PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dabur Ganiesh (ranked 3607 p4p, 6272 weight class) and Josh Revs (ranked 443 p4p, 614 weight class). Ganiesh comes to the cage accompanied by Stach Stach. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Ganiesh
vs
Revs

188 cm
24
194
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
21
210
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dabur Ganiesh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Revs!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ganiesh shoots in but no luck this time.
Revs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ganiesh.

Revs drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ganiesh bucks up and tries to throw Revs off but instead Revs has got his back!
Ganiesh manages to reverse the position and now he's in Revs's guard. Nice work there by Ganiesh.
Ganiesh preventing the sweep.

Revs looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Revs has his foot on Ganiesh's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ganiesh works his way back into a safe position though.
Ganiesh wants to pass the guard but Revs is keeping the position.

Revs is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ganiesh defends well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganiesh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Revs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ganiesh trying to control the position from guard on top but Revs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Revs is looking for a triangle but Ganiesh pushes his legs off easily.
Revs is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ganiesh passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Ganiesh wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Revs, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ganiesh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Revs keeps working.
Ganiesh looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Revs is trying to get back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes there by Ganiesh.
Revs is not content to let Ganiesh control the position.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Revs bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Revs misses with a straight left.
Ganiesh throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Revs's head.
Revs looks for the body kick but Ganiesh saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Revs clinches.
Ganiesh wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ganiesh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ganiesh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Revs.
Ganiesh looking to throw knees to the head but Revs is blocking nicely.
Revs fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ganiesh wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Revs has him pressed against the cage.

Revs gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Revs engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Ganiesh is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Revs trying to control the position from guard on top but Ganiesh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ganiesh controls Revs momentarily but Revs frees himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Ganiesh looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Revs looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dabur Ganiesh will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ganiesh throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Revs clinches with his opponent.

Revs pulls Ganiesh into guard.
Revs is controlling Ganiesh's posture.
Ganiesh wants to pass the guard but Revs is keeping the position.
Revs is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ganiesh prevents Revs from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Revs is trying to keep Ganiesh in close.
Revs keeping moving, preventing Ganiesh from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Revs controls Ganiesh momentarily but Ganiesh frees himself.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Ganiesh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Revs swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ganiesh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ganiesh sets himself, and Revs steps forward looking for the clinch! Ganiesh avoids it this time.
A head kick from Ganiesh lands but Revs takes it in his stride.
Ganiesh shoots in looking for a takedown but Revs manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ganiesh's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Revs gets the takedown into side control.
Ganiesh is not content to let Revs control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revs tries to score with some ground and pound. Ganiesh controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Revs lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ganiesh down.
Ganiesh wants to control but Revs postures up.
Revs has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Ganiesh is looking to improve his position but Revs isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revs tries to control but Ganiesh wriggling away.
Revs throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Ganiesh tries to improve his position but instead Revs has taken his back!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Revs controlling the positon.

Ganiesh is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Revs gets his way!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Dabur Ganiesh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Revs has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Revs is working the ground and pound. Can Ganiesh escape?

And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Revs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 19:19
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 19:19
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 19:20

The fight is ruled a majority draw!