PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Earl Jeffries (ranked 1362 p4p, 159 weight class) and Victor Tellegio (ranked 1665 p4p, 199 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Jeffries
vs
Tellegio

180 cm
28
200 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

180 cm
35
198 lbs
24 - 13 - 0

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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 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Earl Jeffries !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Tellegio!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tellegio lands with a nice body punch.
Jeffries misses the shot to the body.
Victor Tellegio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tellegio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tellegio lands with an uppercut that bounces Jeffries off the cage and back into range.
Tellegio doesn't manage to clinch there - Jeffries circles away.
Jeffries staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Tellegio.
Tellegio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jeffries chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tellegio can pounce on him.
Tellegio throws a nice head kick!
Tellegio swings for the body but Jeffries moves out of range.
Tellegio throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tellegio misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jeffries counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Tellegio.
Jeffries connects with a body shot that sends Tellegio's belly button to the back.
Tellegio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Tellegio.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellegio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jeffries keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jeffries swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tellegio tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jeffries counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tellegio lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jeffries throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tellegio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tellegio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tellegio misses the shot to the body.
Jeffries keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tellegio.
Tellegio clobbers Jeffries with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tellegio misses with a straight right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tellegio. That's going to slow Jeffries down.
Tellegio scores with a jab to the head.
Tellegio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jeffries is looking to counter punch.
Jeffries throws a right hand that Tellegio ducks under and follows up with a left that Tellegio also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries avoids a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tellegio misses with a straight left.
Jeffries takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jeffries misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tellegio.
A little jabbing left from Tellegio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tellegio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jeffries has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tellegio.
A telegraphed right hand from Jeffries misses the target.
Jeffries throws a hook but Tellegio avoids it easily.
Jeffries throws a big shot that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Tellegio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tellegio.
Tellegio throws a quick inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Tellegio.

Tellegio closes the distance and clinches.
Tellegio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jeffries blocks it with crossed arms.
Tellegio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jeffries blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jeffries creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jeffries throws an elbow but it misses.
Tellegio misses with a knee to the head.
Jeffries throws an elbow that misses.
Tellegio takes an elbow to the temple.
Jeffries is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jeffries just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tellegio's brow.
Jeffries misses with an elbow strike.
Jeffries lands a nice elbow.
Tellegio prevents a body shot from Jeffries .
Tellegio misses with a knee to the head.
Jeffries lands an elbow inside that Tellegio shrugs off.
Tellegio has had enough of the clinch but Jeffries keeps him there for the moment.
Jeffries throws an elbow but it misses.
Tellegio lands an elbow that stopped Jeffries in his tracks for a moment.

Jeffries 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tellegio throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tellegio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tellegio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tellegio moves out of range as Jeffries strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tellegio tries a low kick but Jeffries avoids it.
A big left from Jeffries misses.
Tellegio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tellegio throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jeffries .
Tellegio misses the shot to the body.
Jeffries takes a swing at Tellegio's ribcage but misses.
A jab lands there for Tellegio.
Tellegio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tellegio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tellegio throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jeffries lands with a cross.
Tellegio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jeffries looks to land a combination but Tellegio avoids it well.
Jeffries lands a nice shot that snaps Tellegio's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A punch lands to the side of Jeffries 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Victor Tellegio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tellegio.
Crunch! Tellegio slams his shin into Jeffries 's torso.
Jeffries takes a swing at Tellegio's ribcage but misses.
Tellegio moves into range and connects with a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Tellegio.
Jeffries lands with an overhand left.
Tellegio lands with a hook. Jeffries tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tellegio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jeffries has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tellegio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tellegio misses with a low kick.
Jeffries wants to clinch up but Tellegio keeps it at a distance.
A nice side step and Tellegio releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jeffries tries to clinch but Tellegio is having none of it.
Tellegio counters with a body kick.
Tellegio throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jeffries walks into a straight right hand from Tellegio.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellegio jabs Jeffries to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jeffries tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tellegio was well out of range. Poor timing from Jeffries .

Jeffries clinches with his opponent.
Tellegio tries a knee to the head but Jeffries blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jeffries .
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jeffries creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tellegio blocks a body shot from Jeffries .
Tellegio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jeffries tries to work over Tellegio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jeffries misses with a body punch.
Jeffries pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tellegio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tellegio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tellegio landing knees to the head.

