Video summary
The video captures the intense atmosphere of the finals for Season 2 of SportsTime Pinoy Ninja, specifically focusing on the men's and women's categories as they tackle the second leg of the OCR 100 obstacle course. The competitors, many of whom are track and field athletes or national team members, face a series of challenging obstacles that test their speed, strength, and endurance. While some athletes breeze through familiar sections like swinging monkey bars and wall climbs, others encounter new difficulties, such as a specific knee-based movement or missed grips on ropes, forcing them to strategize whether to retry an obstacle or move forward to avoid losing time. The commentary highlights the physical toll of the competition, noting that while the course is shorter than standard international events, the high stakes and difficult transitions make every second count in this sprint-style race.
Throughout the event, the athletes display remarkable resilience and diverse skill sets, ranging from powerlifting strength to explosive track speed. Female competitors like Juliana, Tate, Sam, Cat, Renee, and Leo showcase their unique abilities, with some overcoming ankle injuries or grip struggles while others utilize their long limbs for advantage on swinging elements. In the men's category, veterans like Rod demonstrate effortless muscle memory and calculated movements that allow them to navigate the course quickly, while others like JC and Aaron show that experience does not guarantee perfection, as they make mistakes but continue to push forward. The broadcast emphasizes that despite the grueling nature of the obstacles, the participants' determination never wavers, even when facing fatigue or technical errors that require quick recovery techniques.
The competition concludes with the announcement of the winners for both categories, where the hosts acknowledge the close margins and the dramatic finishes that made the event so thrilling. For the women's division, Samantha Jem Limos takes fifth place, followed by Juliana in fourth, Katherine Manesses in third, Renee Maxine de Martin in second, and Fate Valiente as the champion who wins a trophy, medal, and 7,000 pesos cash prize. The men's results are similarly celebrated with Sir JC and Aaron placing fourth and fifth, Leonel taking third, Jean securing second place, and Sir Rod crowned as the ultimate champion of SportsTime Pinoy Ninja. The hosts express pride in all the finalists who fought their way from the tryouts to the championship round, highlighting that hard work truly pays off in this high-energy sporting event.
The episode ends with heartfelt acknowledgments to the Philippine Obstacle Sports Federation, Bridgetown Obstacle Park, and the entire production team for making the show possible. The hosts reflect on how much they enjoyed Season 2 compared to the first season, noting that the level of competition and excitement has increased significantly. They thank the participants for their dedication and energy, promising that future seasons will continue to "level up" with even more dramatic runs and challenges. As the credits roll over scenes of celebration and music, the video leaves viewers anticipating the next installment of this exciting obstacle course racing series, celebrating the spirit of Filipino athletes who gave their all on the field.
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Vegas.
[music]
It's first time in Ninja.
Okay, Robert. Here we [music] have
JCalside
probably. [music]
Yes.
>> [music]
>> One of our smaller athletes here men's
category but of course showing no
weakness here.
Okay. Familiar familiar movement
againist
twisting
both kinds of techniques twisting and
swinging.
Very
well.
Yes.
During the breaks
obstacle course,
basketball, [music] volleyball,
super this case.
mag excel even if you're short. Yes.
[music] And um this seems like a breeze
then for him now this new obstacle
again. This is the first time they are
encountering this obstacle.
Hopefully affected.
Okay.
Sports climber.
Not [music] um not sprinting to the next
or to the last part. Let's see how he
does. Technique
would be okay.
advantage
[music] arm spa. Yes. Skip.
There we go.
>> Nice one, JC. JC, congrats on
completing, of course, the first round
of the finals. How are [music] you
feeling, P?
>> So, I'm very out of breath.
You feel confident about your run? M I
don't think so right now. But it's okay.
I think you did spectacular. [music] Of
course, you know, being the finals
round, there are some familiar
obstacles, but of course they're bigger
and more difficult. So the new and the
old, where were you challenged?
>> So most challenging for me is last one,
the swinging monkey bars.
But still it was still a great run of
course.
Thank you.
Okay. Congrats [music] again JC for
finishing.
>> [music]
>> It prophsy rod has been a top contender
since the beginning. Let's see how he
does here in the finals.
