PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Yarborough (ranked 402 p4p, 465 weight class) and Zett Jukassa (ranked 53 p4p, 59 weight class). Yarborough comes to the cage accompanied by Derezzed. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Yarborough
vs
Jukassa

185 cm
31
190
23 - 11 - 1

189 cm
32
195
23 - 11 - 0

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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Yarborough!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zett Jukassa!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jukassa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jukassa moves out of range as Yarborough throws a body kick.
Jukassa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
James Yarborough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jukassa throws a hook but Yarborough avoids it easily.
Yarborough is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jukassa.
A nice side step and Jukassa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Yarborough has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FF Forever in the buildup to the fight.
Jukassa swings widly with a right hand
and Yarborough counters with a nice uppercut.
Yarborough lands a leg kick that knocks Jukassa off balance momentarily.
Yarborough tries to clinch but Jukassa moves away
and Yarborough takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yarborough throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yarborough throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jukassa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yarborough shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yarborough feints and then cracks Jukassa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jukassa down.
A low kick from Yarborough misses
and Jukassa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jukassa takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarborough wants to clinch up but Jukassa keeps it at a distance.
Jukassa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jukassa slips a jab from Yarborough.
Yarborough tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yarborough misses with a straight left.
Yarborough scoring well with a low kick there.
Yarborough closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jukassa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yarborough throws a leg kick but Jukassa checks it.
It seemed like Jukassa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A low kick from Yarborough is predictable there
and Jukassa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yarborough finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jukassa avoids the body shot from Yarborough.
A nice side step and Jukassa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Yarborough throws a jab when Jukassa was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough misses with a two punch combination.
Yarborough looks to clinch
and Jukassa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jukassa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yarborough throws a low kick, looking for Jukassa's leg but Jukassa calmly moves out of range.
Yarborough tries to clinch
and Jukassa counters with a nice uppercut.
Jukassa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jukassa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yarborough misses with a body shot.
Yarborough tries to land a body kick
and Jukassa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yarborough wants to clinch.
Jukassa throws out a counter right but Yarborough avoids it with no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yarborough swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jukassa lands with an overhand left.
Yarborough throws a lazy head kick
and Jukassa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jukassa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jukassa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yarborough tries to clinch up.
A little jabbing left from Jukassa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yarborough connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yarborough throws a lazy uppercut
letting Jukassa counter with a right hand.
Yarborough misses with a looping left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yarborough.
Jukassa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jukassa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Yarborough had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Yarborough throws an off balance right hand
enabling Jukassa to counter with a crisp jab.
Jukassa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yarborough.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough scores with a decent looking hook.
Jukassa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jukassa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yarborough throws out a leg kick but Jukassa moves out of range and Yarborough only half commits.
Jukassa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yarborough with a body shot.
Yarborough throws a body kick that misses.
Jukassa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yarborough throws a big shot that misses.
Jukassa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jukassa moves out of range as Yarborough strikes.
Jukassa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Yarborough gets a clinch.
Yarborough scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Yarborough's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yarborough tries to clinch but Jukassa moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yarborough.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yarborough. Jukassa shrugs it off though.
Yarborough thumps Jukassa with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

James Yarborough dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jukassa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yarborough.
Jukassa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yarborough throws an overhand right that lands on Jukassa's shoulder, as Jukassa tries to avoid the shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Jukassa misses.
Yarborough throws a leg kick
and Jukassa counters with a right hand to the body.
Yarborough tried to score with a low kick but Jukassa checks it.

