PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Tutov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden Preston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tutov comes to the cage accompanied by 7B - Young Winds. Preston has chosen Fuckin Problem as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Tutov
vs
Preston

169 cm
36
144 lbs
32 - 23 - 2

160 cm
36
145 lbs
35 - 19 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 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 32 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrey Tutov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Aiden Preston!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tutov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tutov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tutov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tutov misses with a left hand
enabling Preston to counter with a crisp jab.
Tutov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Preston.
Preston slips under a jab.
Preston misses with a looping right.
Tutov works Preston's body with a nice hook.
Tutov looks to land a body kick but Preston moved away.
Preston throws a body shot but no joy.
Tutov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tutov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tutov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tutov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tutov throws a front kick aimed at Preston's knee but Preston avoids it well.
Preston lands a glancing blow to the side of Tutov's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tutov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Preston.
Tutov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Preston.
Preston throws a body shot but no joy.
Preston avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutov cracks Preston with a right hand to the side of the head.
Preston throws an overhand right that lands on Tutov's shoulder, as Tutov tries to avoid the shot.
Tutov missing with a left hand there. Preston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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.
Tutov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tutov tries a head kick but it misses.
Preston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Preston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Preston throws a hook but Tutov blocks it.
Tutov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Preston looks to land a right hand but Tutov moved out of range.
Tutov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Den of Tears (22 coaches) in the buildup to the fight.
Tutov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Preston.
Preston misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Tutov to counter with a crisp jab.
Tutov connects with an inside leg kick.
Aiden Preston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tutov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tutov looks to land a left hand but Preston moved out of range nicely.
Preston lands with a slapping head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Preston there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tutov misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Preston! But no joy.
Preston tries to clinch up.
Preston scoring well with a low kick there.
Tutov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Preston.
Tutov is looking to counter punch.
Preston moves away from the strike by Tutov.
Preston has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tutov finds it's way round the side to connect with Preston's head.
Tutov jabs Preston to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tutov misses with a body shot.
Preston wants to counter with a clinch but Tutov pushes him away.
Preston ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Preston throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tutov on the side of the head.
Preston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tutov was well out of range. Poor timing from Preston.
Tutov connects with a looping right hand.
Tutov scores with a body shot.
Preston throws a sloppy head kick and Tutov moves out of range easily.
Preston lands a glancing blow to the side of Tutov's head.
Tutov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tutov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Preston misses with an uppercut. Tutov saw that one coming.
Preston throws a shot from downtown. Tutov moves away and avoids it.
Tutov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tutov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tutov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tutov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tutov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Preston throws a low kick but Tutov avoids it.
Tutov walks into a left hand.
Tutov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Preston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tutov blocks a head kick by Preston.
Tutov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Preston throws a sloppy head kick and Tutov moves out of range easily.
Tutov walks into a stiff left hand from Preston.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Preston has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tutov finds it's way round the side to connect with Preston's head.
Preston connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tutov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston misses with a hook. Tutov ducked under it nicely.
Preston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some bone on bone action there as Preston checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A bone on bone clash there as Tutov blocks the leg kick.
Preston misses with a straight right.
Preston misses with a lunging right hand
and Tutov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Preston.
Preston misses with some punches.
Preston misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Tutov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tutov avoids the elbow strike from Preston, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tutov.
Preston lands a shoulder strike.
Come on Tutov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Preston misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Aiden Preston will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tutov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A head kick misses from Preston.
Tutov throws a front kick that sends Preston stumbling back into the cage.
Tutov blocks a head kick by Preston.
Tutov throwing a counter right hand but Preston manages to avoid it.
Preston takes one to the side of the head.
Tutov throws a shot from downtown. Preston moves away and avoids it.
Preston ducks under a wild hook from Tutov.
As Tutov backs off Preston throws a huge counter combo but Tutov manages to avoid it all.
Tutov looks to land a left hand but Preston moved out of range nicely.
Tutov lands with a shot to the body.
Preston tries a low kick but Tutov avoids it.
Tutov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tutov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Preston at a distance.
Preston has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tutov finds it's way round the side to connect with Preston's head.
Tutov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Preston.
It looked like Tutov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tutov throws a series of strikes that have Preston backpedaling.
Tutov has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tutov misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Preston! But no joy.
Preston throws a head kick but Tutov moves out of range.
Preston cracks the inside of Tutov's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston blocks a low kick nicely.
Preston throws the kick towards the body but Tutov avoids it.
Preston ducks right into an uppercut from Tutov.
Tutov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tutov scores with a nice right hand.
Preston's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Preston misses with a leg kick.
