PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Victor Tellegio (ranked 1801 p4p, 231 weight class) and Dominick De Struicao (ranked 1528 p4p, 203 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying De Struicao's choice of entrance music: Walk With Me In Hell. Dominick De Struicao will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Tellegio
vs
De Struicao

180 cm
39
198 lbs
32 - 15 - 1

196 cm
42
189 lbs
24 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 32 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Tellegio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominick De Struicao!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Tellegio misses.
De Struicao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Struicao swings for the body but Tellegio moves out of range.
Tellegio tried to counter with a leg kick but De Struicao avoided it.
Tellegio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tellegio swings for the body but De Struicao moves out of range.
De Struicao cracks the inside of Tellegio's front leg.
Tellegio connects with a body shot that sends De Struicao's belly button to the back.
Tellegio throws a low kick but De Struicao avoids it.
A slow jab from De Struicao misses its intended target.
A clash of legs there as De Struicao blocks the low kick.
De Struicao moves out of range as Tellegio throws a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tellegio. De Struicao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tellegio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A swing and a miss from De Struicao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tellegio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tellegio throws a sloppy body shot
and De Struicao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Struicao throws a head kick that misses.
Tellegio misses the jab.
Tellegio throws a head kick but De Struicao moves out of range.
Tellegio feints and then cracks De Struicao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Struicao down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Tellegio as he checks the leg kick.
Tellegio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Struicao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Struicao throws a sloppy head kick and Tellegio moves out of range easily.
De Struicao tried to score with a low kick but Tellegio checks it.
Tellegio bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De Struicao's head.
De Struicao throws a hook but Tellegio avoids it easily.
Tellegio misses with a low kick.
Tellegio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tellegio moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDe Struicao.
De Struicao throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Struicao throws a lazy right hand but Tellegio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Struicao misses with a straight right.
Tellegio moves out of range of the body kick from De Struicao.
De Struicao lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tellegio moves out of range of the strikes.
Tellegio blocks a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Tellegio there.
De Struicao avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
De Struicao replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Tellegio blocks it well.
Nice jab there from Tellegio.

That's two 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!
De Struicao throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tellegio.
De Struicao works Tellegio's body with a nice hook.
Tellegio lands a body shot.
De Struicao misses with an uppercut.
De Struicao misses with a looping left.
De Struicao throws a wild body kick that Tellegio sees coming a mile off.
De Struicao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
De Struicao throws the kick towards the body but Tellegio avoids it.
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.
Tellegio connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De Struicao momentarily.
De Struicao swings for the body but Tellegio moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tellegio.
De Struicao defending well as Tellegio loads up on a big left hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tellegio.
A punch lands to the side of Tellegio 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Tellegio does it's job there.
Tellegio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tellegio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tellegio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Struicao.
De Struicao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tellegio connects with a nice looking jab.
Tellegio lands a slapping body shot.
Tellegio blocks a jab.
Tellegio tried to counter with a leg kick but De Struicao avoided it.
De Struicao ducks under a wild hook from Tellegio.
De Struicao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Struicao throws a jab when Tellegio was well out of range.
Tellegio throws a hook but De Struicao avoids it easily.
Tellegio blocks the body kick.
De Struicao pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good leg kick by Tellegio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Struicao moves out of range as Tellegio throws a body kick.
De Struicao getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
De Struicao checks a leg kick.
De Struicao looks for the body kick but Tellegio saw that one coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tellegio darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A solid body kick from De Struicao.

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 dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Struicao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tellegio.
Tellegio connects with a solid leg kick.
Tellegio avoids the head kick by De Struicao.
Tellegio motions for De Struicao to come forward. Tellegio throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Struicao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tellegio is able to avoid easily.
Tellegio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
De Struicao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tellegio throws a push kick but De Struicao slaps the foot to one side.
De Struicao steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tellegio.
A telegraphed right hand from Tellegio misses the target.
Tellegio is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
De Struicao checks the leg kick.
De Struicao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tellegio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Struicao tries to land a leg kick but Tellegio saw it coming and moves away.
Tellegio takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
De Struicao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tellegio.
Tellegio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Struicao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Tellegio dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

