PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josey Wales (ranked 1880 p4p, 229 weight class) and Levan Revazshvili (ranked 1875 p4p, 228 weight class). Revazshvili is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Georgia National Anthem. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Wales
vs
Revazshvili

190 cm
27
215 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

193 cm
42
212 lbs
35 - 20 - 3

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josey Wales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 20 - 3, fighting out of New York, Levan Revazshvili!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Revazshvili throws an overhand right that lands on Wales's shoulder, as Wales tries to avoid the shot.
Revazshvili moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Josey Wales has been cut.
Wales throws a lazy right hand but Revazshvili sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Revazshvili looks to land a right hand but Wales moved out of range.
Revazshvili swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Revazshvili throws a big shot that misses.
Revazshvili takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Revazshvili throws a poor cross that misses
and Wales counters with a right hand to the body.
Wales slips a jab from Revazshvili.
Revazshvili throws a body shot but no joy.
Revazshvili misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Revazshvili is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wales sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Revazshvili lands a slapping body shot.
Wales looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Levan Revazshvili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Revazshvili moves away from the strike by Wales.
A telegraphed right hand from Wales misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Revazshvili throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Revazshvili changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wales tries to avoid it but Revazshvili manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wales to the ground. Wales escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wales throws the left hand but Revazshvili avoids the punch easily.
Revazshvili is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Revazshvili punishes Wales's body with a nice straight punch.
Wales thows a left - swing and a miss!
Revazshvili bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Revazshvili walks into a straight right hand from Wales.
Wales throws a looping overhand right but Revazshvili ducks down to avoid it.
Wales misses with an uppercut.
Revazshvili swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wales connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wales uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Revazshvili.
Revazshvili falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Wales counter with a right hand.
Wales misses with a right hand
and Revazshvili counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wales missing with a left hand there. Revazshvili was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Wales throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Revazshvili. Wales does a little dance to reset his feet.
Josey Wales is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Wales throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Revazshvili misses with a left hand
letting Wales counter with a right hand.
Revazshvili slips under a jab.
Wales is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Revazshvili.
Revazshvili lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Revazshvili avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Revazshvili uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wales.
Wales lands with a straight right. Revazshvili didn't see that one coming.
Revazshvili steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wales.
Revazshvili drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Wales defends it well.
Wales loads up on a big right hand but Revazshvili slips the punch.
Revazshvili slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revazshvili scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big left from Revazshvili misses.
Wales swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wales ducks under a wild hook from Revazshvili.
Wales swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Revazshvili misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wales.
Wales is looking to counter punch.
Wales looks to score with a jab to the body but Revazshvili is just out of range.
Wales dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Revazshvili connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wales momentarily.
Revazshvili misses with a body shot.
Wales is looking to counter punch.
Revazshvili walks into a left hand.
Wales moves away from the strike by Revazshvili.
Wales is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Revazshvili lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wales at a distance.
Wales misses with a hook. Revazshvili ducked under it nicely.
Revazshvili let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Revazshvili throws a right hand that Wales ducks under and follows up with a left that Wales also avoids with ease.

Revazshvili closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wales to the mat! Wales manages to get full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Wales has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Revazshvili is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Revazshvili lands a shoulder strike.
Revazshvili is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wales gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Josey Wales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Levan Revazshvili.
Revazshvili drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wales gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Revazshvili working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Revazshvili leaning against his opponent.
Revazshvili misses with a hook from the clinch.
Revazshvili is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wales is keeping busy.
Wales misses with a punch on the inside.
Revazshvili scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Wales pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Revazshvili misses.

