PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Norifumi Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Blackboots (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackboots comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Blood Red Summer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Yamamoto
vs
Blackboots

168 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Elite Nutrition Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Norifumi Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Blackboots!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blackboots tries to clinch but Yamamoto moves out of range.

Yamamoto fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Blackboots sprawls well initially but Yamamoto persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Blackboots with the active half guard here but Yamamoto passes nicely into side control.
Yamamoto gets to mount! Blackboots was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Yamamoto is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Blackboots is rocked!
Blackboots looks gassed!
Blackboots tries to reverse the position but Yamamoto maintains control.
Yamamoto fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Blackboots is still in real trouble! Can Yamamoto finish him?
Yamamoto cracks Blackboots with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Yamamoto looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yamamoto scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Yamamoto dominating with strikes here.
Yamamoto landing shots from mount.

Blackboots defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto landing strikes from the mount.
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 lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Yamamoto dominating with strikes here.
Yamamoto fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Yamamoto working the ground and pound effectively.
Yamamoto landing strikes from the mount and Blackboots is in trouble!
Blackboots is wriggling around trying to escape.
Yamamoto landing strikes from the mount and Blackboots is in trouble!
Blackboots keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Yamamoto dominating with strikes here.
Blackboots tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blackboots is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Yamamoto with good strikes from the mount here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackboots is looking to improve his position but Yamamoto isn't that keen on the idea.
Yamamoto landing shots from mount.
Blackboots is trying to escape the mount.
Yamamoto fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Yamamoto lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Yamamoto prevents Blackboots from getting the reversal.
Yamamoto landing punches.
Blackboots bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Blackboots looking to pass the guard.
Yamamoto wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackboots trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Yamamoto working for a triangle but Blackboots defends it easily.
Blackboots tries to free his leg and advance position but Yamamoto is retaining full guard.
Yamamoto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blackboots manages to get himself to full guard.

Yamamoto decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Yamamoto scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Blackboots is trying to work for a sweep but Yamamoto has mounted him!

Yamamoto wants to finish this one by submission but Blackboots is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto lands a big elbow.
Yamamoto lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Yamamoto has isolated one of Blackboots's arms. Blackboots looking to fight him off but Yamamoto twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Norifumi Yamamoto!