GRAND FINAL - MenaRD vs NuckleDu | Red Bull Kumite 2024

[@yELoHQ]

Tasty Steve + Yipes + Justin Wong on commentary is legendary. Used to watch Yipes vs Justin Wong compete against each other in Marvel 2. How far they have come to commentate together nowadays. 20 Years.

[@FrancisD]

Them commentating is the real highlight tbh 😎

[@Fate862]

Not for me when it comes to Yipes. Over a 15+ of watching tournaments and out of every commentator out there Yipes has always been hardcore cringe. I hate listening to the guy when he's trying way too hard to throw in his childish sounding rhymes and references to random things and phrases that I haven't heard since I was a kid done badly. The spanish doesn't help(coming from a hispanic myself) its just the same as the english it just has me turn off sound so I don't have to hear but then I can't hear the match so its a double-edge sword. I still to this day after all these year don't know how people can stand his commentary much less enjoy it. He's like that kid in class that's trying so hard to be cool and included that he says the most cringe things to try and fit in and be entertaining but he's just that annoying kid you really want to avoid. "Hello fellow kids" kinda vibes.

[@captainmexicoXD]

They killed it

[@LtHuskies]

​@@Fate862such a hater dude. Quit yapping

[@josseoso6077]

😅

[@Kusanagikaiser999]

2 times Capcom Cup champ, multiple 1st places on several tournaments, 1 CEO Champ, 1 time US SFL champ, 1 time World Champ SFL, 1 time Red Bull Kumite Champ.......how still are people on denied, MenaRD is LEGIT one of the modern GODS of Street Fighter.

[@ELFUICHE]

Denial*

[@Ian_ma__]

Daigo >> Mena

[@rogerengland7692]

He's not even close on number of tournaments won in street fighter overall. People were calling punk the greatest during his golden era. Mena will slip like all the others. He won't winning like this for over a decade like daigo, j wong, mago and Tokido did.

[@MasterBison-r3h]

@@rogerengland7692 " Modern- hes the Best! especially if he dominates 6 till the end 🤷‍♂

[@victorarias6046]

Envidia bro

[@gheorghenegreanu8409]

AngryBird last year at Capcom Cup was the only one that made Menard change from Blanka to Luke, he still lost, but he gave AngryBird a run for his money, awesome players.

[@khoa2610]

jwong has become one of my fav commentators

[@hihihihihi7889]

Jwong was by far the best commentator. More knowledgeable than any other commentator and super funny. I think it was a Gachikun match where he literally corrected another commentator like twice.

[@Bfkcjscbsnjc]

Why do people care? commentators on video games are just annoyances and serve no purpose. It's all just an ego thing.

[@Altusartistdream]

@@Bfkcjscbsnjc I'm sorry did you just say you're stupid on a completely different set of words?

[@SMGxEnWHYc46]

You must be new

[@Bfkcjscbsnjc]

@@Altusartistdream Sounds like someone got but hurt from the truth. Video game commentators are completely irrelevant and serve no purpose.

[@SHINBAXTER]

TASTY STEVE + YIPES + JUSTIN = S-TIER SYNERGY ⭐️ COULD LISTEN TO THEM ALL DAY😂 =)

[@Fate862]

I would rather just mute whenever yipes is on but wanted to watch this grand finals with sound so tried to pay more attention to the match or tasty steve and justin. Yipes is just cringe to hear try and commentate.

[@Chivalrics]

This commentator lineup is perfect.

[@thugzz26]

BIG FACTS!!!!

[@mosantamaru]

Yipes is too cool

[@LTRiiken]

Dem Red Bull Kumite Jackets are fire

[@HakenRPG]

In the end, It was Broski who almost took out Mena, lmao. Huge props to both. Broski took 2nd in my book.

[@Unit27]

Broski made for the best set of the night. That was crazy.

