PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Aiden Preston (ranked 3045 p4p, 147 weight class) and Carter Jose De La Cus (ranked 4858 p4p, 213 weight class). Preston kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Fuckin Problem. Jose De La Cus has chosen The Veils - Lavinia as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Preston
vs
Jose De La Cus

160 cm
40
145 lbs
39 - 27 - 1

173 cm
31
139 lbs
17 - 15 - 3

World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition

Urban Fighter

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 39 - 27 - 1, fighting out of New York, Aiden Preston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Tokyo, Carter Jose De La Cus!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Preston swinging wildly here.
Preston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Danga de danga de dang - Jose De La Cus scores with a four punch combination!
Jose De La Cus throws a combination that misses

and Preston holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jose De La Cus tries to break free but Preston pushes him back against the ropes.
Preston throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jose De La Cus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Preston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jose De La Cus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A short uppercut from Preston.
A right hand to the body from Preston.
A short right from Preston on the inside.
Preston misses with a punch on the inside.
Preston is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jose De La Cus is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Carter Jose De La Cus has been cut.
A short right from Preston on the inside.
Preston pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Preston misses with an elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jose De La Cus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Preston tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jose De La Cus avoids it.

Jose De La Cus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jose De La Cus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Preston walks into a straight right hand from Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus lands a jab-cross combination.
Jose De La Cus lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Preston buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston avoids a punch combination nicely.
Preston looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jose De La Cus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Preston tries a head kick but it misses.
Preston throws a looping overhand right but Jose De La Cus ducks down to avoid it.
Jose De La Cus throws a series of punches but Preston moves out of range.
Preston tries a head kick but it misses.
Jose De La Cus lands with an overhand left.
Preston throws a nice outside leg kick.
Preston on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Preston lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Carter Jose De La Cus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus throws a series of punches but Preston moves out of range.
Preston connects with a right hand. Jose De La Cus shakes it off.
Preston throws a leg kick which misses Jose De La Cus's front leg but catches the back leg as Jose De La Cus tries to avoid it.
Jose De La Cus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Preston moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Aiden Preston will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Carter Jose De La Cus's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jab, jab by Preston - just one landing.
Jose De La Cus tries to bum rush Preston with a series of wild strikes but Preston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Preston wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jose De La Cus digs a good body shot into Preston's ribs.
Preston pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jose De La Cus back to the ropes. Preston follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Carter Jose De La Cus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jose De La Cus misses with a series of wild punches.
A shot to the liver by Jose De La Cus. Beautiful body shot.
Jose De La Cus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Preston.
Jose De La Cus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Preston.
Preston throws a series of punches but Jose De La Cus avoids them all with ease.
Preston slips a straight right by Jose De La Cus.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Jose De La Cus gets tackled into the ropes by Preston. Preston maintains the clinch.
Preston lands a nice elbow.
Preston is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jose De La Cus is defending well for now.
Jose De La Cus is looking to break free of the clinch but Preston has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Preston looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jose De La Cus avoids the elbow strike from Preston, against the ropes.
Preston misses with the head strike.
Preston struggles to land a body shot inside as Jose De La Cus controls his hands.
Jose De La Cus avoiding damage as Preston throws knees to the body.
Preston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Preston swings wildly with an uppercut but Jose De La Cus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Preston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Preston scores with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Preston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Preston has Jose De La Cus pressed against the ropes, preventing Jose De La Cus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Preston unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jose De La Cus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Preston misses with some punches.
Preston misses with an elbow over the top.
Jose De La Cus avoiding damage as Preston throws knees to the body.
Preston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jose De La Cus's elbow.
Preston creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Preston pushes off an throws an elbow but Jose De La Cus leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Preston utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aiden Preston dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carter Jose De La Cus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Jose De La Cus misses with a lunging right hand
and Preston counters with a straight right hand.
Preston connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Preston lands a body shot.
Jose De La Cus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Preston in his tracks.
Jose De La Cus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jose De La Cus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Preston throws a nice inside leg kick.
Preston thumps Jose De La Cus with a low kick.
Jose De La Cus misses with a series of wild punches.
Preston fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jose De La Cus staying out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jose De La Cus misses with a few strikes there.
Preston connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jose De La Cus. Jose De La Cus circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Preston has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jose De La Cus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jose De La Cus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Preston's elbow.
Preston leaning against his opponent.
Preston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carter Jose De La Cus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Preston keeps control of Jose De La Cus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Preston throws a knee to the head but misses.
Preston tries to land a knee to the head but Jose De La Cus blocks with his arms.
Preston struggles to land a body shot inside as Jose De La Cus controls his hands.
Jose De La Cus is trying to push Preston away but Preston has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Preston struggles to land a body shot inside as Jose De La Cus controls his hands.
Preston misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jose De La Cus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jose De La Cus working hard to break the clinch.
Preston misses with an elbow over the top.
Preston lands a knee to the head.
Preston using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Preston.
Preston lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jose De La Cus backwards.
Jose De La Cus is trying to break the clinch but Preston is controlling him.
Jose De La Cus avoids a wild elbow strike from Preston.
Preston throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jose De La Cus managing to block the knees to the body from Preston.
Preston is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jose De La Cus is defending well for now.
Jose De La Cus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aiden Preston showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aiden Preston!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Aiden Preston made sure he mentioned Milwaukee's Best Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
In defeat, Carter Jose De La Cus stepped up to the mic, saying 'Whatever...'.