PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Buchanan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Lindberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Buchanan
vs
Lindberg

159 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, George Buchanan!
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, Alexander Lindberg!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindberg thuds a left hand into Buchanan's body.
Lindberg paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lindberg lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Buchanan walks into a left hand.
A left lands for Lindberg.
Lindberg takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Buchanan needs to keep his hands up - Lindberg had a free shot at his head there.
Buchanan really is a fat lump.
Donk. Lindberg catches Buchanan right on the button with a cross.

Buchanan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lindberg is trying to defend but Buchanan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lindberg is trying to escape back to his feet but Buchanan uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buchanan working away.
Lindberg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Buchanan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lindberg taking punishment in the form of punches.
Buchanan cracks Lindberg with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buchanan is chipping away with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Lindberg's face as Buchanan controls the position.
Lindberg tries to bench press Buchanan off him but Buchanan keeps the position.
Buchanan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lindberg some visible discomfort.
Lindberg is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Buchanan scoring with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Lindberg's face as Buchanan controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan working the body and head with strikes.
Buchanan works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
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 cracks Lindberg with a big elbow.

Buchanan decides to stand back up. Buchanan steps back and let's Lindberg get back to his feet.
Donk. Lindberg catches Buchanan right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lindberg lands a two punch combo.
Lindberg lands a slapping body shot.
Lindberg has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lindberg lands a body shot.
Lindberg thuds a left hand into Buchanan's body.
Lindberg lands with a nice combination. Buchanan backs away looking to recover.
Buchanan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg lands with an uppercut that bounces Buchanan off the cage and back into range.
Donk. Lindberg catches Buchanan right on the button with a cross.

Buchanan drives through with a takedown into Lindberg's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Buchanan is standing up over Lindberg. Lindberg looks to escape but Buchanan dives into side control.

Lindberg tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Buchanan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The referee warns Lindberg that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Buchanan is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buchanan looking to finish Lindberg with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lindberg!
Buchanan controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buchanan prevents Lindberg from getting the reversal.
Buchanan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lindberg wants to control but Buchanan is having none of it.
Buchanan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lindberg can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Buchanan raining down hammerfists from mount.
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 George 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 is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lindberg.
Lindberg digs a good hook to Buchanan's body.
Lindberg connects with a looping right hand.
Buchanan takes a swing at Lindberg's ribcage but misses.
Buchanan takes one on the button.
Buchanan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lindberg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Buchanan takes one on the button.
Lindberg lands a jab to Buchanan's midsection.
Buchanan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Buchanan gets a takedown into half guard.
Buchanan is thwarting Lindberg's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindberg wants to get back to full guard.
Well, if Buchanan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Buchanan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Buchanan lands strikes from half guard.
Lindberg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Buchanan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lindberg taking some punishment here, with Buchanan in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Buchanan.
Buchanan drops an elbow to the side of Lindberg's head.
Ground and pound from Buchanan.
Buchanan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Buchanan in particular looking to stall.
Buchanan working Lindberg over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg has hold of Buchanan's hands but Buchanan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Buchanan drops an elbow to the side of Lindberg's head.
Buchanan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Buchanan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Buchanan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lindberg is looking to improve his position.
George Buchanan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Buchanan slips a nice elbow through Lindberg's hands, connecting with Lindberg's forehead.
Buchanan passes into side control, despite Lindberg's attempt to control the position.
Buchanan cracks Lindberg with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Buchanan lands a nice forearm strike.
Buchanan working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Buchanan dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lindberg works Buchanan's body with a nice hook.
Lindberg connects with a jab.
Lindberg lands a nice shot to the body.
Lindberg connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lindberg lands a two punch combo.
Nice shot lands for Lindberg.

Buchanan throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lindberg tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Buchanan is in Lindberg's guard.
Lindberg is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Buchanan dives into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

A control attempt from Lindberg but he's now mounted!
Buchanan with a couple of short strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindberg is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Buchanan has taken his back.
Buchanan lands shots from the back.
Buchanan slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Buchanan has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Lindberg.
Lindberg tries to break free.
Buchanan is landing with strikes from the back.
Buchanan throwing damaging strikes from the back! Lindberg could be in trouble here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan scores with punches to the body.
Lindberg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Buchanan has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Lindberg's body.
Buchanan lands shots from the back.
Buchanan scores with punches from the back.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Buchanan. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg is trying to remain composed but Buchanan is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Buchanan connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Lindberg to escape the position.
Lindberg trying to control the position but Buchanan manages to sink in the hooks.
Lindberg is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Buchanan.
Buchanan is landing with strikes. Lindberg can't take much more of this.
Lindberg is trying to get back to his feet but Buchanan has full control of the position and if anything, Lindberg has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Buchanan is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Lindberg. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Lindberg covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Buchanan throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Lindberg!
Alexander Lindberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan lands shots from the back.

Lindberg is rocked!
Buchanan has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Lindberg.
Lindberg is still in real trouble! Can Buchanan finish him?
Buchanan is landing with strikes from the back.
Lindberg is taking damage to the body and head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buchanan scores with strikes from the back.
Buchanan is raining down hard shots and and Lindberg has had enough - he's tapped out due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). George Buchanan!