PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paha Hemmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Better (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Better has chosen Mother by Danzig as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hemmo
vs
Better

174 cm
27
187 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

188 cm
31
181 lbs
21 - 16 - 0

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World class boxer
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paha Hemmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evan Better!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Better misses with a two punch combination.
Better keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Better throws the left hand but Hemmo avoids the punch easily.
Hemmo attempts a counter takedown but Better avoids it well and moves away.
Paha Hemmo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Better tries to bum rush Hemmo with a series of wild strikes but Hemmo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hemmo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hemmo takes a swing at Better's ribcage but misses.
Better let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

Hemmo gets a clinch.
Hemmo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hemmo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Hemmo.
Better utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Better tries to work over Hemmo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hemmo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Betters head.
Hemmo leaning against his opponent.
Hemmo effectively controlling the action here.
Better tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hemmo just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Better letting Hemmo take a breather here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hemmo fails to land.
Better fails to pull guard.
Better lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hemmo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Hemmo.
Hemmo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Better.
Paha Hemmo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evan Better.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hemmo.

Better has Hemmo 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 Hemmo tumbling to the mat - Better dives into Hemmo's guard.

Hemmo looking for a triangle here. Better is fighting it but it looks tight! Hemmo pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Better is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Paha Hemmo!
Evan Better spoke after the fight, saying 'Lucky, lucky, lucky.'.