PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sandayu Momochi (ranked 1025 p4p, 151 weight class) and Evan Better (ranked 1013 p4p, 146 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Better's choice of entrance music: Mother by Danzig. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Momochi
vs
Better

184 cm
30
194 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

188 cm
37
181 lbs
30 - 23 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Fast

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 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sandayu Momochi !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evan Better!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Better bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Momochi misses the jab.
Better scores with a decent looking hook.
Better misses the shot to the body.
Better dives in and grabs Momochi 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Momochi pushes down on Better's head and hops out.
Momochi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Better tries to avoid it but Momochi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Better to the ground. Better escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Momochi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Momochi blocks the body kick.
Momochi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Better throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Momochi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Momochi misses with a straight left.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Better has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Better ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Better throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Momochi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Better ducks under a wild hook from Momochi .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Better misses with a body shot.
Sandayu Momochi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Momochi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Better's guard.
Better wants to hit a switch here but Momochi passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Better there!
Better keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Better wants to hold on but Momochi pushes him away.
Momochi landing strikes, looking to finish!

Momochi has control of Better's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Better regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Momochi is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Better has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Better wants to hold on but Momochi pushes him away.
Momochi trying to control but Better is having none of it.
Better sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Momochi working over Better with some ground and pound. Better looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Momochi is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Better has his hands clasped together around Momochi 's back. He's all about the action.
Better trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Momochi punishing his opponent with strikes.
Better is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Momochi working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Better is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Better regains half guard.
Momochi 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.
Better is trying to control but can't.
Momochi stalling.
Momochi 's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Better is refusing to be controlled, as Momochi sits in half guard.
Better preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sandayu Momochi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Better tries to land a leg kick but Momochi saw it coming and moves away.
Momochi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Momochi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Better as he avoids it easily.
Better is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Momochi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Momochi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Better looks for a takedown but Momochi sprawls well.
Better misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Momochi throws an overhand right that lands on Better's shoulder, as Better tries to avoid the shot.
Better looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Momochi looking to score a takedown here. Better is defending well but Momochi drives through and ends up in Better's guard.
Better keeping moving, preventing Momochi from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Better pulls Momochi in close to prevent any damage.
Better keeping moving, preventing Momochi from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Momochi working some strikes from top position.
Momochi won't allow Better to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Momochi content to stall in guard here.
Better looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Momochi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Momochi wants to pass the guard but Better is keeping the position.
Better pulls Momochi in close to prevent any damage.
Better wants to control but Momochi passes easily into half guard.
Momochi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Better can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Better trying to control from the bottom.
Momochi wants to control but Better is keeping him busy.
Momochi content to control rather than advance.
Momochi is looking to advance position but Better won't allow it.
Momochi is nestled in close to Better, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Well, if Momochi is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Momochi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Better keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Momochi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Better is looking to control Momochi 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Better avoid being mounted?
Better tries to get to full guard but Momochi has control of the leg.

Momochi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Better is just riding it out for now. Momochi eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Better gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Better keeping moving, preventing Momochi from controlling successfully.
Better seems keen to control Momochi 's posture.
Momochi looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Momochi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Better is trying to control the position but Momochi postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Better throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sandayu Momochi dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Better lands a nice leg kick that just misses Momochi 's sensitive parts.
Better digs a good body shot into Momochi 's ribs.
Momochi misses with a straight right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Better.
Momochi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Better.
Momochi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Better is fending him off so far but Momochi persists. Nope, Better circles away and we're back to standing.
Better stuffs the takedown.
Better throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Better is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Momochi rather than just go for the knockout.

Better gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Momochi to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Better looking for a guillotine here but Momochi defends easily.
Momochi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Better works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Momochi advances to half guard.
Momochi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Momochi is trying to control. Better wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Better wants to improve his position but Momochi is controlling well.
Better moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Better trying to keep a closed guard but Momochi is proving a slippery customer.
Better has his hands on Momochi 's head, controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Better is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Momochi defends well.
Momochi pushes down on Better's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Better is refusing to be controlled, as Momochi sits in half guard.

Momochi seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Better is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sandayu Momochi !
A victorious Sandayu Momochi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Evan Better was interviewed post fight and said 'Lucky, lucky, lucky.'.