PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Norifumi Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coleman has chosen Don't Tread On Me By Metallica as his entrance music. Ronnie Coleman has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Yamamoto
vs
Coleman

187 cm
20
300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

181 cm
24
313 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Norifumi Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronnie Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Coleman gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Yamamoto chips away with some ground and pound.
Yamamoto is looking to work some ground and pound but Coleman has wrist control.
Yamamoto slips nicely into half guard.
Yamamoto seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Coleman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Coleman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Coleman is trying to get back to full guard.
Coleman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Yamamoto is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Coleman has managed to free his arm - good work.
Yamamoto working Coleman over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamamoto is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Coleman is pressing down on Yamamoto's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Yamamoto throwing strikes but missing.
Yamamoto wants to control from the top but Coleman keeps moving.
Coleman can't keep his opponent in guard - Yamamoto advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Coleman trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Yamamoto throwing shots but Coleman is blocking nicely.

Coleman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Yamamoto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Yamamoto lands with a punch from half guard.
Coleman moves into full guard.
Coleman keeping moving, preventing Yamamoto from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Coleman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Coleman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Yamamoto content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Yamamoto tries to free his leg and advance position but Coleman is retaining full guard.

Coleman looking for a guillotine here but Yamamoto defends easily.
Yamamoto pushing down on Coleman's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman trying to control but Yamamoto postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman wants to get back to full guard.
Yamamoto not doing much here.

Yamamoto is looking for a kimura here.
Coleman is concentrating on defense, preventing Yamamoto from advancing position.
Yamamoto takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Norifumi Yamamoto dominated that round.
That's time! Yamamoto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Yamamoto darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Yamamoto is looking to take a break and control but Coleman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yamamoto scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yamamoto lands a nice short elbow.
Yamamoto trying to mount his opponent but Coleman defends it.
Yamamoto is trying to control the action in half guard but Coleman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Yamamoto is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Coleman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Yamamoto.
Yamamoto working Coleman over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman is staying active underneath Yamamoto, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Coleman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yamamoto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yamamoto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Coleman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yamamoto is working away from the top position though.

Yamamoto is looking for a kimura here.
Coleman is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Coleman tries to roll over but Yamamoto keeps him under control.
Coleman wants to get back to his feet.
Yamamoto drops an elbow to the side of Coleman's head.
Yamamoto seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Yamamoto takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Yamamoto content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto wants to free his trapped foot but Coleman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Yamamoto with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Norifumi Yamamoto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Coleman pushes Yamamoto off looking to stand but Yamamoto dives back in and keeps control.

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.
Yamamoto thows a huge punch but Coleman dodges it nicely.
Coleman tries to get to full guard but Yamamoto has control of the leg.
Yamamoto lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Yamamoto is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Coleman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Yamamoto.
Yamamoto wants to take a breather but Coleman is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Norifumi Yamamoto dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Coleman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yamamoto fails with the takedown.
Yamamoto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yamamoto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Norifumi Yamamoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto fails with a takedown attempt.
Yamamoto fails with a takedown attempt.
Yamamoto tries for a takedown but Coleman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Yamamoto shoots in and drives through. Coleman sprawls well.
Yamamoto shoots in for a takedown but Coleman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Coleman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamamoto.
Coleman throws a right hand that Yamamoto ducks under and follows up with a left that Yamamoto also avoids with ease.
Yamamoto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yamamoto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Coleman tries to avoid it but Yamamoto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Coleman to the ground. Coleman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Coleman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice combination there by Coleman.

It looks like Norifumi Yamamoto has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Coleman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Norifumi Yamamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coleman scores with a jab.
Yamamoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Coleman throws a push kick but Yamamoto slaps the foot to one side.
Coleman thows a body shot but no joy.
Yamamoto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A combination from Coleman does no damage.
Yamamoto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Coleman thows a body shot but no joy.
Coleman cracks Yamamoto with a right hand to the side of the head.

Yamamoto drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Yamamoto is looking to work some ground and pound but Coleman has wrist control.

Coleman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yamamoto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yamamoto manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Coleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Yamamoto looking for submissions off his back.
Yamamoto regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Coleman.
Coleman advances to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Yamamoto is trying to control but can't.
Yamamoto is trying to get back to full guard.
Yamamoto gets back to full guard.

Coleman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yamamoto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Coleman has managed to get both his arms back between Yamamoto's legs - danger averted.
Yamamoto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yamamoto is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Coleman is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Coleman wants to stand but Yamamoto has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Coleman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Yamamoto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Yamamoto throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Coleman wants to stand but Yamamoto is controlling his posture from full guard.
Yamamoto is looking to sweep but instead, Coleman has passed into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamamoto trying to control here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronnie Coleman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yamamoto has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight for Norifumi Yamamoto!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Norifumi Yamamoto!
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Norifumi Yamamoto!

Norifumi Yamamoto wins by unanimous decision!