PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Dubois (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Yakovitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sammy Dubois has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dubois
vs
Yakovitz

177 cm
25
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Bad Man Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Sammy Dubois!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joseph Yakovitz!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Dubois.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A swing and a miss from Yakovitz.
Yakovitz's corner calls for a 1-2. Yakovitz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Yakovitz.
Dubois uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yakovitz.
Yakovitz throws a hook but Dubois blocks it.
Dubois throws a hook but Yakovitz blocks it.
Yakovitz missing with a left hand there. Dubois was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yakovitz takes a swing at Dubois's ribcage but misses.
Yakovitz throws an off balance right hand
and Dubois counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubois loads up on a big right hand but Yakovitz slips the punch.
Yakovitz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dubois counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dubois lands with a nice body punch.
Yakovitz throws a combination. Dubois tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Yakovitz throws a jab but it's blocked by Dubois.
A swing and a miss from Dubois.
A swing and a miss from Yakovitz.
The fighters circling - Yakovitz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakovitz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dubois was well out of range. Poor timing from Yakovitz.
Yakovitz misses with a hook.
Yakovitz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dubois.
Yakovitz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dubois connects with a body shot.
Dubois missing with a left hand there. Yakovitz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dubois ducks right into an uppercut from Yakovitz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubois tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yakovitz was well out of range. Poor timing from Dubois.
Yakovitz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yakovitz misses with an uppercut.
Dubois misses with a looping right.
A jab from Yakovitz misses.
Yakovitz misses with an uppercut
and Dubois counters with a stiff right hand.
Yakovitz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dubois slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubois lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Joseph Yakovitz has been cut.
Dubois defending well as Yakovitz loads up on a big left hand.
Yakovitz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yakovitz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dubois looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dubois showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yakovitz.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Yakovitz misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sammy Dubois will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joseph Yakovitz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dubois waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yakovitz.
Yakovitz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dubois cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yakovitz throws a hook but Dubois avoids it easily.
Dubois throws the left hand but Yakovitz avoids the punch easily.
Yakovitz throws a shot from downtown. Dubois moves away and avoids it.
Dubois looks to land a right hand but Yakovitz moved out of range.
Yakovitz throws a poor cross that misses
and Dubois counters with a nice uppercut.
Dubois lands a lovely overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakovitz throws a right hand that misses
and Yakovitz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yakovitz throws a lazy right hand but Dubois sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dubois walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yakovitz misses with a lunging right hand
and Dubois counters with a stiff right hand.
Joseph Yakovitz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yakovitz connects with a nice looking jab.
Yakovitz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yakovitz tries to bum rush Dubois with a series of wild strikes but Dubois uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yakovitz looks to land a left hand but Dubois moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakovitz lands a nice hook to Dubois's body. Dubois takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yakovitz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yakovitz misses with a straight right.
Yakovitz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dubois displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yakovitz throws out the jab.
Yakovitz throws a hook but Dubois avoids it easily.
Yakovitz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dubois counters with a three punch combo that has Yakovitz backing up. Yakovitz nods at Dubois to acknowledge the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakovitz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dubois moves away.
Yakovitz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dubois.
Yakovitz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dubois was well out of range. Poor timing from Yakovitz.
Yakovitz staying out of range there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yakovitz.
Dubois lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yakovitz thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakovitz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yakovitz throws a right and a left that Dubois avoids nicely.
Dubois listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dubois moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dubois slips under a jab.
Yakovitz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yakovitz looks to score with a jab to the body but Dubois is just out of range.
Dubois throws a series of punches but Yakovitz avoids them all with ease.
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 Sammy Dubois will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joseph Yakovitz's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Yakovitz misses the jab.
Dubois ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yakovitz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dubois counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Yakovitz misses.
Dubois scores with a nice right hand.
Yakovitz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dubois counters with a nice uppercut.
Dubois uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yakovitz.
Yakovitz thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakovitz throws a looping overhand right but Dubois ducks down to avoid it.
Dubois jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Yakovitz misses.
Yakovitz misses with an uppercut. Dubois saw that one coming.
Yakovitz throws the left hand but Dubois avoids the punch easily.
Dubois throws a hook to the side of Yakovitz's head but Yakovitz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dubois throws a jab when Yakovitz was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakovitz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yakovitz misses with a straight right.
Yakovitz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dubois.
Yakovitz throws a hook but Dubois blocks it.
Dubois lands with a straight right. Yakovitz didn't see that one coming.
Yakovitz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dubois slips under a jab from Yakovitz.
Dubois keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakovitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dubois.
Dubois is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dubois catches Yakovitz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yakovitz swinging wildly here.
Dubois slips a jab from Yakovitz.
Yakovitz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dubois counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dubois keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubois connects with a single shot there.
Dubois misses with a hook
and Yakovitz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yakovitz swings for the body but Dubois moves out of range.
Dubois takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yakovitz dodges the punch combination from Dubois.
Yakovitz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sammy Dubois.
Well Dubois has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sammy Dubois!
Sammy Dubois seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.