PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dan Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden Preston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Price's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hank Williams III - Thrown out of the Bar. Preston is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fuckin Problem. Dan Price has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Price
vs
Preston

166 cm
25
146 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

160 cm
25
145 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aiden Preston!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Price.
A solid leg kick lands there for Preston.
Good standup being displayed there by Preston as he connects with a hook.
Price throws a jab but it's blocked by Preston.
Preston lands a jab to Price's midsection.
Price scores with a hook.
Price throws a right and a left that Preston avoids nicely.
Preston lands with a good body shot.
Price loads up on a big right hand but Preston slips the punch.
Preston misses with a leg kick.
Preston lands a nice looking body kick.
Preston misses with a straight left.
Preston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Price throws a right hand that Preston ducks under and follows up with a left that Preston also avoids with ease.
Preston tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Price throws a series of punches but Preston avoids them all with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Preston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Price was well out of range. Poor timing from Preston.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston takes one on the button.
Price misses with an attempted mid kick.
Price moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from Price misses.
Preston dodges the punch combination from Price.
Preston bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Price's head.
Preston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Preston with a jab.
Price keeps the fight on the outside.
We've been informed that Preston has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A low kick from Price misses
and Preston counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Preston throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Price stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Price throws a body shot but no joy.
Price throws a hook but Preston blocks it.
Preston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Price manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Price tests Preston's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Price is looking to chop away at Preston's legs.
Preston checks a low kick from Price.
Price throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Preston on the side of the head.
We've been told by Price's head coaches at Seventh House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Preston scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Preston throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Preston fakes the leg kick and cracks Price in the body.
Preston misses with an uppercut. Price saw that one coming.
Preston moves into range and connects with a jab.
Price circles away from the clinch attempt.
Price's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Preston connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Price scrambles back to his feet.
Preston paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Price scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Price slips a jab from Preston.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Price fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Preston.
Price buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Preston looks to land a combination. Price sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Price misses with an uppercut.
Price looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Price throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Preston comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Preston looks to throw the jab but Price is out of range.
Preston blocks a head kick by Price.
Price avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Price doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Preston throws a shot from downtown. Price moves away and avoids it.
Price misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Preston.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price throws a hook but Preston avoids it easily.
Preston slips under a jab.
Preston lands a leg kick that knocks Price off balance momentarily.
Price tries to land a body kick
and Preston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Price gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Preston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Price moves away.
Preston defending well as Price loads up on a big left hand.
Preston lands with an overhand left.
Preston takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Price. Preston does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Price misses the target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Preston.
Preston is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Price had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Price throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Preston throws a shot from downtown. Price moves away and avoids it.
Price checks a low kick from Preston.
Preston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Price lands a head kick!
Price steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Preston.
Price will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice uppercut there from Price.
Preston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Preston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Price tries a head kick but it misses.
Price walks into a stiff left hand from Preston.
Preston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Price manages to avoid it.
Price misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Preston. That snapped Price's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Price has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Preston finds it's way round the side to connect with Price's head.
Price with a hook.
Preston takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Preston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Preston misses the body punch
and Price counters with a two punch combo.
Price throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Price with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Preston to score with a decent uppercut.
Preston throws a hook but Price blocks it.
Preston misses with a straight right.
Preston lunges at Price with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Price's hand.
Price connects with a leg kick. Preston looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Preston throws a low kick but Price avoids it.
Price uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Preston.
Price staying out of range there.
Preston lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Price throws a leg kick that misses.
Price throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Preston tries to work over Price's front leg with a kick but Price checks it.
Price moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Price misses.
Price looks to land a right hand but Preston moved out of range.
A head kick misses from Preston.
Price fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Preston manages to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Price, right into the meat.
Preston misses with a hook. Price ducked under it nicely.
A good leg kick by Price.
Price has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Preston finds it's way round the side to connect with Price's head.
Price throws a right and a left that Preston avoids nicely.
Preston's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Price wants to slow Preston down by chopping away at his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston throws a body punch but Price moves out of range.
Preston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Price circles away quickly and effectively.
Price lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Preston avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Price takes a kick to the side of the head.
Preston is looking to clinch.
Preston misses with an uppercut
and Price counters with a slapping leg kick.
Preston swinging wildly here.
Preston throws a sloppy head kick and Price moves out of range easily.
Preston scores with a punch to the head.
Preston misses with an attempted mid kick.
Price ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Preston moves away.
Preston looks to land a combination. Price sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston defending well as Price loads up on a big left hand.
Price keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Price defending well as Preston loads up on a big left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Price. That's going to slow Preston down.
Preston chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Price throws a half hearted mid kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Preston throws a big shot that misses.
Price moves out of range of the strikes.
Price takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Price takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Preston takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Price misses with a body kick.
Preston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Price slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Aiden Preston will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Price scores with a body shot.
Price fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Preston checks it well.
Preston lands a nice leg kick that just misses Price's sensitive parts.
Aiden Preston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Preston lands a slapping body shot.
Price defending well as Preston loads up on a big left hand.
Preston throws a sloppy head kick and Price moves out of range easily.
Price keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Preston.
Price on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Preston keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Price lands a nice leg kick that just misses Preston's sensitive parts.
Price feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Prestons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Preston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Price.
Price throws a poor cross that misses
and Preston counters with a straight right hand.
Preston chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Price can pounce on him.
Price slips a jab from Preston.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston misses with a hook.
Preston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Preston throws a lazy body kick
and Price counters with an outside leg kick.
Preston looks to land a right hand but Price moved out of range.
Price misses with a kick to the body.
Price bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Price takes a swing at Preston's ribcage but misses.
Price misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Preston.
A nice leg kick lands there from Price.
Preston misses with a body shot
and Price counters with a thumping low kick.
Price throws a solid leg kick but Preston takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Price.
Preston throws a nice outside leg kick.
Price uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Preston.
A head kick misses from Price.
Dan Price has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Price cracks Preston with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Price misses with a right hand
and Preston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Price lands a jab to the nose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circle momentarily. Price darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Preston avoids the head kick by Price.
Preston on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Price. Price obviously looking to wear him down.
Preston connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Preston on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Preston scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Preston blocks a head kick by Price.
Price cracks the inside of Preston's front leg.
Price looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Preston misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston misses with a hook. Price ducked under it nicely.
Price throws a low kick but Preston moves out of range easily.
Price fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Preston is out of range.
Price throws a body punch but Preston moves out of range.
Preston throws a body kick that misses.
Preston takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Price misses with a wild combination.
A cross from Price lands.
Price keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Preston.
Price slips a jab from Preston.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Preston.
Price wants to land a leg kick but Preston is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Preston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Price tests Preston's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Price dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Preston. That did some damage!
Preston throws a sloppy head kick

and Price counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Preston missing with knees to the body.
Price misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Price throws a punch but it's blocked by Preston.
Preston throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Price escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Price looks to score with a jab to the body but Preston is just out of range.
Price steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Preston.
A chopping leg kick lands by Price.
Preston tries to close the distance and clinch but Price swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Price showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Preston has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aiden Preston!
Aiden Preston decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.