PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Don Collier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Tellegio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Collier
vs
Tellegio

190 cm
29
190 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

180 cm
28
190 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
King of Clothes

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Collier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Victor Tellegio!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tellegio misses with a double jab.
Tellegio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Collier.
Collier throws a body kick that misses.
Tellegio feints a counter leg kick.
Collier takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice uppercut there from Tellegio.
Both fighters circling a little - Tellegio finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tellegio throws a wild body kick that Collier sees coming a mile off.
Tellegio lands a jab to the nose.
Collier misses with an uppercut
and Tellegio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tellegio tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Collier counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Collier throws a jab but it's blocked by Tellegio.
Tellegio counters with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Collier misses with a body kick.
Tellegio takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tellegio tries to land a front kick but Collier steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tellegio connects with a solid leg kick.
Victor Tellegio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellegio sizes up Collier with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Collier takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Collier misses with a lunging right hand
and Tellegio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Collier connects with the punch.
Victor Tellegio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Collier throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Collier on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tellegio. Tellegio obviously looking to wear him down.
Tellegio scores with a nice right hand.
Tellegio walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Collier checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Collier checks the leg kick.
Collier tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tellegio manages to circle out of the way.
Collier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Collier throws a leg kick that misses.
Collier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tellegio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Collier is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tellegio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left lands for Tellegio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tellegio moves out of range of the body kick.
Collier fails with an attempt to clinch.
Collier lands with a kick to the ribs.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tellegio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Collier as the two fighters clinch.
Collier can't find room to land a body shot as Tellegio controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tellegio.
Collier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Collier.
Collier misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tellegio swings wildly with an uppercut but Collier uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Tellegio dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

That kick from Tellegio tenderised Collier's leg. Collier is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tellegio fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Collier looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Collier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tellegio.
Tellegio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A little feinted left hand from Collier on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Collier wants to clinch up but Tellegio keeps it at a distance.
Tellegio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tellegio works over Collier's head and body with a nice combination.
Collier checks a leg kick.
Tellegio misses with a low kick as Collier jumps back.
Collier fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tellegio is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Tellegio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Collier throws the kick towards the body but Tellegio avoids it.
Collier throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It seemed like Tellegio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Collier has closed the distance and engaged Tellegio in a clinch.
Tellegio blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellegio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Collier tries to land knees in the clinch but Tellegio avoids the damage to the body.
Our sources have told us that Collier has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A right hook to the body lands for Tellegio.

Tellegio breaks from the clinch.
Collier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tellegio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tellegio takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Collier moves away from the strike by Tellegio.

Collier darts in and clinches Tellegio up against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Collier.
Tellegio presses Collier against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Collier is working Tellegio over against the ropes.
Collier misses with a punch on the inside.
Collier swings wildly with an uppercut but Tellegio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tellegio struggles to land a body shot inside as Collier controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tellegio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Collier backwards.
Collier tries to throw a body punch but Tellegio avoids it by throwing Collier back against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Tellegio.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tellegio prevents a body shot from Collier.
Don Collier has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Tellegio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tellegio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tellegio scores with a jab. Collier acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Collier misses with a right hand
and Tellegio counters with an inside leg kick.
Collier throws a push kick but Tellegio slaps the foot to one side.
Tellegio throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Collier counters by moving into the clinch.
Collier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tellegio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice elbow from Tellegio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Tellegio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Collier's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tellegio circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tellegio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Collier takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tellegio misses with a hook. Collier ducked under it nicely.
Tellegio tries a head kick but it misses.
Tellegio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Collier has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tellegio.
Collier takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tellegio pivots, looking for a leg kick but Collier is out of range and Tellegio settles back down.
Tellegio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Collier counters with a body kick that stops Tellegio in his tracks momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Tellegio misses its intended target.
Nice body punch from Tellegio.
Tellegio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Collier scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Collier takes the fight into the clinch.
Collier lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tellegio backwards.

Tellegio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Collier clobbers Tellegio with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Collier wants to clinch.
Tellegio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Collier tries a head kick but it misses.
Tellegio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Collier has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Collier misses
and Tellegio counters with a slapping leg kick.
Collier steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tellegio. That one must have hurt.
Collier pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A lazy left from Tellegio finds it's target.
Collier misses the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Collier misses the jab.
Collier is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Collier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tellegio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Collier circles away quickly and effectively.
Tellegio lands a nice looking body kick.
Collier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tellegio scores with a nice body kick.
Tellegio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Collier has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Collier takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tellegio scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Tellegio really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

That kick from Tellegio tenderised Collier's leg. Collier is trying to keep his angry face on.
Collier looks to land a combination but Tellegio avoids it well.
Collier checks a leg kick.
Tellegio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Victor Tellegio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Collier on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Collier on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tellegio takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A jab from Collier misses.
Tellegio throws a counter combo.
Tellegio swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Collier makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Collier takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tellegio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tellegio cracks the inside of Collier's front leg.
Collier throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tellegio sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Collier will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

Collier moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Collier.
Collier is leaning against Tellegio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tellegio.
Tellegio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Collier lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tellegio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Collier swings wildly with an uppercut but Tellegio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tellegio blocks a body shot from Collier.
Collier swings wildly with an uppercut but Tellegio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Collier lands a hook that snaps the head of Tellegio backwards.
Tellegio tries to throw a body punch but Collier avoids it by throwing Tellegio back against the ropes.
Collier avoids a wild elbow strike from Tellegio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collier misses with a knee strike.
Collier misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Collier.

Tellegio breaks from the clinch.
Collier on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Collier throws a head kick but Tellegio moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Tellegio.
Tellegio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tellegio bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Collier is rocked!
Collier gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tellegio counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Collier is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tellegio circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Collier tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Tellegio wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Victor Tellegio!