PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lox Sweetsugar (ranked 5181 p4p, 25422 weight class) and Jack Hastings (ranked 466 p4p, 513 weight class). Hastings is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jesus Walks by Kanye West. Hastings has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jack Hastings was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Sweetsugar
vs
Hastings

202 cm
18
250
2 - 1 - 0

191 cm
25
270
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Black Lab Clothing
RECHARGE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lox Sweetsugar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Hastings!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sweetsugar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hastings is fending him off so far but Sweetsugar persists. Nope, Hastings circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sweetsugar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Hastings gets a double leg takedown into Sweetsugar's guard.
Hastings stops Sweetsugar from standing up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hastings sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hastings won't allow Sweetsugar to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sweetsugar throws a head kick that Hastings semi-blocks.
Hastings circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hastings throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hastings. Sweetsugar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sweetsugar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sweetsugar tries to clinch there but Hastings circles away.
Hastings throws out a counter right but Sweetsugar avoids it with no problem.
Sweetsugar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hastings defends it nicely.
Hastings tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lox Sweetsugar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sweetsugar is breathing heavily.
Hastings avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hastings appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sweetsugar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hastings swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Hastings tries to keep at a distance but Sweetsugar has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hastings tries to score a body lock takedown but Sweetsugar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hastings wants a takedown.
Hastings wants a takedown but no success here.

Sweetsugar pulls guard successfully.
Sweetsugar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sweetsugar is looking to stand up but Hastings isn't so interested in that idea.
Hastings is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweetsugar wants to stand up but Hastings is controlling him.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
We've been informed that Hastings has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Hastings shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hastings was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hastings should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hastings has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Sweetsugar is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hastings controlling the position easily from mount.
Sweetsugar is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Hastings looking to ground and pound but Sweetsugar is blocking nicely.
Sweetsugar is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Hastings controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Hastings dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

A big left from Hastings misses.
Hastings has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Sweetsugar moves into the clinch.
Sweetsugar pushes off an throws an elbow but Hastings leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Sweetsugar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sweetsugar is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Hastings to keep the fight standing.
Hastings tries to score a body lock takedown but Sweetsugar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Sweetsugar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hastings's brow.
Sweetsugar lands an elbow just above Hastings 's eye.

Sweetsugar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sweetsugar wants to clinch

and Hastings counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hastings.
Sweetsugar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hastings trying to control the position from guard on top but Sweetsugar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hastings is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hastings prevents Sweetsugar from getting back to his feet.
Hastings wants to control from the top but Sweetsugar keeps moving.
Sweetsugar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hastings is controlling him.
Sweetsugar trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sweetsugar wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sweetsugar tries to clinch there but Hastings circles away.
Sweetsugar is looking to clinch but Hastings is avoiding it.

Sweetsugar moves into range and clinches up with Hastings.
Hastings goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sweetsugar prevents it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sweetsugar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hastings is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lox Sweetsugar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Hastings.
Sweetsugar is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hastings has Sweetsugar pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Sweetsugar manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sweetsugar.
Sweetsugar lands a damaging elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hastings takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sweetsugar lands an elbow that stopped Hastings in his tracks for a moment.
Sweetsugar taking a breather.
Sweetsugar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hastings just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Hastings is pressed up against the ropes. Sweetsugar has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hastings down to the mat. Hastings avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hastings missing with a left hand there. Sweetsugar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sweetsugar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hastings is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hastings wants to clinch up but Sweetsugar keeps it at a distance.
Lox Sweetsugar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hastings throws a solid leg kick but Sweetsugar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hastings.
Some bone on bone action there as Sweetsugar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A slow jab from Hastings misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sweetsugar gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Sweetsugar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sweetsugar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hastings is fending him off so far but Sweetsugar persists. Nope, Hastings circles away and we're back to standing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hastings. Sweetsugar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sweetsugar is looking to clinch but Hastings is avoiding it.

Hastings throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sweetsugar was covering up waiting for the punch and Hastings finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hastings pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sweetsugar is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hastings controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lox Sweetsugar dominated that second round.
That's time! Sweetsugar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Hastings shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sweetsugar manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hastings won't allow Sweetsugar to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hastings trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Sweetsugar scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sweetsugar stuffs the takedown.

Sweetsugar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hastings, pushing him back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweetsugar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hastings's defenses.
Sweetsugar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sweetsugar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hastings's face.

Sweetsugar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hastings throws a jab when Sweetsugar was well out of range.
Sweetsugar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hastings paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sweetsugar moves to clinch but Hastings breaks away

and Hastings counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sweetsugar wants to stand up but Hastings is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweetsugar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sweetsugar wants to stand and escape but Hastings is having none of it.
Hastings tries to free his leg and advance position but Sweetsugar is retaining full guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hastings just misses with a punch to the body.
Hastings throws a body punch but Sweetsugar moves out of range.
Hastings throws a body shot but no joy.
Sweetsugar tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Hastings counters with a shoot takedown. Sweetsugar fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sweetsugar is looking to stand up but Hastings isn't so interested in that idea.
Sweetsugar is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Hastings dives into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweetsugar wants to get back to his feet.
Hastings in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Sweetsugar wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hastings controls the position from side control.
Hastings misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Hastings looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sweetsugar wants to get back to his feet.
Sweetsugar avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hastings.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Sweetsugar is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hastings asserts his dominance and retains side control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hastings tries to clinch there but Sweetsugar circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Hastings comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hastings 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Lox Sweetsugar!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Jack Hastings!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Jack Hastings!

Jack Hastings wins by split decision!
After the fight, Jack Hastings was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.