Xu Xiaodong vs Tian Ye Extended Event Analysis

We decided to do another extended event analysis of Xu Xiaodong MMA's amazing anti-bullshido career. This time we bring in striking coach Dean Rosenwald again to look at the Xu Xiaodong 2019 event that is sometimes coined "birdboxing." Basically, Mad Dog Xu took on self-proclaimed kungfu master Tian Ye. Tian Ye was the one who challenged Xu at Xu's gym, according to Xu. According to Xu, Tian Ye came to Xu's gym with reporters to try to make it look like Xu wouldn't fight him, but Xu was prepared with his own reporters and a contract, so when Tian Ye came, they signed a contract. And throughout this time, Tian Ye was always cursing Xu online. According to Xu, his feeling during the entire match was “无奈.“ In this analysis by Jerry and Dean, we'll look at the sign that Xu held at the end that is super OG. 徐晓冬和田野的擂台格斗得到英文解说。To see my interview with Xu, please go check out Fight Commentary Chats (linked below timecodes). It was a really detailed interview that clarified a lot of confusion around Xu's story.
0:00 Fight details
1:21 Recognizing the ref
1:40 Start of round 1
2:18 Birdboxing
4:47 What Xu was told
5:29 Fight resumes
6:27 Tian Ye's claims
7:18 From different context
8:08 End of round 1
9:07 Start of round 2
9:42 Funny announcer joke
10:44 Flying knee
12:58 After match interviews
15:31 Xu's amazing sign
20:45 Trying to find more footage
24:21 Closing thoughts
The match we saw without the commentary and analysis:
• 徐晓冬vs田野
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• MMA vs Wing Chun - Xu ...
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• Xu Xiaodong Tells All ...
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Hope you guys enjoyed this extended event analysis with so much more detail than before. This time, the timecodes are in the video, so hopefully it helps with the browsing. Big thanks to Dean Rosenwald for guest hosting. You can find more of him here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eILIo4x_lNqAgbs Xu Xiaodong's very own KZbin channel here: kzbin.info/door/IXOIjR2mp8tHz78DE0vj2A And if you want to see the original video on the Xu vs Tian Ye match: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqmXh4egl7-ngcU Xu Xiaodong reflecting on his Tian Ye match: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2PUfKSjftdrq7c

[@canaldesugestoesa6651]

Thanks, man,coming from you is a compliment.

[@FightCommentary]

Thats a good idea! I’ll look at the way back machine.

[@FightCommentary]

@@GuitarsRockForever That's crazy and infuriating! Thanks for letting us know!

[@ralphdaniels5258]

OMG!! I just heard from you via the yt channel Countdankula, he made an incredible video about you. I love your work!!!!!!! You are such an awesome guy. A true inspiration! Keep on fighting, for justice and peace. 💪 So much love from the Netherlands🇳🇱

[@liambird2053]

I love that you translate the Chinese in these fights. That information would be lost to the rest of us if you weren’t here to translate.

[@MrMagsimus]

It took him 36 hours to get to one fight to expose these fraudsters because he could not catch a plane to the destination, he used taxis on back roads !! This guy is a legend ❤️🙏🏼

[@Spagyr]

Does “could not catch” = “not allowed” ?

[@sl0ptart]

Chinese social credit system used to help silence people they don't want traveling.

[@MrSJT]

Now that is what i call the art of fighting without fighting. The dude was just playing and CBA and still beat him...he could have done this blind folded😂

[@jalenikezeue4114]

Xu Xiaodong Is a Real ⭐️Hero⭐️🥋⭐️

[@Gecko_Zen]

@@Spagyr china runs off social credit to be about to access anything and his is very low

[@tsama]

Every time Xu Xiaodong lands a strike I feel like he's making a point for free speech.

[@FightCommentary]

In a way, yes!

[@deanrosenwald3405]

This.

[@tsama]

@@lunarmoony3278 they tried to silence his opinion on traditional martial arts and make a fool out of him because he was beating them in these matches. He refused to be silent and continued fighting them anyway. His statement through these fights isn't just about martial arts but for the ability to speak openly and freely about anything be it kung fu, religion, politics, etc. So when he lands a punch on his opponents who are trying to bully and suppress him he is making a stand for freedom of self expression aka free speech.

