PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Stanford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Razin Momin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Razin Momin acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Stanford
vs
Momin

210 cm
20
192 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

Good takedowns
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Stanford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Razin Momin!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stanford sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Momin to the ground! Stanford dives into full mount looking to finish!

It looks like Razin Momin has been cut.
Stanford tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Momin is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Momin regains half guard.
Stanford wants to get back to his feet.
Momin is refusing to be controlled, as Stanford sits in half guard.
Stanford really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Momin tries to roll over but Stanford keeps him under control.
Momin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stanford's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stanford's back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Momin is striking from the back but Stanford escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
Stanford is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stanford actively working from the bottom here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stanford throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Momin's head.
Stanford stuffs the takedown.

Stanford knocks Momin to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

Momin is rocked!
Stanford postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Momin is still in real trouble! Can Stanford finish him?

Stanford tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Stanford has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Momin tries to buck Stanford off but Stanford is having none of it.

Stanford is trying to get an arm triangle but Momin is defending well.
Momin seems to have recovered his senses.
Momin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Stanford off and has taken his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stanford defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Momin lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Stanford tries to escape the position.
Stanford wants to get back to his feet.
Well, with Momin on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Stanford is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Can Stanford hold on?! Momin is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stanford tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Stanford is wriggling around trying to escape.
Stanford tries to hold on but Momin pushes him away.
Stanford is breathing heavily.
The referee warns Stanford that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Stanford really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Momin landing strikes from the mount and Stanford is in trouble!

Momin working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Stanford taking shots to the head.

Momin is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Stanford has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Stanford!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stanford trying to control but Momin is working from the bottom.
Momin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stanford's guard.

Stanford is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Momin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Momin lands a couple of digs.
Stanford trying to control the position here.
Momin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Momin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Momin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Momin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Momin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Momin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stanford is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stanford is looking to stand up but Momin isn't so interested in that idea.
Stanford is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Stanford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Razin Momin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Momin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Stanford struggling a bit here.
Momin scoring with punches from side control.

Momin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stanford is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Momin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Momin working away.
Stanford wants to get back to his feet but Momin drags him back down.

Momin tries for a kimura but Stanford is defending well.
Momin is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanford is looking to regain half guard here but Momin keeps moving and retains side control.
Stanford can't do much from the bottom here.
Stanford manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Stanford is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Momin manages to get to full guard.
Stanford stopping the sweep attempt from Momin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stanford wants to stand but Momin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Momin wants to sweep here but Stanford controlling him for the moment.
Stanford wants to get up but he can't break Momin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Momin wants to sweep here but Stanford controlling him for the moment.
Stanford wants to control from the top but Momin keeps moving.
Momin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stanford is one step ahead there.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stanford connects with a high kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanford tries to clinch up.
Stanford lands with a right that hurts Momin. Momin looks to clinch but Stanford throws a short knee that drops Momin. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Brian Stanford!