PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Sugarol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lincoln Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hayes is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Black Wings of Apocalypse. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sugarol
vs
Hayes

174 cm
26
153 lbs
12 - 5 - 1

175 cm
25
155 lbs
13 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sammy Sugarol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lincoln Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes scores with a punch to the head.
Sugarol throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hayes on the side of the head.
Hayes moves in looking to clinch but Sugarol pushes him off.
Hayes throws the left hand but Sugarol avoids the punch easily.
Sugarol throws a series of punches but Hayes avoids them all with ease.
Hayes lands with a right hand.
A jab from Hayes does it's job there.
Hayes throws out a leg kick but Sugarol moves out of range and Hayes only half commits.
Sugarol with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sugarol swinging wildly here.
Hayes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
No joy there for Sugarol, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hayes misses with a wild body shot.
Sugarol keeps the fight on the outside.
Sugarol takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sugarol throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes throws a hook but Sugarol blocks it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hayes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sugarol has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sugarol and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sugarol throws the left hand but Hayes avoids the punch easily.
Sammy Sugarol is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sugarol bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab from Sugarol does it's job there.
Hayes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sugarol.
Hayes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sugarol's head backwards.
Hayes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hayes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hayes misses with a head kick.
Hayes thows a leg kick but Sugarol checks it
and Sugarol counters with a straight right hand.
Hayes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sugarol moves out of range of the body kick from Hayes.
Sugarol takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hayes throws a shot from downtown. Sugarol moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Sugarol misses.
Sugarol gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hayes.
Hayes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sugarol sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayes slips a jab from Sugarol.
Sugarol fails to land with a series of punches.
Hayes misses with a hook. Sugarol ducked under it nicely.
Hayes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hayes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hayes.
Sugarol throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sugarol waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hayes.
Hayes misses with a takedown attempt - Sugarol sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hayes slips a jab from Sugarol.
Sugarol lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sugarol is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes misses with a head kick.
Hayes misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Hayes misses its intended target.
A punch combination from Sugarol misses.
Sugarol swinging wildly here.
Hayes connects with a nice looking jab.
Sugarol throws the left hand but Hayes avoids the punch easily.
Hayes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hayes throws out a loose jab but Sugarol uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hayes just misses with a punch to the body.
Horrible takedown by Hayes or perhaps it was just good defense by Sugarol which made him look bad.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sugarol!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sugarol swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hayes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sugarol swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sugarol tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hayes was well out of range. Poor timing from Sugarol.
Sugarol throws an overhand right that lands on Hayes's shoulder, as Hayes tries to avoid the shot.
Sugarol tries to bum rush Hayes with a series of wild strikes but Hayes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hayes takes one to the side of the head.
Sugarol connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hayes momentarily.
The fighters circling - Hayes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hayes throws a head kick that misses
letting Sugarol counter with a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hayes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sugarol blocks the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hayes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hayes ducks under a wild hook from Sugarol.
Nice sprawl there from Sugarol as Hayes shoots in.
Sammy Sugarol has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lincoln Hayes.
Hayes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sammy Sugarol will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sugarol's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A head kick misses from Hayes.
Good standup being displayed there by Sugarol as he connects with a hook.
Sugarol checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hayes misses with a leg kick
and Sugarol counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hayes swings for the body but Sugarol moves out of range.
Hayes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick by Hayes misses
and Sugarol counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sugarol throws a series of punches but Hayes avoids them all with ease.
Sugarol missing with a left hand there. Hayes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lincoln Hayes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sugarol lands a nice shot to the body.
Hayes is looking to slow Sugarol down with leg kicks.
Sugarol dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hayes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sugarol backs up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sugarol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hayes.
Sugarol on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sugarol.
Sugarol throws a series of punches but Hayes avoids them all with ease.
Hayes throws a leg kick
and Sugarol connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sugarol looks to land a left hand but Hayes moved out of range nicely.
Sugarol digs a good body shot into Hayes's ribs.
Sugarol takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hayes tries to clinch there but Sugarol circles away.
Hayes staying out of range there.
Sugarol lands with a straight right. Hayes didn't see that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Sugarol.
Sugarol swings widly with a right hand
and Hayes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hayes throws an off balance right hand
and Hayes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hayes misses with an uppercut. Sugarol saw that one coming.
