PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Buck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Yannick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas Buck looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Buck
vs
Yannick

177 cm
21
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

FIGHT19: FIGHTWEAR

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas Buck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruno Yannick!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Buck has closed the distance and engaged Yannick in a clinch.

Buck jumps guard.
Yannick sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Yannick wanted to stand there but Buck had control of the position.
Yannick advances to half guard.

Yannick is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Buck has hold of Yannick's hands but Yannick slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Buck wants to get back to full guard.
Yannick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Buck keeps working.

Yannick is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Buck defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buck is trying to get back to full guard.
Buck trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Yannick lands a big shot there that rocks Buck but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Yannick breaks from Buck's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Yannick trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Yannick is working for a guillotine from mount but Buck frees his head quite easily.
Yannick can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Buck is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Buck is working to get back to half guard.
Buck is breathing heavily.

Yannick goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Buck is on top in guard.

Yannick working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Buck doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Buck manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Buck accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bruno Yannick will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Yannick looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Buck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lucas Buck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buck misses with a low kick as Yannick jumps back.
Buck misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yannick, right into the meat.
Buck has a takedown stuffed.
Buck takes a kick to the side of the head.
Buck tries to clinch but Yannick moves out of range.
Yannick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Buck swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Yannick drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Yannick controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Buck trying to strike off his back.
Yannick wants to stand but Buck is controlling his posture from full guard.
Yannick is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buck looking for a sweep. Not yet Buck, not yet.
Buck is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Buck is stalling here. Yannick is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Buck seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Yannick has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Yannick tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
I wouldn't like to be where Buck is right now.
Buck regains half guard.
Buck throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yannick tries to stand and escape but Buck actually recovers to full guard.
Buck is pulling down on Yannick's head. It's preventing any offense from Yannick, at least for the moment.
Yannick wants to stand and escape but instead Buck has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Buck works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buck is thwarting Yannick's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yannick gets back to full guard.
Yannick trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Yannick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Yannick drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Yannick won't allow Buck to sweep him here.
Yannick chips away with some ground and pound.
Yannick wants to get up but he can't break Buck's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Yannick is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Yannick slips nicely into half guard.

Yannick is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Buck is just riding it out for now. Yannick eventually gives up the hold.
Yannick tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Yannick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buck trying to control from the bottom.
Buck keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Buck is in trouble now - Yannick has advanced to mount!
Yannick tries to push Buck's head away but Buck is holding on tight.
Yannick wants to control the pace but Buck is squirming around nicely.
Buck tries to hold on but Yannick pushes him away.

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.
Yannick raining down shots from the mount!
Yannick lands a big shot there that rocks Buck but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Yannick landing punches.
Yannick trying to control but Buck is having none of it.
Yannick looking to control and managing it successfully.
Buck is just holding on here. Yannick manages to take his back.
Buck is really stuck here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Yannick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yannick winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Bruno Yannick!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Bruno Yannick!
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Bruno Yannick!

Bruno Yannick wins by unanimous decision!