PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gervais Lavigne (ranked 620 p4p, 2499 weight class) and Yamaoka Yukinobu (ranked 39 p4p, 141 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lavigne
vs
Yukinobu

169 cm
29
144
17 - 9 - 0

170 cm
31
148
13 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gervais Lavigne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yamaoka Yukinobu!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ben Watson and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yukinobu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lavigne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yukinobu throws a lazy body kick
and Lavigne counters with a straight right hand.
Lavigne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yukinobu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lavigne jabs at Yukinobu's body.
Lavigne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yukinobu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yukinobu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lavigne counters with a straight right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lavigne.
Lavigne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yukinobu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lavigne manages to avoid it.
Yukinobu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lavigne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lavigne is looking to counter punch.
Lavigne lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lavigne bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yukinobu.
Yukinobu throws a jab when Lavigne was well out of range.
Lavigne dodges the punch combination from Yukinobu.
Yukinobu throws a sloppy head kick
and Lavigne counters with an outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavigne slips a straight right by Yukinobu.
Lavigne throws a quick inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Yukinobu.
A good leg kick by Lavigne.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lavigne.
Lavigne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yukinobu was well out of range. Poor timing from Lavigne.
Lavigne looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lavigne cracks Yukinobu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lavigne dodges the punch combination from Yukinobu.
Yukinobu has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Yukinobu throws a head kick that half lands.
Gervais Lavigne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yukinobu jabs Lavigne right on the nose. Lavigne blinks but takes it well.
Yukinobu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lavigne throws out the jab.
And Yukinobu tries to counter it with a takedown but Lavigne pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Yukinobu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lavigne.
Yukinobu throws a body kick that misses
and Lavigne counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Yukinobu.
A low kick lands for Lavigne.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yukinobu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yukinobu misses with a combination
and Lavigne counters with a straight right hand.
Yukinobu tried to score with a low kick but Lavigne checks it.
Lavigne scores with a leg kick.
A lazy left from Lavigne finds it's target.
Lavigne pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yukinobu is out of range and Lavigne settles back down.
Yukinobu throws the kick towards the body but Lavigne avoids it.
Lavigne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yukinobu manages to avoid it.
Yukinobu looks to throw the jab but Lavigne is out of range.
Lavigne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yukinobu tries for a takedown but Lavigne circles away easily
and Lavigne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yukinobu lands a jab to the nose.
Yukinobu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lavigne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yukinobu throws a leg kick but Lavigne moved away.
Yukinobu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lavigne.
Lavigne scores with a leg kick.
Lavigne avoids a kick to the body.
Lavigne throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yukinobu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yukinobu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yukinobu throws the kick towards the body but Lavigne avoids it.
Yukinobu lands with a nice body punch.
Lavigne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yukinobu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lavigne is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Yukinobu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lavigne connects with a crisp jab.
Lavigne cracks a nice hook into Yukinobu's ribs.
Lavigne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yukinobu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lavigne fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yukinobu is out of range.
Yukinobu misses with a hook to the body
and Yukinobu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yukinobu stuns Lavigne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yukinobu throws the left hand but Lavigne avoids the punch easily.
A jab lands there for Lavigne.
A nice leg kick from Lavigne, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lavigne ducks under a wild hook from Yukinobu.
Lavigne feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jab by Lavigne.
Lavigne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yukinobu.
Lavigne keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yukinobu tests Lavigne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yukinobu misses with a looping right.
Lavigne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yukinobu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lavigne connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yukinobu scrambles back to his feet.
Lavigne tries to move into range but Yukinobu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yukinobu throws a body punch but Lavigne moves out of range.
Lavigne appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yukinobu misses with a straight left.
Lavigne misses with a head kick.
Yukinobu throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lavigne counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yukinobu throws a lazy body kick
and Lavigne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lavigne throws a leg kick but Yukinobu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gervais Lavigne dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lavigne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yukinobu misses with a hook to the body
and Lavigne counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yukinobu throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yukinobu misses with a body shot.
Lavigne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yukinobu.
Nice shot by Lavigne.
Yukinobu looks to land a left hand but Lavigne moved out of range nicely.
Lavigne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lavigne works the jab nicely.
Yukinobu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yukinobu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lavigne counters with a straight right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lavigne.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Yukinobu might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lavigne has got the better of the exchanges.
Lavigne lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lavigne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yukinobu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lavigne.
Yukinobu with the counter takedown but Lavigne avoids it easily.
Lavigne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yukinobu can do to turn this around?
A big right from Yukinobu misses.
Yukinobu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lavigne finds it's way round the side to connect with Yukinobu's head.
Yukinobu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lavigne counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Yukinobu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lavigne. That's going to slow Yukinobu down.
Lavigne jabs at Yukinobu's body.
Yukinobu misses with an uppercut
and Lavigne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yukinobu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lavigne was well out of range. Poor timing from Yukinobu.
Yukinobu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yukinobu connects with a body shot.
Lavigne is looking to slow Yukinobu down with leg kicks.
Lavigne misses with a wild body shot.
Yukinobu looks for the body kick but Lavigne saw that one coming.
Yukinobu lands the left hand.
Lavigne throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lavigne is looking to slow Yukinobu down with leg kicks.
