PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damian Tonon (ranked 777 p4p, 1792 weight class) and Johnny Bronco (ranked 105 p4p, 242 weight class). Bronco has chosen The Horses - Daryl Braithwaite as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tonon
vs
Bronco

175 cm
28
165
17 - 10 - 1

175 cm
35
170
29 - 16 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

FUClothing
PWNAGE Elite

Champion Apparel

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 17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damian Tonon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Johnny Bronco!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonon lands the left hand.

Tonon is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bronco's half guard.

Bronco looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tonon is trying to control the action in half guard but Bronco is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tonon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bronco is looking for a sweep. Tonon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tonon wants to pass the guard but Bronco is defending well.
Bronco regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tonon trying to move into half guard but instead Bronco has managed to sweep!

Tonon looking for a sweep. Not yet Tonon, not yet.
Bronco is stalling in the full guard.
Tonon working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tonon seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Bronco in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tonon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bronco won't allow Tonon to sweep him here.
Bronco content to stall in guard here.

Tonon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bronco sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bronco trying to control the position from guard on top but Tonon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tonon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bronco wants to control from the top but Tonon keeps moving.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A jab from Tonon misses.
Bronco throws a jab when Tonon was well out of range.
Bronco scores with a shot to the body.
Tonon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Tonon decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bronco is looking for a sweep. Tonon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tonon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tonon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bronco keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronco wants to control but Tonon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tonon is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Tonon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bronco is looking to escape.
Bronco can't escape the position.
Bronco is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bronco bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bronco throwing strikes but missing.
Tonon has Bronco pulled in close to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronco won't allow Tonon to sweep him here.
Bronco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tonon is keeping the position for now.
Tonon trying to keep a closed guard but Bronco is proving a slippery customer.
Bronco being controlled here momentarily.
Tonon working a defensive guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tonon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Tonon dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tonon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bronco doesn't manage to clinch there - Tonon circles away.

Bronco gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tonon to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bronco working a defensive guard here.

Bronco looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tonon with a nice head shot there.

Bronco throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bronco controlling Tonon's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Damian Tonon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tonon wants to pass the guard but Bronco is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tonon won't allow Bronco to sweep him here.
Tonon wants to pass the guard but Bronco is keeping the position.

Tonon drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bronco dives on top into guard.

Tonon is looking for a triangle but Bronco pushes his legs off easily.
Bronco throws a big right hand that misses.
Tonon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonon controlling the pace.
Tonon is looking to advance position but Bronco won't allow it.

Bronco is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tonon pulls his head out easily.

Bronco actively working from the bottom here.
Bronco trying to hold on to Tonon's head to control him but Tonon postures up.

Tonon is working for a kimura but Bronco is defending it quite comfortably.
Tonon is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bronco!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronco gets back to half guard.
Bronco tries to get to full guard but Tonon has control of the leg.
Tonon wants to take a breather but Bronco is having none of it.

Bronco is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tonon pulls his head out easily.

Bronco looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tonon slows the pace down in half guard.
Tonon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tonon passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bronco!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronco is squirming around, avoiding Tonon's attempts to control the action.
Bronco is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tonon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bronco is looking to escape.
Tonon putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tonon avoids the attempt from Bronco to control.
Tonon controlling his opponent.
Tonon sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Tonon dominated that second round.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Tonon misses with an uppercut
and Tonon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bronco throws a right hand that misses

and Tonon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tonon.
Tonon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bronco can do to turn this around?
Bronco has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tonon sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bronco's guard.
Tonon is thwarting Bronco's attempts to control the position.
Tonon wants to free his trapped foot but Bronco is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bronco wants to control but Tonon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonon tries to pass to full mount but Bronco defends it.
Bronco is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Tonon is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bronco looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tonon seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Tonon trying to mount his opponent but Bronco defends it.
Tonon passes into side control, despite Bronco's attempt to control the position.
Tonon working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Tonon content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Bronco wants to control but Tonon postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tonon throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Tonon working away.
Tonon trying to control the position but Bronco is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bronco prevents Tonon from moving into mount.
Tonon is looking to take a break and control but Bronco is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tonon tries to move to mount but Bronco blocks the move with his legs.
Bronco is looking for a sweep.

Tonon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bronco, who protects the arm well.

Tonon goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Bronco has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Tonon but great work by Bronco.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Tonon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bronco scores with punches from side control.
Bronco cracks Tonon with a big elbow.
Tonon struggling a bit here.

Bronco is trying to get an arm triangle but Tonon is defending well.
Tonon is looking for a sweep.
Bronco tries to score with some ground and pound. Tonon controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Tonon is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bronco working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bronco lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tonon down.
Johnny Bronco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tonon tries to buck Bronco off but Bronco is having none of it.
Tonon is working hard here to advance position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tonon can't do much from the bottom here.
Tonon tries to improve position but can't.

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 Damian Tonon.
Well Tonon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Tonon!
Damian Tonon made sure to mention his sponsor, FUClothing in his post fight interview.