PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Halford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norifumi Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halford comes to the cage accompanied by Judas Priest - Grinder. Rob Halford has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Halford
vs
Yamamoto

225 cm
21
353 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

187 cm
20
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rob Halford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Norifumi Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yamamoto shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Halford manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Halford looking for a sweep. Not yet Halford, not yet.

Yamamoto drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yamamoto jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Yamamoto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Halford is keeping the position for now.
Halford will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Yamamoto sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Halford has his hands on Yamamoto's head, controlling the position.
Yamamoto thows a big elbow that misses.
Halford bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yamamoto's guard.

Yamamoto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Halford can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Halford has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Halford!
Yamamoto has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Halford's face.

It looks like Rob Halford has been cut.
Yamamoto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Halford is breathing heavily.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Yamamoto! Halford is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Norifumi Yamamoto!