PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Herb Krison (ranked 1189 p4p, 154 weight class) and Victor Tellegio (ranked 1103 p4p, 140 weight class). Krison comes to the cage accompanied by Rebelution. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Krison
vs
Tellegio

184 cm
26
190 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

180 cm
35
198 lbs
25 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Herb Krison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Tellegio!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krison checks a leg kick nicely.
Tellegio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krison quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Tellegio keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tellegio gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Krison.
Krison attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Krison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tellegio.
Krison is looking to counter punch.
Tellegio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tellegio misses with a body kick.
Tellegio throws a push kick but Krison slaps the foot to one side.
Tellegio fails to land with a series of punches.
Victor Tellegio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Tellegio.
Tellegio misses the shot to the body.
Tellegio tried to score with a low kick but Krison checks it.
Krison throws a hook but Tellegio avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krison lands a leg kick that knocks Tellegio off balance momentarily.
Krison connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Krison misses with a looping left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tellegio.
Tellegio jabs Krison right on the nose. Krison blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krison keeps the fight on the outside.
Krison throws a big counter combination but Tellegio scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Krison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tellegio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Krison is looking to land body kicks.
Krison lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tellegio at a distance.
Krison connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tellegio's hands.
Krison swings widly with a right hand
and Tellegio counters with a stiff right hand.
Krison throws a hook to the side of Tellegio's head but Tellegio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tellegio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tellegio thumps Krison with a low kick.
Krison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tellegio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tellegio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Krison circles away quickly and effectively.
Krison punishes Tellegio's body with a nice straight punch.
Tellegio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Krison can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good standup being displayed there by Krison as he connects with a hook.
Tellegio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krison misses with a wild body shot.
Krison keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Krison looks to land a body kick but Tellegio moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio checks a low kick from Krison.
Tellegio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tellegio lands a jab to Krison's midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Krison.
Tellegio throws out a leg kick but Krison moves out of range and Tellegio only half commits.
Krison half committed to a counter leg kick.
Krison misses with a straight right.
Tellegio throws a half hearted mid kick.
Krison tries to move into range but Tellegio moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Krison tried to score with a low kick but Tellegio checks it.
Tellegio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tellegio slips under a jab from Krison.
A little jabbing left from Tellegio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Krison takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters circling - Krison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Krison throws a leg kick which misses Tellegio's front leg but catches the back leg as Tellegio tries to avoid it.
Tellegio throws a front kick aimed at Krison's knee but Krison avoids it well.
Krison appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tellegio catches Krison with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A clash of legs there as Krison blocks the low kick.
Krison keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Krison throws a looping overhand right but Tellegio ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio misses with a body kick.
Tellegio throws a hook but Krison blocks it.
Tellegio misses with an attempted mid kick.
Krison moves in looking to clinch but Tellegio pushes him off.
Krison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tellegio throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice shot lands for Krison.
Krison throws a leg kick which misses Tellegio's front leg but catches the back leg as Tellegio tries to avoid it.
Tellegio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tellegio throws a wild body kick that Krison sees coming a mile off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tellegio.
Tellegio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Krison.
Krison takes a swing at Tellegio's ribcage but misses.
Tellegio connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Krison.
Good work by Krison as he checks the leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Tellegio does it's job there.
Tellegio connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krison tries to land a front kick but Tellegio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Krison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tellegio throws a leg kick but Krison sees it coming and moves out of range.
Krison jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Krison throws a nice looking combination but Tellegio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Krison scores with a body shot.
Tellegio does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Krison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tellegio looks to score with a jab to the body but Krison is just out of range.
Krison throws the left hand but Tellegio avoids the punch easily.
Krison throws a wild body kick that Tellegio sees coming a mile off.
Krison misses the jab.
Nice body punch from Krison.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krison misses with a straight left.
Tellegio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big right from Krison misses.
Krison checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Krison checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Herb Krison will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Krison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tellegio moves away.
Krison takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Krison moves into the clinch.
Tellegio is trying to break the clinch but Krison has him pressed against the cage.
Krison lands with a right to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Tellegio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tellegio avoids the body shot from Krison.
Tellegio misses with a leg kick.
Tellegio keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Krison checks a leg kick.
Tellegio throws a hook to the side of Krison's head but Krison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tellegio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Krison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krison lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tellegio, right into the meat.
Tellegio throws a leg kick which misses Krison's front leg but catches the back leg as Krison tries to avoid it.
Tellegio misses with an attempted mid kick.
Victor Tellegio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tellegio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Krison misses the target.
Krison chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krison scores with a decent looking hook.
Tellegio lands the left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Krison. That's going to slow Tellegio down.
Krison on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tellegio 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 Krison has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Krison and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Krison takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A leg kick checked by Krison.
Krison throws a front kick aimed at Tellegio's knee but Tellegio avoids it well.
Krison fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tellegio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Krison misses with a body kick.
Krison misses with a body kick.
Tellegio defending well as Krison loads up on a big left hand.
Tellegio looks to score with a jab to the body but Krison is just out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Krison blocks the leg kick.
Krison takes a jab right on the kisser.
Krison throws a leg kick that misses.
Krison scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tellegio. Krison does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Krison tries to land a front kick but Tellegio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Krison wants to land a leg kick but Tellegio is out of range.
