PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Plo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Sugarol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Plo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, ISIS - Grinning Mouths. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Plo
vs
Sugarol

173 cm
29
150 lbs
22 - 11 - 1

174 cm
28
153 lbs
15 - 7 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q159

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 22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Patrick Plo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sammy Sugarol!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plo throws a body punch but Sugarol moves out of range.
Nice cross by Plo.
Sugarol connects with the punch.
Plo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sugarol circles away.
Plo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Plo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sugarol defends it nicely.
Plo looks to throw the jab but Sugarol is out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Plo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Plo throws a looping overhand right but Sugarol ducks down to avoid it.
Sugarol slips under a jab from Plo.
Sugarol avoids the body shot from Plo.
Patrick Plo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

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.
Sugarol slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Plo.
Sugarol lands a jab to the head.
Plo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sugarol sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Plo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sugarols jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab from Plo does it's job there.
Sammy Sugarol is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sugarol throws a big shot that misses.
Plo scores with a shot to the body.
Plo lands a nice shot to the body.
Plo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Plo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sugarol to the ground. Plo is now in Sugarol's guard.
Sugarol keeping moving, preventing Plo from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sugarol is controlling Plo's posture.
Sugarol working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Plo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sugarol looking to hit a scissor sweep but Plo is one step ahead there.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sugarol misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Plo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sugarol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Plo moves away.
Plo lands a jab to the nose.
Plo throws a hook but Sugarol blocks it.
Sugarol has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Plo finds it's way round the side to connect with Sugarol's head.
Sugarol looks to throw the jab but Plo is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plo misses with a hook.
Plo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sugarol pinned against the cage. Sugarol gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Plo swings for the body but Sugarol moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sugarol scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A slow jab from Sugarol misses its intended target.
Plo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sugarol lands a glancing blow to the side of Plo's head.
Plo misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Sugarol misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Plo cracks a nice hook into Sugarol's ribs.
Sugarol tests Plo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sugarol steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Plo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plo fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Plo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Plo misses with a body shot
and Sugarol counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Plo looks to score with a jab to the body but Sugarol is just out of range.
Plo lands a jab.
Sugarol slips a straight right by Plo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sammy Sugarol will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

A combination from Sugarol does no damage.
Plo's corner calls for a 1-2. Plo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Plo digs a good body shot into Sugarol's ribs.
Patrick Plo is winning the standup battle so far.
Plo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sugarol avoids it really well and circles away.
Sugarol keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sugarol leaves Plo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sugarol moves out of range of the strikes.
Plo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Plo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sugarol throws a leg kick but Plo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sugarol throws a big shot that misses.
Plo throws a shot to the body.
Sugarol jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Plo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Plo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sugarol might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plo blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sugarol. Plo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sugarol looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Plo misses with the combination.
Plo throws an overhand right that lands on Sugarol's shoulder, as Sugarol tries to avoid the shot.

That's four 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.
Plo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sugarol sprawls well. Sugarol wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Plo gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Plo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sugarol misses with a lunging right hand
and Plo counters with a straight right hand.
Plo lunges at Sugarol with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sugarol's hand.
Sugarol looks to score with a jab to the body but Plo is just out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Plo, as that shot connected.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Plo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Plo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Plo!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Patrick Plo waved his t-shirt featuring Perkele!'s logo in front of the cameras.