Yarborough clinches up against the cage.
Yarborough keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jukassa's efforts to push away.
Yarborough throws a head punch that misses.
Yarborough can't find room to land a body shot as Jukassa controls the action.
A short right from Jukassa on the inside.
Yarborough misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yarborough misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Jukassa breaks from the clinch.
Yarborough misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Jukassa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jukassa swings for the body but Yarborough moves out of range.
Yarborough lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jukassa will feel that in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Jukassa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yarborough is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jukassa can do to turn this around?
Jukassa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yarborough.
Jukassa swats away the attempt to clinch by Yarborough.
Yarborough looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yarborough works the jab nicely.
Yarborough pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jukassa is out of range and Yarborough settles back down.
Jukassa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yarborough swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yarborough tries to work over Jukassa's front leg with a kick but Jukassa checks it.
Jukassa needs to keep his hands up - Yarborough had a free shot at his head there.
Yarborough throws a lazy uppercut
and Jukassa counters with a stiff right hand.
Yarborough uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jukassa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough tries to clinch
and Jukassa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Yarborough clinches with his opponent.
Yarborough misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Jukassa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jukassa keeps control of Yarborough as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yarborough misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Jukassa fails to land.
Jukassa blocking some punches.
Yarborough tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jukassa's elbow.
Yarborough's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yarborough lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yarborough working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yarborough can't find room to land a body shot as Jukassa controls the action.
Jukassa lands a right hand.
Yarborough pushes Jukassa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Yarborough's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jukassa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yarborough.
Yarborough tries to work over Jukassa's front leg with a kick but Jukassa checks it.
Yarborough scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
James Yarborough is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough is looking to clinch but Jukassa is avoiding it.
Jukassa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Yarborough misses with a body shot
and Jukassa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good leg kick by Yarborough.
Nice defenses there by Jukassa.
Jukassa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yarborough tries to clinch up.
Yarborough darts in trying to clinch
enabling Jukassa to counter with a crisp jab.
Jukassa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jukassa staying out of range there.
Jukassa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yarborough with a body shot.
Yarborough throws a right hand that misses
and Jukassa counters with a right hand to the body.
Yarborough closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Jukassa to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough misses with a double jab
and Jukassa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yarborough throws a poor cross that misses
and Yarborough takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yarborough moves out of range of the strikes.
Yarborough is looking to counter with head kicks.
Yarborough fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yarborough misses with a leg kick
and Jukassa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Yarborough slips a jab from Jukassa.
A little feinted left hand from Yarborough on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yarborough listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yarborough throws a leg kick
and Jukassa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yarborough misses with a low kick.
Jukassa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jukassa walks into a straight right hand from Yarborough.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that James Yarborough will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Jukassa misses with a body shot.
Yarborough misses the body punch
and Jukassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yarborough lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jukassa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yarborough.
Jukassa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Yarborough scores with a nice body kick.

Yarborough clinches up with Jukassa and pushes him back against the cage.
Jukassa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yarborough blocks a body shot from Jukassa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yarborough tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jukassa's elbow.
Yarborough blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yarborough digs a right hand underneath Jukassa's ribcage. Jukassa let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Jukassa breaks the clinch.
Yarborough lands with an uppercut that bounces Jukassa off the cage and back into range.
A low kick from Yarborough misses
and Jukassa counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarborough looks to land a right hand but Jukassa moved out of range.
Yarborough misses with a jab to the body
and Jukassa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yarborough misses with a body shot
letting Jukassa counter with a right hand.
Yarborough thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jukassa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yarborough tries to close the distance and clinch but Jukassa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yarborough misses with a body shot
and Jukassa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yarborough tries to clinch up.
Jukassa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Yarborough closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jukassa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zett Jukassa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jukassa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yarborough with a nice calf kick.
Jukassa loads up on a big right hand but Yarborough slips the punch.
Jukassa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yarborough throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Jukassa to counter with a crisp jab.
Yarborough tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yarborough misses with a lunging right hand
and Jukassa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yarborough fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yarborough throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jukassa counters with a nice uppercut.
Yarborough ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sloppy strikes from Yarborough. Those never looked like landing.
Jukassa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yarborough's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jukassa under the eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jukassa momentarily.

Yarborough fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jukassa, pushing him back against the cage.
Yarborough lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jukassa backwards.

Jukassa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yarborough looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yarborough wants to clinch up but Jukassa keeps it at a distance.
Jukassa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jukassa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yarboroughs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yarborough jabs Jukassa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yarborough thumps Jukassa with a low kick.
Yarborough tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jukassa was well out of range. Poor timing from Yarborough.
Jukassa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yarborough.
Yarborough lands a slapping body shot.
Yarborough misses with a body shot
and Jukassa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like James Yarborough has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jukassa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yarborough - the referee stops the clock and Jukassa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yarborough. Jukassa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Yarborough swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jukassa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Yarborough.
Jukassa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jukassa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yarborough.
Jukassa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yarborough throws out the jab.
Jukassa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
An inside leg kick lands from Yarborough.
Yarborough dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jukassa. That did some damage!
Yarborough throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Yarborough digs a good body shot into Jukassa's ribs.
Yarborough misses with an uppercut.
Yarborough throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yarborough scores with a nice right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Yarborough showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yarborough 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Yarborough!
After winning the bout, James Yarborough thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.