PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matt Preston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lazano De Anda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Preston
vs
De Anda

168 cm
23
145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
158 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Hates pizza

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Brute
Unique Wear and Custom Design

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Preston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lazano De Anda!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Preston changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. De Anda looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Preston misses with the ground and pound.
Preston scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at De Anda to see if he's OK.
De Anda sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
De Anda makes his way to full guard. A much better position for De Anda.
Preston postures up in De Anda's guard and throws a big left but De Anda blocks it.
Preston is looking to work some ground and pound but De Anda has wrist control.
Preston looking to sit in guard and control but De Anda gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
De Anda sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Preston's guard.
De Anda wants to control but Preston is keeping him busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Anda wants to free his trapped foot but Preston is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston is looking to improve his position.
Preston punching from the bottom.
Preston trying to control but De Anda postures up.
Preston misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Preston trying to control here.
Preston blocking the ground and pound attempt from De Anda.
Preston on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Preston tries to get out of the position.
De Anda drops an elbow to the side of Preston's head.
Preston flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
De Anda trying to control the action but Preston is working from the bottom.
Preston throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and De Anda manages to pass to side control.
Preston tries to buck De Anda off but De Anda is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Anda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Preston keeps working.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Preston stops De Anda from passing to mount.

De Anda is trying to get an arm triangle but Preston is defending well.
Preston tries to bench press De Anda off him but De Anda keeps the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Anda tries to move to mount but Preston blocks the move with his legs.
You can see the frustration on Preston's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
De Anda scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Anda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Preston keeps working.
De Anda landing strikes.
Preston can't do much from the bottom here.
Preston is trying to improve his position.
De Anda looks up at the clock and then as Preston takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, De Anda smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
De Anda has knee on belly and moves into mount.
De Anda landing punches.
Preston can't escape the position.
De Anda scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Preston?
De Anda looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

De Anda is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Preston can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Anda with a couple of short strikes.
Preston tries to hold on but De Anda postures up.
Preston manages to regain half guard. Good work.
De Anda is looking to take a break and control but Preston is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
De Anda lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
De Anda lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
De Anda wants to pass to mount but Preston is defending the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Preston wants to control but De Anda is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lazano De Anda dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Preston on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
De Anda tries to clinch but Preston moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Preston.

Preston closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. De Anda did well to prevent Preston getting side control.
Preston wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Anda keeps working.
De Anda tries to roll over but Preston keeps him under control.
De Anda trying to hold on to Preston's head to control him but Preston postures up.
De Anda is looking for a sweep. Preston is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
De Anda gets back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston wants to control from the top but De Anda keeps moving.
De Anda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Preston throws a big right hand that misses.

De Anda working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Preston doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Preston manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Preston won't allow De Anda to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston wants to control from the top but De Anda keeps moving.
Preston throws a big right hand that misses.
Preston trying to control but De Anda is working from the bottom.
De Anda can't keep his opponent in guard - Preston advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Preston trying to pass the guard but De Anda defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Anda tries to get to full guard but Preston has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston wants to control but De Anda is keeping him busy.
Preston is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Preston trying to control from half guard but De Anda is working away.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Matt Preston wasn't doing enough on the ground.

De Anda rushes Preston and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
De Anda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Preston tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Preston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

De Anda pushes Preston up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from De Anda.
De Anda is pressed up against the cage. Preston has hold of a leg and is looking to drag De Anda down to the mat. De Anda avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Preston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Anda tries to clinch up but Preston circles away and keeps his distance.
De Anda wants to clinch.
Preston looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Anda is fending him off so far but Preston persists. Nope, De Anda circles away and we're back to standing.
De Anda connects with a body shot that sends Preston's belly button to the back.
De Anda works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Anda moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Anda lands a glancing blow to the side of Preston's head.

Preston is rocked!
De Anda drops Preston with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Preston! De Anda dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lazano De Anda!
A victorious Lazano De Anda thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.