PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kreg Yamovitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kreg Yamovitch could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vinny Jones's chin.

Yamovitch
vs
Jones

173 cm
31
155 lbs
12 - 14 - 0

190 cm
26
153 lbs
10 - 2 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kreg Yamovitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Vinny Jones!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones avoids the head kick by Yamovitch.
A nice combination there by Yamovitch.
Yamovitch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yamovitch's head.
Yamovitch tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Yamovitch fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Yamovitch throws a low kick but Jones moves out of range easily.
Yamovitch tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Yamovitch throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones blocks a low kick nicely.
Jones avoids the head kick by Yamovitch.
Yamovitch moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Yamovitch throws a chopping leg kick but Jones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yamovitch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones throws a good cross that connects.
Jones takes a swing at Yamovitch's ribcage but misses.
A clash of legs there as Jones blocks the low kick.
Yamovitch tried to score with a low kick but Jones checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamovitch throws a sloppy head kick
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones scores with a jab.
Kreg Yamovitch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones avoids the head kick by Yamovitch.
Jones blocks a head kick by Yamovitch.
Yamovitch pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick by Yamovitch misses
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good work by Jones as he checks the leg kick.
Jones lands an overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamovitch is looking to chop away at Jones's legs.
Jones scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Yamovitch is looking to score with low kicks.
Yamovitch tries to land a leg kick but Jones saw it coming and moves away.
Yamovitch throws a solid leg kick but Jones takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yamovitch.
Yamovitch tries to score with a low kick but Jones moves his leg out of the way.
Jones lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jones closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Yamovitch attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yamovitch doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
A head kick misses from Yamovitch.
Yamovitch takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yamovitch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamovitch tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vinny Jones will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jones scores with a punch to the head.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Yamovitch slips the punch.
Yamovitch misses with a body kick.
Jones lands with an overhand left.
A head kick misses from Yamovitch.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Kreg Yamovitch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones avoids the head kick by Yamovitch.
A head kick misses from Yamovitch.
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones lands a two punch combo.
Jones blocks a head kick by Yamovitch.
Yamovitch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yamovitch looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yamovitch 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 Jones has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jones and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamovitch is looking to chop away at Jones's legs.
Jones throws a series of punches but Yamovitch avoids them all with ease.
Jones tests Yamovitch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jones stuns Yamovitch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
Yamovitch throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocks a leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jones!
Yamovitch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Yamovitch takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A low kick from Yamovitch misses
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vinny Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yamovitch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Yamovitch is looking to land body kicks.
Yamovitch thows a leg kick but Jones checks it
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws the left hand but Yamovitch avoids the punch easily.
A punch lands to the side of Yamovitch 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yamovitch throws a leg kick that misses.
Yamovitch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yamovitch tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Yamovitch looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jones scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A bone on bone clash there as Jones blocks the leg kick.
Yamovitch tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinny Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Yamovitch misses with a body kick.
A head kick by Yamovitch misses
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Yamovitch moved out of range.
Yamovitch misses with the combination.
A big right from Jones misses.
Yamovitch blocks a jab.
Yamovitch tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from Jones misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamovitch swinging wildly here.
Yamovitch misses with a head kick.
Jones swings for the body but Yamovitch moves out of range.
Jones jabs Yamovitch to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yamovitch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yamovitch misses with a low kick as Jones jumps back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
Yamovitch goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jones misses with the combination.
Yamovitch throws a low kick, looking for Jones's leg but Jones calmly moves out of range.
Yamovitch is looking to score with low kicks.
Jones thuds his right hand into Yamovitch's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jones has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Yamovitch misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamovitch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yamovitch darts in trying to clinch
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yamovitch misses with a low kick.
Yamovitch throws out a leg kick but Jones moves out of range and Yamovitch only half commits.
Yamovitch tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kreg Yamovitch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yamovitch throws a solid leg kick but Jones takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yamovitch.
Yamovitch looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
Jones connects with a single shot there.
Jones blocks a head kick by Yamovitch.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Yamovitch's defenses.
Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yamovitch.
Jones checks a leg kick nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vinny Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinny Jones!