PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Victor Tellegio (ranked 1394 p4p, 186 weight class) and Sebastian Halstenberg (ranked 1985 p4p, 250 weight class). Halstenberg comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bring Me The Horizon - Can You Feel My Heart kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Sebastian Halstenberg was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Tellegio
vs
Halstenberg

180 cm
38
198 lbs
30 - 14 - 1

172 cm
32
185 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

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 30 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Tellegio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebastian Halstenberg!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halstenberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Halstenberg throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Halstenberg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Halstenberg throws a combination that misses
and Tellegio counters with a thumping low kick.
Tellegio lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Halstenberg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tellegio has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Halstenberg takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tellegio scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Halstenberg looks to throw the jab but Tellegio is out of range.
Halstenberg takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Halstenberg throws a right hand that Tellegio ducks under and follows up with a left that Tellegio also avoids with ease.
Halstenberg shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tellegio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Halstenberg throws a hook but Tellegio avoids it easily.
Tellegio scores with a leg kick.
Halstenberg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tellegio circles away quickly and effectively.
Tellegio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halstenberg.
Tellegio tried to counter with a leg kick but Halstenberg avoided it.
Halstenberg misses with a looping left.
A quick step to the side and Tellegio tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tellegio!
Victor Tellegio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tellegio cracks the inside of Halstenberg's front leg.
Halstenberg fails to land with a series of punches.
Tellegio thumps Halstenberg with a low kick.
Halstenberg throws a jab when Tellegio was well out of range.
Halstenberg throws a big shot that misses.
Halstenberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tellegio manages to avoid it.
Tellegio dips to his left and cracks Halstenberg with an uppercut!
Tellegio lands a slapping body shot.
Tellegio throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Halstenberg digs a good body shot into Tellegio's ribs.
Tellegio punishes Halstenberg's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tellegio lands a high kick!
Tellegio lands a nice looking body shot.
Tellegio avoids the body shot from Halstenberg.
Tellegio looks to score with a jab to the body but Halstenberg is just out of range.
Halstenberg misses with a double jab.
Tellegio lands a front kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tellegio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halstenberg. Tellegio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tellegio connects with a body shot.
Tellegio lands a front kick.
Tellegio is looking to wear down Halstenberg with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Halstenberg throws a series of punches but Tellegio avoids them all with ease.
Tellegio thinks about countering with a head kick.
Tellegio thuds his right hand into Halstenberg's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Halstenberg misses with a few strikes there.
Nice straight punches there by Tellegio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tellegio.
Tellegio lands with a slapping head kick.
Halstenberg needs to keep his hands up - Tellegio had a free shot at his head there.
Halstenberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tellegio lands a leg kick that knocks Halstenberg off balance momentarily.
A punch combination from Halstenberg misses.
That kick from Tellegio tenderised Halstenberg's leg. Halstenberg is trying to keep his angry face on.
Halstenberg swings widly with a right hand
and Tellegio counters with a right hand to the body.
Halstenberg closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio lands with a nice body punch.
Halstenberg 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.
Good shot there by Tellegio.
Tellegio stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Tellegio instigates a clinch.
Halstenberg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Halstenberg is trying to break the clinch but Tellegio has him pressed against the cage.
Halstenberg is trying to push Tellegio away but Tellegio has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Halstenberg can't break the clinch.
Tellegio is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tellegio lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Halstenberg wants to get back to striking at distance but Tellegio won't allow it.
Tellegio lands with a light punch inside.
Halstenberg's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tellegio slowing the pace effectively.
Halstenberg working hard to break the clinch.
Halstenberg tries to break free but Tellegio pushes him back against the cage.
Tellegio tries to land knees in the clinch but Halstenberg avoids the damage to the body.
Tellegio putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Halstenberg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Halstenberg looks winded!
Halstenberg is trying to force a seperation but Tellegio has the dominant position.
Halstenberg has had enough of the clinch but Tellegio keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tellegio manages to break the clinch.
Halstenberg has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tellegio.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halstenberg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tellegio. Tellegio obviously looking to wear him down.
Tellegio is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Halstenberg sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tellegio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tellegio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Halstenberg misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab by Tellegio.
Tellegio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halstenberg at a distance.
Tellegio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tellegio scores with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Halstenberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tellegio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Tellegio.
No joy there for Halstenberg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tellegio quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Tellegio dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tellegio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tellegio, right into the meat.
Halstenberg throws a right hand that Tellegio ducks under and follows up with a left that Tellegio also avoids with ease.
A big right from Halstenberg misses.
Tellegio scores with a hook to the body. Halstenberg takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Halstenberg misses with a combination
and Tellegio counters with a body kick that stops Halstenberg in his tracks momentarily.
A punch combination from Tellegio misses.
Halstenberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Tellegio is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Tellegio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tellegio.
Sebastian Halstenberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tellegio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tellegio is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halstenberg on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tellegio connects with a single shot there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tellegio.
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 moves out of range of the strikes.
Tellegio cracks Halstenberg with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halstenberg throws a series of punches but Tellegio moves out of range.
Halstenberg misses with a right hand
and Tellegio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tellegio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Halstenberg can do to turn this around?
Tellegio connects with a leg kick. Halstenberg looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Tellegio darts in and clinches Halstenberg up against the cage.
Halstenberg tries to break the clinch but Tellegio is controlling the position.
Halstenberg has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Halstenberg is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Tellegio connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tellegio obliges.
Halstenberg is breathing heavily.
Tellegio lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Sebastian Halstenberg has been cut.

