PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Victor Tellegio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Cooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Tellegio
vs
Cooke

180 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
203 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Conviction

KAISER

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Victor Tellegio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Cooke!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooke digs a good body shot into Tellegio's ribs.
Cooke has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cooke swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooke. Tellegio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooke lands a leg kick that knocks Tellegio off balance momentarily.
Tellegio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tellegio throws a looping overhand right but Cooke ducks down to avoid it.
Cooke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooke tries to clinch there but Tellegio circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tellegio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cooke throws a looping overhand right but Tellegio ducks down to avoid it.
Tellegio tried to counter with a leg kick but Cooke avoided it.
Cooke tries to land a leg kick but Tellegio saw it coming and moves away.
Tellegio pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cooke is out of range and Tellegio settles back down.
A swing and a miss from Tellegio.
Cooke misses with a wild body shot.
Tellegio is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cooke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tellegio throws a hook but Cooke blocks it.
We've been hearing reports that Tellegio has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Cooke attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Tellegio misses its target.
Cooke throws a head kick that Tellegio semi-blocks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tellegio.
Cooke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tellegio jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Cooke steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tellegio. That one must have hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellegio swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Tellegio.
Cooke misses the jab.
Tellegio tries to counter with a takedown but Cooke is quick to defend against it.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tellegio wants to slow Cooke down by chopping away at his legs.

Cooke gets tackled into the cage by Tellegio. Tellegio maintains the clinch.
Tellegio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooke throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tellegio blocks it with crossed arms.
Cooke is working Tellegio over against the cage.
Tellegio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tellegio swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Tellegio.
Tellegio is pushing Cooke up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tellegio.
Cooke swings wildly with an uppercut but Tellegio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke stalling in the clinch but Tellegio improves position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cooke blocks an uppercut.
Cooke is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tellegio tries a body shot but Cooke blocks it.
Tellegio misses with some punches.
Tellegio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tellegio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cooke.
Tellegio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left hand lands to the body for Cooke.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooke is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tellegio is keeping busy.
Cooke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cooke tries to stall but Tellegio uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tellegio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cooke is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tellegio blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cooke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cooke lands a hook that snaps the head of Tellegio backwards.
Tellegio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooke scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cooke pushes Tellegio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Cooke.
Cooke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tellegio as Cooke tries to tie him up.
Tellegio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cooke.
Cooke lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Cooke on the inside.
Cooke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cooke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tellegio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Cooke breaks from the clinch.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Tellegio.
Cooke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tellegio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tellegio misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio throws a big shot that misses.
Tellegio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tellegio slips a straight right by Cooke.
Tellegio misses with a few strikes there.
Tellegio swings widly with a right hand
and Cooke counters with a nice uppercut.
Tellegio lands a front kick.
Tellegio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooke.
Cooke avoids the body shot from Tellegio.
Cooke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tellegio lunges at Cooke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cooke's hand.
Cooke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tellegio.
Cooke misses with a wild body shot.
Tellegio is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from Cooke misses its intended target.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooke.
Tellegio working aggressively here.
Tellegio tries to land knees in the clinch but Cooke avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Matt Cooke will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tellegio connects with a solid leg kick.
Tellegio is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cooke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tellegio.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tellegio.
Tellegio avoids the head kick by Cooke.
Cooke takes a swing at Tellegio's ribcage but misses.
Cooke digs a good hook to Tellegio's body.
Cooke motions for Tellegio to come forward. Cooke throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tellegio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tellegio tries to clinch but Cooke is having none of it.
Cooke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tellegio.
That kick from Tellegio tenderised Cooke's leg. Cooke is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cooke connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tellegio. Tellegio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tellegio has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tellegio throws a push kick but Cooke slaps the foot to one side.
Cooke throws out a counter right but Tellegio avoids it with no problem.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cooke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tellegio misses the jab.
Tellegio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooke scores with a spinning back kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good work by Cooke as he checks the leg kick.
Tellegio backing away here, and Cooke unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cooke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Tellegio throws a hook but Cooke blocks it.
Cooke jabs at Tellegio's body.
Cooke misses with a looping right.
Cooke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tellegio rather than just go for the knockout.
Tellegio darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cooke feints and then cracks Tellegio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tellegio down.
Cooke checks a leg kick.
Tellegio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cooke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tellegio misses with an uppercut. Cooke saw that one coming.
Tellegio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cooke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cooke checks a low kick from Tellegio.
Tellegio fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cooke looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tellegio wants to clinch up but Cooke keeps it at a distance.
Tellegio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cooke. Cooke obviously looking to wear him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tellegio connects with a single shot there.
Tellegio misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tellegio, as that shot connected.
Cooke throws a solid leg kick but Tellegio takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cooke.
Tellegio tried to score with a low kick but Cooke checks it.
Tellegio throws a solid leg kick but Cooke takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tellegio.
Tellegio throws out a loose jab but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tellegio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cooke appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cooke throws a good cross that connects.
Tellegio scoring well with a low kick there.
Tellegio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tellegio throws a leg kick that misses.
Cooke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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.
Cooke tries a quick counter leg kick but Tellegio is wise to it.
Tellegio misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tellegio tries to clinch up but Cooke circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cooke! But no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Tellegio 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tellegio throws a leg kick
and Cooke counters with a nice leg kick.
Cooke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Tellegio rushes Cooke and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Tellegio fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke is looking to control Tellegio's arms but Tellegio gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cooke has his back to the cage.
Tellegio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tellegio pushes Cooke back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tellegio tries a body shot but Cooke blocks it.
Cooke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cooke looking to slow down the pace here.
Cooke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tellegio blocks a body shot from Cooke.
Tellegio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cookes head.
Cooke misses with a knee strike.
Cooke avoiding damage as Tellegio throws knees to the body.
Tellegio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cooke takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Tellegio.
Cooke stalling in the clinch but Tellegio improves position.
Cooke misses with a body punch.
Cooke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Tellegio.
Cooke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cooke is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tellegio prevents a body shot from Cooke.
Cooke misses with a body punch.
Tellegio throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooke.
Tellegio being controlled against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooke blocks an uppercut.
Cooke misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Cooke.
Tellegio tries to land knees in the clinch but Cooke avoids the damage to the body.
Cooke stalls.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Victor Tellegio will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Tellegio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooke.
A lazy left from Cooke finds it's target.
Cooke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cooke misses the jab.
Cooke cracks Tellegio with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tellegio ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.
Tellegio throws an overhand right that lands on Cooke's shoulder, as Cooke tries to avoid the shot.
Tellegio throws a big shot that misses.
Tellegio loads up on a big right hand but Cooke slips the punch.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.

