PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jettrin Yongjaiyut (ranked 22967 p4p, 721 weight class) and Andrew Brekker (ranked 8450 p4p, 634 weight class). Jettrin Yongjaiyut had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Yongjaiyut
vs
Brekker

189 cm
21
185 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

186 cm
27
171 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Pit Bull Development

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jettrin Yongjaiyut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Brekker!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yongjaiyut pushes Brekker up against the cage in a clinch.
Brekker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yongjaiyut tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brekker avoids it.
Brekker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brekker tries to break the clinch but Yongjaiyut is controlling the position.
Yongjaiyut can't find room to land a body shot as Brekker controls the action.
Yongjaiyut is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Brekker prevents a body shot from Yongjaiyut.
Yongjaiyut tries to land knees in the clinch but Brekker avoids the damage to the body.
Yongjaiyut lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Andrew Brekker has been cut.
Yongjaiyut is looking to control Brekker's arms but Brekker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yongjaiyut has his back to the cage.

Brekker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brekker throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brekker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brekker misses with a double jab.

Yongjaiyut has closed the distance and engaged Brekker in a clinch.
Yongjaiyut will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Brekker up against the cage.
Yongjaiyut misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brekker has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yongjaiyut avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Brekker wants to get back to striking at distance but Yongjaiyut won't allow it.
Yongjaiyut misses with a body punch.
Brekker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brekker wants to get back to striking at distance but Yongjaiyut won't allow it.
Yongjaiyut dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Brekker is trying to break the clinch but Yongjaiyut is controlling him.
Yongjaiyut looking to stall.
Yongjaiyut looking to stall.
Yongjaiyut stalling in the clinch.
Brekker is trying to break free.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yongjaiyut.
Yongjaiyut manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Brekker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yongjaiyut has Brekker pressed against the cage, preventing Brekker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice body punch from Yongjaiyut.
Yongjaiyut tries to throw a body punch but Brekker avoids it by throwing Yongjaiyut back against the cage.
Yongjaiyut stalling in the clinch.
Yongjaiyut lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yongjaiyut stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jettrin Yongjaiyut.
Brekker throws a hook to the side of Yongjaiyut's head but Yongjaiyut sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brekker missing with a left hand there. Yongjaiyut was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yongjaiyut tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brekker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yongjaiyut showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brekker.
Brekker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yongjaiyut circles away quickly and effectively.
Brekker keeps the fight on the outside.

Yongjaiyut gets tackled into the cage by Brekker. Brekker maintains the clinch.
Yongjaiyut lands an elbow inside that Brekker shrugs off.
I was talking to Yongjaiyut's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yongjaiyut prevents Brekker from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brekker is looking to break free of the clinch but Yongjaiyut has double underhooks.
Knees to the body from Yongjaiyut.
Brekker looks winded!
Brekker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brekker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yongjaiyut stalls.
Yongjaiyut tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brekker avoids it.
Brekker wants to break free but Yongjaiyut has control.
Yongjaiyut manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Brekker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yongjaiyut stalling against the cage.
Brekker can't break the clinch.
Brekker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice elbow from Yongjaiyut.
Brekker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yongjaiyut has Brekker pressed against the cage, preventing Brekker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brekker as Yongjaiyut tries to tie him up.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yongjaiyut obliges.
Yongjaiyut prevents Brekker from breaking the clinch.
Brekker is working for takedown but Yongjaiyut is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brekker is trying to push Yongjaiyut away but Yongjaiyut has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Good body shot from Yongjaiyut.
Yongjaiyut working Brekker over with knees to the body.
Brekker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yongjaiyut avoiding damage.
Knees to the body from Yongjaiyut.
Yongjaiyut lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yongjaiyut taking a breather.
Brekker is trying to break the clinch but Yongjaiyut has him pressed against the cage.
Brekker tries to circle away but Yongjaiyut has him pinned against the cage.
Yongjaiyut landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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 Andrew Brekker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Yongjaiyut clinches up against the cage.
We've been informed that Brekker has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Yongjaiyut lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yongjaiyut tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brekker avoids it.
Yongjaiyut lands a nice elbow.
Brekker is trying to force a seperation but Yongjaiyut has the dominant position.
Yongjaiyut missing with knees to the body.
Yongjaiyut stalling against the cage.
Brekker tries to break free but Yongjaiyut pushes him back against the cage.
Yongjaiyut content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jettrin Yongjaiyut has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yongjaiyut utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yongjaiyut is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brekker is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brekker struggles to land a body shot inside as Yongjaiyut controls his hands.
Brekker is breathing heavily.
Brekker tries to break free but Yongjaiyut pushes him back against the cage.
Yongjaiyut has Brekker pressed against the cage, preventing Brekker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yongjaiyut avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yongjaiyut lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brekker.
Brekker managing to block the knees to the body from Yongjaiyut.
Yongjaiyut crunches a lovely knee into Brekker's ribcage.
Yongjaiyut looking to stall.
Brekker avoiding damage as Yongjaiyut throws knees to the body.
Yongjaiyut trying to land knees to the body.
Yongjaiyut is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brekker is defending well for now.
Brekker is trying to force a seperation but Yongjaiyut has the dominant position.
Yongjaiyut lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yongjaiyut can't find room to land a body shot as Brekker controls the action.
The referee is keeping an eye on Yongjaiyut - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Yongjaiyut wants to stall.
Yongjaiyut landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brekker is trying to break the clinch but Yongjaiyut is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yongjaiyut tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice elbow from Yongjaiyut.
Yongjaiyut stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Yongjaiyut has Brekker pressed against the cage.
Brekker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brekker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yongjaiyut has him pressed against the cage.
Yongjaiyut is stalling here.
Yongjaiyut misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brekker.

