PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wampage Johnson (ranked 777 p4p, 109 weight class) and Victor Tellegio (ranked 852 p4p, 122 weight class). Johnson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Come Over (feat. Stylo G). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Johnson
vs
Tellegio

178 cm
38
198 lbs
34 - 22 - 2

180 cm
36
198 lbs
27 - 14 - 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 34 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Wampage Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Tellegio!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Victor Tellegio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tellegio eats them both and turns towards Johnson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Tellegio seems unphased.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
Tellegio feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Tellegio moved out of range.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tellegio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Donk. Tellegio catches Johnson right on the button with a cross.
Tellegio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tellegio throws a chopping leg kick but Johnson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tellegio bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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!
Johnson misses with the combination.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Tellegio slips the punch.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Tellegio counters with an outside leg kick.
Tellegio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tellegio connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
Tellegio cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellegio punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Tellegio misses with a body shot.
Tellegio misses with a low kick.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Tellegio makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Johnson really felt that one!
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Tellegio unleashes a big counter combination but Johnson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Johnson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Johnson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tellegio bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tellegio.
Tellegio takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Tellegio throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
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 takes one on the button.
Tellegio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tellegio throws a head kick that misses.
Tellegio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson is looking to score with low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a good low kick that Tellegio was not able to check.
Tellegio misses with a leg kick.
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.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tellegio.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fighters circling - Tellegio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Tellegio moved out of range nicely.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Tellegio moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Johnson moves out of range of the leg kick from Tellegio.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Tellegio flicks out a counter leg kick but Johnson steps away.
Tellegio is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Johnson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tellegio staying out of range there.
Johnson scores with a nice head shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Tellegio as he connects with a hook.
Tellegio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tellegio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Tellegio 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tellegio tries to clinch up.
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 throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tellegio is looking to land body kicks.
Tellegio catches Johnson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Tellegio throws a leg kick but Johnson moved away.
Johnson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tellegio. That one must have hurt.
Tellegio moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson takes one on the button.
Tellegio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Tellegio.
Tellegio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tellegio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
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!
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tellegio connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Johnson blocks a low kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tellegio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johnson throws a hook but Tellegio avoids it easily.
Tellegio checks the leg kick.
Tellegio connects with the punch.
Tellegio clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johnson swings for the body but Tellegio moves out of range.
Tellegio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Tellegio missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tellegio connects with a crisp jab.
Tellegio connects with a solid leg kick.
Tellegio finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnson misses the target.
Tellegio misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Tellegio saw that one coming.
Tellegio tries a quick counter leg kick but Johnson is wise to it.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Tellegio throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tellegio connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tellegio throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Tellegio dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tellegio.
Tellegio throws a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Johnson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Tellegio moves away and avoids it.
Tellegio just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tellegio.
Tellegio thinks about the counter body kick.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Tellegio connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tellegio in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Tellegio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johnson scores with a push kick.
Tellegio stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johnson tries to clinch but Tellegio moves out of range.
Tellegio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tellegio throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tellegio's corner calls for a 1-2. Tellegio obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tellegio paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Johnson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tellegio tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tellegio misses with a body shot.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tellegio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tellegio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tellegio fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tellegio misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellegio fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Johnson checks it well.
A quick step to the side and Johnson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tellegio misses with a body kick.
Tellegio attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Tellegio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnson 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.
Tellegio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tellegio moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tellegio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Tellegio.
Tellegio clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Tellegio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tellegio swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Johnson jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tellegio feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
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 slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tellegio is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A jab lands there for Johnson.
Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tellegio works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tellegio darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tellegio throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tellegio throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
It appears Johnson was looking to counter with a kick there.
Nice defenses there by Tellegio.
Tellegio lands a nice looking body kick.
A leg kick checked by Tellegio.
Tellegio throws a body kick that misses.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson lands a head shot.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tellegio doesn't seem bothered though.
Tellegio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Tellegio.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tellegio only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tellegio 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tellegio needs to keep his hands up - Johnson had a free shot at his head there.
Tellegio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tellegio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnson.
Tellegio cracks Johnson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tellegio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tellegio paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tellegio throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tellegio looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson lands with a nice combination. Tellegio backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tellegio throws a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tellegio checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tellegio throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Tellegio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tellegio throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio connects with a crisp jab.
Johnson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tellegio.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnson.
Tellegio scores with a nice right hand.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tellegio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tellegio moves away.
A nice side step and Tellegio releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tellegio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tellegio.
Tellegio takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Tellegio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tellegio swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tellegio lands with an overhand left.
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 Johnson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Johnson is looking for a counter combo.
Tellegio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Tellegio connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
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 fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Tellegio throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
Tellegio scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
Tellegio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tellegio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tellegio slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a decent looking hook.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Tellegio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tellegio explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Victor Tellegio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That kick from Johnson tenderised Tellegio's leg. Tellegio is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tellegio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice shot lands for Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Tellegio connects with a leg kick. Johnson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tellegio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Tellegio's shoulder, as Tellegio tries to avoid the shot.
Tellegio moves away from the strike by Johnson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Tellegio finds it's way through Johnson's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tellegio misses with a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Tellegio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tellegio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tellegio.
A counter left hand to the body from Johnson misses its target.
Tellegio throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Tellegio scores with a leg kick.
Tellegio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tellegio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
Tellegio is looking to clinch.
Johnson is looking to counter punch.
Tellegio thumps Johnson with a low kick.
Tellegio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
As Tellegio backs away, Johnson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tellegio, as that shot connected.
Tellegio wants to land a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Tellegio thows a body kick. Johnson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tellegio with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Tellegio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tellegio keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tellegio looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tellegio only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tellegio. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson tries to bum rush Tellegio with a series of wild strikes but Tellegio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tellegio looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Tellegio paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tellegio scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tellegio tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
Tellegio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Tellegio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice body kick from Tellegio.
Johnson misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Tellegio misses with a lunging right hand
and Tellegio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tellegio scoring well with a low kick there.
Tellegio lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into range.
Johnson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tellegio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Tellegio tries a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Victor Tellegio is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tellegio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tellegio is able to avoid easily.
Tellegio flicks out a counter leg kick but Johnson steps away.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Good leg kick by Tellegio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tellegio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tellegio let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tellegio throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Tellegio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson throws a head kick but Tellegio moves out of range.
Wampage Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Tellegio clinches with his opponent.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Tellegio.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tellegio landing knees to the body.
Tellegio tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Tellegio back against the cage.
Tellegio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.

Tellegio breaks from the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnson 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 tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Tellegio saw that one coming.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.

Tellegio has taken the fight to the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Tellegio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tellegio has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30

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