PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Paddington (ranked 272 p4p, 33 weight class) and Ernie Tertelgte (ranked 607 p4p, 76 weight class). Paddington comes to the cage accompanied by Broken - Next time around. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Paddington
vs
Tertelgte

167 cm
25
153 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

179 cm
27
157 lbs
14 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Paddington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ernie Tertelgte!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paddington bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paddington misses with a straight right.
Paddington takes one on the button.
Tertelgte misses with a looping right.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tertelgte!
Tertelgte throws a poor cross that misses
and Paddington counters with a left to the body.
Tertelgte throws a hook to the side of Paddington's head but Paddington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paddington scores with a nice right hand.
Paddington throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Tertelgte to counter with a crisp jab.
Tertelgte throws a quick inside leg kick.
Paddington tries to move into range but Tertelgte moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paddington dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
David Paddington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paddington misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paddington. Tertelgte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good shot there by Tertelgte.
A good leg kick by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paddington jabs Tertelgte to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Paddington misses with a straight left.
Tertelgte misses with a looping left.
Paddington wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Paddington misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Tertelgte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tertelgte misses with a hook. Paddington ducked under it nicely.
Paddington tests Tertelgte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A cross from Paddington lands.
Paddington scores with a nice strike.
Ernie Tertelgte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tertelgte throws an off balance right hand
and Paddington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tertelgte throws a shot from downtown. Paddington moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Paddington on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tertelgte throws a shot from downtown. Paddington moves away and avoids it.
Paddington scores with the left hand. Tertelgte knows he should have avoided that one.
Tertelgte misses with a double jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paddington fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tertelgte has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tertelgte there as he acknowledges the shot.
Paddington swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paddington misses with an uppercut
and Tertelgte counters with a straight right hand.
Tertelgte scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tertelgte avoids the body shot from Paddington.
Tertelgte throws a lazy right hand but Paddington sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paddington throws a shot to the body.
Paddington throws a lazy uppercut
and Tertelgte counters with a slapping leg kick.
Paddington has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Paddington takes one on the button.
Paddington throws a right hand that misses
and Tertelgte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tertelgte misses with a looping right.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tertelgte!
Tertelgte misses with a hook. Paddington ducked under it nicely.
A cross from Tertelgte lands.
Paddington takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Paddington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tertelgte moves away.
Paddington is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Paddington will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tertelgte lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tertelgte throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paddington was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tertelgte.
Paddington swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paddington takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tertelgte throws out a loose jab but Paddington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paddington avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tertelgte looks to land a combination but Paddington avoids it well.
Tertelgte is looking to slow Paddington down with leg kicks.
Paddington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tertelgte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paddington is looking to counter the offense by Tertelgte and move into the clinch.
Tertelgte slips under a jab from Paddington.
Tertelgte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paddington slips a jab and a cross from Tertelgte.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Tertelgte misses.
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!
Jab, jab by Paddington - just one landing.
Paddington takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Paddington swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte throws an overhand right that lands on Paddington's shoulder, as Paddington tries to avoid the shot.
Tertelgte misses with a lunging right hand
and Paddington counters with a straight right hand.
Paddington has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tertelgte.
Paddington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tertelgte throws out the jab.
Paddington misses with a hook
and Paddington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paddington. Tertelgte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paddington scores with a jab. Tertelgte acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Paddington scores with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paddington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tertelgte - that will leave a mark!
Tertelgte throws a push kick but Paddington slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernie Tertelgte dominated that round.
That's time! Paddington's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tertelgte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paddington.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Paddington might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Paddington tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tertelgte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Paddington misses with a left hand
and Tertelgte counters with a series of strikes. Paddington will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tertelgte darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Oooooh!!! Tertelgte has knocked Paddington down with a huge combo! Tertelgte steps away and waves a wobbly Paddington back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Paddington is rocked!

