PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matti Laukanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Levan Revazshvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laukanen comes to the cage accompanied by Side Of A Bullet by Nickelback. Revazshvili is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Georgia National Anthem. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Laukanen
vs
Revazshvili

182 cm
25
220 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

193 cm
26
212 lbs
9 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matti Laukanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Levan Revazshvili!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Revazshvili tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laukanen was well out of range. Poor timing from Revazshvili.

Laukanen closes the distance and pushes Revazshvili back into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Revazshvili.

Revazshvili manages to break the clinch.
Laukanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Revazshvili was well out of range. Poor timing from Laukanen.
Laukanen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Revazshvili throws the left hand but Laukanen avoids the punch easily.
Laukanen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Revazshvili throws a jab when Laukanen was well out of range.
Laukanen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Revazshvili on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Laukanen misses the jab.
Revazshvili misses with a straight right.
Revazshvili has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Revazshvili avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Revazshvili scores with a jab.
Revazshvili throws a body punch but Laukanen moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Laukanen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Laukanen wants to clinch.
Revazshvili drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Revazshvili shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Laukanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laukanen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Revazshvili fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Revazshvili misses.
Laukanen with a nice cross.
Laukanen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Revazshvili.
Revazshvili tries to counter by closing the distance.
Revazshvili misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laukanen.
Revazshvili avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Revazshvili scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laukanen. Revazshvili does a little dance to reset his feet.
Revazshvili throws a lazy right hand but Laukanen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It appears Laukanen was looking to counter with a kick there.
Revazshvili misses the shot to the body.
Laukanen lands a head shot.
Revazshvili avoids the head kick by Laukanen.
Laukanen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Laukanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laukanen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Revazshvili.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Revazshvili fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Laukanen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Revazshvili.
Laukanen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Revazshvili throws a right and a left that Laukanen avoids nicely.
Laukanen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Revazshvili clobbers Laukanen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice body punch from Laukanen.
Revazshvili misses with an uppercut
and Laukanen counters with a nice leg kick.
Laukanen slips a jab from Revazshvili.
Revazshvili misses with a wild combination.
Matti Laukanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laukanen leaves Revazshvili with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
It looked like Laukanen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Matti Laukanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Levan Revazshvili.

Laukanen instigates a clinch.
Revazshvili blocks an uppercut.
Laukanen scores with a shot to the side of Revazshvili's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laukanen.
Laukanen pushes Revazshvili back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Revazshvili looks winded!
Revazshvili goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Laukanen.
Revazshvili struggles to land a body shot inside as Laukanen controls his hands.
Revazshvili being controlled against the cage.
Revazshvili being controlled against the cage.
Laukanen seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Revazshvili tries to break the clinch but Laukanen is controlling the position.
Laukanen lands a body shot.
Laukanen pushes Revazshvili back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laukanen slowing the pace effectively.
Revazshvili looking for a takedown.
Laukanen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Revazshvili backwards.
Laukanen prevents a body shot from Revazshvili.

Laukanen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
An inside leg kick from Laukanen misses.
Revazshvili is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Laukanen tries to close the distance and clinch but Revazshvili swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Revazshvili tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Revazshvili shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Laukanen tries to close the distance and clinch but Revazshvili swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Revazshvili throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Revazshvili misses with a body shot.
Revazshvili throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Laukanen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Laukanen scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Laukanen has Revazshvili up against the cage in a clinch.
Laukanen misses with a knee strike.
Laukanen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Revazshvili doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Revazshvili takes a shot to the head.
Revazshvili tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Revazshvili breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheers as Laukanen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Revazshvili doesn't seem phased though.
Revazshvili waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laukanen.
A counter left hand to the body from Laukanen misses its target.
Revazshvili takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Revazshvili takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matti Laukanen dominated that round.
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.

Laukanen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Laukanen throws an overhand right that lands on Revazshvili's shoulder, as Revazshvili tries to avoid the shot.
Revazshvili scores with the left hand. Laukanen knows he should have avoided that one.
Revazshvili with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Revazshvili looks to land a right hand but Laukanen moved out of range.
Laukanen lands with an uppercut that bounces Revazshvili off the cage and back into range.
Revazshvili swats away the attempt to clinch by Laukanen.
Revazshvili shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Laukanen as he avoids it easily.
Laukanen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Laukanen thumps Revazshvili with a low kick.
Revazshvili throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Laukanen.
Laukanen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Revazshvili throws an off balance right hand
and Laukanen counters with a straight right hand.
Revazshvili is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Laukanen.
Revazshvili slips a jab from Laukanen.
Laukanen misses with a wild body shot.
Revazshvili throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laukanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Revazshvili.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laukanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice straight punches there by Revazshvili. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Revazshvili.
Revazshvili misses with a hook.
Revazshvili swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Revazshvili keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laukanen.
Revazshvili ducks under a wild hook from Laukanen.
Revazshvili bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Laukanen, as that shot connected.
Revazshvili takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Laukanen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Laukanen throws a body punch but Revazshvili moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Laukanen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Revazshvili doesn't seem phased though.
Laukanen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Revazshvilis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Revazshvili throws a jab when Laukanen was well out of range.
Laukanen fakes a head shot and lands one 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!
Laukanen misses with a kick to the body.
Laukanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Revazshvili manages to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Revazshvili checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revazshvili looks to throw the jab but Laukanen is out of range.
Laukanen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Revazshvili.
Laukanen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Laukanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Revazshvili.
Revazshvili tries to counter by closing the distance.
Revazshvili thows a left - swing and a miss!
Laukanen throws a series of punches but Revazshvili avoids them all with ease.
Revazshvili chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Laukanen can pounce on him.

