PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Bonnano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Buchanan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buchanan has chosen Secret of Octopus as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Bonnano
vs
Buchanan

173 cm
21
168 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

181 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Attliction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Salvatore Bonnano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ray Buchanan!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buchanan tries to close the distance and clinch but Bonnano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Bonnano closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Bonnano decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Bonnano has managed to clinch.
Buchanan slows down the pace here.
Buchanan lands an elbow inside that Bonnano shrugs off.
Bonnano working aggressively here.
Buchanan prevents Bonnano from breaking the clinch.
Buchanan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bonnano.
Bonnano jumps guard but Buchanan stands there with Bonnano around his waist. Bonnano gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Buchanan lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bonnano is breathing heavily.
Buchanan tries to pass to full mount but Bonnano defends it.

Buchanan decides to stand up.
Buchanan is looking to clinch but Bonnano is avoiding it.

Buchanan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buchanan scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan lands a big elbow.
Buchanan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bonnano hang on?

Bonnano is rocked!
Buchanan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oh Bonnano is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Buchanan working Bonnano over with strikes here.
Buchanan with shots to the head and body - Bonnano looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by Buchanan.
Bonnano is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Buchanan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bonnano looks a forlorn figure.
Buchanan lands a heavy elbow.
Bonnano wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Bonnano is looking to get to half guard.
Buchanan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bonnano can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bonnano tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonnano manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bonnano is trying to stand back up but Buchanan is controlling him
Bonnano wants to control but Buchanan is keeping busy.
Buchanan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bonnano seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bonnano wants to control but Buchanan is keeping busy.
Buchanan is nestled in close to Bonnano, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bonnano has hold of Buchanan's hands but Buchanan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Buchanan lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonnano has hold of Buchanan's hands but Buchanan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bonnano on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buchanan working Bonnano over with strikes.
Bonnano trying to control but Buchanan postures up.
Buchanan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Buchanan working the head and body with strikes.
Bonnano pushes Buchanan off looking to stand but Buchanan dives back in and keeps control.
Bonnano taking some punishment here, with Buchanan in his half guard.
Buchanan lands strikes from half guard.
Bonnano controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Nice strikes from Buchanan there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bonnano is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Buchanan lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Buchanan.
Buchanan working the head and body with strikes.
Buchanan drops an elbow to the side of Bonnano's head.

Bonnano looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Buchanan lands strikes from half guard.
Buchanan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonnano is trying to maintain the position but Buchanan is very close to passing his half guard.
Buchanan throwing shots but Bonnano is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Buchanan 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.

Bonnano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Buchanan.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Buchanan! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ray Buchanan!