PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zviadi Zotikshvili (ranked 2745 p4p, 23202 weight class) and Sam Guinness (ranked 259 p4p, 440 weight class). Zviadi Zotikshvili has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Zotikshvili
vs
Guinness

185 cm
25
155
1 - 1 - 0

174 cm
25
164
1 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zviadi Zotikshvili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Guinness!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zotikshvili takes the fight into the clinch.
Guinness tries to break free but Zotikshvili pushes him back against the cage.
Guinness has had enough of the clinch but Zotikshvili keeps him there for the moment.
Zotikshvili avoiding damage.
Zotikshvili misses with a punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Guinness has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Guinness throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zotikshvilis head.
Guinness tries to break free but Zotikshvili pushes him back against the cage.
Zotikshvili scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zotikshvili prevents Guinness from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Guinness's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zotikshvili lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zotikshvili misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Zotikshvili scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zotikshvili working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zotikshvili taking a breather.
Zotikshvili keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Guinness's efforts to push away.
Zotikshvili scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zotikshvili really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Zotikshvili scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zotikshvili lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guinness backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zotikshvili lands a nice uppercut.
Zotikshvili lands an uppercut.
Zotikshvili misses with a punch on the inside.
Guinness is trying to break the clinch but Zotikshvili is controlling him.

Guinness pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zotikshvili lands a head shot.
Guinness misses with a body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Guinness.
A big right from Guinness misses.
Zotikshvili fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Guinness is out of range.
Zotikshvili looks to land a left hand but Guinness moved out of range nicely.
Zotikshvili lands a nice shot to the body.
Sam Guinness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zotikshvili fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guinness manages to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jab by Guinness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guinness wants to slow Zotikshvili down by chopping away at his legs.
Guinness on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zotikshvili misses with a straight left.
Guinness throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab, jab by Zotikshvili - just one landing.
Guinness slips under a jab.
Zotikshvili lands with a slapping head kick.
Guinness throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guinness darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Guinness takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A cross from Guinness lands.
Zotikshvili slips under a jab.
Zotikshvili connects with a crisp jab.
Guinness lands an overhand right.
Guinness lands a really nice looking cross but Zotikshvili seems unphased.
Guinness slips a straight right by Zotikshvili.
Good standup being displayed there by Guinness as he connects with a hook.
We've been told by Zotikshvili's head coaches at Torcida MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Guinness connects with an inside leg kick.
Zotikshvili moves forwards but Guinness connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Guinness gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Zotikshvili on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zotikshvili is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Guinness.
It seemed like Guinness was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Guinness throws a series of punches but Zotikshvili avoids them all with ease.
Guinness is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Zotikshvili had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Zotikshvili keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guinness.
Zotikshvili moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Guinness.
Guinness dips to his left and cracks Zotikshvili with an uppercut!
Zotikshvili fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Guinness looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zotikshvili misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Guinness catches Zotikshvili right on the button with a cross.
Danga de danga de dang - Zotikshvili scores with a four punch combination!
Zotikshvili misses with an uppercut.
Zotikshvili drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Guinness looks to land a combination but Zotikshvili avoids it well.
Guinness misses with a hook.
Guinness swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zotikshvili displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guinness throws out the jab.
Zotikshvili lands a jab to the head.
Guinness moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Guinness uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zotikshvili.
Zotikshvili fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guinness manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zotikshvili misses the jab.
Good exchange - Zotikshvili coming out on top.
Guinness lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Zotikshvili backs up against the cage.
Zotikshvili thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Zotikshvili misses.
Guinness swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Guinness just misses with a punch to the body.
Zotikshvili misses with a straight right.
Zotikshvili lands a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zotikshvili comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zotikshvili gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Guinness.

Zotikshvili gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Guinness wants to break free but Zotikshvili has control.
Zotikshvili lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guinness takes a shot to the head.

