PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Tilthammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Zeitzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tilthammer comes to the cage accompanied by Autumn - Suffer the wild dogs. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Tilthammer
vs
Zeitzer

197 cm
25
214 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

194 cm
24
210 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Felix Tilthammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Zeitzer!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tilthammer forces Zeitzer back against the cage and clinches.
Tilthammer misses with a knee strike.
Tilthammer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tilthammer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tilthammer tries to land a knee to the head but Zeitzer blocks with his arms.
Tilthammer lands a knee to the body.
Zeitzer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tilthammer has him pressed against the cage.
Tilthammer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zeitzer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tilthammer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tilthammer slowing the pace effectively.
Tilthammer looking to throw knees to the head but Zeitzer is blocking nicely.
Zeitzer is trying to break the clinch but Tilthammer is controlling him.
A hook to the body from Tilthammer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tilthammer stalling against the cage.
Tilthammer keeps control of Zeitzer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tilthammer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zeitzer is defending well for now.
Tilthammer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zeitzer looks gassed!
Tilthammer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zeitzer's face.
Tilthammer slows down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilthammer tries a knee to the head but Zeitzer blocks it.
Tilthammer connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Ivan Zeitzer has been cut.
Tilthammer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zeitzer takes an elbow to the forehead.

Zeitzer is rocked!
Tilthammer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zeitzer is still on wobbly legs! Can Tilthammer finish him?
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tilthammer obliges.
Zeitzer seems to have recovered his senses.
Tilthammer lands an elbow that stopped Zeitzer in his tracks for a moment.
Tilthammer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tilthammer scores with a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Tilthammer to work.
Tilthammer lands with a short shot to the head.
Zeitzer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tilthammer lands a nice knee to the body.
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!
Tilthammer lands a nice knee to the body.
Tilthammer has Zeitzer pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tilthammer obliges.
Tilthammer crunches a lovely knee into Zeitzer's ribcage.
Tilthammer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zeitzer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zeitzer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tilthammer tries to land a knee to the head but Zeitzer blocks with his arms.
Zeitzer takes an elbow to the temple.
Tilthammer taking a breather.
Tilthammer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zeitzer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tilthammer taking a breather.
Tilthammer seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Nice elbow from Tilthammer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tilthammer has Zeitzer pressed against the cage.
Tilthammer prevents Zeitzer from breaking the clinch.
Tilthammer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zeitzer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tilthammer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tilthammer lands a right hand.
Zeitzer takes a knee right on the jaw!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tilthammer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tilthammer lands an elbow inside that Zeitzer shrugs off.
Tilthammer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tilthammer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tilthammer lands an elbow just above Zeitzer 's eye.
Tilthammer landing knees to the body.
Tilthammer tries to land a knee to the head but Zeitzer blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer prevents Zeitzer from breaking the clinch.
Zeitzer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tilthammer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zeitzer is looking to break free of the clinch but Tilthammer has double underhooks.
Tilthammer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tilthammer lands a nice knee to the body.
Tilthammer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tilthammer just leaning against Zeitzer, taking a breather.
Tilthammer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tilthammer prevents Zeitzer from breaking the clinch.
Tilthammer controlling the action here for a moment.
Tilthammer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tilthammer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zeitzer tries to circle away but Tilthammer has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Tilthammer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Zeitzer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Zeitzer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tilthammer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tilthammer throws a leg kick which misses Zeitzer's front leg but catches the back leg as Zeitzer tries to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tilthammer.
Ivan Zeitzer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Tilthammer clinches.
Tilthammer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tilthammer crunches a lovely knee into Zeitzer's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tilthammer scores a nice knee to the body.
Tilthammer scores with a knee to the head.
Tilthammer lands with a light punch inside.
Tilthammer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zeitzer backwards.
Tilthammer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zeitzer can do to turn this around?
Zeitzer is trying to break the clinch but Tilthammer has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Tilthammer - that landed with a thud.
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 slows down the pace here.
Tilthammer lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tilthammer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tilthammer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilthammer landing knees to the head.
Tilthammer just leaning against Zeitzer, taking a breather.
Zeitzer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tilthammer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zeitzer.
Zeitzer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tilthammer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tilthammer lands a nice elbow.
Zeitzer wants to break the clinch but can't.
A knee to the head by Tilthammer.
Zeitzer can't break the clinch.
Zeitzer wants to break free but Tilthammer has control.
Tilthammer prevents Zeitzer from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tilthammer lands with a short shot to the head.
Felix Tilthammer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tilthammer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tilthammer landing knees to the body.
Zeitzer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tilthammer lands a shoulder strike.
Tilthammer taking a breather.
Tilthammer misses with a knee to the head.
Tilthammer misses with an elbow over the top.

