PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Levi Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nolan Sugarlo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Foster
vs
Sugarlo

184 cm
27
210 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

182 cm
20
212 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Levi Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nolan Sugarlo!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sugarlo has managed to clinch.
Sugarlo misses with a knee strike.
Sugarlo tries to stall but Foster uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sugarlo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Foster lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sugarlo or not.
Sugarlo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sugarlo misses with a knee to the head.
Sugarlo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Foster wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sugarlo has him pressed against the cage.
Sugarlo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sugarlo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sugarlo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sugarlo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Foster avoids it.
Foster is trying to push Sugarlo away but Sugarlo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sugarlo misses with a knee strike.
Foster jumps guard but Sugarlo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Foster wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sugarlo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Foster misses with a body punch.
Sugarlo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sugarlo tries a knee to the head but Foster blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sugarlo prevents Foster from breaking the clinch.
Foster tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sugarlo misses with a knee to the head.
Sugarlo tries a knee to the head but Foster blocks it.
Sugarlo looks gassed!
Sugarlo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Foster is trying to pull guard but Sugarlo has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Levi Foster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Foster is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sugarlo is defending well for now.
Foster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sugarlo's elbow.
Sugarlo tries to land a knee to the head but Foster blocks with his arms.

Foster pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Sugarlo moves into the clinch successfully.
Sugarlo tries to land a knee to the head but Foster blocks with his arms.
Foster tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Foster has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sugarlo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sugarlo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Foster is keeping busy.
Sugarlo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Foster has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Foster manages to pull guard.
Sugarlo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Foster is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Foster is on top in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foster landing some decent shots from guard.
Foster sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Foster postures up.
Foster would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sugarlo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Foster trying to control but Sugarlo is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Foster stands up and waves to Sugarlo to follow him.
Foster shoots in but no luck this time.

Sugarlo takes the fight into the clinch.
Sugarlo misses with a knee to the head.
Sugarlo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Foster has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sugarlo connects with a knee to the head.
Sugarlo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sugarlo looking to throw knees to the head but Foster is blocking nicely.
Foster tries to break the clinch but Sugarlo is controlling the position.

Foster jumps guard.
Sugarlo is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sugarlo postures up.
Sugarlo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Foster is trying to control the position but Sugarlo postures up.
Foster is really struggling to control Sugarlo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Sugarlo throws a strike but Foster rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Sugarlo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Foster trying to control the position from guard on top but Sugarlo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Sugarlo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Foster is aware though and is defending well.
Foster is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
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 Levi Foster will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Foster gets the takedown into side control.
Sugarlo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Sugarlo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Foster lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sugarlo wants to get back to full guard.
Foster trying to control from half guard but Sugarlo is working away.
Foster working Sugarlo over with strikes.

Sugarlo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Sugarlo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Foster pulls his head out easily.
Foster lands with a punch from half guard.
Sugarlo is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sugarlo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Foster controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Foster landing some decent shots from guard.
Foster tries to free his leg and advance position but Sugarlo is retaining full guard.
Sugarlo looking for a sweep. Not yet Sugarlo, not yet.
Foster is looking to stand up but Sugarlo won't let him.
Foster preventing the sweep.
Foster not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Foster wants to get up but he can't break Sugarlo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Foster slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Levi Foster wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Foster closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Foster shoots in and bounces Sugarlo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Foster knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sugarlo on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sugarlo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sugarlo has a closed guard, preventing Foster from standing up.
Foster trying to control but Sugarlo is working from the bottom.
Sugarlo keeping full guard, as Foster tries to pass.
Foster wants to stand but Sugarlo is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sugarlo keeping moving, preventing Foster from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

We're going to have a standup here because Levi Foster wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Sugarlo has managed to clinch.
Foster avoids a wild elbow strike from Sugarlo.
Sugarlo looking to throw knees to the head but Foster is blocking nicely.
Sugarlo keeps control of Foster as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sugarlo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sugarlo gets underhooks to prevent Foster's takedown attempt.
Sugarlo looking to stall.
Sugarlo is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Foster scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sugarlo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Foster is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sugarlo to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Levi Foster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sugarlo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Foster has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sugarlo looking to throw knees to the head but Foster is blocking nicely.

Foster pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Sugarlo rushes Foster and presses him up against the cage.

Foster turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Foster scores with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foster trying to control the action but Sugarlo is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sugarlo is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Levi Foster dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Foster shoots for a double leg takedown but Sugarlo sprawls well. He's pushed Foster's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nolan Sugarlo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foster connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sugarlo. Sugarlo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Foster fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sugarlo avoids it really well and circles away.

Foster gets a takedown into half guard.

Foster is looking for a kimura but Sugarlo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Foster to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foster is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sugarlo is trying is best to control the position here.
Sugarlo is trying to control but can't.
Sugarlo is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Foster trying to control from Sugarlo's half guard. Sugarlo has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Foster has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Sugarlo to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Foster is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Sugarlo pulls down on the head and he's put Foster to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nolan Sugarlo!