PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yasuhiro Yamashita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Vapers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Yamashita
vs
Vapers

180 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yasuhiro Yamashita !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Vapers!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vapers misses with a takedown attempt

and Yamashita counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yamashita .

Yamashita pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vapers misses with a takedown attempt - Yamashita sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vapers shoots in looking for a takedown. Yamashita tries to sprawl out of it but Vapers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yamashita manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Yasuhiro Yamashita has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Vapers.
Vapers tries to clinch but Yamashita moves away

and Yamashita decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vapers's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamashita forces his way into half guard.
Yamashita moves into full mount! Vapers won't be happy about that!
Yamashita connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Vapers has left one of his arms exposed and Yamashita doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Vapers screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yasuhiro Yamashita !