PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Mason (ranked 1024 p4p, 138 weight class) and Gurgen Davidyan (ranked 1199 p4p, 158 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Mason
vs
Davidyan

190 cm
39
190 lbs
22 - 12 - 2

189 cm
35
191 lbs
24 - 13 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 2, fighting out of New York, Dean Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Gurgen Davidyan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason walks into a stiff left hand from Davidyan.
Davidyan looks to throw a body kick
and Mason counters with a straight right hand.
Davidyan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mason was well out of range. Poor timing from Davidyan.
Mason fires out a quick counter leg kick but Davidyan just manages to avoid it.
Davidyan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mason appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mason has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Davidyan.
Mason looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mason misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davidyan.
Nice defenses there by Davidyan.
Mason misses the jab.
Mason throws the left hand but Davidyan avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Davidyan misses.
Mason looks to land a right hand but Davidyan moved out of range.
A left lands for Mason.
Mason throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Davidyan on the side of the head.
Davidyan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davidyan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davidyan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Mason was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Davidyan.
Davidyan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mason on the side of the head.
Mason staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidyan lands a high kick!
Mason slips under a jab from Davidyan.
That kick from Mason tenderised Davidyan's leg. Davidyan is trying to keep his angry face on.
A telegraphed right hand from Mason misses the target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mason.
Davidyan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Davidyan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mason throws a jab but it's blocked by Davidyan.
The fighters circling - Davidyan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gurgen Davidyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crunch! Davidyan slams his shin into Mason's torso.
Davidyan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mason swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Davidyan.
Davidyan avoids the body shot from Mason.
Davidyan scores with a spinning back kick!
Davidyan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mason is looking to counter punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidyan throws a body punch but Mason moves out of range.
Davidyan moves in looking to clinch but Mason pushes him off.
Davidyan cracks Mason with a right hand to the side of the head.
Davidyan slips a jab and a cross from Mason.
Mason doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mason takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Davidyan doesn't manage to clinch there - Mason circles away.
Davidyan throws a hook to the side of Mason's head but Mason sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mason was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Davidyan slips a jab from Mason.

Davidyan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Davidyan is working Mason over against the cage.

Mason breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davidyan moves out of range of the body kick from Mason.
Davidyan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Mason just misses with a punch to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Davidyan.
Davidyan swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Davidyan checks it well.
Davidyan motions for Mason to come forward. Davidyan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Davidyan slips under a jab from Mason.
Davidyan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davidyan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Davidyan misses.
Davidyan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mason.
Davidyan misses with a straight left.
Mason is looking to counter punch.
Davidyan stuns Mason with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Davidyan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Davidyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mason moves away.
Mason throws a looping overhand right but Davidyan ducks down to avoid it.
Mason looks to score with a jab to the body but Davidyan is just out of range.
Mason takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Davidyan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mason.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason defending well as Davidyan loads up on a big left hand.
Davidyan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good shot there by Davidyan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davidyan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mason avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mason scores with a nice strike.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davidyan. Mason does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mason is looking to counter punch.
Mason misses with a looping left.
Mason looks to score with a jab to the body but Davidyan is just out of range.
Davidyan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

Davidyan forces Mason back against the cage and clinches.
Davidyan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Davidyan swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Mason breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mason moves out of range of the body kick.
Mason swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davidyan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mason with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Davidyan to score with a decent uppercut.

Davidyan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gurgen Davidyan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Mason's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Davidyan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mason uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davidyan.
Davidyan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A nice leg kick lands there from Davidyan.
Jab by Davidyan.
Mason thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Mason misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Davidyan!
Mason rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Davidyan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mason takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mason gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Davidyan cracks Mason with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mason uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davidyan.
Davidyan throws out a powerful jab.
Davidyan ducks under a wild hook from Mason.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Davidyan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Mason takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidyan slips under a jab from Mason.

Davidyan drives through and clinches with Mason against the cage.
Davidyan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Davidyan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Davidyan blocks an uppercut.
Davidyan blocks an uppercut.
Davidyan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Davidyan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Davidyan swings wildly with an uppercut but Mason uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davidyan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davidyan.
A hook to the body from Davidyan.
Mason throws a head punch that misses.
Mason prevents a body shot from Davidyan.
Davidyan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mason's efforts to push away.

