PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Izaak Guus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toni Preteni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Guus
vs
Preteni

195 cm
19
270 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

191 cm
25
251 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Untouchable Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Izaak Guus !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Toni Preteni!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guus gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Preteni counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Guus misses with a takedown attempt
and Preteni counters with a nice low kick that buckles Guus 's knee momentarily.
Guus tries for a takedown but Preteni circles away easily

and Preteni counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Preteni.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Izaak Guus . That's going to take a lot out of him.
A bit of stalling here from Preteni.

Preteni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Preteni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Preteni scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Preteni gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees in the clinch landing for Preteni.
Guus is breathing heavily.

Preteni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Preteni takes the fight into the clinch.

Preteni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Preteni clinches with his opponent.
Guus changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Preteni fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Preteni moves into the clinch.

Preteni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Preteni explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Preteni has taken the fight to the clinch.

Preteni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Preteni cracks Guus with a good jab.

It looks like Izaak Guus has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Preteni misses with a few strikes there.

Preteni rushes Guus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Guus . He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

Preteni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Preteni rushes Guus and presses him up against the cage.
Preteni lands a knee to the head.
Preteni gets underhooks to prevent Guus 's takedown attempt.
Stalling in the clinch from Preteni.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preteni landing knees to the head.
Guus drops down looking for an ankle pick but Preteni pulls his leg out and moves away.

Preteni moves into the clinch successfully.
Guus could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Preteni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Guus with a poor takedown
and Preteni counters with a straight right hand.
Izaak Guus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Preteni throws a sloppy head kick and Guus moves out of range easily.
Guus has his takedown stuffed
and Preteni counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Preteni closes the distance and clinches.
Preteni putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Guus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Preteni connects with a nasty looking knee right to Guus 's face.
A knee to the head by Preteni.
Preteni controlling the action here for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Preteni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Preteni has Guus up against the cage in a clinch.
Preteni lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Preteni lands a nice knee to the body.

Preteni breaks from the clinch.

Preteni clinches with his opponent.
Guus is working for takedown but Preteni is calmly controlling the position for now.
Guus drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Preteni gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Preteni manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Guus gets tackled into the cage by Preteni. Preteni maintains the clinch.

Preteni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Guus fails with the takedown
and Preteni counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Guus thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Preteni pushes Guus away with a front kick.
Guus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Preteni. Preteni obviously looking to wear him down.
Guus takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Preteni clinches.

Preteni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Preteni stalling the fight.
Preteni landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toni Preteni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Izaak Guus 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Guus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Guus doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Preteni counters by clinching up.
Guus tries to score a body lock takedown but Preteni shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Preteni displaying some good clinch control by pressing Guus up against the cage.

Preteni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Preteni lands a big head kick that sends Guus tumbling to the mat! Preteni takes a step backwards and waves Guus back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Guus is rocked!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Preteni. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
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!

Preteni has closed the distance and engaged Guus in a clinch.
Preteni stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Preteni connects with a knee to the head.

Izaak Guus 's cut is getting worse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guus is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Preteni gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Izaak Guus . That's going to take a lot out of him.

Preteni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guus has his takedown stuffed

and Preteni counters with a crisp right hand that drops Guus ! Preteni lets Guus back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh Guus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Preteni drives through and clinches with Guus against the cage.
Guus seems to have got his legs back now.
Stalling in the clinch from Preteni.
Preteni stops a takedown attempt from Guus .
Preteni landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Preteni lands a knee to the body.
Guus takes a knee to the side of the body.
Preteni connects with a nasty looking knee right to Guus 's face.

Preteni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Preteni misses.

Preteni lands a big head kick that sends Guus tumbling to the mat! Preteni takes a step backwards and waves Guus back to his feet - he wants the finish!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guus fails with the takedown
and Preteni counters with an outside leg kick.
Preteni lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Toni Preteni!