diff --git a/resources/views/components/video-comments.blade.php b/resources/views/components/video-comments.blade.php
index a8768d2..436c305 100644
--- a/resources/views/components/video-comments.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/components/video-comments.blade.php
@@ -234,6 +234,15 @@
                                         <button class="ytc-dislike-btn" data-id="{{ $reply->id }}" title="Dislike">
                                             <svg viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M15 3H6c-.83 0-1.54.5-1.84 1.22l-3.02 7.05c-.09.23-.14.47-.14.73v2c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h6.31l-.95 4.57-.03.32c0 .41.17.79.44 1.06L10.83 23l6.59-6.59c.36-.36.58-.86.58-1.41V5c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm4 0v12h4V3h-4z"/></svg>
                                         </button>
+                                        @auth
+                                        {{-- Reply to a reply: opens the parent comment's reply form and
+                                             prefills "@AuthorName " so the responder's reader knows which
+                                             reply they're answering. The DB still stores it as a one-level
+                                             thread (parent_id = top-level), matching the existing model. --}}
+                                        <button class="ytc-reply-btn _comment-reply-nested-trigger"
+                                                data-parent-id="{{ $comment->id }}"
+                                                data-handle="{{ $reply->user->username ?? $reply->user->name ?? '' }}">Reply</button>
+                                        @endauth
                                         @if($llmEnabled)
                                         <button class="ytc-translate-btn _comment-translate-trigger" data-comment-id="{{ $reply->id }}" title="Translate this comment">
                                             <svg viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M12.87 15.07l-2.54-2.51.03-.03c1.74-1.94 2.98-4.17 3.71-6.53H17V4h-7V2H8v2H1v1.99h11.17C11.5 7.92 10.44 9.75 9 11.35 8.07 10.32 7.3 9.19 6.69 8h-2c.73 1.63 1.73 3.17 2.98 4.56l-5.09 5.02L4 19l5-5 3.11 3.11.76-2.04zM18.5 10h-2L12 22h2l1.12-3h4.75L21 22h2l-4.5-12zm-2.62 7l1.62-4.33L19.12 17h-3.24z"/></svg>
@@ -515,6 +524,31 @@
     white-space: pre-wrap;
 }
 
+/* ── Read more clamp ──
+   Long comments collapse to ~4 lines by default; the "Read more" button
+   under the body expands them. The clamp uses line-clamp (not a fixed
+   max-height) so the first few lines are always complete, never cut
+   mid-word, and the fade-mask eases into the trailing ellipsis.
+   */
+.ytc-text.ytc-clamp {
+    display: -webkit-box;
+    -webkit-line-clamp: 4;
+    -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    position: relative;
+}
+.ytc-read-more {
+    background: none;
+    border: none;
+    color: var(--text-secondary);
+    font-size: 13px;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    padding: 4px 0 0;
+    margin-top: 2px;
+}
+.ytc-read-more:hover { color: var(--text-primary); }
+
 /* ── Actions ── */
 .ytc-actions {
     display: flex;
@@ -999,6 +1033,26 @@ document.getElementById('ytcList')?.addEventListener('click', e => {
     const rt = e.target.closest('._comment-reply-trigger');
     if (rt) { e.stopPropagation(); toggleReplyForm(rt.dataset.commentId); return; }
 
+    // Replying to a reply — open the parent-level reply form and
+    // prefill it with the reply author's @handle so the thread stays
+    // readable even though the DB only stores one-level nesting.
+    const rtn = e.target.closest('._comment-reply-nested-trigger');
+    if (rtn) {
+        e.stopPropagation();
+        const parentId = rtn.dataset.parentId;
+        const handle   = (rtn.dataset.handle || '').replace(/\s+/g, '');
+        toggleReplyForm(parentId);
+        const ta = document.getElementById('replyBody' + parentId);
+        if (ta && handle) {
+            const mention = '@' + handle + ' ';
+            if (!ta.value.startsWith(mention)) ta.value = mention + ta.value;
+            ta.focus();
+            ta.setSelectionRange(ta.value.length, ta.value.length);
+            autoResize(ta);
+        }
+        return;
+    }
+
     // Edit trigger
     const et = e.target.closest('._comment-edit-trigger');
     if (et) { e.stopPropagation(); startEdit(et.dataset.commentId); return; }
@@ -1467,6 +1521,32 @@ function toggleDislike(btn) {
 function initLikeStates() {} // server-rendered state is already in the HTML
 
 // ── Timestamp & @mention parsing ─────────────────────
+// ── Read-more clamp ──
+// Flags long bodies (>4 lines once rendered) so a "Read more" button
+// below the body expands them. Measured in computed line-height × 4.
+function maybeClampBody(el) {
+    // Deferred one microtask so el.scrollHeight is correct even if the
+    // enclosing comment card just got inserted into the DOM.
+    requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+        const lh = parseFloat(getComputedStyle(el).lineHeight) || 22;
+        const limit = lh * 4;
+        if (el.scrollHeight <= limit + 1) return;
+
+        el.classList.add('ytc-clamp');
+        const btn = document.createElement('button');
+        btn.type = 'button';
+        btn.className = 'ytc-read-more';
+        btn.textContent = 'Read more';
+        btn.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'false');
+        btn.addEventListener('click', () => {
+            const expanded = el.classList.toggle('ytc-clamp') === false;
+            btn.textContent = expanded ? 'Show less' : 'Read more';
+            btn.setAttribute('aria-expanded', expanded ? 'true' : 'false');
+        });
+        el.insertAdjacentElement('afterend', btn);
+    });
+}
+
 function enhanceBody(el) {
     if (!el || el.dataset._commentEnhanced === '1') return;
     let text = el.textContent || '';
@@ -1496,6 +1576,9 @@ function enhanceBody(el) {
             playTimeRange(parseFloat(badge.dataset.start), badge.dataset.end ? parseFloat(badge.dataset.end) : null);
         });
     });
+    // Add the Read more affordance after enhancing (so links and timestamps
+    // are rendered first and the measured height is final).
+    maybeClampBody(el);
 }
 function enhanceAll() {
     document.querySelectorAll('._comment-body:not([data-_comment-enhanced="1"])').forEach(enhanceBody);
diff --git a/resources/views/videos/types/match.blade.php b/resources/views/videos/types/match.blade.php
index 901a854..2d48a3d 100644
--- a/resources/views/videos/types/match.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/videos/types/match.blade.php
@@ -2418,6 +2418,13 @@
             </div>
             <!-- ===== END EVENT HEADER ===== -->
 
+            {{-- Channel row — the generic + music watch pages render this
+                 just under the title. The match page used to omit it so
+                 the only way to reach the uploader's channel from a match
+                 video was the small avatar hidden inside the Match Overview
+                 section. --}}
+            <x-channel-row :video="$video" />
+
             @include('videos.partials.description-box', ['video' => $video])
 
             {{-- ---- legacy match description panel (kept for reference, hidden) ---- --}}