Pound 2022 GRAND FINALS - Riddles Vs. MkLeo - SSBU Smash Ultimate Tournament

Pound 2022 is a Super Smash Bros Ultimate Tournament in Laurel, MD. This Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Tournament is a SWT Platinum event and will help players qualify for the Smash World Tour Finals
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[@swellequation2861]

its so funny how the commentators can be talking about random stuff and then just transition back into the game so flawlessly

[@johantitulaer1052]

Yeah much better than those commentators that are fixed on the random stuff that they try to ignore what happened to finish their story. The other commentator meanwhile "clip that. Guys somebody clip that."

[@prophet8762]

It's kind of stupid actually I turn the audio off 😂😂 like why they talking about random shit so much just focus on the game and make the commentary actually intriguing. Most of what they say is BS anyways 🤷

[@Winterhe4rt]

Those are some amazing commentators. Others will just "yeah thats a nair. uh huh, an Upsmah...". Jeez I dont need anybody to name some moves for me. Just entertain me while we're watching this game man.

[@azazel673]

Yeah they make it hard to keep the attention in the fight.

[@goldfire3636]

I don't know much about other discipline but I can tell we have wonderful commentator for smash

[@ChaosNew]

Glad to see the best mode that should be the tournament base being played. Squad strike!!! Let's go!

[@bocaj71491]

I agree! I really enjoy Squad Strike best thing they added this game

[@gabrieltouron2323]

amazing mode, it's so hype

[@mshenay]

Honestly yea, Part of what I love about KOF is the squad, helps things not be so monotonous

[@dominicpetti2995]

@@mshenay lol came here to say @chaosnew should try KoF

[@Issaviewer91]

Facts , squade strike needs to me normalized! Its def the best mode to watch

[@SparklingHarmony]

24:25 That Kazuya kick has to be my favourite move in smash lol

[@SPEDWIN21]

Literally Ganon Sparta kick

[@christopherhammond5142]

It's nasty as fuck, so cool.

[@itriggerpeople4433]

THIS IS SPARTA

[@taco2515]

Every time I hit I say get the fuck outta here

[@Gamerrelm1.0_relm]

@@taco2515 Kazuya mishima wins

[@Crakinator]

Love how Riddles went for a Wolf ditto with Leo and just got absolutely thrashed. Wolf has so much potential that it feels like not many players are really taking advantage of.

[@Bluzlbee]

bruh, his recovery, he may have everything else good, but that recovery is so insufferable

[@rdbh8758]

Recovery is so trash most players wouldn’t even pick him up

[@cydra671]

He was the most popular character in 2018-2019 but people got used to fighting him, but he's still a popular choice this day

[@lmfaook.7971]

Yes, and no, I've tried. Lol

[@yvettegonzalez6299]

​@@Bluzlbee,@ Bluzlbee 🎉😢and coffee ☕, @ ,bluzlbee 🎉😢and

[@Blank_141.]

That duck from Leo was clean 17:40

[@gusonian8637]

Holy shit

[@l.n.3372]

I knew Riddles played Richter and now Terry and Kazuya. But until I saw this squad strike live, I never even knew Riddles had a Roy too.

[@Alexchamplooo]

You should see his streams, his Roy is dirty

[@obbuoqn7736]

Everybody has a roy

[@tyrenace6597]

@@obbuoqn7736 This is true, I wish I had a Marth or Lucina but Roy and Chrom are just easier. They should have gave Marth more true combos.

[@georgesbouchet7430]

Lucina is easier to play than Roy if you favor spacing, air acceleration and edgeguarding. Marth and Chrom are a whole other story though

[@tyrenace6597]

@@georgesbouchet7430 I wish Marth or Lucina had the Roy, Chrom jab XD.

[@benbeckman1327]

In the same tornament Leo has two grand finals where he won the first set 3-1 and lose the second 2-3

[@symphonydelfloyd]

Why mkleo lose even winning the first set 3-1???

[@hoaho9993]

Roberto Mamani Villa Leo was in loser and riddles was in winner. If a person is in loser bracket and loses, they’re eliminated. If a person is in winner bracket and loses, they’re put in loser

[@paulchong6930]

With the person he lost to sending him to losers for both too

[@lifeisoverrated7167]

@@symphonydelfloyd when you lose during the tournament you aren't instantly eliminated, you go in a second bracket, and if you win every match of this second bracket then you are in finals against the winner of the winner bracket and to win you have to score 2 sets in a row when the one from winner side only have to score one

[@sageoliver1592]

Mkleo is tired. Even Riddle is very tired. Man. They can play.

[@tinyt.w.i.m7291]

This felt like I read a poem.

