|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aiden Preston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shin Dong Hyuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Preston comes to the cage accompanied by Fuckin Problem. Shin Dong Hyuk has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Aiden Preston's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 160 cm
26
145 lbs
17 - 4 - 0 |
|
167 cm
21
145 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
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
17 - 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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shin Dong Hyuk!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dong Hyuk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Preston tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dong Hyuk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Preston wants to clinch.
Preston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dong Hyuk throws a head kick but Preston moves out of range.
Dong Hyuk has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Preston is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Preston closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dong Hyuk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Preston moves away.
Preston throws a head kick but Dong Hyuk moves out of range.
No joy there for Preston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Preston throws a looping overhand right but Dong Hyuk ducks down to avoid it.
Preston on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dong Hyuk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Preston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Preston throws a hook but Dong Hyuk blocks it.
Preston throws a jab but it's blocked by Dong Hyuk.
Preston has managed to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Preston tries to land knees in the clinch but Dong Hyuk avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Dong Hyuk.
Preston makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Preston pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dong Hyuk wants to get back to striking at distance but Preston won't allow it.
Dong Hyuk jumps guard.
Preston avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Preston engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Preston wants to control from the top but Dong Hyuk keeps moving.
Preston passes Dong Hyuk's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dong Hyuk gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk working a defensive guard here.
Preston trying to control the position from guard on top but Dong Hyuk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Preston is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dong Hyuk is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Preston not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk has his foot on Preston's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Preston works his way back into a safe position though.
Preston stays in close to Dong Hyuk's body and controls the position.
Preston trying to control but Dong Hyuk is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Preston misses with a wild body shot.
Dong Hyuk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dong Hyuk misses with a low kick.
Dong Hyuk avoids the body shot from Preston.
Preston looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dong Hyuk throws a head kick that misses
and Preston counters with an inside leg kick.
Preston comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Preston is out of range.
Dong Hyuk throws a leg kick but Preston sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Preston stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk checks the leg kick.
Preston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dong Hyuk.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dong Hyuk - that will leave a mark!
Preston loads up on a big right hand but Dong Hyuk slips the punch.
Dong Hyuk throws a leg kick
and Preston counters with a straight right hand.
Dong Hyuk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Preston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dong Hyuk tries to move into range but Preston moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dong Hyuk rushes Preston and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dong Hyuk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dong Hyuk blocks the elbow strike.
Dong Hyuk misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aiden Preston dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Preston takes a swing at Dong Hyuk's ribcage but misses.
Dong Hyuk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dong Hyuk slips a straight right by Preston.
Dong Hyuk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Preston manages to avoid it.
A head kick from Dong Hyuk lands but Preston takes it in his stride.
Preston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Preston.
Aiden Preston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk throws a leg kick but Preston checks it.
Preston moves into the clinch.
Dong Hyuk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Preston misses with an elbow strike.
Dong Hyuk tries to circle away but Preston has him pinned against the cage.
Dong Hyuk pulls guard.
Dong Hyuk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Preston trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Preston trying to control the position from guard on top but Dong Hyuk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Preston avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Preston controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dong Hyuk working for a triangle but Preston defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Preston showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dong Hyuk controlling Preston's posture.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Preston is stalling in the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dong Hyuk throws a push kick but Preston slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dong Hyuk.
Preston misses with a wild body shot.
Dong Hyuk takes a swing at Preston's ribcage but misses.
Dong Hyuk throws a leg kick but Preston sees it coming and moves out of range.
Preston throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aiden Preston is winning the standup battle so far.
Dong Hyuk just misses with a punch to the body.
Aiden Preston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Preston gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dong Hyuk is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Preston connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dong Hyuk's face.
Dong Hyuk tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Preston smiles and moves away.
A lazy left from Preston finds it's target.
Dong Hyuk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Preston misses with a lunging right hand
and Dong Hyuk counters with a nice body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dong Hyuk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk clinches up with Preston and pushes him back against the cage.
Preston missing with knees to the body.
Dong Hyuk blocks an elbow strike.
Preston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
Preston throws an elbow but it misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dong Hyuk as Preston tries to tie him up.
Dong Hyuk lands a left hand.
Aiden Preston has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dong Hyuk is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dong Hyuk misses with some punches.
Dong Hyuk tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Preston just stands there and leans against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dong Hyuk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Preston.
Preston trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Aiden Preston will probably get the nod.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dong Hyuk misses with a body kick.
Preston looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Preston throws a series of punches but Dong Hyuk moves out of range.
Donk. Dong Hyuk catches Preston right on the button with a cross.
Dong Hyuk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good work by Preston as he checks the leg kick.
Dong Hyuk walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Preston checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dong Hyuk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dong Hyuk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dong Hyuk doesn't manage to clinch there - Preston circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Preston tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dong Hyuk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dong Hyuk scoring well with a low kick there.
That kick from Preston tenderised Dong Hyuk's leg. Dong Hyuk is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dong Hyuk throws a nice head kick!
Preston ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dong Hyuk tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Preston.
Dong Hyuk throws a leg kick that misses.
Preston throws a shot from downtown. Dong Hyuk moves away and avoids it.
Preston loads up on a big right hand but Dong Hyuk slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Preston.
Dong Hyuk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dong Hyuk has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Preston.
Preston scores with a jab. Dong Hyuk acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Preston shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Preston jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Preston tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dong Hyuk misses with an uppercut.
Preston throws out a loose jab but Dong Hyuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dong Hyuk lands with a cross.
Preston thumps Dong Hyuk with a low kick.
Shin Dong Hyuk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dong Hyuk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Preston.
Preston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Preston moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dong Hyuk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Preston moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Preston checks a leg kick.
Preston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheers as Dong Hyuk lands an impressive looking overhand right. Preston doesn't seem phased though.
Dong Hyuk blocks a head kick by Preston.
That kick from Dong Hyuk tenderised Preston's leg. Preston is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dong Hyuk lands a head kick!
Dong Hyuk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Preston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Preston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dong Hyuk moves away.
Preston throws out a leg kick but Dong Hyuk moves out of range and Preston only half commits.
Dong Hyuk tries to close the distance and clinch but Preston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Preston is looking to clinch but Dong Hyuk is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk just misses with a punch to the body.
Preston misses with an uppercut.
Preston moves into range and clinches up with Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk avoids the elbow strike from Preston, against the cage.
Preston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dong Hyuk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Preston lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dong Hyuk working aggressively here.
Preston connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dong Hyuk's face.
Dong Hyuk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dong Hyuk avoids a wild elbow strike from Preston.
Preston misses with a punch to the body.
Preston pushes off an throws an elbow but Dong Hyuk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Preston lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Preston trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dong Hyuk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Preston misses with an elbow strike.
Dong Hyuk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Preston backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Preston as Dong Hyuk tries to tie him up.
A right hook to the body lands for Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk is trying to maintain a safe position but Preston gets an underhook and turns Dong Hyuk into the cage.
Preston misses with an elbow over the top.
Preston leaning against his opponent.
Nice body punch from Dong Hyuk - that landed with a thud.
Preston tries to land a knee to the head but Dong Hyuk blocks with his arms.
Dong Hyuk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Preston's elbow.
Preston misses with a knee to the head.
Dong Hyuk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Preston checks a leg kick.
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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aiden Preston!
An out of breath Aiden Preston thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
49% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
