PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between J Aldo Preuss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Boaventura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rafael Boaventura is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Aldo Preuss
vs
Boaventura

188 cm
25
192 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

185 cm
21
184 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, J Aldo Preuss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Boaventura!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Preuss finds it's target.

Preuss has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boaventura misses with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Preuss.
Preuss prevents Boaventura from breaking the clinch.
Preuss tries to pull guard but Boaventura holds him up against the cage and eventually Preuss drops back down to his feet.
Boaventura with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boaventura looks gassed!
Boaventura tries to break free but Preuss pushes him back against the cage.
Preuss tries to pull guard but Boaventura won't allow it.
Preuss lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Preuss manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Boaventura would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Preuss wants to stand up but Boaventura is controlling him.
Boaventura tries to stand but Preuss is controlling from the bottom.
Boaventura is fighting to break Preuss's control of his arms but Preuss is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Preuss looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Preuss looking for a guillotine here but Boaventura defends easily.
Preuss not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Preuss scores with a jab. Boaventura acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Preuss is looking to score with low kicks.
Boaventura with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Preuss to score with a decent uppercut.

Preuss rushes Boaventura and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Preuss gets control of Boaventura's arms and successfully pulls guard. Preuss will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Preuss is trying to keep Boaventura in close.

Preuss is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Boaventura defends well.
Preuss throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Boaventura trying to stand up but can't free himself from Preuss's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preuss tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Boaventura got a little sloppy there for a moment and Preuss has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Boaventura has managed to get both his arms back between Preuss's legs - danger averted.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Preuss is looking to clinch but Boaventura is avoiding it.
Boaventura clinches but Preuss breaks the clinch

and Preuss moves into the clinch.
Boaventura tries to land a knee to the head but Preuss blocks with his arms.
Preuss throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boaventuras head.

Preuss manages to break the clinch.
Preuss fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boaventura throws the kick towards the body but Preuss avoids it.
Boaventura changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Preuss tries to avoid it but Boaventura manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Preuss to the ground. Preuss escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Preuss uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Boaventura has time to react.
Preuss fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boaventura scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Preuss scores with a jab.
J Aldo Preuss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boaventura closes the distance but Preuss moves to the side
and Preuss counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Preuss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Preuss blocks a head kick by Boaventura.
Boaventura takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A head kick by Preuss misses

and Boaventura holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Boaventura with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boaventura wants to get back to striking at distance but Preuss won't allow it.
Preuss throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boaventuras head.
Preuss blocks an elbow strike.
Boaventura tries to land a knee to the head but Preuss blocks with his arms.
Boaventura tries to circle away but Preuss has him pinned against the cage.
Boaventura with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boaventura is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Preuss pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Preuss pulls guard successfully.

Boaventura stands up from Preuss's guard - Boaventura perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boaventura misses with a takedown attempt - Preuss sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
J Aldo Preuss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Boaventura.

Preuss instigates a clinch.
Boaventura has had enough of the clinch but Preuss keeps him there for the moment.
Preuss tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Boaventura smiles and moves away.
Boaventura tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Preuss counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boaventura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Preuss swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good shot there by Preuss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Preuss scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Boaventura walks into a left hand.
Preuss digs a good body shot into Boaventura's ribs.

Boaventura moves into range and clinches up with Preuss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

J Aldo Preuss dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Preuss cracks Boaventura with an open hand slap.
Boaventura darts in trying to clinch
and Preuss counters with a left to the body.
Boaventura blocks a head kick by Preuss.
Boaventura walks into a straight right hand from Preuss.
Preuss keeps the fight on the outside.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Boaventura.
Preuss's corner calls for a 1-2. Preuss obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boaventura on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boaventura moves forwards but Preuss connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Preuss looks to land a body kick but Boaventura moved away.
Preuss fails in his attempt to clinch.
Preuss's corner calls for a 1-2. Preuss obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Preuss keeps the fight on the outside.
Preuss with a nice cross.
Boaventura slips a jab and a cross from Preuss.
Preuss throws a right hand that Boaventura ducks under and follows up with a left that Boaventura also avoids with ease.
Preuss uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Boaventura wants to clinch up but Preuss keeps it at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Preuss.
Rafael Boaventura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boaventura darts in trying to clinch

and Preuss counters by moving into the clinch.
Boaventura tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Preuss fails to pull guard.
Boaventura tries a knee to the head but Preuss blocks it.

