PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ross Buchanan (ranked 24438 p4p, 5584 weight class) and Hughie McFee (ranked 652 p4p, 529 weight class). Buchanan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Roy Buchanan's Train Blues. Ross Buchanan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Buchanan
vs
McFee

169 cm
39
147
18 - 21 - 0

178 cm
28
158
8 - 4 - 0

Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 18 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ross Buchanan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hughie McFee!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McFee drops his hands momentarily and Buchanan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Buchanan staying out of range there.
McFee throws an off balance right hand
and Buchanan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Buchanan avoids the body shot from McFee.
Buchanan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McFee finds it's way round the side to connect with Buchanan's head.
Buchanan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice defenses there by Buchanan.
As McFee looks to move away, Buchanan throws a big counter combo but McFee just gets out of the way.
McFee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Buchanan misses with an uppercut. McFee saw that one coming.
McFee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McFee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

It looks like Ross Buchanan has been cut.
A slow jab from McFee misses its intended target.
Hughie McFee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from McFee misses.
Buchanan scores with the left hand. McFee knows he should have avoided that one.
Buchanan misses with a hook. McFee ducked under it nicely.
McFee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McFee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Buchanan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McFee slips under a jab from Buchanan.
It seemed like McFee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McFee throws a shot from downtown. Buchanan moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan walks into a straight right hand from McFee.
McFee has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Buchanan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Buchanan fails to land with a series of punches.
Buchanan looks to land a combination but McFee avoids it well.
Buchanan slips a jab from McFee.
Buchanan avoids the body shot from McFee.
Buchanan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Buchanan.
McFee throws a poor cross that misses
and Buchanan counters with a straight right hand.
McFee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Buchanan.
McFee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Buchanan looks to land a combination but McFee avoids it well.
McFee misses with a left hand
and Buchanan counters with a one-two to the body.

McFee is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McFee misses the jab.
Buchanan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McFee is still on wobbly legs! Can Buchanan finish him?
McFee throws a big shot that misses.
Buchanan throws a big counter combination but McFee scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
McFee seems to have recovered his senses.
McFee throws a jab when Buchanan was well out of range.
Buchanan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Buchanan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from McFee misses.
Buchanan throws a combination. McFee tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Buchanan catches McFee napping and cracks him with a perfect head kick! McFee goes down! He's bigtime hurt! He's not going to make it back to his feet - the referee has called it off! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Ross Buchanan!
Ross Buchanan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.