PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Tilthammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Torres (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
Torres

197 cm
36
214 lbs
32 - 11 - 1

184 cm
32
207 lbs
24 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 32 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Felix Tilthammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Duke Torres!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tilthammer staying out of range there.
Torres throws out a powerful jab.
Tilthammer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torres manages to avoid it.
Tilthammer misses with a leg kick
enabling Torres to counter with a crisp jab.
Tilthammer misses with a lunging right hand
and Torres connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Torres looks for a takedown but Tilthammer sprawls well.
Tilthammer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Torres looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torres takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Torres shoots and misses
and Tilthammer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Duke Torres has been cut.
Torres fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Tilthammer lands a big uppercut and Torres crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Torres looks OK. Tilthammer waves Torres back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tilthammer tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Tilthammer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tilthammer takes one to the side of the head.
Tilthammer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torres moves away.
Torres scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tilthammer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tilthammer misses with a body punch
and Torres counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Torres darts in and clinches Tilthammer up against the cage.
Torres throws a head punch that misses.

Torres has Tilthammer pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Torres pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Tilthammer tumbling to the mat - Torres dives into Tilthammer's guard.
Torres is looking to work some ground and pound but Tilthammer has wrist control.
Torres trying to control but Tilthammer is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tilthammer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Tilthammer pushes Torres off and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Torres rushes Tilthammer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tilthammer.
Torres swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Torres goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tilthammer prevents it.
Felix Tilthammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duke Torres.
Torres works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tilthammer misses with a body punch.
Tilthammer has had enough of the clinch but Torres keeps him there for the moment.
Torres lands a body shot.
Torres misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tilthammer tries to break free but Torres pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tilthammer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torres is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch on the inside from Torres fails to land.
Torres lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tilthammer wants to break free but Torres has control.
Torres tries to pull guard but Tilthammer holds him up against the cage and eventually Torres drops back down to his feet.

Torres has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Tilthammer regains guard immediately.
Tilthammer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tilthammer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tilthammer tries to get out of the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torres trying to control but Tilthammer is working from the bottom.
Torres missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Duke Torres will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Duke Torres's cut.
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.

Torres dives in and grabs Tilthammer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tilthammer pushes down on Torres's head and hops out.
Tilthammer throws a leg kick but Torres sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tilthammer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tilthammer is looking to wear down Torres with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A swing and a miss from Torres.
Torres digs a good body shot into Tilthammer's ribs.
Torres misses with an uppercut
and Tilthammer counters with a nice uppercut.
Tilthammer walks into a left hand.
Tilthammer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Torres misses.
Tilthammer circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres closes the distance and clinches up with Tilthammer, looking for a takedown. Torres pushes Tilthammer against the cage but Tilthammer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Torres.
Tilthammer fakes the leg kick and cracks Torres in the body.
Tilthammer scores with a hook.
Tilthammer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Torres.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tilthammer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Torres throws out the jab.
Tilthammer rushes Torres with punches - Torres moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Torres goes down! Tilthammer follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felix Tilthammer!
Felix Tilthammer looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Old mans strength, bitch.'.