PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Duranto (ranked 787 p4p, 925 weight class) and Thomas Raske (ranked 120 p4p, 146 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Duranto
vs
Raske

180 cm
33
169
20 - 11 - 2

188 cm
33
170
24 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Roberto Duranto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Raske!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raske fails with the takedown.
Duranto throws a lazy uppercut
letting Raske counter with a right hand.
Duranto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Raske on the side of the head.

It looks like Thomas Raske has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Duranto misses the target.
Thomas Raske seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raske walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Duranto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Raske defending well as Duranto loads up on a big left hand.
Raske pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Duranto half committed to a counter leg kick.
Raske slips a jab from Duranto.
Raske throws a quick inside leg kick.
Duranto tries to land a front kick but Raske steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Raske lands a slapping body shot.
Duranto thumps Raske with a low kick.
Duranto throws a body punch but Raske moves out of range.
Duranto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raske takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Duranto. That's going to slow Raske down.
Duranto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Raske doesn't seem bothered though.
Raske scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raske shoots in but no luck this time.
Roberto Duranto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duranto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Raske misses with a kick to the body.
Raske swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raske scores with a jab. Duranto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Raske fails with a takedown attempt.
Roberto Duranto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Raske.
Duranto misses with a looping left.
Duranto throws a head kick but Raske moves out of range.
Duranto has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Secret Lab in the buildup to the fight.
Duranto throws the left hand but Raske avoids the punch easily.
Raske throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Duranto throwing a counter right hand but Raske manages to avoid it.
Duranto tried to score with a low kick but Raske checks it.
Raske misses with a low kick.
Duranto connects with a right hand. Raske shakes it off.
Raske scores with a body shot.
Duranto fails to land with a series of punches.
Duranto throws a leg kick which misses Raske's front leg but catches the back leg as Raske tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duranto ducks under a wild hook from Raske.
Duranto tries to clinch up.
Raske tries to work over Duranto's front leg with a kick but Duranto checks it.
Duranto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Raske. That did some damage!
Raske throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Duranto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raske connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Raske misses the body punch
and Duranto counters with a nice leg kick.
Raske tries to land a front kick but Duranto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Raske walks into a stiff left hand from Duranto.

Raske is rocked!
Raske with a nice cross.
Raske looks for a takedown but Duranto sprawls well.
Raske fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Duranto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Duranto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Duranto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Raske throws a head kick that half lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raske scores with a jab to the head.
Raske fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Raske is looking to score with low kicks.
Raske has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Raske lands with a thumping leg kick.
Duranto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Raske throws a body shot but no joy.
Duranto feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Raske shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Good work by Raske as he checks the leg kick.
Raske lands a nice hook to Duranto's body. Duranto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Duranto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Duranto.
Duranto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Raske misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duranto.
Duranto is looking to counter punch.
Raske lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Raske throws a looping overhand right but Duranto ducks down to avoid it.
Raske throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Duranto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raske swats away the attempt to clinch by Duranto.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raske throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Duranto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Raske ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Duranto throws a hook to the side of Raske's head but Raske sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duranto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raske.
An attempted straight right counter from Duranto misses the target.
Duranto misses with a head kick.
Raske now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Raske swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Duranto counters with a nice low kick that buckles Raske's knee momentarily.
Raske is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Duranto had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Raske swings for the body but Duranto moves out of range.
Duranto blocks a head kick by Raske.
It looked like Duranto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Raske has managed to clinch.
Raske tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raske.
Duranto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raske struggles to land a body shot inside as Duranto controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raske blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raske drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Duranto misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Thomas Raske will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thomas Raske's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Raske moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Duranto rushes Raske and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Duranto throws a punch but it's blocked by Raske.
Raske blocking some punches.
Raske misses with a body punch.
Duranto throws a head punch that misses.
Raske working aggressively here.
Duranto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Raske backwards.
Duranto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Raske backwards.
Duranto is working Raske over against the cage.
Raske misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duranto scores with a shot to the side of Raske's head.
Duranto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Raske is still on wobbly legs! Can Duranto finish him?
Duranto prevents the takedown attempt.
Raske seems to have recovered his senses.
Raske blocking some punches.
Duranto prevents a body shot from Raske.
Raske lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raske.

Duranto manages to break the clinch.
Raske cracks Duranto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thomas Raske seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Raske takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raske throws a left and a right that both miss
and Duranto counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roberto Duranto!
In his post fight interview, Roberto Duranto started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Thomas Raske was interviewed post fight and said 'Sometimes you lose. Sometimes I lose. Losing sucks dick. I'm out!'.