PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ernie Tertelgte (ranked 1201 p4p, 3193 weight class) and Emre Hussain (ranked 148 p4p, 377 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Tertelgte
vs
Hussain

179 cm
34
157
21 - 13 - 1

171 cm
38
158
30 - 17 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ernie Tertelgte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emre Hussain!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tertelgte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hussain.
Tertelgte tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hussain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tertelgte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hussain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Tertelgte has Hussain up against the cage in a clinch.
Hussain blocking some punches.

Hussain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hussain fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tertelgte.
Tertelgte takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Tertelgte tries to keep at a distance but Hussain has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tertelgte lands with a light punch inside.
Tertelgte lands an uppercut.
Hussain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tertelgte is trying to maintain a safe position but Hussain gets an underhook and turns Tertelgte into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Hussain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tertelgte lands an uppercut.

Hussain breaks from the clinch.

Hussain tries to keep at a distance but Tertelgte has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hussain tries to break the clinch but Tertelgte is controlling the position.
Tertelgte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hussain backwards.
Tertelgte lands a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain tries to break free but Tertelgte pushes him back against the cage.

Hussain breaks the clinch.

Tertelgte has Hussain up against the cage in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hussain has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tertelgte seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hussain can turn it around.
Tertelgte is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tertelgte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tertelgte lands a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Tertelgte.
Hussain blocks a body shot from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte can't find room to land a body shot as Hussain controls the action.
A short right from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hussain backwards.
Hussain can't break the clinch.
Tertelgte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tertelgte misses with the head strike.
Tertelgte lands with a light punch inside.
Tertelgte stalling against the cage.
Hussain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tertelgte looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Tertelgte has Hussain pressed against the cage, preventing Hussain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hussain is trying to break the clinch but Tertelgte has him pressed against the cage.
Hussain can't break the clinch.

Hussain breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hussain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tertelgte throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hussain misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Tertelgte.

Tertelgte rushes Hussain and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tertelgte misses with a body punch.
Tertelgte can't find room to land a body shot as Hussain controls the action.
Tertelgte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hussain tries to break free but Tertelgte pushes him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tertelgte.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tertelgte.
A right hook to the body lands for Tertelgte.

Hussain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tertelgte doesn't manage to clinch there - Hussain circles away.
Hussain connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tertelgte works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hussain lands a really nice looking cross but Tertelgte seems unphased.
Tertelgte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Tertelgte moves into the clinch.
Tertelgte lands a body punch in the clinch.

Hussain breaks the clinch.
Tertelgte doesn't manage to clinch there - Hussain circles away.
Emre Hussain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Tertelgte has managed to clinch.
Tertelgte lands an uppercut.
Tertelgte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hussain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tertelgte throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tertelgte holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hussain.
Hussain can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tertelgte fails to land.

Hussain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tertelgte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hussain throws out a loose jab but Tertelgte uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tertelgte moves into the clinch successfully.
Tertelgte can't get the takedown.
Tertelgte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hussain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tertelgte swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Hussain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hussain connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hussain throws a jab but it's blocked by Tertelgte.
Hussain misses with a straight left.
Tertelgte lands a nice shot that snaps Hussain's head back.

It looks like Emre Hussain has been cut.

Tertelgte closes the distance and pushes Hussain back into the cage.
Hussain is looking to break free of the clinch but Tertelgte has double underhooks.
Tertelgte keeps control of Hussain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tertelgte prevents Hussain from breaking the clinch.
Tertelgte working aggressively here.
Tertelgte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tertelgte working aggressively here.
Tertelgte misses with a punch to the body.
Tertelgte lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tertelgte is leaning against Hussain and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernie Tertelgte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emre Hussain's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hussain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good leg kick by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte ducks right into an uppercut from Hussain.

Tertelgte clinches up against the cage.
Tertelgte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hussain backwards.
Tertelgte keeps control of Hussain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hussain is trying to break the clinch but Tertelgte is controlling him.
Hussain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tertelgte lands with a short shot to the head.
Tertelgte digs a right hand into Hussain's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hussain's gas tank.
Tertelgte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hussain can do to turn this around?
Tertelgte lands a hook that snaps the head of Hussain backwards.
Ernie Tertelgte has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice left hand lands by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tertelgte struggles to land a body shot inside as Hussain controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tertelgte.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hussain is trying to break the clinch but Tertelgte is controlling him.
Tertelgte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hussain is looking to break free of the clinch but Tertelgte has double underhooks.

Hussain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hussain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tertelgte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hussain ducks right into an uppercut from Tertelgte.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tertelgte's corner calls for a 1-2. Tertelgte obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hussain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hussain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hussain tries to clinch up.
Hussain goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tertelgte ducks under a wild hook from Hussain.
Hussain throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tertelgte stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hussain throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hussain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tertelgte manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Tertelgte checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tertelgte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hussain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tertelgte moves in looking to clinch but Hussain pushes him off.
Tertelgte tries to clinch up but Hussain circles away and keeps his distance.
Emre Hussain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hussain scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tertelgte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hussain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Hussain misses its intended target.
Hussain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tertelgte. Tertelgte obviously looking to wear him down.
Tertelgte takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tertelgte getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hussain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tertelgte.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tertelgte closes the distance and pushes Hussain back into the cage.
Hussain is trying to break the clinch but Tertelgte is controlling him.
Hussain can't break the clinch.
Tertelgte lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tertelgte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tertelgte taking a breather.
A short right from Tertelgte.
Hussain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Tertelgte.
Hussain wants to break the clinch but can't.

