PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Ragnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Tellegio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ragnar's entrance music is Shook Ones II. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Ragnar
vs
Tellegio

186 cm
25
202 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

180 cm
24
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Shinobi
Voodoo Nutrition

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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bjorn Ragnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Victor Tellegio!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tellegio throws a leg kick
enabling Ragnar to counter with a crisp jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Tellegio as he connects with a hook.
Tellegio with a jab.
Tellegio misses with a looping right.
Ragnar misses with a right hand
and Tellegio counters with a nice uppercut.
Tellegio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ragnar. That did some damage!
Tellegio throws an off balance right hand
and Ragnar counters with a nice uppercut.
Ragnar throws a solid leg kick but Tellegio takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ragnar.

Tellegio takes the fight into the clinch.
Ragnar lands a hook that snaps the head of Tellegio backwards.
We've been informed that Tellegio has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnar lands a right hand.
Ragnar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tellegio's elbow.

Tellegio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tellegio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ragnar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellegio is looking to clinch.
Ragnar misses the shot to the body.
Tellegio throws a lazy head kick
and Ragnar counters with a straight right hand.
Tellegio misses with a looping left.
Nice straight punches there by Ragnar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ragnar.
Tellegio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Ragnar misses the target.
Ragnar lands a jab to Tellegio's midsection.
Ragnar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tellegio connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ragnar scrambles back to his feet.

Tellegio clinches with his opponent.
Tellegio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tellegio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tellegio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ragnar tries a knee to the head but Tellegio blocks it.
Tellegio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tellegio misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragnar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tellegio is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ragnar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tellegio is defending well for now.
A left hand lands to the body for Ragnar.
Ragnar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ragnar throws a punch but it's blocked by Tellegio.
Ragnar blocks a body shot from Tellegio.
Ragnar throws a punch but it's blocked by Tellegio.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnar.
Tellegio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ragnar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tellegio backwards.
Ragnar lands an elbow inside that Tellegio shrugs off.

It looks like Victor Tellegio has been cut.
Tellegio blocks an elbow strike.
Ragnar has had enough of the clinch but Tellegio keeps him there for the moment.
Tellegio prevents a body shot from Ragnar.
Ragnar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tellegio avoids it.
Tellegio blocks the elbow strike.
Ragnar lands a shoulder strike.
Tellegio misses with the head strike.
Ragnar misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar throws a punch but it's blocked by Tellegio.
A bit of stalling here from Tellegio.
Ragnar blocking some punches.

Ragnar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ragnar misses with a hook
and Tellegio counters with a leg kick.
Tellegio swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ragnar fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tellegio just manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Tellegio misses its intended target.
Tellegio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ragnar misses with a shot to the body
and Tellegio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ragnar swings for the body but Tellegio moves out of range.
Ragnar lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Tellegio finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Tellegio has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tellegio has Ragnar pressed against the cage, preventing Ragnar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tellegio stalling in the clinch but Ragnar improves position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio throws a head punch that misses.
Tellegio tries to throw a body punch but Ragnar avoids it by throwing Tellegio back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnar.
Tellegio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ragnar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tellegio works on Ragnar's body with a couple of short punches.
Ragnar lands with a light punch inside.
Ragnar misses with a punch on the inside.

