PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Fring (ranked 835 p4p, 110 weight class) and Taine Raharuhi (ranked 359 p4p, 47 weight class). Fring comes to the cage accompanied by Bamboleo by The Gypsy Kings. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fring
vs
Raharuhi

185 cm
28
162 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

180 cm
28
165 lbs
24 - 9 - 2

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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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Gustavo Fring!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taine Raharuhi!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fring misses with a low kick.
Fring misses with a hook
letting Raharuhi counter with a right hand.
Fring throws a right hand that misses
letting Raharuhi counter with a right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Fring blocks the leg kick.
Gustavo Fring seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fring scores with a crisp jab that stopped Raharuhi in his tracks.
Fring slips a straight right by Raharuhi.
Raharuhi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fring waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raharuhi.
Fring tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fring.
Fring misses with a body shot.
Raharuhi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fring under the eye.
Raharuhi slips under a jab.
Raharuhi lands a right hook to the body.
Fring ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fring slips a straight right by Raharuhi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raharuhi throws a leg kick but Fring checks it.
Fring avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raharuhi looks to score with a jab to the body but Fring is just out of range.
An inside leg kick from Raharuhi misses.
Fring misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fring connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fring throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fring takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Raharuhi scores with a leg kick.
Fring tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raharuhi was well out of range. Poor timing from Fring.
Fring throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raharuhi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Raharuhi avoids the body shot from Fring.
Raharuhi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Raharuhi punishes Fring's body with a nice straight punch.
Raharuhi checks a low kick from Fring.
A nice side step and Raharuhi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Raharuhi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Some bone on bone action there as Fring checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Raharuhi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raharuhi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fring throws a low kick but Raharuhi avoids it.
Fring fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raharuhi cracks Fring with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fring lands with an overhand left.
Raharuhi with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi slips under a jab.
Raharuhi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fring.
Raharuhi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fring catches Raharuhi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fring with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Raharuhi to score with a decent uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Fring checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Raharuhi throws a body shot but no joy.
Fring throws a left and a right that both miss
and Raharuhi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Fring.
Raharuhi throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Fring lands an impressive looking overhand right. Raharuhi doesn't seem phased though.
Raharuhi moves out of range as Fring throws a body kick.
Fring 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.
Raharuhi misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut lands for Fring. That snapped Raharuhi's head back.
A jab lands there for Raharuhi.
Fring throws a body punch but Raharuhi moves out of range.
Raharuhi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fring chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fring lands with an overhand left.
Raharuhi just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fring.
Fring moves out of range of the strikes.
Fring throws a leg kick but Raharuhi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A slow jab from Raharuhi misses its intended target.
Fring misses with a wild combination.
Raharuhi connects with a body shot.
Raharuhi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fring.
Fring looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fring lands a right hook to the body.
Fring lands a jab to the head.
Raharuhi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fring.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raharuhi. Fring does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raharuhi misses with a wild body shot.
Fring misses with a wild body shot.
Raharuhi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fring tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fring throws a leg kick but Raharuhi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fring is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Raharuhi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fring doesn't seem bothered though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Raharuhi misses.
Fring appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fring closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Raharuhi staying out of range there.
Raharuhi jabs at Fring's body.
Raharuhi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Raharuhi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fring rather than just go for the knockout.
Raharuhi lands with a shot to the body.
Fring throws a front kick that sends Raharuhi stumbling back into the cage.
Fring throws a one two combo.
Fring has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fring there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fring misses with a left hand
and Raharuhi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fring walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Raharuhi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Raharuhi shapes to counter with a head kick.
Jab from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi checks a leg kick.
Fring lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fring moves out of range of the leg kick from Raharuhi.
Fring chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fring takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Raharuhi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fring manages to avoid it.
Fring jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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.
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.

Raharuhi swings for the body but Fring moves out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Raharuhi in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Raharuhi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fring keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fring misses with a head kick.
A jab from Raharuhi misses.
Raharuhi throws a lazy right hand but Fring sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Raharuhi misses the target.
Fring swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fring takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fring ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Raharuhi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fring moves away.
Raharuhi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fring manages to avoid it.
Fring buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fring throws a chopping leg kick but Raharuhi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raharuhi throws a looping overhand right but Fring ducks down to avoid it.
Fring slips a jab from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fring doesn't seem bothered though.
Raharuhi works Fring's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fring fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raharuhi manages to avoid it.
Raharuhi misses with a wild body shot.
Raharuhi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fring was well out of range. Poor timing from Raharuhi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharuhi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Raharuhi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raharuhi scores with a body shot.
Fring throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Raharuhi on the side of the head.
Fring uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raharuhi.
Fring connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fring misses with a lunging right hand
and Raharuhi counters with a right hand to the body.
Fring moves out of range of the strikes.
Fring throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raharuhi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raharuhi looks to land a right hand but Fring moved out of range.
Fring misses the shot to the body.
Raharuhi digs a good body shot into Fring's ribs.
Fring tests Raharuhi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Raharuhi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raharuhi jabs Fring to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Taine Raharuhi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Raharuhi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fring looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Raharuhi is looking to slow Fring down with leg kicks.
A good leg kick by Raharuhi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi connects with a single shot there.
Raharuhi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raharuhi drops his hands momentarily and Fring takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Raharuhi throws a hook but Fring blocks it.
Raharuhi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fring lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Raharuhi at a distance.
Fring blocks a low kick nicely.
Raharuhi throws a body shot but no joy.
Raharuhi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raharuhi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fring moves away.
Raharuhi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fring on the side of the head.
Raharuhi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Raharuhi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fring throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raharuhi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Raharuhi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fring.
Fring moves out of range as Raharuhi strikes.
Raharuhi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Raharuhi.
Fring fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raharuhi manages to avoid it.
A big right from Raharuhi misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi misses with a body shot.
Fring throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fring misses with a body shot
and Raharuhi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch combination from Fring misses.
Decent striking displayed by Fring there.
Fring takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Raharuhi digs a good body shot into Fring's ribs.
Raharuhi throws a jab when Fring was well out of range.
Fring swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Raharuhi looks to throw the jab but Fring is out of range.
Fring misses with a straight left.
Raharuhi throws a low kick, looking for Fring's leg but Fring calmly moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raharuhi. Fring does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fring feints and then cracks Raharuhi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Raharuhi down.
Fring moves out of range of the leg kick from Raharuhi.
Fring pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raharuhi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fring manages to avoid it.
Fring's corner calls for a 1-2. Fring obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fring fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raharuhi manages to avoid it.
Raharuhi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fring with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fring connects with a looping right hand.
Raharuhi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fring can pounce on him.
Raharuhi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Raharuhi tries to work over Fring's front leg with a kick but Fring checks it.
Raharuhi checks the leg kick.
Raharuhi tried to score with a low kick but Fring checks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Raharuhi.
Fring swings for the body but Raharuhi moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fring darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fring punishes Raharuhi's body with a nice straight punch.
Raharuhi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fring doesn't seem bothered though.
Fring takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fring scores with a shot to the body.
Raharuhi looks to land a left hand but Fring moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raharuhi avoids the body shot from Fring.
Raharuhi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fring will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Raharuhi ducks right into an uppercut from Fring.
Raharuhi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Taine Raharuhi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