Hussain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hussain connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hussain misses with an uppercut. Tertelgte saw that one coming.
Hussain throws a jab when Tertelgte was well out of range.
Hussain cracks Tertelgte with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hussain tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tertelgte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hussain.
Tertelgte bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tertelgte tries to clinch up.
Tertelgte ducks under a wild hook from Hussain.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tertelgte rushes Hussain and presses him up against the cage.
Hussain tries to break the clinch but Tertelgte is controlling the position.
Tertelgte lands a body punch in the clinch.

Hussain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hussain throws a lazy uppercut

and Tertelgte counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte lands with a short shot to the head.
Hussain has had enough of the clinch but Tertelgte keeps him there for the moment.
Hussain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tertelgte has him pressed against the cage.
Tertelgte keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hussain's efforts to push away.
Tertelgte lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tertelgte has Hussain pressed against the cage, preventing Hussain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tertelgte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hussain's elbow.
Hussain prevents a body shot from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte has Hussain pressed against the cage, preventing Hussain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tertelgte taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Tertelgte scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tertelgte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tertelgte lands a right hand.
Tertelgte lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tertelgte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tertelgte is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tertelgte.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hussain tries to break free but Tertelgte pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Tertelgte fails to land.
Tertelgte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tertelgte working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tertelgte.
A nice left hand lands by Tertelgte.

Hussain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tertelgte tries to close the distance and clinch but Hussain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tertelgte looks to throw the jab but Hussain is out of range.
Tertelgte walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hussain.
Tertelgte moves out of range of the strikes.
Tertelgte moves in looking to clinch but Hussain pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hussain! But no joy.
Hussain rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Tertelgte holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tertelgte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tertelgte can't find room to land a body shot as Hussain controls the action.
Hussain is looking to break free of the clinch but Tertelgte has double underhooks.
Tertelgte swings wildly with an uppercut but Hussain uses good head movement to avoid it.

Hussain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernie Tertelgte dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Emre Hussain's cut.
That's time! Tertelgte's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Tertelgte slips under a jab from Hussain.
Tertelgte bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hussain's head.
Hussain tries to move into range but Tertelgte moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tertelgte keeps the fight on the outside.
Hussain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hussain takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hussain keeps the fight on the outside.
Hussain looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hussain tries to clinch but Tertelgte is having none of it.
Hussain misses with a shot to the body

and Tertelgte counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tertelgte.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte throws a punch but it's blocked by Hussain.
Tertelgte misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tertelgte fails to land.
Tertelgte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tertelgte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tertelgte lands a body shot.
Hussain is trying to force a seperation but Tertelgte has the dominant position.
Tertelgte has a couple of punches blocked by Hussain.
Tertelgte tries to work over Hussain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tertelgte prevents Hussain from breaking the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tertelgte.
Hussain has had enough of the clinch but Tertelgte keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Tertelgte on the inside.
Tertelgte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tertelgte throws a punch but it's blocked by Hussain.
Tertelgte lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Tertelgte scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tertelgte.
Hussain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hussain is trying to push Tertelgte away but Tertelgte has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tertelgte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tertelgte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tertelgte is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hussain can't break the clinch.
Hussain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tertelgte presses Hussain against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Hussain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hussain on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Emre Hussain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hussain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Tertelgte clinches up with Hussain and pushes him back against the cage.
Hussain is trying to break free.
Hussain wants to get back to striking at distance but Tertelgte won't allow it.
Tertelgte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hussain tries to break free but Tertelgte pushes him back against the cage.
Tertelgte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hussain's elbow.
Hussain wants to get back to striking at distance but Tertelgte won't allow it.
Still in the clinch, Tertelgte scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tertelgte lands a right hand.
Hussain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tertelgte has him pressed against the cage.
Tertelgte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tertelgte keeps control of Hussain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tertelgte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hussain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tertelgte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hussain backwards.
Tertelgte swings wildly with an uppercut but Hussain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hussain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tertelgte struggles to land a body shot inside as Hussain controls his hands.
Tertelgte digs a right hand underneath Hussain's ribcage. Hussain let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tertelgte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tertelgte cracks Hussain with a nice body shot.

Hussain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tertelgte scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab from Tertelgte finds it's way through Hussain's defenses.
Hussain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tertelgte.
Hussain throws a lazy right hand but Tertelgte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tertelgte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hussain tries to clinch there but Tertelgte circles away.
Hussain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ernie Tertelgte is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tertelgte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tertelgte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hussain takes one to the chin there.
Hussain swats away the attempt to clinch by Tertelgte.
Jab by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte swats away the attempt to clinch by Hussain.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tertelgte rushes Hussain and presses him up against the cage.

Hussain breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tertelgte lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hussain moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hussain looks to score with a jab to the body but Tertelgte is just out of range.
Tertelgte throws a good cross that connects.
Tertelgte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hussain looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hussain keeps the fight on the outside.
Hussain doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tertelgte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tertelgte tries to clinch up.
Nice cross by Tertelgte.

Tertelgte moves into the clinch successfully.
Hussain tries to break free but Tertelgte pushes him back against the cage.
Hussain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hussain tries to work over Tertelgte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ernie Tertelgte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tertelgte, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernie Tertelgte!
An out of breath Ernie Tertelgte thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.