PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronan Darongo (ranked 429 p4p, 483 weight class) and Bob Bronte (ranked 18 p4p, 31 weight class). Darongo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Chaos And Destruction. Bronte has chosen Buffalo Charge by Dub Phizix and Strategy as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Darongo
vs
Bronte

200 cm
33
243
13 - 7 - 0

196 cm
25
267
11 - 4 - 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronan Darongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Bronte!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darongo looks to land a combination but Bronte avoids it well.
A countering left hand to the body from Bronte misses.
Darongo looks to land a combination but Bronte avoids it well.
Bronte doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Darongo misses with a wild body shot.
Bronte on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Darongo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bronte was well out of range. Poor timing from Darongo.
Ronan Darongo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darongo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bronte just misses with a punch to the body.
As Bronte backs away, Darongo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Darongo throws a leg kick but Bronte checks it.
Darongo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Darongo looks for the body kick but Bronte saw that one coming.
Bronte tries to counter with a clinch but Darongo shakes him off and moves away.
Darongo throws a body punch but Bronte moves out of range.
Bronte drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Darongo defends it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bronte. Darongo does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bronte gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Darongo misses with some punches.
Bronte struggles to land a body shot inside as Darongo controls his hands.
Bronte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darongo's elbow.
Bronte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darongo's elbow.
Bronte has had enough of the clinch but Darongo keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronte drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bronte has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darongo.
Bronte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bronte tries a body shot but Darongo blocks it.
Bronte lands a body punch.
Bronte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bronte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darongo can't find room to land a body shot as Bronte controls the action.
Bronte misses with a punch on the inside.
Bronte has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Darongo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A right hand to the body from Bronte.
Bronte has a couple of punches blocked by Darongo.
Bronte misses with a body punch.
Darongo scores with a shoulder strike.

Bronte has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Darongo is trying to keep an underhook but Bronte manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Bronte looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bronte is trying to work for a kimura but Darongo is defending well.
Darongo wants to control but Bronte is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darongo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bronte is stalling here. Darongo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bronte seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Darongo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Bronte is looking to regain half guard here but Darongo keeps moving and retains side control.
Darongo trying to control the position but Bronte is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronte can't do much from the bottom here.
Bronte seems a little lost for a moment, as Darongo dominates the positioning.
Bronte sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bronte wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Darongo tries to pass to full mount but Bronte defends it.
Bronte trying to control but Darongo postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bronte manages to get to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ronan Darongo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

A nice leg kick from Darongo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bob Bronte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed right hand from Bronte misses the target.
Bronte takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bronte throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bronte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Darongo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bronte counters with a nice uppercut.
Darongo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bronte.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronte scores with a nice right hand.

It looks like Ronan Darongo has been cut.
Bronte is looking to clinch.
It looked like Darongo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bronte.
Darongo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bronte.
An attempted straight right counter from Darongo misses the target.
Bronte tries to clinch up but Darongo circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronte stuns Darongo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Darongo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bronte throws out the jab.
Darongo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darongo.
Darongo throws a leg kick which misses Bronte's front leg but catches the back leg as Bronte tries to avoid it.
Darongo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bronte moves in looking to clinch but Darongo pushes him off.
Bronte misses with an uppercut. Darongo saw that one coming.
Bronte throws a body punch but Darongo moves out of range.
Darongo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darongo scores with a nice head shot.
Bronte has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darongo.
Darongo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darongo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bronte.
Darongo feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darongo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bronte throws a counter combo.
Darongo feints and then cracks Bronte's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bronte down.
Ronan Darongo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Darongo lands a nice shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bronte takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Darongo throws a hook but Bronte blocks it.
Bronte let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Darongo lands the left hand.
Bronte misses with a jab, cross combination.
Darongo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Darongo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bronte avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Darongo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bronte manages to avoid it.
Darongo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Darongo misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darongo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bronte pinned against the cage. Bronte gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bronte will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An inside leg kick lands from Darongo.
Darongo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bronte checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Danga de danga de dang - Darongo scores with a four punch combination!
Bronte avoids a kick to the body.
Darongo throws a sloppy body shot

and Bronte counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Darongo!

Darongo is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bronte perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Oh Darongo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bronte looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Darongo wants to improve his position but Bronte is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronte throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Darongo seems to have got his legs back now.
Bronte is looking to advance position but Darongo won't allow it.
Bronte wants to advance to full mount but Darongo doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Darongo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bronte with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ronan Darongo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ronan Darongo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bronte throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice shot by Darongo.
Darongo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bronte stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Darongo cracks Bronte with an open hand slap.
Ronan Darongo is winning the standup battle so far.
Darongo throws a head kick but Bronte moves out of range.
Crunch! Darongo slams his shin into Bronte's torso.
Bronte throws out a loose jab but Darongo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darongo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Darongo avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darongo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sloppy strikes from Bronte. Those never looked like landing.
Darongo lands a nice hook to Bronte's body. Bronte takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darongo throws a leg kick that misses.
Darongo throws a series of strikes that have Bronte backpedaling.
Darongo throws a wild body kick that Bronte sees coming a mile off.
Bronte cracks Darongo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Darongo cracks Bronte with a good jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Darongo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bronte has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bronte and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bronte checks a leg kick nicely.
Darongo throws a body shot but no joy.
Darongo thuds a left hand into Bronte's body.

Bronte gets a clinch.
Bronte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Bronte.
Bronte's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Darongo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bronte is looking to break free of the clinch but Darongo has double underhooks.
Darongo can't find room to land a body shot as Bronte controls the action.
Darongo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Darongo tries to throw a body punch but Bronte avoids it by throwing Darongo back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Darongo.
Darongo misses with a punch on the inside.
Bronte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Darongo backwards.
Darongo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darongo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bronte can do to turn this around?
Darongo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Darongo blocks a body shot from Bronte.
Darongo lands a body punch.
Bronte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darongo blocks an uppercut.
Darongo misses with some punches.
Bronte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darongo's elbow.
Darongo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Darongo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bronte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bronte prevents a body shot from Darongo.
Bronte tries a body shot but Darongo blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darongo throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bronte.
Bronte swings wildly with an uppercut but Darongo uses good head movement to avoid it.

Bronte breaks the clinch.
Darongo misses with a low kick.
Darongo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bronte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darongo lands a slapping body shot.
Darongo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bronte.
Darongo is looking to wear down Bronte with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bronte rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Darongo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bronte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Darongo thows a body kick. Bronte tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Darongo ducks under a wild hook from Bronte.
Darongo throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronte looks to clinch
and Darongo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bronte thinking.
Darongo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bronte is fending him off so far but Darongo persists. Nope, Bronte circles away and we're back to standing.
Darongo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bronte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice body punch from Darongo.
Bronte takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ronan Darongo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bronte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darongo.
Nice cross by Darongo.
Darongo looks to score with a jab to the body but Bronte is just out of range.
Bronte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bronte dives in for a single leg takedown but Darongo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Darongo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darongo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronan Darongo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Darongo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronan Darongo!
A very excited looking Ronan Darongo 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.