PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leo Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Levan Revazshvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonnen comes to the cage accompanied by Scream Aim Fire. Revazshvili is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Roy Jones - Can't be touched. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Levan Revazshvili was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Sonnen
vs
Revazshvili

178 cm
21
223 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

193 cm
22
212 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leo Sonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Levan Revazshvili!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Revazshvili waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sonnen.
Sonnen defending well as Revazshvili loads up on a big left hand.
Revazshvili looks to score with a jab to the body but Sonnen is just out of range.
Sonnen scores with a shot to the body.
Sonnen misses with a wild combination.
We've been hearing reports that Sonnen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Revazshvili scores with a one two! Sonnen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sonnen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Revazshvili connects with a nice looking jab.
Levan Revazshvili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Revazshvili lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sonnen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Revazshvili throws out the jab.
Revazshvili scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sonnen throws a lazy uppercut
and Revazshvili counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Revazshvili. Those never looked like landing.
Sonnen feinted with a counter takedown.
Revazshvili throws a right hand that Sonnen ducks under and follows up with a left that Sonnen also avoids with ease.
Sonnen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Revazshvili stuns Sonnen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Revazshvili swings for the body but Sonnen moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sonnen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Revazshvili misses the shot to the body.
Revazshvili throws a big shot that misses.
Sonnen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Revazshvili ducks right into an uppercut from Sonnen.
Revazshvili throws a looping overhand right but Sonnen ducks down to avoid it.
Sonnen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Revazshvili. Sonnen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Revazshvili misses the jab.
Sonnen misses with a body shot.
Sonnen jabs at Revazshvili's body.
Revazshvili just misses with a punch to the body.
Sonnen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Revazshvili pinned against the cage. Revazshvili gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Revazshvili wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revazshvili misses the shot to the body.
Sonnen gets cracked there but stands up to 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!
Revazshvili leaves Sonnen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Revazshvili lands a two punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Revazshvili.
Sonnen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Sonnen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Revazshvili is trying to maintain the position but Sonnen is very close to passing his half guard.
Sonnen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Revazshvili felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Revazshvili is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen works his foot free and advances to mount.
Revazshvili really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sonnen with good strikes from the mount here!
Revazshvili is desperately trying to improve his position but Sonnen has a good base and remains in mount.
Revazshvili is bucking up trying to escape but Sonnen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sonnen lands a heavy elbow.

Sonnen is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Revazshvili can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Revazshvili tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sonnen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sonnen lands a big shot there that rocks Revazshvili but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Revazshvili is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sonnen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sonnen with the ground and pound from mount.
Revazshvili is desperately trying to improve his position but Sonnen has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Revazshvili is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sonnen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Revazshvili looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Revazshvili is in a horrible position here. Sonnen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Leo Sonnen will probably get the nod.
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.

Revazshvili misses with the combination.
Revazshvili throws a shot to the body.
Sonnen misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Revazshvili misses the target.
Sonnen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sonnen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sonnen misses with a looping right.
A punch combination from Revazshvili misses.
Revazshvili throws a body punch but Sonnen moves out of range.
Sonnen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Revazshvili throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sonnen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sonnen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Revazshvili displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sonnen throws out the jab.
Revazshvili on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Revazshvili throws a hook but Sonnen avoids it easily.
Sonnen tries to counter with a takedown but Revazshvili is quick to defend against it.
Sonnen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sonnen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Revazshvili needs to keep his hands up - Sonnen had a free shot at his head there.
Revazshvili displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sonnen.
Sonnen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Revazshvili moves away.
Levan Revazshvili is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sonnen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Revazshvili at a distance.
Revazshvili displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sonnen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Sonnen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sonnen avoids the body shot from Revazshvili.
Sonnen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Revazshvili defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sonnen.
A combination from Revazshvili does no damage.
Sonnen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Revazshvili throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sonnen has a takedown stuffed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen misses with a wild combination.
A slow jab from Revazshvili misses its intended target.
Sonnen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Revazshvili misses with a hook.
Sonnen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Revazshvili scores with a shot to the body.
Sonnen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Revazshvili swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Revazshvili misses with a series of wild punches.
Sonnen is looking to wear down Revazshvili with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Revazshvili lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Revazshvili missing with a left hand there. Sonnen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sonnen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Sonnen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Revazshvili wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revazshvili has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Sonnen has passed into side control.
Sonnen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Revazshvili keeps working.
Revazshvili being controlled for a moment.
Revazshvili prevents Sonnen from moving into mount.
Sonnen trying to control the action but Revazshvili is working from the bottom.
Sonnen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Revazshvili to see if he's OK.
Sonnen controlling from side mount.
Revazshvili is not content to let Sonnen control the position.
Revazshvili sneaks back into half guard.
Revazshvili is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Sonnen is trying to control the action in half guard but Revazshvili is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sonnen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Revazshvili with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Revazshvili tries to roll over but Sonnen keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Levan Revazshvili will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Revazshvili works the jab nicely.
Revazshvili misses with a looping left.
Revazshvili misses with a hook

and Sonnen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sonnen.
Sonnen content to stall in guard here.
Revazshvili wants to sweep here but Sonnen controlling him for the moment.
Sonnen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sonnen passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonnen working the head and body with strikes.
Revazshvili is trying to stand.
Revazshvili wants to get back to full guard.
Revazshvili is still trying to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sonnen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Revazshvili doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sonnen.
Sonnen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sonnen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Revazshvili does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Revazshvili wants to get back to full guard.
Sonnen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sonnen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Revazshvili wants to get back to full guard.

Revazshvili looking for submissions off his back.
Nice strikes from Sonnen there.
Revazshvili is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Revazshvili keeps trying to improve his position.
Sonnen lands strikes from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sonnen in particular looking to stall.
Revazshvili is refusing to be controlled, as Sonnen sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revazshvili trying to control from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sonnen not doing much here.
Sonnen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Revazshvili keeps working.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice body punch from Sonnen.
Sonnen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Revazshvili looks to land a combination but Sonnen avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Sonnen.
Sonnen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Revazshvili connects with a body shot that sends Sonnen's belly button to the back.
Levan Revazshvili seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Revazshvili throws a looping overhand right but Sonnen ducks down to avoid it.
Sonnen feinted with a counter takedown.
Revazshvili throws a right and a left that both miss.
Revazshvili takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sonnen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sonnen is pushing Revazshvili up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Revazshvili misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sonnen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Revazshvili avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Revazshvili working aggressively here.

Sonnen jumps guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sonnen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Revazshvili throws a big right hand that misses.
Sonnen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Revazshvili is one step ahead there.
Sonnen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Revazshvili.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leo Sonnen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sonnen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!