>> Wow. [music]
Sideways movement.
>> Oh, not on his knees. Mhm.
>> It's a first time for us to see that
knees.
Okay.
Rod has experience
obstacle sports. Yeah. Let's see um if
his training as um it's going to affect
this positively
again hopping technique
wall.
>> Okay.
Next
very calculated
unnecessary movements. Yes. Muscle
muscle memory
effortless movement. Yes. Yes. See,
imagine
he knows how to get down.
Okay.
presence of mind. Uh if you try to if
you miss an obstacle, it takes a long
time to run it back.
He knows where to go.
And there
finals.
All right. You just completed the first
round here in the finals.
How was your run?
As I always say, finals round bigger,
more difficult, and of course
challenging.
most challenging for you.
So again congratulations
first round.
[music]
Congratulations and uh see you in the
next round. [music] Here
[music]
[clears throat]
we have Gino, one of the fastest
track and field. [music]
And you can see in between Okay, slow
down.
[music]
You can see that in between the
obstacles, they're really not holding
back anymore.
Bamb
over. Of course, for the finals of
Frobert, [music] we had to take them to
uh we had to have this in the Bridgetown
obstacle course. Of course, finals
class.
>> The best in the Philippines.
>> The best obstacle course in the
Philippines.
>> Yes. Uh national team members. This is
their training ground. And our esports
time competitors are here now to show to
show them [music]
performs
very familiar with this course
or with that part. Oops. Something new.
Okay.
Whoa. Oh, he missed the wall.
Oh, there going back. Nice hop.
There we go. So, with this course
magnify need
energy.
Yes. But he is um breezing through this
part. Jumped into the next set of bars.
Okay.
Jean, you just completed the first round
here in the finals.
Oh, of course.
try first time encounter but either way
it's a spectacular run and I'm sure
you've had an expect
a beautiful round so um for the people
watching is there anyone you want to
greet or anything you want to say
[music]
teammates po and s parents and
support
okay [music]
again congratulations Eugeneas
and we're back from the men's category
finalists. And what I can say from this
run is that we've seen some crazy flips
from these men.
I hope you guys witness it. [music] What
do you feel?
>> Yeah, it was a great performance as
usual. Of course, higher level of
competition. This is the finals [music]
of course and we are moving on to round
two of the finals round. So, hi, we are
here with the our expert of course,
Coach Mick. Uh, coach difference round
one and we're moving on to the round
two. the OCR 100 course
round which is usually ginagamit
obstacles
[music] Spartan races unlike the OCR 100
course is a standard course
games 2019 and then
international events like world OCR
international events
weekend Dubai same course
Croatia s Costa Rica and last year
events world obstacle standard event
[music]
unlike it's more of a distance um course
so extend and then extend transitions
between first obstacle to second so
random obstacles
n first uh level one final course.
>> So of course the OCR 100 is worldwide
standard course you second round.
>> Yeah the second round. Okay for the
second round are there any tips and
tricks our athletes should know [music]
before of course uh running through the
course
>> since it's a speed course just 100 m. So
technique or tips.
[music]
Okay. So
against your opponent. Yes, definitely.
Thank you so much, Coach Mick, for the
all of these tips and letting us know
more about the OCR 100 [music] course.
We've seen our first 10 finalists go
through our first challenge. But of
course,
[music]
Other than the trophy and the medal, our
participants will also receive a cash
prize. 2,000 for our consolation,
3,000 for our third place winner, 4,000
for our second placer and 7,000 for our
champion.
Wow.
This year,
>> but it's okay. It's okay. Next time,
next season, next season, next season.
[clears throat] But of course, with the
prizes being mentioned, [music] hard
work pays off talaga. These guys, these
participants really prepared and really
gave their all to reach where they are
now. [music]
But of course, it's time for round two
of the finals round. They're going to do
the OCR 100. And excited.
Super.
>> [music]
>> Okay, we have Juliana first to take on
the for the women's category. First to
take on leg two. Okay. Okay.
Her long legs help po.
Okay.
[music] Okay.
Spectators. Yes.
interested.
>> Okay.
>> And go.
>> Come on.
>> Time.
Let's go.
