PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bert Sugar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cole comes to the cage accompanied by Bugger Off. Danny Cole had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Cole
vs
Sugar

180 cm
21
167 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
165 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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, Danny Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bert Sugar!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole throws an off balance right hand
and Sugar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sugar slips under a jab from Cole.
Cole swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sugar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cole pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sugar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cole throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Sugar to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Cole.
Cole misses with a wild body shot.
Cole misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sugar manages to avoid it.
Cole misses with a wild body shot.
Sugar slips a straight right by Cole.
Nice shot by Cole.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole with a jab.
Sugar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cole.
Cole misses the jab.
Sugar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sugar.
Cole looks to land a left hand but Sugar moved out of range nicely.
Cole misses with a jab to the body
and Sugar counters with a stiff right hand.
Cole misses with a body shot.
Cole looks to score with a jab to the body but Sugar is just out of range.
Sugar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sugar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cole.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sugar misses with a straight left.
Cole slips a jab and a cross from Sugar.
Cole lands with a nice combination. Sugar backs away looking to recover.
Sugar slips under a jab.
Cole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cole misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Sugar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sugar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cole connects with a single shot there.
Jab, jab by Cole - just one landing.
Sugar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cole staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole throws a combination that misses
and Sugar counters with a right hand to the body.
Cole throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Sugar counter with a right hand.
Cole swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sugar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cole throws an off balance right hand
and Sugar counters with a nice uppercut.
Cole takes a swing at Sugar's ribcage but misses.
Cole misses with a right hand
and Sugar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A right-left combo lands from Cole.
Cole throws an off balance right hand
and Sugar counters with a nice uppercut.
Cole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cole pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cole swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sugar dodges the punch combination from Cole.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole digs a good hook to Sugar's body.
Some wild striking there from Cole.
Sugar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cole falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sugar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cole cracks Sugar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cole throws a combination that misses
and Cole takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cole throws a right hand that misses
and Sugar counters with a two punch combo.
Cole throws a lazy right hand but Sugar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cole throws a body punch but Sugar moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bert Sugar will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cole's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cole throws a body punch but Sugar moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Sugar - just one landing.
Cole misses with a lunging right hand
and Sugar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cole misses with a looping right.
Sugar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cole lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sugar's sensitive parts.
Cole scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cole lands a body shot.
Cole's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sugar under the eye.
Cole throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sugar.
Cole throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cole rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cole takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sugar misses with a looping left.
Cole falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sugar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sugar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cole.
Cole misses with a hook
and Sugar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice cross by Sugar.
Cole falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cole takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cole has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cole there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cole throws a poor cross that misses
and Sugar counters with a left to the body.
Sugar dodges the punch combination from Cole.
Sugar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sugar counters with a one-two to the body.
Cole misses with an uppercut
and Sugar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cole throws the left hand but Sugar avoids the punch easily.
Sugar slips under a jab.
Cole misses with a left hand
and Cole takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sugar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cole swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sugar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circle momentarily. Cole darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Danny Cole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cole throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sugar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cole uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sugar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cole misses with a double jab
and Sugar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cole uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sugar.
Cole lands an overhand right.
Sugar scores with a hook.
Sugar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cole throws a right hand that misses
letting Sugar counter with a right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sugar.
Sugar throws a hook to the side of Cole's head but Cole sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sugar slips a jab from Cole.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sugar.
Cole throws an off balance right hand
and Sugar counters with a straight right hand.
Cole takes a swing at Sugar's ribcage but misses.
Cole throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sugar counters with a left to the body.
A big left from Cole misses.
Cole rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sugar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cole fails to land with a series of punches.
Cole throws a looping overhand right but Sugar ducks down to avoid it.
Cole throws a body punch but Sugar moves out of range.
Cole misses with a jab to the body
and Sugar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cole throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Cole.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bert Sugar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Sugar looks to land a right hand but Cole moved out of range.
Sugar scores with a three punch combo!
Cole misses the shot to the body.
Cole throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sugar counters with a right hand to the body.
Cole misses with a hook. Sugar ducked under it nicely.
Cole misses with a lunging right hand
and Sugar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sugar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cole.
Cole swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sugar counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cole misses with a left hand
and Sugar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cole misses the body punch
and Sugar counters with a left to the body.
Cole throws a lazy uppercut
and Sugar counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sugar throws a lazy uppercut
and Cole counters with a two punch combo.
Cole throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cole takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A shot to the body from Cole misses
and Sugar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sugar misses with a hook. Cole ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Cole misses.
Cole lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sugar backs up against the cage.
Cole misses with a left hand
and Sugar counters with a straight right hand.
Cole misses with a body shot.
Cole throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sugar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cole throws a poor cross that misses
and Sugar counters with a left and a right that stings Cole.
Sugar ducks under a wild hook from Cole.
Sugar misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sugar ducks under a wild hook from Cole.
Cole rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sugar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cole swings widly with a right hand
and Sugar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sugar throws a right hand that misses
and Cole counters with a stiff right hand.
Sugar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cole throws a body punch but Sugar moves out of range.
Cole misses with a left hand
and Sugar counters with a straight right hand.
Cole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sugar.
Cole looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cole takes a swing at Sugar's ribcage but misses.
Cole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sugar was well out of range. Poor timing from Cole.
Cole throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sugar counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Sugar misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole misses with a straight left.
Sugar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cole misses with a body shot
and Sugar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sugar dodges the punch combination from Cole.
Sugar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cole.
Cole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sugar was well out of range. Poor timing from Cole.
Cole slips a straight right by Sugar.
Cole misses with a lunging right hand
and Sugar counters with a straight right hand.
Sugar avoids the body shot from Cole.
Cole throws a right hand that misses
and Sugar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

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.
Sugar scores with a hook to the body. Cole takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A cross from Cole lands.
Bert Sugar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Cole does it's job there.
Cole throws a right and a left that Sugar avoids nicely.
Cole swings for the body but Sugar moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Cole misses
and Cole takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sugar throws a body punch but Cole moves out of range.
Cole throws a nice looking combination but Sugar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cole moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sugar misses the jab.
Danny Cole has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cole swings widly with a right hand
and Sugar counters with a stiff right hand.
Cole swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sugar counters with a one-two to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bert Sugar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sugar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

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