PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between JEFFReY Boston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Preuss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexandre Preuss has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Boston
vs
Preuss

190 cm
23
155 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

178 cm
27
163 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, JEFFReY Boston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexandre Preuss!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Preuss throws a series of punches but Boston avoids them all with ease.
Boston avoids a punch combination nicely.
Preuss works the jab nicely.
Preuss throws a lazy uppercut
and Boston counters with a left and a right that stings Preuss.
Preuss pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boston really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Preuss throws a poor cross that misses
and Boston counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Boston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boston looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Preuss is fending him off so far but Boston persists. Nope, Preuss circles away and we're back to standing.
Preuss is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Preuss lands a head shot.
No luck for Boston with that takedown attempt.
A combination from Boston does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Preuss's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Preuss duly obliges.
Preuss loads up on a big right hand but Boston slips the punch.
Boston lands a body shot.
Preuss ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Preuss misses with a looping left.
Boston shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Preuss as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JEFFReY Boston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boston throws a leg kick that misses.
Boston throws a low kick but Preuss avoids it.
A slow jab from Preuss misses its intended target.
Boston fails with the takedown.
A telegraphed right hand from Preuss misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boston moves out of range as Preuss strikes.
Preuss scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Preuss jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Preuss throws a nice looking combination but Boston bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Preuss throws a hook but Boston blocks it.
Boston looks to land a body kick but Preuss moved away.
Preuss throws a shot from downtown. Boston moves away and avoids it.
Boston shoots in for a double leg but Preuss sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alexandre Preuss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Preuss avoids the head kick by Boston.
Preuss throws a jab when Boston was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preuss jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Boston misses with a wild combination.
Nice jab there from Preuss.
Preuss throws a hook to the side of Boston's head but Boston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Preuss misses with an uppercut. Boston saw that one coming.
Preuss scores with a three punch combo!
Boston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boston misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Preuss darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Preuss misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preuss blocks a head kick by Boston.
Boston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boston shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Preuss sprawls well. Preuss wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Boston gets slowly back to his feet.
Boston swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Preuss counters with a straight right hand.
Alexandre Preuss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Preuss throws a lazy right hand but Boston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boston takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Preuss throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boston.
Boston tries to score a power double leg takedown but Preuss sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Boston somewhat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Preuss throws a lazy right hand but Boston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexandre Preuss dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Preuss misses with a hook. Boston ducked under it nicely.
Preuss misses with a straight left.
No joy there for Preuss, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boston defending well as Preuss loads up on a big left hand.
Preuss steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boston.
Boston shoots for a double leg takedown but Preuss sprawls well. He's pushed Boston's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Boston slips under a jab from Preuss.
Preuss might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Preuss throws a lazy uppercut
and Boston counters with a one-two to the body.
A big left from Preuss misses.
Boston misses with an uppercut. Preuss saw that one coming.
Boston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Preuss.
Preuss slaps away a takedown attempt from Boston, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Preuss moves away.
Boston slips under a jab from Preuss.
Boston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Preuss scores with a decent looking hook.
Preuss misses with a hook
and Boston counters with a two punch combo.
A jab from Preuss misses.
Boston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Preuss lands with a hook. Boston tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Preuss throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Boston.
Boston shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JEFFReY Boston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Preuss scores with a sloppy right hand. Boston should have avoided that one.
Preuss jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Boston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Preuss.
Preuss misses with the combination.
Preuss throws a big shot that misses.
Preuss scores with a nice right hand.
Boston looks to land a combination but Preuss avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boston slips a straight right by Preuss.
Nice shot lands for Preuss.
Preuss lands a jab to the head.
Boston dives in and grabs Preuss's left leg, looking for a takedown. Preuss pushes down on Boston's head and hops out.
Nice defenses there by Boston.
Preuss takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Preuss lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Preuss throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boston on the side of the head.
No joy there for Boston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boston looks to score with a jab to the body but Preuss is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boston takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Preuss moves out of range of the body kick from Boston.
Preuss lands with an uppercut that bounces Boston off the cage and back into range.
Boston looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Boston goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Preuss moves out of range as Boston throws a body kick.
Boston throws a chopping leg kick but Preuss manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Boston staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Preuss misses with an uppercut. Boston saw that one coming.
Preuss throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
JEFFReY Boston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Preuss does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexandre Preuss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Preuss throws a big shot that misses.
Preuss thows a left - swing and a miss!
Preuss throws a combination that misses
and Boston counters with a one-two to the body.
Preuss bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Boston's head backwards.
Alexandre Preuss seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Preuss looks to land a left hand but Boston moved out of range nicely.
Boston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Preuss throws out the jab.
Preuss scores with a jab to the jaw.
Boston misses with a body kick.
Boston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boston throws a head kick that misses.
Preuss scores with a one two! Boston had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boston staying out of range there.
Boston takes a swing at Preuss's ribcage but misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Boston lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Preuss has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Preuss and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boston. Preuss does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boston is looking to wear down Preuss with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A punch combination from Boston misses.
Boston looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Preuss throws a lazy right hand but Boston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Preuss jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boston lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Preuss connects with a single shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boston throws a body punch but Preuss moves out of range.
Boston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Preuss checks a leg kick nicely.
Preuss misses with a looping left.
Preuss fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boston swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Preuss counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boston blocks a jab.
Boston swinging wildly here.
Preuss misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Preuss.
Preuss avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boston moves out of range of the strikes.
Preuss lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Boston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Preuss moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Preuss.
Boston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preuss throws a hook but Boston blocks it.
A big right from Preuss misses.
Preuss missing with a left hand there. Boston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boston blocks a jab.
Boston walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Preuss.
Preuss showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boston.
Boston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Preuss's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Preuss duly obliges.
Preuss misses with a hook. Boston ducked under it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alexandre Preuss.
Well Preuss has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight for Alexandre Preuss!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Alexandre Preuss!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Alexandre Preuss!

Alexandre Preuss wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Alexandre Preuss 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.