[@aidenfielding9709]

@@lunarmoony3278 not sure what you were reading 🤔 none of what he said made it seem that way

[@mummy7344]

@@lunarmoony3278 Learn to comprehend words, idiot.

[@Rebuswind]

'下凡' means become an avatar of someone in 'holy realm'...'榴莲童子’ means 'Durian boy', it is a parody on other asian mystery story base on 'children from plant' such like '桃太郎’（peach boy） ‘辉夜姬(bamboo girl) ’ '哪吒(lotus boy)’ etc. Durian smells really bad, and in Chinese bad smell (臭) can also mean 'bad reputation(臭名远扬）'. it is a self-deprecation joke. Xu is making fun of his bad reputation, shows he wear the bad reputation like a badge of honor. xx 童子should be 'holy' or 'pure', by using smelly things like durian, it is a strong contrast. like 'angel of garbage' . He was saying 'I am the avatar of Durian boy, I come to human realm to be a fraud fighting warrior, I cure bull shitting' . also, 牛in here means cow not bull, since '牛逼’ means ‘cow vigina’. 吹牛逼 is blowing cow vigina which means bull shitting in Chinese....corret way to write it should be 牛屄， but you can not have the word 屄 on TV...it would be ccensored.

[@FightCommentary]

Durian Boy!! That’s hilarious!

[@Rebuswind]

@@FightCommentary Actually, 童子 also sometimes imply 'virginity' so....it could be Durian Virgin as well.....

[@Loongear]

Your posts gets better and better the further I read.

[@FightCommentary]

Yeah. 童子usually means that word. That’s extra hilarious. Durian and 童子put together! Wow!!

[@deanrosenwald3405]

This was awesome to read thank you for the further explanation!

[@ArtoPekkanen]

I feel so bad for Xu. He got his social credit score demolished by the state for daring to challenge the so-called "martial arts masters". He did a good thing and got his life ruined because of it. So unfair.

[@Importman2009]

That's CCP China for you. Where white is black and black is white. Where fraud is celebrated and being genuine is a crime.

[@joecoonan3931]

Xu Xiaodong is a legend. Big respect to him for his efforts to promote MMA in China, despite all that it has cost him.

[@Loongear]

Kung Fu is serious business. Xu Xiaodong will die in 50 years from that Iron Bull Elbow he took to the neck, mark my words.

[@FightCommentary]

It’s so hilarious that Tian Ye called it an iron bull elbow.

[@lalrempuiahmar5419]

GuitarsRockForever Dont ruin the joke bruh

[@magicmulder]

50 Years Delayed Exploding Heart Technique.

[@joseph4500]

@@Limkhade that's not the point buddy. He's exposing all the fake, useless and fraud fighting forms and those masters who take advantage of people selling this fake self defense techniques

[@kyleavante4716]

@@joseph4500 yup exposing some of made in china fakes

[@VladislavDrac]

“Why do they make me do this?” 😂😂

[@unknownentity8256]

"Why are we willingly delusional here guys" Oh yea, the goverment.

[@leonardonovara9348]

Xu: "It's so tiresome."

[@aventura8491]

Xu Xiaodong's rebellious spirit is so refreshing. Basically giving the finger to both the CCP regime and the pretentious martial arts establishment.

[@daoyang223]

LOL! We need more like Xu Xiaodong. I wonder how big of waves he would have made in other regions of Asia with his attitude. I know actual MMA exists in Japan and parts of South East Asia.

[@trcs3079]

@@daoyang223 mma and effective fighting styles exist in other parts of asia because they're not bran washed by the mythical notions that these fake Chinese ancient martial arts try to display

[@laisphinto6372]

I think of him more of going Back to the roots because Chinese Martial Arts wasnt Always filled with frauds

[@ZZ-yv5ux]

For anyone who’s curious what the banner/flag Xu held says, it basically says that Xu‘s the real word version of a Chinese mythical character who specializes in “fixing up” the crooks, but in a poetic way.