>> Energy mo. Go. Go. Go. Go. Up to move
on. Up to move on. Familiar. Familiar
again.
Okay. Balance in
lang. Okay. Yes.
She's getting a feel of it. How much
will it swing?
So, check [music] length limbs will be
their advantage over strength
power
limbs.
>> Okay, that's try number two.
[music]
Okay, there
you can tell that
even something uh like this wall they
would breeze through it in the
semifinals, [music]
eliminations, triyouts, but finals
obstacles.
Okay, good.
[music] Yes.
Okay, moving on. Swing. Good. and swing
swing. Swing. Oops. Leg swing. Leg
swing. Leg swing there. Parang swing
lang n
elementary swing.
>> Okay, there. That is
po second try.
>> Already two obstacles unfinished. But
here on the next, she's not giving up.
She wants to finish it.
Qualities athletes. Yes.
They are
no giving up here since day one and
they're still fighting till now.
Okay.
Technique.
Okay.
Initial technique.
Oh, there we go. It's okay.
Okay. Go for that swing. Can do it.
Okay. There we go.
Be careful.
>> But again, you need grip strength here.
Let's hope she makes it to the go.
>> There we go.
>> Advantage.
>> There we go. Good job, Juliana. our
first uh from the women's category to go
through the second thing.
[music]
>> Tate, the number one female [laughter]
contestant since the start.
Let's see how uh she's going to overcome
these obstacles.
>> Okay. Balance beam very fast.
So far so good.
>> So far so good. Mistake.
>> Okay.
>> I think that's a measure. Head to head.
Okay. Oh,
and transition speed.
Okay.
Powerlifter. [laughter]
Okay. But um there are still obstacles
to go. Very impressive time.
Okay, one try for all. Okay, here we go.
No stopping. Did she grab the rope?
Okay, no rope. Straight to the top. And
that's why she's number one.
>> Number one.
>> That's why she's number one, sir.
[music]
>> Okay, we have Sam. another or another
track athlete in the women's category.
Okay. Okay. Going for the second bar
right away. Wow.
Shorter shorter for the shorter pala.
Okay. Galun.
I think that is the only part po that
[music] uh that's different for the
men's and women's just that shorter
>> monkey bars but for the rest po it's
okay recover
so lucky [music] demand for the girls to
perform
back I think I think she caught herself
I think
Tuck back corner.
Okay.
>> Okay. Opting to move forward.
Okay. Uh momentum momentum
may limp. There we [music] go. Okay.
Good.
Moving on.
One by one.
Yes.
Technique
>> going with the momentum.
Nice try.
>> Okay.
And swing.
And
okay. Wow. Second try.
previous commentaries.
[music] Mama. Yes. [laughter]
Hindi.
>> Okay. I think three tries. Oh, she Okay.
She opts not to continue. I think
there's something wrong with her ankle.
[music]
Okay. Now we have Cat here P. O. Third
track and [music] field athlete uh
Profert. Okay. We uh see all of our
athletes for here are having a difficult
time. So how can they condition
themselves? We [music] have um viewers
at home who want to try this course out
in Bridgetown
grip dominant activity.
probably they could start with exercises
improve grip and since grip is a uh
[music] indicator of general body
strength then probably strength training
exercises particularly training
gym it would help a lot
burst probably exercise involve
short burst of energy interval training
Hi, okay intensity interval training. It
would help a lot.
>> And speaking of um
athletes and grip strength, sat is here.
She's moving on to the next obstacle.
She had a hard time for her first
roundab.
It took some time and of course it took
some strength away, but she's still here
pushing forward.
Okay, let's see you Kath. Okay, moving
on.
Overemphasizing swing.
This is the best swing so far. Okay,
recovery.
Okay, crawl. Crawl, crawl, roll. There
we go. Little hesitation there. Okay,
very good.
Jump. Okay.
Initial jump.
Yes. [music] But very consistent here.
There we go. And to the last warped
wall. Come on. Last push. Cat. Let's go.
Let's go. All the way up. There we go.
>> Yes. Pull. Pull. Pull. Pull. Pull.
>> Oh, holding the rope.
Okay. That's a first. That's a first.
Okay. They're ringing the bell.
