PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Levan Revazshvili (ranked 1765 p4p, 256 weight class) and Viktor Grishin (ranked 3352 p4p, 436 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Revazshvili might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Georgia National Anthem. The crowd seem to be enjoying Grishin's choice of entrance music: Danger. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Revazshvili
vs
Grishin

193 cm
34
212 lbs
22 - 15 - 3

192 cm
29
210 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

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 22 - 15 - 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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Viktor Grishin!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Revazshvili misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grishin.
Grishin looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Revazshvili swinging wildly here.
Grishin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Revazshvili pinned against the cage. Revazshvili gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Revazshvili throws a hook to the side of Grishin's head but Grishin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Revazshvili looks to land a right hand but Grishin moved out of range.
Revazshvili misses with a jab to the body
and Grishin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Revazshvili throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grishin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Revazshvili swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grishin throws out a counter right but Revazshvili avoids it with no problem.
Grishin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Grishin shoots in and gets a takedown into Revazshvili's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grishin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Revazshvili looking for a sweep. Not yet Revazshvili, not yet.
Grishin throwing strikes but missing.
Revazshvili 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.
Grishin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Grishin wants to control from the top but Revazshvili keeps moving.
Revazshvili lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Grishin being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grishin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Revazshvili.
Revazshvili trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grishin pulls Revazshvili in to control the position.
Revazshvili trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Revazshvili is looking to work some ground and pound but Grishin has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grishin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Revazshvili is looking to work some ground and pound but Grishin has wrist control.
Revazshvili trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Revazshvili with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revazshvili looking to sit in guard and control but Grishin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Grishin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Revazshvili is trying to control the position but Grishin postures up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Grishin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Grishin wants to control from the top but Revazshvili keeps moving.
Grishin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Grishin wants to control from the top but Revazshvili keeps moving.
Grishin wants to pass the guard but Revazshvili is keeping the position.
Grishin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Grishin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grishin throwing strikes but missing.
Grishin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grishin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grishin wants to control from the top but Revazshvili keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Revazshvili is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Grishin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Grishin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Grishin wants to control from the top but Revazshvili keeps moving.
Grishin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Revazshvili works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grishin trying to control the position from guard on top but Revazshvili is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Revazshvili swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grishin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Revazshvili.
Grishin ducks under a wild hook from Revazshvili.
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 Levan Revazshvili will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Grishin darts in looking for a takedown but Revazshvili gets double underhooks and turns Grishin into the cage.
Revazshvili misses the shot to the body.
Grishin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Revazshvili changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nice body punch from Revazshvili.
Revazshvili misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grishin.
Grishin moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Revazshvili misses with a body shot
letting Grishin counter with a right hand.
Revazshvili shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Grishin counters with a stiff right hand.
Revazshvili is looking to wear down Grishin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A big right from Revazshvili misses.
Levan Revazshvili is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Revazshvili misses the shot to the body.
Revazshvili swings away with a body shot that misses
and Grishin counters with a stiff right hand.
Revazshvili throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grishin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Grishin.
Grishin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Grishin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Revazshvili is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Grishin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Revazshvili manages to work his way to half guard, despite Grishin's best efforts.
Revazshvili is refusing to be controlled, as Grishin sits in half guard.
Grishin is nestled in close to Revazshvili, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Revazshvili is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Grishin scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revazshvili trying to control from the bottom.
Grishin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grishin throwing shots but Revazshvili is blocking nicely.
Revazshvili works his way to full guard. Good work.
Revazshvili is trying to keep Grishin in close.
Grishin wants to control from the top but Revazshvili keeps moving.
Grishin won't allow Revazshvili to sweep him here.
Grishin is looking to work some ground and pound but Revazshvili has wrist control.
Grishin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Revazshvili is pulling down on Grishin's head to control his posture.
Revazshvili avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Revazshvili preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Revazshvili is controlling Grishin's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Revazshvili tries to sprawl but Grishin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Grishin prevents Revazshvili from improving his position.
Grishin stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grishin lands with a punch from half guard.
Grishin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Revazshvili's head.
Revazshvili is refusing to be controlled, as Grishin sits in half guard.
Grishin is nestled in close to Revazshvili, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Grishin.
Grishin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Revazshvili tries to get to full guard but Grishin has control of the leg.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Grishin connects with a nice short shot to Revazshvili's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grishin is trying to control. Revazshvili wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Viktor Grishin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Revazshvili avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Grishin.
The fighters are battling for position here. Revazshvili manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Grishin preventing the sweep.
Grishin chips away with some ground and pound.
Grishin won't allow Revazshvili to sweep him here.
Revazshvili working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grishin.
Grishin landing with the ground and pound.
Grishin throws an elbow that misses. Revazshvili uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Grishin's guard. Nice move by Revazshvili!

Revazshvili throws a big right hand that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Revazshvili is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Viktor Grishin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Revazshvili's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Revazshvili tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grishin was well out of range. Poor timing from Revazshvili.
Grishin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Grishin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Grishin manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Revazshvili on his heels. He'll look to pass Revazshvili's guard now, I'm sure.
Revazshvili working a defensive guard here.
Revazshvili wants to stand but Grishin is controlling the position.
Grishin trying to control but Revazshvili is working from the bottom.
Grishin stands up over Revazshvili, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grishin is working Revazshvili over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Revazshvili working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grishin.
Grishin lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Revazshvili had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Grishin defends it easily.
Grishin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Revazshvili wants to sweep here but Grishin controlling him for the moment.
Grishin with a nice head shot there.
Grishin trying to control but Revazshvili is working from the bottom.
Grishin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Revazshvili working a defensive guard here.
Grishin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Revazshvili has control of Grishin's left arm, preventing Grishin from doing any damage.
Grishin stops Revazshvili from standing up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Revazshvili throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grishin is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Grishin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A quick step to the side and Revazshvili tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grishin moves out of range as Revazshvili strikes.

Grishin fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Revazshvili to the ground. Grishin is now in Revazshvili's guard.
Revazshvili trying to control the position.
Revazshvili utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grishin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Grishin cracks Revazshvili with a solid left hand.
Grishin lands a couple of elbows.
Grishin throws a big elbow that misses.
Revazshvili is looking to stand up but Grishin isn't so interested in that idea.
Grishin scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grishin won't allow Revazshvili to sweep him here.
Grishin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Grishin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Grishin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grishin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Revazshvili seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grishin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grishin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Revazshvili's head.
Revazshvili is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Grishin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Revazshvili works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Grishin drives through with a takedown into Revazshvili's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Revazshvili is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Revazshvili has his hands on Grishin's head, controlling the position.
Grishin works over Revazshvili with some ground and pound from guard.
Grishin wants to control from the top but Revazshvili keeps moving.
Grishin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Grishin working some strikes from top position.
Revazshvili keeping moving, preventing Grishin from controlling successfully.
Revazshvili looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Revazshvili bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Grishin's guard.

Grishin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Revazshvili trying to control the position from guard on top but Grishin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Grishin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Grishin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Viktor Grishin!
During a confident post fight interview, Viktor Grishin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.