Zeitzer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tilthammer wants to clinch up but Zeitzer keeps it at a distance.
Zeitzer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zeitzer lands a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeitzer tries a head kick but it misses.

Tilthammer rushes Zeitzer and presses him up against the cage.
Tilthammer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zeitzer blocks it with crossed arms.
Tilthammer has Zeitzer pressed against the cage, preventing Zeitzer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zeitzer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zeitzer being controlled against the cage.
Tilthammer misses with an elbow over the top.
Tilthammer trying to control the position but instead, Zeitzer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tilthammer into the cage.
Zeitzer is looking to break free of the clinch but Tilthammer has double underhooks.
Zeitzer letting Tilthammer take a breather here.
Zeitzer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tilthammer misses with a knee strike.
Tilthammer with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Zeitzer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Felix Tilthammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeitzer connects with the punch.
Zeitzer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tilthammer looks for the body kick but Zeitzer saw that one coming.
Tilthammer moves in looking to clinch but Zeitzer pushes him off.
Some bone on bone action there as Zeitzer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Tilthammer moves into range and clinches up with Zeitzer.
Tilthammer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tilthammer prevents Zeitzer from breaking the clinch.
Tilthammer is looking to control Zeitzer's arms but Zeitzer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tilthammer has his back to the cage.
Tilthammer tries to land a knee to the head but Zeitzer blocks with his arms.
Zeitzer wants to get back to striking at distance but Tilthammer won't allow it.
Tilthammer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zeitzer blocks it with crossed arms.
Tilthammer trying to land knees to the body.
Tilthammer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zeitzer tries to break the clinch but Tilthammer is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zeitzer wants to break free but Tilthammer has control.

Zeitzer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tilthammer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Tilthammer moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Tilthammer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Zeitzer's cut.
That's time! Tilthammer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Tilthammer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zeitzer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tilthammer. Tilthammer obviously looking to wear him down.

Tilthammer instigates a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tilthammer.
Zeitzer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tilthammer is looking to control Zeitzer's arms but Zeitzer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tilthammer has his back to the cage.
Tilthammer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tilthammer tries to stall but Zeitzer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zeitzer is trying to break the clinch but Tilthammer has him pressed against the cage.
Tilthammer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zeitzer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tilthammer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Felix Tilthammer.
A head kick misses from Zeitzer.
Zeitzer connects with a solid leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zeitzer lands a nice shot to the body.
Zeitzer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tilthammer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeitzer lands with an uppercut that bounces Tilthammer off the cage and back into rage.
Zeitzer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tilthammer misses with a low kick.
Zeitzer throws a head kick but Tilthammer moves out of range.
Tilthammer tries to clinch there but Zeitzer circles away.
Zeitzer looks for the body kick but Tilthammer saw that one coming.
Tilthammer tries to close the distance and clinch but Zeitzer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zeitzer lands a lovely overhand right.
Zeitzer throws a series of strikes that have Tilthammer backpedaling.
Tilthammer throws a head kick that misses
and Zeitzer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tilthammer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zeitzer lands a nice hook to Tilthammer's body. Tilthammer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zeitzer throws a chopping leg kick but Tilthammer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice body punch from Zeitzer.
Tilthammer drops his hands momentarily and Zeitzer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tilthammer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zeitzer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tilthammer tries to clinch up.
A clash of legs there as Zeitzer blocks the low kick.
Zeitzer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Felix Tilthammer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Zeitzer takes a step back to recover.
Tilthammer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zeitzer's calf.
Tilthammer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zeitzer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Zeitzer connects with a single shot there.
Zeitzer just misses with a punch to the body.
Zeitzer lands with a nice body punch.
Zeitzer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab, jab by Tilthammer - just one landing.

Tilthammer clinches up against the cage.
Tilthammer slowing the pace effectively.
Zeitzer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tilthammer crunches a lovely knee into Zeitzer's ribcage.
Zeitzer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeitzer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A knee to the head by Tilthammer.
Zeitzer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tilthammer cracks Zeitzer with a nice body shot.
Tilthammer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zeitzer blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tilthammer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zeitzer blocks it with crossed arms.
Tilthammer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zeitzer tries to break free but Tilthammer pushes him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tilthammer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zeitzer's face.
Ivan Zeitzer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tilthammer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ivan Zeitzer.
Well Tilthammer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 29:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:27

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