[@sullivanish]

This comment sounds tired lol

[@king_eziel]

@@tinyt.w.i.m7291 it's a haiku: Mkleo is tired. Even Riddle is very tired. Man. They can play.

[@Fernando17892]

My grandma is tired too. My parents said that means she's going to die soon

[@king_eziel]

@@Fernando17892 tell her that you fw her heavy and to rest already; y'all will meet again.

[@Sheamus1212]

Funny how riddles sent leo to loswrs here and won. and gluto sent leo to losers in singles bracket and won

[@spiritualak5147]

The man need a break

[@PervyOldToadSage]

are these two separate tournaments both called pound?

[@BE-fw1lr]

@@PervyOldToadSage Nah just different categories in the same tournament.

[@jamesdow211]

@@spiritualak5147 it speaks volumes to his skill that he, even being tired, can get to 2nd place and very nearly first twice in a row

[@lyrics2challenged]

@@jamesdow211 pulled a double reset and forced G5 in two separate grands, that's insane.

[@nicstead3820]

Dang, Riddles is cracked.

[@Nekotaku_TV]

Cracked?

[@alvaroblanco9094]

@@Nekotaku_TV hella freaking good

[@danielaristob9682]

No wonder hungry box wants him in team liquid

[@SilverAndMC]

@@Nekotaku_TV or he just picked kazua

[@khaledmoussa2640]

@@SilverAndMC go play kazuya lika him, comon, go get the results

[@mikedynasty77]

Riddles played incredibly with Kazuya. The Roy took time to warm up but it shredded too. I somewhat enjoyed this grand finals but I couldnt help shake that Leo was playing lazy or tired. He wasnt moving outside the Wolf much and let certain things happen. Like a Kazuya laser from almost half the stage away just hit him or when he whiffed that tech. These things just felt very atypical of his usual performance and the commentators noticed it too. Anyway, congrats to Riddles for closing it out!

[@retierashia]

Let’s go Riddles with the win. Was hoping Leo would use Joker or Ike again. But well played to both players.

[@AshenDemon]

Bruh the days of Leo's Joker are over.

[@platinumboi88]

Leo’s Ike is what got me back into smash a few months after ultimate came out. He barely uses him in tourneys now which sucks

[@StormWizard357]

Why did he stop using joker

[@stevenrodriguez3334]

@@StormWizard357 people complained that he was carried by joker cuz he was the "best character in the game" and I guess that made him play other characters and he already feels like he's better with them

[@AshenDemon]

@@StormWizard357 He said Joker is less fun and he like Byleth better. If I'm not mistaken.

[@jaydensinclair3710]

Great Dub Riddles, putting Canada on the map for smash. From York region keep up the good shit

[@Jknight416]

Damn. Riddles turned up during those last two matches

[@sergiooliva2517]

Was so hilarious the commentators putting all their hopes en pyra “is all up to pyra” and Roy with the spike just cut their speech 🤣

[@Nekotaku_TV]

Just here for Riddle's Kazuya. That ending though boooiiiii!

[@lucasiglesias3742]

squad strike is so sick! I wish we could play it online

[@arkb0t379]

The Corrin dtilt stage spike was because it sends slightly towards Corrin, not slightly away

[@jimonaldo3108]

loving the commentary on this, never heard these commentators before but they did a fantastic job

[@vuke6931]

'The Uncle Phil and Jazzy Jeff' is the greatest description of a throw in Smash history

[@RainRaifu]

Pre-set: I believe 10000% in riddles. My man got this. Post-set: My MAN. lego riddles.

[@greatprominent]

That intro was one of the funniest things I've ever seen in a Smash video. "And these guys...they could be our Dads"

[@ratmforthewin]

Riddles making "Cashewa" look sick

[@SibylMadia]

Couldn't stand his pronunciation

[@buttdick]

The fact that Smash Ultimate is the first time Roy and Wolf are able to (officially, on a Nintendo licensed game) fight each other is unreal I swear.

[@ONLY_RR7]

I feel like Roy and Wolf is the least crazy combination you could’ve chosen out of their lineup lol

[@buttdick]

@@ONLY_RR7 uh no? It just feels like that lineup should've been possible back in like 2008 already.

[@BronzeAgePepper]

this is why I still love Project M/+ to this day for the matchups it made possible before Smash 4 or Ultimate. Also having gameplay I enjoyed even more than Melee or Smash 4 during their competitive heydays.

[@detective2221]

@@buttdick shut up

[@Christian-wr4ge]

I like the team format! Hope to see more :)

[@elproctologo7994]

قاعك

[@AWP-0kami]

i love to see the good sportsmanship between players 🔥💯

[@Sammyboiiii]

That roy sequence at the end tho From the patient kazuya plays to aggressive roy, riddles is insane

[@lyrics2challenged]

Random question, do the Squad Showdown pools have its own separate prize pool, or is it a partial of the overall prize pool from the main part?

