PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Yankee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Dee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dee is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by One Dimension. Juan Dee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yankee
vs
Dee

180 cm
25
177 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

168 cm
24
179 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

[JMFC] 160!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jim Yankee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Dee!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dee tries to land a leg kick but Yankee saw it coming and moves away.
A solid body kick from Yankee.
Dee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yankee keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
No luck for Dee with that takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Dee or perhaps it was just good defense by Yankee which made him look bad.
Dee misses with a low kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dee.
Jim Yankee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Dee.
Yankee tries to clinch up.
Yankee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Yankee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dee. That did some damage!
Dee tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yankee swivels and escapes.
Yankee lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dee takes a step back to recover.
Yankee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yankee tries a low kick but Dee avoids it.
Yankee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Juan Dee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yankee but Yankee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yankee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dee.
Yankee wants to clinch up but Dee keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yankee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yankee misses with a leg kick

so Dee counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Yankee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dee is one step ahead there.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Yankee is working hard here to advance position.
Dee working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Yankee trying to keep a closed guard but Dee is proving a slippery customer.
Yankee is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dee throwing strikes from guard but Yankee blocks nicely.
Yankee is trying to control the position but Dee postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dee tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yankee is able to avoid easily.
Dee checks the leg kick.
Dee throws a leg kick but Yankee moved away.
Dee fails with a takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yankee.
Dee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yankee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dee tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yankee swivels and escapes.
Yankee connects with a high kick.
Yankee connects with a solid leg kick.
Dee walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yankee.
Dee looks gassed!
Dee motions for Yankee to come forward. Dee throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Dee feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yankee is on top in guard.
Yankee landing with the ground and pound.
Dee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yankee works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dee on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Yankee wants to take a breather but Dee is having none of it.
Yankee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yankee lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee wants to get back to full guard.
Dee works his way to full guard. Good work.
Yankee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yankee looking to pass the guard.
Yankee throws a big right hand that misses.
Yankee looking to pass the guard.
Yankee passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dee manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Yankee tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Dee.

Dee actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yankee slows the pace down in half guard.
Yankee will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Dee looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dee moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Yankee trying to control but Dee is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Dee is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Yankee trying to control but Dee is working from the bottom.
Yankee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Yankee dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Yankee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yankee fakes the leg kick and cracks Dee in the body.
Dee fails with the takedown.
Dee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yankee.
Dee throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yankee counters with an outside leg kick.
Yankee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dee steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yankee. That one must have hurt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yankee. That's going to slow Dee down.
Yankee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dee.
Yankee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yankee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dee checks a leg kick.
Dee throws a chopping leg kick but Yankee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yankee stuffs the takedown.
Yankee leaves Dee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jim Yankee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Dee.
Dee is breathing heavily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dee is trying to break the clinch but Yankee has him pressed against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dee managing to block the knees to the body from Yankee.
Yankee tries to land knees in the clinch but Dee avoids the damage to the body.
Dee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yankee smiles and moves away.
Dee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yankee thumps Dee with a low kick.
Dee dives in and grabs Yankee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yankee pushes down on Dee's head and hops out.
Yankee stuffs the takedown attempt from Dee. Dee gets slowly back to his feet.
Yankee scores with a leg kick.
Jim Yankee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yankee misses with a head kick.
Yankee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yankee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yankee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dee is out of range.
Yankee wants to land a leg kick but Dee is out of range.
Dee throws a sloppy head kick and Yankee moves out of range easily.
Yankee feints and then cracks Dee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dee down.
Jim Yankee is winning the standup battle so far.

Dee tries to keep at a distance but Yankee has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee tries to break free but Yankee pushes him back against the ropes.
Dee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yankee landing knees to the body.
Yankee trying to land knees to the body.
Dee tries to pull guard but Yankee holds him up against the ropes and eventually Dee drops back down to his feet.
Knees to the body from Yankee.
Dee is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Yankee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dee is defending well for now.
Yankee stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yankee has him pressed against the ropes.
Dee can't break the clinch.
Yankee tries a knee to the head but Dee blocks it.
Dee tries to pull guard but Yankee holds him up against the ropes and eventually Dee drops back down to his feet.
Yankee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dee manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Yankee has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yankee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yankee works over Dee with some ground and pound from guard.
Yankee throwing strikes from guard but Dee blocks nicely.
Yankee won't allow Dee to sweep him here.
Dee keeping moving, preventing Yankee from controlling successfully.
Yankee tries to free his leg and advance position but Dee is retaining full guard.
Dee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dee steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yankee. That one must have hurt.
Yankee throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yankee connects with a solid leg kick.
Yankee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yankee scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yankee throws a nice head kick!
Yankee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yankee slaps away a takedown attempt from Dee, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Yankee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dee. That did some damage!
Dee takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dee checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yankee motions for Dee to come forward. Yankee throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Dee scores a takedown into full mount!
Yankee wants to hold on but Dee pushes him away.
Yankee working to try and regain half guard.
Yankee tries to hold on but Dee pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dee tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dee throws some wild stikes that Yankee manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Yankee dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Yankee checks a low kick from Dee.

Dee shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dee was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Yankee is looking to get to half guard.

