PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jim Nasium (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Sugarol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Nasium
vs
Sugarol

176 cm
18
156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
20
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jim Nasium!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sammy Sugarol!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nasium has Sugarol up against the cage in a clinch.
Nasium avoiding damage.

Nasium gets control of Sugarol's arms and successfully pulls guard. Nasium will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Nasium looking for a sweep. Not yet Nasium, not yet.

Sugarol decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Nasium, up you get!
Sugarol misses with a double jab.
Sammy Sugarol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nasium blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Sugarol. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sugarol.
Nasium throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sugarol sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nasium tries to clinch there but Sugarol circles away.
Nasium throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nasium tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sugarol paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Sugarol. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sugarol.
Nasium wants to clinch up but Sugarol keeps it at a distance.
Sugarol swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Sugarol.
Nasium tries to clinch up but Sugarol circles away and keeps his distance.

Nasium closes the distance and clinches.

Sugarol breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sugarol smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A big right from Sugarol misses.
Sugarol connects with a body shot.
Sugarol connects with a body shot.
Sammy Sugarol is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasium tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sugarol paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sugarol scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sugarol fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sugarol jabs at Nasium's body.
Sugarol connects with the punch.
Nasium takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Nasium instigates a clinch.

Sugarol breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sugarol misses with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Sugarol.
Nasium tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nasium needs to keep his hands up - Sugarol had a free shot at his head there.
Sugarol throws a hook but Nasium avoids it easily.
A jab from Sugarol finds it's way through Nasium's defenses.
Sugarol misses with a hook.
Nasium slips under a jab from Sugarol.
Sugarol avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sugarol connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nasium ducks under a wild hook from Sugarol.
Nasium fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nasium is looking to clinch.
Sugarol throws a shot from downtown. Nasium moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sugarol with a nice cross.
Sugarol lands a body shot.
Nasium walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nasium ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sugarol is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nasium had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sugarol tests Nasium's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Nasium moves into range and clinches up with Sugarol.

Sugarol's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nasium fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nasium bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nasium slips under a jab.
Sugarol misses with a looping left.
Nasium wants to clinch up but Sugarol keeps it at a distance.
Nasium is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sugarol cracks Nasium with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sugarol throws out a loose jab but Nasium uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sugarol darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sugarol connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nasium. Nasium circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A shot to de liver by Sugarol. Beautiful body shot.
Nasium tries to clinch but Sugarol is having none of it.
Nasium ducks under a wild hook from Sugarol.
Sugarol changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sugarol misses with a looping left.
Sugarol throws a hook but Nasium avoids it easily.
Nasium moves out of range as Sugarol strikes.
Nasium on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sugarol cracks Nasium with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nasium tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sugarol throws an overhand right that lands on Nasium's shoulder, as Nasium tries to avoid the shot.
Sugarol fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nasium tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sugarol paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sugarol lands with a shot to the body.
Sugarol will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nasium looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sugarol loads up on a big right hand but Nasium slips the punch.
Nasium tries to clinch there but Sugarol circles away.
Sugarol looks to land a left hand but Nasium moved out of range nicely.
Sugarol swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nasium takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sugarol throws an overhand right that lands on Nasium's shoulder, as Nasium tries to avoid the shot.
Nasium misses the jab.
Nasium changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sugarol tries to avoid it but Nasium manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sugarol to the ground. Sugarol escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sugarol scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sugarol scores with a shot to the body.
Sugarol lands a nice looking body shot.
Nasium tries to clinch up but Sugarol circles away and keeps his distance.
Sugarol throws a hook but Nasium blocks it.
Nasium gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nasium tries to clinch there but Sugarol circles away.
Sugarol scores with the left hand. Nasium knows he should have avoided that one.
Sugarol lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nasium at a distance.
Sugarol misses with a two punch combination.
Sugarol lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice uppercut lands for Nasium. That snapped Sugarol's head back.
Sugarol throws a shot from downtown. Nasium moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Sugarol throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nasium defending well as Sugarol loads up on a big left hand.
Nasium ducks under a wild hook from Sugarol.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nasium tries to clinch but Sugarol moves out of range.
Sugarol lands a nice looking body shot.
Sugarol looks to land a left hand but Nasium moved out of range nicely.
Nasium walks into a jab.
Nasium slips a straight right by Sugarol.
Nasium ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sammy Sugarol dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nasium takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sugarol finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sugarol scores with a hook to the body. Nasium takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheers as Sugarol lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nasium doesn't seem phased though.
Nasium tries to clinch up but Sugarol circles away and keeps his distance.
Nasium tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nasium wants to clinch.
Sugarol throws the left hand but Nasium avoids the punch easily.
Nasium looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nasium moves in looking to clinch but Sugarol pushes him off.
Nasium tries to clinch but Sugarol moves out of range.
Nasium is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sugarol connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nasium's hands.
Sugarol throws a hook to the side of Nasium's head but Nasium sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nasium looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sugarol catches Nasium with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sugarol looks to land a combination but Nasium avoids it well.
Sugarol smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sugarol cracks Nasium with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nasium slips a jab from Sugarol.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasium fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sugarol swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Nasium 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sugarol on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nasium uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sugarol.
Sugarol lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nasium wants to clinch.
Sugarol connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sugarol connects with a body shot.
Nasium tries to clinch but Sugarol is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nasium looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nasium doesn't manage to clinch there - Sugarol circles away.
Nasium closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sugarol circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nasium takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nasium fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sugarol throws an overhand right that lands on Nasium's shoulder, as Nasium tries to avoid the shot.
Nasium doesn't manage to clinch there - Sugarol circles away.
A nice combination there by Sugarol.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sugarol uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nasium has time to react.
Nasium takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sugarol circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sugarol avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nasium tries to clinch up but Sugarol circles away and keeps his distance.
Sugarol jabs at Nasium's body.
Sugarol lands a with a good body shot.
Nasium takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nasium shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nasium blocks a jab.
Sugarol swats away the attempt to clinch by Nasium.
Sugarol connects with the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nasium drops his hands momentarily and Sugarol takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sugarol misses with a looping right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sugarol.
Nasium is looking to clinch.
Sugarol lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheers as Sugarol lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nasium doesn't seem phased though.
Sugarol lands a body shot.
Sugarol tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nasium was well out of range. Poor timing from Sugarol.
Sugarol looks to throw the jab but Nasium is out of range.
Nasium tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sugarol paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasium tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nasium tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sugarol swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sammy Sugarol seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sugarol lands with a right hand.
Jab from Sugarol.
Sugarol misses with an uppercut. Nasium saw that one coming.
Sugarol with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nasium to score with a decent uppercut.
Sugarol misses with a few strikes there.
Sugarol misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nasium looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nasium showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sugarol.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nasium looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nasium moves away from the strike by Sugarol.
Nice uppercut there from Sugarol.
Sugarol getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nasium is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Nasium has managed to clinch.