[@Sandux930]

i sorta to be the best you gotta beat the best

[@mrmoustachio3069]

Xu Xiaodong's fighting style is now known as Iron Chungus.

[@The_Ballo]

Chungus vs Dingus

[@javiersoriano671]

Lmao bruh

[@fawx3684]

How's reddit this time of year?

[@anyq_CS]

i think rza and whole wu tang clan hate this guy

[@JackieJea]

Never had I laughed so much and so hard watching a fight!

[@oldman7829]

Me toooooo 😂🤣😂🤣

[@allied006]

I was dying laughing after the bandages I just could not stop, LOL.

[@aliflifeengineering7331]

Hahah

[@alitotti7392]

😂👌

[@jobertviva2503]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@FinlayDaG33k]

I always love how these "Martial Artists" are trying to "defend" their art as being "real"... But in the end they always seem to fall back to good old regular fighting :^)

[@madjoe8622]

yeah, there's not much Fung Fu in their "technics" 🤣😂

[@ThePassionOfTheMarc]

I found this channel because of Xu Xiaodong. I can't remember how I first heard about Xu Xiaodong but when I found out what he was doing I searched for any and all video related to him and running across Fight Commentary Breakdowns by chance was one of the best things ever. I appreciate all your work, Jerry (and his co-hosts too!). Thanks!

[@Topazman12]

Xu Xiaodong looks like he's asking, 'Do you call that the iron elbow? I felt nothing.'

[@johncalvinyt8147]

The title should be XU XIAODONG VS LEGENDARY GAUZE FACE MAN 😂

[@FightCommentary]

I might change it. Your title makes me laugh 😆

[@mummy7344]

@@FightCommentary Please do. 😆

[@johnstrickland3933]

Cyclops

[@chbjj]

Nice catch! I didn't realize that the ref in this fight was the same one that did the epic 10/10 dive in the Ding Hao match.

[@Hershey1]

This was super cool, the extended version was so much more entertaining than what we previously have seen. Thank you for posting it!

[@bryanzhao1987]

Xu be like: "400 damage per second, I can regenerate at 600 health per second."

[@stevejohnson6593]

probably even less damage vs autoheal if this was a game

[@PiLipOppa]

Kirito style lol

[@aslinyaduaorang5337]

and his hp is 20k

[@SThrillz]

I can't believe this is not scripted comedy, it's some really good stuff, especially the whole bandage part 🤣🤣🤣

[@rustyshackelford1413]

Thank you. I have seen the original a million times. Having you translating and adding social context made the full version even better than I could have hoped.

[@faikhozen5963]

5:31 you have forced me to reveal my final form, fear me

[@anklelocker]

Farce or not, the Tai chi practitioner showed tremendous heart. Takes heart to keep advancing when you're getting lit up.

[@youngguywastinghislife2084]

The tai chi practitioner have an advanced technique called self-hypnotism.

[@anonymous-vy8lz]

If the opponent's tongue is in the wrong position wing chun doesn't work.

[@aquilifergroup]

If he wants to get paid he better advance

[@barracuda493]

Kung-Fu Master Tian Ye, was so Skillful and fearsome in his Deadly Art, That even after he agreed to be Completely Blindfolded with tape, he also agreed to use only 50% of his mighty power, so as not to hurt Xu Xiaodong. Even Blindfolded, He was still able to completely overwhelm the MMA Fighter, to the point, that Tian Ye was able to hit Xu Xiaodong all over his face, and due to the Kung-Fu Masters lightning quick Fists, Xu Xiaodong was never even able to use his fists ever again. He was forced to only use kicks to defend himself from the Great Kung-Fu Master's onslaught. Afterwards, The Kung-Fu Master was so gracious that he allowed them to call the fight a Draw, so as not to embarrass the MMA Fighter so much.

[@markboudreau1410]

I'm here on Earth......what planet are you on?