Preuss manages to break the clinch.
Preuss loads up on a big right hand but Boaventura slips the punch.
Preuss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good shot there by Preuss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Preuss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Preuss throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Boaventura is looking to land body kicks.
Preuss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boaventura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Preuss paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boaventura doesn't manage to clinch there - Preuss circles away.
Boaventura is looking to slow Preuss down with leg kicks.
Boaventura doesn't manage to clinch there - Preuss circles away.
Boaventura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Preuss swats him away and circles back towards the center.
J Aldo Preuss is winning the standup battle so far.
Boaventura walks into a straight right hand from Preuss.
Boaventura tries to clinch but Preuss moves away
and Boaventura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boaventura swats away the attempt to clinch by Preuss.
Boaventura has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boaventura fails in his attempt to clinch.
Preuss moves out of range as Boaventura throws a body kick.
Preuss doesn't manage to clinch there - Boaventura circles away.
Boaventura wants to land a leg kick but Preuss is out of range.
Preuss tries to clinch there but Boaventura circles away.
Preuss doesn't manage to clinch there - Boaventura circles away.
Boaventura looks for a takedown but Preuss sprawls well.
Boaventura throws a leg kick that misses.
Boaventura closes the distance but Preuss moves to the side
and Boaventura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Preuss throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Preuss moves into the clinch successfully.

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.
Boaventura can't break the clinch.
Preuss tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Boaventura just stands there and leans against the cage.
Preuss has Boaventura pressed against the cage, preventing Boaventura from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Boaventura using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Preuss has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boaventura using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Preuss has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boaventura has had enough of the clinch but Preuss keeps him there for the moment.
Preuss lands a body shot.
Boaventura tries a knee to the head but Preuss blocks it.
Boaventura tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boaventura tries to pull guard but Preuss holds him up against the cage and eventually Boaventura drops back down to his feet.
J Aldo Preuss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Boaventura.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Boaventura wants to break free but Preuss has control.
Preuss jumps guard but Boaventura stands there with Preuss around his waist. Preuss gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Preuss blocks an elbow strike.
Boaventura looking to throw knees to the head but Preuss is blocking nicely.

Preuss ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Preuss no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Boaventura is fighting to break Preuss's control of his arms but Preuss is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Preuss trying to keep a closed guard but Boaventura is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Boaventura stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

J Aldo Preuss dominated that second round.
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 head kick misses from Preuss.
Boaventura takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Preuss with a hook.
Preuss throws out a powerful jab.
Boaventura fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice cross by Preuss.
Nice jab there from Preuss.
Preuss moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Preuss moves into the clinch successfully.
Boaventura tries to break free but Preuss pushes him back against the cage.
Boaventura is trying to break the clinch but Preuss is controlling him.
Boaventura can't break the clinch.
Boaventura wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boaventura has had enough of the clinch but Preuss keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boaventura wants to get back to striking at distance but Preuss won't allow it.
Preuss fails to pull guard.
Boaventura throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Preuss blocks it with crossed arms.
Boaventura jumps guard but Preuss stands there with Boaventura around his waist. Boaventura gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Preuss breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boaventura fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Boaventura closes the distance but Preuss moves to the side
and Preuss cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Preuss looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boaventura is looking to clinch.
Boaventura takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Boaventura wants to clinch.
Preuss moves in looking to clinch but Boaventura pushes him off.
Boaventura fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boaventura takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Preuss clinches.

That's two 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.
Boaventura working hard to break the clinch.
Boaventura is trying to break the clinch but Preuss has him pressed against the cage.
Boaventura misses with a knee to the head.
Preuss prevents Boaventura from breaking the clinch.
Boaventura tries to land a knee to the head but Preuss blocks with his arms.
Preuss tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Boaventura just stands there and leans against the cage.
Boaventura with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boaventura tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boaventura tries to land a knee to the head but Preuss blocks with his arms.
Preuss lands a shoulder strike.
Boaventura using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Preuss has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Preuss tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Boaventura just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for J Aldo Preuss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boaventura with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boaventura tries to circle away but Preuss has him pinned against the cage.
Preuss working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boaventura throws a knee to the head but misses.

Preuss breaks the clinch.

Preuss pushes Boaventura up against the cage in a clinch.
Boaventura has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Preuss is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Preuss's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boaventura has Preuss pressed against the cage, preventing Preuss from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Boaventura with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boaventura has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Preuss lands a hook that snaps the head of Boaventura backwards.

Preuss manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preuss checks the leg kick.
Boaventura shoots in but no luck this time.
Boaventura moves out of range as Preuss throws a body kick.
Boaventura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Preuss circles away from the clinch attempt.

Preuss gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Preuss looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boaventura throws a knee to the head but misses.

Preuss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Preuss throws a hook but Boaventura blocks it.
Preuss ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
J Aldo Preuss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Preuss keeps the fight on the outside.
Preuss fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Boaventura darts in trying to clinch
and Boaventura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Boaventura closes the distance looking to clinch
and Preuss cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Boaventura is defended easily by Preuss.
A leg kick checked by Preuss.
J Aldo Preuss is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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

Boaventura decides to stand back up. Boaventura steps back and let's Preuss get back to his feet.

Preuss takes the fight into the clinch.
Boaventura with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Preuss blocks the elbow strike.
Rafael Boaventura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boaventura tries for a takedown. No joy.
Preuss jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Boaventura walks away with a smile on his face. Preuss gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

And that's the end of the fight!
J Aldo Preuss showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Preuss, 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... J Aldo Preuss!