PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Victor Tellegio (ranked 3156 p4p, 391 weight class) and Halfdan Lodbrok (ranked 3617 p4p, 428 weight class). Lodbrok has chosen Killing in the name of... as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Tellegio
vs
Lodbrok

180 cm
30
190 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

180 cm
35
201 lbs
24 - 10 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Victor Tellegio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Halfdan Lodbrok!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Tellegio coming out on top.
Tellegio misses with a kick to the body.
Lodbrok showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tellegio.
Lodbrok doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A low kick from Tellegio is predictable there
and Lodbrok counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tellegio misses with a kick to the body.
Tellegio throws a leg kick but Lodbrok sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tellegio throws a sloppy head kick and Lodbrok moves out of range easily.
Tellegio lands with a kick to the temple. Lodbrok shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lodbrok takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lodbrok looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fighters circling - Tellegio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tellegio has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Julius Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Tellegio misses with the body kick
and Lodbrok counters with an inside leg kick.
Tellegio throws a jab but it's blocked by Lodbrok.
Lodbrok is looking to clinch.
Lodbrok connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lodbrok keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tellegio pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lodbrok is out of range and Tellegio settles back down.

Tellegio moves into range and clinches up with Lodbrok.
Tellegio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tellegio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lodbrok's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodbrok connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tellegio's face.
Tellegio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lodbrok backwards.
Lodbrok blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Lodbrok throws an elbow but misses.

Tellegio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Tellegio does no damage.
Lodbrok misses with the combination.
Lodbrok tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tellegio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tellegio cracks Lodbrok with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lodbrok misses with a straight right.
Lodbrok 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.
Tellegio throws a sloppy head kick and Lodbrok moves out of range easily.
Lodbrok ducks under a wild hook from Tellegio.
Tellegio misses with a few strikes there.

Lodbrok darts in and clinches Tellegio up against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lodbrok digs a right hand into Tellegio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tellegio's gas tank.

Tellegio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tellegio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lodbrok.
Lodbrok tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lodbrok pushes Tellegio up against the ropes in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Lodbrok.
Tellegio tries to land a knee to the head but Lodbrok blocks with his arms.
Lodbrok blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tellegio connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lodbrok's face.
Tellegio lands a shot to the body.
Tellegio has a couple of punches blocked by Lodbrok.
A short body shot lands from Lodbrok as the two fighters clinch.
Tellegio digs a right hand into Lodbrok's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lodbrok's gas tank.
Tellegio is trying to break free.
Tellegio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lodbrok blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tellegio.
Tellegio lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tellegio misses with an elbow strike.
Lodbrok trying to land knees to the body.
Lodbrok makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Lodbrok.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

No joy there for Lodbrok, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tellegio throws a looping overhand right but Lodbrok ducks down to avoid it.
Lodbrok looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tellegio looks to land a body kick but Lodbrok moved away.
Victor Tellegio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lodbrok tries to score with a low kick but Tellegio moves his leg out of the way.
Lodbrok lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tellegio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lodbrok misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tellegio misses with a hook.
Tellegio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lodbrok counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tellegio throws a leg kick
letting Lodbrok counter with a right hand.
Lodbrok takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tellegio.
Tellegio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Lodbrok.
An attempted straight right counter from Tellegio misses the target.
Lodbrok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tellegio.
Tellegio misses with a lunging right hand
and Lodbrok counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Victor Tellegio is winning the standup battle so far.
Lodbrok tries to bum rush Tellegio with a series of wild strikes but Tellegio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tellegio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lodbrok counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lodbrok throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellegio misses with an uppercut.
Tellegio backing away here, and Lodbrok unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lodbrok lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tellegio at a distance.
Tellegio throws out a loose jab but Lodbrok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lodbrok tries a head kick but it misses.
Lodbrok throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tellegio.
Tellegio thuds a left hand into Lodbrok's body.
Tellegio throws out a powerful jab.
Lodbrok avoids a kick to the body.
Tellegio throws a leg kick but Lodbrok sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Lodbrok on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lodbrok connects with a solid leg kick.
Tellegio feints a jab promting Lodbrok to slip. Tellegio then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lodbrok slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tellegio misses with a hook.
Tellegio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Lodbrok. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lodbrok jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tellegio throws a head kick that misses.
Tellegio misses with a straight right.
Lodbrok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lodbrok can pounce on him.
Lodbrok scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tellegio. Lodbrok does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lodbrok tries a quick counter leg kick but Tellegio is wise to it.
Tellegio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tellegio looks to land a left hand but Lodbrok moved out of range nicely.
Lodbrok missing with a left hand there. Tellegio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lodbrok lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tellegio has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tellegio and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tellegio blocks the body kick.
Tellegio ducks under a wild hook from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lodbrok connects with a leg kick. Tellegio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lodbrok shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lodbrok avoids the head kick by Tellegio.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lodbrok. Tellegio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lodbrok lands a body shot.
Tellegio just misses with a punch to the body.
Tellegio throws a shot from downtown. Lodbrok moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Halfdan Lodbrok showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A solid leg kick lands there for Lodbrok.
Lodbrok has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lodbrok. Tellegio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tellegio misses with a head kick.
Tellegio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tellegio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok counters with a body kick.
Tellegio throws a quick inside leg kick.

Tellegio forces Lodbrok back against the ropes and clinches.
Lodbrok scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tellegio takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lodbrok tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tellegio's elbow.
Tellegio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tellegio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lodbrok backwards.
Lodbrok works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lodbrok makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tellegio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tellegio swings wildly with an uppercut but Lodbrok uses good head movement to avoid it.

Tellegio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lodbrok lands with a shot to the body.
Lodbrok is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tellegio rather than just go for the knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellegio throws a leg kick which misses Lodbrok's front leg but catches the back leg as Lodbrok tries to avoid it.
Lodbrok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tellegio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lodbrok doesn't seem bothered though.
Lodbrok looks to score with a jab to the body but Tellegio is just out of range.
Lodbrok throws out a loose jab but Tellegio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lodbrok checks a leg kick.
Lodbrok lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lodbrok lands a right hook to the body.
Tellegio looks for the body kick but Lodbrok saw that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Lodbrok. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lodbrok changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lodbrok cracks the inside of Tellegio's front leg.
Lodbrok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tellegio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lodbrok throws out the jab.
Tellegio avoids the body shot from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Tellegio to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lodbrok on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodbrok uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tellegio.
A low kick from Tellegio misses
and Lodbrok counters with an outside leg kick.
Lodbrok displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lodbrok tests Tellegio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lodbrok avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lodbrok punishes Tellegio's body with a nice straight punch.
Tellegio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lodbrok looks to land a combination but Tellegio avoids it well.
Lodbrok throws a low kick but Tellegio avoids it.
Tellegio misses with a wild body shot.
Tellegio is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lodbrok takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lodbrok misses with a low kick.
Tellegio half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lodbrok misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tellegio swinging wildly here.
Lodbrok only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lodbrok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tellegio.
Lodbrok misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Halfdan Lodbrok comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lodbrok has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Halfdan Lodbrok!
Halfdan Lodbrok decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.