Absolutely, that's exactly why the two other little documentaries he's done have been with relative unknowns, guys like that fattyairsoft dude (who's about as dumb and redneck as you can get) or Daxflame (who's about as reserved and autistic as you can get). In terms of fame, confidence, and wit, nobody's he's interacted with could really challenge him.
Hyde's well within the same punching weight though, which is an appropriate figure of speech because in the documentary Sam says this began around when Ian started up his stupid "I'm looking for someone to box!" phase, which only further suggests he was at a point where he was looking to prove he was way tougher than he was, and makes Sam's reasons for fucking with him all the more understandable.
Also, maybe I'm giving Sam too much credit, but the fact he made his pretend girlfriend some nutty overly tattooed bitch with a screwed up haircut makes me wonder if he was taking a shot at Ian's gf. Going by the
Anisa thread (which is where most Idubbbz info goes) she didn't actually shave her head until early july, but maybe that's just the natural course of all insane women.