[@Sultan0803]

@@markboudreau1410he a martian bro

[@hi_lodiz8221]

Tell ur tian ye come visit here in philippines were more than happy to put him with lovely black eyes..bullshido

[@hypnoticskull6342]

I just have to say this. We all know that those Kung Fu "masters” suck. But Xu was literally taking punches to the face like it was nothing

[@buddyrolf1065]

Great vid, deffo like the team-ups with you and Dean Rosenwald, you guys work well together

[@hemispace641]

To me, Xu Xiaodong is the only man with HONOR in that ring. That's including the referee, the doctors, and Tian Ye's corner people. At 54 years old, Tian Ye may have been in it for the money. He HAS to keep fighting. With all the money he is supposedly being paid for this fight, they ain't gonna let him leave the ring with nothing but a bloody nose... That means that Tian Ye is BRAVE. He stepped into the ring to fight a man much younger and stronger than him KNOWING he is going to LOSE...

[@FirstLast-zc6rn]

thanks a lot for this chanel and for the translations.👌 this fight was epic and the stuff you translated like the poem were unvaluable knowledge that added value to the match. it made me laugh so much i still have pain in the abds. i will share this video to friends

[@420DarylMr]

Just seen this on Danks channel the extended version is so much better 🤣 liked and subscribed 👍.

[@xbox360hulk]

I have little to no experience in mixed martial arts, I'm more of a Yogi/Meditator, but I have 2 younger brothers into 3-4 years of BJJ, Muay Thai, Boxing, etc. We may be world's apart, but we always have something new to teach one another, helping us both become more competent and Complete.

[@lloyddarbon5034]

Love your videos. I always thought it was just me who thought some of these styles were bulls**t. Your laughter is like my brother :)

[@joshuaford6700]

He came in with that flying knee and they ended it because they realized he was no longer playing around.

[@kickinbackinOC]

Looked liked a draw to me! Hooray for TMA!

[@FightCommentary]

Hahahaha

[@benanglin1458]

For a second, I thought Tian Ye was wearing a bluish-purple knee-wrap. dayum.

[@alanmott-smith9358]

Thank you for sharing

[@fig8man]

seeing you read that sign and translating it was super interesting

[@imolongkumer6549]

Now this is one of my favorite channel Now😆😁😂

[@Archer89201]

TMA as a base and then keep the useful stuff is good but to believe that it can turn you into a one man army beating up dozens or hundreds can lead to this idiocy. not just China even in my country Bollywood and other regional movies to take advantage of nationalistic fervour up the jingoism to show that out TMAs beat everything else including Chinese fantasy Kung Fu. an analogy would be people arguing that matchlocks were the progenitors of modern firearms and refuse the advancement in firearm technology; no handcrafted musket will beat a precision made competition shooter in a competition

[@Stavol2Dual]

People forget that they are not superhuman.

[@007wmd7]

@@Stavol2Dual That's what "herbal" remedies are for. Also have a good day.

[@Stavol2Dual]

@@007wmd7 Still won't make them bulletproof, PCP is a better bet

[@mrgamingcommunity9652]

You can't complains about movies.. Even Hollywood movies Does that...i watched south Indians Movies and single handedly they beat 100 of terrorist or villain... But this is not possible in real life

[@MnemeM]

So like... Sanda?

[@andreainzaghi7373]

thank you a new video nice surprise

[@sabet3600]

Great, thanks

[@Groomsman]

Dean's reactions are great, have him guest host for more please

[@deanrosenwald3405]

[@simoneriksson8329]

The Xu Xiadongstory just get more and more intresting !

[@Savaris96]

You know, you´d think a trained fighter would eventually at least TRY to avoid being kicked by the SAME LEG over and over again

[@EkoDanuWijaya]

I will now read the commentary section of fight commentary breakdown video.

[@mobilehome5078]

hilarious show. Thanks everybody

[@aliinuijake5191]

Bro your commentary is so hilarious!😂😂😂😂😂

[@donqueshot2217]

Xu Xiaodong: *exists* Autogenerated youtube captions: shoeshine

[@Shamshiro]

The last thing his opponents see before they hit the canvas.