[@pbz7572]

Similar to Angrybird’s situation at last year’s Kumite (only person to take the winner to the final game)

[@Miguel.Angel.Galvez]

No, Blaka is not "overpowered" or needs any nerfing. An OP character is a character that makes bad players look good. On the contrary, there are very few high level Blanka players in the world, and no one else use it as effectively as Mena. His Blanka looks powerful, because he is an amazing player.

[@Mad_Martigen]

Facts.

[@llamabot9889]

I never see Blanka online either, everyone has the chance to use Blanka but no one ever does

[@KevinIsraelofficial]

His Blanks is ridiculous!

[@arditoaryo7997]

well said

[@vandamq8]

so true people forgot he used to main luke and won like 2 tournament with him before switching to blanka its not the character my guy is just him

[@bosansekali898]

It's becoming more and more difficult not to recognize mena as one of the goats

[@Shinybutu]

he aint a GOAT until he wins EVO

[@Kusanagikaiser999]

@@Shinybutu Oh sooooo Sako, Mago, and even Tokido before 2016 wheren't GOATS right?.......he is already just stop been a salty B%h AND ACKNOWLEDGE HIM.

[@ELFUICHE]

@@Shinybutu Has Daigo ever win a Capcom Cup? Honest question.

[@nomiyadukes4709]

@@ELFUICHECapcom Cup wasn’t really a thing during Daigo’s prime. First one was I think 2013. So no he hasn’t won a Capcom Cup.

[@doolioart3314]

I think a lot of people have recency bias or however it's called. If he continues like this for several more years than maybe. And, depending on who you ask, branches to more than one game.

[@SkyisArt]

This is the greatest fighting game event yet honestly

[@necromax13]

na, but it's really good.

[@pbz7572]

I’m convinced Blanka is Mena’s favorite character in his lineup & it showed in his play & finesse this tourney. Hoping he plays @ his best at EVO

[@beeninjenek8851]

The legends on the commentary deck and MenaRD 5-0'ing in Grand finale. Holy shit

[@rundown132]

Mena looking unstoppable with blanka

[@davidcox6454]

Except when it’s for a million dollars

[@aaa-bm1fv]

​@@davidcox6454Ask Gachikum about it LOL

[@davidcox6454]

@@aaa-bm1fv it was a joke he’s obviously great but he got a little cocky at the capcom cup

[@aaa-bm1fv]

@@davidcox6454 And he payed the price for it.

[@thatguy330]

Dude, I get rocked by Guile's and Mena here just playing like it's Tuesday.

[@OldChanCharlie]

Mena is too strong. Has to be the evo favorite as of now

[@mikael6140]

Guess who won EVO 2024

[@valsione38]

Crazy how only broski was able to give mena some fight with a character that doesn't even have half the toolset these other characters do.

[@akilcharles3473]

"Yeah it's almost like Luke is not so much dominating as to how Blanka does it in the remaining matches, go figure!" But in all seriousness tho Mena put in the work to make it to the finals. And the characters he plays really shows.

[@slimballs9650]

JMCrofts said that too.

[@Mitsurugi117]

Mena went easy on him

[@kriscotd76]

Aki has way more than guile wtf game you playing smh …

[@akilcharles3473]

@@kriscotd76 wtf youre talking about!? Not once I mentioned Guile here...😮‍💨

[@GAMES-xq2tm]

mena said in cpt that his blanka was lacking .. wtf this blanka is looking unstoppable

[@AlwaysInnaHoodie]

Probably to throw off the competition

[@kitezzz360]

it's called gaslighting

[@enhanced6892]

Mena is a joke. Get this joke player out of here

[@mappybc6097]

​@@enhanced6892Sad your choke hero Punk once again couldn't handle the pressure?

[@technogale]

He was referring to his Blanka being lacking during Capcom Cup day, not all the time.

