PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Tilthammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sarge Dela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tilthammer comes to the cage accompanied by Autumn - Suffer the wild dogs. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Tilthammer
vs
Dela

197 cm
23
214 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

190 cm
19
200 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Tesla Apparel
CROWN

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 8 - 2 - 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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sarge Dela!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tilthammer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dela moves away.
Tilthammer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tilthammer waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Dela.
Dela gets cracked there but stands up to it.

It looks like Sarge Dela has been cut.
Tilthammer misses with a hook. Dela ducked under it nicely.
Horrible takedown by Dela or perhaps it was just good defense by Tilthammer which made him look bad.
Felix Tilthammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dela uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer tries to clinch up.
Tilthammer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tilthammer scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dela on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tilthammer. Tilthammer obviously looking to wear him down.
Dela looks gassed!
Tilthammer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tilthammer misses with a series of wild punches.
Tilthammer throws a jab when Dela was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilthammer throws a jab but it's blocked by Dela.
A punch combination from Dela misses.
Dela keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tilthammer moves in looking to clinch but Dela pushes him off.
Felix Tilthammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tilthammer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dela shoots in for a double leg but Tilthammer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tilthammer throws a hook but Dela blocks it.
Dela swings for the body but Tilthammer moves out of range.
Tilthammer dodges the punch combination from Dela.
A head kick misses from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer is looking to slow Dela down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Tilthammer finds it's way through Dela's defenses.
Tilthammer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tilthammer tries to land a leg kick but Dela saw it coming and moves away.
A shot to the body from Tilthammer misses

and Dela counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Tilthammer!
Dela punching from mount but Tilthammer doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Dela has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tilthammer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tilthammer wants to hold on but Dela pushes him away.
Dela tries to control but Tilthammer wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tilthammer is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela trying to control but Tilthammer is having none of it.
Tilthammer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dela looking to finish with strikes here!
Dela avoids the attempt from Tilthammer to control.
Tilthammer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

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.

Dela looking to secure an arm triangle but Tilthammer defends it well.
Tilthammer can't escape the position.
Dela is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tilthammer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Dela goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Tilthammer is on top in guard.
Tilthammer passes into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tilthammer content to control rather than advance.
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 Sarge Dela's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tilthammer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tilthammer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dela blocks a low kick nicely.
Dela keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tilthammer misses with a hook. Dela ducked under it nicely.
Dela fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tilthammer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dela is breathing heavily.
Dela checks a low kick from Tilthammer.
A jab from Tilthammer misses.
Tilthammer throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela ducks under a wild hook from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer lands with a straight right. Dela didn't see that one coming.
Dela lands a really nice looking cross but Tilthammer seems unphased.
Tilthammer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tilthammer throws a right hand that Dela ducks under and follows up with a left that Dela also avoids with ease.
Tilthammer misses with a combination
and Dela counters with a nice uppercut.
Tilthammer misses the jab.
Dela blocks a low kick nicely.
Tilthammer jabs at Dela's body.
Dela checks the leg kick.
Dela throws a series of strikes that have Tilthammer backpedaling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer throws a sloppy body shot
and Dela counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dela looks to land a combination. Tilthammer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dela scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dela lands a really nice looking cross but Tilthammer seems unphased.

Dela darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dela missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dela thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tilthammer's head.
Dela seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela prevents Tilthammer from improving his position.

Dela seems to be working for a kimura but Tilthammer defends the submission attempt.
Tilthammer is controlling Dela's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Tilthammer has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Tilthammer is looking for a sweep. Dela is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

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.
Dela throwing shots but Tilthammer is blocking nicely.
Dela controlling the action here.
Dela thows a huge punch but Tilthammer dodges it nicely.
Dela with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dela trying to control from half guard but Tilthammer is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dela throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sarge Dela will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sarge Dela's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Dela takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tilthammer scores with a punch to the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dela.
Tilthammer closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Dela to counter with a crisp jab.
Horrible takedown by Dela or perhaps it was just good defense by Tilthammer which made him look bad.
Tilthammer tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dela counters with a left to the body.
Dela takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dela moves out of range as Tilthammer strikes.
Dela throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tilthammer throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilthammer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Tilthammer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Felix Tilthammer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tilthammer lands a jab to the nose.
Dela moves out of range as Tilthammer throws a body kick.
Tilthammer throws a series of punches but Dela avoids them all with ease.
Tilthammer misses with a combination

and Dela counters with a shoot takedown. Tilthammer fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tilthammer is trying to control the position but Dela postures up.
Tilthammer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tilthammer is trying to control the position but Dela postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela advances position into side control!
Dela wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tilthammer keeps working.
A lull in the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tilthammer can't do much from the bottom here.
Tilthammer is being controlled here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela trying to control the position but Tilthammer is working away.
Tilthammer is looking to reverse the position.

Dela is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tilthammer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tilthammer is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dela off and has taken his back!
Dela tries to roll but Tilthammer sticks to his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tilthammer slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Tilthammer tries to get the hooks in deep but Dela pushed the leg off.
Tilthammer is trying to stick to Dela's back but Dela is turning into Tilthammer. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Tilthammer's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Dela.
Dela trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tilthammer managing to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dela accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tilthammer wants to sweep here but Dela controlling him for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Tilthammer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tilthammer 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27

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