PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nat Joseph (ranked 5817 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jettrin Yongjaiyut (ranked 23915 p4p, 0 weight class). Nat Joseph has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Joseph
vs
Yongjaiyut

195 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
19
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nat Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jettrin Yongjaiyut!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Joseph tries to keep at a distance but Yongjaiyut has taken the fight into the clinch.
Joseph blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yongjaiyut misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Joseph.
Joseph avoiding damage as Yongjaiyut throws knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yongjaiyut takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Joseph is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Joseph is trying to break free.
Joseph tries to break free but Yongjaiyut pushes him back against the cage.
Yongjaiyut looking to throw knees to the head but Joseph is blocking nicely.
Joseph blocks a body shot from Yongjaiyut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joseph blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yongjaiyut.
A right hook to the body lands for Yongjaiyut.
Joseph wants to get back to striking at distance but Yongjaiyut won't allow it.
Yongjaiyut missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yongjaiyut keeps control of Joseph as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Joseph avoids the elbow strike from Yongjaiyut, against the cage.
Yongjaiyut is trying to maintain a safe position but Joseph gets an underhook and turns Yongjaiyut into the cage.
Joseph wants to get back to striking at distance but Yongjaiyut won't allow it.
Yongjaiyut tries a body shot but Joseph blocks it.
Yongjaiyut throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yongjaiyut just misses with a elbow thrown towards Joseph's brow.
Yongjaiyut is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Yongjaiyut doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yongjaiyut trying to land knees to the body.
Joseph is looking to break free of the clinch but Yongjaiyut has double underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from Yongjaiyut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yongjaiyut just misses with a elbow thrown towards Joseph's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yongjaiyut keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Joseph's efforts to push away.
Yongjaiyut prevents Joseph from breaking the clinch.
Yongjaiyut keeps control of Joseph as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yongjaiyut trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yongjaiyut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Joseph blocks the elbow strike.
Yongjaiyut goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yongjaiyut tries to land a knee to the head but Joseph blocks with his arms.
Yongjaiyut is trying to stall.
Joseph tries to circle away but Yongjaiyut has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Joseph as Yongjaiyut tries to tie him up.
Yongjaiyut is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Joseph is trying to break the clinch but Yongjaiyut has him pressed against the cage.
Yongjaiyut lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Nat Joseph has been cut.
Joseph is trying to break the clinch but Yongjaiyut has him pressed against the cage.
Yongjaiyut tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joseph avoids it.
Joseph blocks a body shot from Yongjaiyut.
Joseph tries to break the clinch but Yongjaiyut is controlling the position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yongjaiyut takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Joseph is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yongjaiyut keeps control of Joseph as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yongjaiyut avoiding damage.
Joseph really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yongjaiyut stalling the fight.
Yongjaiyut receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yongjaiyut.
Yongjaiyut stalling.
Yongjaiyut manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jettrin Yongjaiyut.
Yongjaiyut wants to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yongjaiyut is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch combination from Joseph misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jettrin Yongjaiyut dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nat Joseph's cut.
That's time! Joseph's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Yongjaiyut fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yongjaiyut is looking to clinch but Joseph is avoiding it.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch but Joseph moves out of range.
Joseph tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Yongjaiyut manages to circle out of the way.

Yongjaiyut moves into range and clinches up with Joseph.
Joseph wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yongjaiyut has him pressed against the cage.
Yongjaiyut is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Joseph is keeping busy.
Yongjaiyut tries to work over Joseph's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yongjaiyut is pushing Joseph up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yongjaiyut keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Joseph's efforts to push away.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yongjaiyut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yongjaiyut misses with a punch to the body.
Yongjaiyut tries a body shot but Joseph blocks it.
Joseph tries to circle away but Yongjaiyut has him pinned against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yongjaiyut tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joseph avoids it.
Joseph avoiding damage as Yongjaiyut throws knees to the body.
Yongjaiyut holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Joseph is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Joseph wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yongjaiyut has him pressed against the cage.
Joseph is looking to break free of the clinch but Yongjaiyut has double underhooks.
A hook to the body from Yongjaiyut.
Yongjaiyut misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Joseph.
Joseph is trying to break free.
Joseph tries to break the clinch but Yongjaiyut is controlling the position.

