PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Sebastiao Cardoso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drogo Preston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Preston is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ready For War. Anderson Sebastiao Cardoso could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Drogo Preston's chin.

Sebastiao Cardoso
vs
Preston

180 cm
23
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

181 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

F.ighters U.nlimited K.lothing C.ompany ☯

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 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anderson Sebastiao Cardoso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Drogo Preston!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Preston is looking to clinch but Cardoso is avoiding it.
Drogo Preston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cardoso avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Preston wants to clinch up but Cardoso keeps it at a distance.
Preston tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cardoso is able to avoid easily.
Preston is looking to clinch but Cardoso is avoiding it.
Preston is looking to clinch.
Preston throws a head kick but Cardoso moves out of range.
Preston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cardoso avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Preston misses with a series of wild punches.
Preston tries to clinch but Cardoso moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cardoso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Preston tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cardoso shoots in but no luck this time.
Cardoso takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Preston lands a two punch combo.
Preston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cardoso moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Cardoso drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cardoso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Preston works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cardoso working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston wants to get back to his feet but Cardoso is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Preston avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cardoso postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cardoso working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cardoso connects with a couple of short punches.
Cardoso pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Preston is keeping the position for now.
Cardoso trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Cardoso drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Preston manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Cardoso has Preston in his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cardoso is breathing heavily.
Preston preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston stands up out of Cardoso's guard for a moment - Cardoso manages to land a nice upkick.
Cardoso keeping moving, preventing Preston from controlling successfully.
Cardoso trying to strike off his back.
Preston wants to control from the top but Cardoso keeps moving.

Cardoso has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Preston can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Preston avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cardoso has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Preston is stalling in the full guard.
Preston working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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 in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Preston tries to stand but Cardoso is controlling from the bottom.
Preston really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cardoso. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cardoso lands a decent punch to the body there.

Preston got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cardoso has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Preston has managed to get both his arms back between Cardoso's legs - danger averted.
Preston must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Cardoso has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Preston can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Preston wants to stand but Cardoso has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Preston throwing strikes from guard but Cardoso blocks nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cardoso throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Preston thows a body shot but no joy.
Preston swinging wilding here.
Cardoso shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Preston as he jumps to the side.
No luck for Cardoso with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Preston connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cardoso. Cardoso circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardoso circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Preston doesn't manage to clinch there - Cardoso circles away.
Cardoso shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Preston defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Sebastiao Cardoso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Preston throws a nice looking combination but Cardoso bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Preston doesn't manage to clinch there - Cardoso circles away.
Drogo Preston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Preston scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Anderson Sebastiao Cardoso has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston throws a series of strikes that have Cardoso backpedaling.
Preston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Preston is looking to clinch.

Cardoso changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Preston looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cardoso looks up at the clock and then as Preston takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cardoso smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Cardoso in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Cardoso thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Preston regains half guard, as Cardoso was trying to land strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Preston avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cardoso.
Cardoso throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cardoso thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Preston to regain full guard.
Cardoso is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Preston working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cardoso.
Cardoso throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cardoso postures up and lands a big shot to Preston's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Preston avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Preston has momentary wrist control but Cardoso slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cardoso accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Cardoso drops back looking for a leg! Preston is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Preston manages to kick Cardoso off! Cardoso jumps back into Preston's guard.
Preston avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cardoso closes the distance and clinches up with Preston, looking for a takedown. Cardoso pushes Preston against the cage but Preston circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cardoso fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drogo Preston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anderson Sebastiao Cardoso's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Preston throws a nice looking combination but Cardoso bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Preston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Preston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cardoso moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Preston displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cardoso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Preston.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston stuns Cardoso with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Preston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cardoso circles away quickly and effectively.
Preston defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cardoso.
Preston throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cardoso on the side of the head.
Cardoso will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Sebastiao Cardoso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Preston tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cardoso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cardoso closes the distance and clinches up with Preston, looking for a takedown. Cardoso pushes Preston against the cage but Preston circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Preston lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Preston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Preston throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cardoso swats away the attempt to clinch by Preston.
Preston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Cardoso scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso lands some shots froms side control.
Cardoso misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cardoso postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Preston struggling a bit here.
Preston tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cardoso wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Cardoso is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Preston is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cardoso tries to advance position but instead Preston slips a leg back in to half guard.

That's four 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.
Cardoso throws a strike but Preston avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Cardoso is looking to work some ground and pound but Preston has wrist control.
Cardoso landing some decent shots from guard.
Cardoso chips away with some ground and pound.
Preston looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cardoso keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Preston's head.
Preston preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anderson Sebastiao Cardoso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drogo Preston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cardoso is working Preston over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

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 Anderson Sebastiao Cardoso.
I think Preston has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!