PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aiden Preston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bonald Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Preston might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fuckin Problem. Scott has chosen Hell's Bells as his entrance music. Bonald Scott will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Preston
vs
Scott

160 cm
25
145 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

180 cm
28
139 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aiden Preston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bonald Scott!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Scott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Preston comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Preston throws a head kick that misses.
Preston lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Preston scoring well with a low kick there.

Preston gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Preston prevents the takedown attempt.
Preston pushes off an throws an elbow but Scott leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Preston just misses with a elbow thrown towards Scott's brow.
Scott blocks an elbow strike from Preston.
Scott displaying some good clinch control by pressing Preston up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Preston just misses with a elbow thrown towards Scott's brow.
Scott is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scott.
Scott jumps guard but Preston turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Scott has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Preston uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Preston content to stall in guard here.
Preston has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Scott is trying to control the position but Preston postures up.
Preston wants to control from the top but Scott keeps moving.
Scott wants to control but Preston passes easily into half guard.
Scott tries to roll over but Preston keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Scott looking for submissions off his back.
Scott is looking to get back to full guard here but Preston has managed to pass to side control instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Preston controls the position from side control.
Scott manages to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott is looking for a sweep. Preston is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Scott keeps trying to improve his position.
Preston performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Preston has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Scott is in trouble now - Preston has advanced to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott tries to hold on but Preston postures up.
Scott is wriggling around trying to escape.
Scott is squirming around, avoiding Preston's attempts to control the action.
Preston controlling from the full mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aiden Preston dominated that 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.

Preston with a jab.

Scott clinches up with Preston and pushes him back against the cage.
Scott takes a shot to the head.
Preston lands an elbow inside that Scott shrugs off.
Scott goes for a takedown attempt but Preston pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Preston clinches up with Scott and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Preston fails to land.
Preston trying to land knees to the body.
Preston landing knees to the body.
Preston working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Preston.
Preston pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Preston lands a left hand.
Scott on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Preston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scott blocks an uppercut.
Preston pushes Scott back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Preston fails to land.

Scott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Preston's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Preston duly obliges.
Preston throws a looping overhand right but Scott ducks down to avoid it.
Scott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Preston manages to avoid it.
Preston misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Scott defending well as Preston loads up on a big left hand.
Scott slips a jab from Preston.
Preston looks to score with a jab to the body but Scott is just out of range.
Preston's jab looks to have found its range, popping Scott under the eye.
Scott throws a shot to the body.
Scott looks for a takedown but Preston sprawls well.
Preston scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Preston stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Scott swings for the body but Preston moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Scott is defended easily by Preston.
Aiden Preston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bonald Scott.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Scott is defended easily by Preston.
A head kick misses from Preston.
Preston tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scott paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Preston connects with a solid leg kick.
Scott on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Scott shoots in looking for a takedown. Preston tries to sprawl out of it but Scott keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Preston manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A good leg kick by Preston.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Preston. Preston obviously looking to wear him down.
Scott is looking to clinch.
Scott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Preston misses with a straight right.
Scott misses with a wild body shot.
Preston pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Preston throws a sloppy head kick

and Scott counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scott trying to control the action but Preston is working from the bottom.
Scott throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aiden Preston dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A clash of legs there as Scott blocks the low kick.
Scott misses with a body shot.
Scott misses with a right hand
and Preston counters with a nice body kick.
Scott wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Aiden Preston is winning the standup battle so far.
Preston throws a hook to the side of Scott's head but Scott sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Preston closes the distance and clinches.
Scott blocking some punches.
Preston misses with an elbow strike.
Preston lands an elbow that stopped Scott in his tracks for a moment.

Scott escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Preston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Scott throws a body punch but Preston moves out of range.
Scott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Preston sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott throws a hook to the side of Preston's head but Preston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Scott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Preston.
Preston ducks under a wild hook from Scott.
Preston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Scott is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Preston rather than just go for the knockout.
A left and a right from Preston both land. Nice combination.
Preston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scott goes for a double leg but Preston avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Preston continues to drive forward.
Scott lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Preston prevents a body shot from Scott.
Scott blocks an elbow strike.
Preston lands a hook that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
Preston misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scott.
Bonald Scott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston lands with a left to the head.
Preston tries a knee to the head but Scott blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Preston throws an elbow but misses.
Scott managing to block the knees to the body from Preston.
Preston tries to land knees in the clinch but Scott avoids the damage to the body.
Preston tries to land a knee to the head but Scott blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Preston just misses with a elbow thrown towards Scott's brow.
Scott is trying to stall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott jumps guard but Preston turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Scott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Scott swings for the body but Preston moves out of range.

Scott feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott stops Preston from standing up.
Scott trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bonald Scott has got the better of the ground game so far.
Preston is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Scott is controlling him.
Scott passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Preston regains half guard, as Scott was trying to land strikes.
Preston tries to kick Scott off but Scott keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott is looking to advance position but Preston won't allow it.
Scott looks to land a strike but Preston avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Scott wants to control from the top but Preston keeps moving.
Scott won't allow Preston to get back to his feet.
Preston might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scott pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Preston is keeping the position for now.
Scott is looking to advance position but Preston has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Aiden Preston.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Preston, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aiden Preston!
A relieved looking Aiden Preston thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.