Tellegio closes the distance and clinches.
Cooke swings wildly with an uppercut but Tellegio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tellegio misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tellegio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tellegio misses with the head strike.
Cooke trying to control the position but instead, Tellegio has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cooke into the cage.
Tellegio blocks an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cooke blocks an uppercut.
Victor Tellegio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cooke looking to slow down the pace here.
Cooke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tellegio fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Tellegio fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cooke looking to slow down the pace here.
Tellegio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Tellegio as the two fighters clinch.
Cooke blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tellegio.
Cooke tries to break the clinch but Tellegio is controlling the position.
A short left from Tellegio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio lands a shot to the body.
Cooke wants to stall.
Tellegio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cooke is looking to break free of the clinch but Tellegio has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooke.
Cooke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tellegio's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooke.
Tellegio dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cooke misses with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cooke avoiding damage as Tellegio throws knees to the body.
Tellegio working aggressively here.
Come on Cooke - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tellegio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cooke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tellegio lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tellegio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cooke trying to stall but Tellegio improves his position.
Stalling in the clinch from Cooke.
Tellegio stalling the fight.
Tellegio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cooke blocks an uppercut.
Tellegio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tellegio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tellegio misses with some punches.
Tellegio trying to land knees to the body.
Tellegio misses with some punches.
Cooke throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tellegio blocks it with crossed arms.
Cooke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooke working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tellegio.
Tellegio misses with the head strike.
Cooke is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tellegio lands a left hand.
Tellegio is pushing Cooke up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cooke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cooke misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke is trying to stall.
Tellegio misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Tellegio.
Tellegio trying to land knees to the body.
Tellegio throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooke.
Tellegio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cooke looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cooke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Tellegio showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tellegio has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28

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