PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conner Valkyrie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister Hotline (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Valkyrie
vs
Hotline

195 cm
20
260 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

189 cm
27
265 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Spartan Nutrition 160Q with Proof

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conner Valkyrie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mister Hotline!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valkyrie misses the shot to the body.
Valkyrie throws a body punch but Hotline moves out of range.
Hotline looks to land a left hand but Valkyrie moved out of range nicely.
Hotline wants to clinch up but Valkyrie keeps it at a distance.
Valkyrie throws a body punch but Hotline moves out of range.
Hotline misses with a body shot.
Valkyrie throws a body shot but no joy.
Hotline wants to clinch up but Valkyrie keeps it at a distance.
Valkyrie swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Valkyrie thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hotline takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Valkyrie 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.
Valkyrie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hotline has time to react.
Hotline looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Hotline moves into range and clinches up with Valkyrie.
Valkyrie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
I was talking to Valkyrie's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hotline lands a right hand.
Valkyrie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hotline fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valkyrie is looking to break free of the clinch but Hotline has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Hotline fails to land.
Valkyrie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Valkyrie wants to break free but Hotline has control.
A nice right hand lands inside from Valkyrie.
Valkyrie tries a body shot but Hotline blocks it.
Hotline takes a shot to the head.
Valkyrie lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hotline is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Hotline tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Valkyrie misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hotline misses with a punch on the inside.
Valkyrie tries a body shot but Hotline blocks it.

Valkyrie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hotline displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valkyrie throws out the jab.
Hotline steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Valkyrie.
Hotline tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Valkyrie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Valkyrie connects with a crisp jab.

Hotline rushes Valkyrie and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Valkyrie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Hotline swings wildly with an uppercut but Valkyrie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valkyrie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hotline working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hotline throws a head punch that misses.

Valkyrie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hotline ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Valkyrie with a hook.
Valkyrie scores with the left hand. Hotline knows he should have avoided that one.
Valkyrie misses with an uppercut. Hotline saw that one coming.
Hotline tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slow jab from Valkyrie misses its intended target.
Nice shot by Valkyrie.
Valkyrie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Valkyrie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Valkyrie misses with a hook
and Hotline counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hotline tries to clinch there but Valkyrie circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hotline takes the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valkyrie effectively controlling the action here.
A short right from Valkyrie on the inside.
Hotline has a couple of punches blocked by Valkyrie.
Valkyrie looking to slow down the pace here.
Hotline misses with some punches.
Valkyrie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Hotline.
Valkyrie blocking some punches.
Hotline working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hotline misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conner Valkyrie dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A looping hook to the body misses from Valkyrie. Hotline does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valkyrie with a jab.
Hotline tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Valkyrie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Conner Valkyrie is winning the standup battle so far.
Valkyrie throws a hook but Hotline blocks it.
Hotline tries to counter with a clinch but Valkyrie shakes him off and moves away.
Valkyrie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hotline.
Hotline lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valkyrie. Hotline does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valkyrie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hotline at a distance.
Valkyrie throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Hotline counter with a right hand.
Valkyrie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valkyrie missing with a left hand there. Hotline was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Hotline closes the distance and pushes Valkyrie back into the ropes.
Hotline tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valkyrie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hotline misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hotline leaning against his opponent.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Valkyrie takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Valkyrie misses with some punches.
Valkyrie can't break the clinch.
Hotline lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Valkyrie backwards.
Valkyrie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hotline.
Hotline lands a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Valkyrie struggles to land a body shot inside as Hotline controls his hands.

Valkyrie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Valkyrie throws a body shot but no joy.
Hotline throws out a counter right but Valkyrie avoids it with no problem.
Valkyrie takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valkyrie looks to score with a jab to the body but Hotline is just out of range.
Hotline keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Hotline clinches up with Valkyrie and pushes him back against the ropes.
Valkyrie stalling in the clinch but Hotline improves position.
Hotline trying to stall but Valkyrie improves his position.
Mister Hotline seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Valkyrie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hotline.
Valkyrie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Valkyrie can't find room to land a body shot as Hotline controls the action.
Hotline throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hotline tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hotline swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hotline.
Valkyrie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hotline can do to turn this around?
Hotline is trying to maintain a safe position but Valkyrie gets an underhook and turns Hotline into the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hotline is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Valkyrie is keeping busy.
A short uppercut from Valkyrie.
Valkyrie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valkyrie cracks Hotline with a nice body shot.

Valkyrie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hotline misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hotline takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Valkyrie getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Valkyrie cracks Hotline with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hotline is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valkyrie. Hotline does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hotline shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hotline misses with a double jab
and Valkyrie counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Valkyrie finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valkyrie lands a nice looking body shot.
Hotline defending well as Valkyrie loads up on a big left hand.
Hotline wants to counter the offense by Valkyrie and move into the clinch position.
Valkyrie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hotline manages to avoid it.
Hotline tries to clinch but Valkyrie moves away
enabling Valkyrie to counter with a crisp jab.
Hotline tries to clinch up but Valkyrie circles away and keeps his distance.

Valkyrie sends Hotline crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Valkyrie is motioning to the referee to let Hotline up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Hotline is rocked!
Valkyrie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valkyrie throws a right hand that Hotline ducks under and follows up with a left that Hotline also avoids with ease.
Hotline slips under a jab from Valkyrie.

Valkyrie cracks Hotline with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hotline looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Valkyrie finish him?
Hotline is still on wobbly legs! Can Valkyrie finish him?
Valkyrie ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Hotline's jaw. Hotline's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Valkyrie does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Conner Valkyrie!
Conner Valkyrie retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Conner Valkyrie thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.