De Struicao throws a low kick, looking for Tellegio's leg but Tellegio calmly moves out of range.
De Struicao throws out a leg kick but Tellegio moves out of range and De Struicao only half commits.
Tellegio lands with a slapping head kick.
Victor Tellegio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tellegio misses with a two punch combination.
Tellegio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Struicao.
De Struicao misses with an uppercut
and Tellegio counters with a nice low kick that buckles De Struicao's knee momentarily.
Tellegio fails to land with a series of punches.
De Struicao throws out a loose jab but Tellegio uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Struicao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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.
Tellegio thuds a left hand into De Struicao's body.
De Struicao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tellegio.
De Struicao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Struicao throws a low kick, looking for Tellegio's leg but Tellegio calmly moves out of range.
Tellegio looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
De Struicao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tellegio throws a leg kick but De Struicao checks it.
Tellegio backing away here, and De Struicao unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
De Struicao wants to land a leg kick but Tellegio is out of range.
De Struicao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tellegio swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Struicao.
Tellegio checks a leg kick.
De Struicao closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Struicao blocks a low kick nicely.
De Struicao throws a right and a left that Tellegio avoids nicely.
Tellegio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tellegio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Struicao tries a quick counter leg kick but Tellegio is wise to it.
De Struicao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tellegio fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Struicao looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Struicao connects with a looping right hand.
De Struicao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Struicao throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from De Struicao misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Tellegio misses its target.
Tellegio takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tellegio fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Struicao checks it well.
De Struicao tries a low kick but Tellegio avoids it.
Tellegio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tellegio scores with a shot to the body.
Tellegio blocks a head kick by De Struicao.
De Struicao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Struicao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Struicao tries a head kick but it misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Struicao.
De Struicao throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tellegio.
De Struicao takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tellegio connects with a single shot there.
Tellegio explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tellegio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tellegio, right into the meat.
Tellegio lands with a kick to the temple. De Struicao shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tellegio throws an overhand right that lands on De Struicao's shoulder, as De Struicao tries to avoid the shot.
De Struicao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tellegio checks a leg kick.
De Struicao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tellegio.
Tellegio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tellegio backing away here, and De Struicao unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Struicao checks a leg kick.
Tellegio thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on De Struicao if he has to take too many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Struicao 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.
De Struicao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tellegio throws a lazy right hand but De Struicao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Struicao plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
De Struicao throws a hook but Tellegio avoids it easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but De Struicao might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Tellegio has got the better of the exchanges.
Tellegio lands a leg kick that knocks De Struicao off balance momentarily.
A jab from De Struicao does it's job there.
Tellegio scores with a nice strike.
Tellegio checks a low kick from De Struicao.
Tellegio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
De Struicao throws a lazy right hand but Tellegio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Victor Tellegio is winning the standup battle so far.
Tellegio blocks a head kick by De Struicao.
Tellegio connects with a leg kick. De Struicao looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
De Struicao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tellegio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Struicao.
Good work by Tellegio as he checks the leg kick.
De Struicao lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tellegio misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Struicao throws a body punch but Tellegio moves out of range.
Tellegio tries to bum rush De Struicao with a series of wild strikes but De Struicao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tellegio ducks under a wild hook from De Struicao.
Nice uppercut there from De Struicao.
Tellegio misses with a body kick.
De Struicao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tellegio blocks the body kick.
Tellegio swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
De Struicao takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
De Struicao looks to land a combination but Tellegio avoids it well.
De Struicao blocks a leg kick.
Tellegio throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tellegio thows a body kick. De Struicao tries to catch it but that hurt him.
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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Struicao checks a leg kick nicely.
De Struicao follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Tellegio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
De Struicao tries to work over Tellegio's front leg with a kick but Tellegio checks it.
Tellegio lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Struicao's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Tellegio dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

De Struicao misses with a body kick.
De Struicao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tellegio.
A slow jab from De Struicao misses its intended target.
Tellegio throws a head kick but De Struicao moves out of range.
Tellegio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Struicao.
Tellegio throws a sloppy head kick and De Struicao moves out of range easily.
De Struicao moves out of range as Tellegio strikes.
De Struicao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice defenses there by Tellegio.
De Struicao misses with a straight left.
Tellegio misses with a two punch combination.
De Struicao throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Tellegio.
Tellegio throws a jab when De Struicao was well out of range.
De Struicao has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tellegio.
Tellegio misses with a wild body shot.
Tellegio moves out of range as De Struicao throws a body kick.
Tellegio was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
De Struicao scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from De Struicao misses.
De Struicao connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tellegio. Tellegio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tellegio lands an overhand right.
De Struicao's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tellegio tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Struicao misses with a kick to the body.
Tellegio swings for the body but De Struicao moves out of range.
De Struicao throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tellegio misses with a low kick.
Tellegio moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
De Struicao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Tellegio was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from De Struicao.
Tellegio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Struicao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tellegio.
De Struicao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tellegio can pounce on him.
Tellegio thuds his right hand into De Struicao's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De Struicao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tellegio half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tellegio misses with a kick to the body.
Tellegio tries to score with a low kick but De Struicao moves his leg out of the way.
Dominick De Struicao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Tellegio there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tellegio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tellegio throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Struicao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tellegio.
A jab from Tellegio does it's job there.
De Struicao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Struicao throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Struicao throws a body punch but Tellegio moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Struicao 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 tried to counter with a leg kick but De Struicao avoided it.
De Struicao thuds a left hand into Tellegio's body.
Tellegio pushes De Struicao away with a front kick.
Tellegio looks to land a right hand but De Struicao moved out of range.
Tellegio throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and De Struicao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tellegio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tellegio finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tellegio, right into the meat.
De Struicao lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Struicao throws a head kick that misses.
De Struicao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tellegio.
De Struicao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tellegio. Tellegio obviously looking to wear him down.
De Struicao 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.
Tellegio swings for the body but De Struicao moves out of range.
Tellegio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Struicao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Tellegio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Victor Tellegio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tellegio thumps De Struicao with a low kick.
De Struicao has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tellegio.
Tellegio lands a jab to De Struicao's midsection.
Tellegio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tellegio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Struicao. That did some damage!
Tellegio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Struicao.
Tellegio lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
De Struicao 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Struicao throws a wild body kick that Tellegio sees coming a mile off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
De Struicao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Struicao misses with a looping right.
De Struicao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tellegio throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Struicao swings away with a leg kick that misses.
De Struicao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tellegio connects with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from De Struicao.
Tellegio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Struicao.
Tellegio blocks a low kick nicely.
De Struicao has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tellegio.
Tellegio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Struicao throws a low kick, looking for Tellegio's leg but Tellegio calmly moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Tellegio misses its target.
De Struicao takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tellegio checks a leg kick.
De Struicao thumps Tellegio with a low kick.

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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Tellegio!
Victor Tellegio very nearly forgot to thank Sully's Bar & Grill amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.