>> [music]
>> Okay, we have our only [music] non-track
and field competitor for the women's
division or Renee our weightlifter po
power lifter power lifter
display of strength.
Oh, arms
there. Okay, she's going for the [music]
up and down technique. Up and down
technique. Okay, good ring.
Hopefully mistakes
challenge.
Yes. Yes.
Swing.
You really need a long reach for here.
Oh, but she's got it.
>> Super. Okay.
>> Yes. Easy for Renee.
Speeding up as compared to the start.
Oh, a little almost fumbled there, but
>> lag recover. Oops.
>> There [music] we go. One more last one.
There we go.
>> Okay. Okay. Crawl, crawl, crawl.
Female mama. Yes, sir. And um
let's see. Let's see if she win it out
or
>> Let's go, Renee. Bang. Second to the
last rope swing.
>> Let's see if it's clean. Okay. All
clean. And then all the way. Okay. Okay.
Hesitate first. It's okay. She needs the
momentum pocket.
>> Run. Run. Run. Run. Run. Run. Run.
>> Okay.
>> There we go. That's uh Renee [music] for
you. What a run, Renee.
[music]
>> Leo,
>> our biggest competitor.
>> Literally the biggest. Yeah. Sh versus
strength.
>> Okay.
>> Wow.
>> Oh.
Okay. Say.
>> Okay. Okay.
>> Come on, Leo. Keep pushing.
Momentum. I think. Okay. I think this is
good. Good. Go. Push. Push. Yeah.
Okay, this is where there's a
difference. But I think
the last last push push push push. There
we go. Go go go. Roll ring. There we go.
Nice one, Leo.
events.
>> Yes po. And here we go. See Aon started
finals leg one and he will start leg
two. Wow. Explosive. [music] Explosive.
At least audience
bars. Oh, let's see. Let's see.
Oops. Technique.
>> Oh, you can you can hold the B the top
and bottom. Yeah.
Biceps.
There we go.
Hands
blistered up.
Okay. After
leg one of the finals straight here to
leg two,
he didn't reach the bell.
Come on.
[music]
Okay, he opted out.
Let's go. Let's go.
Next level
compared to [music] the uh semifinals
round
and by looking at him you can already
tell how tired Aon is.
Will he make it through? Come on. One
more and then There we go.
Oh, good swing.
>> Ah, kasi challenge talaga sa.
>> Okay.
>> Okay,
>> there we go.
>> Okay. Push, push, push. And don't ring
the bell.
>> There we go.
>> That is a everyone.
>> [music]
>> Okay, Prof. We have JC from Kasama to
finals contestant.
Sabit to Anoa.
Sabit to finals. Okay.
looking.
You cannot judge a book by its cover po
here [music] prof especially in the
finals.
>> Yes. Gather your strength. Oops.
Okay. Nice try in the first set of bars.
Let's see how we'll do now.
>> Okay. There. Come on. One more. One more
big swing.
There. Nice job. Nice job. Catch your
breath a little here.
Good. Look. Good. Let's see.
Okay. One. One at a time.
Slow down. Still consistent with his
movements.
This could be a rest. But
there we go. Try to slow down.
>> Oh, not yet. Oh, missed it. Missed it.
>> Let's see if he'll do it again.
>> Oh, another miss.
>> He'll take it slow.
Grip arrow. [music]
There we go.
>> Bam. Ready, ready, ready. There we go.
Good job, JC.
>> Okay,
>> there. You know, he made mistakes for
Prof, but you know, he's showing
everyone why he's in the finals.
[music]
Here we have Rod, our most experienced
obstacle sports.
He might have done this already before.
Let's see.
Okay. Whoa.
>> Just like Jay-Z breezing through
parkour,
>> running through everything.
Okay,
let's go. Let's
all the way till let's see how he does
here in the set of bars the set of
rings. Okay.
No no no slowing down.
>> Okay. What a penguin slide [laughter]
fish pala. Wa.
>> Okay.
>> Wow.
>> So probably less than 2 minutes. This is
uh
this is I think the fastest time. The
fastest time
effort.
[music]
Okay, here we have Jean Po. Jean,
>> our second male athlete and Russian
>> flash.
>> There we go.
>> Oh, he's going he's not going for the
top bars. No.
