PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davit Jaqeli (ranked 4424 p4p, 3734 weight class) and Lorenzo Bianchi (ranked 536 p4p, 466 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Jaqeli
vs
Bianchi

185 cm
19
211
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
203
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Davit Jaqeli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lorenzo Bianchi!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bianchi throws a leg kick which misses Jaqeli's front leg but catches the back leg as Jaqeli tries to avoid it.
Bianchi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jaqeli's sensitive parts.
Lorenzo Bianchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jaqeli moves into range and clinches up with Bianchi.
Jaqeli blocking some punches.
Bianchi can't break the clinch.
Bianchi swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaqeli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bianchi working aggressively here.
Bianchi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bianchi misses with some punches.
Bianchi misses with a punch on the inside.
Bianchi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bianchi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jaqeli manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jaqeli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaqeli misses with the head strike.
A short right from Bianchi.
Bianchi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jaqeli smiles and moves away.
Bianchi throws a front kick that sends Jaqeli stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jaqeli gets a clinch.
Jaqeli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bianchi prevents Jaqeli from breaking the clinch.
Bianchi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bianchi throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaqeli.
Bianchi has a couple of punches blocked by Jaqeli.
A shot in the inside from Bianchi.
Bianchi trying to stall but Jaqeli improves his position.

Bianchi breaks from the clinch.
Jaqeli on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bianchi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bianchi connects with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bianchi.
Bianchi with the inside leg kick.
Jaqeli fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bianchi cracks Jaqeli with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bianchi is looking to slow Jaqeli down with leg kicks.
A good leg kick by Bianchi.
Bianchi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
An inside leg kick lands from Bianchi.
Bianchi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Jaqeli clinches up with Bianchi and pushes him back against the cage.
Jaqeli is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jaqeli.
Jaqeli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jaqeli is working Bianchi over against the cage.
Jaqeli is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bianchi misses with the head strike.
Jaqeli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bianchi lands a hook that snaps the head of Jaqeli backwards.
Bianchi lands with a light punch inside.
Bianchi working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaqeli has Bianchi pushed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Bianchi.
Jaqeli misses with a body punch.
Jaqeli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bianchi letting Jaqeli take a breather here.
Jaqeli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bianchi can't break the clinch.
Jaqeli scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jaqeli lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Bianchi fails to land.

Bianchi manages to break the clinch.
Bianchi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've been told by Jaqeli's head coaches at Canucks Combat Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Jaqeli moves into range and clinches up with Bianchi.
Bianchi trying to control the position but instead, Jaqeli has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bianchi into the cage.
Jaqeli misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bianchi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jaqeli misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bianchi.
Bianchi taking a breather.
Jaqeli pushes Bianchi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bianchi.
Jaqeli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bianchi.
Jaqeli can't find room to land a body shot as Bianchi controls the action.
Jaqeli tries to land knees in the clinch but Bianchi avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jaqeli.
Jaqeli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jaqeli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Bianchi.
Bianchi lands with a right to the head.
Bianchi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bianchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lorenzo Bianchi 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.

