PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Omar Cluzet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daryl Preston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cluzet's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eskmo - Cloudlight . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Cluzet
vs
Preston

178 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
22
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Self confident

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Omar Cluzet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daryl Preston!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Preston will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Preston takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Preston takes one to the side of the head.
Cluzet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Preston was well out of range. Poor timing from Cluzet.
Preston fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Cluzet moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice body punch from Cluzet.
Cluzet throws an elbow but it misses.
Cluzet prevents a takedown attempt there.
Omar Cluzet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daryl Preston.
Cluzet struggles to land a body shot inside as Preston controls his hands.
Cluzet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Preston has Cluzet pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Cluzet manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cluzet can't find room to land a body shot as Preston controls the action.
Preston tries to score a body lock takedown but Cluzet shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cluzet digs a right hand into Preston's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Preston's gas tank.
Cluzet tries a body shot but Preston blocks it.
Cluzet lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cluzet lands with a left to the head.
Preston has Cluzet pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Cluzet manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cluzet lands a right hand that snaps the head of Preston backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Cluzet.
Preston looks winded!
Cluzet lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cluzet lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Preston or not.
Cluzet lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cluzet misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cluzet lands a nice shot to the body.
Cluzet is working Preston over against the ropes.
Cluzet lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Preston avoiding damage as Cluzet throws knees to the body.
Cluzet can't find room to land a body shot as Preston controls the action.
Cluzet lands a nice shot to the body.
Cluzet can't find room to land a body shot as Preston controls the action.
A short right from Cluzet on the inside.
Cluzet digs a right hand into Preston's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Preston's gas tank.
Cluzet gets through Preston's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cluzet throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Prestons head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cluzet lands a shoulder strike.
Cluzet tries to work over Preston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Cluzet scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cluzet makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cluzet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Cluzet on the inside.
Cluzet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Preston is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cluzet is defending well.
Preston tries for a takedown but Cluzet manages to get underhooks.
Cluzet scores with a shoulder strike.
Cluzet lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cluzet scores with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cluzet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cluzet trying to land knees to the body.
Cluzet works on Preston's body with a couple of short punches.
Cluzet lands a hook that snaps the head of Preston backwards.
Cluzet tries a body shot but Preston blocks it.
Cluzet tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Preston avoids it.
Cluzet lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cluzet pushes Preston back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cluzet tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Preston avoids it.
A short right from Cluzet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cluzet lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omar Cluzet dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cluzet connects with a crisp jab.
Preston takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Preston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Cluzet has Preston up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cluzet lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Preston or not.
Cluzet makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cluzet struggles to land a body shot inside as Preston controls his hands.
Cluzet is leaning against Preston and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from Cluzet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cluzet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Preston is breathing heavily.
Cluzet tries to work over Preston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Omar Cluzet has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cluzet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cluzet misses with a body punch.
Preston takes a shot to the head.
Cluzet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cluzet can't find room to land a body shot as Preston controls the action.
Cluzet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Preston is defending well for now.
Cluzet pushes Preston back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Cluzet throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Prestons head.
Cluzet misses with a body punch.
Cluzet lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cluzet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Cluzet.
Cluzet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cluzet trying to land knees to the body.
Cluzet can't find room to land a body shot as Preston controls the action.
Cluzet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cluzet cracks Preston with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Cluzet.
Cluzet lands a left hand that snaps the head of Preston backwards.
Cluzet softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cluzet tries to work over Preston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cluzet tries to work over Preston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston prevents a body shot from Cluzet.
Cluzet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Preston's elbow.
Cluzet lands an uppercut.
Preston blocks a body shot from Cluzet.
Cluzet cracks Preston with a nice body shot.
Cluzet tries to throw a body punch but Preston avoids it by throwing Cluzet back against the ropes.
Cluzet tries to work over Preston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Preston prevents a body shot from Cluzet.
Cluzet can't find room to land a body shot as Preston controls the action.
A short right from Cluzet on the inside.
Cluzet is working Preston over against the ropes.
Preston drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cluzet gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cluzet can't find room to land a body shot as Preston controls the action.
Cluzet cracks Preston with a nice body shot.
Cluzet misses with a punch to the body.
Cluzet works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cluzet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Preston drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cluzet gets the underhooks and prevents it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cluzet misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omar Cluzet dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Cluzet comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cluzet misses with a wild body shot.
Cluzet misses the shot to the body.
Cluzet swings for the body but Preston moves out of range.
Cluzet misses with a body shot

and Preston counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Preston wants to control from the top but Cluzet keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cluzet preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Cluzet escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Preston gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Preston in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cluzet is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cluzet has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Preston throwing strikes from guard but Cluzet blocks nicely.
Cluzet manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Preston manages to get himself to full guard.
Cluzet is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Preston can do to turn this around?
Preston is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Preston takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Preston is stalling here. Cluzet is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Preston seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Cluzet has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cluzet is trying to get an arm triangle but Preston is defending well.

Cluzet goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Preston has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Cluzet but great work by Preston.
Cluzet is looking to regain half guard here but Preston keeps moving and retains side control.
Cluzet gets back to half guard.
Cluzet slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cluzet on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cluzet tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cluzet looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Preston trying to control but Cluzet is working from the bottom.
Preston stops Cluzet from standing up.
Cluzet doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Cluzet pulls Preston in close to prevent any damage.
Preston trying to control the position from guard on top but Cluzet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cluzet has his hands on Preston's head, controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Cluzet rushes Preston and presses him up against the ropes.
Cluzet missing with knees to the body.
Cluzet prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cluzet tries to work over Preston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cluzet has a couple of punches blocked by Preston.
Preston avoiding damage as Cluzet throws knees to the body.
Daryl Preston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cluzet works on Preston's body with a couple of short punches.
Cluzet softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Omar Cluzet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cluzet 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Omar Cluzet!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Omar Cluzet!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Omar Cluzet!

Omar Cluzet wins by unanimous decision!
Omar Cluzet took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, KAISER for their support in the buildup to the fight.