PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bumble Bman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and J Aldo Preuss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bman's entrance music is Spiderman by the Ramones. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bman
vs
Aldo Preuss

180 cm
23
185 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

188 cm
29
174 lbs
5 - 13 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bumble Bman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, J Aldo Preuss!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Preuss.
Preuss throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bman bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Preuss manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Preuss throws a looping overhand right but Bman ducks down to avoid it.
Bman is looking to clinch.
Preuss throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Preuss.

Bman instigates a clinch.
Bman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Preuss wants to get back to striking at distance but Bman won't allow it.
Preuss wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Preuss tries to break the clinch but Bman is controlling the position.
Preuss takes a knee right on the jaw!
Preuss tries to circle away but Bman has him pinned against the cage.
Bman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bman keeps control of Preuss as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bman controlling the action here for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bman with a knee to the head.
Bman slowing the pace effectively.
Preuss wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bman has him pressed against the cage.
Bman has Preuss pressed against the cage, preventing Preuss from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Preuss's efforts to push away.
Preuss looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Preuss is looking to break free of the clinch but Bman has double underhooks.
Bman lands a nice knee to the body.
Bman stalling.
Bman scores a nice knee to the body.
Bman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Preuss up against the cage.
Bman lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bman with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bman lands a nice elbow.
Preuss tries to break the clinch but Bman is controlling the position.
Preuss wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bman lands an elbow just above Preuss 's eye.
Preuss can't break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bman slows down the pace here.
Preuss wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bman.
Preuss looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preuss wants to get back to striking at distance but Bman won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Preuss is trying to force a seperation but Bman has the dominant position.
Bman lands a good knee to the midsection. Preuss won't want to take too many of those.
Bman working Preuss over with knees to the body.
Bman effectively controlling the action here.
Bman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Preuss is trying to push Bman away but Bman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bman stalling the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bman gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bumble Bman.
Preuss throws a jab when Bman was well out of range.

Bman takes the fight into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bman.
Bman lands a good knee to the midsection. Preuss won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bumble Bman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bman plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Bman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bman looking to slow down the pace here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bman obliges.
Bman with a knee to the head.
Preuss is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Preuss has had enough of the clinch but Bman keeps him there for the moment.
Bman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Preuss looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bman has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bumble Bman.
Preuss throws the left hand but Bman avoids the punch easily.
Preuss blocks a head kick by Bman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Preuss scores with a jab to the head.
Bman looks to score with a jab to the body but Preuss is just out of range.

Bman gets a clinch.
Bman has Preuss pushed against the cage.
Preuss blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Bman.
Preuss is trying to break the clinch but Bman has him pressed against the cage.
Preuss tries to circle away but Bman has him pinned against the cage.
Bman lands a damaging elbow.
Bman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Preuss blocks it with crossed arms.
Bman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Preuss's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bman looking to slow down the pace here.
Bman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Preuss is breathing heavily.
Preuss is looking to break free of the clinch but Bman has double underhooks.
Bman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
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!
Preuss is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bman has Preuss pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bman obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bman.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bumble Bman.
Bman moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Preuss swats away the attempt to clinch by Bman.

Bman darts in and clinches Preuss up against the cage.
Preuss wants to break free but Bman has control.
Preuss takes an elbow to the temple.
Bman lands a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bumble Bman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bman obliges.
Bman stalls.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bman lands a knee to the head.
Bman lands a good knee to the midsection. Preuss won't want to take too many of those.
Bman stalling.
Bman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Preuss is trying to break the clinch but Bman has him pressed against the cage.
Bman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bman obliges.
Bman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Preuss's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bman stalling in the clinch.
Preuss takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bumble Bman dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Preuss keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Preuss misses.
Bman doesn't manage to clinch there - Preuss circles away.
Preuss swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bman tries to clinch there but Preuss circles away.
Bman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Preuss.
Sloppy strikes from Preuss. Those never looked like landing.
Bman takes one to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Preuss misses its intended target.
Bman walks into a jab.
Bumble Bman is winning the standup battle so far.
Bman moves in looking to clinch but Preuss pushes him off.

Bman moves into the clinch.
Preuss letting Bman take a breather here.
Preuss is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bman obliges.
Preuss takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Preuss tries to break the clinch but Bman is controlling the position.
Bman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Preuss can do to turn this around?
Bman has Preuss pushed against the cage.
Bman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Preuss's face.
A bit of stalling here from Bman.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bman.
Bman connects with a knee to the head.
Preuss letting Bman take a breather here.
Bman scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Preuss tries to break the clinch but Bman is controlling the position.
Knees to the body from Bman.
Bman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Preuss's face.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bman crunches a lovely knee into Preuss's ribcage.
Bman crunches a lovely knee into Preuss's ribcage.
Bman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bman working Preuss over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preuss letting Bman take a breather here.
Preuss wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bman lands a good knee to the midsection. Preuss won't want to take too many of those.
Bman stalling in the clinch.
Bman lands a damaging elbow.
Bman displaying some good clinch control by pressing Preuss up against the cage.
Preuss tries to break the clinch but Bman is controlling the position.
Bman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Preuss takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Preuss is rocked!
Bman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Preuss is still on wobbly legs! Can Bman finish him?
Knees in the clinch landing for Bman.
J Aldo Preuss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Preuss seems to have recovered his senses.
Bman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Preuss wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Preuss lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Preuss has a couple of punches blocked by Bman.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bumble Bman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bumble Bman!
Bumble Bman took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.