PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Duranto (ranked 373 p4p, 42 weight class) and Taine Raharuhi (ranked 1021 p4p, 124 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Duranto
vs
Raharuhi

180 cm
27
160 lbs
9 - 3 - 2

180 cm
25
165 lbs
16 - 5 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Roberto Duranto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taine Raharuhi!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duranto tries to land a front kick but Raharuhi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Duranto is looking to chop away at Raharuhi's legs.
Duranto misses with a jab to the body
and Raharuhi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been told by Duranto's head coaches at Secret Lab that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Raharuhi misses the target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Taine Raharuhi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raharuhi avoids the body shot from Duranto.
Good work by Raharuhi as he checks the leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Duranto, right into the meat.
Raharuhi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Raharuhi misses.
Duranto looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Duranto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duranto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Raharuhi counters with a stiff right hand.
Raharuhi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Raharuhi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Duranto misses with a head kick.
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!
Duranto defending well as Raharuhi loads up on a big left hand.
Raharuhi misses with a body shot
and Duranto counters with a stiff right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Raharuhi, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duranto throws a jab but it's blocked by Raharuhi.
Raharuhi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duranto.
Raharuhi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duranto.
Raharuhi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Raharuhi misses with a low kick as Duranto jumps back.
Duranto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raharuhi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Duranto's sensitive parts.
Raharuhi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duranto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duranto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raharuhi dips to his left and cracks Duranto with an uppercut!
Raharuhi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Duranto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Duranto tries to clinch but Raharuhi moves out of range.
Duranto blocks a head kick by Raharuhi.
Duranto missing with a left hand there. Raharuhi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duranto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Raharuhi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Duranto.
Raharuhi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Raharuhi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Duranto misses with a body kick.
Raharuhi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Raharuhi scores with a shot to the body.
Raharuhi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Duranto moves in looking to clinch but Raharuhi pushes him off.
A thudding body kick lands there by Raharuhi!
Duranto throws a push kick but Raharuhi slaps the foot to one side.
Raharuhi throws a hook but Duranto avoids it easily.
Duranto lands a front kick.
Nice straight punches there by Raharuhi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Raharuhi.
Raharuhi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Duranto slips under a jab from Raharuhi.
Duranto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Raharuhi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Duranto avoids the body shot from Raharuhi.
Duranto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Raharuhi throws a body shot but no joy.
Raharuhi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Raharuhi gets tackled into the cage by Duranto. Duranto maintains the clinch.
Duranto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Duranto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Raharuhi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
As Raharuhi backs away, Duranto returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Raharuhi misses with a lunging right hand

and Duranto counters by moving into the clinch.

Raharuhi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duranto looks to score with a jab to the body but Raharuhi is just out of range.
Raharuhi replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Duranto blocks it well.
Raharuhi scores with a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Duranto.
Duranto tries to clinch up.
Raharuhi throws a low kick, looking for Duranto's leg but Duranto calmly moves out of range.
A jab from Raharuhi misses.
Raharuhi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Duranto throws a good cross that connects.
Duranto misses with a low kick.
Raharuhi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Raharuhi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duranto.
Duranto swings widly with a right hand
and Raharuhi counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duranto tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Duranto misses the target.
Duranto throws a head kick but Raharuhi moves out of range.
Duranto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Raharuhi has time to react.
Duranto getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Duranto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raharuhi.
Duranto throws a low kick but it's checked well by Raharuhi.
A jab lands there for Duranto.
Raharuhi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Raharuhi tries a low kick but Duranto avoids it.
Duranto is looking to score with low kicks.
Raharuhi misses with a body kick.
Duranto tried to counter with a leg kick but Raharuhi avoided it.
Duranto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duranto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raharuhi thumps Duranto with a low kick.
Duranto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Raharuhi's head backwards.
Raharuhi throws a looping overhand right but Duranto ducks down to avoid it.
Raharuhi throws a looping overhand right but Duranto ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Taine Raharuhi will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Good work by Raharuhi as he checks the leg kick.
Duranto throws a leg kick that misses.
Raharuhi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Raharuhi just misses with a punch to the body.
Taine Raharuhi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Raharuhi does it's job there.
A bone on bone clash there as Raharuhi blocks the leg kick.
Raharuhi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Duranto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Raharuhi throws out a counter right but Duranto avoids it with no problem.
Duranto throws the kick towards the body but Raharuhi avoids it.
Raharuhi misses with a straight left.
Duranto lands with a hook. Raharuhi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Raharuhi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duranto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duranto throws a leg kick but Raharuhi checks it.
Raharuhi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Duranto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Duranto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raharuhi connects with a body shot that sends Duranto's belly button to the back.
Raharuhi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Duranto throws a leg kick but Raharuhi moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duranto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Raharuhi slips a straight right by Duranto.
Duranto misses with a leg kick
and Raharuhi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Raharuhi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Duranto's calf.
Raharuhi throws a low kick but Duranto moves out of range easily.
As Raharuhi backs away, Duranto returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Raharuhi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raharuhi punishes Duranto's body with a nice straight punch.
Duranto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Raharuhi to score with a decent uppercut.
Duranto just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Raharuhi.
Raharuhi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Raharuhi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Duranto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Duranto misses with a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raharuhi! But no joy.
Duranto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Raharuhi's calf.
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!
Duranto throws out a loose jab but Raharuhi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raharuhi lands a glancing blow to the side of Duranto's head.
Raharuhi lands a slapping body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duranto takes a kick to the side of the head.
Raharuhi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Duranto lands a lovely overhand right.
Raharuhi moves out of range of the leg kick from Duranto.
Raharuhi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Raharuhi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Duranto is out of range.
Duranto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raharuhi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Raharuhi.
Raharuhi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raharuhi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Raharuhi misses with a looping right.
As Raharuhi tries to get set, Duranto tries to push him back and clinch up but Raharuhi manages to avoid the attempt.
Duranto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Duranto misses its intended target.
Raharuhi slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Raharuhi misses its intended target.
Duranto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raharuhi manages to avoid it.
Raharuhi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Duranto scores with a hook to the body. Raharuhi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Duranto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi tries to score with a low kick but Duranto moves his leg out of the way.
Raharuhi throws a hook to the side of Duranto's head but Duranto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duranto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Duranto blocks the body kick.
Raharuhi throws a shot from downtown. Duranto moves away and avoids it.
Raharuhi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Raharuhi tries to score with a low kick but Duranto moves his leg out of the way.
Duranto throwing a counter right hand but Raharuhi manages to avoid it.
Duranto throws a low kick but Raharuhi moves out of range easily.
Duranto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Raharuhi misses the target.
Raharuhi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duranto.
Raharuhi scores with a jab. Duranto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Duranto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Raharuhi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Duranto's sensitive parts.
Raharuhi connects with a leg kick. Duranto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Duranto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Raharuhi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duranto thumps Raharuhi with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Raharuhi blocks the leg kick.
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!
Raharuhi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Duranto is out of range and Raharuhi settles back down.
Duranto throwing a counter right hand but Raharuhi manages to avoid it.
Raharuhi tries to land a front kick but Duranto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Duranto throwing a counter right hand but Raharuhi manages to avoid it.
Duranto throws the left hand but Raharuhi avoids the punch easily.
Duranto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Raharuhi misses its intended target.
Raharuhi scores with a jab to the body.
Duranto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Raharuhi. That did some damage!
Raharuhi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Duranto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Raharuhi moves out of range of the body kick from Duranto.
Duranto connects with a solid leg kick.

