PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cole Orion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Tellegio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Orion
vs
Tellegio

184 cm
23
196 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

180 cm
23
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

KAISER

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Orion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Victor Tellegio!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tellegio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tellegio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tellegio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A low kick from Tellegio is predictable there
and Orion counters with a straight right hand.
Tellegio delivers a nice body kick.
Tellegio throws a hook but Orion avoids it easily.
Tellegio misses with a low kick.
Orion throws a low kick but Tellegio avoids it.
Tellegio throws a low kick, looking for Orion's leg but Orion calmly moves out of range.
Victor Tellegio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tellegio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Orion misses with a looping right.
Tellegio swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Orion throws a wild body kick that Tellegio sees coming a mile off.
Tellegio pivots, looking for a leg kick but Orion is out of range and Tellegio settles back down.
Orion throws a shot from downtown. Tellegio moves away and avoids it.
Orion blocks a head kick by Tellegio.
An inside leg kick lands from Orion.
Tellegio misses with a hook. Orion ducked under it nicely.
Orion thinks about countering with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orion slips a straight right by Tellegio.
Tellegio looks to score with a jab to the body but Orion is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellegio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tellegio takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A slow jab from Tellegio misses its intended target.
Tellegio moves out of range as Orion strikes.
Good shot there by Tellegio.
Tellegio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tellegio fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Orion throws a low kick but Tellegio avoids it.
Tellegio takes one to the side of the head.
Tellegio tries a head kick but it misses.
Orion takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tellegio throws a head kick that misses.
Orion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tellegio tries to counter by closing the distance.
A big right from Tellegio misses.
Tellegio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Orion.
Tellegio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Orion paws at him with a jab and circles away.
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!
Tellegio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion throws a right hand that misses
and Tellegio counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tellegio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Orion sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tellegio has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Orion doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Orion throws a sloppy head kick and Tellegio moves out of range easily.
Tellegio looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Tellegio lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tellegio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tellegio attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Orion appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A big left from Orion misses.
Orion misses with a wild body shot.
Tellegio flicks out a counter leg kick but Orion steps away.
Tellegio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Orion moves out of range as Tellegio strikes.
Orion checks a leg kick.
Orion takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tellegio is looking to chop away at Orion's legs.
Tellegio throws out a loose jab but Orion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orion walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tellegio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion slips under a jab.
Tellegio throws a leg kick but Orion moved away.
Tellegio throws a leg kick but Orion moved away.
Orion misses the jab.
Orion scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tellegio throws an overhand right that lands on Orion's shoulder, as Orion tries to avoid the shot.
Orion scores with a nice strike.
Orion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Orion moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Tellegio finds it's way through Orion's defenses.
Good leg kick by Orion there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tellegio throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tellegio blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tellegio! But no joy.
Tellegio with a jab.
Orion misses with an uppercut
enabling Tellegio to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tellegio 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Orion avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Orion misses with a hook. Tellegio ducked under it nicely.
Tellegio uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Both fighters circling a little - Orion finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Orion throws a hook but Tellegio avoids it easily.
Orion lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tellegio avoids the body shot from Orion.
Tellegio avoids a kick to the body.
Tellegio lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tellegio takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tellegio misses with an attempted mid kick.
Orion scoring well with a low kick there.
Orion tries to score with a low kick but Tellegio moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping body kick lands there for Orion.
Tellegio throws the left hand but Orion avoids the punch easily.
Nice straight punches there by Orion. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Orion.
Tellegio looks for the body kick but Orion saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Victor Tellegio will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Orion tries to clinch up but Tellegio circles away and keeps his distance.
Orion takes one to the side of the head.
Tellegio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Orion's sensitive parts.
Orion checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A little feinted left hand from Orion on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Tellegio misses.
Orion tries to bum rush Tellegio with a series of wild strikes but Tellegio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A leg kick checked by Tellegio.
Tellegio explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tellegio throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Orion.
Orion connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tellegio. Tellegio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Orion slips a straight right by Tellegio.
Orion throws a lazy right hand but Tellegio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Orion throws a big shot that misses.
Tellegio thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Orion gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tellegio working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Orion breaks from the clinch.
Orion staying out of range there.
Orion looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Orion lands a front kick.
Tellegio walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Orion looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Orion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tellegio is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Orion keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And Orion counters with a quick kick to the body but Tellegio blocks it.
Tellegio bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Orion's head.
Orion throws a low kick but Tellegio moves out of range easily.
Orion steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tellegio.
Tellegio throws a leg kick
and Tellegio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tellegio staying out of range there.
Tellegio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tellegio connects with a solid leg kick.
Tellegio swats away the attempt to clinch by Orion.
Tellegio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Orion on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tellegio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Orion's sensitive parts.
Tellegio checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tellegio blocks a low kick nicely.
Tellegio throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Orion counters with a stiff right hand.
Tellegio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orion misses with a leg kick
and Tellegio counters with a nice leg kick.
Orion doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Orion with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tellegio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Orion counters with a straight right hand.
Tellegio lands with a nice body punch.
Tellegio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orion was well out of range. Poor timing from Tellegio.
Orion throws a push kick but Tellegio slaps the foot to one side.
Orion looks to land a left hand but Tellegio moved out of range nicely.
Orion pushes Tellegio away with a front kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Orion. Tellegio shrugs it off though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Orion tenderised Tellegio's leg. Tellegio is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tellegio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orion was well out of range. Poor timing from Tellegio.
Orion's corner calls for a 1-2. Orion obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Orion moves out of range of the strikes.
Tellegio throws a head kick that misses.
Tellegio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Orion.
Orion misses with a hook. Tellegio ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orion. Tellegio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tellegio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Orion sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Orion tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tellegio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Orion avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tellegio misses with a straight right.
Tellegio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It looked like Orion wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Orion stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tellegio.
Cole Orion is winning the standup battle so far.
Tellegio looks to land a body kick but Orion moved away.
A head kick misses from Orion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orion throws the kick towards the body but Tellegio avoids it.
Tellegio wants to counter with a clinch but Orion pushes him away.
Tellegio tries to move into range but Orion moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tellegio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orion throws a body kick that misses.
Tellegio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tellegio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orion moves away.
Orion with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orion walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tellegio checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tellegio looks to score with a jab to the body but Orion is just out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Orion.
Tellegio jabs at Orion's body.
Orion lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tellegio throws a head kick that half lands.
Tellegio lands a jab.
Tellegio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tellegio connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orion's corner calls for a 1-2. Orion obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Cole Orion will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Tellegio throws a hook to the side of Orion's head but Orion sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tellegio throws a nice head kick!
Tellegio misses with a hook. Orion ducked under it nicely.
Orion looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tellegio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Orion can pounce on him.
Tellegio takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tellegio scoring well with a low kick there.
Tellegio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orion was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tellegio gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Orion counters with a good low kick that Tellegio was not able to check.
Orion dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tellegio. That did some damage!
Tellegio throws a low kick but Orion moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orion goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tellegio takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tellegio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tellegio moves out of range of the body kick.
Tellegio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Orion.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Orion does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tellegio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Tellegio moves into the clinch successfully.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tellegio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Tellegio.
Tellegio has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Orion.