[@Wengamensp]

a muerte con mena desde chile, toda latam lo apoya por ser la persona que es y el jugador bestial que es, pero sobretodo como dije por la persona detras del fighter, un grande MENA

[@mikael6140]

MenaRD ganó el EVO 2024 gracias a Dios bro🎉

[@Wengamensp]

@@mikael6140 gano el evo japon pero todavia no se juega el evo gringo creo

[@barcomariasvonlippen]

​@@Wengamensppero no veremos a blanca ya que hubieron muchos lloros por menargod que es el único que vuelve a ese personaje roto

[@captainmexicoXD]

Glad they put yipes on the booth !!! One of the best on the mic

[@petecarrasquillo7056]

Bro really perfected blanka 🔥🔥

[@DigiMatt52]

Damn. MenaRD better get that milly next year with this level of disgusting Blanka shenanigans.

[@jayrdgaming]

To those hating on MenaRD take a sit and watch him dominate world , you can hate all you want but that dominican boy is going for everything god bless him

[@biggablayez456]

🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴

[@retror.d.1630]

Eii Diablo! 😂

[@cristopherpillier4255]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@DrSwazz]

@@retror.d.1630 I read that in Nairo's voice lmfao

[@ChamonyTejada]

🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴

[@e69alpha]

"Chopped cheese is a Philly cheese steak." Justin nooooo

[@GrandmaBooTTV]

Yipes called him a "disrespectful swine." 🤣🤣🤣

[@skoomskaa]

He ain’t lie though

[@e69alpha]

@@skoomskaa he's super wrong. It's a long burger

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

How could j wong make such a mistake

[@jesse76th96]

That's what living in cali that will do to ya

[@LittleStar678]

Wow, 5-0, 5-0 back-to-back at the top levels is something you would not see often

[@IronBonePR]

Happy to see this 3 guys together. Yipes, J. Wong and Tasty Steve. Red Bull knows what it is doing very well.

[@MalvinRD]

MenaRD is #1 in the world 🇩🇴🔥💪🐂

[@maxjimenez1360]

@JohnRambo-zz6gy IN FACT HE IS LOL

[@akilcharles3473]

Mena the bull more like Mena the beast putting in that work. Having a rough start with his Luke against Broski's AKI all the way to the remaining matches with his Blanka dominating to the very end.

[@Buperman50]

But nowadays, it's so much Street fighter, I can't keep up with it, until I get a break, but I still love it all. And I watch most of it still to this day.

[@PeripheriAe]

Aguante Republica Dominicana, enhorabuena desde España, Mena. You are a real one.

[@sickonotes3895]

Best commentator trio

[@El-Burrito]

I can't believe how many 5-0s and 5-1s there were, what a crazy tournament!

[@reckonerstar9172]

Street fighter 6 is becoming a phenomenon

[@enhanced6892]

Becoming trash

[@Vectorman2X]

rofl

[@mappybc6097]

​@@enhanced6892Go play some Tekken 8 then. That way you can get the full plugger+ shitty netcode experience. Or maybe MK1, if you can find people that still play that s**t that is 😂.

[@llamabot9889]

@@enhanced6892go back to mortal dumbat 1

[@mappybc6097]

@JohnRambo-zz6gy Funny. SF6 is way more balanced than Third Strike, which legit had 8-2 matches and two S tiers. Also, nobody liked the SF3 roster back when it came out. In fact, they hated the newcomers, and now people want Capcom to put Dudley and Makoto in the SF6 roster. I guess nothing ever changes in the fgc

[@korbengoodkat1751]

Menard's Blanka is poetry.

[@Grayfox111]

Love the love Dominican Republic is receiving. Good job MenaRD

[@skoomskaa]

MenaRD’s Blanka is one of my favorite characters to watch.

[@joselagos4435]

Excellent event.... they should repeat it in New York.. Excelente evento.... lo deben repetir en New York...

[@ampereje]

Aunque ya uno después de grande no juega pero no deja de ser muy entretenido ver alguien como MenaRD dominar un juego que fue parte de mi niñez... Felicidades champ 🏆🥇🇩🇴💪🏽🔥

[@Redrio]

WONG YIPES AND STEVE the most epic commentator lineup

[@Rizky-im2vh]

Legendary Commentators Trio! Tasty Steve and Yipes is my favourite duo, now with Jwong they become the ultimate trio!

