PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Evan Better (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musta Laine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Better kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mother by Danzig. Laine is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Disturbed - Sound of Silence. Musta Laine has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Better
vs
Laine

188 cm
30
181 lbs
20 - 16 - 0

181 cm
26
181 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Revolution Clothing

Bullet Proof System
Perkele!

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 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evan Better!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Musta Laine!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Better. Laine does a little dance to reset his feet.

Better bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Better is looking to take a break and control but Laine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Laine is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Better working over Laine with some ground and pound. Laine looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Laine tries to roll over but Better keeps him under control.

Laine is defending against the submission attempts here by Better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine moves into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine wants to sweep here but Better controlling him for the moment.

Laine is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Better is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Better throws a big elbow that misses.

Laine is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Better's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Laine is looking for a triangle but Better pushes his legs off easily.
Better engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Laine manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Better manages to get himself to full guard.

Laine wants to control from the top but Better keeps moving.
Better working a defensive guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Better is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Laine had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Better defends it easily.
Better pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Laine is keeping the position for now.

Laine working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Better doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Better manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Laine looking for a guillotine here but Better defends easily.
Better trying to control but Laine is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Better controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Better throws a big elbow that misses.
Laine tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Better wants to control from the top but Laine keeps moving.
Laine wants to hit a switch here but Better passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Laine there!
Laine is wriggling around trying to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evan Better dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Better throws a body kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laine. Better does a little dance to reset his feet.
Better throws a leg kick but Laine checks it.
Better scores with a punch to the head.
Laine finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Better blocks a jab.
Laine takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Better lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Better throws a chopping leg kick but Laine manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Better finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Laine tries to land a front kick but Better steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Better attempts a counter takedown but Laine avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine loads up on a big right hand but Better slips the punch.
Better half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Better will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Laine was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
No joy there for Better, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laine feints the counter takedown.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laine.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine punishes Better's body with a nice straight punch.
Better throws a body shot but no joy.
Laine looks for the body kick but Better saw that one coming.
Better is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laine can do to turn this around?
Better scores with a shot to the body.
Laine slips a jab from Better.
Better takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Laine.
Laine throws a front kick aimed at Better's knee but Better avoids it well.
Better avoids the body shot from Laine.
Laine thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Better if he has to take too many more of those.
Laine looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Laine scores with a jab to the jaw.
Laine throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Better is looking to clinch but Laine is avoiding it.
Better lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine swinging wildly here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice cross by Laine.
Laine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Better moves out of range of the body kick.
Laine throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Better counters with a takedown into side control.
Laine takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Better wants to control but Laine is keeping him busy.
Laine tries to bench press Better off him but Better keeps the position.
The strikes coming from Better are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Better in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine is trying to get back to half guard.
Laine is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Better moves into full mount!
Better lands a couple of good shots and Laine has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The referee is taking a good look at Laine as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Better!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine trying to control the hands but Better breaks the grip.
Laine tries to escape the position.
Better is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Laine. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Better lands with a hammerfist to the side of Laine's head.
Laine tries to roll but Better sticks to his back.
Better has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Laine.
Will Better go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Better is punishing Laine with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laine trying to control the hands but Better won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evan Better dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Laine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Better closes this distance looking for a takedown but Laine circles away.
Better defending well as Laine loads up on a big left hand.
Laine misses with a leg kick
letting Better counter with a right hand.
Better darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Better shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Better moves away from the strike by Laine.
Laine throws an off balance right hand
and Better counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Better scores with a push kick.
Better moves out of range of the leg kick from Laine.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Laine misses.
Better connects with a body shot that sends Laine's belly button to the back.
Laine on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Better connects with an inside leg kick.
Laine tries to score with a low kick but Better moves his leg out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Better throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laine takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Better changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Laine moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Laine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Better scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Better closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Laine swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Better has Laine pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Better pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Laine tumbling to the mat - Better dives into Laine's guard.
Better wants to control from the top but Laine keeps moving.

Laine is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Better defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Better trying to control the position from guard on top but Laine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Better throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Musta Laine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Better wants to control from the top but Laine keeps moving.

Laine throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Better escapes and throws Laine's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Better working the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine is looking for a sweep.
Better cracks Laine with a big right hand but Laine just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Laine is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Better's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Evan Better overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Better is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Laine sees it coming and defends easily.
Better is stalling here. Laine is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Better seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Laine has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Better tries to improve position but can't.
Better is not content to let Laine control the position.
Better tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Laine wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Evan Better is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Better 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine controls the position.
Better is looking to regain half guard here but Laine keeps moving and retains side control.
Better regains half guard.
Laine missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Better desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Laine 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.

And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Better showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Better has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Better!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Evan Better made sure he mentioned Revolution Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.