PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between John Lennon (ranked 5674 p4p, 266 weight class) and Aiden Preston (ranked 2386 p4p, 111 weight class). Preston comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fuckin Problem kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! John Lennon is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Lennon
vs
Preston

167 cm
25
145 lbs
8 - 7 - 1

160 cm
38
145 lbs
38 - 24 - 1

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World class MT
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Aspire 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 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Lennon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 24 - 1, fighting out of New York, Aiden Preston!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Preston misses
and Preston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lennon misses with a looping left.
Preston changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Preston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Preston.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lennon.
Lennon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big left from Lennon misses.
Preston misses with a lunging right hand
and Lennon counters with a straight right hand.
Lennon throws a body punch but Preston moves out of range.
Lennon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Preston with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Preston 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 moves out of range as Lennon strikes.
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!

Lennon darts in and clinches Preston up against the ropes.
Lennon lands with a right to the head.
Preston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lennon misses with some punches.
Preston working aggressively here.
Preston lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lennon avoids it.
Preston lands a damaging elbow.
Lennon misses with a punch on the inside.
Lennon managing to block the knees to the body from Preston.
Preston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Lennon's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Preston lands a nice knee to the body.
Preston blocks a body shot from Lennon.
Preston creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lennon's defenses.

It looks like John Lennon has been cut.
Lennon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Preston throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lennon misses with a punch to the body.
Preston with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lennon presses Preston against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lennon has a couple of punches blocked by Preston.
Lennon gets through Preston's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Preston throws an elbow that misses.
Lennon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Preston.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Preston creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lennon tries to work over Preston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lennon avoids a wild elbow strike from Preston.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lennon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Preston's elbow.
Preston lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Lennon.
Lennon dodges an elbow strike from Preston.
Lennon can't find room to land a body shot as Preston controls the action.
Lennon scores with a shot to the side of Preston's head.
Lennon pushes Preston back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lennon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lennon misses with the head strike.
Preston throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Preston creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right from Lennon.
Lennon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lennon scores with a shoulder strike.
Preston is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lennon is defending well for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Preston with a knee to the head.
Lennon avoids a wild elbow strike from Preston.
Lennon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lennon.
Preston throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Lennon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Lennon's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Lennon cracks Preston with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Preston fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lennon checks it well.
Lennon misses with a wild body shot.
Preston connects with a right hand. Lennon shakes it off.
Lennon looks to throw the jab but Preston is out of range.
Preston looks to land a body kick but Lennon moved away.
Lennon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Preston counters with a good low kick that Lennon was not able to check.
Good exchange - Lennon coming out on top.
A leg kick checked by Lennon.
Lennon lands a lovely overhand right.
Lennon's corner calls for a 1-2. Lennon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lennon misses with a straight right.
Lennon stuns Preston with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
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!
Lennon misses with an uppercut. Preston saw that one coming.
Preston attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lennon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Preston.
As Preston tries to get set, Lennon tries to push him back and clinch up but Preston manages to avoid the attempt.
A lazy left from Lennon finds it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lennon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lennon moves away from the strike by Preston.
Lennon misses with a double jab.
Preston connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lennon's hands.
Preston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lennon looks to score with a jab to the body but Preston is just out of range.
Lennon takes a swing at Preston's ribcage but misses.
Preston looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Preston lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lennon walks into a stiff left hand from Preston.

Lennon rushes Preston and presses him up against the ropes.
Lennon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Preston can do to turn this around?
Lennon working aggressively here.
Lennon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lennon misses with some punches.
A short right from Preston.
Still in the clinch, Preston scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Preston.
Lennon lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston has a couple of punches blocked by Lennon.
Preston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Preston lands a nice elbow.
Preston blocks an uppercut.
Preston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Preston lands a right hand.

Lennon is rocked!
Preston lands a nice knee to the body.
Oh Lennon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Preston cracks Lennon with a big elbow, right in the eye socket! Lennon drops to his knees in obvious pain! The referee starts the count but it's plainly obvious that Lennon isn't going to get back to his feet. The referee counts none the less and Preston struts around the mat, safe in the knowledge that this one is over. A big win for Preston!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). 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).