[@HecTechFPV]

Dank sent us ya maddog!!

[@SlingbladeJim]

Thank you for translating for us..................................

[@heavensoldier6864]

I need more of this 😭😂😂👌

[@acflmobile]

Absolute mad lad ;)

[@punyubotok700]

I am an Indonesian citizen, very impressed with Xu Xiaodong, who has dismantled the fake kung fu masters in China..amazing..

[@jeffreymendoza8241]

I love his kung style it was so very unique , and he can mask change in the middle of fight this is something

[@sibsart2039]

At least this guy landed a decent hit. Granted it was when Xu let him land it.

[@XElhirrimX]

I love how the referee has better reflexes than Tian Ye.

[@aaa1e2r3]

Anyone else here from Count Dankula's video on Xu Xiaodong?

[@quillclock]

thats why im here and why i subscribed

[@LvL1henchman]

@@quillclock same

[@ExZodia89]

mma fighter is really merciful he doesn't hit his opponent in the face again..👏

[@toothybeaver5579]

Xu Xiaodong is a true national hero. His uncanny courage in exposing the fakes in Chinese traditional martial arts helped propel Kung Fu to better deal with modern fighting challenges such as Muaythai boxing, Tae Kwon Do, MMA, etc...

[@joseosirisbayot6908]

can't get enough watching this... :D

[@RhinoXiong18]

Bro this is light work for Xu honestly

[@charlie2216]

Tian Ye never had any formal training. He learned everything from DVDs.

[@TheRealBoroNut]

The arcane mysteries of Kung Fu are altogether too subtle to be caught on mere video. While it may appear that Master Tan Ye got a battering, in a couple of weeks Xu Xiadong may wake up one day with a strange sense of unease. A feeling of impending doom that he can't quite put his finger on. He might go into town, and enter a hat shop, maybe try on a hat. But it won't suit him. Mark my words.

[@mrFoxYou1]

Xu is a living LEGEND🙌

[@isamgifford8987]

This guy is awesome you go out there and do your thing bro

[@florenceyong4688]

sad to see a talented mma fighter wasted from his country,though he is not a best one,he still have a big spirit in this mma sport,God bless you xu xiadon and family.

[@jasonchenoweth5448]

Soooooo... can you explain the social thing that you were talking about? Or can someone explain, please? I'm pretty sure I know what they're talking about, but I do like to know for sure, before I tell anyone else and misinform anyone. Thx

[@edwardh1256]

search china social credit

[@leamia5269]

Hell ... I love his passion

[@davidniemiec1973]

Half the reason why I watch these videos as for the fight the other half is just to listen to your laugh dude when you start laughing I can't stop laughing

[@piemuggs]

If Tian Ye would have taken a page from George Dillman's book and said "Niing" when he threw that elbow, Xiaodong would have crumbled. I think Xiaodong must have studied Dillman and had his tongue placed in the right position. If you look closely you'll see Xiaodong has one big toe up and the other one down and therefore cannot be knocked out.

[@oldman7829]

I can't stop laughing every time I'm watching this vid. It's more like a comedy than a fight show 😂🤣😂🤣 And I had watched it for more than 10 times 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@kadwele7044]

Please dont kill him xiaodong.. have mercy..🤣🤣🤣

[@hankwatt]

Love that kick takedown tho ouch!

[@Itemtotem]

yes he's texting with boxing gloves, Jerry

[@mods4656]

YEAH DUDE

[@Domzdream]

Jerry. What do you think of Mike Tyson returning back to boxing? Are you excited? What's your opinion.

[@FightCommentary]

He’s still a beast, but man, he should be doing Tai Chi instead of abusing his body some more.

[@mrmantis84]

Would love for you to do a breakdown of karate combat

[@FightCommentary]

On it soon!

[@fermi1949]

That flying knee reminded me of masvidal's knockout of askren

[@seraphinaaizen6278]

Xu Xiaodong missed his calling in life. He would have been an amazing pro-wrestler. He's not a bad looking guy and he's got a pretty good size. And he's got a lot of swagger and charisma to him. But the main reason is: holy heck his promos and smack talk would have been FIRE!

