PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tupax Sugar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Rhodes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sugar
vs
Rhodes

180 cm
23
152 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

169 cm
24
148 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tupax Sugar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Rhodes!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sugar scores with a nice body kick.
Good work by Sugar as he checks the leg kick.
Rhodes leaves Sugar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Sugar drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sugar sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rhodes's guard.
Sugar tries to pass to full mount but Rhodes defends it.

Sugar is working for a kimura but Rhodes is defending it quite comfortably.
Sugar wants to pass to mount but Rhodes is defending the position.
Sugar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sugar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rhodes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sugar.
Rhodes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sugar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rhodes throws a hook to the side of Sugar's head but Sugar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rhodes misses with a wild combination.
Rhodes loads up on a big right hand but Sugar slips the punch.
Rhodes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sugar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rhodes is fending him off so far but Sugar persists. Nope, Rhodes circles away and we're back to standing.
Rhodes scores with a leg kick.
Rhodes stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tupax Sugar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rhodes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rhodes wants it to stay on the feet.
Rhodes tries to clinch up.
Rhodes tries to clinch up.
Sugar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rhodes sprawls well. Rhodes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sugar gets slowly back to his feet.
Rhodes tried to score with a low kick but Sugar checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sugar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rhodes looks to throw the jab but Sugar is out of range.
Rhodes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rhodes looks gassed!
Rhodes throws a series of punches but Sugar avoids them all with ease.
Rhodes fails in his attempt to clinch.

Rhodes gets caught flat footed, as Sugar shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sugar postures up in Rhodes's guard and throws a big left but Rhodes blocks it.

Rhodes looking for a triangle here. Sugar is fighting it but it looks tight! Rhodes pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Sugar is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Randy Rhodes!