PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Benny Yuvaves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuvaves's entrance music is Cypress Hill - How I Can Just Kill A Man. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yuvaves
vs
Dawson

180 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

172 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Solid chin

Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benny Yuvaves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, George Dawson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dawson moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Yuvaves misses with a punch on the inside.
Dawson struggles to land a body shot inside as Yuvaves controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yuvaves.
Dawson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dawson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dawson working aggressively here.
Dawson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Dawson.
Yuvaves makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dawson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yuvaves avoids it.
Yuvaves looking to slow down the pace here.
Yuvaves throws a head punch that misses.
Dawson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yuvaves swings wildly with an uppercut but Dawson uses good head movement to avoid it.

Yuvaves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuvaves scores with a hook to the body. Dawson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dawson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dawson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yuvaves dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yuvaves scores with a hook to the body. Dawson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dawson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Yuvaves moves out of range of the strikes.
Dawson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dawson throws a low kick but Yuvaves avoids it.
Dawson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dawson looks to score with a jab to the body but Yuvaves is just out of range.
Dawson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Benny Yuvaves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yuvaves lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yuvaves is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Dawson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dawson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dawson is looking to slow Yuvaves down with leg kicks.
Yuvaves digs a good body shot into Dawson's ribs.
Dawson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Yuvaves manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dawson looks to land a left hand but Yuvaves moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuvaves looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dawson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yuvaves misses with a low kick.
Yuvaves connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yuvaves blocks a jab.
A good leg kick by Yuvaves.
Yuvaves pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good leg kick by Dawson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yuvaves throws a leg kick

and Dawson moves into the clinch.
Yuvaves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yuvaves avoiding damage as Dawson throws knees to the body.
Dawson trying to land knees to the body.
Yuvaves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Dawson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yuvaves is trying to force a seperation but Dawson has the dominant position.
Yuvaves is leaning against Dawson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yuvaves's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A body shot lands from Yuvaves.
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 Benny Yuvaves will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Yuvaves throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice body kick there by Yuvaves.
Yuvaves blocks a head kick by Dawson.
Dawson throws a sloppy head kick and Yuvaves moves out of range easily.
Dawson walks into a jab.
Dawson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dawson tries to clinch up.
Yuvaves throws a push kick but Dawson slaps the foot to one side.
Benny Yuvaves is winning the standup battle so far.
Yuvaves throws a head kick that misses.
Yuvaves throws a hook but Dawson avoids it easily.
Dawson throws a low kick but Yuvaves avoids it.
Yuvaves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yuvaves walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dawson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dawson wants to land a leg kick but Yuvaves is out of range.
A low kick from Yuvaves misses
and Dawson counters with a left to the body.
Yuvaves misses with a straight left.
Dawson takes one to the side of the head.
Yuvaves on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A head kick misses from Yuvaves.
Yuvaves lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dawson at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yuvaves misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson missing with a left hand there. Yuvaves was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yuvaves misses with a low kick.
Yuvaves attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yuvaves misses with a body shot.
Yuvaves tries to score with a low kick but Dawson moves his leg out of the way.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yuvaves - that will leave a mark!
Dawson avoids the head kick by Yuvaves.
Yuvaves is looking to wear down Dawson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jab by Yuvaves.
Dawson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A big right from Yuvaves misses.
Yuvaves lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dawson takes a step back to recover.
Yuvaves throws a big shot that misses.
Yuvaves throws a push kick but Dawson slaps the foot to one side.
Yuvaves misses with a body kick.
Yuvaves moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That kick from Dawson tenderised Yuvaves's leg. Yuvaves is trying to keep his angry face on.
A bone on bone clash there as Dawson blocks the leg kick.
Dawson throws a hook to the side of Yuvaves's head but Yuvaves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuvaves fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dawson.
Dawson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yuvaves is able to avoid easily.
Yuvaves throws a low kick but Dawson avoids it.
Dawson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Dawson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dawson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dawson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yuvaves moves away.
A head kick from Yuvaves lands but Dawson takes it in his stride.
Yuvaves throws a leg kick but Dawson checks it.
Dawson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yuvaves.
Dawson throws a head kick but Yuvaves moves out of range.
Yuvaves moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dawson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dawson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yuvaves.
That kick from Yuvaves tenderised Dawson's leg. Dawson is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dawson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yuvaves lands a head kick!
Dawson thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benny Yuvaves dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Yuvaves connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yuvaves takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yuvaves walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yuvaves is looking to land body kicks.

Dawson gets a clinch.
Dawson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yuvaves backwards.
Dawson missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yuvaves.

Yuvaves breaks the clinch.
Yuvaves throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yuvaves lands with a kick to the temple. Dawson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Dawson has closed the distance and engaged Yuvaves in a clinch.
Yuvaves content to slow the pace in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yuvaves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dawson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yuvaves.
Dawson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yuvaves trying to stall but Dawson improves his position.
George Dawson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yuvaves lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dawson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuvaves is looking to control Dawson's arms but Dawson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yuvaves has his back to the ropes.
Dawson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yuvaves avoids it.
Dawson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dawson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dawson misses with a knee to the head.
Dawson tries to work over Yuvaves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yuvaves throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dawson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yuvaves taking a breather.
Yuvaves lands an elbow inside.
Yuvaves misses with some punches.
Dawson with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yuvaves manages to break the clinch.
Yuvaves fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That kick from Yuvaves tenderised Dawson's leg. Dawson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dawson takes a swing at Yuvaves's ribcage but misses.
Dawson connects with a jab.
Yuvaves fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dawson checks it well.
Dawson moves in looking to clinch but Yuvaves pushes him off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yuvaves checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dawson avoids the head kick by Yuvaves.
A bone on bone clash there as Dawson blocks the leg kick.
Dawson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dawson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yuvaves is able to avoid easily.
Dawson scores with a hook.
Yuvaves does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dawson checks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yuvaves works Dawson's body with a nice hook.
Nice body kick there by Yuvaves.
Yuvaves misses with an uppercut. Dawson saw that one coming.
Benny Yuvaves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dawson throws a solid leg kick but Yuvaves takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dawson.
Yuvaves tries a head kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Benny Yuvaves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yuvaves 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benny Yuvaves!
During a confident post fight interview, Benny Yuvaves thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.