PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Valentine Masterson (ranked 3917 p4p, 472 weight class) and Aaron Preuss (ranked 3782 p4p, 454 weight class). Valentine Masterson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Masterson
vs
Preuss

188 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
195 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Valentine Masterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Preuss!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Preuss has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Masterson.
A lazy left from Masterson finds it's target.
Preuss throws a lazy uppercut
letting Masterson counter with a right hand.
Masterson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Preuss wants to clinch up but Masterson keeps it at a distance.
As Preuss tries to get set, Masterson tries to push him back and clinch up but Preuss manages to avoid the attempt.
Masterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Masterson backing away here, and Preuss unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Preuss tries to clinch up but Masterson circles away and keeps his distance.
Masterson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've been told by Masterson's head coaches at DJs Locker that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Preuss tries to clinch up.
Masterson cracks Preuss with a right hand to the side of the head.
Masterson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Masterson is looking to counter the offense by Preuss and move into the clinch.

Masterson gets a clinch.
Masterson misses with the head strike.
Preuss misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Preuss scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masterson.
Preuss blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Masterson has a couple of punches blocked by Preuss.
Masterson trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Preuss trying to land knees to the body.
Preuss throws a head punch that misses.
Preuss lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Masterson fails to land.
Preuss blocks the elbow strike.
Preuss lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Masterson.
Preuss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Masterson misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Masterson.
Preuss throws a head punch that misses.
Preuss blocking some punches.
Preuss swings wildly with an uppercut but Masterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Masterson fails to land.
Nice body punch from Preuss - that landed with a thud.
Preuss lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Preuss can't find room to land a body shot as Masterson controls the action.
Preuss has a couple of punches blocked by Masterson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preuss blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Preuss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Masterson lands a shoulder strike.
Preuss misses with the head strike.
Preuss's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Preuss misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Masterson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Masterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Preuss's elbow.
Preuss is looking to control Masterson's arms but Masterson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Preuss has his back to the cage.
Masterson lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Preuss.
Masterson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Masterson blocks a body shot from Preuss.
Preuss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Masterson's elbow.
Masterson misses with some punches.
Masterson misses with a punch to the body.
Preuss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Masterson.

Masterson drops Preuss onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Preuss is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Preuss is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masterson avoiding damage as Preuss throws knees to the body.
Preuss is still on wobbly legs! Can Masterson finish him?
Masterson dips a shoulder and cracks Preuss with a mighty uppercut! Preuss falls back against the cage and Masterson unloads with a barrage of strikes! Preuss is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Masterson screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Valentine Masterson!