[@Normopath]

Can people stop having a seizure about MkLeo not using Joker or Byleth because he ‘wasn’t taking the match seriously’. It takes away from the effort both Leo and Riddles put into that match and plus annoys the hell out of me in every comment section of a video that he’s in

[@hopbouncecrash]

KAZUYA MISHIMA

[@user-pw7dy6pr8f]

22:23　この試合エグすぎる It's so amazing To make Leo bumpy

[@austinvanderveer213]

That video intro is why I love smash commentary lol. They just don't care, they keep it fun.

[@colinbesares6797]

The Megaman Starforce music in the beginning took me back

[@tsynthetic]

Congrats to Riddles for the dub! 25:11 almost spit out my drink laughing here

[@zanymainey]

Kazuya wavedash be looking goofy sometimes

[@orangeslash1667]

@@zanymainey Tekken characters kinda move like that.

[@hugeculo]

I was looking for this comment. Lmao

[@EpsilonKnight2]

I'd personally like it if squad strike became the tournament standard. It would mix up the meta even more due to matchup formulas and anchor picks and it just feels like Smash KoF which is sick.

[@mikestander398]

That would be super sick but also super corny lol

[@TaskMaster5]

It would probably be even more exhausting for players on long tournament grinds to not only play three different characters, at least, but try to learn on the fly match ups each and every set. It's a fun mode but I don't think pros would want to do it as the standard even if it would give a greater variety (in theory).

[@EpsilonKnight2]

@@TaskMaster5 Pros already have to deal with it in KoF and other team fighters like MvC and DBFZ. The format isn't necessarily longer either as you have the same amount of stocks and if there was any issue of that, adjustments to the rulesets could be looked at. I understand what you mean though but I think in the long run it would just reward character loyalty and push the meta away from harder matchup counters since you would have more options for flexibility in your playstyle.

[@notgeeyo]

Best squad strike I've seen. Best wolf gameplay I've seen

[@rayweaver8295]

That wasn't even Leo's best wolf

[@futurfry]

The ftilts were fresh

[@trollponch]

until he decides to side-b

[@NurseBadTouch]

7:24 the reverse hit of corrin get up attack does this too its hilarious

[@jessiem.8301]

Satisfying to watch

[@NationalistAF]

love that Terry as anchor for the team. just like KOF 👍👍

[@thanos9350]

I feel like if Leo went Byleth instead of Pyra/Mythra, he would've won this.

[@l.n.3372]

Or go full swordie: Byleth, Corrin and Pyra/Mythra.

[@thanos9350]

@@l.n.3372 his wolf did crazy work, I feel like when Leo plays Pyra/Mythra it just isn't for him

[@l.n.3372]

@@thanos9350 Leo is a master of swordie historically. I think there's a reason why he likes them and his neutral game transitions well into them all. Yes, he had a good wolf around the pre Joker days too. But he's so known for the swords (Marth, Cloud, now Byleth too). I'd not be surprised that he plays Pyra/Mythra.

[@orangeslash1667]

@@l.n.3372 Since most sword users come from RPG's, I think MKleo loves to be very strategic.

[@JacobPDeIiNoNi]

@@l.n.3372 Wolf is essentially a swordie with how much range he has

[@probablynotleo4340]

We can see just how much bottled up anger is in Kazuya after game one lmao

[@DrCorndog1]

I think it's hilarious how Leo isn't playing Joker even on Squad Strike.

[@AlanDarkworld]

I still believe that Squad Strike is the superior play mode. It's more strategic (team composition & order), more skill-based (have to know how to play multiple characters) and offers more variety for both the player and the audience. Not including this in the online mode was a wasted opportunity.

[@ErtN-fj8tg]

Really was. Way more likable than timeout sonic and Steve. Would be interesting too because low tiers wouldnt be as terrible as they are.

[@Gemanai465]

Not me not realizing it was a squad strike and thinking I accidently skipped something when he switched from Corrin to Pyra

[@Cheezmonka]

Squad Strike is definitely my favorite 1v1 tournament rule set.

[@Kizzet373]

Lmao Leo not even playing Joker or Byleth🤣 He's just adventuring at this point.

[@memphis346]

Game 2 riddles is like "you don't think my sides are hot?"

[@SolarisKane]

You NEVER see Leo get 3-stocked so far in the match.

[@JoshWunderlich]

I know Leo lost but for a guy to get 2nd place against this level of competition without his mains is still Godlike

[@tmcttf8087]

22:26 Once *"Plucking Tulips"* began to play.....there was no way Kazuya was going to lose that fight.

