PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Buck Buchanan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kunta Kinte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Buck Buchanan has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Buck Buchanan seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Buchanan
vs
Kinte

150 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buck Buchanan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kunta Kinte!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buchanan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Buchanan shoots in for a takedown but Kinte shows good takedown defense.
Kinte wants to clinch up but Buchanan keeps it at a distance.
Buchanan shoots in for a double leg but Kinte sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Buchanan shoots in and drives through. Kinte sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buck Buchanan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Buchanan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Buchanan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Buchanan throws a strike but Kinte rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Buchanan wants to stand but Kinte is controlling the position.
Buchanan really is a fat lump.
Kinte controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kinte throwing strikes but missing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kinte accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinte content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buchanan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kinte!
Buchanan punching from mount but Kinte doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kinte has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Buchanan tries to control but Kinte wriggling away.
Kinte blocking the ground and pound.
Kinte regains half guard.
Kinte is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan works his way into full mount!
Kinte holds on to Buchanan as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Buchanan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kinte tries to buck Buchanan off but he can't manage it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kinte tries to reverse the position but Buchanan maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinte wants to control but Buchanan is having none of it.
Buchanan misses with a head shot.
Kinte tries to buck Buchanan off but he can't manage it.
Kinte tries to hold on but Buchanan postures up.
Kinte is squirming around, avoiding Buchanan's attempts to control the action.
Buchanan controlling the position easily from mount.
Kinte keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Buchanan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kinte is looking to escape.
Kinte sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kinte makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Buck Buchanan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Buchanan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Buchanan stuffs the takedown attempt from Kinte. Kinte gets slowly back to his feet.
Buchanan is looking to clinch.
Buchanan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kinte sprawls well. Kinte wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Buchanan gets slowly back to his feet.
Kinte shoots in looking for a takedown but Buchanan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kinte's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Buchanan shoots in looking for a takedown but Kinte manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Buchanan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kinte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Kinte closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Buchanan to the mat! Buchanan manages to get full guard.
Buchanan keeping full guard, as Kinte tries to pass.
Kinte loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinte wants to control from the top but Buchanan keeps moving.
Kinte content to stall in guard here.
Buchanan is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Kinte dives into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The strikes coming from Kinte are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kinte scoring with punches and elbows.
Buchanan gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Buchanan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kinte landing punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan is trying to escape the mount.
Kinte looking to control but Buchanan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kinte lands a big shot there that rocks Buchanan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kinte fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kinte scoring with strikes but Buchanan is staying in there.
Kinte raining down shots from the mount!
Kinte cracks Buchanan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Buchanan is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kinte loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Buchanan scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Kinte land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Kinte stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kunta Kinte!