Brekker breaks from the clinch.
Yongjaiyut fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brekker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yongjaiyut fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yongjaiyut is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brekker fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch up.
Brekker is looking for the big counter here.
Yongjaiyut fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch but Brekker is having none of it.
Brekker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brekker shoots in for a double leg but Yongjaiyut sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Yongjaiyut closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yongjaiyut stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Yongjaiyut misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brekker is trying to break the clinch but Yongjaiyut is controlling him.
Brekker goes for a takedown attempt but Yongjaiyut pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Brekker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yongjaiyut moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yongjaiyut tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brekker paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Brekker tries to keep at a distance but Yongjaiyut has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yongjaiyut lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yongjaiyut trying to land knees to the body.
Yongjaiyut holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Brekker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Brekker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brekker scores with a nice strike.

Yongjaiyut rushes Brekker and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yongjaiyut is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Yongjaiyut tries a body shot but Brekker blocks it.
Yongjaiyut is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brekker is keeping busy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yongjaiyut.
Brekker tries a body shot but Yongjaiyut blocks it.
Brekker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brekker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brekker working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jettrin Yongjaiyut dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Brekker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Yongjaiyut clinches up against the cage.
Brekker can't break the clinch.

Brekker manages to break the clinch.
Brekker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yongjaiyut as he avoids it easily.
It looked like Yongjaiyut was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch but Brekker is having none of it.
Brekker misses with a double jab
and Yongjaiyut counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brekker misses with a series of wild punches.
Yongjaiyut is looking to clinch.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch but Brekker moves out of range.
Yongjaiyut is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brekker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brekker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brekker misses with a few strikes there.
Yongjaiyut fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andrew Brekker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yongjaiyut gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brekker wants to break the clinch but can't.
A shot in the inside from Yongjaiyut.
Brekker is looking to break free of the clinch but Yongjaiyut has double underhooks.
Yongjaiyut keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brekker's efforts to push away.
Yongjaiyut tries to land knees in the clinch but Brekker avoids the damage to the body.
Brekker wants to break free but Yongjaiyut has control.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yongjaiyut.
Yongjaiyut wants to stall.
Yongjaiyut tries to throw a body punch but Brekker avoids it by throwing Yongjaiyut back against the cage.
Brekker working hard to break the clinch.
Yongjaiyut has Brekker pushed against the cage.
Brekker can't break the clinch.
Yongjaiyut is pushing Brekker up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Yongjaiyut is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brekker can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brekker tries to pull guard but Yongjaiyut forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Yongjaiyut looking to stall.
Yongjaiyut holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Brekker wants to break free but Yongjaiyut has control.
Brekker tries to break the clinch but Yongjaiyut is controlling the position.
Yongjaiyut stalling.
Yongjaiyut tries to stall but Brekker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jettrin Yongjaiyut.
Some wild striking there from Brekker.
Yongjaiyut moves in looking to clinch but Brekker pushes him off.

Brekker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yongjaiyut missing with knees to the body.
Jettrin Yongjaiyut is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brekker as Yongjaiyut tries to tie him up.
Yongjaiyut lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brekker wants to get back to striking at distance but Yongjaiyut won't allow it.
Brekker tries to break free but Yongjaiyut pushes him back against the cage.
Yongjaiyut stalling in the clinch.
Brekker can't break the clinch.
Brekker is trying to force a seperation but Yongjaiyut has the dominant position.
Brekker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yongjaiyut is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Brekker lands a nice uppercut.
Yongjaiyut unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brekker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yongjaiyut slows down the pace here.
Yongjaiyut tries to work over Brekker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yongjaiyut looking to stall.
Yongjaiyut utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yongjaiyut tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Yongjaiyut fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yongjaiyut with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brekker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yongjaiyut obliges.
Yongjaiyut is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yongjaiyut lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brekker backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yongjaiyut is pushing Brekker up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Brekker takes a knee to the side of the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jettrin Yongjaiyut showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yongjaiyut, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27

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