Jaqeli looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Bianchi, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bianchi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lorenzo Bianchi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bianchi connects with a high kick.
Bianchi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jaqeli on the side of the head.
Jaqeli stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bianchi.
Jaqeli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bianchi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick from Bianchi lands but Jaqeli takes it in his stride.
Bianchi lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bianchi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bianchi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jaqeli.
Bianchi thumps Jaqeli with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaqeli drops his hands momentarily and Bianchi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bianchi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jaqeli has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A low kick lands for Bianchi.
Jaqeli takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bianchi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bianchi scoring well with a low kick there.
Jaqeli tries to clinch up
and Bianchi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bianchi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bianchi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jaqeli.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bianchi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bianchi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jaqeli. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut there from Bianchi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bianchi feints and then cracks Jaqeli's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jaqeli down.
Jaqeli is looking to clinch but Bianchi is avoiding it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jaqeli crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bianchi - the referee stops the clock and Jaqeli gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bianchi. Jaqeli manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bianchi connects with a leg kick.
Jaqeli on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bianchi. Bianchi obviously looking to wear him down.
Bianchi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jaqeli has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bianchi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jaqeli has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Jaqeli moves into range and clinches up with Bianchi.
Jaqeli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lorenzo Bianchi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jaqeli throws an elbow but it misses.
Bianchi trying to stall but Jaqeli improves his position.
Jaqeli makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bianchi tries to pull guard but Jaqeli holds him up against the cage and eventually Bianchi drops back down to his feet.
Jaqeli tries to land knees in the clinch but Bianchi avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bianchi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bianchi misses with some punches.
Bianchi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jaqeli has him pressed against the cage.
Bianchi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bianchi lands a hook that snaps the head of Jaqeli backwards.
Jaqeli lands with a left to the head.
Bianchi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jaqeli just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bianchi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bianchi lands a nice uppercut.
Bianchi gets through Jaqeli's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bianchi.
Jaqeli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jaqeli has a couple of punches blocked by Bianchi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jaqeli.
Bianchi looking to stall.
Jaqeli blocks an uppercut.
Jaqeli working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bianchi has a couple of punches blocked by Jaqeli.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bianchi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jaqeli backwards.
Jaqeli working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bianchi.
Jaqeli's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jaqeli just leaning against Bianchi, taking a breather.
Jaqeli lands with a right to the head.
Jaqeli lands a shoulder strike.
Jaqeli presses Bianchi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bianchi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Davit Jaqeli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lorenzo Bianchi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bianchi.
Jaqeli looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bianchi looking to slow down the pace here.
Still in the clinch, Jaqeli scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bianchi.
Jaqeli lands with a right to the head.
Jaqeli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lorenzo Bianchi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bianchi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bianchi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jaqeli has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bianchi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bianchi lands with an uppercut that bounces Jaqeli off the cage and back into range.
Jaqeli takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bianchi with a nice calf kick.
Bianchi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Bianchi.
A low kick lands for Bianchi.
Bianchi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Jaqeli misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bianchi.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bianchi trying to stall but Jaqeli improves his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bianchi looking to stall.
Bianchi blocks an uppercut.
Bianchi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jaqeli wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bianchi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jaqeli smiles and moves away.
Jaqeli tries to clinch but Bianchi moves out of range.
Bianchi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bianchi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jaqeli tries to clinch up
and Bianchi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That kick from Bianchi tenderised Jaqeli's leg. Jaqeli is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jaqeli tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bianchi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bianchi fakes the leg kick and cracks Jaqeli in the body.
Jaqeli moves in looking to clinch but Bianchi pushes him off.
It seemed like Bianchi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jaqeli darts in trying to clinch
and Bianchi counters with an outside leg kick.
Bianchi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bianchi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jaqeli walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bianchi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bianchi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bianchi connects with a solid leg kick.
Bianchi throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bianchi.
Bianchi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bianchi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Donk. Bianchi catches Jaqeli right on the button with a cross.
Bianchi throws a nice outside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bianchi.
Jaqeli tries to clinch up
and Bianchi counters with a leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Bianchi.
Jaqeli will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Bianchi.
Bianchi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bianchi thumps Jaqeli with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bianchi lands with a slapping head kick.
Jaqeli tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bianchi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jaqeli takes one on the button.
Bianchi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jaqeli's head.
Lorenzo Bianchi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bianchi lands a head kick. Jaqeli smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bianchi pushes Jaqeli away with a front kick.
Jaqeli looks to clinch
and Bianchi counters with a good low kick that Jaqeli was not able to check.
Bianchi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bianchi catches Jaqeli with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Jaqeli drives through and clinches with Bianchi against the cage.
Jaqeli throws a punch but it's blocked by Bianchi.
Jaqeli lands a shoulder strike.
Davit Jaqeli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bianchi misses with a hook from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lorenzo Bianchi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bianchi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorenzo Bianchi!