This fight was insane. Very closely contested. There is something about when these Thai fighters trade blows is looks and sounds more painful than any other form or striking I have seen. I really wish these guys had a more mainstream audience in America but OneFC is doing a really good job giving Thai fighters some more exposure to an international audience. One has been making a big splash and it's no surprise with fights like this.

@lights0ut503

6 ай бұрын

Keep watching them and spread the word and eventually it will be mainstream I mean in the past 5 years iv noticed k1 and muaythai becoming more and more popular for people to watch as people complain how boring boxing is to watch now days when k1/muaythai has so much action in it people start to switch over. Breakdowns like this. Andrew Tate. Rodtang all these big dudes getting people.more into the awareness of the sport

@AK-jt7kh

6 ай бұрын

I wouldn't watch fighting if it weren't for One. I never liked UFC. Maybe it appeals more to male viewers, but to me, there is just too much ego, show boating, and dumb photo shoots. I also never enjoyed/understood the ground game before discovering this channel. I can't be the only person who got into watching fights through One!

@tonyt.9425

6 ай бұрын

@@AK-jt7kh you're not the only one

@Unstrict

6 ай бұрын

​@AK-jt7kh i agree to disagree, old UFC seemed to be more about fighting where new UFC seems more marketing. I prefer ONE but im guessing the fans made the UFC worse

@redmist6630

24 күн бұрын

superlek does look bigger and possibly is kicking harder

Oftentimes Rodtand marches forward and overwhelms his opponents because he’s so durable and strong that if they happen to land a blow it doesn’t do much damage… as opposed to when he attacks, each blow is felt. So it was masterful of Superlek to disrupt that forward motion of Rodtang by grabbing his hands and pushing him back💯 Good job on the breakdown bro💯

@GrowthThroughStruggle

6 ай бұрын

💯 well 💯 said 💯 bro 💯. 💯

@jonnybro7676

5 ай бұрын

I was really impressed that he missed weight by 10lbs

Take a shot every time he says takurah

Love watching these masterful breakdowns by Mighty

@Mighty15x

6 ай бұрын

Hahah thank you sir 😊🙏🏾 appreciate you stopping by

@user-rj5qr9sh2d

6 ай бұрын

Tawanchai vs superbon pls Hagerty vs nong o Rodtan vs superlek Big fight of the year

Such a great fight and great analysis from one of the GOATs!! It would be awesome to see a rematch that is FIVE ROUNDS and for the ONE Muay Thai title!

Thank you so much for doing this types of videos! Always learn when i watch them

You should make a in depth video on crossing the void. Would be really helpful.

@juangraciaofficial

6 ай бұрын

Yes please, and about orthodox vs south paw and how changing stance changes the attacks too

@thedevilsadvocate3710

6 ай бұрын

The "void" is about distance management. In summary it's about knowing your enemies strength and weaknesses and where best to position yourself for attack and defense.

@jonnybro7676

5 ай бұрын

Watch Marvin Hagler footage, I think he was the greatest of all time when it came to this

@LittleTea62

2 ай бұрын

HUGE

I love watching your reviews,so honest and insightful. The love you have for the profession and path of a martial artist is true and pure,for lack of a better word. Thanx for your perspective on this fight!

It’s wild how MT is so effective that they can go into a kickboxing ring with tons of their weapons lost (elbows, clinch, catching kicks) and still be very competitive with kicks and boxing. Lots of MT guys are also stepping up their hands which have arguably been behind still though the non MT kickboxers we’re getting smoked back in the day by Thais bc of MT kicking techniques. Also DJ is right about crossing distance being super hard in kickboxing and boxing bc even though there’s no wrestling you still have way more active hand fighting and kick catching.

Takura is a crazy pronunciation

@flaw-finder

6 ай бұрын

He just doesn’t bother to put the effort to read a 6 letter length name to pronounce an it correctly. Incredible martial art knowledge and egregious name pronunciation Mighty Mouse is.

@user-nu8ho1jr7m

6 ай бұрын

takuru

@spicesmuggler2452

6 ай бұрын

TAKMERU

@spicesmuggler2452

6 ай бұрын

Minny Mouse MAD

@zaynes5094

6 ай бұрын

@@spicesmuggler2452LOL I don't blame him though, Thai name's are tough for me to pronounce. Probably even tougher than Chinese or Japanese. At least for Koreans, once you know that they have a two-part to their first name but is usually pronounced like it's all one name, then it becomes easy to say them.

bro you are my hero. i love that you are a fighter and youtuber at the same time.I hope to met you one day

This content is mandatory viewing.

