PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Bain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Preuss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Bain
vs
Preuss

179 cm
23
159 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
163 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Bain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexandre Preuss!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Preuss thows a left - swing and a miss!
Preuss misses with a series of wild punches.
Preuss throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Preuss.
Bain moves into range and connects with a jab.
Preuss looks to land a left hand but Bain moved out of range nicely.

Bain clinches with his opponent.
Preuss wants to break free but Bain has control.

Bain has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Preuss is trying to keep an underhook but Bain manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Bain with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bain seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Preuss for as long as he can get away with.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bain trying to mount his opponent but Preuss defends it.
Bain controlling the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up because James Bain just wasn't active enough.
Preuss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bain.

Bain closes the distance and clinches.
Bain drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preuss has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Preuss has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Preuss's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Preuss wants to break free but Bain has control.
Bain avoiding damage.
Preuss is trying to break free.
Preuss wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Bain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Preuss misses the target.
Preuss misses with a left hand

and Bain counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bain is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Preuss utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bain working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bain pushing down on Preuss's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Preuss is trying to stand up here but Bain is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Bain seems content to control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bain moves away from the strike by Preuss.
Some wild striking there from Preuss.
Alexandre Preuss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bain closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Preuss's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bain passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bain controls the position from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Bain 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.

Preuss slips a straight right by Bain.
Bain shoots for a takedown but Preuss saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Preuss throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Preuss fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bain thows a body shot but no joy.
Preuss circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bain shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Preuss defends it nicely.
A jab from Preuss does it's job there.
Preuss scores with a nice strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Preuss waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bain.
Preuss feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bains jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Preuss lands with a right hand.
Bain shoots in for a takedown but Preuss shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Bain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bain on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Bain shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Preuss is trying to stand up here but Bain is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bain perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

The ref stands the fighters back up because James Bain just wasn't active enough.
Preuss misses with a hook
and Bain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Preuss misses with a looping right.
Bain is looking to score with low kicks.

Bain scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bain is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Bain controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bain trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Preuss wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Bain dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Preuss defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bain.
Bain shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Preuss but Preuss pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Preuss throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Bain counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bain trying to control the position from guard on top but Preuss is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Preuss can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bain controls the pace.
James Bain overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bain trying to control but Preuss is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because James Bain just wasn't active enough.
Bain shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Preuss defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Bain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bain ducks under a wild hook from Preuss.
Preuss throws a jab but it's blocked by Bain.
Preuss might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Preuss throws a looping overhand right but Bain ducks down to avoid it.
Bain avoids a punch combination nicely.

Bain drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bain controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Preuss shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bain eats them both and turns towards Preuss to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nice defenses there by Bain.
Bain shoots in for a takedown but Preuss shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Preuss is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Preuss manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bain slips under a jab.
Bain gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Preuss ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Preuss ducks under a wild hook from Bain.
Bain shoots in for a takedown but Preuss shows good takedown defense.
Bain looks to score with a jab to the body but Preuss is just out of range.
Preuss uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bain has time to react.
Preuss throws a shot from downtown. Bain moves away and avoids it.
Preuss paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Preuss throws a jab when Bain was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preuss keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A swing and a miss from Preuss.
Preuss connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bain's hands.
Preuss slips under a jab from Bain.
Preuss moves out of range as Bain strikes.
Bain slips a straight right by Preuss.
Preuss cracks Bain with an open hand slap.
Preuss keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Preuss connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alexandre Preuss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexandre Preuss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Preuss scores with a hook.

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 James Bain.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bain, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Bain!
James Bain decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.