It looks like David Paddington has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tertelgte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paddington.
Paddington is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tertelgte misses with a hook.
Tertelgte throws a hook but Paddington blocks it.
Tertelgte smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Tertelgte misses the target.
Paddington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tertelgte.
Paddington throwing a counter right hand but Tertelgte manages to avoid it.
Paddington scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tertelgte misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paddington takes one to the chin there.
Paddington shoots in but no luck this time.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tertelgte! But no joy.
Paddington uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tertelgte.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tertelgte thows a left - swing and a miss!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Paddington.
Tertelgte throws a right hand that Paddington ducks under and follows up with a left that Paddington also avoids with ease.
Tertelgte tries to land a leg kick but Paddington saw it coming and moves away.
Paddington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paddington scores with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Paddington.
As Paddington backs off Tertelgte throws a huge counter combo but Paddington manages to avoid it all.
Paddington throws a shot from downtown. Tertelgte moves away and avoids it.
Tertelgte keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Paddington goes for a double leg but Tertelgte avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tertelgte continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Paddington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paddington misses with a hook. Tertelgte ducked under it nicely.
Tertelgte looks to land a left hand but Paddington moved out of range nicely.
Tertelgte is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tertelgte does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paddington avoids the head kick by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte ducks under a wild hook from Paddington.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tertelgte! But no joy.
Paddington lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paddington throws a looping overhand right but Tertelgte ducks down to avoid it.
Tertelgte throws a shot from downtown. Paddington moves away and avoids it.
Paddington thuds a left hand into Tertelgte's body.
Paddington swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tertelgte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paddington blocks the body kick.
Tertelgte lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Paddington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tertelgte was well out of range. Poor timing from Paddington.
Tertelgte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Paddington lands a head shot.
Paddington has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tertelgte finds it's way round the side to connect with Paddington's head.
Tertelgte misses the jab.
Tertelgte throws out a loose jab but Paddington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paddington looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tertelgte uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tertelgte misses with a looping left.
Paddington throwing a counter right hand but Tertelgte manages to avoid it.
Paddington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tertelgte was well out of range. Poor timing from Paddington.
Paddington thuds his right hand into Tertelgte's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tertelgte lands a jab.
Ernie Tertelgte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paddington scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tertelgte in his tracks.
Paddington lands with a right hand.
Tertelgte scores with a nice strike.
Paddington uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Paddington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tertelgte moves away.
Paddington takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tertelgte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tertelgte avoids the body shot from Paddington.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tertelgte connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tertelgte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paddington.
Tertelgte misses with an uppercut. Paddington saw that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte misses with a right hand
and Paddington counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Paddington.
Paddington thows a left - swing and a miss!
Paddington chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tertelgte can pounce on him.
Tertelgte lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tertelgte pivots, looking for a leg kick but Paddington is out of range and Tertelgte settles back down.
A punch lands to the side of Tertelgte 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tertelgte gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tertelgte slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Tertelgte, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paddington tries to counter by clinching up but Tertelgte breaks away and moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Tertelgte 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Paddington uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tertelgte.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernie Tertelgte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on David Paddington's cut.
That's time! Paddington's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Paddington dips to his left and cracks Tertelgte with an uppercut!
Tertelgte throws a looping overhand right but Paddington ducks down to avoid it.
Paddington on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Paddington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tertelgte.
Paddington throws a body shot but no joy.
Paddington is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Paddington gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tertelgte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paddington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tertelgte looks to land a left hand but Paddington moved out of range nicely.
Paddington changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Paddington ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paddington feinted with a counter takedown.
Tertelgte throws a low kick but Paddington moves out of range easily.
Paddington tries to counter with a takedown but Tertelgte is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Paddington as he connects with a hook.
Tertelgte throws an overhand right that lands on Paddington's shoulder, as Paddington tries to avoid the shot.
Paddington appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A big left from Tertelgte misses.
Tertelgte dips to his left and cracks Paddington with an uppercut!
Tertelgte throws a hook but Paddington avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tertelgte throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Paddington to counter with a crisp jab.
Tertelgte throws a leg kick but Paddington checks it.
Paddington ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paddington attempts a counter takedown but Tertelgte avoids it well and moves away.
Tertelgte thuds his right hand into Paddington's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Paddington decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Tertelgte manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Paddington keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Paddington softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paddington misses with some punches.
Tertelgte throws a head punch that misses.
Tertelgte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tertelgte lands with a short shot to the head.

Paddington pulls Tertelgte into guard.

Paddington looking for subs off his back but Tertelgte has passed one foot through into half guard.

Paddington looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Paddington actively working from the bottom here.
Paddington is looking to control Tertelgte's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Paddington avoid being mounted?
Ernie Tertelgte is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Paddington has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Tertelgte escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Tertelgte!
David Paddington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paddington wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.

Tertelgte decides to stand back up. Tertelgte steps back and let's Paddington get back to his feet.
Paddington takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tertelgte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paddington throws a hook but Tertelgte avoids it easily.
Tertelgte throws an off balance right hand

and Paddington counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Paddington.
Paddington has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tertelgte keeping moving, preventing Paddington from controlling successfully.
Ernie Tertelgte has got the better of the ground game so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Paddington accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paddington working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tertelgte preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tertelgte utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Paddington throws a strike but Tertelgte rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Paddington is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tertelgte is aware though and is defending well.
Paddington wants to control but Tertelgte passes easily into half guard.

Paddington is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tertelgte pulls his head out easily.
Tertelgte trying to pass the guard but Paddington defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ernie Tertelgte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tertelgte has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernie Tertelgte!
After winning the bout, Ernie Tertelgte thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.