Dude i love watching you explain how you’d fight, it really makes more sense for me 😅❤

Great freaking breakdown 👊🏽

I watched this live. I thought Rodtang won this one

@Wastaphagan

6 ай бұрын

Same i watched i went to thailand to watch it in person.

@moneycost-7709

6 ай бұрын

Facts

@karlricardo4088

6 ай бұрын

And Superlek missed weight.

@LawrenceWallis-bh5ev

6 ай бұрын

Me 2 I thought rodtang just had the edge

@meatball2746

6 ай бұрын

It’s kind of dumb but in ONE MT - knockdowns are the first criteria in a draw. So in a 3 round fight, If your opponent scores a knockdown in the round they won, you HAVE to get a knockdown yourself in one of the 2 rounds you won to get the decision.

So fun to see Demetrious hyped about Rodtang. I mos def would like to see more muay thai breakdowns, because ONE does excellent job in putting real bangers every Friday. EDIT: And for sure I prefer to see Might Mouse giving a platform to champions like Superlek and Rodtang than disgusting individuals craving attention like Tate.

@Mighty15x

6 ай бұрын

Love watching rodtang always entertaining

Its crazy i was just gonna comment on an older video and request u to break this down😂

Takeru is a pressure machine. Really hyped for this fight

@Mighty15x

6 ай бұрын

🔥

Mights breakdowns are awasome keep it up

Best breakdowns from one of the best fighters ever. The way you dumb it town and keep it entertaining is unreal, many thanks

Glad to see Sage Northcutt still doing his thing in One.

DJ you are in my top 5 goat, #1 spot is alway debatable. I like all of these break down videos! THANKS!

Props on the audio work here

Preciate the breakdowns I’ve been getting better in Muay Thai cause if your vids

So while that elbow in Rd 1 from Rodtang DID cause a lot of damage, Superlek was unaffected by it he fought as usual whilst landing MULTIPLE elbows and leg kicks whereas Rodtang didn’t manage to land much else. If you think Rodtang won this fight then you just don’t know how Muay Thai scoring works. It was a good fight but a pretty clear win for Superlek. Rodtang fought well, but not enough to get the W

@LegendaryArchiver

6 ай бұрын

Rodtang had: More damage ✔️ More forward momentum ✔️ More significant strikes ✔️ More aggression ✔️ But yeah, Mighty Mouse doesnt know anything about muay thai etc

@Ilikemuaythai240

6 ай бұрын

@@LegendaryArchiver did you even watch the fight?? How did Rodtang land more significant strikes?? Like legit go round by round and count. Forward momentum doesn’t score in fucking Muay Thai, control does. So whether you’re moving forwards or backwards it’s about being in control of the fight which Superlek clearly was, he stifled Rodtang’s offence. And damage? Fucking damage? That shit only matters if it has an affect on the fighter, so yeah whilst it was a nasty cut which bled a lot Superlek didn’t let it affect him. Superlek pushed the pace, was in control of the fight, landed way more SCORING shots. Bro Mighty Mouse is an MMA fighter, he likes Muay Thai but he hasn’t competed in it. He doesn’t know the intricacies and scoring criteria well. If you try to score it like an MMA fight you’ll be going off course.

@Ilikemuaythai240

6 ай бұрын

@@LegendaryArchiver also aggression doesn’t score for you in Muay Thai. Especially in traditional stadium Muay Thai, aggression can count against you as it is seen as a lack of control and nut Thai is about being in control. But let me guess, the only Muay Thai you’ve watched is ONE, where it’s entertainment Muay Thai (different rule set created to give Westeners advantages against Thai opponents in order to bolster the popularity of Muay Thai in western countries).

@Ilikemuaythai240

6 ай бұрын

@@LegendaryArchiver so yeah Rodtang did more superficial damage (which only really counts if it has an affect on people) but Superlek scored a fkn knockdown. Rodtang had more forward momentum but constantly looked like he was either chasing Superlek or unable to get off meaningful offence so that’s not in his favour. He for sure didn’t land more significant strikes, and while he may have shown more aggression that shit doesn’t score for him.

@LegendaryArchiver

6 ай бұрын

@@Ilikemuaythai240 Superlek looked like a homicide victim and he was running & grabing for his dear life. The knd was bs too, Rodtang was completely immune to the attacks.

Finally you covered this fight

Such a comorehensive breakdown. The goat

Demetrious, you need to breakdown the Thanh Le vs Tang Kai II rematch for the pre/post breakdown !!!

@burningknuckle26

6 ай бұрын

This. Tang kai is sharp af

Thanks!!

