PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adem Tas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Preen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tas has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Adem Tas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tas
vs
Preen

205 cm
24
200 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

180 cm
23
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adem Tas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Preen!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tas keeps the fight on the outside.
Tas is breathing heavily.
Preen is looking to clinch but Tas is avoiding it.
Tas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Preen swivels and escapes.
Tas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Preen has closed the distance and engaged Tas in a clinch.
Tas has had enough of the clinch but Preen keeps him there for the moment.

Preen breaks the clinch.

Preen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Preen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Preen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Preen scores with a shoulder strike.
Preen just leaning against Tas, taking a breather.
Preen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Preen presses Tas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Preen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Preen pushes Tas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Preen.

Preen breaks from the clinch.
Tas circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tas counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Preen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Preen tries to clinch but Tas is having none of it.
Preen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tas is able to avoid easily.
Preen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Preen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preen tries to clinch up.
Preen stuffs the takedown attempt from Tas. Tas gets slowly back to his feet.

Preen clinches with his opponent.
The referee calls for Preen to work.
Preen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Preen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Preen breaks the clinch.
Preen tries to close the distance and clinch but Tas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Preen doesn't manage to clinch there - Tas circles away.
Preen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tas keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Preen closes the distance and pushes Tas back into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Preen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Preen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Preen tries to clinch up.

Preen moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Preen.
Preen lands an uppercut.

Tas is rocked!
A nice right hand lands inside from Preen.
Oh Tas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Preen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Preen slows down the pace here.
Preen creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Tas's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Tas drops to his knees and Preen pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Preen!