Revazshvili gets tackled into the cage by Laukanen. Laukanen maintains the clinch.
Revazshvili lands with a light punch inside.
Revazshvili tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Laukanen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laukanen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Revazshvili.
Revazshvili walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Laukanen wants to clinch.
Laukanen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Laukanen, right into the meat.
Laukanen cracks Revazshvili with a good jab.
Laukanen moves out of range as Revazshvili strikes.
Laukanen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Revazshvili.
Revazshvili checks the leg kick nicely there.
Laukanen thumps Revazshvili with a low kick.
Laukanen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Laukanen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Laukanen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Revazshvili swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Laukanen catches Revazshvili with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Revazshvili takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Revazshvili takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Revazshvili uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laukanen.
Laukanen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laukanen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Revazshvili can do to turn this around?
Revazshvili fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laukanen manages to avoid it.
Revazshvili misses with a hook to the body
and Laukanen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Revazshvili pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Revazshvili uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laukanen.
No joy there for Revazshvili, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laukanen moves away from the strike by Revazshvili.
Laukanen missing with a left hand there. Revazshvili was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Revazshvili fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Laukanen takes the fight into the clinch.
Laukanen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Revazshvili swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laukanen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Revazshvili tries for a takedown but Laukanen manages to get underhooks.
Laukanen has a couple of punches blocked by Revazshvili.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laukanen scores with a shot to the side of Revazshvili's head.
Revazshvili fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laukanen scores with a shot to the side of Revazshvili's head.
Laukanen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Revazshvili backwards.
Revazshvili throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matti Laukanen dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Revazshvili misses with a body shot
and Laukanen counters with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Laukanen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Laukanen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Revazshvili's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Revazshvili uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laukanen.
Revazshvili throws a looping overhand right but Laukanen ducks down to avoid it.
Laukanen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Revazshvili ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Laukanen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Revazshvili throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Revazshvili.
Laukanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Revazshvili bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Revazshvili tries to counter with a clinch but Laukanen shakes him off and moves away.
Laukanen digs a good hook to Revazshvili's body.
Laukanen connects with a body shot that sends Revazshvili's belly button to the back.
A big left from Laukanen misses.
Laukanen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Revazshvili takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Laukanen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Revazshvili takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Revazshvili looks to throw the jab but Laukanen is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laukanen lands a slapping body shot.
Laukanen tries to clinch up.
Laukanen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Revazshvili's head.
Laukanen tries to clinch there but Revazshvili circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laukanen. Revazshvili does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Laukanen.
A lazy left from Laukanen finds it's target.
Revazshvili misses with a body shot.
Laukanen lands with a cross.
Revazshvili's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Laukanen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Revazshvili scrambles back to his feet.
Laukanen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Revazshvili's head backwards.

Oooooh!!! Laukanen has knocked Revazshvili down with a huge combo! Laukanen steps away and waves a wobbly Revazshvili back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Revazshvili is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Laukanen clinches up against the cage.
Revazshvili is still on wobbly legs! Can Laukanen finish him?
Laukanen blocking some punches.
Revazshvili fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laukanen tries to land a knee to the head but Revazshvili blocks with his arms.
Revazshvili blocking some punches.
Laukanen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Revazshvili's elbow.
A short left from Laukanen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Revazshvili.
Levan Revazshvili has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matti Laukanen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revazshvili prevents a body shot from Laukanen.
Revazshvili misses with the head strike.
Revazshvili tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Revazshvili throws a punch but it's blocked by Laukanen.
Revazshvili seems to have recovered his senses.
Revazshvili wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Revazshvili misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Revazshvili has a couple of punches blocked by Laukanen.
Revazshvili is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Revazshvili - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Laukanen prevents a body shot from Revazshvili.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revazshvili is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Laukanen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Laukanen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Revazshvili looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Revazshvili swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laukanen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Revazshvili.
Revazshvili misses with a hook from the clinch.
Revazshvili working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Laukanen.

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.
Revazshvili wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Laukanen blocks an uppercut.
Revazshvili lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laukanen backwards.
Revazshvili misses with a short punch on the inside.
Revazshvili doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laukanen managing to block the knees to the body from Revazshvili.
Revazshvili tries to break the clinch but Laukanen is controlling the position.
Revazshvili tries to circle away but Laukanen has him pinned against the cage.
Revazshvili misses with a short punch on the inside.
Revazshvili is looking for a takedown.
Matti Laukanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Levan Revazshvili.
Revazshvili misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matti Laukanen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Laukanen 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matti Laukanen!
In his post fight interview, Matti Laukanen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.