PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chase Buchanan (ranked 3421 p4p, 3625 weight class) and Dar Jee (ranked 191 p4p, 205 weight class). Jee has chosen Everybody Knows My Name as his entrance music. The key to victory for Chase Buchanan has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Buchanan
vs
Jee

170 cm
25
145
8 - 8 - 0

170 cm
26
145
5 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank

Conviction

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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Chase Buchanan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dar Jee!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jee misses with a few strikes there.
Buchanan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jee throws a series of punches but Buchanan avoids them all with ease.
Buchanan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Buchanan cracks Jee with a right hand to the side of the head.
Buchanan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jee misses with a wild combination.

Oooh a lovely combination from Jee sends Buchanan down but not out. Jee dives into side control looking to finish.

Buchanan is rocked!

It looks like Chase Buchanan has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Buchanan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Oh Buchanan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Buchanan dodges the ground and pound from Jee.
Buchanan seems to have got his legs back now.
Jee working away.
An elbow from Jee crashes against the mat.
Buchanan struggling a bit here.
Buchanan parries the strikes from Jee easily there. Jee is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Buchanan to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jee throws an elbow but Buchanan slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jee throwing shots but missing, from side control.
You can see the frustration on Buchanan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
An elbow from Jee crashes against the mat.
Jee tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jee working away.
The ground and pound from Jee seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jee throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jee in side control, throwing shots but Buchanan defends.
Buchanan sneaks back into half guard.
Jee throwing shots but Buchanan is blocking nicely.
Jee throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jee not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jee slips a nice elbow through Buchanan's hands, connecting with Buchanan's forehead.
Buchanan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jee.

Buchanan looking for submissions off his back.
Buchanan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jee.
Buchanan manages to get to full guard.

Buchanan is looking for a triangle but Jee pushes his legs off easily.
Jee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Buchanan working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Buchanan pushes a forearm under Jee's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Jee is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chase Buchanan!