Fring lands with a thumping leg kick.
Raharuhi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fring.
Fring misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Raharuhi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Raharuhi throws a looping overhand right but Fring ducks down to avoid it.
Fring tried to counter with a leg kick but Raharuhi avoided it.
Raharuhi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fring.
Fring throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Fring throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raharuhi wants to land a leg kick but Fring is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Raharuhi.
Fring looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Raharuhi takes a swing at Fring's ribcage but misses.
Fring scores with a jab to the head.
Raharuhi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Raharuhi throws a front kick aimed at Fring's knee but Fring avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fring throws a leg kick which misses Raharuhi's front leg but catches the back leg as Raharuhi tries to avoid it.
Raharuhi lands a body shot.
Raharuhi thows a leg kick but Fring checks it
and Fring counters with a nice low kick that buckles Raharuhi's knee momentarily.
Fring misses with an uppercut
and Raharuhi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fring throws an overhand right that lands on Raharuhi's shoulder, as Raharuhi tries to avoid the shot.
Raharuhi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fring.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fring looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A low kick from Fring misses
and Raharuhi counters with a left to the body.
Raharuhi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fring.
Raharuhi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Raharuhi misses with a few strikes there.
A slow jab from Fring misses its intended target.
Fring scores with a jab. Raharuhi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Raharuhi looks to land a right hand but Fring moved out of range.
Fring fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raharuhi manages to avoid it.
Raharuhi scores with a three punch combo!
Raharuhi misses with a wild combination.
Fring misses with an uppercut.
Fring backing away here, and Raharuhi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Raharuhi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fring.
Raharuhi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fring.
Fring goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raharuhi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raharuhi misses with a hook. Fring ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi looks to score with a jab to the body but Fring is just out of range.
Fring throws a big shot that misses.
Raharuhi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fring manages to avoid it.
A big left from Fring misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Fring as he connects with a hook.
Fring looks to land a right hand but Raharuhi moved out of range.
Fring displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raharuhi throws out the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Raharuhi. That's going to slow Fring down.
Fring checks the leg kick.
Raharuhi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fring misses with a body shot.
Fring misses with a jab to the body
and Raharuhi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fring wants to land a leg kick but Raharuhi is out of range.
Raharuhi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fring looks to score with a jab to the body but Raharuhi is just out of range.
Fring pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fring throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fring misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fring checks it well.
Fring tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raharuhi was well out of range. Poor timing from Fring.
Fring on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Raharuhi. Raharuhi obviously looking to wear him down.
Fring avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fring moves forwards but Raharuhi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Raharuhi throws out a loose jab but Fring uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raharuhi 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.
Fring has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Raharuhi finds it's way round the side to connect with Fring's head.
Raharuhi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fring tests Raharuhi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fring's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Fring throws a shot from downtown. Raharuhi moves away and avoids it.
Fring misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fring moves out of range of the body kick.
Raharuhi throws a hook to the side of Fring's head but Fring sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fring throws a leg kick which misses Raharuhi's front leg but catches the back leg as Raharuhi tries to avoid it.
Raharuhi ducks under a wild hook from Fring.
Raharuhi drops his hands momentarily and Fring takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raharuhi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fring.
Fring half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fring.
An inside leg kick from Fring misses.
Raharuhi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fring throws a body shot but no joy.
Raharuhi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fring takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fring slips a jab and a cross from Raharuhi.
Fring scores with a punch to the head.
Raharuhi thuds a left hand into Fring's body.
Fring throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Raharuhi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fring tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raharuhi was well out of range. Poor timing from Fring.
Raharuhi defending well as Fring loads up on a big left hand.
Raharuhi moves out of range as Fring strikes.
Raharuhi ducks under a wild hook from Fring.
Fring tries to work over Raharuhi's front leg with a kick but Raharuhi checks it.
Fring lands with a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Fring - just one landing.
Raharuhi thows a left - swing and a miss!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gustavo Fring.
I think Raharuhi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Taine Raharuhi!
A relieved looking Taine Raharuhi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.