PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tweedle Dee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dee is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Chumbawamba - Tubthumping. Alexander Valentine is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Valentine
vs
Dee

185 cm
34
193 lbs
42 - 14 - 0

180 cm
33
195 lbs
40 - 8 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Union Fight Gear
Conviction

Reaper Combatwear
Australian Xtreme Elite Supplements 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 42 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Valentine!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tweedle Dee!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Valentine lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dee doesn't seem phased though.
Dee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valentine. Dee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valentine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dee misses with a straight right.
Valentine missing with a left hand there. Dee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dee closes the distance but Valentine moves to the side

and Valentine counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dee won't be happy with that.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Valentine lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
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!
Dee is looking to reverse the position.
Valentine has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Valentine content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Valentine throws an elbow but Dee slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dee takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Valentine throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Dee works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Dee is trying to get back to full guard.
Valentine trying to control from half guard but Dee is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dee manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Valentine showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Valentine looking to sit in guard and control but Dee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dee postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dee content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dee postures up in Valentine's guard and throws a big left but Valentine blocks it.
Dee is fighting to break Valentine's control of his arms but Valentine is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dee throws an elbow that misses. Valentine uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dee's guard. Nice move by Valentine!
Dee manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dee with the ground and pound from mount.
Valentine is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at The Barracks - LOD, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Valentine is in a horrible position here. Dee smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dee lands a nice shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dee scores with a couple of good head shots there.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Dee working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Dee landing punches.
Dee landing strikes, looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valentine wants to control but Dee is having none of it.
Valentine is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dee has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Valentine's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tweedle Dee dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dee lets loose with a powerful body kick. Valentine will feel that in the morning.
Valentine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dee was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentine.
Valentine fails with a takedown attempt.
Valentine throws a front kick aimed at Dee's knee but Dee avoids it well.
Valentine keeps the fight on the outside.
Dee cracks the inside of Valentine's front leg.
Dee looks to land a left hand but Valentine moved out of range nicely.
Valentine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dee thows a body shot but no joy.
Tweedle Dee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Valentine.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Valentine, as that shot connected.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dee.
Dee checks the leg kick nicely there.
Valentine misses with a hook to the body

and Dee counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dee trying to control the position from guard on top but Valentine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dee working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tweedle Dee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Valentine keeping moving, preventing Dee from controlling successfully.
Valentine looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dee is one step ahead there.
Dee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Valentine is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dee tries to free his leg and advance position but Valentine is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee trying to control but Valentine is working from the bottom.
Dee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dee throws a strike but Valentine rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Valentine advances position into side control!
Dee manages to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valentine blocks the strikes from Dee.
Dee works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Valentine looking to pass the guard.
Dee wants to sweep here but Valentine controlling him for the moment.
Valentine passes Dee's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Valentine seems to be working for a kimura but Dee defends the submission attempt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Valentine connects with a nice short shot to Dee's temple.
Valentine stalling away here and it's allowed Dee to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Dee lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Valentine!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dee breaks from Valentine's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tweedle Dee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Valentine has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Valentine there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Valentine takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Valentine takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Valentine looks to land a left hand but Dee moved out of range nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dee.
Valentine throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dee.
Dee scores with a shot to the body.
Dee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dee staying out of range there.
Valentine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dee moves away.
Valentine misses with a kick to the body.
Dee doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Valentine decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dee's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Valentine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Valentine trying to control but Dee is working from the bottom.
Valentine pushing down on Dee's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Valentine working over Dee with some ground and pound. Dee looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dee keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Valentine tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dee knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine is trying to control the action in half guard but Dee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Valentine is stalling here. Dee is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Valentine seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Dee has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Dee grinds an elbow into Valentine's temple.
Valentine is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Valentine parries the strikes from Dee easily there. Dee is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Valentine to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee wants to control but Valentine is keeping him busy.
Dee creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Dee scoring with punches and elbows.
Dee creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Valentine sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dee slips a nice elbow through Valentine's hands, connecting with Valentine's forehead.
Dee throws a strike but Valentine avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

Valentine working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Dee has passed into half guard!

Valentine looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dee working Valentine over with strikes.
Dee scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dee is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Valentine!
Dee dominating with strikes here.
Valentine bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dee wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tweedle Dee really 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.

Valentine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Valentine swinging wildly here.
Valentine checks a leg kick.
Dee lands a nice looking body shot.
Dee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Valentine circles away.
Dee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Valentine looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Some bone on bone action there as Valentine checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A slow jab from Dee misses its intended target.

Dee instigates a clinch.
Dee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Valentine backwards.
Dee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dee tries to work over Valentine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine blocking some punches.
Valentine lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Valentine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Still in the clinch, Valentine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Valentine gets through Dee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Valentine blocks an uppercut.
Valentine misses with a punch on the inside.
Dee struggles to land a body shot inside as Valentine controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dee.
Valentine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Valentine fails to land.
Dee misses with the head strike.
Valentine taking a breather.
Dee throws a punch but it's blocked by Valentine.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dee.
Dee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Valentine.
Dee has a couple of punches blocked by Valentine.
Dee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valentine lands with a short shot to the head.
Valentine lands with a short head shot 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!
Dee has Valentine pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Valentine manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Valentine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dee misses with a punch on the inside.
Dee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Valentine.
Dee being controlled against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Valentine fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Alexander Valentine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tweedle Dee.
Valentine scores with a body shot.
Dee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dee. Valentine shrugs it off though.
Valentine misses with a body shot.
Valentine misses the shot to the body.
Dee missing with a left hand there. Valentine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dee checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Valentine, right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine digs a good hook to Dee's body.
Dee wants to clinch up but Valentine keeps it at a distance.
Valentine thows a body shot but no joy.
Valentine misses with a body shot.
Valentine has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Valentine there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dee ducks under a wild hook from Valentine.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valentine looks to land a right hand but Dee moved out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Valentine. That's going to slow Dee down.
Dee looks for the body kick but Valentine saw that one coming.
Dee connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valentine 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.
A big right from Valentine misses.
Dee lands with an overhand left.
Dee throws a jab when Valentine was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Tweedle Dee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Valentine misses with a body shot.
Valentine looks to score with a jab to the body but Dee is just out of range.
Valentine with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Dee shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Valentine is trying to defend but Dee finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dee throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Valentine wants to improve his position but Dee is controlling well.
Valentine is staying active underneath Dee, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Valentine avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dee.
Dee is stalling here. Valentine is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dee seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Valentine has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Dee wants to control but Valentine postures up.
Dee throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Dee is looking for a sweep.
Dee can't do much from the bottom here.
Alexander Valentine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee is looking to regain half guard here but Valentine keeps moving and retains side control.
Dee takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Valentine trying to control the action but Dee is working from the bottom.
Valentine creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dee sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Valentine wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ground and pound from Valentine seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dee is looking to reverse the position.

Valentine goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Dee has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Valentine but great work by Dee.
Valentine is looking for a sweep.
Valentine wants to control but Dee postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dee scoring with punches and elbows.
Valentine taking punishment in the form of punches.
Valentine is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dee off and has taken his back!
Valentine somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Dee wants to escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valentine gets his hands free as Dee looks to control.
Dee is really stuck here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tweedle Dee.
Well Dee has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 45:50
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tweedle Dee!
Tweedle Dee is the new middleweight champion!
Tweedle Dee managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Australian Xtreme Elite Supplements 160Q, into his post fight interview.