PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Levan Revazshvili (ranked 2990 p4p, 2014 weight class) and Johnny Lydon (ranked 396 p4p, 260 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Revazshvili might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Georgia National Anthem. Lydon comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Queen - Don't Stop Me Now kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Revazshvili
vs
Lydon

193 cm
44
212
37 - 23 - 3

183 cm
30
207
12 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction

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 37 - 23 - 3, fighting out of New York, Levan Revazshvili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Lydon!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Revazshvili changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lydon tries to avoid it but Revazshvili manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lydon to the ground. Lydon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Revazshvili with a lazy takedown attempt
and Revazshvili takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Revazshvili avoids the body shot from Lydon.
Lydon misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Lydon misses the target.
Revazshvili bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lydon's head backwards.
Lydon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Revazshvili lands with a nice body punch.
Revazshvili throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Revazshvili digs a good body shot into Lydon's ribs.
Lydon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Revazshvili throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Revazshvili misses.
Lydon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Revazshvili swings for the body but Lydon moves out of range.
Lydon scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lydon sizes up Revazshvili with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lydon scores with a spinning back kick!
Revazshvili just misses with a punch to the body.
Lydon stuns Revazshvili with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Revazshvili gets a double leg takedown into Lydon's guard.

Lydon has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Revazshvili is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Revazshvili breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lydon lands a lovely overhand right.
Lydon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lydon tries a head kick but it misses.
Revazshvili ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lydon cracks Revazshvili with a good jab.
Lydon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Revazshvili.
Jab from Revazshvili.
Revazshvili throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revazshvili takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lydon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Revazshvili blocks a jab.
Lydon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lydon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lydon tests Revazshvili's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Revazshvili avoids a kick to the body.
Lydon tries a head kick but it misses.
Lydon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lydon misses with a straight left.
That kick from Lydon tenderised Revazshvili's leg. Revazshvili is trying to keep his angry face on.
Revazshvili just misses with a punch to the body.
Revazshvili is looking to wear down Lydon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Revazshvili swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lydon throws a right and a left that Revazshvili avoids nicely.
Lydon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Revazshvili in his tracks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lydon throws a jab when Revazshvili was well out of range.
Lydon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Revazshvili tries to move into range but Lydon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Revazshvili misses with a straight right.
Revazshvili takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Revazshvili swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Revazshvili misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lydon. Revazshvili does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnny Lydon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Revazshvili misses with a wild body shot.
Lydon doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The fighters circling - Revazshvili throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Revazshvili misses with a combination
and Lydon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Revazshvili thuds his right hand into Lydon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lydon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Revazshvili doesn't seem bothered though.
Revazshvili uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lydon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lydon throws a low kick, looking for Revazshvili's leg but Revazshvili calmly moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Revazshvili throws a right hand that Lydon ducks under and follows up with a left that Lydon also avoids with ease.
Lydon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Danga de danga de dang - Revazshvili scores with a four punch combination!
Lydon digs a good hook to Revazshvili's body.
Revazshvili is breathing heavily.
Lydon cracks Revazshvili with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lydon thuds a left hand into Revazshvili's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lydon. Revazshvili does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lydon connects with the punch.
Lydon lands with an overhand left.
Lydon cracks Revazshvili with an open hand slap.
Revazshvili fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Levan Revazshvili. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Revazshvili slips under a jab from Lydon.
Revazshvili fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lydon manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Lydon dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lydon lands a big head kick that sends Revazshvili tumbling to the mat! Lydon takes a step backwards and waves Revazshvili back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Lydon lands a big right hand that sends Revazshvili crashing to the mat! Lydon stays standing though and waves Revazshvili back to his feet!

Revazshvili is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lydon looks to score with a jab to the body but Revazshvili is just out of range.
Oh Revazshvili is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Revazshvili shoots in looking for a takedown but Lydon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Revazshvili's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Revazshvili seems to have got his legs back now.
Revazshvili thuds his right hand into Lydon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lydon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Lydon cracks Revazshvili with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Lydon has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Revazshvili to stand back up!
and Lydon counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Revazshvili! He's just covering up as Lydon starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Lydon!
Johnny Lydon took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'and thanks for sparring partners at the Hell Warriors Gym!'.