Davidyan breaks the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Davidyan.
Mason pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidyan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Davidyan moves out of range as Mason throws a body kick.
Mason misses with a wild body shot.
Davidyan throws a big shot that misses.
Mason throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mason throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davidyan ducks under a wild hook from Mason.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davidyan tries to land a front kick but Mason steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Davidyan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mason.
Mason takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mason throws a body kick that misses.
Davidyan dodges the punch combination from Mason.
Nice body punch from Davidyan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davidyan.
Mason swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Mason.
Davidyan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mason.
Davidyan misses with a hook.
Mason is looking to counter punch.
Mason thows a left - swing and a miss!
Davidyan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mason. Mason circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Davidyan throws a low kick but Mason moves out of range easily.
Davidyan lands a nice shot that snaps Mason's head back.
Mason misses with a body shot
and Davidyan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davidyan throws a hook but Mason blocks it.
Davidyan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A good leg kick by Mason.
Davidyan throws an overhand right that lands on Mason's shoulder, as Mason tries to avoid the shot.
Mason appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Davidyan 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davidyan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mason blocks a leg kick.
Davidyan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Davidyan throws out a loose jab but Mason uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davidyan swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Mason to counter with a crisp jab.
Davidyan lands a glancing blow to the side of Mason's head.
Mason misses with a wild body shot.
Davidyan scoring well with a low kick there.
Mason ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mason gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mason misses with a hook. Davidyan ducked under it nicely.
Mason throws a big shot that misses.
Davidyan feints and then cracks Mason's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mason down.
Mason throws a low kick but Davidyan moves out of range easily.
Mason looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mason throws out a loose jab but Davidyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gurgen Davidyan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Mason lands with a shot to the body.
Mason slips under a jab from Davidyan.
Mason jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Davidyan blocks the leg kick.
Mason lands a nice shot that snaps Davidyan's head back.
Mason lands a body shot.
Davidyan lands with a straight right. Mason didn't see that one coming.
Gurgen Davidyan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Davidyan.
Davidyan with a hook.
Mason misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason throws a body shot but no joy.
Davidyan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Davidyan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mason jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Davidyan misses with a jab to the body
and Mason counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mason is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davidyan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mason rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Davidyan counters with a straight right hand.
Davidyan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mason takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Davidyan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Davidyan 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.
Decent striking displayed by Davidyan there.
Davidyan looks to score with a jab to the body but Mason is just out of range.
Mason lands an overhand right.
Davidyan scores with a nice right hand.
Mason wants to slow Davidyan down by chopping away at his legs.
Davidyan lands a nice shot that snaps Mason's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mason defending well as Davidyan loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Davidyan.
Mason misses with an uppercut. Davidyan saw that one coming.
Dean Mason has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gurgen Davidyan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason misses with a hook.
Davidyan throws a body kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Davidyan.
Davidyan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Davidyan has managed to clinch.
Davidyan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mason seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Davidyan can turn it around.
Mason is working Davidyan over against the cage.
Davidyan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Davidyan on the inside.
Davidyan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Davidyan misses with a punch to the body.
Mason lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Davidyan backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mason takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Davidyan breaks from the clinch.
Davidyan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mason under the eye.
Good exchange - Davidyan coming out on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mason throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mason throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davidyan.
Mason misses with a right hand
and Davidyan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice uppercut there from Davidyan.
Davidyan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mason sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Davidyan misses the target.
Davidyan is looking to land body kicks.
Mason displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davidyan throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Mason.
Davidyan lands a leg kick that knocks Mason off balance momentarily.
Davidyan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Davidyan.
Davidyan ducks right into an uppercut from Mason.
Davidyan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidyan scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mason will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mason displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davidyan throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Mason on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mason displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davidyan throws out the jab.
Mason punishes Davidyan's body with a nice straight punch.
Mason needs to keep his hands up - Davidyan had a free shot at his head there.
Davidyan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mason misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davidyan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mason walks forward, straight into a front kick from Davidyan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Davidyan has managed to clinch.
A body shot lands from Davidyan.
Gurgen Davidyan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Davidyan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gurgen Davidyan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Davidyan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gurgen Davidyan!
After the big win, Gurgen Davidyan made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Reaper Combatwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.