PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Sugarol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Vega
vs
Sugarol

178 cm
30
169 lbs
11 - 7 - 1

174 cm
38
153 lbs
20 - 16 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

KAISER

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 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Vega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sammy Sugarol!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Summer Carpenter and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vega misses with a hook.
Sugarol defending well as Vega loads up on a big left hand.

Vega fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sugarol sprawls well initially but Vega persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sugarol holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

Vega looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Vega not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Vega is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sugarol defends it well.
Vega is looking to stall here but Sugarol recovers full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega tries to free his leg and advance position but Sugarol is retaining full guard.
Sugarol has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Vega tries to free his leg and advance position but Sugarol is retaining full guard.
Sugarol can't keep his opponent in guard - Vega advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Vega is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sugarol has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vega wants to free his trapped foot but Sugarol is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sugarol has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vega is working away from the top position though.
Sugarol is staying active underneath Vega, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sugarol won't allow Vega to pass to mount.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Vega keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vega misses with the body kick
and Vega takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vega shoots and misses
and Sugarol counters with a nice uppercut.
Vega throws a jab when Sugarol was well out of range.
Vega throws a head kick that misses.
Vega shoots in but Sugarol avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vega looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sugarol is fending him off so far but Vega persists. Nope, Sugarol circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Vega. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vega loads up on a big right hand but Sugarol slips the punch.
Vega misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vega misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sugarol.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vega lands with a kick to the ribs.
Vega lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sugarol dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sammy Sugarol is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vega looks to land a right hand but Sugarol moved out of range.
Vega misses with a body punch
and Sugarol counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sugarol does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Vega misses with a straight right.
Vega misses the body punch

and Sugarol holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Vega throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sugarol lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vega backwards.
Sugarol can't find room to land a body shot as Vega controls the action.
Vega tries to throw a body punch but Sugarol avoids it by throwing Vega back against the cage.
Vega pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Vega dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sugarol cracks a nice hook into Vega's ribs.
Vega throws the left hand but Sugarol avoids the punch easily.
Sugarol connects with the punch.
Vega is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vega misses with an uppercut
and Sugarol counters with a right hand to the body.
Vega shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sugarol but Sugarol pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vega cracks Sugarol with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sugarol avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vega throws a right and a left that Sugarol avoids nicely.
Vega fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vega on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vega closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sugarol circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sugarol lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A slow jab from Vega misses its intended target.
Vega throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vega misses with a combination
and Sugarol counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sugarol blocks a jab.
Sugarol takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vega throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sugarol counters with a nice leg kick.
Vega throws a head kick that misses.
Vega shoots in for a takedown but Sugarol shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Vega. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sugarol showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vega.
Sugarol avoids the body shot from Vega.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega throws a head kick that misses.
Vega takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sugarol scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sugarol stuffs the takedown attempt from Vega. Vega gets slowly back to his feet.
Steve Vega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sugarol takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vega tried to score with a low kick but Sugarol checks it.
Sugarol works Vega's body with a nice hook.
Sugarol connects with a crisp jab.
Vega tries to clinch up
and Sugarol counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sugarol on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vega misses with an uppercut
enabling Sugarol to counter with a crisp jab.
Vega fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sugarol avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sugarol throws a shot to the body.
Vega misses with a left hand
and Sugarol counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sugarol lands with a hook. Vega tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vega throws a right and a left that Sugarol avoids nicely.
Vega walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Vega is rocked!
Sugarol changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Vega is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vega throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sugarol counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vega misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vega on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sugarol misses with a head kick.
Vega misses the shot to the body.
Vega doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vega seems to have got his legs back now.
Sugarol slips a straight right by Vega.
Vega misses with a kick to the body.
Vega pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sugarol lands a slapping body shot.
Sugarol takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vega throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vega. Sugarol does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vega has his takedown stuffed
and Sugarol counters with a thumping low kick.
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 scores with a hook to the body. Vega takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Vega looking to score a takedown here. Sugarol is defending well but Vega drives through and ends up in Sugarol's guard.
Sugarol seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Vega content to stall in guard here.
Sugarol controlling Vega's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Vega postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sugarol is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Vega, into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sugarol stands and throws Vega's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Vega is not content to let Sugarol control the position.
Vega is looking to regain half guard here but Sugarol keeps moving and retains side control.
Vega is being controlled here.
Sugarol landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vega tries to improve position but can't.
Sugarol working the ground and pound.
Sugarol lands some shots froms side control.
Sugarol wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vega keeps working.
Vega tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sugarol wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Vega wants to control but Sugarol postures up.
Sugarol is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Vega will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Let's hope that Sugarol has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Sugarol tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Vega is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sugarol wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vega keeps working.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sugarol landing a few strikes.
Vega wants to control but Sugarol postures up.
Vega tries to bench press Sugarol off him but Sugarol keeps the position.
Sugarol working the ground and pound from side control.
Vega is trying to improve his position.
Vega is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Vega trying to remain calm as Sugarol controls from the top position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sammy Sugarol seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sugarol is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vega throws a body shot but no joy.
Vega takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sugarol ducks under a wild hook from Vega.
A swing and a miss from Vega.
Vega throws a good cross that connects.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vega throws a hook but Sugarol blocks it.
Sloppy strikes from Vega. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vega misses the body punch
and Sugarol counters with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sammy Sugarol comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sugarol has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29

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