PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fatih Tekke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Mortis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mortis has chosen The theme tune from Rocky as his entrance music. Kyle Mortis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tekke
vs
Mortis

188 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
218 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

The Fire Inside

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fatih Tekke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kyle Mortis!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mortis needs to keep his hands up - Tekke had a free shot at his head there.
A jab from Tekke misses.
Tekke paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tekke misses with a hook. Mortis ducked under it nicely.
Tekke throws a looping overhand right but Mortis ducks down to avoid it.
Tekke throws a shot from downtown. Mortis moves away and avoids it.
Tekke misses with a straight left.
Mortis ducks under a wild hook from Tekke.
Tekke missing with a left hand there. Mortis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tekke missing with a left hand there. Mortis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tekke throws a big shot that misses.
Mortis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tekke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mortis.
Mortis slips under a jab from Tekke.
Tekke walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tekke lands a head shot.
Tekke throws a shot from downtown. Mortis moves away and avoids it.
Mortis ducks under a wild hook from Tekke.
Mortis slips a jab from Tekke.
Mortis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fatih Tekke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tekke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mortis misses with the combination.
A big left from Tekke misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tekke throws a jab when Mortis was well out of range.
Tekke scores with a jab to the head.
Mortis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Mortis.
Fatih Tekke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tekke lands with an overhand left.
Mortis misses with an uppercut. Tekke saw that one coming.
A left lands for Tekke.
A swing and a miss from Tekke.
Tekke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Mortis moves into range and clinches up with Tekke.

Mortis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mortis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mortis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mortis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mortis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tekke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tekke lands with an uppercut that bounces Mortis off the cage and back into rage.
Mortis blocks a jab.
Mortis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tekke, as that shot connected.
Tekke throws a lazy right hand but Mortis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tekke avoids the head kick by Mortis.
Mortis slips under a jab.
Mortis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tekke misses with a straight right.
A jab from Tekke misses.
Mortis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mortis throws a right and a left that Tekke avoids nicely.

Mortis gets a clinch.
Tekke wants to break the clinch but can't.

Mortis breaks from the clinch.
A big left from Tekke misses.
A jab from Tekke misses.
Tekke connects with a nice looking jab.
Tekke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tekke blocks a head kick by Mortis.
Mortis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tekke.
Mortis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tekke throws out the jab.
Mortis ducks under a wild hook from Tekke.
Tekke throws a hook but Mortis blocks it.
Mortis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tekke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mortis throws out the jab.
Tekke scores with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mortis slips under a jab from Tekke.
Tekke slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab from Tekke misses.
Mortis throws a jab when Tekke was well out of range.
Mortis slips a jab from Tekke.
Tekke misses with a looping right.
Mortis takes one to the side of the head.
Tekke is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

Mortis darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tekke tries to kick Mortis off but Mortis keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mortis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tekke knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tekke is trying to stand.
Mortis wants to control but Tekke is keeping him busy.
Mortis prevents Tekke from standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tekke is breathing heavily.
Mortis seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tekke is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Mortis darts in and clinches Tekke up against the cage.
Tekke wants to break free but Mortis has control.
Tekke can't break the clinch.
Tekke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mortis drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Tekke breaks the clinch.
Tekke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mortis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tekke throws a big shot that misses.
Mortis defending well as Tekke loads up on a big left hand.
Mortis throws a hook but Tekke blocks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mortis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tekke misses with a straight left.
Decent striking displayed by Mortis there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Mortis dominated that round.
That's time! Tekke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mortis lands a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Tekke as Mortis shoots in.
Tekke misses the jab.
Mortis throws a series of punches but Tekke avoids them all with ease.
A left and a right from Mortis both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Fatih Tekke has been cut.
Mortis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tekke tries to close the distance and clinch but Mortis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tekke takes one to the chin there.
Mortis digs a good body shot into Tekke's ribs.
Tekke misses with an uppercut. Mortis saw that one coming.

Mortis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tekke looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tekke is pushing Mortis's head away, looking to escape. Mortis manages to hold on to the position though.
Mortis is working Tekke over with some ground and pound from side control.

Mortis stands up and beckons Tekke to his feet.
Tekke misses with a hook.
Tekke is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mortis slips a jab from Tekke.
Mortis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kyle Mortis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by Mortis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mortis swinging wilding here.
Mortis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tekke.
Tekke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tekke walks into a left hand.
Mortis ducks under a wild hook from Tekke.
Tekke loads up on a big right hand but Mortis slips the punch.
Mortis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mortis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mortis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tekke throws a shot from downtown. Mortis moves away and avoids it.

Mortis closes the distance and clinches.

