PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Loki Aoki (ranked 2047 p4p, 228 weight class) and Victor Tellegio (ranked 1156 p4p, 149 weight class). Aoki comes into the arena with KAANCEPTS blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Aoki
vs
Tellegio

182 cm
32
195 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

180 cm
38
198 lbs
31 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Loki Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Tellegio!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tellegio is looking to chop away at Aoki's legs.
Tellegio with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Aoki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tellegio lands with a kick to the ribs.
Aoki tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Aoki misses.
Tellegio cracks Aoki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tellegio throws a jab when Aoki was well out of range.
Aoki misses the jab.
Aoki tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tellegio.
A head kick misses from Aoki.
Tellegio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aoki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tellegio is looking to slow Aoki down with leg kicks.
Tellegio fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aoki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tellegio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tellegio swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellegio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tellegio dodges the punch combination from Aoki.
Tellegio only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tellegio scores with a leg kick.
Tellegio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aoki.
Tellegio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aoki counters with a slapping leg kick.
Aoki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tellegio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tellegio lands an overhand right.
A combination from Tellegio does no damage.
Tellegio thuds his shin into the meat of Aoki's side.
Victor Tellegio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tellegio connects with a leg kick. Aoki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tellegio.
Tellegio jabs Aoki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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 throws a lazy head kick
and Aoki counters with a left and a right that stings Tellegio.
Aoki throws a front kick aimed at Tellegio's knee but Tellegio avoids it well.
Aoki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tellegio finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Aoki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tellegio blocks a jab.
Tellegio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tellegio slips a jab and a cross from Aoki.
Tellegio thows a body kick. Aoki tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Aoki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tellegio. Tellegio obviously looking to wear him down.
Tellegio takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tellegio throws a combination. Aoki tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Aoki misses with an uppercut.
Aoki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tellegio counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Aoki throws a leg kick but Tellegio moved away.
Good standup being displayed there by Tellegio as he connects with a hook.
Crunch! Tellegio slams his shin into Aoki's torso.
Tellegio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tellegio moves into range and connects with a jab.
Aoki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tellegio takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tellegio fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tellegio misses the body punch
and Aoki counters with a stiff right hand.
Tellegio connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aoki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tellegio throws a head kick that half lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aoki throws a head kick but Tellegio moves out of range.
Aoki closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A clash of legs there as Aoki blocks the low kick.
Tellegio cracks a nice hook into Aoki's ribs.
Aoki tries a head kick but it misses.
Tellegio throws a jab when Aoki was well out of range.
Tellegio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tellegio pivots, looking for a leg kick but Aoki is out of range and Tellegio settles back down.
Aoki throws a lazy uppercut
and Tellegio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tellegio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aoki.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aoki throws a sloppy head kick and Tellegio moves out of range easily.
Tellegio walks into a left hand.
Aoki throws a head kick but Tellegio moves out of range.
Aoki tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Tellegio dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tellegio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aoki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aoki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tellegio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Aoki might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Aoki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tellegio misses with a low kick.
Tellegio throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Aoki on the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tellegio, right into the meat.
Tellegio throws a hook but Aoki avoids it easily.
Victor Tellegio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tellegio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tellegio blocks a head kick by Aoki.
Tellegio lands a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tellegio looks to throw the jab but Aoki is out of range.
Tellegio lands with a kick to the temple. Aoki shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Aoki avoids the body shot from Tellegio.
A slow jab from Aoki misses its intended target.
Tellegio misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki lands with an overhand left.
Tellegio lands with a nice body kick.
Aoki misses with a kick to the body
and Tellegio counters with a nice uppercut.
Tellegio explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Aoki misses with a wild combination.
Tellegio connects with a leg kick. Aoki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tellegio misses with a double jab
enabling Aoki to counter with a crisp jab.
Tellegio ducks under a wild hook from Aoki.
Tellegio is trying to counter with his kicks.
Aoki throws a head kick that misses.
Tellegio now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Aoki goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aoki tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aoki misses with a few strikes there.
Loki Aoki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tellegio lands a glancing blow to the side of Aoki's head.
Tellegio connects with a leg kick. Aoki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tellegio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aoki scores with a punch to the head.
Tellegio scores with a decent looking hook.
Sloppy strikes from Aoki. Those never looked like landing.
