PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Chester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marty Preast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marty Preast will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Chester
vs
Preast

170 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
191 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Chester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marty Preast!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chester throws a left and a right that both miss

and Preast moves into the clinch.
Preast misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Preast can't find room to land a body shot as Chester controls the action.
Preast trying to land knees to the body.
Preast misses with a hook from the clinch.
Preast misses with a punch to the body.
Chester fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Preast has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Chester is trying to keep an underhook but Preast manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chester tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Preast wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chester keeps working.
Preast is thwarting Chester's attempts to control the position.
Preast controlling the pace.
Chester might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Preast is keen to just control but Chester is a slippery customer.

Chester is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Preast pulls his head out easily.
Preast tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chester knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Preast takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Preast wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Chester uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Chester bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Preast's guard.

Preast keeping moving, preventing Chester from controlling successfully.
Preast preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chester won't allow Preast to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preast is adopting a defensive guard.
Chester trying to control but Preast is working from the bottom.
Chester has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Chester not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Chester drops back looking for a leg! Preast is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Preast manages to kick Chester off! Chester jumps back into Preast's guard.
Chester working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chester wants to control from the top but Preast keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chester throws an elbow that misses. Preast uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chester's guard. Nice move by Preast!

Preast trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chester working a defensive guard here.
Chester wants to control the position but Preast says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Preast really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chester. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chester trying to control but Preast postures up.
Chester gets back to full guard.
Chester not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Preast content to stall in guard here.
Preast looking to pass the guard.
Chester could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preast trying to control but Chester is working from the bottom.
Chester trying to strike off his back.
Chester wants to hit a switch here but Preast passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Chester there!
Chester can't escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chester flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Chester tries to reverse the position but Preast maintains control.
Preast is landing with some decent strikes but Chester is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marty Preast dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Preast misses with a body shot.
Chester misses with a takedown attempt

and Preast counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Preast working aggressively here.
Preast is struggling to control the position.

Preast works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Marty Preast has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chester is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Preast wants to control from the top but Chester keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Preast is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Preast has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chester looking for a sweep. Not yet Chester, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Preast trying to control the position from guard on top but Chester is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chester looking to hit a scissor sweep but Preast is one step ahead there.
Chester throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

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

Chester looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Chester looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Preast must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Preast content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chester trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Chester looking for a sweep. Not yet Chester, not yet.
Chester is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Preast lands a couple of digs.
Preast advances to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Chester manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Preast is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Chester avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chester trying to keep a closed guard but Preast is proving a slippery customer.

Chester looking for a guillotine here but Preast defends easily.
Chester wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Preast is now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preast lands strikes from half guard.
Chester is trying to get back to full guard.

Chester actively working from the bottom here.
Preast tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Chester.
Chester wants to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Preast there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Chester is trying to get back to full guard.
Chester is working hard here to advance position.
Preast lands with a punch from half guard.

Chester actively working from the bottom here.
Chester is trying to control but can't.

Chester actively working from the bottom here.
Chester slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chester throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Preast avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marty Preast showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Preast throws out a loose jab but Chester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chester misses with a takedown

so Preast counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Chester tries to strike from the bottom.
Chester thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Preast tries to free his leg and advance position but Chester is retaining full guard.

Chester looking for a guillotine here but Preast defends easily.
Preast distracts Chester with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Preast makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chester thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Chester trying to strike off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chester manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Preast manages to get himself to full guard.

Chester tries to free his leg and advance position but Preast is retaining full guard.
Preast keeping moving, preventing Chester from controlling successfully.
Chester throwing strikes but missing.

Chester has gone for a leg lock! Preast slips out almost immediately though and dives into Chester's guard.

Preast with a nice head shot there.
Marty Preast is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preast is pushing down on Chester's leg trying to pass to half guard. Chester is fighting to maintain full guard but Preast has managed to sneak the leg through.
Preast looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chester with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chester tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Preast is trying to control the action in half guard but Chester is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Preast working Chester over with strikes.
Preast takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Chester actively working from the bottom here.
Chester gets back to full guard.
Preast with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Preast chips away with some ground and pound.

Preast got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chester has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Preast has managed to get both his arms back between Chester's legs - danger averted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preast won't allow Chester to sweep him here.
Chester trying to keep a closed guard but Preast is proving a slippery customer.
Chester looking for a sweep. Not yet Chester, not yet.
Chester trying to control the position.
Preast trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Chester enables Preast to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Chester manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Preast takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chester wants to sweep here but Preast controlling him for the moment.

Chester is looking for a triangle but Preast pushes his legs off easily.
Chester striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Chester throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Preast scoring with some ground and pound.
Chester trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Chester is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Preast defends well.
Chester looking to hit a scissor sweep but Preast is one step ahead there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marty Preast comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Preast has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Marty Preast!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Marty Preast!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Marty Preast!

Marty Preast wins by unanimous decision!