[@yashanohime]

redbull..respect for having the commentary crew. legendary stuff

[@ivanflores7583]

These 3 are the great knights, they are legends

[@J3rs0n17]

The GOAT MenaRD

[@nicolavenanci6217]

Essa é a dominância mais contundente que eu já vi num jogo de luta. Menard literalmente passa o caminhão em seus adversários, não é uma coisa equilibrada. É A.T. R.O.P.E.L.O.

[@Malick_ibn_dinar]

Put some respect on MenaRD !

[@ReginaldVannison7777]

Congrats to Mena! The greatest SF player from the 4 corners of the earth🫡

[@brokenKnight1]

This was an amazing tournament to watch. Thank you for organizing it!

[@da11king]

I don't watch SF6 game competitions that much ... I am new to this...seems like this big kid is among the very best in the world.

[@JomiBaxter]

La semifinal y la final deberían estar en la página naranja 😅.

[@mappybc6097]

La verdadera final fue contra Broski.

[@JomiBaxter]

@@mappybc6097 Sii muy buena, una de las mejores peleas del kumite, la otra fue Dual kevin vs Crish wong

[@Yoelindeleon]

este paisano me llena de orgullo 🇩🇴💪🔥❤️

[@oozarusama]

blanka with the electric doll is unstoppable

[@fatalradius]

His Blanka game is so tough to train for. Congrats to Mena!

[@hmrhuang]

LOVE the aggressive, in-your-face offensive style; coupled with uncanny reactions for the counters, and MenaRD makes Blanka a top-tier character in SF6!

[@jamarr27]

Not only did mena beat punk da God free now he takes down Du. His run is crazy.

[@drewarrington733]

It’s so amazing to me to see the progression that Mena RD has taken to get him to where he is the best in the world 🌎 now & just a few years ago , he was the laughingstock in the FGC , strive for excellence 💪🏿

[@thebasement7330]

My Man tasty steve !!!! makes this worth watching

[@JermaineBryan-s4k]

Mena's Blanka is so Frisky and Risky, can knock a fool out Swiftly!

[@StretchDub]

3:33 Ayo maybe I just haven't been keeping up as much but I've never seen Rob bring THAT much energy 🔥🔥

[@crypticTmesis]

These three on commentary is the best combo

[@podosto]

🎉🎉🎉🎉 felicidades para mena se merece eso y más, bastante dedicación y esfuerzo. Ggs los demás ❤

[@lelong4544]

Playing guile with a dual sense controller and made it to the final, dude is insane.

[@sEaNoYeAh]

He also uses analogue stick for charge characters. Du's unique, a free thinker

[@Ai_Reborn]

​@@sEaNoYeAh Yeah the analog stick is better for down back charging while as D-pad is better for more straight forward charging ([4]6 & [2]8 inputs).

[@polomalco]

Dualsense has nice analogues, the dpad is not the best though.

[@newatlantisrepublic6844]

Justin Wong is getting his own movie this summer. Can’t wait.

[@SF61984]

Congrats to Redbull for putting together an excellent tournament. I know it's not especially lucrative right now, but hopefully it will pay off for them in the future, bringing in more fans and younger players across the world into the FGC.

[@Dubsyman]

Love the presentation. Fun to watch!

[@BlankaChan-sf6]

Beautiful champion !!🎉🎉 MENA RD❤

[@James-qz2sd]

Domination 🏆

[@TheDiBoG]

MenarD insane performance whole tournament

[@MrEllipsis423]

I agree the commentary was top notch. He made Guile look like a low tier character and thats insane in itself

[@joeboozer9736]

Mena went off!

[@the.maciota]

MenaRD is a insane player, have the much concentration and respect about adversary

[@hexxdeus6852]

Tasty Steve... #1 Commentator of all time!!! 👌

[@Buperman50]

I also don't like the fact that infiltration can't go to tournaments no more. I want to see him compete with the rest of the players again.😢

[@01Tops20]

i think infiltration is still the best and would kill menard if he could play

[@Aberamentho2010]

Why cant he go to tournaments anymore?

