PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bert Sugar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Armsworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bert Sugar has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Sugar
vs
Armsworth

180 cm
24
165 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
157 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Australian Xtreme - 159 Energy + Stamina!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bert Sugar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim Armsworth!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armsworth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sugar.
Sugar keeps the fight on the outside.
Sugar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Armsworth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Armsworth misses with a few strikes there.
Sugar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Sugar clinches up against the cage.
Sugar controlling the action here for a moment.
Sugar cracks Armsworth with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sugar.
Armsworth is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sugar gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sugar digs a right hand underneath Armsworth's ribcage. Armsworth let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Armsworth tries to score a body lock takedown but Sugar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sugar keeps control of Armsworth as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armsworth is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sugar gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bert Sugar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Armsworth.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sugar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sugar is working Armsworth over against the cage.
Armsworth is working for takedown but Sugar is calmly controlling the position for now.
Armsworth tries to pull guard but Sugar won't allow it.
Sugar stops a takedown attempt from Armsworth.

Sugar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sugar throws a good cross that connects.

Sugar clinches.
The referee calls for Sugar to work.
Sugar lands an uppercut.
Sugar is working Armsworth over against the cage.

Sugar breaks from the clinch.
Sugar fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sugar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Armsworth.
Sugar is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sugar lands a body shot.

Sugar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sugar throws a nice looking combination but Armsworth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sugar lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sugar.
Sugar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sugar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sugar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sugar wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sugar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Armsworth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bert Sugar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sugar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Armsworth was well out of range. Poor timing from Sugar.
Armsworth tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sugar counters with a left and a right that stings Armsworth.
Armsworth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sugar tries to clinch but Armsworth is having none of it.
Armsworth wants to slow Sugar down by chopping away at his legs.
Sugar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Armsworth makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sugar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sugar doesn't manage to clinch there - Armsworth circles away.
Sugar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Sugar moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sugar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sugar prevents a takedown attempt there.
Armsworth is trying to drag Sugar to the mat but Sugar just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Armsworth looks gassed!
Sugar stalling in the clinch.

Armsworth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Armsworth slips a jab from Sugar.
Sugar tries to clinch there but Armsworth circles away.

Sugar closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bert Sugar dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Armsworth takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sugar misses with a combination
and Armsworth counters with a one-two to the body.
Sugar fails to land with a series of punches.
Sugar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Armsworth.
Sugar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Armsworth counters with a two punch combo.
Armsworth tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Armsworth misses with the combination.
Bert Sugar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Armsworth tries to clinch there but Sugar circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Sugar. No joy for Armsworth on that attempt.
Sugar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Armsworth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sugar throws a body punch but Armsworth moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armsworth tries for a takedown but Sugar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bert Sugar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Armsworth.

Sugar rushes Armsworth and presses him up against the cage.

Sugar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Armsworth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sugar.
Armsworth avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sugar swings away with a body shot that misses
and Armsworth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sugar misses with a combination
and Armsworth counters with a left and a right that stings Sugar.
Sugar works Armsworth's body with a nice hook.

Sugar clinches up against the cage.

Sugar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sugar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Armsworth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bert Sugar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Sugar forces Armsworth back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Sugar.
Sugar wants to get back to striking at distance but Armsworth won't allow it.
Armsworth is working for takedown but Sugar is calmly controlling the position for now.
A right handed body shot lands from Sugar.
Sugar works on Armsworth's body with a couple of short punches.
Armsworth is breathing heavily.

Sugar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Armsworth tries to keep at a distance but Sugar has taken the fight into the clinch.

Sugar breaks the clinch.

Sugar closes the distance and pushes Armsworth back into the cage.
Sugar cracks Armsworth with a nice body shot.
Sugar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sugar holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Sugar breaks from the clinch.
Sugar is looking to wear down Armsworth with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sugar stuffs the takedown.
Sugar throws a combination that misses
and Armsworth counters with a left and a right that stings Sugar.
Armsworth throws a shot from downtown. Sugar moves away and avoids it.
Sugar throws a one two combo.
Sugar closes the distance but Armsworth moves to the side

and Armsworth counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sugar's guard now.
Armsworth wants to control from the top but Sugar keeps moving.
Sugar is pulling down on Armsworth's head to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sugar misses with a combination

and Armsworth counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sugar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Armsworth wants to stand but Sugar is controlling his posture from full guard.
Armsworth won't allow Sugar to get back to his feet.
Sugar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Armsworth on the ground.
Armsworth trying to control but Sugar is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Armsworth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sugar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Armsworth is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bert Sugar will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Sugar stuffs the takedown attempt from Armsworth. Armsworth gets slowly back to his feet.
Armsworth throws a series of punches but Sugar moves out of range.

Sugar moves into range and clinches up with Armsworth.
Sugar is stalling here.
Good body shot from Sugar.
Sugar presses Armsworth against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Armsworth is working for takedown but Sugar is calmly controlling the position for now.
Armsworth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short uppercut from Sugar.
Bert Sugar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Sugar - that landed with a thud.
Sugar pushes Armsworth back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Sugar breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sugar lands with a cross.
Armsworth misses with a series of wild punches.
Good shot there by Sugar.
Armsworth misses with a two punch combination.

Sugar darts in and clinches Armsworth up against the cage.
Sugar lands a nice uppercut.
Sugar just leaning against Armsworth, taking a breather.
Sugar gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Sugar lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sugar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sugar scores with a body shot.
Sugar wants to clinch.
Armsworth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sugar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sugar misses with a few strikes there.
Jim Armsworth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sugar tries to clinch but Armsworth is having none of it.
Armsworth misses with a few strikes there.
Armsworth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sugar throws out the jab.
Armsworth misses with a double jab

and Sugar counters by moving into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sugar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sugar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Armsworth counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Armsworth keeps the fight on the outside.
Sugar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Armsworth falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sugar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No luck for Armsworth with that takedown attempt.
Bert Sugar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Armsworth.
Armsworth fails to land the takedown.
Sugar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sugar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

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.
Sugar tries to clinch but Armsworth moves out of range.
Sugar looks to clinch

and Armsworth counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Armsworth.
A hook to the body from Sugar.
Nice body punch from Sugar - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Sugar.

Sugar manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Sugar as Armsworth shoots in.

Sugar rushes Armsworth and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Sugar manages to break the clinch.
Sugar tries to clinch up

and Armsworth counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Sugar kicks off Armsworth and gets to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bert Sugar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sugar, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bert Sugar!