PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Norifumi Yamamotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lord Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yamamotto comes into the arena with Paralyzer blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Norifumi Yamamotto has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Yamamotto
vs
Gracie

153 cm
20
137 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
141 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Norifumi Yamamotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lord Gracie!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamotto lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Lord Gracie has been cut.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Yamamotto sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Norifumi Yamamotto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamamotto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yamamotto fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Yamamotto.
Yamamotto misses with a body shot.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Yamamotto which made him look bad.

Gracie changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Yamamotto looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gracie takes a little break here. Yamamotto wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

Gracie tries for a kimura but Yamamotto is defending well.
Gracie tries to move into full mount but can't pass Yamamotto's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie has hold of Yamamotto's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Yamamotto seems comfortable defending it but Gracie has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Yamamotto is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Yamamotto is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Gracie couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lord Gracie!