Preston takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tutov cracks Preston with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tutov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tutov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Preston slips a straight right by Tutov.
Tutov slips under a jab from Preston.
Tutov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Preston throws a sloppy head kick and Tutov moves out of range easily.
Tutov throws a counter high kick but Preston was just alert enough to avoid it.
Preston throws a hook to the side of Tutov's head but Tutov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Preston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Preston takes one to the chin there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Preston tries to score with a low kick but Tutov moves his leg out of the way.
Tutov misses with a head kick.
Preston goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tutov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Preston looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Preston misses with a double jab
and Tutov counters with a nice body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Preston misses the target.
Preston takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A combination from Preston does no damage.
A combination from Tutov does no damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Preston lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tutov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tutov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tutov looks to land a body kick but Preston moved away.
Preston throws a sloppy head kick
and Tutov counters with a straight right hand.
Tutov ducks under a wild hook from Preston.
Tutov blocks a head kick by Preston.
Tutov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Preston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Preston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutov connects with a nice looking jab.
Preston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tutov jabs Preston to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tutov swings for the body but Preston moves out of range.
Tutov misses the jab.
Preston lands a front kick.
Preston misses with a hook to the body
and Tutov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Preston misses with a right hand
and Tutov counters with a straight right hand.
Preston throws a nice looking combination but Tutov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Preston moves out of range of the strikes.
Tutov throws a shot to the body.
Preston is looking to clinch.
Tutov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Preston uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Preston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tutov.
Tutov throws a shot from downtown. Preston moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston just misses with a punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Preston, right into the meat.
Preston lunges at Tutov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tutov's hand.
Preston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Preston jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tutov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Preston throws a jab when Tutov was well out of range.
Tutov tried to counter with a leg kick but Preston avoided it.
A clash of legs there as Tutov blocks the low kick.
Preston gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Preston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Preston takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tutov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Preston counters with a one-two to the body.
Tutov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tutov digs a good body shot into Preston's ribs.
Preston moves away from the strike by Tutov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrey Tutov dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Tutov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Preston connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tutov scrambles back to his feet.
Preston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tutov moves away.
Tutov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tutov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tutov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Preston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tutov stalks Preston and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Preston's face. Preston staggers backwards, shaken.
Tutov misses with a kick to the body.
Preston misses with a head kick.
A slow jab from Tutov misses its intended target.
Tutov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Preston cracks a nice hook into Tutov's ribs.
Preston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tutov.
Tutov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Preston finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tutov throws a leg kick but Preston moved away.
Preston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Preston.
Preston throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tutov's head.
Tutov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tutov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Preston.
Tutov throws a body kick that misses.
Tutov throws an overhand right that lands on Preston's shoulder, as Preston tries to avoid the shot.
Preston throws a hook but Tutov avoids it easily.
Andrey Tutov is winning the standup battle so far.
Preston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tutov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Preston misses.
Tutov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Preston's hands.
A lazy left from Tutov finds it's target.
Tutov catches Preston with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tutov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tutov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Tutov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Preston doesn't seem phased though.
Tutov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Preston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tutov.
Tutov misses with an uppercut.
Preston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Preston tries a head kick but it misses.
Preston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Preston misses the target.
Preston connects with a single shot there.
Tutov misses the shot to the body.
Preston lands a nice shot to the body.
Tutov misses the shot to the body.
Preston misses with an uppercut.
Tutov throws a head kick but Preston moves out of range.
Tutov takes a swing at Preston's ribcage but misses.
Preston throws the kick towards the body but Tutov avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutov feints a jab promting Preston to slip. Tutov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Preston slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A lazy left from Tutov finds it's target.
Tutov misses with a body shot.
Tutov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Preston.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Preston! But no joy.
Tutov avoids the body shot from Preston.
A head kick misses from Preston.
Preston throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tutov.
Preston takes one on the button.
Preston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tutov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Preston manages to avoid it.
Preston fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Tutov.
Tutov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Preston.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Preston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tutov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tutov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Preston looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Preston with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tutov to score with a decent uppercut.
A big left from Preston misses.
Some wild striking there from Preston.
A looping hook to the body misses from Preston. Tutov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tutov is looking to counter punch.
Tutov misses with a looping left.
Tutov throws a head kick but Preston moves out of range.
Tutov throws a low kick but Preston moves out of range easily.
Preston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Preston tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Preston checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tutov misses with a jab to the body
and Preston counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Preston moves to clinch but Tutov breaks away
and Tutov counters with a flying knee. Nice.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Andrey Tutov.
I think Tutov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrey Tutov!
A very excited looking Andrey Tutov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.