PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Racio (ranked 4210 p4p, 23870 weight class) and Ihno Tongauani (ranked 500 p4p, 631 weight class). Danny Racio has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Racio
vs
Tongauani

214 cm
28
210
4 - 3 - 0

183 cm
27
215
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Danny Racio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ihno Tongauani!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Racio fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tongauani sprawls well initially but Racio persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Racio controlling the pace.
Tongauani blocking the ground and pound attempt from Racio.
Racio tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tongauani knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tongauani moves into full guard.

Tongauani working for a triangle but Racio defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Racio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tongauani works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Racio sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Racio knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tongauani on the ground.

Tongauani is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Racio defends well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Racio wants to stand but Tongauani is controlling his posture from full guard.
Racio lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tongauani is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tongauani keeping full guard, as Racio tries to pass.
Tongauani has a closed guard, preventing Racio from standing up.
Racio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tongauani swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Racio looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Racio bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Racio lands a nice forearm strike.
Tongauani is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tongauani keeps trying to improve his position.
Racio tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Tongauani throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Racio wants to control for a moment but Tongauani uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Racio will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Racio is keen to just control but Tongauani is a slippery customer.
Racio trying to control the pace.

Tongauani looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tongauani is looking to improve his position.
Tongauani trying to control but Racio postures up.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tongauani taking some punishment here, with Racio in his half guard.
Tongauani trying to hold on to Racio's head to control him but Racio postures up.
Racio working Tongauani over with strikes.

Tongauani looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tongauani slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Racio got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tongauani has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Racio has managed to get both his arms back between Tongauani's legs - danger averted.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Racio trying to control but Tongauani is working from the bottom.
Tongauani has a closed guard, preventing Racio from standing up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tongauani ducks under a wild hook from Racio.
Tongauani has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
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 shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tongauani's guard.
Tongauani keeping moving, preventing Racio from controlling successfully.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Tongauani throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Tongauani manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Racio throws a head kick that misses.
Tongauani wants to counter the offense by Racio and move into the clinch position.
Racio lands a nice looking body shot.
Racio misses with a kick to the body.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Tongauani gets caught napping as Racio dives in and scores a takedown. Tongauani manages to retain guard.
Tongauani keeping moving, preventing Racio from controlling successfully.
Racio tries to free his leg and advance position but Tongauani is retaining full guard.
Tongauani keeping moving, preventing Racio from controlling successfully.
Tongauani working a defensive guard here.
Tongauani keeping moving, preventing Racio from controlling successfully.
Racio stays in close to Tongauani's body and controls the position.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tongauani working a defensive guard but Racio passes into half guard.
Tongauani has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Racio is working away from the top position though.
Tongauani is not content to let Racio control the position.
Racio wants to pass the guard but Tongauani is defending well.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Racio fails to land with a series of punches.
Tongauani misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Racio dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Racio stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Racio wants it to stay on the feet.

Racio has Tongauani up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tongauani jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Racio walks away with a smile on his face. Tongauani gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Racio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tongauani, pushing him back against the ropes.
Tongauani goes for a takedown in the clinch but Racio prevents it.
Danny Racio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ihno Tongauani.

Racio has Tongauani pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Racio pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Tongauani tumbling to the mat - Racio dives into Tongauani's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Racio trying to control the position from guard on top but Tongauani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Racio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tongauani can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Racio is really struggling to control Tongauani but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Racio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tongauani is keeping the position for now.
Racio is in close to Tongauani's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tongauani throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Racio is stalling in the full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Racio is looking to stand up but Tongauani won't let him.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tongauani misses with a wild body shot.

Racio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Racio has picked Tongauani up - he's going for a ride! Racio dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Racio is trying to control the action in half guard but Tongauani is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tongauani gets back to full guard.
Racio sitting in guard here, content to control.
Racio trying to control but Tongauani is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Racio landing with the ground and pound.
Racio trying to control the position from guard on top but Tongauani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Tongauani is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Racio is aware though and is defending well.
Tongauani is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Racio trying to control the position from guard on top but Tongauani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tongauani is trying to control the position but Racio postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tongauani might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Racio haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Racio drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tongauani sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Tongauani wants to improve his position but Racio is controlling well.

Racio seems to be looking for submissions.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tongauani is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Racio's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Racio's back!
Racio trying to control but not successfully.
Racio wants to get back to his feet.
Well, with Tongauani on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Racio is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Racio trying to control the action but Tongauani just sinks the hooks in.
Racio is really stuck here.

Tongauani is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Racio defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tongauani has the hooks in. Racio is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Tongauani is not going to allow Racio to sit and survive in this position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Tongauani has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Racio has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Racio grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Racio just trying to survive but Tongauani is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Racio is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Tongauani cracks Racio with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Racio from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Tongauani wants to control but Racio is keeping busy.

Racio is trying to roll into a better position but Tongauani has get a rear naked choke and Racio is forced to tap out! This one is allllll over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ihno Tongauani!
A very excited looking Ihno Tongauani made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.