Hey I love your vids! Have you ever done any on Johnathan haggerty? I would love to see them.

@Mighty15x

6 ай бұрын

I haven’t but will soon

1:37 you and this building a house analogy 😂😂

1976: Real martial arts inspire fighting games 2024: Fighting game terminology used in martial arts breakdowns It's all come full circle! We did it boys!!🎉

Bro called him takura like 6 times in the first 3 minutes

Hey DJ, are you gonna do a breakdown of Takeru Superlek afterwards?

DJ I’ve been a fan of you since your 2nd fight with John Dodgson. I remember thinking LOL TWO MI***TS but I was hooked with ur work. I don’t sub to anyone I’m too prestigious for that but you gained my sub. #MMAGOAT

Your play by play is pure fighter IQ.

Superlek said after fight “Why did you bring a knife in the ring bro” 😂

Demetrious... You're one of the best ever MMA fighters EVER, the way you blend the arts together is better than most to of ever done it, however I couldn't disagree with your opinion rotang won this fight any more. I think there's a lot of nuances to muay Thai scoring that most people aren't aware of and is difficult to access information unless you're a muay Thai fighter within your scene, I understand this is one championship but traditionally in muay Thai scoring punches do not score as highly as kicks, knees and balance, I'll admit watching your breakdown has made me see a compelling argument for rotang, however please rewatch keeping traditional scoring in mind, count how many times superlek is able to kick/knee rotang unanswered (and I don't mean by punches), I understand this isn't traditional however it's still muay Thai and I think the result reflects this

DJ please make a video on Takeru vs Superlek!

We need to see a rematch with 5 rounds.

@mathijsZ

6 ай бұрын

For flyweight kickboxing world champion!

I literally just watched this yesterday. I heard Takeru challenged Superlek recently.

Hello The mighty. Could you please review roberto soldic vs sebastian kadestam fight next super stoked.

How to watch combat sports(mma) i mean where you look when watching mma do you look at the space between two fighters to allow you to look at what both fighters are doing at the same time or what?

Superlek vs. Takeru: Kickboxing in 8oz boxing gloves

Great fight

😂 rampage asking you if you fought a guy named RAW THANG 🤣🤣🤣 HAD ME DYING

The slow mo elbows remind me of nat geo when 2 buffalos collide and you see the fur just shake 😂 INSANE. Mighty Mouse will you ever play Dark Souls 3 again. I understand you destroyed Borg while playing that and I would love to see that again! ❤ DS3!!!!

Super was just glad he got a chance too fight the great roo. Very respectful.

I see why you think Rodtang won but you completely ignored the knockdown in the 2nd round. That's an automatic 10-8 round for Superlek and in ONE. Whenever it's 28-28, the knockdown is the tiebreaker, thus Superlek should have won regardless.

this fight was fuckkking crazzzzy

I agree DJ! I have watched this fight 5 times and i don't see how rodtang didn't get the decision.

can you analyze Takeru's stuff? most of your subscribers are ONE/UFC fans and aren't familiar with Takeru's game.

@theadityavikramvarma

6 ай бұрын

It will copyrighted by k1

Mannnn… Muay Thai in small gloves is so satisfying to watch. It’s a shame it’s not more popular in the US given American audience’s preference for striking over grappling. Especially among the “man dance” Sean Strickland crowd. It’s almost like they’re fans of Sean for the things he says rather than because of his one dimensional ass style hmmm🧐🤔🤔🤔

@YourUpperLip1

6 ай бұрын

He really hurt you that bad, huh?

@thomaslawson7469

6 ай бұрын

@@YourUpperLip1 he didn’t hurt me one bit, but I do think he’s actively harming the young men who look up to him as some sort of embodiment of manhood. He’s a manchild. He’s not on firm moral ground. I still pray for him though and hope that the Lord transforms his heart.

@thomaslawson7469

6 ай бұрын

@@YourUpperLip1 and after looking at the videos on your channel, I’ll pray for you too man. Don’t make an irreversible decision over temporary circumstances. I love you, and I’m here for you if you ever want to talk. Remember, it doesn’t take guts to die. It takes guts to live.

@555fire...

6 ай бұрын

People like Sean Strickland cause the guy will strike no matter what and he walks down his opponents. His fight style is way more fun for striking fans to watch than even someone like Leon Edwards's because Sean will close the distance no matter what

@oldramon980

6 ай бұрын

@@thomaslawson7469Sean is a much better example for young men than some soyish leftist who hates his own nation, race and freedom.