Tekke manages to break the clinch.
Tekke lands a head shot.
Tekke missing with a left hand there. Mortis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tekke throws the left hand but Mortis avoids the punch easily.
Tekke looks to land a left hand but Mortis moved out of range nicely.
Mortis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tekke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tekke looks to land a right hand but Mortis moved out of range.
Tekke throws a big shot that misses.
Mortis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mortis blocks a jab.
Mortis slips under a jab from Tekke.
Mortis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tekke swivels and escapes.
Fatih Tekke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Mortis.
Tekke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mortis misses with a wild combination.
Mortis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tekke lands the left hand.

Mortis scores a takedown into full mount!
Tekke is trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mortis lands a big elbow.
Mortis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mortis is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tekke is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Tekke is in a horrible position here. Mortis smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mortis with shots to the head and body - Tekke looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by Mortis.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mortis pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Mortis working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mortis won't let Tekke get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Mortis with a couple of short strikes.
Tekke wants to try and get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mortis cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tekke is trying to stand.
Mortis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Tekke bucks up and throws Mortis to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Mortis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fatih Tekke's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Tekke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mortis throws a series of punches but Tekke avoids them all with ease.
Tekke loads up on a big right hand but Mortis slips the punch.
Tekke throws an overhand right that lands on Mortis's shoulder, as Mortis tries to avoid the shot.
Mortis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tekke throws an overhand right that lands on Mortis's shoulder, as Mortis tries to avoid the shot.
Mortis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tekke.
Tekke missing with a left hand there. Mortis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mortis.
Tekke loads up on a big right hand but Mortis slips the punch.
Tekke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mortis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mortis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tekke.
Mortis tries for a takedown but Tekke sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tekke is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tekke lands with a right hand.

Mortis gets a clinch.

Mortis manages to break the clinch.
Tekke misses with a looping left.
Mortis is looking to clinch but Tekke is avoiding it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mortis slips a jab from Tekke.
A big left from Tekke misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mortis misses with the combination.
Tekke looks to land a left hand but Mortis moved out of range nicely.
Mortis fails with the takedown.
Mortis needs to keep his hands up - Tekke had a free shot at his head there.
Mortis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tekke.
Mortis moves away from the strike by Tekke.
Mortis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tekke is out of range.
Tekke checks a low kick from Mortis.
Tekke tries to clinch up but Mortis circles away and keeps his distance.
Mortis blocks a jab.
Tekke misses the jab.
Tekke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mortis.
Mortis slips a jab from Tekke.
A telegraphed right hand from Tekke misses the target.
A combination from Mortis does no damage.
Tekke connects with a crisp jab.
Tekke jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's two 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.
Mortis scores with a three punch combo!
Tekke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mortis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tekke throws a hook to the side of Mortis's head but Mortis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mortis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tekke throws the left hand but Mortis avoids the punch easily.
Tekke throws a hook but Mortis blocks it.
Tekke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tekke misses with a straight right.
Mortis scores with a sloppy right hand. Tekke should have avoided that one.

Mortis has taken the fight to the clinch.

Mortis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tekke misses the jab.
Tekke misses with an uppercut.
Tekke misses with a looping right.
Tekke throws a jab when Mortis was well out of range.
Mortis moves out of range as Tekke strikes.
Mortis throws a series of punches but Tekke moves out of range.
Mortis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mortis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tekke throws out the jab.
Tekke looks to land a left hand but Mortis moved out of range nicely.
Tekke throws a hook to the side of Mortis's head but Mortis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mortis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tekke.
Tekke tries to clinch but Mortis moves away

and Mortis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mortis.
Tekke has had enough of the clinch but Mortis keeps him there for the moment.
Tekke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mortis has him pressed against the cage.
Mortis keeps control of Tekke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tekke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tekke tries to break the clinch but Mortis is controlling the position.

Mortis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tekke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mortis.
Tekke lands an overhand right.
Tekke throws a hook but Mortis avoids it easily.
Mortis wants to land a leg kick but Tekke is out of range.
Mortis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice defenses there by Mortis.
Mortis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mortis misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mortis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tekke scores with a nice right hand.
Mortis tries to clinch up.
Mortis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tekke.
Mortis defending well as Tekke loads up on a big left hand.
Mortis throws a series of punches but Tekke avoids them all with ease.
Mortis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fatih Tekke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Mortis.
Tekke throws a good cross that connects.
Mortis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tekke.
Mortis misses with a series of wild punches.
Mortis moves out of range of the strikes.
Tekke takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tekke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tekke misses with a looping left.
Tekke throws a jab when Mortis was well out of range.
Mortis ducks under a wild hook from Tekke.
Fatih Tekke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tekke throws a hook but Mortis blocks it.
Tekke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mortis.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Mortis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mortis 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Mortis!