PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Racio (ranked 3257 p4p, 4743 weight class) and Kaladin Storm (ranked 413 p4p, 534 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Racio
vs
Storm

214 cm
25
210
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
210
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Danny Racio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kaladin Storm!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Racio feints and as Storm raises his hands in defense, Racio changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Racio is standing up over Storm. Storm looks to escape but Racio dives into side control.

Storm wants to get back to his feet but Racio is dominant here and he's now got Storm's back!
Storm trying to get back to his feet but Racio is in full control for now.
Racio is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm wants to get back to his feet.

Storm showing good submission defense here.
Storm wants to get back to his feet.
Racio seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Storm is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Racio really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Storm.
Storm is trying to get back to his feet but Racio has full control of the position and if anything, Storm has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Racio is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm is trapped and Racio is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Racio lands a shot to the body.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Racio controlling the positon.
Storm is trying to get back to his feet but Racio has full control of the position and if anything, Storm has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Racio is riding his opponent, not letting Storm buck him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Racio looking for the choke from the back.
Racio has Storm flattened out and is raining down punches.
Storm is trying to stand back up.
Racio controls the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Racio is persistently looking for the submission but Storm is defending it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Racio dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Storm fails to land with a series of punches.
Storm falls off balance throwing a combination

and Racio counters by clinching up.
Storm wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Storm is trying to break the clinch but Racio has him pressed against the cage.

Racio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Racio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Storm can do to turn this around?
Storm misses with an uppercut

and Racio counters by moving into the clinch.

Racio gets control of Storm's arms and successfully pulls guard. Racio will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Storm tries to stand but Racio is controlling from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Racio is on top in guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm wants to stand up but Racio is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Racio lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Storm keeping moving, preventing Racio from controlling successfully.
Racio working some strikes from top position.
Racio working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Storm's head.
Storm wants to stand but Racio is controlling the position.

Racio gets to his feet. Storm looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Racio takes one on the button.
Danny Racio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Racio looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Racio drives through with a takedown into guard.
Racio stays in close to Storm's body and controls the position.
Storm is looking to stand up but Racio isn't so interested in that idea.
Danny Racio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Racio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Racio scoring with some ground and pound.
Racio really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Racio slips nicely into half guard.
Racio keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Racio is looking for submissions but instead, Storm has regained full guard.
Racio looking to pass the guard.
Racio trying to control but Storm is working from the bottom.
Storm is looking to stand up but Racio isn't so interested in that idea.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Racio misses with a takedown attempt - Storm sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Storm swinging wildly here.
Kaladin Storm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Storm misses with a looping right.
Storm lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Danny Racio has been cut.
Racio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Storm.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A combination from Storm does no damage.

Racio pushes Storm up against the cage in a clinch.
Come on Racio - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Storm wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Racio has him pressed against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Racio dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Danny Racio'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. This is the final round!

Nice body punch from Storm.
Storm displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Racio.
Storm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Storm fails to land with a series of punches.
Storm misses with a double jab

and Racio counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Racio controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Racio distracts Storm with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Racio not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Racio lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Racio not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Racio tries to free his leg and advance position but Storm is retaining full guard.
Racio will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Racio content to stall in guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Storm wants to stand but Racio is controlling the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Storm misses with a straight left.
Racio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Storm as he jumps to the side.
Racio with a lazy takedown attempt
and Storm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Racio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Racio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Racio fails to land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Storm! But no joy.
Storm misses with a wild combination.

Racio feints and as Storm raises his hands in defense, Racio changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Storm wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Racio manages to pass to side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Storm is looking to escape.
Racio wants to take a breather but Storm is having none of it.

Racio seems to be looking for submissions.

Racio stands up out of the half guard.
Racio takes one to the side of the head.
Storm lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Racio fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Storm punishes Racio's body with a nice straight punch.

Storm cracks Racio with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Racio looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Storm finish him?

Racio is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Storm plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Racio swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Racio face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kaladin Storm!
Our winner, Kaladin Storm, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.