When is your MMA instructional coming out 🙏

Can you to breakdown Jo nattawut Vs Luke Lessei?..I would like to see your take on that

This one I been waiting for him to react to one of the best Thai fight in history

theres actually perpetually online Strickland fanboys that are saying your breakdown of the fight was wrong

😮I'll say it again One FC has the best lighting of all Combat sports😅

Dj the goat I'm a big fan from Thailand

Would love a video on the difference from Maui tui rules and kick boxing rules because I honestly don’t know the difference

I think superlek was rewarded for his strategy. They may have considered roadtangs fall as a knockdown so it's even damage to the judges. Progress wise throughout the fight I'd say superlek made his strategy look dominant.

The craziest thing about watching rodtang and knowing he is an absolute animal is that DJ put him away so quickly in their hybrid match.

You gotta react to dfc at some point. They have some good stuff

I think ur massively underrating how much the knees did in the 2nd round and how Muay Thai is scored, those knees landed flush everytime and rodtang had no answer so he lost dominance, being a fighter that’s stuffing aggression is displaying domanince, the aggressive fighter only scores if he lands and slows down the fleeing fighter, being the one pushing on the gas usually means you’re chasing points, I think superlek won that fight by a good margin

Could watch MM break down fights all day

This fight a classic fr. They were like fighting roosters 🐓

now we need a takeru breakdown

ONE is the best 👌

god i love mighty mouse what a goat good break down as well!

I think I'm the only person who scored it for superlek besides the judges 😂

@clarity2115

6 ай бұрын

I had it for Superlek as well. One Muay Thai doesn't have draws and judges have to pick the winner. If you score a knockdown you've pretty much won the fight which is why Superlek went a bit more defensive in the third

@user-pd9ju5dk5s

6 ай бұрын

@@clarity2115Not in traditional muay thai. ONE muay thai has different scoring

@clarity2115

6 ай бұрын

@@user-pd9ju5dk5s I'm talking about One Muay Thai not traditional

It's crazy how they use their elbows

So how do you compare One Championship featherweights to UFC featherweights

sean vs izzy video break down with the video. plzz

Superlek landed so many clean kicks and knees

rodtang being hit in the face like 🗿🗿🗿

Rodtang is terrifying every time I watch him. His friggin KICKS just look excruciating.

these two are from a different planet

Love rootangs intensity.

@mighty no I think you were correct. Akimoto was crushed in that matchup. Crraaazy that it was a split decision loss.

What does Mighty use to annotate/write on the videos he's reacting to?

@Mighty15x

6 ай бұрын

It’s called epic pen

When's the next fight

I thought this was a masterclass in how to take a championship. Superlek used his stretegy so well. I think Rodtang wasnt ready for Superleks strategy and by the time he did it was too late. Rodtang was the superior striker but Superlek was the superior tactician in that fight. If they run it back and Rodtang comes better prepared i think he can take back the belt.

@LAYNESTALEYISAGOD

6 ай бұрын

Step 1: come in significantly overweight so you can more easily push your opponent around

The constant hand grabbing reminds me of how stipe dealt with daniel cormier. Cormier kept reaching out like that and stipe pounded his liver for it

Imagine DJ and Khabib training together... I want to just watch a full series and every episode is an hour long of just pure knowledge and GOAT talk between them. Not only would it break the view count, but it would piss off Dana and help so many fighters. That's what the people want to see DJ! Khabib would never say "no" to you bro, just reach out. Would be a fucking awesome watch and I want to see how Khabib would react when you put him in very difficult positions. Please make this happen fam, would bring a smile to the whole MMA world to see two GOATs with extreme confidence learning from each other.

@itsmesteve1081

6 ай бұрын

If they were in the same weight class though who do you think would win?

@RealHoopSeason

6 ай бұрын

@@itsmesteve1081 If I had to bet money on it, I would pick Khabib based on his pure dominance. I think Khabib could become welterweight champ right now if he wanted to. Now if you asked me if Jones and Khabib were the same weight, I would pick Jones because that's just a pure violent GOAT. Regardless all three are the best of the best and GSP is right under them. Everyone else is 2-3 levels below. Just my opinion.

@MultiTreeboy

6 ай бұрын

That wouldn’t be free

@RealHoopSeason

6 ай бұрын

@@MultiTreeboy How do you know?