Orion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Orion thows a body kick. Tellegio tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Orion dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tellegio fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Orion is out of range.
Tellegio thows a leg kick but Orion checks it
and Orion cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Tellegio misses.
Tellegio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Orion.
Orion avoids the body shot from Tellegio.
Orion is looking to chop away at Tellegio's legs.
Orion takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Orion. Orion obviously looking to wear him down.
Tellegio has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tellegio there as he acknowledges the shot.
Orion tries to close the distance and clinch but Tellegio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Orion.
Orion looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Orion works Tellegio's body with a nice hook.
Tellegio cracks Orion with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Orion throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tellegio scores with a punch to the head.
Orion throws a jab when Tellegio was well out of range.
Orion checks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Orion on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Orion defending well as Tellegio loads up on a big left hand.
Orion throws a low kick but Tellegio moves out of range easily.
Tellegio staying out of range there.
Tellegio throws a leg kick but Orion checks it.
Tellegio lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Orion lunges at Tellegio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tellegio's hand.
Orion misses with a low kick.
Tellegio misses with a hook
and Orion finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Tellegio slips under a jab.
Tellegio throws a hook to the side of Orion's head but Orion sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tellegio misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Orion counters with a stiff right hand.
Tellegio throws a head kick that misses.
Orion looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Orion buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Orion lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Orion keeps Tellegio at a distance using the push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Orion misses the target.
Tellegio checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tellegio misses with a leg kick
and Orion makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orion throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
You can see that Tellegio has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Tellegio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tellegio with a nice cross.
An inside leg kick from Orion misses.
Orion throws a head kick that half lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tellegio.
Orion looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Orion tries to land a leg kick but Tellegio saw it coming and moves away.
A head kick misses from Orion.
A nice side step and Tellegio releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tellegio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tellegio throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Orion's head.
Tellegio blocks the body kick.
Orion connects with a leg kick. Tellegio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tellegio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Orion. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orion just misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cole Orion showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Orion has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cole Orion!
Cole Orion thanked the fans post fight for their support.