PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ibson Preuss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zlatan Den Store (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Preuss
vs
Den Store

186 cm
23
207 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

195 cm
21
218 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ibson Preuss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zlatan Den Store!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Den Store tries to close the distance and clinch up but Preuss swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Preuss looks to land a right hand but Den Store moved out of range.
Den Store throws a series of punches but Preuss moves out of range.
Preuss throws a lazy uppercut

and Den Store counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Den Store.
Den Store with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Den Store unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Preuss wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Den Store misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Den Store prevents Preuss from breaking the clinch.
Den Store lands a left hand that snaps the head of Preuss backwards.
Den Store misses with a hook from the clinch.
Den Store misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Den Store with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Den Store has Preuss pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Den Store scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Den Store fails to land.
Preuss blocks an uppercut.
Den Store pressing his opponent against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Den Store.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Den Store lands a good knee to the midsection. Preuss won't want to take too many of those.
Den Store misses with a hook from the clinch.
Den Store stalling in the clinch.
Den Store stalling in the clinch.
Den Store tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Den Store swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Den Store.
Preuss tries to circle away but Den Store has him pinned against the cage.
Preuss is trying to push Den Store away but Den Store has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preuss blocks an uppercut.
Den Store tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Den Store looking to throw knees to the head but Preuss is blocking nicely.
Preuss blocking some punches.
Den Store prevents Preuss from breaking the clinch.
Den Store landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Den Store lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Preuss looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Den Store has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Preuss seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Den Store can turn it around.
Den Store connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Ibson Preuss has been cut.
Den Store scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preuss is trying to break the clinch but Den Store has him pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Den Store.
Den Store misses with a knee to the head.
Preuss is trying to break free.
Den Store tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Den Store working aggressively here.
Den Store tries to land knees in the clinch but Preuss avoids the damage to the body.
Preuss tries to break the clinch but Den Store is controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Den Store is pushing Preuss up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Den Store stalling against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zlatan Den Store dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ibson Preuss's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Preuss misses with an uppercut. Den Store saw that one coming.
Den Store has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Preuss looks to land a right hand but Den Store moved out of range.
Preuss misses with a left hand
and Den Store counters with a nice kick to the body.
Den Store tries to clinch there but Preuss circles away.
Preuss's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Preuss duly obliges.
Preuss swings for the body but Den Store moves out of range.

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

Preuss is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Den Store is stalking Preuss. Preuss circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Den Store, and it's lights out! Preuss really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zlatan Den Store!