[@seraphinaaizen6278]

@Skididdler No, it isn't. Because pro-wrestling doesn't pretend to be anything other than what it is.

[@vaiyt]

@Skididdler kayfabe has been dead for a long time now

[@josecarlosramolete6109]

​@@vaiyt You are right. Even during the days of Kliq incident.

[@mikeyjames1000]

Bahaha this is gold 👍🏻

[@FightCommentary]

Totally, especially the sign that Dean noticed!

[@Gabrielland150]

That tape around the head. I would have suffered a tko because of laughter. ,😆😆😆😆

[@aliflifeengineering7331]

Every kung fu master will say : the floor is slippery

[@felipearevalo6792]

Jerry, Hi, great video. A little question, Is this bald guy a really máster of something, or is he another maniac in this shows?, thank you.

[@FightCommentary]

Just another fraud. In fact, even Lei Lei beat him later that year.

[@RobWatt]

bam! birdboxing making a comeback!

[@NaturesWildBerry]

That fur coat was epic

[@davidsavelio6492]

Pride and honour 🙌🏽

[@Izznogood76]

The sign is Legendary!

[@bobbadickson3869]

Xu Xiaodong would be a great challenger on StreetBeefs!

[@dextew69]

Hed prob make more there lmao

[@grantsolomon7660]

Where do they dig these guys up from?

[@ABN6565]

Xu come to America, respect to him her could have really hurt this man. Love the commentary👍

[@isamgifford8987]

It's the emerald Warrior man I love this dude

[@TheZigzach]

When the guy came back out with his face all taped and bandaged I was ROTFL!!!! LOL!!! 🤣😀

[@nnn2184]

This is Totally insane. So so embarrassing. I think is Money matters. Is so damm obvious that the Bald guy is not a real Kung fu fighter . just an easy money😭😭😭👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻

[@roberttallafer2299]

And even if he were a real Kung Fu fighter he would probably still lose because modern day Kung Fu fighters dont have any fighting experience.

[@nnn2184]

@@roberttallafer2299 Yes. You are right. Modern Fighters Like MMA , They Are So Fearless , They Will Attacked and Throw punches untill Their Opponent Is KO. 🤔🤔

[@rudedregodutorpe8514]

AM GOING TO SUBSCRIBED WITH XU XIADONG.GREAT FIGHT.

[@Orrinwellsbigo]

the ref is trying not to laugh😳😳😄🤣😂😄

[@chocolatestarfish6297]

How many ads?

[@EazytheNDAcaptain]

Switched your tune compared to the other analysis he has a great reason to beat the shit out of them and show them no respect at the same time

[@hankwatt]

Painful l- that leg snapped hard!

[@manudehanoi]

6:54 after low kicking Xu does the Muay Thay head wobble and guard for a few secs :D

[@skadush4234]

Of course he was just wasting his time. But m really really really really really impressed by that old man. A young experience fighter would give up after taking such a powerful kick . Heads off to you grandpa. May be u can't fight but you r strong

[@FightCommentary]

Yeah, a lot of these guys who take on the mma or sanda guys really have heart. You wish they had good training when they were young. They could have been something amazing!

[@skadush4234]

@@FightCommentary exactly.

[@firmanimad]

MMA is scientific. It is open and is continuously being tested. That's why it works. These traditional arts, it's magic. They're disseminated in exclusively a closed-system of masters and pupils, and retained its reputation only through tradition and folklore. Even if in the beginning it was developed to deal with reality, after some time it will naturally become out-of-touch with it.

[@jeffthornton6998]

Question. Are these Masters fakes; or do their techniques just not work?

[@vaiyt]

Competitive pressure and cross-cultural competition are essential for martial arts to remain effective. Compare, say, old world wrestling styles with their centuries long history of travelling fighters, with sumo which has remained insular and thus fell behind.

[@johnstrickland3933]

I respect some old school martial arts. But even I would say that a mix a difrent martial arts better. An not everyone is the same. So u have to pick an figure out what works for u