Tellegio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tellegio digs a good hook to Halstenberg's body.
Halstenberg scores with a one two! Tellegio had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tellegio scores with a jab to the body.
Halstenberg misses with the combination.
Halstenberg on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tellegio thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Halstenberg if he has to take too many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tellegio looks to land a combination. Halstenberg sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Halstenberg has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tellegio.
Halstenberg misses the shot to the body.
Halstenberg takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tellegio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Halstenberg.
Jab, jab by Tellegio - just one landing.
Tellegio ducks under a wild hook from Halstenberg.
Tellegio throws a leg kick which misses Halstenberg's front leg but catches the back leg as Halstenberg tries to avoid it.
Halstenberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tellegio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Halstenberg takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tellegio dodges the punch combination from Halstenberg.
It looked like Tellegio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tellegio thumps Halstenberg with a low kick.
Halstenberg takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio dodges the punch combination from Halstenberg.
Tellegio slips a jab from Halstenberg.
Tellegio throws a good cross that connects.
Tellegio works over Halstenberg's head and body with a nice combination.
Tellegio is looking to slow Halstenberg down with leg kicks.
Halstenberg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tellegio. Tellegio obviously looking to wear him down.
Halstenberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tellegio moves away.
Halstenberg missing with a left hand there. Tellegio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tellegio.
Halstenberg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tellegio.
Halstenberg takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Halstenberg throws a body punch but Tellegio moves out of range.
Tellegio tried to counter with a leg kick but Halstenberg avoided it.
Halstenberg misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tellegio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Halstenberg misses with an uppercut. Tellegio saw that one coming.
Tellegio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Halstenberg's calf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tellegio.
Tellegio pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Halstenberg back to the cage. Tellegio follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Halstenberg's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tellegio connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Halstenberg scrambles back to his feet.
Tellegio thuds his right hand into Halstenberg's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Halstenberg has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tellegio. Halstenberg shrugs it off though.
Halstenberg swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tellegio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Halstenberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tellegio lands a right hook to the body.
Halstenberg misses with a series of wild punches.
Halstenberg takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tellegio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tellegio explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tellegio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tellegio scores with a head kick.
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 Sebastian Halstenberg's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Halstenberg swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tellegio counters with an inside leg kick.
Halstenberg throws a right hand that Tellegio ducks under and follows up with a left that Tellegio also avoids with ease.
Halstenberg throws a right hand that Tellegio ducks under and follows up with a left that Tellegio also avoids with ease.
Halstenberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tellegio throwing a counter right hand but Halstenberg manages to avoid it.
Tellegio catches Halstenberg with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A punch combination from Halstenberg misses.
Halstenberg 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 nice leg kick lands there from Tellegio.
Victor Tellegio is winning the standup battle so far.
Halstenberg swinging wildly here.
Tellegio slips under a jab from Halstenberg.
Tellegio goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tellegio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Halstenberg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Halstenberg has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tellegio finds it's way round the side to connect with Halstenberg's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tellegio slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tellegio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tellegio connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Halstenberg misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tellegio.
Tellegio is looking to slow Halstenberg down with leg kicks.
Tellegio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Halstenberg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tellegio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tellegio lands a glancing blow to the side of Halstenberg's head.
Tellegio bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tellegio lands a really nice looking cross but Halstenberg seems unphased.
Halstenberg fails to land with a series of punches.
Halstenberg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Halstenberg swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tellegio counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Halstenberg is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tellegio connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tellegio lands a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tellegio.
Tellegio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halstenberg.
Halstenberg loads up on a big right hand but Tellegio slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tellegio scores with a leg kick.
Tellegio misses with a double jab.
Halstenberg takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tellegio throws a leg kick which misses Halstenberg's front leg but catches the back leg as Halstenberg tries to avoid it.
Halstenberg misses with a hook. Tellegio ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Halstenberg misses.
A cross from Halstenberg lands.
Tellegio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halstenberg throws out the jab.
Halstenberg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Halstenberg fails to land with a series of punches.
Halstenberg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tellegio with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tellegio scores with a nice body kick.
Tellegio connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tellegio lands with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halstenberg throws a nice looking combination but Tellegio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tellegio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tellegio lands a nice looking kick to the body. Halstenberg takes a step back to recover.
Sebastian Halstenberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Halstenberg has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Halstenberg there as he acknowledges the shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tellegio.
Halstenberg throws a body shot but no joy.
Tellegio fires out a quick counter leg kick but Halstenberg just manages to avoid it.
Tellegio lands with a hook. Halstenberg tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Victor Tellegio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tellegio. Halstenberg shrugs it off though.
Halstenberg 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.
Halstenberg on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tellegio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Tellegio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tellegio cracks Halstenberg with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Halstenberg takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tellegio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Halstenberg's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halstenberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tellegio lets loose with a powerful body kick. Halstenberg will feel that in the morning.
Tellegio scores with a nice head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Halstenberg misses the target.
A solid body kick from Tellegio.
Halstenberg throws a shot from downtown. Tellegio moves away and avoids it.
Tellegio looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tellegio works the jab nicely.
Halstenberg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Halstenberg throws out a loose jab but Tellegio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tellegio fails to land with a series of punches.
Tellegio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tellegio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halstenberg.
Tellegio is looking to counter punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halstenberg has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tellegio.
Halstenberg misses with an uppercut. Tellegio saw that one coming.
A cross from Tellegio lands.
Halstenberg closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Tellegio showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Tellegio!
Victor Tellegio took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sully's Bar & Grill for their support in the buildup to the fight.