Ragnar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tellegio connects with a looping right hand.
Ragnar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tellegio misses with a low kick as Ragnar jumps back.
Ragnar tried to counter with a leg kick but Tellegio avoided it.
Tellegio lands with a cross.
Ragnar throws a jab when Tellegio was well out of range.
Ragnar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ragnar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tellegio on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bjorn Ragnar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Victor Tellegio's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Tellegio with a jab.
Tellegio throws the left hand but Ragnar avoids the punch easily.
Tellegio connects with a solid leg kick.
Victor Tellegio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tellegio takes one on the button.
Tellegio tries to land a body kick
and Ragnar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tellegio throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tellegio misses with a body shot
and Ragnar counters with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tellegio.
Ragnar throws a series of punches but Tellegio moves out of range.
Tellegio only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Tellegio misses.
Ragnar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ragnar checks a low kick from Tellegio.
Ragnar fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellegio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tellegio swings for the body but Ragnar moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Ragnar tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tellegio with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tellegio blocks the body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Tellegio 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Tellegio has closed the distance and engaged Ragnar in a clinch.
Tellegio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ragnar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tellegio working aggressively here.
Tellegio misses with a knee to the head.
Tellegio lands a hook that snaps the head of Ragnar backwards.
Ragnar is leaning against Tellegio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tellegio tries a body shot but Ragnar blocks it.
Tellegio taking a breather.
Ragnar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tellegio.
Ragnar misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ragnar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tellegio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ragnar.
Ragnar connects with a right hand. Tellegio shakes it off.
Tellegio throws a low kick but Ragnar moves out of range easily.
Tellegio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnar.
Ragnar is looking for a counter combo.
Ragnar tries to work over Tellegio's front leg with a kick but Tellegio checks it.
Tellegio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnar.
Ragnar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tellegio.
Ragnar drops his hands momentarily and Tellegio takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ragnar misses with a wild body shot.
Tellegio looks to land a right hand but Ragnar moved out of range.
Ragnar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tellegio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ragnar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ragnar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tellegio throws a poor cross that misses
and Ragnar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tellegio throws a leg kick
and Ragnar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ragnar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ragnar misses with an uppercut. Tellegio saw that one coming.
Tellegio misses with a kick to the body.
Tellegio throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ragnar counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ragnar scores with a leg kick.
Ragnar sizes up Tellegio with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A leg kick checked by Tellegio.
Tellegio flicks out a counter leg kick but Ragnar steps away.
Ragnar misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tellegio misses with a right hand
and Ragnar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tellegio finds it's way round the side to connect with Ragnar's head.
Nice shot lands for Tellegio.
Tellegio lands a leg kick that knocks Ragnar off balance momentarily.
Ragnar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A low kick from Ragnar misses
and Tellegio counters with a straight right hand.
Ragnar throws a leg kick but Tellegio sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tellegio connects with a body shot.
Ragnar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
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.
Ragnar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tellegio throws a leg kick that misses.
Tellegio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ragnar is able to avoid easily.
As Tellegio backs away, Ragnar returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
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 Bjorn Ragnar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Victor Tellegio's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Tellegio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ragnar throws a low kick but Tellegio moves out of range easily.
Ragnar checks a leg kick.
Tellegio scoring well with a low kick there.
Ragnar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tellegio looks to land a body kick but Ragnar moved away.
Tellegio checks a leg kick nicely.
Tellegio feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ragnars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ragnar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnar wants to land a leg kick but Tellegio is out of range.
Ragnar misses with a straight right.
Tellegio tries to counter with a clinch but Ragnar shakes him off and moves away.
Ragnar staying out of range there.
Tellegio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ragnar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellegio misses with a shot to the body
and Ragnar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tellegio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tellegio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ragnar tries to land a leg kick but Tellegio saw it coming and moves away.
Tellegio throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ragnar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tellegio throws a push kick but Ragnar slaps the foot to one side.
As Tellegio looks to move away, Ragnar throws a big counter combo but Tellegio just gets out of the way.
Tellegio looks for the body kick but Ragnar saw that one coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tellegio.
Ragnar ducks under a wild hook from Tellegio.
Tellegio throws a jab when Ragnar was well out of range.
Ragnar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tellegio digs a good body shot into Ragnar's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar throws a big shot that misses.
Tellegio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnar misses with a straight left.
Ragnar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tellegio misses with a shot to the body
and Ragnar counters with a straight right hand.
Tellegio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ragnar.
Tellegio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tellegio gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ragnar.
Tellegio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tellegio, right into the meat.
Ragnar throws a body punch but Tellegio moves out of range.
Tellegio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ragnar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar with a jab.
Tellegio cracks Ragnar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ragnar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tellegio.
Tellegio throws a leg kick but Ragnar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ragnar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tellegio digs a good hook to Ragnar's body.
Victor Tellegio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tellegio swings widly with a right hand
and Ragnar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ragnar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tellegio connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ragnar. Ragnar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tellegio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A leg kick checked by Ragnar.
Tellegio jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ragnar tries to land a leg kick but Tellegio saw it coming and moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Tellegio misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnar connects with a nice looking jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tellegio, as that shot connected.
Ragnar misses the shot to the body.
Ragnar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tellegio misses with a hook
and Ragnar counters with a straight right hand.
Tellegio lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A clash of legs there as Ragnar blocks the low kick.
Tellegio misses with a head kick.
Tellegio misses with a jab to the body
and Ragnar counters with a head kick.
Tellegio walks into a stiff left hand from Ragnar.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bjorn Ragnar.
Well Ragnar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:28

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