PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Buchanan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dougie Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Buchanan
vs
Silva

183 cm
26
201 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

188 cm
25
200 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
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Insanely flexible

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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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Buchanan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dougie Silva!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Buchanan misses the target.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Dougie Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buchanan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Buchanan down.
Buchanan throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Buchanan.
Buchanan scores with a nice strike.
Buchanan throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buchanan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Silva defends well and Buchanan ends up having to push Silva into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Buchanan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Buchanan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan misses with a punch to the body.
Buchanan tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Buchanan throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Buchanan throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Buchanan.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Buchanan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Buchanan is trying to drag Silva to the mat but Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Buchanan gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Buchanan.
I was talking to Buchanan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silva prevents a body shot from Buchanan.
Buchanan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Buchanan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Buchanan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Buchanan struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan working aggressively here.
Buchanan blocking some punches.

Buchanan gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Buchanan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Silva trying to control but Buchanan postures up.
Buchanan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Buchanan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva is not content to let Buchanan control the position.
Buchanan with the ground and pound but Silva uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Buchanan trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Buchanan from controlling successfully.
Buchanan throwing strikes but missing.
Buchanan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Silva is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Buchanan presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Silva scores with a hook to the body.
Buchanan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Buchanan.

Silva manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva gets caught napping as Buchanan dives in and scores a takedown. Silva manages to retain guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buchanan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Buchanan won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
Buchanan throws a big elbow that misses.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Buchanan from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Buchanan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Buchanan throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Buchanan off balance momentarily.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Buchanan in his tracks.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Buchanan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva slips a straight right by Buchanan.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Buchanan down.
Buchanan scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva throws a head kick that misses

and Buchanan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Buchanan tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Buchanan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Buchanan.
Silva is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Buchanan.
Silva tries to work over Buchanan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Buchanan blocks a body shot from Silva.

Buchanan wants the takedown. Silva is fighting it off but Buchanan persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Silva's guard against the cage.
Buchanan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Buchanan wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Buchanan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Buchanan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Buchanan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Buchanan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
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!
Silva keeping moving, preventing Buchanan from controlling successfully.
Buchanan prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to sweep here but Buchanan controlling him for the moment.
Buchanan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Buchanan wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva wants to stand up but Buchanan is controlling him.
Buchanan wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Buchanan throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Buchanan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buchanan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Buchanan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Buchanan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Buchanan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buchanan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Buchanan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva keeping moving, preventing Buchanan from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Buchanan dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Buchanan feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Buchanan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Buchanan checks a leg kick.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Buchanan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.

Buchanan scores with a takedown into Silva's guard.
Buchanan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Buchanan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Buchanan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Buchanan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan is in close to Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Buchanan throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Buchanan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Buchanan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Buchanan postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
Buchanan wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Buchanan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Buchanan is looking to advance position but Silva has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Buchanan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Paul Buchanan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva wants to control the pace but Buchanan is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan is trying to reverse the position but instead Silva has taken his back - oops!
Buchanan tries to break free.
Buchanan is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Silva.
Buchanan is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Buchanan trying to control the position but Silva manages to sink in the hooks.
Silva is trying to stick to Buchanan's back but Buchanan is turning into Silva. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Silva's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Buchanan.
Buchanan trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Buchanan looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Buchanan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dougie Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Buchanan isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Silva stacks Buchanan on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Silva!
Buchanan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Buchanan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Buchanan, 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Buchanan!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Paul Buchanan waved his t-shirt featuring Cyclone Nutrition Company's logo in front of the cameras.