PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dusty Rhodes (ranked 2852 p4p, 2243 weight class) and Revazi Nadareishvili (ranked 390 p4p, 322 weight class). Rhodes comes to the cage accompanied by Dogs Of War. This should be a great matchup!

Rhodes
vs
Nadareishvili

178 cm
21
186
2 - 2 - 0

178 cm
21
195
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dusty Rhodes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Revazi Nadareishvili!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nadareishvili closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nadareishvili doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nadareishvili lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rhodes backwards.
Rhodes lands a shoulder strike.
Nadareishvili lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rhodes.
Rhodes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rhodes throws a head punch that misses.
Rhodes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nadareishvili backwards.
Rhodes avoiding damage as Nadareishvili throws knees to the body.
Nadareishvili blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rhodes blocks a body shot from Nadareishvili.
A head punch on the inside from Nadareishvili fails to land.
Rhodes jumps guard but Nadareishvili turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nadareishvili tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nadareishvili misses with the head strike.

Rhodes breaks from the clinch.
Nadareishvili throws a body shot but no joy.
Dusty Rhodes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nadareishvili uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rhodes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rhodes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Rhodes misses.
It seemed like Nadareishvili was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nadareishvili throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nadareishvili thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nadareishvili avoids the body shot from Rhodes.
Nadareishvili connects with a looping right hand.

It looks like Dusty Rhodes has been cut.
Rhodes looks to score with a jab to the body but Nadareishvili is just out of range.
Rhodes tries to clinch up.
Nadareishvili displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rhodes throws out the jab.
Rhodes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nadareishvili uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rhodes.
Rhodes misses with a combination
enabling Nadareishvili to counter with a crisp jab.
Nadareishvili tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rhodes was well out of range. Poor timing from Nadareishvili.
Rhodes shoots in for a double leg but Nadareishvili sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rhodes.
Rhodes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Rhodes.
Rhodes is looking to clinch but Nadareishvili is avoiding it.
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!
Rhodes lands a jab to the head.
Nadareishvili cracks a nice hook into Rhodes's ribs.
Rhodes looks to clinch
and Nadareishvili counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A right-left combo lands from Rhodes.
Nadareishvili connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Rhodes has Nadareishvili up against the cage in a clinch.

Rhodes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rhodes looks to land a left hand but Nadareishvili moved out of range nicely.
Rhodes wants to clinch up but Nadareishvili keeps it at a distance.
Nadareishvili throws out a counter right but Rhodes avoids it with no problem.
Nadareishvili throws a right hand that misses
and Rhodes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes misses with a body shot.
Rhodes throws a lazy right hand but Nadareishvili sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rhodes moves out of range of the strikes.
Rhodes misses with a hook. Nadareishvili ducked under it nicely.
Rhodes fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Nadareishvili on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rhodes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nadareishvili looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rhodes lands a glancing blow to the side of Nadareishvili's head.
Rhodes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rhodes.
Nadareishvili slips under a jab.
Nadareishvili thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab by Rhodes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes tries to clinch there but Nadareishvili circles away.
Rhodes works the jab nicely.
Rhodes misses with a straight left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nadareishvili takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice body punch from Rhodes.
Rhodes connects with a right hand. Nadareishvili shakes it off.
Rhodes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Rhodes clinches up with Nadareishvili and pushes him back against the cage.
Nadareishvili is looking to control Rhodes's arms but Rhodes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nadareishvili has his back to the cage.
Rhodes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rhodes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nadareishvili swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nadareishvili lands a nice uppercut.
Rhodes working aggressively here.
Nadareishvili lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rhodes backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rhodes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dusty Rhodes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dusty Rhodes's cut.
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.