That's two 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.
Yongjaiyut is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Joseph is trying to break the clinch but Yongjaiyut is controlling him.
Yongjaiyut stalling in the clinch.
Jettrin Yongjaiyut seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yongjaiyut holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Yongjaiyut effectively controlling the action here.
Joseph looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yongjaiyut will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Joseph up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jettrin Yongjaiyut.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yongjaiyut is looking to clinch but Joseph is avoiding it.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Joseph manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Joseph tries to counter by clinching up but Yongjaiyut breaks away and moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch but Joseph moves out of range.
Joseph is looking to counter punch.
Joseph circles away from the clinch attempt.
Joseph is looking for a counter combo.
Joseph throws a series of punches but Yongjaiyut avoids them all with ease.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch up but Joseph circles away and keeps his distance.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch up but Joseph circles away and keeps his distance.
Joseph tries to counter with a takedown but Yongjaiyut is quick to defend against it.
Yongjaiyut wants to clinch
and Joseph counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yongjaiyut fails with an attempt to clinch.
Joseph lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yongjaiyut circles away quickly and effectively.
Yongjaiyut lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yongjaiyut looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An attempted straight right counter from Joseph misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yongjaiyut is looking to clinch but Joseph is avoiding it.
Yongjaiyut wants to clinch up but Joseph keeps it at a distance.
Joseph avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch there but Joseph circles away.
Joseph misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yongjaiyut doesn't manage to clinch there - Joseph circles away.
Yongjaiyut is looking to clinch but Joseph is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yongjaiyut looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yongjaiyut tries to close the distance and clinch but Joseph swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Yongjaiyut moves into the clinch.
Yongjaiyut stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Nat Joseph will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nat Joseph's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Yongjaiyut tries to clinch there but Joseph circles away.
Joseph fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Joseph moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nat Joseph is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Joseph keeps the fight on the outside.
Jettrin Yongjaiyut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Yongjaiyut gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yongjaiyut keeps control of Joseph as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yongjaiyut stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Joseph is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yongjaiyut stalling the fight.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Joseph has had enough of the clinch but Yongjaiyut keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yongjaiyut stalls.
Yongjaiyut misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Joseph.
Yongjaiyut misses with a body punch.
Yongjaiyut effectively controlling the action here.
Yongjaiyut lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yongjaiyut pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jettrin Yongjaiyut.
Yongjaiyut walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Yongjaiyut moves into the clinch.

Joseph manages to break the clinch.
Yongjaiyut closes the distance looking to clinch
and Joseph counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph circles away from the clinch attempt.
Joseph half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch but Joseph moves out of range.
Yongjaiyut fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yongjaiyut tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Joseph paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yongjaiyut darts in trying to clinch
letting Joseph counter with a right hand.

Yongjaiyut clinches up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yongjaiyut prevents Joseph from breaking the clinch.
Joseph managing to block the knees to the body from Yongjaiyut.
Yongjaiyut trying to control the position but instead, Joseph has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yongjaiyut into the cage.
Joseph wants to break the clinch but can't.
Joseph is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Yongjaiyut keeps control of Joseph as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yongjaiyut is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Joseph is defending well for now.
Yongjaiyut landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Joseph's face as he tries to break the clinch.

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.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Joseph as Yongjaiyut tries to tie him up.
Yongjaiyut just leaning against Joseph, taking a breather.
The referee calls for Yongjaiyut to work.
Yongjaiyut crunches a lovely knee into Joseph's ribcage.
Yongjaiyut tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joseph avoids it.
Joseph has had enough of the clinch but Yongjaiyut keeps him there for the moment.
Joseph wants to break free but Yongjaiyut has control.
Yongjaiyut struggles to land a body shot inside as Joseph controls his hands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yongjaiyut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yongjaiyut landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yongjaiyut just misses with a elbow thrown towards Joseph's brow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jettrin Yongjaiyut comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yongjaiyut has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 26:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jettrin Yongjaiyut!