PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aiden Preston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xuang Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Preston comes into the arena with A Star blaring out of the sound system. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Preston
vs
Lee

160 cm
18
130 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
23
134 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aiden Preston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Xuang Lee!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Preston throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lee.
Preston wants to clinch.
Preston tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Preston swivels and escapes.

Preston clinches up with Lee and pushes him back against the cage.

Preston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Xuang Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Preston slaps away a takedown attempt from Lee, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Preston has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
Preston gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Preston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee wants to clinch.
Lee fails with the takedown

and Preston counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Preston.
Aiden Preston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xuang Lee.
Lee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Preston.
Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lee blocks an elbow strike.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Preston is controlling the position.
Lee avoiding damage as Preston throws knees to the body.
Lee tries for a takedown but Preston manages to get underhooks.
Preston stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lee looks winded!
Lee can't break the clinch.

Preston breaks from the clinch.
Preston circles away from the clinch attempt
and Preston counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Preston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee fails with the takedown
and Preston counters with a big head kick but Lee shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Preston fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee looks to clinch
and Preston counters with a head kick. That will keep Lee thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Preston pushes Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Preston slows down the pace here.
Lee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Preston just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lee avoiding damage as Preston throws knees to the body.
Lee fails to pull guard.
Preston landing knees to the body.

Preston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee slips a straight right by Preston.
Preston throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lee shoots in but no luck this time.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lee.
Aiden Preston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Preston pinned against the cage. Preston gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Preston clinches up against the cage.
Lee takes an elbow to the temple.
Preston lands an elbow just above Lee 's eye.
Lee wants to break free but Preston has control.
Stalling in the clinch from Preston.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Preston manages to break the clinch.
Lee avoids the head kick by Preston.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Preston clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aiden Preston dominated that round.
That's time! Preston's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Preston misses with a wild combination.

Preston closes the distance and pushes Lee back into the cage.

Preston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Preston tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee with a poor takedown

and Preston counters by moving into the clinch.
Lee is trying to pull guard but Preston turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Preston breaks the clinch.
Lee tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Preston swivels and escapes.
Aiden Preston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xuang Lee.
Lee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Preston's waist but Preston gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lee off to one side.
Preston tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Preston gets a clinch.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Preston.
Lee throws an elbow but it misses.
Preston is stalling here.
Preston is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Preston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Preston takes the fight into the clinch.
Preston tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Preston lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.
Preston creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lee's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Preston.

Preston breaks the clinch.

Preston fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lee, pushing him back against the cage.

Preston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Preston moves into range and clinches up with Lee.
Preston landing knees to the head.

Preston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Preston tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee is looking to clinch but Preston is avoiding it.
Lee throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Preston counters with a good, hard body kick but Lee shrugs it off.

Preston moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Preston stalling.
Preston tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
Preston comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Preston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee avoids the head kick by Preston.
Preston tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.

Preston has Lee up against the cage in a clinch.

Preston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Lee with that takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Preston as Lee shoots in.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Preston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Preston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Preston moves into the clinch.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.

Preston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee looks to clinch
and Preston counters with a low kick, right behind Lee 's knee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aiden Preston dominated that second round.
That's time! Preston's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Preston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Preston counters by clinching up.
Lee tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Preston stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Preston to keep the fight standing.
Preston landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Preston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Preston tries to clinch up.
Preston moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee with a poor takedown
and Preston counters with a low kick, right behind Lee 's knee.
Aiden Preston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xuang Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee shoots in but no luck this time.

Preston forces Lee back against the cage and clinches.

Preston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Preston has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.

Preston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee misses with a two punch combination.

Preston closes the distance and clinches.

Preston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Preston closes the distance and clinches.
Preston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Preston is pressed up against the cage. Lee has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Preston down to the mat. Preston avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Preston has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Aiden Preston has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Preston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Preston closes the distance and clinches.
Preston gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Preston breaks from the clinch.

Preston gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Preston is pushing Lee up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Preston smiles and moves away.

Preston gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Preston breaks from the clinch.

Preston clinches up with Lee and pushes him back against the cage.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Preston won't allow it.
Lee is trying desperately to land a takedown but Preston is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Lee.
Lee tries a body shot but Preston blocks it.

Preston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Preston tries to land a leg kick but Lee saw it coming and moves away.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Preston is looking to clinch.

Preston has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston stalling.
Preston tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Preston prevents a takedown attempt there.

Preston breaks the clinch.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Preston gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Preston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee has his takedown stuffed
and Preston counters with a nice body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Preston lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Xuang Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aiden Preston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aiden Preston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Preston 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aiden Preston!
After the fight, Aiden Preston was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.