Lavigne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lavigne, as that shot connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yukinobu throws a jab when Lavigne was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavigne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yukinobu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lavigne cracks Yukinobu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lavigne throws a sloppy head kick and Yukinobu moves out of range easily.
Yukinobu lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lavigne will feel that in the morning.
Yukinobu throws a right and a left that Lavigne avoids nicely.
Yukinobu swings for the body but Lavigne moves out of range.
Yukinobu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lavigne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lavigne throws a good cross that connects.
Lavigne stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yukinobu thows a body kick. Lavigne tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lavigne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yukinobu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lavigne throws out a leg kick but Yukinobu moves out of range and Lavigne only half commits.
Yukinobu fakes the leg kick and cracks Lavigne in the body.
Yukinobu misses with a wild body shot.
Yukinobu misses with a looping right.
Yukinobu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavigne scores with a jab to the body.
Lavigne blocks a jab.
Yukinobu misses with a right hand
and Lavigne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lavigne throws a shot to the body.
Lavigne scores with a nice head shot.
Yukinobu throws a push kick but Lavigne slaps the foot to one side.
Yukinobu misses with a wild body shot.
Lavigne lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yukinobu throws a head kick that misses.
Lavigne checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lavigne lands a jab to the nose.
Lavigne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yukinobu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lavigne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lavigne feints and then cracks Yukinobu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yukinobu down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lavigne scores with a leg kick.
Yukinobu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lavigne as he jumps to the side.
Yukinobu is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lavigne.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yukinobu. Lavigne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yukinobu looks to score with a jab to the body but Lavigne is just out of range.
Good leg kick by Lavigne.
A low kick from Yukinobu is predictable there
and Lavigne counters with an outside leg kick.
Lavigne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yukinobu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lavigne appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lavigne lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lavigne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yukinobu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lavigne throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yukinobu on the side of the head.
Yukinobu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Lavigne counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yukinobu needs to keep his hands up - Lavigne had a free shot at his head there.
An inside leg kick lands from Lavigne.
Yukinobu misses with a body kick.
Lavigne throws a solid leg kick but Yukinobu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lavigne.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gervais Lavigne dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Lavigne throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Yukinobu looks to land a right hand but Lavigne moved out of range.
Yukinobu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yukinobu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lavigne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yukinobu throws a body kick that misses.
Lavigne jabs at Yukinobu's body.
Lavigne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lavigne connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lavigne.
A lazy left from Lavigne finds it's target.
A lazy body kick from Yukinobu
and Lavigne counters with a low kick, right behind Yukinobu 's knee.
Lavigne throws a low kick but Yukinobu moves out of range easily.
Lavigne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yukinobu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Lavigne.
Yukinobu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yukinobu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lavigne can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Lavigne.
Lavigne thumps Yukinobu with a low kick.
That kick from Lavigne tenderised Yukinobu's leg. Yukinobu is trying to keep his angry face on.
A telegraphed right hand from Yukinobu misses the target.
Lavigne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lavigne is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yukinobu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A swing and a miss from Yukinobu.
Yukinobu throws an overhand right that lands on Lavigne's shoulder, as Lavigne tries to avoid the shot.
Lavigne slips a straight right by Yukinobu.
Yukinobu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yukinobu throws the kick towards the body but Lavigne avoids it.
Yukinobu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yukinobu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yukinobu tries to bum rush Lavigne with a series of wild strikes but Lavigne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yukinobu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yamaoka Yukinobu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yukinobu scores with a nice right hand.
Lavigne stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big left from Yukinobu misses.
Lavigne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yukinobu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lavigne stuns Yukinobu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Lavigne.
Gervais Lavigne is winning the standup battle so far.
Lavigne lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Yukinobu goes for a double leg but Lavigne avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lavigne continues to drive forward.
Yukinobu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lavigne lands a head shot.
Lavigne checks a leg kick nicely.
Lavigne lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yukinobu tries to land a body kick
and Lavigne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lavigne connects with a solid leg kick.
Yukinobu just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavigne dips to his left and cracks Yukinobu with an uppercut!
Lavigne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yukinobus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lavigne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lavigne.
Lavigne jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yukinobu throws a wild body kick that Lavigne sees coming a mile off.
A head kick from Lavigne lands but Yukinobu takes it in his stride.
Yukinobu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lavigne jabs Yukinobu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yukinobu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lavigne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yukinobu.
A nice leg kick from Lavigne, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick from Lavigne, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lavigne. That's going to slow Yukinobu down.
Yukinobu misses with an uppercut.
Lavigne looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A jab lands there for Lavigne.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavigne staying out of range there.
Yukinobu needs to keep his hands up - Lavigne had a free shot at his head there.
Lavigne throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Yukinobu misses its intended target.
Yukinobu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lavigne scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yukinobu doesn't seem bothered though.
Yukinobu tries to work over Lavigne's front leg with a kick but Lavigne checks it.
Good standup being displayed there by Lavigne as he connects with a hook.
Lavigne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Donk. Lavigne catches Yukinobu right on the button with a cross.
Yukinobu misses with a right hand
and Lavigne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lavigne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yukinobu throws a series of punches but Lavigne moves out of range.
Lavigne is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lavigne scores with a hook to the body. Yukinobu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good leg kick by Lavigne.
Gervais Lavigne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lavigne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gervais Lavigne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lavigne 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gervais Lavigne!
A relieved looking Gervais Lavigne thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.