PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mambira Silva (ranked 5590 p4p, 5956 weight class) and Derrick Buchannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buchannon has chosen Thunderstruck ACDC as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Silva
vs
Buchannon

169 cm
18
141
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
21
155
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mambira Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Derrick Buchannon!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a looping right.

Buchannon gets a double leg takedown into Silva's guard.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Buchannon's guard.

Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Buchannon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Buchannon is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Buchannon pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva wants to control from the top but Buchannon keeps moving.
Buchannon is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buchannon has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Silva drops back, looking for a kneebar! Buchannon looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Buchannon looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Buchannon!

Buchannon lands a nice forearm strike.
Silva struggling a bit here.

Buchannon is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Silva looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Silva wants to control but Buchannon postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva is trying to improve his position.

Buchannon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.

Buchannon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Buchannon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Silva is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Buchannon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.
Silva wants to control but Buchannon postures up.
Silva takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Buchannon lands a decent elbow from side control.

Buchannon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.
Buchannon lands an elbow.

Silva is rocked!
Silva is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva prevents Buchannon from moving into mount.

Buchannon is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Buchannon thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Silva tries to bench press Buchannon off him but Buchannon keeps the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva manages to work his way to half guard, despite Buchannon's best efforts.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.

Buchannon seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derrick Buchannon dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Some wild striking there from Buchannon.
Silva half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Buchannon misses with a wild combination.
Buchannon throws a body shot but no joy.
Buchannon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Buchannon throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.

Buchannon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Silva drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Buchannon manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Silva has Buchannon in his guard.

Buchannon sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Buchannon postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
Buchannon forces his way into half guard.
Silva trying to control but Buchannon postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Buchannon is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.
Derrick Buchannon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva wants to get back to full guard but Buchannon has passed into side control.
Silva on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buchannon is chipping away with strikes.
Oh Silva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Buchannon is trying to get an arm triangle but Silva is defending well.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Buchannon cracks Silva with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Silva struggling a bit here.

Buchannon is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Check out the look on Buchannon's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
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Check out the look on Buchannon's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Buchannon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.
Buchannon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Buchannon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Buchannon is trying to get an arm triangle but Silva is defending well.
Check out the look on Buchannon's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Buchannon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Buchannon scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Silva to see if he's OK.

Buchannon swings around for an armbar but Silva sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Buchannon's guard.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Buchannon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva throws an elbow that misses. Buchannon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by Buchannon!

Buchannon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silva's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva has momentary wrist control but Buchannon slips an elbow through the middle.
Buchannon trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derrick Buchannon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Buchannon misses with a series of wild punches.
Buchannon tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Buchannon! But no joy.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Buchannon misses with a few strikes there.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Buchannon circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mambira Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Buchannon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Buchannon.

Silva tries to sprawl but Buchannon drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Buchannon is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silva is just riding it out for now. Buchannon eventually gives up the hold.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Buchannon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silva defends it well.
Buchannon is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.

Buchannon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Buchannon is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Silva gets full guard.
Silva pulls Buchannon in close to prevent any damage.
Buchannon wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Buchannon is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Buchannon is proving a slippery customer.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Buchannon preventing the sweep.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Derrick Buchannon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Buchannon misses with a two punch combination.
A left and a right from Buchannon both land. Nice combination.
A combination from Buchannon does no damage.
Buchannon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva misses the jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Buchannon.
Buchannon now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buchannon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Buchannon looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Nice cross by Buchannon.
Buchannon throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.

Buchannon gets the takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
Mambira Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva seems a little lost for a moment, as Buchannon dominates the positioning.
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Buchannon keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Buchannon lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
A lull in the action here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Derrick Buchannon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Buchannon 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 26:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derrick Buchannon!