Sugarol throws a body punch but Hayes moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sugarol walks into a jab.
Hayes misses with a body shot.
Hayes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hayes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sugarol connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hayes. Hayes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sugarol throws a looping overhand right but Hayes ducks down to avoid it.
Hayes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hayes misses with a looping left.
Hayes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hayes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sugarol catches Hayes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sugarol lands with a good body shot.
Hayes is breathing heavily.
Sugarol throws out a loose jab but Hayes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hayes throws a head kick that misses.
Sammy Sugarol is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes looks to land a combination but Sugarol avoids it well.
Sugarol on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hayes. Hayes obviously looking to wear him down.
Hayes slips a straight right by Sugarol.
Sugarol uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hayes has time to react.
Sugarol misses the jab.
Hayes throws a low kick but Sugarol moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Hayes misses the target.
Hayes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sugarol lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hayes circles away quickly and effectively.
Hayes missing with a left hand there. Sugarol was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sugarol checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sugarol keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sugarol pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sugarol connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sugarol misses with a straight right.
Hayes slips a jab and a cross from Sugarol.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sugarol. Hayes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sugarol looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hayes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sugarol throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hayes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hayes walks into a stiff left hand from Sugarol.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sugarol misses with a hook. Hayes ducked under it nicely.
Hayes moves in looking to clinch but Sugarol pushes him off.
Hayes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sugarol's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hayes under the eye.
Sugarol walks into a left hand.
Sugarol waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hayes.
A punch combination from Sugarol misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sammy Sugarol dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Sugarol misses with a looping right.
A big left from Hayes misses.
Sugarol looks to land a left hand but Hayes moved out of range nicely.
Sugarol throws a right hand that misses
and Hayes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hayes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sugarol manages to avoid it.
Sugarol clobbers Hayes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hayes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sugarol.
Hayes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sugarol counters with a nice uppercut.
Hayes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sugarol throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sugarol misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sugarol lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Sugarol.
Hayes tries to work over Sugarol's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sugarol is trying to break the clinch but Hayes is controlling him.
Sugarol works on Hayes's body with a couple of short punches.
Sugarol gets through Hayes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Sugarol pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sugarol throws out a powerful jab.
Hayes doesn't manage to clinch there - Sugarol circles away.
Sugarol lands a jab to the head.
Hayes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hayes tries to clinch there but Sugarol circles away.
Sugarol scores with a nice strike.
Hayes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sugarol counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hayes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sugarol digs a good body shot into Hayes's ribs.
Sugarol takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sugarol misses with a straight left.
Jab from Sugarol.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sugarol tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hayes was well out of range. Poor timing from Sugarol.
Sugarol lands with a shot to the body.
Sugarol connects with a single shot there.
Sugarol connects with a single shot there.
Lincoln Hayes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sugarol throws a hook but Hayes avoids it easily.
Sugarol with a nice cross.
Sugarol looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayes is just out of range.
Sugarol throws a hook but Hayes blocks it.
Sugarol thuds his right hand into Hayes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sugarol jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sugarol misses with a straight left.
Sugarol checks the leg kick.
Hayes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hayes there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sugarol fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hayes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sugarol uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hayes.
Hayes lands a nice shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Sugarol misses the target.
A low kick from Hayes is predictable there
and Sugarol counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sugarol scores with a one two! Hayes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A cross from Sugarol lands.
Sugarol throws a hook but Hayes avoids it easily.
Hayes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sugarol.
Hayes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hayes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sugarol.
Sugarol fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hayes throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Hayes misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sugarol moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sugarol. Hayes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hayes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hayes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sugarol lands a nice shot that snaps Hayes's head back.
Hayes shoots in for a double leg but Sugarol sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sugarol scores with a nice head shot.
Hayes misses with the body kick
and Sugarol counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hayes takes a swing at Sugarol's ribcage but misses.
Sugarol connects with a crisp jab.

Hayes is rocked!
Sugarol connects with the punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sammy Sugarol showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sugarol has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27

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