PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Ross Buchanan (ranked 23465 p4p, 3477 weight class) and Claes Ragnvaldsson (ranked 287 p4p, 156 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Buchanan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Roy Buchanan's Train Blues. Ross Buchanan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Buchanan
vs
Ragnvaldsson

169 cm
42
147
25 - 28 - 0

180 cm
20
140
4 - 4 - 0

Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Powerful

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 25 - 28 - 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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Claes Ragnvaldsson!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnvaldsson stalks Buchanan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Buchanan's face. Buchanan staggers backwards, shaken.

Ragnvaldsson clinches with his opponent.
Ragnvaldsson is trying to break the clinch but Buchanan is controlling him.
Ragnvaldsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Buchanan misses with a punch to the body.
Buchanan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Buchanan has Ragnvaldsson pressed against the ropes, preventing Ragnvaldsson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Buchanan misses with some punches.
Buchanan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Buchanan misses with some punches.
Buchanan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Buchanan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Buchanan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Buchanan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Buchanan misses with the head strike.
Ragnvaldsson is trying to force a seperation but Buchanan has the dominant position.
Ragnvaldsson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ragnvaldsson stalling in the clinch but Buchanan improves position.
Buchanan has a couple of punches blocked by Ragnvaldsson.
Ragnvaldsson landing knees to the head.

It looks like Ross Buchanan has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Ragnvaldsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Buchanan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnvaldsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Buchanan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnvaldsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ragnvaldsson is trying to stall.
A short uppercut from Buchanan.

Ragnvaldsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ragnvaldsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ragnvaldsson moves in looking to clinch but Buchanan pushes him off.

Buchanan moves into range and clinches up with Ragnvaldsson.
Ragnvaldsson is looking to control Buchanan's arms but Buchanan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ragnvaldsson has his back to the ropes.
A short left from Buchanan.
Ragnvaldsson working aggressively here.
Buchanan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Buchanan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ragnvaldsson backwards.

Ragnvaldsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Buchanan moves forwards but Ragnvaldsson connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Buchanan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buchanan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnvaldsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Buchanan backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buchanan.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ragnvaldsson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Buchanan's brow.
A short uppercut from Buchanan.
Buchanan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Buchanan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Buchanan throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnvaldsson.
Ragnvaldsson looking to stall.
Ragnvaldsson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ragnvaldsson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ragnvaldsson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Ragnvaldsson breaks from the clinch.
Buchanan just misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnvaldsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnvaldsson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ragnvaldsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Buchanan.
Ragnvaldsson misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ross Buchanan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ross Buchanan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ragnvaldsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Buchanan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Buchanan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Buchanan wants to clinch
and Ragnvaldsson counters with a three punch combo that has Buchanan backing up. Buchanan nods at Ragnvaldsson to acknowledge the strikes.
Ragnvaldsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Ragnvaldsson gets a clinch.
Buchanan lands with a light punch inside.

Ragnvaldsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Buchanan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ragnvaldsson.
Buchanan misses with a straight left.
Ragnvaldsson wants to counter the offense by Buchanan and move into the clinch position.
Buchanan stuns Ragnvaldsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Buchanan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buchanan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Buchanan moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan misses with a combination
and Ragnvaldsson counters with a nice leg kick.
Ross Buchanan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ragnvaldsson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Buchanan is out of range and Ragnvaldsson settles back down.
Buchanan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ragnvaldsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ragnvaldsson throws a leg kick but Buchanan moved away.
Buchanan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Buchanan scores with a head kick. Ragnvaldsson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Ragnvaldsson is rocked!

It looks like Claes Ragnvaldsson has been cut.
Ross Buchanan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick from Ragnvaldsson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body kick there by Ragnvaldsson.
Buchanan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ragnvaldsson manages to avoid it.

Ragnvaldsson gets tackled into the ropes by Buchanan. Buchanan maintains the clinch.

Ragnvaldsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Buchanan swinging wildly here.

Buchanan moves into the clinch.
Buchanan swings wildly with an uppercut but Ragnvaldsson uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnvaldsson wants to get back to striking at distance but Buchanan won't allow it.

Ragnvaldsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Buchanan lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnvaldsson throws a head kick that Buchanan semi-blocks.
Ragnvaldsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Buchanan.
Buchanan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ragnvaldsson connects with a solid leg kick.
Buchanan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ragnvaldsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Buchanan scores with a jab to the body.
Ragnvaldsson throws a leg kick that misses.
Buchanan throws a big counter combination but Ragnvaldsson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Buchanan closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Ragnvaldsson crashing to the mat! Ragnvaldsson uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
Ragnvaldsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Buchanan finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnvaldsson tries to clinch but Buchanan moves out of range.
Buchanan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ragnvaldsson leaves his chin hanging out and Buchanan seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Ragnvaldsson crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ross Buchanan!
After winning the bout, Ross Buchanan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.