PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Giggle Valentine (ranked 1246 p4p, 2108 weight class) and Leo Vuce (ranked 76 p4p, 120 weight class). Vuce has chosen MC Yankoo as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Valentine
vs
Vuce

167 cm
28
140
19 - 13 - 0

180 cm
37
145
25 - 26 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giggle Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leo Vuce!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine swats away the attempt to clinch by Vuce.
Vuce shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Valentine as he jumps to the side.
Valentine quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Vuce is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Vuce tries to clinch but Valentine is having none of it.
Valentine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vuce shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Valentine sprawls well. Valentine wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vuce gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Vuce pushes Valentine up against the cage in a clinch.

Vuce pulls guard successfully.
Valentine slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vuce throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine content to stall in guard here.
Vuce doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Vuce throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Vuce thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Vuce striking off his back but it's not causing Valentine any problems.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Valentine gets tackled into the cage by Vuce. Vuce maintains the clinch.

Valentine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vuce tries to clinch there but Valentine circles away.
Vuce looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Valentine is fending him off so far but Vuce persists. Nope, Valentine circles away and we're back to standing.
Giggle Valentine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Vuce.
Vuce shoots for a takedown but Valentine saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vuce closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Valentine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Vuce looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Valentine!

Vuce tries for a kimura but Valentine is defending well.
Vuce throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Vuce working the ground and pound but Valentine is defending the strikes.
Vuce working away.
Vuce sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Valentine is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Valentine tries to bench press Vuce off him but Vuce keeps the position.

Vuce tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Valentine is trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine struggling a bit here.
Vuce throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Valentine holding on.
You can see the frustration on Valentine's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Vuce tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Vuce tries for a kimura but Valentine is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Vuce working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Vuce dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Vuce tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Vuce gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Valentine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vuce shoots in for a takedown but Valentine shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vuce tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vuce wants to clinch but Valentine slips to the side
letting Valentine counter with a right hand.
Vuce has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vuce shoots and misses
and Valentine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vuce is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Valentine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vuce moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Valentine throws a half hearted mid kick.
Leo Vuce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Vuce fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Valentine, pushing him back against the cage.
Vuce has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vuce scores a nice knee to the body.

Valentine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No luck for Vuce with that takedown attempt.
Giggle Valentine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Vuce.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vuce forces Valentine back against the cage and clinches.
Vuce misses with a hook to the ribs.

Valentine breaks the clinch.

Vuce drives through and clinches with Valentine against the cage.
Vuce trying to land knees to the body.
Vuce is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Valentine is defending well for now.

Valentine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vuce throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vuce takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!

Vuce pushes Valentine up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Valentine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Valentine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vuce throws out the jab.
Vuce shoots in looking for a takedown. Valentine tries to sprawl out of it but Vuce keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Valentine manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Leo Vuce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Vuce clinches with his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vuce misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valentine.

Valentine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vuce throws a left and a right that both miss
and Valentine counters with a two punch combo.

Vuce is rocked!
Vuce tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vuce is still on wobbly legs! Can Valentine finish him?
Valentine feints a jab and as Vuce dips his head, Valentine unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Vuce right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Vuce falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Valentine smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Giggle Valentine!