PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ed Buchanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buchanen comes into the arena with Stranglehold blaring out of the sound system. Wilson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Alice In Chains- Them Bones. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Buchanen
vs
Wilson

185 cm
25
190 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

187 cm
26
195 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ed Buchanen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buchanen tries to bum rush Wilson with a series of wild strikes but Wilson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wilson misses with a wild combination.
Wilson throws a combination. Buchanen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wilson wants to clinch up but Buchanen keeps it at a distance.
Wilson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Buchanen throws a lazy uppercut
and Wilson counters with a nice body kick.
Lee Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson throws a good cross that connects.

It looks like Ed Buchanen has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Buchanen circles away quickly and effectively.
A swing and a miss from Buchanen.
Wilson throws a shot from downtown. Buchanen moves away and avoids it.
Buchanen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wilson. Wilson obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice combination there by Wilson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. Buchanen does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Buchanen avoids a kick to the body.
Buchanen misses with a left hand
enabling Wilson to counter with a crisp jab.
Wilson throws a jab but it's blocked by Buchanen.
Buchanen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A low kick from Wilson misses
and Buchanen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wilson swinging wildly here.
Buchanen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Buchanen throws a jab but it's blocked by Wilson.
Buchanen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wilson slips a straight right by Buchanen.
Wilson misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wilson wants to clinch.
Wilson lands a lovely overhand right.
Buchanen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wilson.
Buchanen slips a jab and a cross from Wilson.
Buchanen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wilson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Buchanen.
Decent striking displayed by Buchanen there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Wilson misses.
Buchanen misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buchanen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Buchanen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wilson connects with a leg kick. Buchanen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wilson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wilson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wilson.
Wilson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wilson with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson throws a combination that misses
and Buchanen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wilson connects with a jab.
Buchanen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wilson.
Buchanen throws an off balance right hand
and Wilson counters with a good low kick that Buchanen was not able to check.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wilson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Wilson pushes Buchanen up against the cage in a clinch.
Wilson is pressed up against the cage. Buchanen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wilson down to the mat. Wilson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wilson scores with a jab to the body.
Buchanen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A head kick misses from Wilson.

Buchanen tries to keep at a distance but Wilson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wilson prevents Buchanen from breaking the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wilson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Buchanen's elbow.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Buchanen avoids it.

Buchanen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Buchanen misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Wilson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ed Buchanen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Buchanen misses with a double jab.
Buchanen just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson scores with a jab to the head.
Wilson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Buchanen throws the left hand but Wilson avoids the punch easily.
Buchanen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wilson misses with a combination
and Buchanen counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Buchanen is predictable there
letting Wilson counter with a right hand.
Wilson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Buchanen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilson sizes up Buchanen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wilson misses with a right hand
and Buchanen counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lee Wilson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Buchanen connects with a crisp jab.
Wilson feints and then cracks Buchanen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Buchanen down.
Buchanen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Buchanen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wilson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Buchanen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wilson.
A head kick misses from Wilson.
Wilson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wilson scores with a decent looking hook.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buchanen moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws a right hand that Buchanen ducks under and follows up with a left that Buchanen also avoids with ease.
Buchanen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buchanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilson is just out of range.
Wilson throws a right hand that Buchanen ducks under and follows up with a left that Buchanen also avoids with ease.
Buchanen slips under a jab from Wilson.
Buchanen blocks a jab.
Some wild striking there from Wilson.
Wilson throws a right hand that misses
and Buchanen counters with a one-two to the body.
Wilson lands a leg kick that knocks Buchanen off balance momentarily.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Buchanen moves out of range.
Wilson throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wilson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wilson throws a head kick but Buchanen moves out of range.
Wilson lands with a straight right. Buchanen didn't see that one coming.
Wilson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Buchanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Buchanen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wilson.
Wilson sizes up Buchanen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Buchanen slips a straight right by Wilson.
A punch combination from Buchanen misses.
Wilson misses with a hook. Buchanen ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wilson misses with a body kick.
Wilson scores with a nice head shot.
Wilson misses with a right hand
and Buchanen counters with a three punch combo that has Wilson backing up. Wilson nods at Buchanen to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Buchanen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Buchanen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Buchanen looks to throw the jab but Wilson is out of range.
Wilson misses with a hook. Buchanen ducked under it nicely.
Buchanen misses with an uppercut
and Wilson counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buchanen lands with a nice combination. Wilson backs away looking to recover.
Buchanen blocks a jab.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buchanen moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Lee Wilson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ed Buchanen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Wilson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wilson cracks Buchanen with a good jab.
Buchanen misses with a lunging right hand
and Wilson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Buchanen is just out of range.
Wilson throws an overhand right that lands on Buchanen's shoulder, as Buchanen tries to avoid the shot.
Buchanen swings widly with a right hand
and Wilson counters with a straight right hand.
Buchanen throws a sloppy head kick
and Wilson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Buchanen misses with a left hand
and Wilson counters with an outside leg kick.
Wilson avoids the body shot from Buchanen.
Buchanen throws a lazy uppercut
and Wilson counters with a nice uppercut.
Wilson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wilson misses with an uppercut
and Buchanen counters with a head kick.
Buchanen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wilson lands with a right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Wilson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wilson.