Rhodes misses with the combination.
Nadareishvili looks to throw the jab but Rhodes is out of range.
Rhodes swings for the body but Nadareishvili moves out of range.
Rhodes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nadareishvili throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nadareishvili tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rhodes was well out of range. Poor timing from Nadareishvili.
Rhodes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rhodes moves out of range of the strikes.
Rhodes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nadareishvili steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rhodes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nadareishvili takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rhodes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nadareishvili misses with a looping right.

Rhodes moves into the clinch.
Nadareishvili swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadareishvili lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nadareishvili tries to land a knee to the head but Rhodes blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rhodes.
Rhodes tries to pull guard but Nadareishvili holds him up against the cage and eventually Rhodes drops back down to his feet.
A nice left hand lands by Nadareishvili.
Rhodes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nadareishvili's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Rhodes fails to land.
Nadareishvili scores with a shoulder strike.
Nadareishvili misses with a body punch.
Nadareishvili misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nadareishvili misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rhodes tries to pull guard but Nadareishvili forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rhodes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nadareishvilis head.
Rhodes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Rhodes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nadareishvili moves out of range as Rhodes strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadareishvili takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rhodes throws a jab but it's blocked by Nadareishvili.
Nadareishvili ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nadareishvili displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rhodes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dusty Rhodes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nadareishvili lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rhodes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rhodes lands a jab-cross combination.
Rhodes is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nadareishvili ducks under a wild hook from Rhodes.
Nadareishvili let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nadareishvili takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rhodes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nadareishvili but Nadareishvili pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A little jabbing left from Nadareishvili on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nadareishvili missing with a left hand there. Rhodes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes throws a hook to the side of Nadareishvili's head but Nadareishvili sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Nadareishvili was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rhodes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rhodes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nadareishvili.
Rhodes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rhodes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rhodes.
Rhodes is trying to pull guard but Nadareishvili has him pressed against the cage.
Nadareishvili blocking some punches.
Rhodes has a couple of punches blocked by Nadareishvili.
Rhodes misses with the head strike.
Nadareishvili throws a punch but it's blocked by Rhodes.
Rhodes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nadareishvili.
Nadareishvili misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nadareishvili blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rhodes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rhodes is trying to pull guard but Nadareishvili has him pressed against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Rhodes decides to pull guard.
Rhodes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nadareishvili's guard.

Nadareishvili keeping moving, preventing Rhodes from controlling successfully.
Rhodes looking to pass the guard.

Rhodes has gone for a leg lock! Nadareishvili slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rhodes's guard.

And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dusty Rhodes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dusty Rhodes's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nadareishvili has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rhodes finds it's way round the side to connect with Nadareishvili's head.
Rhodes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nadareishvili.
Rhodes wants to clinch.
Nadareishvili misses with a hook. Rhodes ducked under it nicely.
Rhodes slips under a jab.
Rhodes throws a big shot that misses.
Nadareishvili doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhodes cracks Nadareishvili with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nadareishvili just misses with a punch to the body.
Rhodes throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Nadareishvili misses its intended target.
Rhodes drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nadareishvili sprawls and moves away.

Rhodes feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadareishvili is pulling down on Rhodes's head to control his posture.
Rhodes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Rhodes postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Nadareishvili is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Rhodes, into his guard.

Rhodes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nadareishvili is aware though and is defending well.
Revazi Nadareishvili has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rhodes has Nadareishvili pulled in close to control his posture.
Nadareishvili wants to control from the top but Rhodes keeps moving.
Rhodes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nadareishvili's guard.

Nadareishvili is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rhodes controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nadareishvili can't keep his opponent in guard - Rhodes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nadareishvili won't allow Rhodes to pass to mount.
Rhodes prevents Nadareishvili from improving his position.
Dusty Rhodes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nadareishvili can do anything to dispel that myth.

Rhodes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rhodes is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nadareishvili is not content to let Rhodes control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nadareishvili moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rhodes trying to control but Nadareishvili is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dusty Rhodes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rhodes 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dusty Rhodes!
Dusty Rhodes thanked the fans post fight for their support.