PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Valle (ranked 2734 p4p, 3670 weight class) and Timo Church (ranked 267 p4p, 337 weight class). Valle kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Faraon Love Shady - Mi Cunumi. Jesus Valle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Valle
vs
Church

150 cm
25
145
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
145
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Determined

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesus Valle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timo Church!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valle doesn't manage to clinch there - Church circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Church scores with a four punch combination!
Valle throws a lazy right hand but Church sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Church takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Church looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Valle is looking to clinch but Church is avoiding it.
Church avoids a kick to the body.
Valle tries to land a leg kick but Church saw it coming and moves away.
Valle moves forwards but Church connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Valle throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've been told by Valle's head coaches at Beasties that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Valle takes one on the button.
Valle misses with an uppercut.
Church looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice uppercut there from Valle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valle misses with a few strikes there.

Valle clinches.
Valle misses with some punches.
Church lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Church using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Valle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Valle tries to land knees in the clinch but Church avoids the damage to the body.
Valle stalling.
A hook to the body from Valle.
Valle stalls.
Valle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Church is defending well for now.
Church fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valle blocking some punches.
Valle misses with an elbow over the top.
Valle tries to land knees in the clinch but Church avoids the damage to the body.
Church misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valle misses with an elbow over the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Church lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Church on the inside.
Valle lands a good knee to the midsection. Church won't want to take too many of those.
Church is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Church leaning against his opponent.
Church tries to circle away but Valle has him pinned against the cage.
Valle really is a fat lump.
Church content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Valle pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Church missing with knees to the body.
Valle displaying some good clinch control by pressing Church up against the cage.
Valle avoiding damage as Church throws knees to the body.
Church will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Valle up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Church is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Valle is keeping busy.
Valle creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Valle obliges.
Church misses with a punch to the body.
Valle pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Valle pressing his opponent against the cage.
Church wants to get back to striking at distance but Valle won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Church lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Valle crunches a lovely knee into Church's ribcage.
Valle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Valle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Church takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Timo Church has been cut.
Church blocks an elbow strike from Valle.
Valle leaning against his opponent.
Church misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valle.
Church fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Church is trying to pull guard but Valle has him pressed against the cage.
Valle stops a takedown attempt from Church.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Valle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timo Church's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Valle lands a jab.
Church throws a head kick that misses.
Valle is stalking Church. Church circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Valle, and it's lights out! Church really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jesus Valle!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jesus Valle thanked SMESH Nutrition 160Q for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).