PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Achab Denis (ranked 193 p4p, 31 weight class) and Gurgen Davidyan (ranked 373 p4p, 50 weight class). Denis comes into the arena with Can't be touched blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!

Denis
vs
Davidyan

188 cm
30
194 lbs
19 - 6 - 0

189 cm
26
191 lbs
12 - 4 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Achab Denis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Gurgen Davidyan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denis ducks right into an uppercut from Davidyan.

Davidyan closes the distance and pushes Denis back into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Davidyan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Denis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Davidyan misses with some punches.
Davidyan has had enough of the clinch but Denis keeps him there for the moment.
Davidyan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Denis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Denis misses with a punch on the inside.
Davidyan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Deniss head.
Davidyan prevents a body shot from Denis.
Davidyan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Denis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Denis prevents a body shot from Davidyan.
Still in the clinch, Davidyan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Davidyan pushes Denis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davidyan.
Denis working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denis misses with an elbow strike.
Davidyan misses with a punch to the body.
Denis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Denis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Denis has a couple of punches blocked by Davidyan.

Denis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Davidyan has managed to clinch.
Denis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davidyan misses with a body punch.
Denis lands an elbow inside that Davidyan shrugs off.

It looks like Gurgen Davidyan has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Denis.
Davidyan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Denis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Denis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davidyan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Denis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Davidyan.
Davidyan works on Denis's body with a couple of short punches.
Davidyan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Davidyan misses with some punches.
Davidyan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Denis backwards.
Denis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Davidyan misses with some punches.
Davidyan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Denis.
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!

Davidyan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Denis walks into a straight right hand from Davidyan.
Davidyan misses with a lunging right hand
and Denis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidyan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Denis.
Davidyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Denis moves away.
Denis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Denis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at London MMA Club in the buildup to the fight.
Nice defenses there by Davidyan.
Davidyan misses with a hook.
Denis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Davidyan with a jab.
Davidyan swings for the body but Denis moves out of range.
Davidyan tries to land a front kick but Denis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Davidyan throws an overhand right that lands on Denis's shoulder, as Denis tries to avoid the shot.
Denis is looking to counter punch.

Denis forces Davidyan back against the cage and clinches.
Denis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Denis pushes off an throws an elbow but Davidyan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Davidyan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Denis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Denis lands an elbow inside that Davidyan shrugs off.
Davidyan avoids a wild elbow strike from Denis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denis tries to work over Davidyan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Davidyan throws a head punch that misses.
Davidyan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Denis backwards.
Denis misses with a body punch.
Davidyan blocks an uppercut.
Denis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Denis misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Denis.
Denis misses with the head strike.
Davidyan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Denis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Denis tries to throw a body punch but Davidyan avoids it by throwing Denis back against the cage.
Denis has a couple of punches blocked by Davidyan.
Denis tries a body shot but Davidyan blocks it.
Denis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Denis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Denis has a couple of punches blocked by Davidyan.
Davidyan takes an elbow to the temple.
Denis lands an elbow inside.
Davidyan struggles to land a body shot inside as Denis controls his hands.
Davidyan can't find room to land a body shot as Denis controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Denis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Denis.
Davidyan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Davidyan throws a punch but it's blocked by Denis.
Davidyan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davidyan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Davidyan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Davidyan tries a body shot but Denis blocks it.
Denis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Denis throws an elbow but it misses.
Davidyan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davidyan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Davidyan blocks an uppercut.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Denis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davidyan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Denis doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davidyan throws out a loose jab but Denis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davidyan throws a body shot but no joy.
Denis throws a counter high kick but Davidyan was just alert enough to avoid it.
Denis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Achab Denis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gurgen Davidyan's cut.
That's time! Denis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Davidyan dips to his left and cracks Denis with an uppercut!
Gurgen Davidyan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Denis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Davidyan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good work by Denis as he checks the leg kick.
Davidyan loads up on a big right hand but Denis slips the punch.
Denis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davidyan.
Denis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jab from Davidyan.
Denis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davidyan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Denis tries to clinch but Davidyan moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Denis misses with a head kick.
Davidyan misses the shot to the body.
Denis misses with a hook.
Gurgen Davidyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davidyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Denis moves away.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Denis moves away.
Davidyan connects with a leg kick. Denis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Denis moves out of range of the body kick.
Davidyan lands with a cross.
Davidyan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Denis looks to land a left hand but Davidyan moved out of range nicely.
Denis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Davidyan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Davidyan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Denis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Denis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Davidyan misses with a wild body shot.
Davidyan misses with a body shot.
Gurgen Davidyan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Denis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Davidyan misses with a straight right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Denis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davidyan.
Denis looks to score with a jab to the body but Davidyan is just out of range.
Davidyan cracks Denis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davidyan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Davidyan pushes Denis up against the cage in a clinch.
Denis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Denis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Denis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Denis has a couple of punches blocked by Davidyan.
Davidyan presses Denis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Davidyan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davidyan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davidyan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Denis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Davidyan blocks an uppercut.
Denis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Davidyan blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Davidyan.
Davidyan misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidyan misses with the head strike.
Denis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Denis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short left from Davidyan.
Denis misses with some punches.
Denis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right from Denis on the inside.
Davidyan throws a head punch that misses.
Denis throws a head punch that misses.
Davidyan digs a right hand underneath Denis's ribcage. Denis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Davidyan blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Denis.
Davidyan misses with a body punch.
Denis gets through Davidyan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Davidyan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Denis's elbow.
Davidyan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Denis misses with some punches.
Denis digs a right hand into Davidyan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Davidyan's gas tank.
Denis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Denis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Achab Denis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Davidyan lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Denis blocking some punches.
Denis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davidyan's elbow.
Davidyan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Davidyan prevents a body shot from Denis.
Denis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davidyan's elbow.

Davidyan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Denis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davidyan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Denis.
Davidyan scores with a decent looking hook.
Denis moves in looking to clinch but Davidyan pushes him off.
Davidyan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Denis.
Denis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Davidyan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Denis slips under a jab from Davidyan.
A little feinted left hand from Denis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Denis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davidyan was well out of range. Poor timing from Denis.
Davidyan scores with a sloppy right hand. Denis should have avoided that one.
Davidyan swings for the body but Denis moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Gurgen Davidyan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gurgen Davidyan's cut.
That's time! Denis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Davidyan misses with a right hand
enabling Denis to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Davidyan.
Davidyan misses with a body kick.
Davidyan looks to score with a jab to the body but Denis is just out of range.
Davidyan throws the kick towards the body but Denis avoids it.
Davidyan swings widly with a right hand
and Denis counters with a straight right hand.
Denis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davidyan.
Davidyan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Denis.
Davidyan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Denis is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Denis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Denis throws a solid leg kick but Davidyan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Denis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davidyan slips under a jab.
And Davidyan responds with a good body kick, but Denis manages to step out the way in time.
Denis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Denis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Davidyan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Denis.
Denis tests Davidyan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Denis is looking to chop away at Davidyan's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidyan throws a leg kick
and Denis counters with an inside leg kick.
Davidyan misses with a shot to the body

and Denis counters with a crisp one two that drops Davidyan! Denis thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Davidyan to his feet! Davidyan is in big trouble!

Davidyan is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Denis uses the oldest trick in the book to send Davidyan tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Denis is absolutely delighted - when Davidyan wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Achab Denis!
During a confident post fight interview, Achab Denis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.