It looks like Earl Jeffries has been cut.
Jeffries lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tellegio tries to land a knee to the head but Jeffries blocks with his arms.
Jeffries struggles to land a body shot inside as Tellegio controls his hands.
Tellegio tries a knee to the head but Jeffries blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jeffries lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tellegio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tellegio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jeffries has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jeffries lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Earl Jeffries has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tellegio content to slow the pace in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jeffries just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tellegio's brow.

Tellegio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tellegio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jeffries sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jeffries was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jeffries takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Tellegio clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jeffries .
Jeffries throws an elbow that misses.
Jeffries throws an elbow but it misses.
Tellegio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jeffries lands with a light punch inside.
Jeffries has had enough of the clinch but Tellegio keeps him there for the moment.

Tellegio breaks from the clinch.
Jeffries moves out of range of the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Jeffries tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries staying out of range there.
Tellegio connects with a body shot.
Jeffries throws a body punch but Tellegio moves out of range.
Jeffries checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jeffries was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tellegio.
Tellegio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jeffries .
Tellegio throws a body kick that misses
and Jeffries counters with a straight right hand.
Tellegio shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tellegio takes a swing at Jeffries 's ribcage but misses.
Jeffries slips a jab from Tellegio.
A little feinted left hand from Jeffries on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tellegio throws a lazy uppercut

and Jeffries holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tellegio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jeffries creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jeffries lands an elbow inside that Tellegio shrugs off.
Jeffries creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Tellegio.
Jeffries looks to throw an elbow but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jeffries is leaning against Tellegio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tellegio prevents a body shot from Jeffries .
Jeffries digs a right hand underneath Tellegio's ribcage. Tellegio let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jeffries .
Jeffries misses with an elbow over the top.
Tellegio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jeffries is defending well for now.
Tellegio tries to land knees in the clinch but Jeffries avoids the damage to the body.

Jeffries breaks the clinch.
Tellegio scoring well with a low kick there.
Tellegio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tellegio throws a body punch but Jeffries moves out of range.
Tellegio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jeffries .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tellegio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jeffries throws a body shot but no joy.
Tellegio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jeffries .
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.
The cut man is working on Earl Jeffries 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Jeffries . Tellegio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tellegio appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tellegio walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jeffries checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jeffries misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jeffries looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tellegio throws a hook to the side of Jeffries 's head but Jeffries sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tellegio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jeffries .
Jeffries drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tellegio scores with a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tellegio darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jeffries tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tellegio paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Jeffries gets a clinch.
Jeffries doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tellegio.
Tellegio with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tellegio breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jeffries looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tellegio needs to keep his hands up - Jeffries had a free shot at his head there.
Tellegio throws a head kick that misses.
Jeffries was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jeffries takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tellegio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jeffries throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab by Tellegio.
Tellegio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tellegio misses with a lunging right hand
and Jeffries counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jeffries is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tellegio. Jeffries shrugs it off though.
Tellegio 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 fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jeffries checks it well.
A quick step to the side and Jeffries tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Earl Jeffries has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Tellegio.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jeffries digs a good hook to Tellegio's body.
Jeffries throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good shot there by Tellegio.
Jeffries misses with an uppercut. Tellegio saw that one coming.
Tellegio lands a body shot.
Tellegio throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jeffries counters with a right hand to the body.
Tellegio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It looked like Jeffries was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tellegio.
Tellegio throws a leg kick that misses.
Jeffries throws a body shot but no joy.
Tellegio defending well as Jeffries loads up on a big left hand.
Tellegio throws a chopping leg kick but Jeffries manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Tellegio.
Tellegio throws a low kick but Jeffries moves out of range easily.
Tellegio lands a nice looking body shot.
Tellegio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tellegio throws a body shot but no joy.
Jeffries appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Jeffries .
Tellegio throws a jab when Jeffries was well out of range.
Victor Tellegio is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A jab from Jeffries misses.

Jeffries fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tellegio, pushing him back against the cage.
Jeffries throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jeffries misses with an elbow strike.
Tellegio misses with a knee to the head.
Tellegio avoids the elbow strike from Jeffries , against the cage.
Tellegio blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jeffries .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jeffries pushes off an throws an elbow but Tellegio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jeffries throws an elbow that misses.
Tellegio takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jeffries avoids a wild elbow strike from Tellegio.
A knee to the head by Tellegio.
Tellegio is pushing Jeffries up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tellegio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jeffries is defending well for now.
Tellegio lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jeffries doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tellegio looking to throw knees to the head but Jeffries is blocking nicely.
Tellegio pushes Jeffries back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jeffries on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Tellegio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tellegio winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30

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