Buchanen is rocked!
Buchanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilson throws an off balance right hand
and Buchanen counters with a stiff right hand.
Buchanen throws a poor cross that misses
and Wilson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Oh Buchanen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Buchanen.
Buchanen seems to have got his legs back now.
Good shot there by Wilson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with an uppercut.
Wilson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wilson is looking to clinch but Buchanen is avoiding it.
Good shot there by Wilson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wilson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wilson moves out of range of the strikes.

Wilson closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Wilson - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Wilson.
Buchanen wants to get back to striking at distance but Wilson won't allow it.
Buchanen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wilson lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wilson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wilson throws a wild body kick that Buchanen sees coming a mile off.
Wilson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Buchanen avoids the head kick by Wilson.
Wilson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wilson thows a body kick. Buchanen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wilson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wilson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wilson feints and then cracks Buchanen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Buchanen down.
Wilson misses the jab.
Wilson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson swinging wildly here.
Wilson scores with a punch to the head.
Buchanen tried to score with a low kick but Wilson checks it.
Wilson throws a shot from downtown. Buchanen moves away and avoids it.
Wilson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Buchanen throws a lazy uppercut
and Wilson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Buchanen slips a straight right by Wilson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some wild striking there from Wilson.
Buchanen lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Wilson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ed Buchanen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wilson gets a clinch.
Wilson pushes Buchanen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Buchanen blocks a body shot from Wilson.
Wilson stalling against the cage.
Buchanen working hard to break the clinch.
Buchanen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wilson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilson controlling the action here for a moment.
Wilson gets underhooks to prevent Buchanen's takedown attempt.
Wilson lands a hook that snaps the head of Buchanen backwards.
Wilson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Buchanen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Buchanen prevents a body shot from Wilson.
Wilson prevents Buchanen from breaking the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wilson.
Wilson is pushing Buchanen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanen is trying to break free.

Wilson breaks from the clinch.
Wilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Buchanen is just out of range.
Buchanen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wilson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ed Buchanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Buchanen scores with a jab.
Buchanen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wilson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wilson throws a right and a left that Buchanen avoids nicely.
Wilson misses with a hook. Buchanen ducked under it nicely.
Wilson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wilson lands with a nice body kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buchanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Buchanen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Buchanen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Buchanen takes one to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buchanen scores with the left hand. Wilson knows he should have avoided that one.
Buchanen misses with a right hand
and Wilson counters with a leg kick.
Wilson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wilson tests Buchanen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Buchanen dodges the punch combination from Wilson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buchanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Buchanen.
Buchanen throws a poor cross that misses
and Wilson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Buchanen scores with a body shot.
Wilson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Buchanen counters with a two punch combo.
Wilson scores with a sloppy right hand. Buchanen should have avoided that one.
Wilson slips under a jab.
Buchanen throws a right hand that misses
letting Wilson counter with a right hand.
Wilson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Buchanen.
Buchanen scores with a sloppy right hand. Wilson should have avoided that one.
Buchanen on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson cracks Buchanen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wilson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buchanen ducks right into an uppercut from Wilson.
Wilson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Buchanen to score with a decent uppercut.
Buchanen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wilson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Buchanen checks it well.
Wilson looks to throw the jab but Buchanen is out of range.
Wilson throws a front kick aimed at Buchanen's knee but Buchanen avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buchanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wilson there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Wilson dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ed Buchanen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Wilson lands with a right hand.
Wilson throws a leg kick which misses Buchanen's front leg but catches the back leg as Buchanen tries to avoid it.
Wilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buchanen.
Buchanen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wilson.
Wilson avoids the body shot from Buchanen.
Buchanen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wilson.
Buchanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilson.
Wilson cracks the inside of Buchanen's front leg.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Wilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buchanen manages to avoid it.
Wilson feints a jab promting Buchanen to slip. Wilson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Buchanen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wilson can pounce on him.
Wilson throws a head kick that Buchanen semi-blocks.
Wilson swings for the body but Buchanen moves out of range.
Buchanen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wilson circles away quickly and effectively.
Wilson misses with a few strikes there.
Wilson misses with a left hand
and Buchanen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Buchanen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wilson can pounce on him.
Buchanen slips under a jab from Wilson.
Buchanen swings for the body but Wilson moves out of range.
Buchanen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buchanen moves out of range of the strikes.
Buchanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilson.
Wilson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wilson cracks Buchanen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wilson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Buchanen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wilson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Buchanen.
Wilson lands a glancing blow to the side of Buchanen's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wilson.
Buchanen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wilson wants to clinch up but Buchanen keeps it at a distance.
Wilson scores with a body shot.
Wilson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buchanen.
Buchanen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wilson tries to clinch up but Buchanen circles away and keeps his distance.
Buchanen moves out of range as Wilson throws a body kick.
Wilson scores with a jab to the body.
Wilson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands a jab to the head.
Buchanen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wilson.
A shot to the body from Buchanen misses
and Buchanen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Buchanen tries a head kick but it misses.
Buchanen circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. Buchanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilson scores with a leg kick.
Buchanen misses with a shot to the body
and Wilson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilson lands a jab to Buchanen's midsection.
Wilson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ed Buchanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buchanen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wilson. Wilson obviously looking to wear him down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Wilson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wilson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 45:50
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 45:50
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Wilson!
Lee Wilson is the new middleweight champion!