PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aiden Preston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haywood Badger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Preston comes to the cage accompanied by Fuckin Problem. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Preston
vs
Badger

160 cm
32
145 lbs
28 - 13 - 0

161 cm
31
134 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aiden Preston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Haywood Badger!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Preston cracks Badger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Preston jabs Badger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Badger scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Badger has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Preston does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Badger is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Preston with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Preston.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Badger! But no joy.
Preston checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Preston is looking to counter punch.
Badger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Preston on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Badger drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Badger tries to land a leg kick but Preston saw it coming and moves away.
Preston attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Badger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Badger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Preston is out of range and Badger settles back down.
Preston misses with the combination.
Preston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Preston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Badger connects with a body shot that sends Preston's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Badger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Preston's sensitive parts.
Badger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badger connects with a high kick.
Haywood Badger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Badger.
Preston lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Preston throws out a loose jab but Badger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Badger looks to score with a jab to the body but Preston is just out of range.
Badger lands a body shot.
Badger scores with a hook to the body. Preston takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Preston moves out of range of the leg kick from Badger.
Badger tries for a takedown but Preston circles away easily
and Badger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some bone on bone action there as Preston checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Preston is looking to counter punch.
Badger lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Preston lands with a kick to the temple. Badger shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Badger misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Badger is defended easily by Preston.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badger has a takedown stuffed.
Aiden Preston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Haywood Badger.
Preston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Badger.
Preston slips under a jab from Badger.

Badger closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Preston to the mat! Preston manages to get full guard.
Badger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Preston is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Badger slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston keeping moving, preventing Badger from controlling successfully.
Preston wants to stand and escape but Badger is having none of it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Badger throws a series of punches but Preston moves out of range.
Badger tries a low kick but Preston avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Preston lunges at Badger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Badger's hand.
Badger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Badger cracks the inside of Preston's front leg.
Preston misses with a left hand
and Badger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Preston lands with a thumping leg kick.
A left and a right from Preston both land. Nice combination.
Preston misses with a leg kick
and Badger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Preston takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Badger tries to work over Preston's front leg with a kick but Preston checks it.
Preston moves out of range as Badger strikes.
Preston throws a quick inside leg kick.
Preston lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A head kick from Preston lands but Badger takes it in his stride.
Badger walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Preston checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Preston feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nice jab there from Badger.
Badger shoots in for a takedown but Preston shows good takedown defense.
Preston is looking to counter with head kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Haywood Badger will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Preston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Badger cracks a nice hook into Preston's ribs.
Badger throws a right hand that Preston ducks under and follows up with a left that Preston also avoids with ease.
A thudding body kick lands there by Badger!
Badger feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Preston's calf.
Preston throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Badger blocks a leg kick.
Badger swings for the body but Preston moves out of range.
Preston sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Badger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Preston as Badger shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Badger throws a low kick, looking for Preston's leg but Preston calmly moves out of range.
Preston is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Preston throws a head kick but Badger moves out of range.
Badger swings for the body but Preston moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston misses with a series of wild punches.
Badger throws a body punch but Preston moves out of range.
Preston takes a swing at Badger's ribcage but misses.
Preston tries to close the distance and clinch up but Badger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Preston throws a head kick but Badger moves out of range.
Badger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Preston.
Badger has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Preston finds it's way round the side to connect with Badger's head.
Preston tries a head kick but it misses.
Preston checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice body punch from Badger.
Badger moves out of range of the leg kick from Preston.
A low kick from Preston misses
and Badger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Preston misses with a body kick.
Preston pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Preston.
Badger throws a good cross that connects.
Preston loads up on a big right hand but Badger slips the punch.
Haywood Badger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Badger looks to land a left hand but Preston moved out of range nicely.
Preston swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Badger misses with a shot to the body
and Preston counters with a straight right hand.
Preston misses with a head kick.
Preston looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Preston lands a nice leg kick that just misses Badger's sensitive parts.
Preston gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Badger.
Both fighters circling a little - Preston finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Preston takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Badger misses with a takedown attempt - Preston sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Badger looks to land a right hand but Preston moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Preston on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badger throws a body shot but no joy.
Preston lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Preston. Badger shrugs it off though.
Preston tries a low kick but Badger avoids it.
Preston looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Badger throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Preston counters with a good low kick that Badger was not able to check.
A nice leg kick lands there from Badger.
Preston scores with a hook to the body. Badger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Preston throws out a powerful jab.
Badger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Badger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Preston tries a head kick but it misses.
Preston pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Preston scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Badger doesn't seem bothered though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston throws a sloppy head kick and Badger moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Badger misses with a straight right.
It appears Preston was looking to counter with a kick there.
Badger looks to land a right hand but Preston moved out of range.
Badger with a hook.
Badger throws a leg kick but Preston moved away.
Badger defending well as Preston loads up on a big left hand.
Preston lands a jab.
Preston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Badger let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Preston misses with a looping right.
Badger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Preston has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aiden Preston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Badger throws a body punch but Preston moves out of range.
Preston displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Badger.
Aiden Preston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Haywood Badger.
Preston is looking to land body kicks.
Preston fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Badger.
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 time! Preston's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Preston takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Preston moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Badger feints and then cracks Preston's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Preston down.
Preston lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Badger throws a hook to the side of Preston's head but Preston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Preston connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Badger momentarily.
Preston takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Badger throws a low kick but Preston avoids it.
Preston fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Badger.
Preston thumps Badger with a low kick.
Badger throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Preston stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Preston connects with a leg kick. Badger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Badger tries to land a leg kick but Preston saw it coming and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Preston throws a lazy head kick
and Badger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Preston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Preston.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Badger! But no joy.
Badger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Preston's head.
Preston moves out of range as Badger strikes.
Preston misses the shot to the body.
Badger looks to land a right hand but Preston moved out of range.
Badger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Preston has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Badger throws a leg kick that is checked
and Preston makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Preston misses with a head kick.
Preston misses with a head kick.
A combination from Preston does no damage.
Preston misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Badger! But no joy.
Preston lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Badger at a distance.
Badger keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Badger flicks out a counter leg kick but Preston steps away.
Badger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston throws a body punch but Badger moves out of range.
It seemed like Badger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Badger misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Badger.
Preston misses with a two punch combination.
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 misses with a head kick.
Preston backing away here, and Badger unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Preston tries to land a front kick but Badger steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Badger scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Badger connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Preston's hands.
A good leg kick by Badger.
Preston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Preston takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Preston throws a hook but Badger avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Badger.
Badger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Preston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston misses with a straight left.
Preston staying out of range there.
Badger takes a swing at Preston's ribcage but misses.
Preston throws a counter high kick but Badger was just alert enough to avoid it.
Badger fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Badger is looking to slow Preston down with leg kicks.
No joy there for Preston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Preston. Those never looked like landing.
Preston shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice cross by Badger.
Badger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Badger avoids the head kick by Preston.
Preston missing with a left hand there. Badger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice cross by Badger.
A leg kick checked by Preston.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Badger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Badger scores with a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Badger.
Badger throws a leg kick but Preston checks it.
Badger keeps Preston at a distance using the push kick.
Badger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Preston will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Preston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Preston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Badger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Preston.
Badger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Preston at a distance.
Badger scores with a head kick. Preston tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Badger tries a head kick but it misses.

Badger closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Badger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Preston defending well though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Haywood Badger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Badger has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Aiden Preston!
Aiden Preston gave a mention to Milwaukee's Best Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).