PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ross Buchanan (ranked 15871 p4p, 429 weight class) and Papa John (ranked 4579 p4p, 346 weight class). Buchanan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Roy Buchanan's Train Blues. Ross Buchanan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Buchanan
vs
John

169 cm
36
147 lbs
12 - 13 - 0

170 cm
27
140 lbs
7 - 9 - 1

Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ross Buchanan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Papa John!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Buchanan swats away the attempt to clinch by John.
Buchanan lands a slapping body shot.
Buchanan blocks the body kick.
Buchanan throwing a counter right hand but John manages to avoid it.
A lazy left from Buchanan finds it's target.
John tries to clinch up but Buchanan circles away and keeps his distance.
Buchanan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but John manages to avoid it.
John tries to clinch but Buchanan moves out of range.
Buchanan misses with a straight right.
John moves away from the strike by Buchanan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Buchanan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from John.
John throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
John misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John scores with a leg kick.
Ross Buchanan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Buchanan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Buchanan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Buchanan connects with a right hand. John shakes it off.
John connects with a nice looking jab.
Buchanan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from John.
John dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Buchanan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Buchanan tried to counter with a leg kick but John avoided it.
Buchanan misses with a body shot.
John lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Buchanan backs up against the ropes.
Buchanan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Buchanan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Buchanan.
John tries to clinch up.
Danga de danga de dang - Buchanan scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Papa John has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
John blocks a jab.
John connects with a body shot.
Buchanan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Despite the aggression on John's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Buchanan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Buchanan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Buchanan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
John misses with a low kick.
Buchanan misses with a straight right.
A punch combination from Buchanan misses.
Buchanan throws an off balance right hand
and John counters with a one-two to the body.
Buchanan throws a nice looking combination but John bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
John wants to counter the offense by Buchanan and move into the clinch position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John is looking to clinch.
Buchanan checks a low kick from John.
Buchanan misses with a kick to the body.
John tries to counter by closing the distance.

John moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Papa John will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Papa John's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Buchanan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but John was well out of range. Poor timing from Buchanan.
John is looking to clinch but Buchanan is avoiding it.
No joy there for John, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
John blocks a head kick by Buchanan.
John tries to counter by closing the distance.
Buchanan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Buchanan tries to land a front kick but John steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
John lands a two punch combo.
Buchanan throws a half hearted mid kick.
As Buchanan backs off John throws a huge counter combo but Buchanan manages to avoid it all.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up but Buchanan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Buchanan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buchanan swats away the attempt to clinch by John.
Buchanan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by John.
John doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
John moves out of range of the strikes.
John connects with a right hand. Buchanan shakes it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
John throws a head kick that misses.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up but Buchanan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
John doesn't manage to clinch there - Buchanan circles away.
John throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Buchanan throws a wild body kick that John sees coming a mile off.
Buchanan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from John.
John shapes to counter with a head kick.
John slips under a jab from Buchanan.
John lands a leg kick that knocks Buchanan off balance momentarily.
Buchanan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and John cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Buchanan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
John is looking to clinch but Buchanan is avoiding it.
John takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Buchanan throws a body punch but John moves out of range.
John throws a head kick but Buchanan moves out of range.
Ross Buchanan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
John throws a leg kick which misses Buchanan's front leg but catches the back leg as Buchanan tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buchanan swinging wildly here.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Buchanan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
John tries to clinch but Buchanan is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Buchanan misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - John looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
John is looking to clinch but Buchanan is avoiding it.
Buchanan looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Buchanan lands a high kick!
John tries to clinch but Buchanan moves out of range.
John tries to clinch there but Buchanan circles away.

John drives through and clinches with Buchanan against the ropes.
John holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
John pushes Buchanan back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
John is trying to maintain a safe position but Buchanan gets an underhook and turns John into the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ross Buchanan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Papa John's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

John has closed the distance and engaged Buchanan in a clinch.
John tries to stall but Buchanan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Buchanan misses with the head strike.
John blocks a body shot from Buchanan.
John stalling in the clinch but Buchanan improves position.
Buchanan struggles to land a body shot inside as John controls his hands.
John with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from John.
A shot in the inside from Buchanan.
John doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Buchanan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Buchanan tries to throw a body punch but John avoids it by throwing Buchanan back against the ropes.
John blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Buchanan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johns head.
Buchanan misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Buchanan has a couple of punches blocked by John.
John lands an elbow inside.
Buchanan throws a punch but it's blocked by John.
John looking to stall.
Buchanan can't find room to land a body shot as John controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Buchanan swings wildly with an uppercut but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
John lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Ross Buchanan has been cut.
John can't find room to land a body shot as Buchanan controls the action.
Buchanan tries to throw a body punch but John avoids it by throwing Buchanan back against the ropes.
John pushes Buchanan back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
John blocks a body shot from Buchanan.
Buchanan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Buchanan.
John tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Buchanan throws a head punch that misses.
John crunches a lovely knee into Buchanan's ribcage.
Buchanan throws a head punch that misses.
John misses with a body punch.
John using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Buchanan.
John tries to stall but Buchanan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Buchanan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Buchanan throws a punch but it's blocked by John.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
John landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
John throws a knee to the head but misses.
John misses with an elbow over the top.
John unloads a knee to the mid-section.
John unloads a knee to the mid-section. Buchanan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
John putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Buchanan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
John creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Buchanan's defenses.
John lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Buchanan.
John works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
John stalling in the clinch but Buchanan improves position.
Buchanan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
John lands an elbow just above Buchanan 's eye.
John lands a good knee to the midsection. Buchanan won't want to take too many of those.
Buchanan working aggressively here.
Buchanan working aggressively here.
Buchanan misses with a punch on the inside.
John lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
John trying to stall but Buchanan improves his position.
John tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Papa John comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think John has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Papa John!