PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Domingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Domingo has chosen Smoke Serpent "Jui-Jitsu" as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Valentine
vs
Domingo

185 cm
29
193 lbs
25 - 10 - 0

176 cm
31
191 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Untouchable Fight Nutrition

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 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lance Domingo!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine throws a body punch but Domingo moves out of range.
Valentine lands with a right hand.
Valentine scores with a sloppy right hand. Domingo should have avoided that one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Valentine, right into the meat.
Good leg kick by Valentine there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Valentine misses with a kick to the body.
Valentine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Domingo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Valentine misses with a hook.
Valentine displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Domingo.
Domingo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Valentine checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Domingo checks the leg kick.
Domingo is looking to slow Valentine down with leg kicks.
Valentine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Domingo.
Alexander Valentine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Domingo has a takedown stuffed.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Valentine 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 Domingo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Domingo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Domingo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Valentine connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Domingo momentarily.
Domingo misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Valentine to counter with a crisp jab.
Valentine uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Valentine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Domingo was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentine.
Valentine lands with a straight right. Domingo didn't see that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valentine throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Domingo dives in and grabs Valentine's left leg, looking for a takedown. Valentine pushes down on Domingo's head and hops out.
Alexander Valentine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lance Domingo.
Valentine scores with a leg kick.
Valentine moves away from the strike by Domingo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine lands with a straight right. Domingo didn't see that one coming.
Valentine feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Domingo's calf.
Valentine lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Domingo misses with a body shot.
Valentine lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Domingo misses with a looping left.
Alexander Valentine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valentine connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Domingo's hands.
Valentine throws a leg kick but Domingo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Domingo walks into a straight right hand from Valentine.
Valentine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Domingo. That did some damage!
Valentine is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice body kick there by Valentine.
A solid leg kick lands there for Valentine.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domingo misses with the combination.
Domingo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A cross from Valentine lands.
Domingo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Valentine.
Valentine moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Domingo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Valentine lands a head kick!
Domingo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Domingo is looking to slow Valentine down with leg kicks.
Valentine misses with a leg kick.
Domingo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valentine takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Valentine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Domingo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Valentine throws a hook to the side of Domingo's head but Domingo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Valentine feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Domingo's calf.
Domingo is trying desperately to land a takedown but Valentine is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Domingo.
Domingo jabs Valentine to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Domingo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Domingo checks a leg kick.
Valentine is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Valentine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Domingo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valentine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Domingo.
Valentine moves out of range of the strikes.
Valentine throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Domingo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Valentine dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Valentine lands with an overhand left.
Valentine thows a body kick. Domingo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Valentine ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Domingo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Valentine keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Domingo slips a jab from Valentine.
Valentine fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Domingo is out of range.
Domingo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Valentine.
Valentine loads up on a big right hand but Domingo slips the punch.
Valentine fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Domingo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valentine throws a jab when Domingo was well out of range.
Alexander Valentine is winning the standup battle so far.
Valentine looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Valentine with a nice cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine throws a leg kick which misses Domingo's front leg but catches the back leg as Domingo tries to avoid it.
Domingo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Valentine finds it's way round the side to connect with Domingo's head.
Valentine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Domingo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Valentine buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Domingo is looking to land body kicks.
Valentine throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Valentine throws a body kick that misses.
Valentine gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Valentine throws a low kick but Domingo moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Valentine.
Valentine tries a low kick but Domingo avoids it.
Valentine thows a body kick. Domingo tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valentine fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Domingo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Domingo.
Valentine misses with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Valentine.
Domingo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Domingo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valentine.
Domingo 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.
Valentine scores with a nice head shot.
Domingo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Valentine can pounce on him.
Valentine throws a solid leg kick but Domingo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Valentine.
A good leg kick by Valentine.
Domingo ducks under a wild hook from Valentine.
Domingo cracks a nice hook into Valentine's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine throws a series of strikes that have Domingo backpedaling.
Domingo takes one on the button.
Valentine motions for Domingo to come forward. Valentine throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Domingo loads up on a big right hand but Valentine slips the punch.
Valentine paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Domingo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Domingo misses with a leg kick.

Domingo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Domingo throws a strike but Valentine rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Valentine is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Domingo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Domingo is looking for a triangle but Valentine pushes his legs off easily.
Valentine is looking to stand up but Domingo won't let him.
Domingo being controlled here, momentarily.
Valentine wants to control from the top but Domingo keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valentine throwing strikes but missing.
Valentine trying to control the position from guard on top but Domingo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Valentine dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Domingo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Domingo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Domingo misses with a two punch combination.
Domingo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Domingo throws a leg kick
and Valentine makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Valentine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Domingo.
Valentine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Domingo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Domingo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Valentine chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Valentine fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Domingo is out of range.
Valentine throws a hook but Domingo blocks it.
Domingo checks a low kick from Valentine.
A nice leg kick lands there from Valentine.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Valentine.
Good shot there by Valentine.
A swing and a miss from Domingo.
No luck for Domingo with that takedown attempt.
Domingo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Valentine wants to slow Domingo down by chopping away at his legs.
Valentine comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Valentine's jab looks to have found its range, popping Domingo under the eye.
Valentine cracks the inside of Domingo's front leg.
Valentine lands with a kick to the ribs.
Valentine swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Domingo.

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!
A thudding body kick lands there by Valentine!
Valentine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Domingo can do to turn this around?
Valentine scores with a jab to the body.
Valentine lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Valentine looks for the body kick but Domingo saw that one coming.
Valentine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Domingo manages to avoid it.
Domingo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

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

Domingo is rocked!
Valentine lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Domingo up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Valentine from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Domingo's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexander Valentine!
Post fight, Alexander Valentine took to the microphone: 'In a career full of ups and downs, this win , hopefully, is the start of something amazing! '.