Guinness pulls guard.
Zotikshvili trying to stand up but can't free himself from Guinness's guard.
Zotikshvili trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guinness working a defensive guard but Zotikshvili passes into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zviadi Zotikshvili dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Guinness waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zotikshvili.
Zotikshvili on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Guinness misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zotikshvili.
Guinness darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Guinness throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sam Guinness seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Guinness tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zotikshvili was well out of range. Poor timing from Guinness.
Zotikshvili is looking to counter punch.
Zotikshvili has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zotikshvili there as he acknowledges the shot.
Guinness lands a lovely overhand right.
Guinness throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zotikshvili.
Guinness throws a hook but Zotikshvili blocks it.
Zotikshvili keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guinness.
Zotikshvili throws a hook but Guinness avoids it easily.
Zotikshvili misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - Zotikshvili throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Zotikshvili misses its intended target.
Zotikshvili takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guinness moves out of range as Zotikshvili strikes.
Guinness misses with a low kick.
Zotikshvili misses with a wild body shot.
Zotikshvili steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guinness.
Zotikshvili missing with a left hand there. Guinness was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Guinness scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Guinness.
Guinness misses with a hook
letting Zotikshvili counter with a right hand.
Guinness throws a leg kick which misses Zotikshvili's front leg but catches the back leg as Zotikshvili tries to avoid it.
Zotikshvili throws a jab but it's blocked by Guinness.
Guinness throws a hook to the side of Zotikshvili's head but Zotikshvili sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Guinness takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Guinness avoids the body shot from Zotikshvili.
Guinness throws a front kick aimed at Zotikshvili's knee but Zotikshvili avoids it well.
Guinness scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zotikshvili in his tracks.
Guinness moves away from the strike by Zotikshvili.
Guinness wants to counter with a clinch but Zotikshvili pushes him away.
Zotikshvili has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Guinness finds it's way round the side to connect with Zotikshvili's head.
Guinness cracks Zotikshvili with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Guinness looks to throw the jab but Zotikshvili is out of range.
Zotikshvili looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A big left from Guinness misses.
Guinness swinging wildly here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zotikshvili misses with an uppercut.
Zotikshvili pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zotikshvili has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Guinness wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Guinness misses with a straight left.
Zotikshvili is looking to counter punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zotikshvili uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guinness.
Zotikshvili loads up on a big right hand but Guinness slips the punch.
Zotikshvili gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zotikshvili defending well as Guinness loads up on a big left hand.
Guinness lands a really nice looking cross but Zotikshvili seems unphased.
Guinness avoids the body shot from Zotikshvili.
Guinness has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Guinness there as he acknowledges the shot.
Guinness looks to throw the jab but Zotikshvili is out of range.
Guinness takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A shot to the liver by Zotikshvili. Beautiful body shot.
Zotikshvili misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Zotikshvili.
Zotikshvili uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Guinness throws a hook to the side of Zotikshvili's head but Zotikshvili sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Guinness throws a lazy right hand but Zotikshvili sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zotikshvili tries a head kick but it misses.
Guinness keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zotikshvili.
Zotikshvili fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guinness manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Guinness. That's going to slow Zotikshvili down.
A swing and a miss from Zotikshvili.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zotikshvili throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Guinness connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Guinness lands the left hand.
Guinness fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zotikshvili on the side of the head.
Guinness takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Guinness pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Guinness connects with a crisp jab.
Guinness fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zotikshvili has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zotikshvili just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Guinness throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Zotikshvili misses.
Zotikshvili throws a body shot but no joy.
Guinness misses with a looping left.
Zotikshvili throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Guinness.
Guinness takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zotikshvili misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guinness cracks Zotikshvili with a right hand to the side of the head.
Guinness lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Guinness.
Guinness throws a body punch but Zotikshvili moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zotikshvili cracks Guinness with a good jab.
Guinness takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Guinness thuds a left hand into Zotikshvili's body.