>> Or he's [music] okay. there. Okay. Una.
>> Okay. Okay. But um a breeze po for him.
[music]
>> There you go.
Easy. Easy.
>> Wow. Going for the second. And there we
go. Now it suggest
>> there. Wow. Okay. Skipping again. Okay.
Oops. Just a few momentum. Okay, there.
Getting it back. And there we go.
>> Okay. Rolling
technique.
>> Oh, damn.
>> Okay. Get up. Up. Up. There we go.
>> I think uh overshoot talaga.
>> There. Oh, he rang the bell.
>> Okay. Swing. Okay. Wow.
And for the wart ball. Okay. level
finals.
And that sums up our round two finals.
You know, uh, coach explained a while
ago, it's really a different course this
OCR 100
>> and
performance. And of course,
>> imagine it's just a 100 m sprint
obstacles and if you fail, you go
around. Yes, sir. I think these boys are
really really fast.
I know. I applaud you endurance
finalists and their stamina throughout
this entire competition. Now that we've
gone through all of the gruesome
obstacle courses, we are thrilled to
award our men's and women's category.
But of course, before that, we would
love to acknowledge all of the
participants who joined us here in the
sporttime Pinoy ninja.
>> But before anything else, let us welcome
back Coach Mix. She was a silver
medalist in the 2019 C Games OCR run and
also a gold medalist in the 2023 C Games
OCR run.
All right, guys. We loved all the energy
and we are so thrilled that all of our
participants here gave us an exciting
matchup. The time codes were so close
and we really had a hard time
deliberating. But of course, there
really will be a third, a second, and
first placer. For our fifth placer,
Samantha Jem Limos.
[music]
And for our fourth place, Juliana.
[music]
Now we head on to our third placer for
our women's category. Taking up third
place is Katherine Manesses. [screaming]
For our second place, we will award
Renee Maxine de Martin.
[music]
And for our first placeer, bringing home
a medal and a trophy and of course 7,000
pesos cash prize, we have Fate Valiente.
>> [music]
[music]
>> Now that we've awarded our women, let's
head on to our men's category. To award
the winners for our men's category, we
would love to call on the Philippine
National Team head coach for obstacle
course racing and 2019 Came gold
medalist, Coach Nate.
And let us welcome our fourth and fifth
placer, Sir JC and Sir Aaron.
Congratulations.
[music]
And for our third blazer, we have Sir
Leonel. Woo.
[music]
And in our second place, we have Sir
Jean.
[music]
And of course our sports time Pinoy
ultimate ultimate champion. The last one
left from all the finalists we have Sir
Rod. Congrats Sir Rod.
[music]
A huge congratulations to all of our
runners. All of our players really did
so well. So well
>> and of course we're so excited and we're
so proud of the people who participated
here in the sports time Benoy ninja we
have our first placesers until our
champions of course bringing home their
medals and their cash prizes graidenzel
I love this entire season I love also
the level up that we had here in sports
time and I can't wait to see what else
is in store in the next seasons
>> I think it's so interesting that I had
to witness the most dramatic the most
dramatic run that ended that the raptor
the winners for
Exactly. I think this is more exciting
than your season back in season 1. So,
we'll always level it up here in Sports
Time. But thank you again so much for
having us. It's been Yanni May and of
course Denzel Chang is here with me.
Congratulations to all of our winners
and we'll see you guys in the next
season of it sports time. Pinoy ninja.
>> We want to thank of course the
participants who have joined us in this
journey and fought it out from the
tryyouts all the way here to the
championship round. Without your
performances, without your
participation, [music] we wouldn't have
a show.
>> And we want to say thank you to
Filipinas Obstacle Sports Federation and
to Bridgetown Obstacle Park for this
beautiful, beautiful park. And of
course, the TVP to make this show
happen.
>> Woohoo. Of course, we'd also like to
thank the creative [music]
team, everyone who was part of the
creatives, the directors, and the whole
team of TV [music] for making this
happen.
>> Thank you guys so much for getting us
for our second season. Thank you Denzel
for joining us here. Yes sir.
>> Of course our previous bronze medalist
and now our co-host here in sports time.
But guys
so next season
ninja
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