PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnoldo Buchanan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Maksimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maksimov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Reaper . Mirko Maksimov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Buchanan
vs
Maksimov

204 cm
19
278 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
20
255 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arnoldo Buchanan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mirko Maksimov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Buchanan scores with a takedown into Maksimov's guard.
Maksimov looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Buchanan lands a couple of elbows.

Buchanan stands and steps away. Maksimov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Buchanan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Buchanan lands a nice forearm strike.
Buchanan controls the position.

Buchanan decides to stand back up. Buchanan steps back and let's Maksimov get back to his feet.

Buchanan feints and as Maksimov raises his hands in defense, Buchanan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Buchanan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Buchanan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Maksimov for as long as he can get away with.
Buchanan chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Maksimov is working an open guard so Buchanan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Buchanan fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Maksimov to the ground. Buchanan is now in Maksimov's guard.
Buchanan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Maksimov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Maksimov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Buchanan is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Buchanan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Buchanan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Buchanan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Maksimov is proving hard to escape from.
Buchanan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Maksimov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Buchanan to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Buchanan landing some decent shots from guard.

Buchanan gets to his feet. Maksimov looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Maksimov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Buchanan to score an easy takedown into 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maksimov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Buchanan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Buchanan wants to get up but he can't break Maksimov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Buchanan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Buchanan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnoldo Buchanan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Buchanan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Buchanan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maksimov can do to turn this around?

Buchanan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Buchanan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Buchanan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Maksimov down.
Maksimov is trying to escape the position but Buchanan is controlling the position.

Buchanan stands up and beckons Maksimov to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Maksimov. No joy for Buchanan on that attempt.
Maksimov is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Buchanan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Maksimov tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Buchanan manages to move to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan controlling the position easily from mount.
Maksimov felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Buchanan with shots to the head and body - Maksimov looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Buchanan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Buchanan controlling from mount.
Maksimov wants to control but Buchanan is having none of it.
Buchanan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Buchanan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Maksimov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Maksimov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Buchanan looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan continues to stall.
Maksimov is in a horrible position here. Buchanan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Maksimov is bucking up trying to escape but Buchanan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan controlling from the full mount.
Buchanan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Buchanan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Buchanan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Maksimov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Buchanan controlling from the full mount.

Buchanan is standing up, even though he is in mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Buchanan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Maksimov pinned against the cage. Maksimov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Buchanan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnoldo 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 looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Buchanan tries to stand but can't do so whilst Maksimov controls his leg.
Maksimov tries to kick Buchanan off but Buchanan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buchanan controlling the pace.
Maksimov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Buchanan decides to stand and escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Buchanan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Buchanan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
It looks like Buchanan is going to stand back up.
Buchanan scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Buchanan seems to be looking for submissions.
Maksimov is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Buchanan seems content to control.
Buchanan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Buchanan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Buchanan wants to stand up but Maksimov has a hold of him and won't allow it.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Buchanan or perhaps it was just good defense by Maksimov, which made it look bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Buchanan.
Buchanan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maksimov as he jumps to the side.
Buchanan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Maksimov is out of range and Buchanan settles back down.
Arnoldo Buchanan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Maksimov looking to score a takedown here. Buchanan is defending well but Maksimov drives through and ends up in Buchanan's guard.
Buchanan pulls Maksimov in close to prevent any damage.
Maksimov wants to stand and escape but instead Buchanan has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan stops Maksimov from standing up.
Maksimov has a closed guard, preventing Buchanan from standing up.
Buchanan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Maksimov can't keep his opponent in guard - Buchanan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Buchanan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arnoldo 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:25
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:25
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnoldo Buchanan!