Sugarol breaks from the clinch.
Sugarol throws out a loose jab but Nasium uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sugarol throws a series of punches but Nasium moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nasium looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nasium gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sugarol.
Sugarol looks to land a right hand but Nasium moved out of range.
Sugarol misses with a few strikes there.
Sugarol takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sugarol avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nasium wants to clinch.
Nasium fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Sugarol. That snapped Nasium's head back.
Sugarol cracks Nasium with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sugarol lands with a cross.
Nasium bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab from Sugarol.
Nasium on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sugarol bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sugarol misses with a two punch combination.
Nasium tries to clinch there but Sugarol circles away.
Sugarol keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nasium.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sammy Sugarol showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Sugarol swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nasium connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sugarol. Sugarol circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sugarol throws a lazy right hand but Nasium sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab lands there for Sugarol.
Sugarol lands a slapping body shot.
Sugarol fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sugarol has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sugarol lands a slapping body shot.
Nasium tries to bum rush Sugarol with a series of wild strikes but Sugarol uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sugarol lands a nice shot that snaps Nasium's head back.
Nasium walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nasium tries to clinch up but Sugarol circles away and keeps his distance.
Nasium is looking to clinch but Sugarol is avoiding it.
Danga de danga de dang - Sugarol scores with a four punch combination!
Sugarol with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sugarol throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Nasium closes the distance and pushes Sugarol back into the cage.
Nasium trying to stall but Sugarol improves his position.
Nasium tries to pull guard but Sugarol won't allow it.

Sugarol breaks the clinch.
Nasium tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sugarol swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sugarol swats away the attempt to clinch by Nasium.
Sugarol throws a shot from downtown. Nasium moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sugarol throws a hook but Nasium avoids it easily.
Sugarol lands an overhand right.
Sugarol cracks Nasium with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sugarol looks to land a right hand but Nasium moved out of range.
Sugarol moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sugarol cracks Nasium with a good jab.
Nasium steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sugarol.
Nasium tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sugarol swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice defenses there by Nasium.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nasium looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sugarol scores with a nice strike.
Sugarol lands with a hook. Nasium tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nasium uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sugarol.
Sugarol moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sugarol misses with a wild body shot.
Nasium takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nasium walks into a stiff left hand from Sugarol.
Nasium wants to clinch.
Sugarol just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sugarol thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nasium missing with a left hand there. Sugarol was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nasium doesn't manage to clinch there - Sugarol circles away.
A jab from Sugarol does it's job there.
Sugarol uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nasium.
Nasium on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sugarol scores with a three punch combo!
Nasium moves out of range as Sugarol strikes.
Sugarol scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nasium tries to clinch but Sugarol is having none of it.
Nasium is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sugarol digs a good body shot into Nasium's ribs.
Sugarol wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nasium is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice jab there from Sugarol.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nasium walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sugarol listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nasium moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nasium takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasium takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nasium is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nasium takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sugarol throws a combination that misses

and Nasium moves into the clinch.

Sugarol pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Sugarol misses.
Nasium bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sugarol cracks Nasium with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Nasium clinches up against the cage.

Sugarol breaks from the clinch.
Nasium is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sugarol scores with a punch to the head.
Sugarol swats away the attempt to clinch by Nasium.
Nasium checks a leg kick.
Sugarol looks to land a right hand but Nasium moved out of range.
Sammy Sugarol is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sugarol goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nasium avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sugarol misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nasium has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sugarol finds it's way round the side to connect with Nasium's head.
Sugarol throws a jab but it's blocked by Nasium.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasium tries to close the distance and clinch but Sugarol swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nasium tries to close the distance and clinch but Sugarol swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nasium walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nasium fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sugarol scores with a sloppy right hand. Nasium should have avoided that one.
Sugarol listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nasium tries to close the distance and clinch but Sugarol swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nasium slips a jab from Sugarol.
Nasium tries to clinch there but Sugarol circles away.
Sugarol pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut there from Sugarol.
Sugarol keeps the fight on the outside.
Nasium blocks a jab.
Sugarol misses with a few strikes there.
Sugarol lands a jab to the nose.
Jim Nasium has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sugarol scores with a sloppy right hand. Nasium should have avoided that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nasium avoids the head kick by Sugarol.
A punch lands to the side of Nasium 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nasium is looking to clinch.
Nice shot by Sugarol.
Sugarol scores with the left hand. Nasium knows he should have avoided that one.
Sugarol changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sammy Sugarol comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sugarol winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sammy Sugarol!