Dee is working for a guillotine from mount but Yankee frees his head quite easily.
Yankee is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yankee bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Yankee landing with the ground and pound.
Dee tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yankee wants to control from the top but Dee keeps moving.
Yankee stopping the sweep attempt from Dee.
Yankee pushes down on Dee's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Yankee seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dee does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dee is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dee manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dee keeping moving, preventing Yankee from controlling successfully.
Yankee scoring with some ground and pound.
Juan Dee has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yankee lands a couple of digs.
Dee trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Dee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yankee is one step ahead there.
Yankee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yankee trying to control the position from guard on top but Dee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dee tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Dee is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yankee passes Dee's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee missing with punches from the bottom.
Dee wants to control but Yankee is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Yankee keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dee is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yankee scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dee is looking to control Yankee's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dee avoid being mounted?
Dee has hold of Yankee's hands but Yankee slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dee is trying to maintain the position but Yankee is very close to passing his half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Yankee in particular looking to stall.
Yankee is trying to control. Dee wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yankee landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Yankee seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dee does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dee manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Dee has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yankee can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yankee wants to pass the guard but Dee is keeping the position.
Yankee is working Dee over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Yankee sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dee's guard.
Yankee trying to control the action but Dee is working from the bottom.
Dee is trying to get back to full guard.
Dee is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Yankee clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yankee can pounce on him.
Dee tries to land a leg kick but Yankee saw it coming and moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Yankee blocks the leg kick.
Dee misses with a takedown
and Yankee counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yankee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yankee keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dee keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dee misses with a low kick.
Yankee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Dee decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Yankee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Yankee regains full guard. Nicely done.
Yankee manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dee manages to get himself to full guard.

Dee has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yankee can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yankee pushes down on Dee's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dee is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yankee seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dee does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yankee working the head and body with strikes.
Yankee throwing shots but Dee is blocking nicely.
Yankee seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dee does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dee moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Yankee throwing strikes from guard but Dee blocks nicely.
Dee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yankee is working Dee over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Yankee slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Yankee taking a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee struggling a bit here.
Yankee tries to move to mount but Dee blocks the move with his legs.
Dee is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Yankee scores with punches from side control.
Dee taking a bit of punishment here - Yankee scoring with strikes.
Dee manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Yankee is doing well to control the position and prevent Dee from advancing to side control.
Dee trying to pass the guard but Yankee defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yankee defending well though.
Yankee is looking for a sweep. Dee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yankee moves into full guard.
Dee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Dee drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dee jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Yankee looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Yankee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yankee wants to sweep but no luck.
Dee trying to control but Yankee is working from the bottom.
Dee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yankee is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yankee lands an elbow just above Dee 's eye.
Dee is looking to break free of the clinch but Yankee has double underhooks.
Yankee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Dee takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dee managing to block the knees to the body from Yankee.
Yankee keeps control of Dee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yankee misses with a knee strike.
Dee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yankee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Yankee avoids the elbow strike from Dee, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Yankee had his way with Juan Dee in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Yankee scores with a head kick.
Yankee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dee throws a leg kick but Yankee checks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yankee.
Dee misses with a leg kick.
Yankee blocks a leg kick.
A head kick by Yankee misses

and Dee counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dee.
Yankee bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dee's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yankee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yankee postures up.
Yankee wants to control from the top but Dee keeps moving.

Dee working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Yankee has passed into half guard!
Yankee trying to control the action but Dee is working from the bottom.
Yankee throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yankee scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dee is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yankee scores with a couple of nice shots.
Yankee prevents Dee from improving his position.
Dee is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Dee has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yankee is working away from the top position though.
Dee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dee lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yankee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yankee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yankee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dee avoids a kick to the body.
Yankee stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yankee wants it to stay on the feet.
Dee avoids the head kick by Yankee.
Dee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yankee. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dee sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Yankee tries to land a leg kick but Dee saw it coming and moves away.
A head kick misses from Yankee.
Yankee tries a head kick but it misses.
A low kick from Dee misses
and Yankee counters with a low kick, right behind Dee 's knee.
Dee shoots in and drives through. Yankee sprawls well.
Dee blocks a head kick by Yankee.
Yankee is looking to score with low kicks.
Dee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yankee can pounce on him.
Dee has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yankee.

Dee closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Yankee to the mat! Yankee manages to get full guard.
Dee is fighting to break Yankee's control of his arms but Yankee is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Yankee bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dee's guard.

Dee has his foot on Yankee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yankee works his way back into a safe position though.
Yankee passes Dee's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dee trying to hold on to Yankee's head to control him but Yankee postures up.

Dee actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yankee is working away from the top position though.
Yankee wants to control but Dee is keeping him busy.
Dee wants to control but Yankee is keeping busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Good leg kick by Yankee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A head kick from Yankee lands but Dee takes it in his stride.
Yankee tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dee is able to avoid easily.
Yankee feints and then cracks Dee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dee down.
Yankee lands with a thumping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yankee.
Dee has a takedown stuffed.
Jim Yankee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Dee.
Dee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yankee clinches up against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yankee obliges.
Yankee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dee's efforts to push away.
Yankee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dee is defending well for now.
Dee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Juan Dee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dee is trying to break the clinch but Yankee is controlling him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dee.
Dee tries to pull guard but Yankee holds him up against the ropes and eventually Dee drops back down to his feet.
Dee jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yankee walks away with a smile on his face. Dee gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yankee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dee.
Dee misses with a leg kick
and Yankee finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Yankee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Yankee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yankee, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 50:45
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 50:45
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Yankee!
Jim Yankee retains his welterweight title!