PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arod Doyea (ranked 2139 p4p, 194 weight class) and Ernie Tertelgte (ranked 2299 p4p, 205 weight class). Doyea comes into the arena with Doc Holiday - Volbeat blaring out of the sound system. 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?

Doyea
vs
Tertelgte

166 cm
26
155 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

179 cm
26
157 lbs
10 - 7 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arod Doyea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ernie Tertelgte!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doyea displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tertelgte throws out the jab.
A big right from Tertelgte misses.
Tertelgte scores with a nice strike.
Doyea looks for a takedown but Tertelgte sprawls well.
Doyea throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tertelgte counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Arod Doyea has been cut.
Doyea throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tertelgte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tertelgte misses the shot to the body.
Doyea bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tertelgte misses with a double jab
and Doyea counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doyea throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doyea throws a right hand that misses
and Doyea takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Tertelgte misses the target.
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!
Tertelgte swings widly with a right hand
and Doyea cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been informed that Tertelgte has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

A jab-cross combination lands for Doyea and sends Tertelgte crashing to the mat! Doyea follows him down to the mat - Tertelgte regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Tertelgte is rocked!

It looks like Ernie Tertelgte has been cut.
Tertelgte is staying active underneath Doyea, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tertelgte is still in real trouble! Can Doyea finish him?
Doyea is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tertelgte is pulling down on Doyea's head. It's preventing any offense from Doyea, at least for the moment.
Doyea trying to control but Tertelgte is working from the bottom.
Tertelgte seems to have recovered his senses.
Doyea is really struggling to control Tertelgte but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Tertelgte has Doyea pulled in close to control his posture.
Doyea trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Doyea trying to control but Tertelgte is working from the bottom.

That's two 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.
Tertelgte is adopting a defensive guard.
Doyea is looking to pass into half guard but Tertelgte pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Tertelgte is in guard.

Doyea is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tertelgte defends well.

Tertelgte stands up from Doyea's guard - Tertelgte perhaps looking for a knockout.
Doyea walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Doyea misses
and Tertelgte counters with a stiff right hand.
Doyea throws a head kick that misses.
Tertelgte misses with an uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Doyea on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tertelgte misses with a few strikes there.
Tertelgte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doyea.
Tertelgte wants to counter the offense by Doyea and move into the clinch position.
Tertelgte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doyea sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doyea scores with a nice right hand.
A jab from Tertelgte misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Doyea.
Doyea displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tertelgte throws out the jab.
Tertelgte thuds his right hand into Doyea's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tertelgte misses the jab.
Doyea lands a lovely overhand right.
Tertelgte lands a jab to the nose.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tertelgte connects with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Tertelgte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Tertelgte misses.
Tertelgte bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Doyea's head.
Tertelgte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doyea.
Tertelgte slips under a jab from Doyea.
Tertelgte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doyea throws out the jab.
Tertelgte walks into a stiff left hand from Doyea.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Doyea.
Doyea throws a right hand that misses
and Tertelgte counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Arod Doyea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tertelgte misses with a straight right.
Doyea scores with a decent looking hook.
Doyea misses with a hook. Tertelgte ducked under it nicely.
Doyea throws an off balance right hand
and Tertelgte makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Doyea uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tertelgte.
Doyea misses with a hook
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Tertelgte counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ernie Tertelgte will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tertelgte paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Doyea waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Tertelgte. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Tertelgte to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Doyea trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Doyea passes Tertelgte's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Doyea seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Doyea seems to be working for a kimura but Tertelgte defends the submission attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doyea is stalling here. Tertelgte is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Doyea seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Tertelgte has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Tertelgte working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyea tries to improve position but can't.

Tertelgte decides to take the fight back to the feet.
The crowd cheers as Doyea lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tertelgte doesn't seem phased though.
A cross from Tertelgte lands.
Tertelgte fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tertelgte stalks Doyea and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Doyea's face. Doyea staggers backwards, shaken.
Tertelgte scores with a jab to the jaw.
Doyea misses with a combination
and Tertelgte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Doyea takes a swing at Tertelgte's ribcage but misses.
Doyea gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tertelgte.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doyea moves away from the strike by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Doyea buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tertelgte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doyea.
Doyea throws a front kick aimed at Tertelgte's knee but Tertelgte avoids it well.

Tertelgte gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tertelgte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tertelgte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tertelgte swings wildly with an uppercut but Doyea uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyea is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tertelgte to keep the fight standing.
I was talking to Doyea's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tertelgte throws a head punch that misses.
Tertelgte lands with a left to the head.
Tertelgte lands with a short shot to the head.
Tertelgte misses with the head strike.
Tertelgte working aggressively here.
Doyea blocking some punches.
Tertelgte throws a punch but it's blocked by Doyea.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tertelgte working aggressively here.

Doyea breaks the clinch.
Tertelgte throws a lazy uppercut
and Doyea counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A big left from Doyea misses.
Tertelgte avoids the head kick by Doyea.
Tertelgte scores with a sloppy right hand. Doyea should have avoided that one.
Tertelgte catches Doyea with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Doyea throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tertelgte.
Doyea lands a nice looking body kick.
Tertelgte falls off balance throwing a combination
and Doyea counters with a head kick.
Doyea throws a poor cross that misses
and Tertelgte counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tertelgte throws a hook but Doyea avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Tertelgte.
A punch lands to the side of Doyea 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Doyea throws a body kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Doyea gets tackled into the cage by Tertelgte. Tertelgte maintains the clinch.
Tertelgte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Doyea breaks from the clinch.
Doyea takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tertelgte looks to land a right hand but Doyea moved out of range.
Tertelgte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doyea throws out the jab.
Ernie Tertelgte seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Tertelgte lands a left and a right that send Doyea crashing to the mat, dazed. Tertelgte thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Doyea is rocked!
Tertelgte connects with a looping right hand.
Oh Doyea is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Arod Doyea's cut is getting worse.
Tertelgte looks to throw the jab but Doyea is out of range.
Doyea walks straight into a right hand from Tertelgte - that's dropped him! Tertelgte jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Doyea from any more punishment! Doyea complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ernie Tertelgte!
A very excited looking Ernie Tertelgte made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.