PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Tellegio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Simpson
vs
Tellegio

179 cm
22
198 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

180 cm
24
190 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeff Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Victor Tellegio!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tellegio cracks the inside of Simpson's front leg.
Tellegio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tellegio's jab looks to have found its range, popping Simpson under the eye.
Tellegio lands a really nice looking cross but Simpson seems unphased.
Tellegio lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Jeff Simpson has been cut.
Tellegio throws a shot to the body.

Tellegio has taken the fight to the clinch.
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!
Simpson tries to circle away but Tellegio has him pinned against the cage.
Simpson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tellegio has him pressed against the cage.
Simpson tries a knee to the head but Tellegio blocks it.
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.
Tellegio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simpson is looking to break free of the clinch but Tellegio has double underhooks.
Simpson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tellegio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tellegio lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tellegio.
Simpson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Tellegio on the inside.

Simpson is rocked!
Tellegio misses with some punches.
Oh Simpson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Simpson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Our sources have told us that Simpson has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Tellegio misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Tellegio.
Simpson is breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Simpson.
A head punch on the inside from Tellegio fails to land.
Tellegio misses with the head strike.
Tellegio throws a punch but it's blocked by Simpson.
Simpson blocks an uppercut.
Tellegio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tellegio.
Tellegio working aggressively here.
Tellegio misses with a punch on the inside.
Simpson blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tellegio.
Clinched against the cage, Tellegio lands a big elbow that drops Simpson! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Simpson is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Tellegio!