PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Giovanni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Buchanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giovanni comes to the cage accompanied by Til I Collapse [ Eminem ]. Buchanen has chosen Stranglehold as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Giovanni
vs
Buchanen

186 cm
30
199 lbs
23 - 11 - 0

185 cm
28
190 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
Convicted Trap House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sonny Giovanni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ed Buchanen!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buchanen throws a head kick but Giovanni moves out of range.
Buchanen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Giovanni.
Buchanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giovanni.
Giovanni connects with a high kick.

It looks like Ed Buchanen has been cut.
Buchanen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Giovanni counters with a body kick that stops Buchanen in his tracks momentarily.
Giovanni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Buchanen throws a head kick that misses.
Buchanen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giovanni blocks a jab.
Buchanen misses with a head kick.
Giovanni misses with a double jab
and Buchanen counters with a left to the body.
Buchanen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Giovanni as he avoids it easily.
Sonny Giovanni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buchanen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Giovanni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Giovanni misses
and Buchanen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Giovanni takes the fight into the clinch.
Giovanni lands a hook to the side of the head.
Giovanni scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Buchanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Giovanni is trying to break the clinch but Buchanen is controlling him.
Giovanni misses with some punches.
Buchanen can't break the clinch.
Buchanen trying to stall but Giovanni improves his position.
Giovanni misses with the head strike.
Buchanen wants to break free but Giovanni has control.
Buchanen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Buchanen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Giovanni's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni scores with a shoulder strike.
Buchanen working aggressively here.
Giovanni scores with a shoulder strike.
Giovanni working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Buchanen breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Giovanni misses with a right hand

and Buchanen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Giovanni keeping full guard, as Buchanen tries to pass.
Giovanni has Buchanen pulled in close to control his posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Buchanen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Buchanen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Giovanni works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Buchanen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buchanen tries to free his leg and advance position but Giovanni is retaining full guard.
Giovanni knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Buchanen on the ground.
Giovanni wants to sweep here but Buchanen controlling him for the moment.
Buchanen is looking to work some ground and pound but Giovanni has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Buchanen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Buchanen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Giovanni controls the position for a moment.

Buchanen tries for a kimura but Giovanni is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buchanen working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Giovanni is trying to get back to his feet.
Buchanen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Giovanni struggling a bit here.
Giovanni managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Buchanen.
Buchanen scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buchanen misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Buchanen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Giovanni wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ed Buchanen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ed Buchanen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Buchanen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Buchanen misses with a head kick.
Giovanni moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Buchanen. Those never looked like landing.
Giovanni fails to land with a series of punches.
Buchanen moves out of range of the body kick from Giovanni.
Buchanen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Giovanni on the side of the head.
Buchanen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Giovannis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Giovanni swings for the body but Buchanen moves out of range.
Giovanni attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Buchanen throws a big shot that misses.
Buchanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanen connects with a jab.
Sonny Giovanni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Giovanni throws out a powerful jab.
Giovanni lands with a slapping head kick.
Giovanni stuffs the takedown attempt from Buchanen. Buchanen gets slowly back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giovanni tries to clinch there but Buchanen circles away.
Buchanen slips under a jab.

Giovanni rushes Buchanen and presses him up against the cage.
Buchanen is pushing Giovanni up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Giovanni lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buchanen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Giovanni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Buchanen tries a body shot but Giovanni blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Buchanen.
Buchanen can't find room to land a body shot as Giovanni controls the action.
A frustrated look appears on Buchanen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Buchanen trying to control the position but instead, Giovanni has worked for underhooks and has pushed Buchanen into the cage.
Giovanni misses with a body punch.
Stalling in the clinch from Giovanni.
Buchanen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Buchanen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Buchanen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Buchanen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Giovanni can't find room to land a body shot as Buchanen controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buchanen tries to score a body lock takedown but Giovanni shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A shot in the inside from Giovanni.
Giovanni leaning his opponent against the cage.
Buchanen pushes Giovanni back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Buchanen lands with a left to the head.
Giovanni misses with a body punch.
Buchanen letting Giovanni take a breather here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Giovanni.
Buchanen misses with a punch on the inside.
Giovanni lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Giovanni lands a shot to the body.
Buchanen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Giovanni is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buchanen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Giovanni has him pressed against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Giovanni scores with a shoulder strike.
Buchanen wants to stall.
Giovanni tries to throw a body punch but Buchanen avoids it by throwing Giovanni back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Giovanni.
Buchanen misses with some punches.
Giovanni scores with a hook to the body.
Buchanen is breathing heavily.
Buchanen is trying to break the clinch but Giovanni has him pressed against the cage.
Buchanen gets through Giovanni's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Giovanni looking to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Giovanni digs a right hand into Buchanen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Buchanen's gas tank.
Good body shot from Giovanni.
A shot in the inside from Giovanni.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sonny Giovanni dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ed Buchanen's cut.
That's time! Giovanni's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Giovanni fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Buchanen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Giovanni.
Giovanni cracks a nice hook into Buchanen's ribs.
Buchanen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Giovanni wants to clinch.
Giovanni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Buchanen misses with a head kick.
Giovanni moves in looking to clinch but Buchanen pushes him off.
Buchanen throws a lazy head kick
and Giovanni counters with a nice body kick.
Buchanen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Giovanni closes the distance and pushes Buchanen back into the cage.
Giovanni lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Buchanen has a couple of punches blocked by Giovanni.
Giovanni blocking some punches.
Buchanen trying to stall but Giovanni improves his position.

Giovanni manages to break the clinch.
Giovanni connects with a solid leg kick.
Giovanni lands a really nice looking cross but Buchanen seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Buchanen gets tackled into the cage by Giovanni. Giovanni maintains the clinch.
Giovanni lands a right hand.
Buchanen throws a head punch that misses.
Giovanni lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Giovanni misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Giovanni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Giovanni taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Buchanen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sonny Giovanni has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Giovanni manages to break the clinch.
Ed Buchanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Giovanni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Buchanen.
Buchanen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Buchanen is rocked!
Buchanen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Buchanen is still on wobbly legs! Can Giovanni finish him?

Giovanni clinches up with Buchanen and pushes him back against the cage.
Giovanni lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Giovanni lands a hook to the side of the head.
Giovanni works on Buchanen's body with a couple of short punches.
Giovanni is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Giovanni breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buchanen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Buchanen seems to have recovered his senses.
Giovanni catches Buchanen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Buchanen avoids a kick to the body.
Buchanen drops his hands momentarily and Giovanni takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Buchanen blocks the body kick.
Giovanni connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Buchanen to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Giovanni!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sonny Giovanni!