PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Laws (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Yamato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacob Laws had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 157.5lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. This should be a great matchup!

Laws
vs
Yamato

181 cm
27
167 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

182 cm
20
169 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacob Laws!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jin Yamato!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamato fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

It looks like Jacob Laws has been cut.
Laws uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamato.
Nice sprawl there from Yamato as Laws shoots in.
Yamato lands a body shot.
Yamato lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Laws is looking to close the distance but Yamato sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Laws crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Laws is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Jin Yamato!
A relieved looking Jin Yamato thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.