PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corwin Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hesekiel Troot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentine's entrance music is I Get Knocked Down. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Valentine
vs
Troot

182 cm
21
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

196 cm
20
255 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Sully's Bar & Grill
Dauntless

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Corwin Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hesekiel Troot!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troot fails with a takedown attempt.
Valentine tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Troot swivels and escapes.
Troot is looking for the big counter here.
Horrible takedown attempt by Valentine or perhaps it was just good defense by Troot, which made it look bad.
Troot throws a fast counter high kick but Valentine manages to duck under it in time.
Troot looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Troot tries to score a power double leg takedown but Valentine sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Troot somewhat.
Corwin Valentine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hesekiel Troot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Troot gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine trying to land knees to the body.
Troot avoiding damage as Valentine throws knees to the body.
Valentine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Valentine lands a knee to the body.
Valentine trying to land knees to the body.
Valentine trying to land knees to the body.
Troot takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Hesekiel Troot has been cut.
Valentine lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Valentine tries to land knees in the clinch but Troot avoids the damage to the body.
Our sources have told us that Valentine has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Valentine landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Valentine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Troot avoiding damage as Valentine throws knees to the body.
Valentine trying to land knees to the body.
Valentine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Troot.
Valentine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Troot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troot is trying to force a seperation but Valentine has the dominant position.
Valentine with a knee to the head.

Troot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Troot stuffs the takedown attempt from Valentine. Valentine gets slowly back to his feet.

Troot is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Valentine's half guard.

Valentine manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Troot keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Valentine trying to land knees to the body.
Valentine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Valentine landing knees to the head.
Troot on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Valentine.
Valentine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Troot avoids it.
Valentine connects with a nasty looking knee right to Troot's face.
Valentine is breathing heavily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Valentine as Troot tries to tie him up.
Valentine missing with knees to the body.
Troot taking a breather.
We've been informed that Troot has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Valentine tries to land a knee to the head but Troot blocks with his arms.
Troot avoiding damage as Valentine throws knees to the body.
Valentine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Valentine keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Troot's efforts to push away.
Valentine working Troot over with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troot blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Valentine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Valentine crunches a lovely knee into Troot's ribcage.
Troot tries for a takedown. No joy.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Valentine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Troot takes a knee right on the jaw!
Troot tries to pull guard but Valentine holds him up against the cage and eventually Troot drops back down to his feet.
Valentine misses with a knee strike.
Valentine missing with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Troot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Troot tries to pull guard but Valentine forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corwin Valentine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hesekiel Troot's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Valentine closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Troot to the mat! Troot manages to get full guard.

Valentine stands up from Troot's guard - Valentine perhaps looking for a knockout.
Troot shoots in but Valentine avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Valentine closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Troot is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valentine tries to stand but can't do so whilst Troot controls his leg.

Valentine is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Troot defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine drops an elbow to the side of Troot's head.
Troot tries to get to full guard but Valentine has control of the leg.
Troot wants to control but Valentine is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Valentine decides to stand and escape the position.
Valentine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Troot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Valentine.
Corwin Valentine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valentine looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Troot is fending him off so far but Valentine persists. Nope, Troot circles away and we're back to standing.
Valentine goes for a double leg but Troot avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Troot continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corwin Valentine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Valentine shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Troot as he jumps to the side.
Troot shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Valentine as he avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troot fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Valentine avoids it really well and circles away.
Valentine displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Troot.

Troot moves into the clinch.
Troot trying to control the position but instead, Valentine has worked for underhooks and has pushed Troot into the cage.
Valentine utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troot avoiding damage as Valentine throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Troot takes a knee to the side of the body.
Valentine is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Troot tries to throw a body punch but Valentine avoids it by throwing Troot back against the cage.
Troot tries to pull guard but Valentine holds him up against the cage and eventually Troot drops back down to his feet.
Valentine using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Valentine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Valentine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Valentine.
Valentine with a knee to the head.
Valentine landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine connects with a knee to the head.
Valentine is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Corwin Valentine has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Troot using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Valentine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Valentine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Valentine utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Valentine utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Valentine landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Valentine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Troot.
Troot is working for takedown but Valentine is calmly controlling the position for now.
Valentine scores with a knee to the head.
Valentine using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corwin Valentine dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hesekiel Troot's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Troot shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Valentine sprawls well. Valentine wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Troot gets slowly back to his feet.
Valentine shoots and misses
and Troot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Valentine tries to score a power double leg takedown but Troot sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Valentine somewhat.
Troot pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine is trying hard to land a takedown here. Troot sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corwin Valentine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Troot defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Valentine.
Valentine leaves Troot with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Corwin Valentine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Troot as he jumps to the side.
Valentine will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Troot shoots in for a double leg but Valentine sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Troot lands a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Valentine. No joy for Troot on that attempt.
Troot dives in for a single leg takedown but Valentine sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Valentine darts in looking for a takedown but Troot gets double underhooks and turns Valentine into the cage.

Troot instigates a clinch.
Valentine tries to land knees in the clinch but Troot avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troot managing to block the knees to the body from Valentine.
Troot avoiding damage as Valentine throws knees to the body.
Valentine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Troot avoids it.
Valentine lands a nice knee to the body.

Troot breaks the clinch.
Hesekiel Troot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Troot shoots in looking for a takedown but Valentine manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Troot's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Valentine misses with a takedown attempt - Troot sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Troot will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Valentine swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

Valentine darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valentine seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Troot looking for submissions off his back.

Valentine decides to stand and escape the position.
Valentine has a takedown stuffed.
Hesekiel Troot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Troot throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Valentine tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Troot is in Valentine's guard.

Valentine has his feet on Troot's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Troot gets a double leg takedown into Valentine's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Valentine is working an open guard so Troot takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Nice body punch from Troot.
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!

Troot gets a clinch.
Valentine prevents Troot from breaking the clinch.
Valentine unloads a knee to the mid-section. Troot lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Corwin Valentine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Valentine connects with a knee to the head.
Valentine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Troot avoids it.
Troot has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Valentine avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Valentine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Troot avoids it.
Valentine is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Valentine working Troot over with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Corwin Valentine.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Valentine, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corwin Valentine!
Corwin Valentine bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Hesekiel Troot was interviewed post fight and said 'Im getting only stronger !!!'.