PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and No Fear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Valentine
vs
Fear

171 cm
19
140 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

169 cm
19
135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Valentin Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, No Fear!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Fear.
Valentine throws a leg kick which misses Fear's front leg but catches the back leg as Fear tries to avoid it.
Valentine with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Valentine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fear. That did some damage!
Valentine misses with a wild body shot.
Fear 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.
Valentine looks to land a body kick but Fear moved away.
Fear has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Valentine.
Valentine cracks Fear with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fear dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Valentine moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fear uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Valentine has time to react.
Fear digs a good hook to Valentine's body.
A jab from Fear misses.
Valentine misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Fear to counter with a crisp jab.
Good exchange - Fear coming out on top.
Valentine throws a quick inside leg kick.
Valentine throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Valentine there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Valentine looks to land a left hand but Fear moved out of range nicely.
Fear lands a glancing blow to the side of Valentine's head.
Fear connects with a body shot.
Valentine connects with an inside leg kick.

Fear takes the fight into the clinch.
Valentine wants to stall.
Fear lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Fear fails to land.
Valentine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valentine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fear is stalling here.
Fear working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Valentine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Valentine blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Valentine.
Fear avoiding damage as Valentine throws knees to the body.
Fear misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fear scores with a shoulder strike.
Fear tries to work over Valentine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Valentine definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Valentine throws an elbow that misses.
Fear blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Valentine trying to land knees to the body.
Valentine misses with a body punch.
Fear lands a shoulder strike.
Valentine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Valentine fails to land.
Fear blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Valentine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fear backwards.
Valentine missing with knees to the body.
Fear blocks an uppercut.
Fear's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fear throws a head punch that misses.
Fear swings wildly with an uppercut but Valentine uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bit of stalling here from Valentine.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fear misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fear misses with a punch to the body.
Fear blocks the elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Valentine.
Fear tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fear working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Valentine.
Fear pushes Valentine back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Valentine.
Valentine misses with an elbow strike.
Fear tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Valentine just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Fear as the two fighters clinch.
Fear goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valentine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Valentine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fear misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fear as Valentine tries to tie him up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fear looking to slow down the pace here.
Valentine manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Valentine throws a punch but it's blocked by Fear.
Fear lands a nice uppercut.
Fear misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good body shot from Fear.
Fear avoiding damage as Valentine throws knees to the body.
Fear fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valentine tries a knee to the head but Fear blocks it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Valentine - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Valentine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valentine blocking some punches.
Fear presses Valentine against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Fear.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Valentin Valentine will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Fear takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fear looks to throw the jab but Valentine is out of range.
Fear scores with a nice strike.
Valentine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fear connects with a body shot.
Fear tests Valentine's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fear jabs Valentine to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab lands there for Fear.
Fear connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fear steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Valentine. That one must have hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valentine takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fear scores with a sloppy right hand. Valentine should have avoided that one.
Fear tries to clinch but Valentine moves away
and Valentine counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fear tried to score with a low kick but Valentine checks it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fear checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fear throws a jab but it's blocked by Valentine.
A nice leg kick lands there from Valentine.
Decent striking displayed by Fear there.
Nice uppercut there from Fear.
Fear throws a left and a right that both miss
and Valentine counters with a nice leg kick.
Valentine connects with a high kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Fear misses the target.
Fear lands an overhand right.
Valentine throws a leg kick which misses Fear's front leg but catches the back leg as Fear tries to avoid it.
No Fear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentine throws a body punch but Fear moves out of range.
Fear dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valentine staying out of range there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Valentine.
Fear scores with a crisp jab that stopped Valentine in his tracks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fear changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Valentine lands a big head kick that sends Fear tumbling to the mat! Valentine takes a step backwards and waves Fear back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Fear is rocked!
Valentine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fear throws out the jab.
Fear scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Valentine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Valentine defending well as Fear loads up on a big left hand.
Fear scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Valentine lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fear's sensitive parts.
Fear works Valentine's body with a nice hook.
Valentine lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fear takes a step back to recover.
Fear lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fear is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Valentine turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crunch! Valentine slams his shin into Fear's torso.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fear takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Valentine moves out of range as Fear strikes.
Valentine looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A nice inside leg kick there by Valentine. That's going to slow Fear down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Valentine!
Valentine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fear connects with a body shot.
Valentine moves out of range of the strikes.
Valentine lands with a good body shot.
Fear looks to clinch
and Valentine counters with a head kick. That will keep Fear thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Valentine throws a lazy uppercut
and Fear counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valentine with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fear to score with a decent uppercut.
Valentine fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fear.
Valentine looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A shot to the body from Fear misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine digs a good hook to Fear's body.
Valentine thuds a left hand into Fear's body.
Fear blocks the body kick.
Valentine blocks a jab.
Valentine is looking to wear down Fear with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A nice leg kick lands there from Valentine.
Fear tries to bum rush Valentine with a series of wild strikes but Valentine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Valentine throws a leg kick which misses Fear's front leg but catches the back leg as Fear tries to avoid it.
Valentine thumps Fear with a low kick.

Fear forces Valentine back against the cage and clinches.
Valentine lands with a left to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Still in the clinch, Valentine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Valentine stalling against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Fear.
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 Valentin Valentine 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Fear fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That kick from Valentine tenderised Fear's leg. Fear is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fear misses with a body shot.
Valentine lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fear misses with an uppercut.
Fear cracks Valentine with a right hand to the side of the head.
Valentine blocks the body kick.
A low kick from Valentine misses
and Fear counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fear has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Valentine.
Nice body punch from Fear.
Valentine throws a shot from downtown. Fear moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fear fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Valentine on the side of the head.
Valentine throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fear.
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!
Fear is looking to clinch.
Valentine moves out of range of the body kick.
Valentine throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fear counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fear looks to land a left hand but Valentine moved out of range nicely.
Fear keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valentine.
Valentine takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fear misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valentine.
Valentine throws a body punch but Fear moves out of range.

Fear moves into the clinch.
You can see that Fear has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Valentine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fear tries to throw a body punch but Valentine avoids it by throwing Fear back against the cage.
Valentine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fear is defending well for now.
Fear tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valentine's elbow.
Fear misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valentine misses with a knee strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Valentine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Valentine.
No Fear has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Valentin Valentine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fear can't find room to land a body shot as Valentine controls the action.
Fear misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valentine.
Fear swings wildly with an uppercut but Valentine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fear misses with a punch to the body.
Fear misses with some punches.
Valentine blocks a body shot from Fear.
Fear tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Fear goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valentine leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fear can't find room to land a body shot as Valentine controls the action.
Valentine digs a right hand into Fear's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fear's gas tank.
Fear misses with some punches.
Fear tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valentine's elbow.
Fear throws a head punch that misses.
No Fear seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fear misses with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short left from Fear.
Fear misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valentine blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Valentine.
Fear working aggressively here.
Valentine blocks a body shot from Fear.
Valentine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fear misses with the head strike.
Valentine lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Fear fails to land.
Valentine blocking some punches.
Fear throws a punch but it's blocked by Valentine.
Fear tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valentine's elbow.
Fear misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fear doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
No Fear comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Valentine 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!