PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koba Dvalishvili (ranked 1626 p4p, 1803 weight class) and Rich Voss (ranked 209 p4p, 232 weight class). Rich Voss has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Koba Dvalishvili's chin.

Dvalishvili
vs
Voss

180 cm
36
165
20 - 13 - 2

181 cm
30
160
14 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Threads
Brooklyn Apothecary

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 20 - 13 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koba Dvalishvili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rich Voss!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Voss misses.
Voss ducks under a wild hook from Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dvalishvili throws a looping overhand right but Voss ducks down to avoid it.
Dvalishvili moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dvalishvili throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dvalishvili looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dvalishvili throws a shot to the body.
Koba Dvalishvili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dvalishvili throws a nice outside leg kick.

Voss closes the distance and clinches.

Voss gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Voss postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Voss in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Voss stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dvalishvili swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Voss looking for a sweep. Not yet Voss, not yet.
Voss is pulling down on Dvalishvili's head. It's preventing any offense from Dvalishvili, at least for the moment.
Dvalishvili sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dvalishvili's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

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.
Dvalishvili is looking to stand up but Voss won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Voss 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.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Voss has a closed guard, preventing Dvalishvili from standing up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A nice leg kick from Dvalishvili, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dvalishvili throws a leg kick that is checked

and Voss counters by clinching up.
Voss lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dvalishvili backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dvalishvili throws a head punch that misses.
Dvalishvili working aggressively here.
Voss misses with a punch to the body.
Dvalishvili tries a body shot but Voss blocks it.
Voss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dvalishvili prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dvalishvili swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dvalishvili lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Voss backwards.
Nice body punch from Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dvalishvili throws a head punch that misses.
Dvalishvili tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Voss's elbow.
Dvalishvili blocking some punches.
Voss tries to score a body lock takedown but Dvalishvili shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dvalishvili is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Koba Dvalishvili has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rich Voss.
Dvalishvili working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Voss.
A head punch on the inside from Dvalishvili fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voss throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Dvalishvili scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili pushes Voss back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dvalishvili doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dvalishvili misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dvalishvili fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dvalishvili scores with a shot to the side of Voss's head.
Voss presses Dvalishvili against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Voss wants a takedown but no success here.
Voss throws a head punch that misses.
Voss blocking some punches.
Dvalishvili working aggressively here.
Dvalishvili swings wildly with an uppercut but Voss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dvalishvili lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dvalishvili creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dvalishvili works on Voss's body with a couple of short punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dvalishvili bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Voss gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dvalishvili connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Voss's hands.
Dvalishvili scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dvalishvili tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Voss was well out of range. Poor timing from Dvalishvili.
Voss tries to counter by closing the distance.
Dvalishvili ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Voss moves away.
Voss wants to counter with a clinch but Dvalishvili pushes him away.
Voss is looking to clinch but Dvalishvili is avoiding it.
Voss slips a jab and a cross from Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili lands a lovely overhand right.
Dvalishvili misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Voss tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voss wants to clinch.
Voss moves away from the strike by Dvalishvili.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dvalishvili lands a nice shot that snaps Voss's head back.
Koba Dvalishvili is winning the standup battle so far.
Dvalishvili moves away from the strike by Voss.
Voss slips under a jab.
Voss moves away from the strike by Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili lands a nice looking body shot.
Voss throws a right hand that misses
and Dvalishvili counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Voss misses with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dvalishvili.
Voss is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dvalishvili.

