PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aiden Preston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Longbow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Preston comes to the cage accompanied by Fuckin Problem. Aiden Preston has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Preston
vs
Longbow

160 cm
26
145 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

160 cm
25
135 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
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 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aiden Preston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Longbow!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longbow scores with a jab to the jaw.
Longbow misses with a hook
enabling Preston to counter with a crisp jab.
Longbow fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Preston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice shot lands for Longbow.
Longbow misses with a wild body shot.
Good shot there by Preston.
Longbow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Preston tries a head kick but it misses.
Longbow loads up on a big right hand but Preston slips the punch.
Longbow takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Longbow throws a head kick but Preston moves out of range.
Preston half committed to a counter leg kick.
Longbow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Preston lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Preston takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A clash of legs there as Preston blocks the low kick.
Preston looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Preston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Longbow looks to throw a body kick
and Preston counters with a nice uppercut.
Preston takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Longbow scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Preston clinches up with Longbow and pushes him back against the cage.
Longbow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Longbow swings wildly with an uppercut but Preston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Longbow managing to block the knees to the body from Preston.
The referee is keeping an eye on Longbow - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A nice right hand lands inside from Longbow.
Longbow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Preston's elbow.
Preston lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Longbow is trying to break the clinch but Preston has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Preston scores with a nice short uppercut.
Preston scores a nice knee to the body.
Longbow is looking to break free of the clinch but Preston has double underhooks.
Preston is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Preston lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Longbow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Preston avoids it.
Preston lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Longbow managing to block the knees to the body from Preston.
Preston tries a knee to the head but Longbow blocks it.
Longbow misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Longbow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Preston blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Preston scores with a nice short uppercut.
Preston lands a nice elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Longbow.
Longbow trying to land knees to the body.
Longbow is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Preston lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Preston misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Longbow.
Preston makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Preston blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Preston.
Preston comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Longbow has Preston pushed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Preston scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Preston.
Preston comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Longbow working hard to break the clinch.
Preston keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Longbow's efforts to push away.
Longbow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Preston.
Longbow takes an elbow to the temple.
Longbow tries to throw a body punch but Preston avoids it by throwing Longbow back against the cage.
Longbow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Preston gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Preston is working Longbow over against the cage.
Longbow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Longbow manages to break the clinch.
A head kick by Longbow misses
and Preston makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Preston attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Longbow manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Longbow doesn't manage to clinch there - Preston circles away.
Longbow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Longbow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henry Longbow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Preston looks to score with a jab to the body but Longbow is just out of range.
Longbow looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Longbow misses the jab.
Nice body kick there by Longbow.
Longbow throws a head kick that misses.
Preston scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Longbow blocks a jab.
Preston swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Longbow.
Preston misses the jab.
Preston misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Longbow misses with a body shot
and Preston counters with a three punch combo that has Longbow backing up. Longbow nods at Preston to acknowledge the strikes.
Preston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Preston misses with a looping right.
Preston throws a hook but Longbow avoids it easily.
Preston slips under a jab from Longbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aiden Preston dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Longbow takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Preston closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Longbow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Longbow managing to block the knees to the body from Preston.

Longbow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Longbow fails to land with a series of punches.
Preston feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Longbows jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Preston takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Longbow looks for the body kick but Preston saw that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Preston.
Longbow throws a series of punches but Preston avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Longbow.
Aiden Preston is winning the standup battle so far.
Longbow throws the kick towards the body but Preston avoids it.
Henry Longbow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Longbow throws the left hand but Preston avoids the punch easily.
Preston lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheers as Longbow lands an impressive looking overhand right. Preston doesn't seem phased though.
Longbow will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Preston fires out a quick counter leg kick but Longbow just manages to avoid it.
Longbow fails to land with a series of punches.
Preston throws a lazy right hand but Longbow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Longbow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Longbow throws a lazy right hand but Preston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Longbow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Preston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Preston misses with a straight right.
Preston is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Longbow throws a low kick, looking for Preston's leg but Preston calmly moves out of range.
Preston looks to throw the jab but Longbow is out of range.
Longbow throws a shot from downtown. Preston moves away and avoids it.
Longbow sizes up Preston with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Longbow looks to land a combination but Preston avoids it well.

