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
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!
Tilvur lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tartle or not.

Tartle breaks the clinch.
Tartle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tilvur.
Tilvur wants to clinch
and Tartle counters with a two punch combo.
Tilvur tries to score with a low kick but Tartle moves his leg out of the way.
Tartle was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

Tilvur gets a clinch.
Tilvur lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Tilvur.
Tilvur works on Tartle's body with a couple of short punches.

Tartle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tilvur throws a chopping leg kick but Tartle manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tilvur wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nick Tartle will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Tilvur tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tartle misses with a wild combination.
Tartle tries to score with a low kick but Tilvur moves his leg out of the way.
Tilvur wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tilvur tries to clinch but Tartle moves out of range.
It looked like Tartle was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tilvur.
Tartle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tartle finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Tilvur gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice left hand lands by Tartle.
Tilvur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tilvur presses Tartle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tilvur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tilvur tries a body shot but Tartle blocks it.
Tilvur presses Tartle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Tilvur manages to break the clinch.
Nick Tartle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilvur scores with a shot to the body.
Tartle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tilvur lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Tartle darts in and clinches Tilvur up against the cage.
Tartle blocks a body shot from Tilvur.

Tilvur breaks from the clinch.

Tilvur closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tartle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tartle misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tartle throws an elbow but misses.
Tilvur misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tilvur fails to land.
Tilvur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tartle looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Tilvur fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tilvur tries to throw a body punch but Tartle avoids it by throwing Tilvur back against the cage.

Tartle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tilvur avoids a kick to the body.
Tilvur throws a head kick but Tartle moves out of range.
Tartle connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Tartle misses.
It seemed like Tilvur was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tilvur tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tartle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tilvur jabs Tartle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tilvur misses with a straight left.
Tilvur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tartle manages to avoid it.
Tartle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tartle scores with a head kick.
Tilvur scores with a decent looking hook.
Tilvur lands with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ralen Tilvur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Tilvur throws an off balance right hand
and Tartle counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tilvur thinking.
Nick Tartle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tartle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tartle cracks Tilvur with a good jab.

Tilvur has closed the distance and engaged Tartle in a clinch.

Tartle manages to break the clinch.
Tartle misses with a series of wild punches.
Tartle bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tilvur throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tartle thuds a left hand into Tilvur's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tilvur tries to clinch
and Tartle counters with a two punch combo.
Tilvur rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tartle counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tartle scores with a leg kick.
Tartle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tartle tries to clinch but Tilvur moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilvur throws a lazy right hand but Tartle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tilvur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tartle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tartle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tartle misses with a hook. Tilvur ducked under it nicely.
Tilvur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tartle moves away.
Tartle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Tilvur clinches up against the cage.

Tartle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tilvur fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tartle throws out a powerful jab.
Tartle connects with a high kick.
Tartle walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tilvur lands a nice shot that snaps Tartle's head back.
Tilvur misses with a low kick.
Nick Tartle is winning the standup battle so far.
Tartle slips a jab and a cross from Tilvur.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tilvur fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tilvur connects with a looping right hand.
Tartle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Tartle closes the distance and pushes Tilvur back into the cage.

Tilvur breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tartle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tilvur.
Tartle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tilvur wants to clinch up but Tartle keeps it at a distance.
Tartle tries to clinch but Tilvur moves out of range.
Tartle swats away the attempt to clinch by Tilvur.
Tilvur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tartle.
A little feinted left hand from Tartle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tilvur loads up on a big right hand but Tartle slips the punch.
Tartle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Tartle showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tartle 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Nick Tartle!