PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Ross Buchanan (ranked 23328 p4p, 6270 weight class) and Krzysztof Ulatowski (ranked 516 p4p, 472 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Buchanan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Roy Buchanan's Train Blues. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Buchanan
vs
Ulatowski

169 cm
43
147
27 - 29 - 0

166 cm
20
148
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 27 - 29 - 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krzysztof Ulatowski!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ulatowski instigates a clinch.
Buchanan scores with a shot to the side of Ulatowski's head.
Ulatowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Buchanan avoids the elbow strike from Ulatowski, against the ropes.
Buchanan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Buchanan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ulatowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Buchanan.
Buchanan misses with some punches.
Ulatowski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Buchanan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Buchanan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ulatowski lands a body shot.
Buchanan prevents a body shot from Ulatowski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buchanan misses with a punch to the body.
Buchanan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Buchanan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Buchanan.
Buchanan misses with a punch to the body.
Ulatowski looking to slow down the pace here.

Ulatowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ulatowski manages to avoid it.

Ulatowski moves into range and clinches up with Buchanan.
Ulatowski stalling against the ropes.
Ulatowski blocks an uppercut.
Buchanan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ulatowski stalling in the clinch but Buchanan improves position.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Ulatowski is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Buchanan tries to work over Ulatowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Ulatowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ulatowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Ulatowski misses with a two punch combination.
Buchanan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Buchanan clinches up with Ulatowski and pushes him back against the ropes.
Ulatowski blocking some punches.
Buchanan misses with the head strike.
Ulatowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulatowski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Buchanan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Buchanan fails to land.
Ulatowski is trying to break free.
Ulatowski wants to break free but Buchanan has control.
Buchanan misses with a punch on the inside.
Buchanan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ulatowski's elbow.
Ulatowski blocking some punches.

Ulatowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Buchanan drives through and clinches with Ulatowski against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ulatowski throws an elbow but it misses.

Ulatowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ulatowski throws a head kick that misses.
Buchanan is looking to clinch but Ulatowski is avoiding it.
Ulatowski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ulatowski darts in trying to clinch
and Buchanan counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ross Buchanan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Buchanan tries to clinch there but Ulatowski circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Buchanan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ulatowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ulatowski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Buchanan throws a head punch that misses.
Ulatowski is trying to force a seperation but Buchanan has the dominant position.
Ulatowski wants to stall.
Ulatowski working hard to break the clinch.
Ulatowski stalling in the clinch but Buchanan improves position.
Buchanan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buchanan tries a body shot but Ulatowski blocks it.
Buchanan misses with some punches.
Buchanan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Buchanan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ulatowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ulatowski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulatowski can't find room to land a body shot as Buchanan controls the action.
Ulatowski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Buchanan lands a hook that snaps the head of Ulatowski backwards.
Ulatowski lands a right hand.
Buchanan can't find room to land a body shot as Ulatowski controls the action.
Buchanan working aggressively here.

Ulatowski manages to break the clinch.
Ulatowski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ulatowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Buchanan pushes Ulatowski up against the ropes in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Ulatowski scores with a nice short uppercut.

Ulatowski breaks the clinch.

Ulatowski has managed to clinch.
Buchanan has a couple of punches blocked by Ulatowski.
Buchanan pushes Ulatowski back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Buchanan lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buchanan tries a body shot but Ulatowski blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Buchanan as the two fighters clinch.
Buchanan avoiding damage as Ulatowski throws knees to the body.
Ulatowski blocking some punches.

Ulatowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Buchanan moves into the clinch.
Ulatowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Buchanan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ulatowski prevents a body shot from Buchanan.
Ulatowski is trying to push Buchanan away but Buchanan has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Buchanan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ulatowski tries to break the clinch but Buchanan is controlling the position.
Ulatowski can't find room to land a body shot as Buchanan controls the action.
Ulatowski slowing the pace effectively.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buchanan.
A head punch on the inside from Buchanan fails to land.
Buchanan letting Ulatowski take a breather here.

Ulatowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is 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.
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. This is the final round!

Ulatowski tries to clinch up.
Buchanan doesn't manage to clinch there - Ulatowski circles away.

Buchanan clinches up with Ulatowski and pushes him back against the ropes.

Ulatowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ulatowski is looking to clinch.
Buchanan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ulatowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Buchanan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ulatowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ross Buchanan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Buchanan keeps the fight on the outside.

Buchanan instigates a clinch.
Buchanan lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ulatowski.
Buchanan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ulatowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Buchanan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Ulatowski forces Buchanan back against the ropes and clinches.
Buchanan tries a body shot but Ulatowski blocks it.
Ulatowski trying to control the position but instead, Buchanan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ulatowski into the ropes.
Buchanan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ross Buchanan has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ulatowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ulatowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Buchanan is defending well for now.
Ulatowski misses with a knee strike.

Ulatowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Buchanan pushes Ulatowski up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ulatowski tries to break the clinch but Buchanan is controlling the position.
Buchanan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Buchanan misses with a body punch.
Ulatowski is trying to stall.
Ross Buchanan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buchanan.
Buchanan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ulatowski can do to turn this around?
Ulatowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Buchanan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Buchanan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ulatowski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Buchanan working aggressively here.
Ulatowski misses with a body punch.
Ulatowski blocks an uppercut.
Buchanan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Buchanan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ulatowski's efforts to push away.
Buchanan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ulatowski backwards.
Buchanan working aggressively here.
Ulatowski working hard to break the clinch.
Buchanan tries a body shot but Ulatowski blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Buchanan fails to land.
Ulatowski misses with a knee strike.
Ulatowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ulatowski cracks Buchanan with a nice body shot.
Buchanan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Krzysztof Ulatowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buchanan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ross 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Ross Buchanan!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Ross Buchanan!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Ross Buchanan!

Ross Buchanan wins by unanimous decision!
Ross Buchanan thanked the fans post fight for their support.