Zotikshvili rushes Guinness and presses him up against the cage.
Guinness tries to break the clinch but Zotikshvili is controlling the position.
Zotikshvili swings wildly with an uppercut but Guinness uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zotikshvili keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Guinness's efforts to push away.
Zotikshvili swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zotikshvili misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guinness has had enough of the clinch but Zotikshvili keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Zotikshvili.
Guinness wants to get back to striking at distance but Zotikshvili won't allow it.
Guinness tries to circle away but Zotikshvili has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zotikshvili working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Guinness breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Guinness stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zotikshvili misses the jab.
A jab from Guinness misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Guinness showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Zotikshvili throws a head kick but Guinness moves out of range.
Guinness walks into a stiff left hand from Zotikshvili.
Guinness tries to work over Zotikshvili's front leg with a kick but Zotikshvili checks it.
Zotikshvili missing with a left hand there. Guinness was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Guinness thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zotikshvili takes a swing at Guinness's ribcage but misses.
Guinness throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zotikshvili sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zotikshvili slips a straight right by Guinness.
Guinness throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Guinness uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zotikshvili.
Zotikshvili scores with a hook.
Guinness throws a shot from downtown. Zotikshvili moves away and avoids it.
Zotikshvili swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Guinness goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Guinness throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Guinness takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guinness throws a looping overhand right but Zotikshvili ducks down to avoid it.
Guinness clobbers Zotikshvili with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zotikshvili throws a sloppy head kick and Guinness moves out of range easily.
A jab from Zotikshvili misses.
Guinness lands with a hook. Zotikshvili tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zotikshvili walks into a left hand.
Guinness takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Zotikshvili takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zotikshvili jabs Guinness to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zotikshvili listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zotikshvili moves away from the strike by Guinness.
Zotikshvili walks into a stiff left hand from Guinness.
A low kick from Guinness misses
and Zotikshvili counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zotikshvili connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Guinness's hands.
Guinness on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good shot there by Zotikshvili.
Zotikshvili slips under a jab.
Zotikshvili was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zotikshvili connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Zotikshvili ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zotikshvili works the jab nicely.
Zotikshvili uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guinness.
Guinness misses with a straight right.
Guinness throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zotikshvili digs a good hook to Guinness's body.
Zotikshvili dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Guinness.
Zotikshvili cracks Guinness with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Guinness shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zotikshvili as he avoids it easily.
Guinness takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zotikshvili throws a head kick but Guinness moves out of range.
Zotikshvili throws a hook but Guinness blocks it.
Guinness uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zotikshvili throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick from Zotikshvili lands but Guinness takes it in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guinness. Zotikshvili does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zotikshvili jabs Guinness to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Guinness misses the target.
A big right from Guinness misses.
Zotikshvili takes one on the button.
Guinness throws a shot from downtown. Zotikshvili moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Zotikshvili misses.
Zotikshvili looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zotikshvili lands with a right hand.
Zotikshvili throws a sloppy head kick and Guinness moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guinness missing with a left hand there. Zotikshvili was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zotikshvili lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Guinness connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zotikshvili momentarily.
Guinness uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zotikshvili.
Guinness fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zotikshvili has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zotikshvili avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Zotikshvili moves into the clinch successfully.
Guinness is trying to break free.
A nice left hand lands by Zotikshvili.
Zotikshvili softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zotikshvili working aggressively here.

Guinness's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big left from Guinness misses.
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Guinness displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zotikshvili throws out the jab.
Guinness looks to land a right hand but Zotikshvili moved out of range.
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!
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Guinness uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zotikshvili.
Zotikshvili lands an overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guinness throws a hook but Zotikshvili avoids it easily.
A low kick from Guinness is predictable there
and Zotikshvili makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zotikshvili throws a sloppy head kick and Guinness moves out of range easily.
A big left from Guinness misses.
Guinness throws a big shot that misses.
Zotikshvili sizes up Guinness with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zotikshvili throws a body shot but no joy.
Guinness was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jab from Guinness.
Guinness throws a right hand that misses
enabling Zotikshvili to counter with a crisp jab.

Guinness is rocked!
Guinness dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Guinness is still on wobbly legs! Can Zotikshvili finish him?
Nice defenses there by Zotikshvili.
Guinness seems to have recovered his senses.
Guinness uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zotikshvili.
Guinness looks to throw the jab but Zotikshvili is out of range.
Zotikshvili throws a head kick that Guinness semi-blocks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zotikshvili misses with a straight right.
Guinness lands with a good body shot.
Zotikshvili shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Guinness connects with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zviadi Zotikshvili showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zotikshvili 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 Dean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zviadi Zotikshvili!