PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yngve yngo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Du Bois (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

yngo
vs
Du Bois

185 cm
25
192 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

180 cm
24
185 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yngve yngo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Du Bois!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Du Bois takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
yngo throws a push kick but Du Bois slaps the foot to one side.
yngo lands a jab to the nose.
yngo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Du Bois throws a right hand that yngo ducks under and follows up with a left that yngo also avoids with ease.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Du Bois crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from yngo - the referee stops the clock and Du Bois gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says yngo. Du Bois manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Du Bois misses with a series of wild punches.
Du Bois looks to land a combination but yngo avoids it well.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
yngo landing knees to the head.

It looks like Victor Du Bois has been cut.

yngo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
yngo misses the shot to the body.
yngo lands a leg kick that knocks Du Bois off balance momentarily.
yngo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Du Bois swinging wildly here.
A head kick misses from yngo.
Du Bois looks to land a left hand but yngo moved out of range nicely.
Du Bois moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Du Bois misses with a body shot
and yngo counters with an outside leg kick.
yngo throws a head kick that Du Bois semi-blocks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
yngo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Du Bois tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
yngo misses with a body kick.
Yngve yngo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
yngo is looking to land body kicks.
yngo scores with a kick to the midsection.
yngo lands a head kick!
Du Bois comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

yngo has Du Bois up against the cage in a clinch.
Du Bois wants to break the clinch but can't.
Du Bois avoiding damage as yngo throws knees to the body.
yngo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
yngo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Du Bois looks gassed!
yngo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Du Bois's face.
yngo with a knee to the head.
yngo crunches a lovely knee into Du Bois's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
yngo stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
yngo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
yngo lands a knee to the body.

yngo breaks the clinch.
yngo scores with a kick to the midsection.
yngo punishes Du Bois's body with a nice straight punch.
yngo lands a high kick!
yngo throws a front kick that sends Du Bois stumbling back into the cage.

yngo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for yngo.
yngo lands a nice knee to the body.
yngo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
yngo with a knee to the head.
yngo stalling the fight.
yngo seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
yngo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
yngo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
yngo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
yngo landing knees to the body.
yngo connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for yngo.
yngo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
yngo scores a nice knee to the body.

yngo manages to break the clinch.
yngo scores with a spinning back kick!

yngo clinches.
yngo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
yngo working Du Bois over with knees to the body.
yngo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
yngo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

yngo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Du Bois looks to throw the jab but yngo is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Du Bois, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Du Bois loads up on a big right hand but yngo slips the punch.
yngo throws a nice head kick!
yngo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Du Bois takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Du Bois throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice body kick there by yngo.
yngo avoids a punch combination nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for yngo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Du Bois blocks the body kick.
Du Bois misses with a wild combination.
yngo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
yngo thows a body kick. Du Bois tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Du Bois tries to keep at a distance but yngo has taken the fight into the clinch.
yngo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Du Bois's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yngve yngo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Victor Du Bois's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

yngo lands with a kick to the temple. Du Bois shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Both fighters circling a little - yngo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Du Bois as he connects with a hook.
Du Bois steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from yngo. That one must have hurt.
Du Bois throws a right hand that yngo ducks under and follows up with a left that yngo also avoids with ease.
yngo misses with a head kick.
A slow jab from Du Bois misses its intended target.
yngo scores with a spinning back kick!

Du Bois tries to keep at a distance but yngo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knees to the body from yngo.
yngo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Du Bois in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
yngo leaning his opponent against the cage.
yngo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Du Bois can do to turn this around?
yngo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Du Bois lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Du Bois is breathing heavily.
yngo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
yngo lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
yngo scores with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
yngo landing knees to the body.
yngo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for yngo.
yngo leaning against his opponent.
Du Bois has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from yngo.
yngo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
yngo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Du Bois takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for yngo.
yngo lands a knee to the head.
yngo missing with knees to the body.
Du Bois blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Du Bois blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Du Bois tries to circle away but yngo has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
yngo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Du Bois avoids it.
Yngve yngo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Du Bois on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
yngo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
yngo prevents Du Bois from breaking the clinch.
yngo with a knee to the head.
Du Bois can't break the clinch.
Du Bois dodges an elbow strike from yngo.
Du Bois being controlled against the cage.
Du Bois on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
yngo tries to land knees in the clinch but Du Bois avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from yngo.
yngo scores with a knee to the head.
yngo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Du Bois.
yngo keeps control of Du Bois as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du Bois avoids the elbow strike from yngo, against the cage.
Du Bois looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
yngo misses with an elbow strike.
yngo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Du Bois's efforts to push away.
yngo tries to land knees in the clinch but Du Bois avoids the damage to the body.
yngo missing with knees to the body.
yngo just leaning against Du Bois, taking a breather.
yngo tries to land a knee to the head but Du Bois blocks with his arms.
yngo trying to land knees to the body.
Du Bois tries to break the clinch but yngo is controlling the position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by yngo.
Du Bois wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but yngo has him pressed against the cage.
yngo trying to land knees to the body.
yngo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Du Bois.
yngo tries to land knees in the clinch but Du Bois avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
yngo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Du Bois.
yngo trying to stall but Du Bois improves his position.
Du Bois wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Du Bois managing to block the knees to the body from yngo.
yngo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
yngo tries to land knees in the clinch but Du Bois avoids the damage to the body.
Du Bois can't break the clinch.

