PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ceedee Queen (ranked 892 p4p, 1069 weight class) and Lou Valentine (ranked 134 p4p, 157 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Queen
vs
Valentine

189 cm
25
175
11 - 8 - 0

174 cm
27
172
8 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ceedee Queen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lou Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Queen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Valentine blocks a leg kick.
Valentine throws a head kick that misses
and Valentine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Queen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Valentine shoots and misses
and Queen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Valentine throws a jab but it's blocked by Queen.
Queen throwing a counter right hand but Valentine manages to avoid it.
Valentine tries to clinch there but Queen circles away.
Queen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Valentine ducks under a wild hook from Queen.
Queen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Valentine slips under a jab from Queen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valentine wants to counter with a clinch but Queen pushes him away.
Queen blocks a head kick by Valentine.
Valentine slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen looks to land a left hand but Valentine moved out of range nicely.
Queen misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick by Valentine misses
and Queen counters with a stiff right hand.
Ceedee Queen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentine throws a leg kick but Queen checks it.
Queen looks to score with a jab to the body but Valentine is just out of range.
Ceedee Queen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valentine checks a leg kick.

Valentine throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Queen tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Valentine is in Queen's guard.
Valentine in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Queen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Valentine working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Queen's head.
My spies in Hare of the Dog Gym inform me that Valentine has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Queen wants to sweep but no luck.
Queen seems keen to control Valentine's posture.
Valentine scoring with some ground and pound.
Queen wants to stand but Valentine is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Valentine's guard.

Valentine looking for a sweep. Not yet Valentine, not yet.
Valentine has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Queen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Valentine had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Queen defends it easily.
Queen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Queen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Queen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Valentine has his feet on Queen's thighs here. He's pushed Queen off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Queen screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lou Valentine!
A very excited looking Lou Valentine rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.