PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Victor Tellegio (ranked 3339 p4p, 394 weight class) and John Kyle Romo (ranked 7137 p4p, 613 weight class). Victor Tellegio is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Tellegio
vs
Kyle Romo

180 cm
30
190 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

190 cm
45
187 lbs
49 - 28 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

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Conviction

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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Victor Tellegio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 49 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Kyle Romo!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romo checks a leg kick.
Tellegio checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Romo.
Romo walks into a stiff left hand from Tellegio.
Tellegio has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Julius Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A big right from Romo misses.
Tellegio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Romo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It appears Tellegio was looking to counter with a kick there.
Tellegio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Romo is able to avoid easily.
Romo throws the left hand but Tellegio avoids the punch easily.
Tellegio appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tellegio defending well as Romo loads up on a big left hand.
Romo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tellegio thumps Romo with a low kick.
Tellegio throws a head kick that misses.
Tellegio moves into range and connects with a jab.
Romo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romo checks a leg kick.
Romo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tellegio connects with a right hand. Romo shakes it off.
Romo misses with a hook. Tellegio ducked under it nicely.
Tellegio avoids a kick to the body.
Romo throws a lazy uppercut
and Tellegio counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellegio swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Romo gets a clinch.
Tellegio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Tellegio.

Tellegio breaks from the clinch.
Tellegio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Romo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Romo checks a leg kick.
Romo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tellegio counters with an inside leg kick.
Romo tries a low kick but Tellegio avoids it.
Tellegio connects with a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tellegio connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Romo's hands.
Tellegio cracks Romo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fighters circling - Romo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tellegio throws a quick counter head kick but Romo was just out of range.
Romo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tellegio thumps Romo with a low kick.
Tellegio keeps Romo at a distance using the push kick.
Tellegio tries to close the distance and clinch but Romo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tellegio swings for the body but Romo moves out of range.
Romo tries a low kick but Tellegio avoids it.
Tellegio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Romo lands with a nice combination. Tellegio backs away looking to recover.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tellegio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Romo.
Romo throws a hook but Tellegio avoids it easily.
Tellegio tried to counter with a leg kick but Romo avoided it.
Romo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Romo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tellegio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romo.
It looked like Tellegio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Romo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Romo throws a head kick but Tellegio moves out of range.
Romo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tellegio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romo was well out of range. Poor timing from Tellegio.
Romo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tellegio.
Tellegio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tellegio sets himself, and Romo steps forward looking for the clinch! Tellegio avoids it this time.
Tellegio lands with an uppercut that bounces Romo off the ropes and back into range.
Tellegio throws a lazy right hand but Romo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tellegio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romo throws a head kick that misses.

Tellegio clinches.
Romo misses with the head strike.

Tellegio manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Tellegio dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Romo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tellegio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tellegio feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tellegio lunges at Romo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Romo's hand.
A good leg kick by Tellegio.
Tellegio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Romo.
Tellegio lands with an uppercut that bounces Romo off the ropes and back into range.
Romo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tellegio fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Romo checks it well.
Romo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tellegio.
Romo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tellegio's head.

It looks like Victor Tellegio has been cut.
Tellegio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romo can do to turn this around?
Romo is looking to clinch.
A good leg kick by Tellegio.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Tellegio breaks the clinch.
Tellegio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters circling a little - Tellegio finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tellegio darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Romo misses with a head kick.
Tellegio throwing a counter right hand but Romo manages to avoid it.
Romo slips a jab from Tellegio.
Tellegio cracks a nice hook into Romo's ribs.
Romo tries to clinch but Tellegio moves out of range.
Romo tries to close the distance and clinch but Tellegio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romo tries to land a leg kick but Tellegio saw it coming and moves away.
Romo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tellegio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tellegio missing with a left hand there. Romo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romo throws a jab when Tellegio was well out of range.
Tellegio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tellegio throws the left hand but Romo avoids the punch easily.
That kick from Tellegio tenderised Romo's leg. Romo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Romo slips under a jab from Tellegio.
Tellegio throws a sloppy head kick and Romo moves out of range easily.
Romo misses with a two punch combination.
Jab, jab by Tellegio - just one landing.
Victor Tellegio is winning the standup battle so far.
Romo throws a sloppy head kick and Tellegio moves out of range easily.
Tellegio misses the jab.
Romo tries to counter with a clinch but Tellegio shakes him off and moves away.
Tellegio connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tellegio works Romo's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Romo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Romo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Romo's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Tellegio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romo looks to score with a jab to the body but Tellegio is just out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tellegio.
Tellegio misses with a leg kick.
Tellegio slips a jab from Romo.
Tellegio throws a head kick but Romo moves out of range.
That kick from Tellegio tenderised Romo's leg. Romo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Romo throws a hook to the side of Tellegio's head but Tellegio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tellegio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tellegio tests Romo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slow jab from Romo misses its intended target.
It looked like Tellegio was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Romo.
Good exchange - Tellegio coming out on top.
Tellegio cracks the inside of Romo's front leg.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tellegio.
Tellegio staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Romo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tellegio throws out the jab.
Romo wants to counter the offense by Tellegio and move into the clinch position.
Tellegio scores with a jab. Romo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Good shot there by Tellegio.
Tellegio lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Tellegio dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Victor Tellegio's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Tellegio throws a front kick aimed at Romo's knee but Romo avoids it well.
Romo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tellegio.
John Kyle Romo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice uppercut lands for Tellegio. That snapped Romo's head back.
Tellegio throws a leg kick which misses Romo's front leg but catches the back leg as Romo tries to avoid it.
Romo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Romo - that will leave a mark!
Victor Tellegio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tellegio on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Romo misses with a low kick.
Romo throws out a loose jab but Tellegio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tellegio misses with a straight left.
Romo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romo throws a right and a left that Tellegio avoids nicely.
Romo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Romo throws a head kick but Tellegio moves out of range.
Romo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romo drops his hands momentarily and Tellegio takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tellegio.
Romo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Romo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tellegio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tellegio thuds a left hand into Romo's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tellegio has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tellegio working aggressively here.

Romo breaks from the clinch.
Romo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tellegio.
Romo blocks the body kick.
Tellegio connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tellegio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tellegio steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Romo. That one must have hurt.
Romo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Victor Tellegio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Romo blocks a jab.
Romo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Romo throws a hook to the side of Tellegio's head but Tellegio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tellegio checks a leg kick.
Tellegio is looking to clinch but Romo is avoiding it.
Tellegio lands a glancing blow to the side of Romo's head.
Tellegio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tellegio connects with a leg kick. Romo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tellegio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Romo.
Tellegio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Romo lands.
Romo tried to score with a low kick but Tellegio checks it.
Tellegio moves out of range of the body kick from Romo.
Romo throws a low kick but Tellegio moves out of range easily.
Tellegio tests Romo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tellegio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tellegio blocks a head kick by Romo.
Romo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A head kick misses from Romo.
Tellegio lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tellegio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tellegio slips under a jab.
Romo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tellegio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tellegio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Romo walks into a stiff left hand from Tellegio.

Tellegio has closed the distance and engaged Romo in a clinch.
Romo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tellegio lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

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 Victor Tellegio.
Well Tellegio 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Tellegio!