PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Godhe Sugly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Hitana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sugly might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hedwig's Theme. Godhe Sugly has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Sugly
vs
Hitana

170 cm
18
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

Slaughterhouse Nutrition

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Godhe Sugly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zack Hitana!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sugly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sugly wants to clinch.
Sugly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sugly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hitana tries to clinch

and Sugly counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hitana is trying to maintain the position but Sugly is very close to passing his half guard.

Sugly is working for a submission of some sort.
Hitana is trying to control but can't.
Sugly trying to control from half guard but Hitana is working away.
Hitana is in trouble now - Sugly has advanced to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitana is looking to get to half guard.
Hitana sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hitana is not content to let Sugly control the position.
Hitana is trying to maintain the position but Sugly is very close to passing his half guard.
Sugly looks to land a strike but Hitana avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

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.
Hitana utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sugly wants to control from the top but Hitana keeps moving.
Sugly throwing strikes but missing.
Hitana looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sugly is one step ahead there.
Sugly trying to control but Hitana is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sugly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hitana works Sugly's body with a nice hook.
Hitana digs a good body shot into Sugly's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitana looks to land a body kick but Sugly moved away.

Sugly drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sugly trying to control but Hitana is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sugly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sugly trying to control but Hitana is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitana is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sugly tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Sugly.
Sugly tries a head kick but it misses.
Sugly takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sugly tries to land a front kick but Hitana steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A left and a right from Hitana both land. Nice combination.
Hitana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sugly moves away.
Hitana keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hitana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Godhe Sugly dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sugly tries to clinch but Hitana is having none of it.
Hitana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sugly throws a head kick that misses.
Hitana tries to clinch up but Sugly circles away and keeps his distance.
Hitana lands with a hook. Sugly tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hitana scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sugly doesn't seem bothered though.
Hitana feints and then cracks Sugly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sugly down.
Zack Hitana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sugly shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hitana but Hitana pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hitana tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Sugly counters with a takedown into side control.

Sugly thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hitana is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sugly thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hitana can't do much from the bottom here.
Hitana is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sugly's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Sugly is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hitana defends it well.
Hitana trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hitana desperately trying to maintain half guard.

Hitana is defending against the submission attempts here by Sugly.
Sugly wants to take a breather but Hitana is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sugly perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hitana wants to control but Sugly is keeping busy.
Sugly prevents Hitana from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hitana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sugly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hitana works the jab nicely.
Hitana uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sugly has time to react.
Sugly takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hitana misses with a series of wild punches.
Sugly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sugly circles away from the clinch attempt

and Sugly counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Sugly is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hitana is just riding it out for now. Sugly eventually gives up the hold.
Hitana tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Sugly has advanced to mount. Uh oh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sugly with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Hitana manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Sugly wants to control but Hitana is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Godhe Sugly will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sugly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hitana shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hitana throws a one two combo.

Sugly closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Sugly is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hitana has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hitana is trying to get back to half guard.
Sugly throwing strikes but Hitana manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Sugly throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Sugly tries to bench press Hitana off him but Hitana keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sugly manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sugly seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hitana does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hitana controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Sugly thows a huge punch but Hitana dodges it nicely.
Hitana is trying to maintain the position but Sugly is very close to passing his half guard.
Hitana controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sugly is stalling here. Hitana is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sugly seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hitana has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Sugly is trying to get back to half guard.
Hitana trying to control the action but Sugly is working from the bottom.
Sugly is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hitana's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hitana takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sugly is looking to control Hitana's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sugly avoid being mounted?
Hitana prevents Sugly from improving his position.

Sugly looking for submissions off his back.
Sugly trying to control but Hitana postures up.

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.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sugly trying to control but Hitana postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sugly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hitana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hitana is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sugly rather than just go for the knockout.
Hitana throws a low kick but Sugly avoids it.
Zack Hitana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hitana throws a shot to the body.
Hitana throws a left and a right that both miss

and Sugly decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hitana's guard.
Sugly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Sugly drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hitana dives on top into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hitana tries to free his leg and advance position but Sugly is retaining full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Godhe Sugly.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sugly, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Godhe Sugly!