@xbonoydd5269

6 ай бұрын

@@RealHoopSeason DJ is P4P the best of the 3 the only guy JJ fought with similar analytics and fight IQ as DJ was DC. But he a fat midget compared to JJ. So if you have JJ over Khabib but khabib over DJ, then you just biased as a fan. And you forgot A.Silva who is arguably the goat too. Only reason JJ is so high regarded is bc he’s LHW/HW

When superlek switches to kickboxing its the opponent that adjust to superlek. A wise man named muay thaison once said "everybody has a plan until they get kicked in the leg"

Can you breakdown Buakaw vs Saenchai

6:02 great dodge by ref

Who you got: superlek or Takeru

In thailand theres pretty much no debate that Superlek won

Superlek CLEARLY won

while I understand why people thought Rodtang won due to net damage, I think Superlek's pressure isn't being talked about enough in the comments. there were rounds where I felt like he had a slightly higher output

Superlek has a massive size advantage here.

Don't you have a breakdown on this already?

@Mighty15x

6 ай бұрын

I did a live reaction play boi

I love Rodtang so much. Hes just such a showman and ALL of his fights r entertaining. Thats for the tips to counter hand grabbing. Im a short fighter and if someone did that to me I would b trying to throw their arms into outer space😂

FIRST

@Mighty15x

6 ай бұрын

Thank you sir 😊🙏🏾

Not the worst decision (imo) I’ve seen in ONE but was pretty shocked when Superlek got the decision.

@genericereal

6 ай бұрын

It was the right decision. I train Muay Thai, and I've noticed that most of the people who scored it in favor of Rodtang are MMA fans (and oftentimes specifically Rodtang fans), not Muay Thai fans. Muay Thai and MMA are scored differently e.g. kicks and knees are scored higher in Muay Thai. (And as an aside, One Muay Thai is also scored differently from stadium Muay Thai). And just as importantly, all three judges are super experienced in Muay Thai; all three have competed in, refereed, and/or coached Muay Thai for a long time on top of now judging for the sport. What's especially noteworthy here is that all three judges not only were unanimous in their decision on the final outcome (the winner), but also in terms of the round-by-round scoring. It's always great to get the perspective of people like DJ, but I think cases like this showcase how different these combat sports actually are.

@romanvercier3556

6 ай бұрын

@@genericerealagree

@LegendaryArchiver

6 ай бұрын

Something fishy about having "super" in your name and getting questionable W's. Like supergirl and superlek 😮

@kevinhiggins7838

6 ай бұрын

@@genericereal I am one of those ONE fans who is also a Rodtang fan. I have no expertise in scoring the matches, for sure. I don’t rate the experience, knowledge etc of the judges as highly as I probably should. It wasn’t all that long ago that Chatri was very vocal about the judges getting it wrong, in his opinion at least, when they gave Xiong Jing Nan a unanimous win decision over Angela Lee. It may be because I’m just a fan with no practical experience in any of the styles, but regardless, decisions in matches sometimes seem to me to be as random as rock-paper-scissors. If it is a case of ONE Muay Thai being that difficult for the common fan to understand the scoring that goes into it then maybe, just a suggestion, ONE should make more of an effort to explain it.

@genericereal

6 ай бұрын

@@kevinhiggins7838 Chatri is also notorious for picking favorites (I won't get into TOO much detail here, but just think on the sheer volume of marketing One does for fighters like Rodtang, Stamp, Itsuki, the entire Lee family, etc. Meanwhile, One--and oftentimes Chatri personally--has gotten into bitter disputes with basically the entire Petchyindee gym, and I have personally trained with Ham Seo-hee, and know that at least some of her teammates believe that One intentionally had her wait for the title shot so that she would be older and therefore less likely to win against their starchild Stamp Fairtex). Anyway, if you yourself are unfamiliar with Muay Thai, then I don't really see how you can possibly have an opinion on the quality of the judges' ability to evaluate the fight. Moreover, the rules for Muay Thai is openly and freely listed on their website for anyone to read. You don't see the rulebook slapped across the screen at every football match, so this is par for the course. You're expected to know the rules, and if you don't, it's super easy to find out. Now, obviously the rules are more translucent than in other sports, but that applies to every combat sport. The irony is that MMA struggles WAYYY more with controversial judging than Muay Thai. (And as an aside, the example you brought up was not a Muay Thai fight, it was an MMA fight).

RODTANG WON !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was surprised about the verdict. YOU DJ, RODTANG and MORAES are my 3 favorite fighters!!!!!

His name is Takeru (Tae-ker-roo) not Takura 😅

And there is the whole story about Superlek not making weight. Putting that aside, he downed Rodtang in the second round. Does that count as 10 points like in K1? I think Superlek will have no problems at all with Takeru. Superleks left kick with long hands will keep Takeru on distance and kneeing him while coming forward will do the rest.

Imagine fighting Rodtang in a phonebooth. Scary stuff.