Duranto gets a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duranto pushes Raharuhi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raharuhi lands a shoulder strike.
Raharuhi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taine Raharuhi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!

Duranto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Raharuhi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duranto.
Raharuhi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Duranto eats them both and turns towards Raharuhi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A bone on bone clash there as Raharuhi blocks the leg kick.
Duranto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raharuhi moves away.
Duranto misses with a lunging right hand
and Raharuhi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raharuhi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Raharuhi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Duranto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Raharuhi scores with a shot to the body.
Duranto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duranto tries to clinch up.
Raharuhi misses with a low kick.
Duranto misses with a lunging right hand
and Raharuhi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raharuhi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Raharuhi works over Duranto's head and body with a nice combination.
Duranto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharuhi misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A slow jab from Raharuhi misses its intended target.
Duranto wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Raharuhi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duranto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Raharuhi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That kick from Raharuhi tenderised Duranto's leg. Duranto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Raharuhi tests Duranto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Raharuhi throws a head kick that misses.
Duranto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duranto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Raharuhi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Raharuhi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Raharuhi checks a leg kick.
Raharuhi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Raharuhi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duranto.
Raharuhi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Duranto. That one must have hurt.
Duranto takes one on the button.
Raharuhi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!

Duranto has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duranto throws a head punch that misses.
Raharuhi tries to land knees in the clinch but Duranto avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Raharuhi.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Raharuhi as Duranto tries to tie him up.

Duranto breaks from the clinch.
Duranto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Duranto slips a jab from Raharuhi.
It appears Duranto was looking to counter with a kick there.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Raharuhi tries to land knees in the clinch but Duranto avoids the damage to the body.
Raharuhi lands with a left to the head.
Duranto avoiding damage as Raharuhi throws knees to the body.
Raharuhi is trying to break the clinch but Duranto has him pressed against the cage.
Duranto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Raharuhi.
Duranto misses with some punches.
Raharuhi blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duranto prevents a body shot from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Duranto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duranto.
Duranto is looking to control Raharuhi's arms but Raharuhi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Duranto has his back to the cage.
Duranto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raharuhi backwards.
Duranto lands a left hand.
Duranto blocks an elbow strike from Raharuhi.
Duranto is trying to stall.
A short right from Duranto on the inside.
Duranto prevents a body shot from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Raharuhi blocking some punches.
Raharuhi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Duranto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duranto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roberto Duranto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Duranto lands a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Raharuhi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Raharuhi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Raharuhi breaks from the clinch.
Duranto tries to clinch but Raharuhi is having none of it.
Raharuhi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Duranto slips a straight right by Raharuhi.
Duranto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Raharuhi as he connects with a hook.
Raharuhi swings for the body but Duranto moves out of range.
Roberto Duranto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duranto is looking to slow Raharuhi down with leg kicks.
Raharuhi stuns Duranto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Duranto closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Duranto on the inside.
Duranto swings wildly with an uppercut but Raharuhi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duranto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Duranto misses with the head strike.
Duranto misses with the head strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Taine Raharuhi.
I've got Raharuhi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taine Raharuhi!
Taine Raharuhi spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Roberto Duranto was interviewed post fight and said 'So you forget to set my sliders.. Didnt you, Gutz?'.