Dvalishvili gets tackled into the cage by Voss. Voss maintains the clinch.
Dvalishvili misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dvalishvili.
Voss is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dvalishvili pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dvalishvili working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dvalishvili misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Voss has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dvalishvili after a bit of a struggle.
Dvalishvili lands with a short shot to the head.
Voss tries to stall but Dvalishvili uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dvalishvili tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Voss's elbow.
Voss throws a head punch that misses.
Dvalishvili tries to work over Voss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Voss creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dvalishvili prevents the takedown attempt.
Koba Dvalishvili has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rich Voss.
Dvalishvili lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dvalishvili doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dvalishvili tries a body shot but Voss blocks it.
Voss wants a takedown.
Dvalishvili lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dvalishvili misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dvalishvili lands a body punch.
Voss is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dvalishvili is defending well.
Voss misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dvalishvili blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dvalishvili tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dvalishvili lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Voss lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dvalishvili scores with a shot to the side of Voss's head.
Dvalishvili digs a right hand into Voss's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Voss's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Dvalishvili.
Voss lands with a right to the head.
Dvalishvili throws a head punch that misses.
Dvalishvili digs a right hand underneath Voss's ribcage. Voss let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Voss is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dvalishvili prevents the takedown attempt.
Voss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Voss has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dvalishvili seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Voss can turn it around.
Dvalishvili can't find room to land a body shot as Voss controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Voss lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dvalishvili backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Voss doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dvalishvili gets underhooks to prevent Voss's takedown attempt.
Dvalishvili throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili swings wildly with an uppercut but Voss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dvalishvili misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dvalishvili lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Voss backwards.
Dvalishvili struggles to land a body shot inside as Voss controls his hands.
Dvalishvili misses with a hook from the clinch.
Voss is pushing Dvalishvili up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dvalishvili tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Voss drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Voss misses with some punches.

Voss has Dvalishvili pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Voss pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Dvalishvili tumbling to the mat - Voss dives into Dvalishvili's guard.
Voss looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Koba Dvalishvili dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Voss tries to move into range but Dvalishvili moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A combination from Dvalishvili does no damage.
Dvalishvili will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Voss wants to counter the offense by Dvalishvili and move into the clinch position.
Dvalishvili looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Voss misses with a right hand
and Dvalishvili counters with a stiff right hand.
Voss throws a shot from downtown. Dvalishvili moves away and avoids it.
Voss on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Voss takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dvalishvili scores with a hook to the body. Voss takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dvalishvili lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Voss backs up against the cage.
Dvalishvili scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dvalishvili takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dvalishvili throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Voss stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Koba Dvalishvili is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voss takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dvalishvili stuns Voss with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Voss cracks Dvalishvili with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dvalishvili with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dvalishvili throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dvalishvili fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Voss has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dvalishvili stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dvalishvili wants it to stay on the feet.
Dvalishvili lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Voss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili catches Voss with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dvalishvili throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Dvalishvili as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Voss throws a looping overhand right but Dvalishvili ducks down to avoid it.
Rich Voss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koba Dvalishvili is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dvalishvili scores with a jab to the jaw.
A punch lands to the side of Dvalishvili 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dvalishvili looks to score with a jab to the body but Voss is just out of range.
Dvalishvili is looking to slow Voss down with leg kicks.
Voss shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dvalishvili sprawls well. Dvalishvili wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Voss gets slowly back to his feet.
Voss lands a jab to the head.
Voss's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Voss throws a poor cross that misses
and Voss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dvalishvili throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Voss sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dvalishvili throws a shot from downtown. Voss moves away and avoids it.
Voss tries to counter by closing the distance.
Voss might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voss on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dvalishvili fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jab by Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dvalishvili. Voss does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dvalishvili is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Voss can do to turn this around?
Voss avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dvalishvili bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Voss's head backwards.
Dvalishvili scores with the left hand. Voss knows he should have avoided that one.
Dvalishvili with a nice cross.
Dvalishvili throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dvalishvili misses the shot to the body.
Dvalishvili misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dvalishvili. Voss does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voss keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili cracks a nice hook into Voss's ribs.
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!
Voss on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Voss has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dvalishvili throws the left hand but Voss avoids the punch easily.
Voss avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dvalishvili swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Voss.
Dvalishvili connects with a body shot that sends Voss's belly button to the back.
Nice defenses there by Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Voss.
Voss steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili throws a leg kick which misses Voss's front leg but catches the back leg as Voss tries to avoid it.
Dvalishvili moves out of range of the strikes.
Dvalishvili is looking for a counter combo.
Dvalishvili scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

And that's the end of the fight!
Koba Dvalishvili showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dvalishvili, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koba Dvalishvili!