[@RushianRichard]

Unfortunately he has been banned. Look it up for the entire story.

[@josuet01]

14:16 you gotta be confident in your decisions ... Thast maybe too munch confidence. 😂😂😂 The best comment. Those guys are stars in the 🎤

[@jcbond.]

I want to see Mena vs Infiltration for SF6. Mena is unstoppable. Shout-out 🇩🇴

[@RushianRichard]

Manywould love to see infiltration back. It's a shame his talent isn't used on the world stage to be seen by all of the fgc.

[@jeromejstafford]

You guys make great videos much luv ♥

[@MoDeeRUN]

This was THAT FUEGO!!! LIKE HIT HIM WITH DAT MASCARACACHIMBE!!! GREAT JOB YALL!! THE HYPE WITH ALL THE COMMENTATORS!!! THIS WAS JUST FUEGO!!!!!

[@DjShini]

Wong and Yipes at the table after so long, so dope!!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@jonwhite549]

JWong, Yipes, & Tasty Steve for the culture

[@lovetownsend]

Love the words from Mena RD at end

[@mruchiha0209]

did not expect Du folding like this. 10-5 against Punk & Du, back to back; Mena is a MENAce.

[@adr916sac]

Thank you Redbull, entertaining event from start to finish even with so many blowouts.

[@tatenda1803]

congrats mena and youre a good representation of the fgc

[@Terryckac]

Sick combo from RD omg

[@letmefeelthevibes]

Mena is incredible, what a performance !

[@IDELAC8]

very well analyzed by the legendary Justin Wong, what he said at the beginning of the fight. MenaRD knows well what it's like to face Guile, thanks to the fact that his partner CABA takes him as the main player. CABA has been like his ummm sparring partner to get to know Guile's movements in depth!

[@locke825]

esse cara conseguiu deixar o Blanka quebrado está imparável se continuar assim vai ser muitas mais vezes o campeão joga demais

[@sabdirgonzalez7017]

No entiendo a la gente, en la Capcom Cup se quejaban de que el 85% de los jugadores solo usaban a Luke, MenaRD usa a Blanka y dicen que esta roto... Si esta roto porque nadie más lo usa a ese nivel?

[@metalyoshi101]

ese es un pretexto de punk cuando lo destrozan

[@shakeydog]

A+ Redbull and all the players

[@JohnWick-mv5pr]

God's Hand. -- This Mena hasn't had a real fight yet. In time, our paths will cross, and you MENA will not be ready. All that Republic Dominican support and your God will not come close to be enough to help you win any rounds when you face me.

[@newatlantisrepublic6844]

Nuckle Nuckle Du Where are Yuuuuu?!

[@chimyshark]

I'm so glad to see NuckleDu make a comeback out of retirement.

[@LuisCruz-yg6rs]

Redbull make it happen with the help of amazing talents and the FGC as a whole

[@brandonvillamizar1216]

Justin is the best commentator ever, you don't need someone else.

[@lightabaddon4193]

Haters are mad right now! DOMINICAN POWER! 5-0 5-0 BACK TO BACK!

[@antmiu2]

Mena definitely Top 5

[@mosu9133]

Mena is Number 1 or top 3 at least

[@0uttDear]

Good to see Blanka finally getting his dues...

[@Torbero47]

Give'em the fooking lumber. 🙏🏾💜

[@muhammadshabazz1110]

Been watching these guys since the MVC2 days. Good to see them doing great. 💪💯

[@juniorvargas2500]

Muy orgulloso de ti muchas felicidades por representar la patria 🎉

[@weirdkidtum8477]

The strongest gamer of the Golden Era vs the strongest of the platinum era

[@robertjames5876]

Mena is nasty 😂😂😂

[@victorarias6046]

Envidia 😂

[@brianfigueroa5340]

Thank you so much!!!@