PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rico Paco (ranked 3718 p4p, 4469 weight class) and Allan Preston (ranked 449 p4p, 519 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Paco
vs
Preston

181 cm
22
171
3 - 2 - 0

186 cm
21
183
2 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rico Paco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Allan Preston!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Preston shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Paco manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Preston looking to sit in guard and control but Paco gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Preston tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Preston trying to control the position.
Paco stays in close to Preston's body and controls the position.
Paco continues to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston has Paco pulled in close to control his posture.
Paco tries to free his leg and advance position but Preston is retaining full guard.

Preston had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Paco defends it easily.
Preston keeping full guard, as Paco tries to pass.
Preston is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Preston striking off his back but it's not causing Paco any problems.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Preston is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Paco ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Paco lands with an overhand left.
Paco is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Paco misses with an uppercut
and Preston counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Preston takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Paco lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Paco missing with a left hand there. Preston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Preston moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Paco is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Paco lands a really nice looking cross but Preston seems unphased.
Paco lands with an uppercut that bounces Preston off the cage and back into range.
A jab from Paco misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paco jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rico Paco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paco misses with a wild body shot.
Preston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paco throws out the jab.
Preston throws a counter combo.
Paco cracks Preston with an open hand slap.
Paco lands an overhand right.
Preston avoids the body shot from Paco.

Paco tries to keep at a distance but Preston has taken the fight into the clinch.
Preston has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Paco avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Paco can't find room to land a body shot as Preston controls the action.
Paco lands a hook that snaps the head of Preston backwards.
Paco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Preston fails to pull guard.
Preston looking for a takedown.
Rico Paco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Allan Preston.
Paco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Preston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Preston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paco.
Preston moves out of range of the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Preston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paco.
Preston is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rico Paco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Preston tries for a takedown but Paco sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Paco ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Paco connects with a looping right hand.
Paco is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice shot lands for Paco.
Preston ducks under a wild hook from Paco.
Paco misses with a straight left.
Preston moves away from the strike by Paco.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paco. Preston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Preston doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Preston slips a straight right by Paco.
Paco fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Paco paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Paco lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rico Paco dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Preston tries a head kick but it misses.

Preston changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Paco looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Preston working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paco holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Preston creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Paco sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paco is looking to regain half guard here but Preston keeps moving and retains side control.
Paco is holding Preston down, trying to stall.

Preston is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Paco knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paco struggling a bit here.

Preston is trying to get an arm triangle but Paco is defending well.
Paco tries to buck Preston off but Preston is having none of it.

That's two 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.
Preston tries to move into full mount but can't pass Paco's legs.
Paco is not content to let Preston control the position.
Paco tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Preston goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Paco rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Preston's guard! Nice work there by Paco!

Preston looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Paco has picked Preston up and slammed him! Preston can't keep hold of the triangle and Paco manages to pass to side control!
Paco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Preston can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Preston sneaks back into half guard.
Allan Preston has got the better of the ground game so far.
Paco looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Preston wants to get back to full guard.

Preston looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Preston has his hands clasped together around Paco's back. He's all about the action.

That's four 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.
Paco slows the pace down in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Allan Preston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Paco just misses with a punch to the body.
Preston looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Paco throws a jab but it's blocked by Preston.
Paco misses with a looping right.
Preston shoots in but Paco avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Preston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Preston tries to score a power double leg takedown but Paco sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Preston somewhat.
Paco misses with an uppercut. Preston saw that one coming.
Preston tries for a takedown but Paco sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rico Paco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Allan Preston.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paco swings for the body but Preston moves out of range.
Paco swings for the body but Preston moves out of range.
Paco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Preston throws a counter combo.
Preston takes one to the chin there.
Preston gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Paco ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Preston shoots in for a takedown but Paco shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Paco with a jab.
Paco lands a jab to the head.
Paco scores with a jab to the body.
Paco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Preston.
Paco misses with a hook.
Preston takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Paco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Paco missing with a left hand there. Preston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paco feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Prestons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rico Paco is winning the standup battle so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Preston drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Paco scores with a punch to the head.
Paco lands a right hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Paco misses the target.
Paco lands a body shot.
Paco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Preston drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Paco defends it well.
Preston gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Paco.
Preston avoids the body shot from Paco.
Paco throws an overhand right that lands on Preston's shoulder, as Preston tries to avoid the shot.
Paco throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Preston stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Paco punishes Preston's body with a nice straight punch.
Paco throws a lazy right hand but Preston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paco connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Preston's hands.
A big left from Preston misses.
Paco swings widly with a right hand

and Preston counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Preston thows a huge punch but Paco dodges it nicely.
Preston thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Paco's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paco is doing well to control the position and prevent Preston from advancing to side control.
Paco manages to get to full guard.
Preston wants to control from the top but Paco keeps moving.
Preston is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Paco pulls Preston in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Preston throws a big elbow that misses.
Paco is adopting a defensive guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Paco looks to score with a jab to the body but Preston is just out of range.
Preston wants to counter the offense by Paco and move into the clinch position.
Allan Preston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paco misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Preston moves into the clinch.
Preston has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Paco misses with a punch on the inside.
Paco lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Paco misses with the head strike.
Paco swings wildly with an uppercut but Preston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Preston is trying to pull guard but Paco has him pressed against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rico Paco showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Paco has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rico Paco!
Our winner, Rico Paco, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Allan Preston stepped up to the mic, saying 'I already know what I need to train, I will be training a couple months, so I can have the skill to win my next fight. '.