PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Medium Lau (ranked 5689 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sandayu Momochi (ranked 2258 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Lau
vs
Momochi

176 cm
26
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

184 cm
34
194 lbs
20 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Sportivité

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Medium Lau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sandayu Momochi !
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lau just misses with a punch to the body.
Lau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lau throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Momochi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Momochi is pushing down on Lau's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lau is fighting to maintain full guard but Momochi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Momochi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Momochi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Momochi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lau keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Momochi working Lau over with strikes.
Lau avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Momochi .
Momochi content to control rather than advance.

Momochi has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Lau defend it? Momochi steps over the head and cranks it - Lau is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Momochi !

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sandayu Momochi !
Sandayu Momochi really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sportivité logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.