PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Victor Tellegio (ranked 4641 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Ward (ranked 4692 p4p, 0 weight class). Ward is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Spazz - Crush Kill Destroy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tellegio
vs
Ward

180 cm
31
190 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

180 cm
25
193 lbs
8 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Tellegio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Ward!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tellegio connects with the punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tellegio.
Tellegio swings for the body but Ward moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ward crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tellegio - the referee stops the clock and Ward gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tellegio. Ward manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tellegio takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

It looks like Max Ward has been cut.
Ward tries for a takedown but Tellegio circles away easily
and Tellegio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ward dives in and grabs Tellegio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tellegio pushes down on Ward's head and hops out.
Victor Tellegio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Ward.
Tellegio punishes Ward's body with a nice straight punch.
Tellegio thows a body kick. Ward tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ward looks winded!
Ward shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tellegio sprawls well. Tellegio wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ward gets slowly back to his feet.
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!
Ward fails with the takedown
and Tellegio counters with a nice uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tellegio.

A head kick lands from Tellegio that sends Ward to the canvas. Ward tries to scramble back to his feet but Tellegio brings him back down into side control.

Ward is rocked!
Tellegio lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ward is still in real trouble! Can Tellegio finish him?
Tellegio has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellegio is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ward's shoulder. That is not cool.
Ward seems to have recovered his senses.
Tellegio scoring with punches from side control.
The strikes coming from Tellegio are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Tellegio in side control, throwing shots but Ward defends.
Tellegio throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Tellegio lands a nice forearm strike.
Ward is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Tellegio in side control, throwing shots but Ward defends.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tellegio has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Tellegio connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ward some visible discomfort.
Ward takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Tellegio looks up at the clock and then as Ward takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tellegio smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Tellegio sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ward is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Tellegio is looking to take a break and control but Ward is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ward taking punishment in the form of punches.
Tellegio throws a strike aimed at the side of Ward's head but Ward avoids it well.
Tellegio tries to score with some ground and pound. Ward controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Tellegio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ward keeps working.
Ward regains half guard there - taking advantage of Tellegio's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Tellegio not doing much here.
Tellegio throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ward to regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tellegio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ward wants to get back to his feet but Tellegio is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tellegio scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tellegio prevents Ward from getting back to his feet.
Ward avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tellegio showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tellegio lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tellegio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ward works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tellegio scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tellegio trying to control the position from guard on top but Ward is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Tellegio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Ward's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ward takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ward darts in looking for a takedown but Tellegio gets double underhooks and turns Ward into the cage.
Tellegio thinks about countering with a head kick.
Ward closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tellegio circles away.
Max Ward is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tellegio lands a jab.
Ward takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ward shoots and misses
and Tellegio counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Victor Tellegio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Ward.

Tellegio knocks Ward to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tellegio is working Ward over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ward parries the strikes from Tellegio easily there. Tellegio is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ward to escape.
Tellegio lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ward down.
You can see the frustration on Ward's face as Tellegio controls the position.
Ward is breathing heavily.
Tellegio scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ward to see if he's OK.
Tellegio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ward can do to turn this around?
Tellegio trying to control the action but Ward is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellegio controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tellegio cracks Ward with a big elbow.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Ward regains half guard, as Tellegio was trying to land strikes.
Tellegio throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tellegio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tellegio not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ward looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tellegio thows a huge punch but Ward dodges it nicely.
Tellegio scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tellegio thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tellegio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tellegio is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ward is looking to escape.
Tellegio has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ward knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tellegio is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tellegio working over Ward with some ground and pound. Ward looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tellegio is trying to control. Ward wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ward is trying to stand up here but Tellegio is controlling him well.
Tellegio lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tellegio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ward is refusing to be controlled, as Tellegio sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tellegio controlling the action here.
Ward is refusing to be controlled, as Tellegio sits in half guard.
Tellegio slows the pace down in half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ward misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A punch combination from Tellegio misses.
Tellegio connects with the punch.

That has opened up Max Ward's cut even more.
Ward takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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 Max Ward's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ward fails with the takedown.

Tellegio cracks Ward with a big right hand and Ward goes down!
Tellegio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tellegio throwing strikes from guard but Ward blocks nicely.
Tellegio throwing strikes from guard but Ward blocks nicely.
Tellegio content to stall in guard here.
Victor Tellegio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tellegio with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellegio stops Ward from standing up.
Tellegio trying to control but Ward is working from the bottom.
Tellegio working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ward's head.
Tellegio works over Ward with some ground and pound from guard.
Tellegio controlling from the top position.
Ward keeping moving, preventing Tellegio from controlling successfully.
Tellegio with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tellegio is looking to work some ground and pound but Ward has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tellegio trying to control the position from guard on top but Ward is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Tellegio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ward takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ward has his takedown stuffed
and Tellegio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ward takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tellegio fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Ward square on the jaw! Damn, Ward is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Victor Tellegio!