Aoki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tellegio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tellegio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tellegio fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aoki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Aoki works over Tellegio's head and body with a nice combination.
Tellegio connects with a solid leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tellegio.
Tellegio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aoki looks for the body kick but Tellegio saw that one coming.
Tellegio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aoki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Aoki will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tellegio lands with a cross.
Tellegio misses with a low kick.
Tellegio throws a hook to the side of Aoki's head but Aoki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aoki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Aoki throws a big shot that misses.
Tellegio moves away from the strike by Aoki.
Tellegio follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Aoki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tellegio lands a right hook to the body.
Nice shot by Tellegio.
A jab from Tellegio does it's job there.
Aoki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A big left from Aoki misses.
Tellegio moves out of range of the body kick from Aoki.
Tellegio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aoki.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tellegio thumps Aoki with a low kick.
Aoki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tellegio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big right from Tellegio misses.
Aoki misses with a straight left.
A head kick misses from Aoki.
Tellegio looks to land a combination. Aoki sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tellegio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Tellegio looks to move away, Aoki throws a big counter combo but Tellegio just gets out of the way.
Tellegio throws out a leg kick but Aoki moves out of range and Tellegio only half commits.
Aoki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tellegio lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tellegio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tellegio takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tellegio thuds his right hand into Aoki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tellegio misses with a hook to the body
and Aoki counters with a three punch combo that has Tellegio backing up. Tellegio nods at Aoki to acknowledge the strikes.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Tellegio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aoki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tellegio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tellegio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Aoki lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Victor Tellegio has been cut.
Tellegio moves out of range as Aoki strikes.
Aoki throws a leg kick
and Tellegio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
An inside leg kick lands from Tellegio.
Aoki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Aoki throws a head kick that misses.
Aoki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tellegio throws a push kick but Aoki slaps the foot to one side.
Tellegio works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tellegio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aoki moves away.
Tellegio scores with a nice head shot.
Aoki misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tellegio cracks a nice hook into Aoki's ribs.
Tellegio swings away with a body shot that misses
and Aoki counters with a straight right hand.
Tellegio lands with an overhand left.
Tellegio with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Aoki throws a wild body kick that Tellegio sees coming a mile off.
Tellegio fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aoki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tellegio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tellegio uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Aoki has time to react.
Aoki slips under a jab.
Tellegio is looking to slow Aoki down with leg kicks.
Aoki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tellegio works Aoki's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aoki throws a sloppy head kick and Tellegio moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tellegio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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 Aoki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Aoki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tellegio tried to score with a low kick but Aoki checks it.
Tellegio just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromAoki.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tellegio.
Tellegio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aoki.
Tellegio throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tellegio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aoki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tellegio darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Aoki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tellegio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aoki.
Tellegio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aoki's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tellegio thuds his shin into the meat of Aoki's side.
Aoki with a nice cross.
Aoki throws a sloppy head kick
and Aoki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tellegio stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Aoki throws a head kick that misses.
Tellegio flicks out a counter leg kick but Aoki steps away.
Aoki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Aoki 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.
Victor Tellegio is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Aoki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tellegio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Tellegio.
Tellegio scores with a punch to the head.
Tellegio connects with a right hand. Aoki shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aoki tries to bum rush Tellegio with a series of wild strikes but Tellegio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tellegio flicks out a counter leg kick but Aoki steps away.
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.
Aoki throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki misses with a head kick.
A big right from Aoki misses.
Tellegio darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tellegio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Aoki throws out a loose jab but Tellegio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aoki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tellegio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tellegio throws the kick towards the body but Aoki avoids it.
Good leg kick by Tellegio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tellegio connects with a good right hand that stumbles Aoki. Aoki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tellegio.
Tellegio scores with a push kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tellegio is looking to land body kicks.

Tellegio has taken the fight to the clinch.
Loki Aoki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tellegio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aoki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

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.