yngo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
yngo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yngve yngo is winning the standup battle so far.
Du Bois looks to land a combination but yngo avoids it well.
yngo throws a sloppy head kick and Du Bois moves out of range easily.
A right-left combo lands from Du Bois.
Du Bois pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces yngo back to the cage. Du Bois follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Yngve yngo has been cut.
Victor Du Bois is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Du Bois throws a one two combo.
Du Bois moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Du Bois throws a combination but it was largely blocked by yngo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yngve yngo dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Du Bois scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Du Bois throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
yngo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A left and a right from Du Bois both land. Nice combination.

yngo has closed the distance and engaged Du Bois in a clinch.
yngo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Du Bois avoids it.
yngo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Du Bois's face.
yngo tries to land knees in the clinch but Du Bois avoids the damage to the body.
Du Bois is looking to break free of the clinch but yngo has double underhooks.
yngo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Du Bois has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
yngo lands a nice knee to the body.
Du Bois blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
yngo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Du Bois is defending well for now.
yngo lands a nice knee to the body.
Du Bois on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
yngo missing with knees to the body.
Du Bois is trying to push yngo away but yngo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
yngo missing with knees to the body.
yngo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Du Bois on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
yngo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Du Bois wants to break the clinch but can't.
yngo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Du Bois's face.
yngo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Du Bois's efforts to push away.
yngo missing with knees to the body.
Du Bois tries to break the clinch but yngo is controlling the position.
yngo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Du Bois is trying to break the clinch but yngo is controlling him.
yngo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Du Bois avoids it.
Du Bois is looking to break free of the clinch but yngo has double underhooks.
yngo throws an elbow but it misses.
yngo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. yngo obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

yngo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Du Bois scores with a decent looking hook.
Du Bois throws a nice looking combination but yngo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Du Bois rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but yngo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
yngo wants to clinch up but Du Bois keeps it at a distance.
Du Bois bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps yngo's head backwards.
yngo throws a body kick that misses.
A punch combination from Du Bois misses.
yngo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Du Bois.
yngo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Du Bois misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
yngo misses with a body kick.
Du Bois scores with a three punch combo!
yngo moves in looking to clinch but Du Bois pushes him off.
yngo tries to close the distance and clinch but Du Bois swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Du Bois moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
yngo slips a jab and a cross from Du Bois.
yngo lands a head kick!

yngo takes the fight into the clinch.
yngo scores a nice knee to the body.
yngo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
yngo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
yngo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Du Bois.
yngo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Du Bois avoids it.
yngo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Du Bois in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
yngo scores a nice knee to the body.
Du Bois on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Du Bois looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
yngo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Du Bois is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Du Bois is trying to break the clinch but yngo is controlling him.
yngo missing with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from yngo.
yngo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Du Bois has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Du Bois can't break the clinch.
yngo has Du Bois pressed against the cage, preventing Du Bois from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees in the clinch landing for yngo.
yngo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Du Bois is defending well for now.
Victor Du Bois has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Du Bois fails to land.
Du Bois takes a knee to the side of the body.
yngo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
yngo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Du Bois.
Du Bois is trying to force a seperation but yngo has the dominant position.
yngo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
yngo tries to land knees in the clinch but Du Bois avoids the damage to the body.
Yngve yngo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Du Bois doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yngve yngo.
Well yngo 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yngve yngo!