[@marcosalvarezmorga6378]

LOVE THAT KASUYA AMD RIDDLES PLAY STYLE

[@leech1355]

Wolf reeeeaaaally suits Leo’s play style

[@RedDenim]

6:52 fam can we talk about the match

[@raidiar2021]

That final down air didn't even process with the commentators for a second lmao

[@whatever7688]

Sometimes I root against Riddles just because I need there to be hope in the world that he can be beat. Clearly MKLeo shows that there is though

[@CrashForSmash]

bro i watched this high af thinking it was normal grand finals until leo won the first set. i didn’t even notice the squad strike intro

[@fupalover]

Why haven't you guys uploaded Dabuz vs Myran?

[@michaelcashed3777]

Yo Leo’s pyra is built degenerately

[@samuelzhu1601]

Riddles has completed MKLeo's download content.

[@RMGiles51]

Great commentating guys

[@massilyar341]

GG mkleo, seems like you’ve met your match

[@gimrei2360]

Does anyone have the name of the ost at the first seconds playing ? I think it's from StarForce (Megaman) but not very sure.

[@TreyFergg]

What causes the slow-motion for a split second at 26:19/26:20?

[@Gigga9]

game 4 was so good

[@ohianaw]

bro this commentary had me laughing. they just sound baked as fuck💀

[@velunara]

The tension is real

[@kylecao6801]

riddle just love to jump and attack in the air. you just wait for him to reveal his weakness by himself.

[@user-ee1in9py4o]

mkleoがザクレイカラーのウルフ使ってるのアツい

[@hexxcarbonox6104]

Totally saw that coming with FD Kazuya...

[@SNoodle]

RIDDDLLLLEEESSSSS!!! SMACK EM, BOI!!! SMACK THE CHAMP!!!

[@shikarixox1195]

Damn, Joker ain't even making the squad strike roster...

[@el_latte]

I know this isn't relevant to the match, but that Megaman Starforce OST at the start got me nostalgic, dang

[@ootfan5]

Very fitting that a Smash tournament video starts with chugging Mountain Dew.

[@seth7726]

4:46 What kind of hitstun was that? Kazuya was on the spinning animation for so long but not going as far as it would normally do

[@firemin5398]

he went into tumble?

[@seth7726]

@@firemin5398 idk, it looked as if he was being stopped midair by a windbox or something

[@rpgfanatic9719]

It was mythra's weak nair launch.

[@ShirakoriMio]

My mans really just said Squad strike has "many layers ed boy" im dead

[@lasploot3048]

I came for the set but stayed for the commentators.

[@MrFunnyXD]

congrats riddles

[@crakbac]

IS THAT MEGAMAN STARFORCE MUSIC AT THE START!!?????

[@joshford1280]

Lets go Riddles! That whole set was super hype. Major props to Riddles for showing everyone out there he's here to do business. Somebody sign this man.

melee vs close range weapon, i knew the result already.

[@kazuya6852]

Apparently it’s illegal to be offstage as Kazuya

[@calivali2876]

Tantalus sounds drunk Man, is he alright?

[@evanllelos2000]

Tantalus my beloved

[@jungillestt02]

Riddles need to bust out some Ryu/Ken, but God damn Riddles good shit dude 👏🏼

[@astroanthobbies3801]

Would be sick if riddles played Ryu in the middle

[@puxtbuck6731]

I think I’d watch more if this was the standard tourney format.

[@xxjiosan2573]

Leo’s wolf is so nice hollllyyyshiiiiiieeeett

[@diegosanchez-rf2df]

Who won? Both won?

[@3three3three3three]

they got all star mode in this game?

[@gitfunky9307]

12:57 “Mkleo picking up most characters is gonna be a bad time for the opponent” 😂 I lost it

[@Christopherthe66]

Wait how do you do picking 3 different characters and play one match

[@LexSchilperoord]

Squad Strike

[@Butter-yb5by]

Dang I really enjoyed these commentators!

[@benchan9199]

wow leo not even using his main in grands

[@AvoJoJoNotes]

Yooo they playing Mega Man Starforce music at the very beginning lol

[@user-eo4dm2gw1q]

Riddles is tournament world champion.

[@sageoliver1592]

Playing Tournaments. 2 tournaments in Pound. Is tiring.

[@jasomega2446]

Epic

[@ash1yn]

Damn Leo’s wolf is godlike

[@spry9953]

How is he not signed?!

[@UnderratedSheet]

I'm confused. Why are there 2 grand finals with MkLeo in it o.o?

[@NaughtyPigMario]

this is squad strike