PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roy Whitaker (ranked 823 p4p, 646 weight class) and Ernie Tertelgte (ranked 95 p4p, 75 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Whitaker
vs
Tertelgte

177 cm
30
160
19 - 8 - 0

179 cm
34
157
23 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013

HARDCORE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Whitaker !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ernie Tertelgte!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Whitaker . Tertelgte shrugs it off though.
Tertelgte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Whitaker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Whitaker throws a wild body kick that Tertelgte sees coming a mile off.
Whitaker throws a head kick that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Whitaker .
Whitaker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice shot lands for Whitaker .
Whitaker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tertelgte connects with an inside leg kick.
Whitaker lands a slapping body shot.
Tertelgte tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whitaker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Whitaker throws out a loose jab but Tertelgte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whitaker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tertelgte throws a hook but Whitaker blocks it.
Tertelgte tries to clinch up
and Whitaker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut there from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tertelgte takes the fight into the clinch.
Whitaker controlling the action here for a moment.
Tertelgte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tertelgte digs a right hand underneath Whitaker 's ribcage. Whitaker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tertelgte struggles to land a body shot inside as Whitaker controls his hands.
Tertelgte has a couple of punches blocked by Whitaker .
Whitaker pressing his opponent against the cage.
Whitaker trying to stall but Tertelgte improves his position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Whitaker .
Whitaker gets through Tertelgte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Whitaker 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Whitaker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Whitaker tries to stall but Tertelgte uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tertelgte digs a right hand underneath Whitaker 's ribcage. Whitaker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tertelgte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Whitaker backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whitaker blocking some punches.
Tertelgte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whitaker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Whitaker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tertelgte throws a punch but it's blocked by Whitaker .
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Whitaker .
Whitaker has a couple of punches blocked by Tertelgte.
Whitaker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tertelgte backwards.
Whitaker working aggressively here.
Tertelgte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whitaker pushes Tertelgte back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Whitaker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tertelgte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whitaker backwards.
Tertelgte presses Whitaker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Whitaker will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tertelgte up against the cage.
Whitaker blocks a body shot from Tertelgte.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tertelgte presses Whitaker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Whitaker blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte presses Whitaker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Whitaker has a couple of punches blocked by Tertelgte.
Whitaker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tertelgte is keeping busy.
Tertelgte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've been informed that Tertelgte has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Whitaker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tertelgte is keeping busy.
Tertelgte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tertelgte lands a nice uppercut.
Tertelgte tries to throw a body punch but Whitaker avoids it by throwing Tertelgte back against the cage.
Whitaker working aggressively here.
Tertelgte misses with some punches.
Tertelgte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whitaker stalling in the clinch but Tertelgte improves position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker throws a head punch that misses.
Tertelgte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whitaker can't find room to land a body shot as Tertelgte controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Whitaker swings wildly with an uppercut but Tertelgte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tertelgte lands a body punch in the clinch.
Whitaker has a couple of punches blocked by Tertelgte.
Still in the clinch, Whitaker scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Tertelgte.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tertelgte.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tertelgte blocks an uppercut.
Tertelgte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tertelgte blocks an uppercut.
Tertelgte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tertelgte misses with a punch on the inside.
Tertelgte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whitaker 's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Whitaker .
Tertelgte lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Whitaker or not.
Whitaker misses with a punch on the inside.
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 Roy Whitaker will probably get the nod.
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.

Tertelgte throws a nice inside leg kick.
Whitaker defending well as Tertelgte loads up on a big left hand.
Whitaker staying out of range there.
Whitaker tests Tertelgte's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Tertelgte moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whitaker .
Whitaker blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whitaker .
Tertelgte struggles to land a body shot inside as Whitaker controls his hands.
Whitaker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whitaker struggles to land a body shot inside as Tertelgte controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker swings wildly with an uppercut but Tertelgte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tertelgte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tertelgte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tertelgte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tertelgte presses Whitaker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tertelgte blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tertelgte can't find room to land a body shot as Whitaker controls the action.
Tertelgte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Whitaker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whitaker blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tertelgte.
Whitaker prevents a body shot from Tertelgte.
A short left from Whitaker .
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tertelgte throws a head punch that misses.
Whitaker lands with a light punch inside.
Tertelgte misses with a punch to the body.
Whitaker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tertelgte.
Tertelgte lands a hook that snaps the head of Whitaker backwards.
Tertelgte cracks Whitaker with a nice body shot.
Tertelgte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tertelgte prevents a body shot from Whitaker .
Tertelgte prevents a body shot from Whitaker .
Tertelgte controlling the action here for a moment.
Tertelgte throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Whitaker working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tertelgte throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whitaker s head.
Tertelgte lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Tertelgte as the two fighters clinch.
Whitaker can't find room to land a body shot as Tertelgte controls the action.
Whitaker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tertelgte backwards.
Whitaker stalling in the clinch but Tertelgte improves position.
Whitaker misses with a hook from the clinch.

Tertelgte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whitaker scores with a push kick.
Whitaker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Whitaker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Whitaker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tertelgte lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tertelgte tries to clinch but Whitaker is having none of it.
Whitaker misses the jab.
Tertelgte lands with a shot to the body.
Tertelgte throws out a loose jab but Whitaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tertelgte swings for the body but Whitaker moves out of range.
A left lands for Whitaker .
Tertelgte will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tertelgte moves out of range as Whitaker throws a body kick.
Tertelgte scores with a jab to the body.
Tertelgte cracks Whitaker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ernie Tertelgte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tertelgte lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tertelgte tries a head kick but it misses.
Whitaker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Whitaker throws a low kick, looking for Tertelgte's leg but Tertelgte calmly moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whitaker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tertelgte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Whitaker blocks a head kick by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Tertelgte misses the target.
Whitaker scores with a jab to the body.
Whitaker connects with the punch.
Tertelgte misses with a head kick.

Tertelgte lands a big head kick that sends Whitaker tumbling to the mat! Tertelgte takes a step backwards and waves Whitaker back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Whitaker is rocked!
Tertelgte looks to land a left hand but Whitaker moved out of range nicely.
Oh Whitaker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A slow jab from Tertelgte misses its intended target.
Whitaker misses with a looping left.
Whitaker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
and Tertelgte counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Whitaker ! He's just covering up as Tertelgte starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernie Tertelgte!
Ernie Tertelgte seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.