PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Shouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Buchanan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Colin Buchanan is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Shouse
vs
Buchanan

162 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joshua Shouse !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colin Buchanan!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Buchanan looking to score a takedown here. Shouse is defending well but Buchanan drives through and ends up in Shouse 's guard.
Shouse manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Buchanan manages to get himself to full guard.
Shouse has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Buchanan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shouse is aware though and is defending well.
Shouse postures up and lands a big shot to Buchanan's brow.
Buchanan keeping moving, preventing Shouse from controlling successfully.
Buchanan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Shouse manages to get himself to full guard.
Buchanan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Shouse is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Buchanan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Shouse is looking for a triangle but Buchanan pushes his legs off easily.
Shouse looking to control.
Buchanan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Buchanan advances to half guard.
Buchanan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Buchanan wants to control but Shouse is keeping him busy.
Buchanan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Buchanan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shouse keeps working.
Buchanan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shouse makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Shouse .
Buchanan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shouse is trying to control the position but Buchanan postures up.
Shouse is breathing heavily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan trying to control the position from guard on top but Shouse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Buchanan working some strikes from top position.

Buchanan drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Shouse dives on top into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buchanan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Shouse has hold of Buchanan's hands but Buchanan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Buchanan wants to control but Shouse is keeping him busy.
Buchanan winds up and cracks Shouse with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Buchanan wants to control but Shouse is keeping him busy.
Buchanan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shouse 's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shouse looks like he's trying to stand up.
Buchanan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Buchanan is trying to control the action in half guard but Shouse is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Buchanan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Buchanan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Buchanan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Shouse has hold of Buchanan's hands but Buchanan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Buchanan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Buchanan drops an elbow to the side of Shouse 's head.
Buchanan thows a huge punch but Shouse dodges it nicely.

Buchanan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Shouse defends it well.
Shouse tries to roll over but Buchanan keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buchanan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Shouse wants to get back to his feet.
Buchanan drops an elbow to the side of Shouse 's head.
Buchanan throwing shots but Shouse is blocking nicely.
Shouse is looking to control Buchanan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shouse avoid being mounted?
Shouse blocking the ground and pound attempt from Buchanan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Buchanan connects with a nice short shot to Shouse 's temple.
Buchanan drops an elbow to the side of Shouse 's head.
Buchanan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colin Buchanan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Buchanan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Shouse quickly recovers to half guard.
Shouse on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Shouse keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shouse trying to control from the bottom.

Buchanan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Shouse has managed to free his arm - good work.
Shouse is trying to stand back up but Buchanan is controlling him
Buchanan wants to pass the guard but Shouse is defending well.
Shouse wants to control but Buchanan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Buchanan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Buchanan lands a nice short elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Buchanan connects with a nice short shot to Shouse 's temple.

Buchanan is trying for a kimura here. Shouse looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Buchanan wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Colin Buchanan!