PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Levan Revazshvili (ranked 3538 p4p, 3136 weight class) and Paul Rabbitte (ranked 467 p4p, 419 weight class). Revazshvili's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Georgia National Anthem. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Revazshvili
vs
Rabbitte

193 cm
45
212
38 - 25 - 3

189 cm
26
220
5 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Conviction

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 38 - 25 - 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 5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Rabbitte!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabbitte slips a jab from Revazshvili.
Revazshvili throws a hook but Rabbitte avoids it easily.
Rabbitte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Revazshvili avoids the head kick by Rabbitte.
It looked like Revazshvili wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Revazshvili connects with a single shot there.

It looks like Paul Rabbitte has been cut.
Revazshvili avoids the head kick by Rabbitte.
Rabbitte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Revazshvili.
Revazshvili has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rabbitte.
Revazshvili cracks Rabbitte with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big right from Revazshvili misses.
Rabbitte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Paul Rabbitte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rabbitte misses with a head kick.
Revazshvili appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Revazshvili scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Revazshvili blocks a head kick by Rabbitte.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Revazshvili blocks a head kick by Rabbitte.
Rabbitte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Revazshvili throwing a counter right hand but Rabbitte manages to avoid it.
Rabbitte tries to close the distance and clinch but Revazshvili swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Revazshvili on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Revazshvili dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabbitte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Revazshvili.
A head kick misses from Rabbitte.
Rabbitte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rabbitte misses with a head kick.
Rabbitte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Revazshvili counter with a right hand.
Rabbitte throws a nice head kick!
Rabbitte looks winded!
Revazshvili lands with a shot to the body.
Revazshvili scores with a shot to the body.
Rabbitte swings widly with a right hand
and Revazshvili counters with a nice body shot.
Revazshvili lands a right hook to the body.
Revazshvili scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Revazshvili stuns Rabbitte with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Revazshvili. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Revazshvili.

That has opened up Paul Rabbitte's cut even more.
Revazshvili connects with a jab.

Rabbitte is rocked!
Revazshvili lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Rabbitte is looking to close the distance but Revazshvili sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Rabbitte crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Rabbitte is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Levan Revazshvili!
Levan Revazshvili was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.