PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dick Pawlik (ranked 21987 p4p, 508 weight class) and Koba Dvalishvili (ranked 22614 p4p, 489 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pawlik
vs
Dvalishvili

172 cm
22
166 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dick Pawlik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koba Dvalishvili!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pawlik cracks Dvalishvili with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pawlik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dvalishvili moves away.
As Pawlik backs off Dvalishvili throws a huge counter combo but Pawlik manages to avoid it all.
Pawlik takes a swing at Dvalishvili's ribcage but misses.
Dvalishvili misses with a head kick.
Pawlik changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dvalishvili slips under a jab.
Dvalishvili wants to counter the offense by Pawlik and move into the clinch position.
Pawlik fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dvalishvili keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Pawlik closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dvalishvili holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Dvalishvili gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pawlik stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dvalishvili swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Pawlik drops back looking for a leg! Dvalishvili is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dvalishvili manages to kick Pawlik off! Pawlik jumps back into Dvalishvili's guard.
Pawlik passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dvalishvili is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Pawlik tries for a kimura but Dvalishvili is defending well.

Pawlik thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Pawlik is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dvalishvili knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dvalishvili 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.
Dvalishvili is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pawlik off and has taken his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dvalishvili is trying to stick to Pawlik's back but Pawlik is turning into Dvalishvili. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Dvalishvili's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Pawlik.
Pawlik stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dvalishvili swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pawlik is working hard here to advance position.
Pawlik slips nicely into half guard.
Pawlik is thwarting Dvalishvili's attempts to control the position.

Pawlik is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dvalishvili sees it coming and defends easily.
Dvalishvili trying to control from the bottom.

Pawlik is working for a kimura but Dvalishvili is defending it quite comfortably.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pawlik is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pawlik trying to control the action but Dvalishvili is working from the bottom.
Pawlik works his way into side control.

Pawlik goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Dvalishvili rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Pawlik's guard! Nice work there by Dvalishvili!
Dvalishvili not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Pawlik is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pawlik wants to sweep here but Dvalishvili controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dvalishvili stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pawlik swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dvalishvili trying to control the position from guard on top but Pawlik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dvalishvili's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pawlik controlling Dvalishvili's posture.

Dvalishvili got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pawlik has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dvalishvili has managed to get both his arms back between Pawlik's legs - danger averted.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Pawlik is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dvalishvili is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Pawlik dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pawlik throws a shot to the body.
Pawlik lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pawlik takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pawlik is looking to wear down Dvalishvili with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A telegraphed right hand from Dvalishvili misses the target.
Dvalishvili throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pawlik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pawlik looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dvalishvili is fending him off so far but Pawlik persists. Nope, Dvalishvili circles away and we're back to standing.
Dvalishvili cracks Pawlik with an open hand slap.
Pawlik fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pawlik throws out a loose jab but Dvalishvili uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pawlik shoots in but Dvalishvili avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dvalishvili wants to counter the offense by Pawlik and move into the clinch position.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick Pawlik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pawlik misses with a straight right.
Pawlik swings for the body but Dvalishvili moves out of range.

Pawlik shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Pawlik was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pawlik trying to control the action but Dvalishvili is working from the bottom.
Dvalishvili pushes Pawlik away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Pawlik gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Pawlik tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Dvalishvili's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Pawlik working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Pawlik thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

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.
Dvalishvili is looking for a sweep.
Dvalishvili can't do much from the bottom here.

Pawlik working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Pawlik working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dvalishvili manages to work his way to half guard, despite Pawlik's best efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dvalishvili wants to improve his position but Pawlik is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dvalishvili is looking to escape.

Pawlik is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dvalishvili is just riding it out for now. Pawlik eventually gives up the hold.
Pawlik moves into full mount! Dvalishvili won't be happy about that!
Pawlik moves to back control.

Dvalishvili showing good submission defense here.

Pawlik tightening his grip on Dvalishvili, looking for the choke.
Dvalishvili turns into Pawlik and is now in his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dvalishvili looking to pass the guard.

Pawlik looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pawlik being controlled here, momentarily.

Pawlik looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dvalishvili wants to stand but Pawlik is controlling his posture from full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dvalishvili passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dick Pawlik will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! 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.

Pawlik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dvalishvili keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pawlik misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dvalishvili connects with a nice looking jab.
Pawlik shoots and misses
and Dvalishvili counters with a nice body shot.
A shot to the body from Pawlik misses
and Dvalishvili counters with a nice body kick.
Pawlik throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pawlik shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dvalishvili counters with a nice body shot.
Dick Pawlik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dvalishvili scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jab, jab by Dvalishvili - just one landing.
Dvalishvili lands a head kick!
Koba Dvalishvili seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dvalishvili throws a head kick but Pawlik moves out of range.
Pawlik feinted with a counter takedown.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dvalishvili.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dvalishvili ducks under a wild hook from Pawlik.
A lazy left from Pawlik finds it's target.
Dvalishvili has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pawlik misses with a straight right.
Dvalishvili throws a head kick but Pawlik moves out of range.
Pawlik digs a good body shot into Dvalishvili's ribs.

Dvalishvili rushes Pawlik and presses him up against the cage.
Dvalishvili lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pawlik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pawlik is trying to force a seperation but Dvalishvili has the dominant position.
Dvalishvili working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dvalishvili working aggressively here.
Dvalishvili leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pawlik is trying to break the clinch but Dvalishvili has him pressed against the cage.
Dvalishvili lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dvalishvili lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dvalishvili as Pawlik tries to tie him up.
Dvalishvili cracks Pawlik with a nice body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dvalishvili lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dvalishvili lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dvalishvili softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Dvalishvili - that landed with a thud.
Dvalishvili lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dvalishvili lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pawlik tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick Pawlik. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dvalishvili escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pawlik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koba Dvalishvili is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dvalishvili connects with a high kick.
Dvalishvili throws a body punch but Pawlik moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pawlik throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili scores with a push kick.
Dvalishvili looks to land a body kick but Pawlik moved away.
Dvalishvili lands with a cross.
Pawlik swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Dvalishvili moves into range and clinches up with Pawlik.
Dvalishvili lands a shot to the body.
Dvalishvili lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pawlik backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Dvalishvili fails to land.
Dvalishvili has Pawlik pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dvalishvili.
Pawlik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dvalishvili lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dvalishvili lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pawlik backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Dvalishvili lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pawlik backwards.
Dvalishvili misses with a punch on the inside.
Dvalishvili scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pawlik wants to break free but Dvalishvili has control.
Dvalishvili tries to work over Pawlik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pawlik changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dvalishvili fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pawlik misses with a few strikes there.

Pawlik tries to keep at a distance but Dvalishvili has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dick Pawlik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dvalishvili softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dvalishvili lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pawlik or not.
Koba Dvalishvili has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dvalishvili doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Koba Dvalishvili comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pawlik 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!