PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Preuss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Stathan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Preuss
vs
Stathan

183 cm
19
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
20
223 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Preuss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jackson Stathan!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stathan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Preuss throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stathan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stathan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Preuss trying to land knees to the body.
Preuss lands a knee to the body.
Stathan lands an elbow inside that Preuss shrugs off.

It looks like Aaron Preuss has been cut.
Preuss wants to stall.
Stathan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Preuss tries to land knees in the clinch but Stathan avoids the damage to the body.
Stathan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Preuss avoids it.
Preuss looking to throw knees to the head but Stathan is blocking nicely.
Preuss trying to land knees to the body.
Stathan missing with knees to the body.
Preuss landing knees to the head.
Preuss letting Stathan take a breather here.
Stathan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stathan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Preuss is defending well for now.
Preuss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stathan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Preuss avoiding damage as Stathan throws knees to the body.
Preuss lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stathan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Preuss is defending well for now.
Preuss looking to throw knees to the head but Stathan is blocking nicely.
Stathan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Preuss is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stathan is defending well for now.
Stathan managing to block the knees to the body from Preuss.
Stathan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Preuss landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Preuss tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stathan avoids it.
Stathan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stathan takes a shot to the head.
Preuss working Stathan over with knees to the body.
Stathan lands an elbow inside.
Preuss tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stathan missing with knees to the body.
Preuss avoiding damage as Stathan throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stathan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Preuss avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Preuss obliges.
Stathan tries to land knees in the clinch but Preuss avoids the damage to the body.
Preuss misses with some punches.
Preuss tries to land knees in the clinch but Stathan avoids the damage to the body.
Preuss tries to land a knee to the head but Stathan blocks with his arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Preuss looking to slow down the pace here.
Stathan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Preuss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stathan.
Preuss could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Preuss tries to land knees in the clinch but Stathan avoids the damage to the body.
Stathan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Preuss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stathan.
Stathan lands a nice elbow.
Preuss on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Preuss on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stathan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Preuss is defending well for now.
Stathan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Preuss dodges an elbow strike from Stathan.
Stathan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Preuss avoids it.
Preuss tries to land a knee to the head but Stathan blocks with his arms.
Stathan stalls.
Preuss managing to block the knees to the body from Stathan.
Preuss takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stathan blocks a body shot from Preuss.
Preuss landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stathan being controlled against the cage.
Preuss is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stathan is keeping busy.
Preuss tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stathan tries to land knees in the clinch but Preuss avoids the damage to the body.
Preuss tries to land knees in the clinch but Stathan avoids the damage to the body.
Preuss trying to land knees to the body.
Stathan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Preuss blocks an elbow strike from Stathan.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Preuss misses with a knee strike.
Stathan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Preuss is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stathan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Preuss's brow.
Preuss lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Preuss with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stathan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stathan lands an elbow that stopped Preuss in his tracks for a moment.
Preuss tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stathan avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stathan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Preuss tries to land knees in the clinch but Stathan avoids the damage to the body.
Stathan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Preuss is breathing heavily.
Stathan lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Stathan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Preuss's cut.
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.

Stathan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Preuss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stathan.
Stathan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stathan lands a damaging elbow.
Preuss with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Preuss misses with a hook to the ribs.
Preuss takes an elbow to the temple.
Preuss avoiding damage as Stathan throws knees to the body.
Stathan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Preuss's defenses.

Aaron Preuss's cut is getting worse.
Preuss blocks an elbow strike.
Preuss scores with a hook to the body.
The referee calls for Stathan to work.
Preuss looking to slow down the pace here.
Stathan lands a nice elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stathan trying to control the position but instead, Preuss has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stathan into the cage.
Preuss blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Preuss is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stathan is defending well for now.
Preuss unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Preuss takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stathan is stalling here.
Preuss is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stathan is defending well for now.
Preuss using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stathan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Preuss on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Preuss trying to land knees to the body.
Stathan lands an elbow inside that Preuss shrugs off.
Preuss blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Preuss avoiding damage as Stathan throws knees to the body.
Preuss tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stathan avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stathan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Preuss's brow.
Stathan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Preuss on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stathan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Preuss avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preuss being controlled against the cage.
Preuss trying to land knees to the body.
Preuss tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stathan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stathan stalling in the clinch.
Preuss is trying to maintain a safe position but Stathan gets an underhook and turns Preuss into the cage.
Jackson Stathan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maybe Preuss would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Stathan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Preuss on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stathan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stathan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Preuss in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stathan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stathan lands a damaging elbow.

Aaron Preuss's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Stathan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stathan missing with knees to the body.
Preuss on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Preuss avoiding damage as Stathan throws knees to the body.
Stathan trying to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stathan lands an elbow inside.
Stathan missing with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Stathan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Stathan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Preuss's defenses.
Preuss throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stathan managing to block the knees to the body from Preuss.
Preuss avoiding damage as Stathan throws knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Preuss misses with a knee strike.
Preuss blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stathan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Preuss's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preuss throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stathan blocks it with crossed arms.
Stathan lands an elbow inside that Preuss shrugs off.
Stathan lands an elbow just above Preuss 's eye.

Jeez, Aaron Preuss's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Stathan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Stathan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Preuss is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stathan is defending well for now.
Stathan missing with knees to the body.
Stathan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Preuss avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Preuss missing with knees to the body.
Preuss on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stathan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Preuss's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stathan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stathan lands an elbow inside.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Aaron Preuss's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jackson Stathan!
Jackson Stathan took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Fuck me that guy was crap. Can't believe I won, I suck a fuckin can.'.