Revazshvili gets a takedown into half guard.
Wales wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Levan Revazshvili will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Josey Wales's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Revazshvili throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Levan Revazshvili seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Revazshvili connects with a body shot that sends Wales's belly button to the back.
Wales slips under a jab from Revazshvili.
Wales rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Revazshvili counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wales thinking.
Wales misses with a straight left.
Revazshvili lands a nice looking body shot.
Wales throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Revazshvili lands a glancing blow to the side of Wales's head.
Wales takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Revazshvili scores with a jab to the body.
Wales stuffs the takedown.
Wales misses with an uppercut
and Revazshvili counters with a stiff right hand.
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 scores with a one two! Wales had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Wales.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Wales misses.
Revazshvili drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Revazshvili has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Revazshvili swings for the body but Wales moves out of range.
A jab from Wales misses.
Revazshvili fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Revazshvili swings for the body but Wales moves out of range.
Revazshvili just misses with a punch to the body.
Revazshvili misses with a few strikes there.
Revazshvili throws a jab but it's blocked by Wales.
The fighters circling - Revazshvili throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wales with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Revazshvili to score with a decent uppercut.
Wales steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Revazshvili.
Wales scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revazshvili throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wales lands with a hook. Revazshvili tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Revazshvili uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wales.
A telegraphed right hand from Wales misses the target.
Revazshvili staying out of range there.
Revazshvili misses with a looping left.
Wales throwing a counter right hand but Revazshvili manages to avoid it.
Wales misses with a looping right.
Revazshvili slips under a jab from Wales.
Wales keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Revazshvili scores with a jab to the body.
Wales scores with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revazshvili misses with a straight right.
Revazshvili bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wales's head backwards.
Revazshvili lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wales at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Revazshvili.
Revazshvili lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wales misses with a straight left.
Wales uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Revazshvili.
Wales takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Revazshvili misses with a hook. Wales ducked under it nicely.
Wales punishes Revazshvili's body with a nice straight punch.
Revazshvili ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Revazshvili misses with a two punch combination.
Revazshvili ducks right into an uppercut from Wales.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Wales misses the target.
Revazshvili is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Revazshvili throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Revazshvili throws a nice looking combination but Wales bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wales looks to land a right hand but Revazshvili moved out of range.
Wales misses with a hook.
Wales connects with a jab.
Wales rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Revazshvili counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wales waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Revazshvili.
Revazshvili swings widly with a right hand
and Wales counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good shot there by Wales.
Wales misses with a straight right.
Revazshvili rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wales counters with a nice uppercut.
Revazshvili looks to land a combination but Wales avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Levan Revazshvili showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Josey Wales's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Revazshvili throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wales cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Revazshvili misses with a hook. Wales ducked under it nicely.
Revazshvili shoots in but no luck this time.
A big left from Wales misses.
Revazshvili moves out of range as Wales strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Revazshvili is defended easily by Wales.
Revazshvili throws a looping overhand right but Wales ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wales throws a hook to the side of Revazshvili's head but Revazshvili sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Revazshvili lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wales uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Revazshvili.
Wales misses with a hook. Revazshvili ducked under it nicely.
Revazshvili throws a lazy uppercut
and Wales counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wales takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Revazshvili misses the jab.
Wales is looking to counter punch.
Revazshvili shoots and misses
and Revazshvili takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Josey Wales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Levan Revazshvili.
Nice defenses there by Revazshvili.
Wales misses the jab.
Revazshvili takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Revazshvili moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Revazshvili misses the target.
The fighters circling - Revazshvili throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wales is looking to counter punch.
Revazshvili walks into a straight right hand from Wales.
Revazshvili throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wales sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wales uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Revazshvili.
Wales fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Revazshvili looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Revazshvili misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revazshvili throws the left hand but Wales avoids the punch easily.
Wales misses with a body shot

and Revazshvili counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wales trying to hold on to Revazshvili's head to control him but Revazshvili postures up.
Wales is trying to stand back up but Revazshvili is controlling him
Wales tries to get to full guard but Revazshvili has control of the leg.
Wales is working hard here to advance position.
Wales wants to stand back up but Revazshvili manages to pass into side control.
Josey Wales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Levan Revazshvili is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wales tries to improve position but can't.
Revazshvili moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Wales is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Revazshvili sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Wales is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Levan Revazshvili has got the better of the ground game so far.
Revazshvili in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wales wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's four 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.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Wales tries to improve position but can't.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Revazshvili misses with a two punch combination.
Revazshvili moves away from the strike by Wales.
Revazshvili misses with a takedown attempt - Wales sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wales misses with a lunging right hand
and Revazshvili counters with a stiff right hand.
Revazshvili lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Revazshvili.
Wales misses with a lunging right hand
and Revazshvili counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Levan Revazshvili.
Well Revazshvili has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Levan Revazshvili!
After the fight, Levan Revazshvili was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.