PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Sims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden Preston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Preston is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fuckin Problem. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Sims
vs
Preston

159 cm
40
143 lbs
36 - 27 - 0

160 cm
30
145 lbs
24 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class 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 36 - 27 - 0, fighting out of London, William Sims!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aiden Preston!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Preston bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sims's head backwards.
Sims gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sims pivots, looking for a leg kick but Preston is out of range and Sims settles back down.
Preston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Preston works the jab nicely.
A low kick from Sims is predictable there
and Preston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aiden Preston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Preston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sims lands with a nice combination. Preston backs away looking to recover.
Sims throws a leg kick
and Preston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Preston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sims is looking to chop away at Preston's legs.
Sims throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Preston tries to clinch up.
Sims looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Preston misses with a hook to the body

and Sims counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sims softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Preston creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sims managing to block the knees to the body from Preston.
Sims scores with a shoulder strike.
Sims avoids a wild elbow strike from Preston.
Preston misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sims.
Preston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Preston lands a nice knee to the body.
Sims avoiding damage as Preston throws knees to the body.
Sims blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Preston lands with a left to the head.
Sims avoiding damage as Preston throws knees to the body.
Preston lands an elbow inside that Sims shrugs off.
Sims tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Preston struggles to land a body shot inside as Sims controls his hands.
Preston lands with a light punch inside.
Preston is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Sims's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Preston thuds his right hand into Sims's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sims misses with an uppercut.
Sims avoids the head kick by Preston.
Preston misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Sims.
Preston rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Sims moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Sims.
Sims misses with a hook from the clinch.
Preston tries to land knees in the clinch but Sims avoids the damage to the body.
Preston prevents a body shot from Sims.
Preston is working Sims over against the cage.

Sims breaks the clinch.
Preston takes one to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sims bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sims throws a head kick that Preston semi-blocks.
Sims bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Preston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Sims misses its intended target.
Preston dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sims. That did some damage!
A punch lands to the side of Preston 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sims tries to clinch up.
Preston lands with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Preston.
Preston 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.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Preston 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 Sims has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sims and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Preston lands with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Preston.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sims blocks a low kick nicely.
Preston misses with a body kick.
Preston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Preston throws a head kick that misses
and Sims cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Preston darts in and clinches Sims up against the cage.
Sims can't find room to land a body shot as Preston controls the action.
Preston working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sims is looking to take this one to the mat.
A head punch on the inside from Sims fails to land.
Preston lands with a left to the head.
Sims has had enough of the clinch but Preston keeps him there for the moment.
Preston looks to throw an elbow but misses.
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 throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sims half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sims lands with a good body shot.

Preston clinches up with Sims and pushes him back against the cage.

Sims breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Preston throws a solid leg kick but Sims takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Preston.
Sims lunges at Preston with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Preston's hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Preston. Sims does a little dance to reset his feet.
Preston tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sims paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Preston lands a really nice looking cross but Sims seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Preston throws an overhand right that lands on Sims's shoulder, as Sims tries to avoid the shot.
Sims lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Preston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sims tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Preston manages to circle out of the way.
Sims keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Preston.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sims ducks under a wild hook from Preston.
Sims is looking to clinch.
Sims scores with a nice head shot.
Preston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sims seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Preston checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A low kick from Preston misses
and Sims counters with a three punch combo that has Preston backing up. Preston nods at Sims to acknowledge the strikes.
Sims avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sims feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sims looks to land a combination but Preston avoids it well.
Preston looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sims misses with a head kick.
Sims takes one to the chin there.
A jab from Preston misses.
Sims is looking to counter punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sims uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Preston.
Preston looks to land a left hand but Sims moved out of range nicely.
Preston throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Preston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Preston ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Preston tries to clinch but Sims is having none of it.
Preston throws a head kick that misses.
As Preston tries to get set, Sims tries to push him back and clinch up but Preston manages to avoid the attempt.
Preston throws an overhand right that lands on Sims's shoulder, as Sims tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Preston darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sims misses with a body shot.
Preston on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sims has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

Preston gets a clinch.
Preston throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sims blocks it with crossed arms.
Preston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sims blocks an uppercut.
Sims lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sims leaning against his opponent.
With the fighters up against the cage, Preston throws an elbow but misses.
Preston creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Preston throws an elbow that misses.
Preston blocks the elbow strike.
Sims fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sims pushes off an throws an elbow but Preston leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Preston misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sims.
Preston working aggressively here.
Sims scores with a nice hook to the head.
Preston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sims lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Preston fails to land.
Preston throws an elbow but it misses.
Preston lands a nice uppercut.
Aiden Preston seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Preston lands with a right to the head.
Sims tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sims blocks an uppercut.
Sims wants to stall.
Preston prevents a body shot from Sims.
Preston tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sims misses with a hook to the ribs.

Sims manages to break the clinch.
Sims on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Preston keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Sims is rocked!
Preston cracks Sims with a hook to the temple - Sims is on wobbly legs here! Preston swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Sims falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Preston wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Aiden Preston!
Aiden Preston took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
In defeat, William Sims stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well, what a career. I've had my ups and downs but it's time to hang up my gloves. Thanks to all the fans who supported me.'.