Krison attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tellegio scores with a leg kick.
A big right from Krison misses.
Tellegio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tellegio misses with a kick to the body
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Krison counters with a leg kick.
Krison throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tellegio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Krison throws a front kick aimed at Tellegio's knee but Tellegio avoids it well.
Krison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tellegio.
Krison throws a body kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Krison blocks the leg kick.
Tellegio works the jab nicely.
Krison darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Krison throws a body kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio misses with a hook. Krison ducked under it nicely.
Tellegio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Krison lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tellegio lands a jab to Krison's midsection.
Tellegio misses the shot to the body.
Tellegio misses with a low kick.
Krison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tellegio moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tellegio.
Krison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tellegio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Tellegio.
Krison tries to score with a low kick but Tellegio moves his leg out of the way.
A big right from Tellegio misses.
Tellegio misses with a looping left.
Krison swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Krison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tellegio can pounce on him.
Krison lands a body shot.
Tellegio thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Krison on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tellegio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Krison. Beautiful body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Krison.
Tellegio misses with a straight left.
Krison shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Krison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tellegio. Tellegio obviously looking to wear him down.
Tellegio throws the left hand but Krison avoids the punch easily.
Tellegio scores with a hook to the body. Krison takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Krison connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tellegio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krison.
And Tellegio responds with a good body kick, but Krison manages to step out the way in time.
Tellegio takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tellegio lets loose with a powerful body kick. Krison will feel that in the morning.
Tellegio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krison.
Krison throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Krison slips a jab from Tellegio.
Krison throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tellegio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Krison misses the target.
Tellegio loads up on a big right hand but Krison slips the punch.
Tellegio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Krison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Victor Tellegio will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Tellegio connects with a crisp jab.
Krison misses with an uppercut.
Tellegio misses the shot to the body.
Tellegio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A low kick from Tellegio misses
and Krison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Krison misses the target.
Tellegio lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Krison backs up against the cage.
Krison throws a leg kick
enabling Tellegio to counter with a crisp jab.
Tellegio misses with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tellegio, right into the meat.
Tellegio misses with a straight left.
Krison throws the left hand but Tellegio avoids the punch easily.
Krison backing away here, and Tellegio unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tellegio throws a body kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Krison blocks the leg kick.
Tellegio connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Krison momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krison misses the jab.
Krison scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tellegio doesn't seem bothered though.
Tellegio throws a leg kick but Krison checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellegio is looking to slow Krison down with leg kicks.
Tellegio slips under a jab from Krison.
Tellegio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krison tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tellegio is able to avoid easily.
Tellegio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Krison misses with a body kick.
Krison's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
A swing and a miss from Krison.
Krison avoids the head kick by Tellegio.
Some bone on bone action there as Krison checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tellegio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tellegio blocks the body kick.
Tellegio lands with a kick to the ribs.
Krison is looking to slow Tellegio down with leg kicks.
Tellegio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Krison misses its intended target.
An inside leg kick lands from Krison.
Tellegio throws a head kick but Krison moves out of range.
Tellegio lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio jabs Krison right on the nose. Krison blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tellegio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krison was well out of range. Poor timing from Tellegio.
Tellegio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Krison is able to avoid easily.
Krison takes a swing at Tellegio's ribcage but misses.
Tellegio slips under a jab.
Krison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tellegio.
Tellegio flicks out a counter leg kick but Krison steps away.
Tellegio throws a chopping leg kick but Krison manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tellegio walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Krison checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Krison scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tellegio missing with a left hand there. Krison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Krison slips a straight right by Tellegio.
Tellegio throws a head kick but Krison moves out of range.
Tellegio attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Krison is looking to counter punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tellegio.
Tellegio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Krison.
Tellegio misses with a straight left.
Krison slips a straight right by Tellegio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krison ducks right into an uppercut from Tellegio.
Tellegio throws a head kick that misses.
And Krison counters with a quick kick to the body but Tellegio blocks it.
Tellegio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Krison tries to land a leg kick but Tellegio saw it coming and moves away.
Tellegio thows a leg kick but Krison checks it
and Krison counters with a stiff right hand.
Tellegio throws a leg kick but Krison checks it.
Krison scores with a sloppy right hand. Tellegio should have avoided that one.
Krison takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Krison tries to land a front kick but Tellegio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Krison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tellegio tries a low kick but Krison avoids it.
Krison throws a jab when Tellegio was well out of range.
Krison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Krison avoids the head kick by Tellegio.
Krison throwing a counter right hand but Tellegio manages to avoid it.
Krison moves out of range of the body kick.
Krison wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Tellegio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio connects with a body shot.
Tellegio throws out a leg kick but Krison moves out of range and Tellegio only half commits.
Tellegio looks to throw the jab but Krison is out of range.
Krison throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tellegio throws a body punch but Krison moves out of range.
As Tellegio backs away, Krison returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Krison scores with a jab to the body.
Tellegio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Krison attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tellegio throws a body punch but Krison moves out of range.
Tellegio misses with a low kick as Krison jumps back.
Krison looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It seemed like Tellegio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tellegio takes a swing at Krison's ribcage but misses.
Krison fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tellegio.
Tellegio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Krison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Krison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tellegio digs a good hook to Krison's body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Victor Tellegio.
I think Tellegio 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28

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