Preston clinches with his opponent.
Preston lands a right hand that snaps the head of Longbow backwards.
Longbow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Longbow blocks an elbow strike.
Preston looking to slow down the pace here.
A short left from Longbow.
Preston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Longbow can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Longbow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Longbow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Preston pushes off an throws an elbow but Longbow leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short uppercut from Preston.
Longbow tries to land knees in the clinch but Preston avoids the damage to the body.
Preston makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Longbow being controlled against the cage.
Preston lands an elbow inside that Longbow shrugs off.
Longbow struggles to land a body shot inside as Preston controls his hands.
Preston lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Longbow backwards.
Preston lands a body punch in the clinch.
Preston lands a damaging elbow.
Preston scores with a shot to the side of Longbow's head.
Longbow takes a shot to the head.
Longbow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Preston dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longbow is struggling to control the position.
Longbow tries to work over Preston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Preston blocks an uppercut.
Longbow misses with a punch to the body.
Longbow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Preston lands a damaging elbow.
Longbow trying to land knees to the body.
Longbow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Preston.
A frustrated look appears on Longbow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Preston avoiding damage as Longbow throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Preston.
Longbow takes a shot to the head.
Preston lands a right hand that snaps the head of Longbow backwards.
Longbow can't find room to land a body shot as Preston controls the action.
Longbow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longbow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Preston creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Preston landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Longbow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aiden Preston has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Longbow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Longbow swings wildly with an uppercut but Preston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Longbow tries to land knees in the clinch but Preston avoids the damage to the body.
Preston lands an elbow inside.
Preston pushes off an throws an elbow but Longbow leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Longbow misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Preston throws an elbow but misses.
Preston misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Preston throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Preston lands with a right to the head.
Preston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Preston tries a body shot but Longbow blocks it.
Longbow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aiden Preston dominated that second round.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Longbow throws a head kick that half lands.
Longbow throws a head kick but Preston moves out of range.
Longbow misses with a few strikes there.
Longbow throws the kick towards the body but Preston avoids it.
Preston doesn't manage to clinch there - Longbow circles away.
Preston tries a head kick but it misses.
Longbow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Preston.
Preston throws a sloppy head kick and Longbow moves out of range easily.
Longbow lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Preston lands a leg kick that knocks Longbow off balance momentarily.
Longbow throws a lazy head kick
and Preston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Longbow throws a series of strikes that have Preston backpedaling.
Longbow scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
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!
A head kick from Longbow lands but Preston takes it in his stride.
Longbow tries to clinch but Preston is having none of it.
A counter left hand to the body from Preston misses its target.
Preston ducks under a wild hook from Longbow.
Preston with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Longbow throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Preston counters with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston throws a nice outside leg kick.
Longbow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Preston is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Longbow.
Longbow tries to clinch but Preston is having none of it.
Preston slips under a jab.
Longbow throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Preston counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Longbow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Longbow slips a straight right by Preston.

Preston moves into range and clinches up with Longbow.
Preston throws an elbow but it misses.
Preston lands a body shot in the clinch.
Preston scores with a knee to the head.
Preston lands with a right to the head.
Preston looking to throw knees to the head but Longbow is blocking nicely.
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!
Longbow is working Preston over against the cage.
Longbow looking to stall.
Preston works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Preston.
Preston blocks an uppercut.
Preston lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Longbow backwards.
Preston lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Preston unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Longbow lands a shot to the body.
Longbow can't find room to land a body shot as Preston controls the action.
Longbow lands a left hand.
Longbow blocks the elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Longbow.
Longbow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Preston throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Preston pushes off an throws an elbow but Longbow leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Preston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Preston lands a nice uppercut.
Longbow lands with a light punch inside.
Longbow swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Preston.
Preston prevents a body shot from Longbow.
Longbow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Preston avoids it.
Preston lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Longbow.
Preston connects with a knee to the head.
Preston creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Longbow's defenses.
Henry Longbow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Longbow misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Preston scores with a nice short uppercut.
Preston is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Longbow is defending well for now.
A short right from Preston.
Longbow tries to pull guard but Preston won't allow it.
Longbow looking to stall.
Preston blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longbow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Preston blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Preston.
Preston lands a damaging elbow.
Preston has Longbow pressed against the cage, preventing Longbow from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right hook to the body lands for Preston.
Preston is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Longbow is defending well for now.
Preston lands a hook that snaps the head of Longbow backwards.

Longbow breaks the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Longbow. That snapped Preston's head back.
Longbow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Longbow throws a chopping leg kick but Preston manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Longbow swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Longbow on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Longbow throws a body shot but no joy.

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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon 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.