PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Mtagwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and sam preston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee Mtagwa has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Mtagwa
vs
preston

193 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Syndicate Drugs

Team S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lee Mtagwa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, sam preston!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
preston avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mtagwa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mtagwa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

It looks like sam preston has been cut.
Mtagwa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mtagwa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by preston.
preston takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mtagwa misses with a series of wild punches.
preston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mtagwa.
Mtagwa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mtagwa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mtagwa misses with a wild body shot.
Lee Mtagwa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mtagwa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mtagwa throws a hook to the side of preston's head but preston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Mtagwa misses.
Mtagwa tries to bum rush preston with a series of wild strikes but preston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mtagwa thuds his right hand into preston's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

preston is rocked!
Mtagwa misses with a wild combination.
A shot to de liver by Mtagwa. Beautiful body shot.
Mtagwa is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mtagwa fails to land with a series of punches.
preston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mtagwa.
Mtagwa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mtagwa lands with a nice combination. preston backs away looking to recover.
preston is still on wobbly legs! Can Mtagwa finish him?
preston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mtagwa.
Mtagwa is breathing heavily.
preston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mtagwa.
Mtagwa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
preston seems to have recovered his senses.
Mtagwa misses with a jab, cross combination.
preston shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mtagwa as he jumps to the side.
preston shoots for a takedown but Mtagwa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mtagwa throws a hook but preston avoids it easily.
preston takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Horrible takedown by preston or perhaps it was just good defense by Mtagwa which made him look bad.
Lee Mtagwa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of sam preston.
Nice takedown defense from Mtagwa. No joy for preston on that attempt.
Mtagwa jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mtagwa misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Mtagwa.
preston shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mtagwa pinned against the cage. Mtagwa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
preston shoots in but Mtagwa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mtagwa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mtagwa misses with a hook.
Mtagwa misses with a wild combination.
Mtagwa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
preston shoots in but no luck this time.
Mtagwa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but preston moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
preston slips under a jab.
Mtagwa throws a right and a left that preston avoids nicely.
Mtagwa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mtagwa lands a big uppercut and preston crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but preston looks OK.
Mtagwa wants to stand but preston has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Mtagwa trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
preston is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mtagwa tries to stand but can't do so whilst preston controls his leg.
preston makes his way to full guard. A much better position for preston.
preston throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mtagwa throws a right and a left that preston avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Mtagwa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on sam preston's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mtagwa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A left and a right from Mtagwa both land. Nice combination.
Mtagwa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mtagwa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mtagwa lands with a big left! preston is wobbled badly! Mtagwa comes in with a flurry of punches and drops preston to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lee Mtagwa!
Lee Mtagwa is the new light heavyweight champion!