PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Anderson (ranked 787 p4p, 108 weight class) and Gurgen Davidyan (ranked 811 p4p, 111 weight class). Gurgen Davidyan acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Anderson
vs
Davidyan

179 cm
25
187 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

189 cm
24
191 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dustin Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gurgen Davidyan!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davidyan lands with a straight right. Anderson didn't see that one coming.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Davidyan is avoiding it.
Davidyan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Davidyan circles away.
Davidyan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davidyan misses with a body kick.
Davidyan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Anderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anderson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Davidyan throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Davidyan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davidyan ducks right into an uppercut from Anderson.
Anderson moves out of range of the body kick from Davidyan.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Davidyan circles away and keeps his distance.
Davidyan throws a push kick but Anderson slaps the foot to one side.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davidyan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Davidyan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands the left hand.
Anderson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Davidyan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Davidyan prevents it.
Davidyan struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
Davidyan throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.

Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson lands with a shot to the body.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Davidyan pushes him off.
A countering left hand to the body from Davidyan misses.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
Davidyan keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Davidyan circles away.
A little jabbing left from Davidyan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Davidyan misses the jab.
Anderson misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidyan catches Anderson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Davidyan circles away and keeps his distance.
Donk. Davidyan catches Anderson right on the button with a cross.
Anderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Davidyan circles away and keeps his distance.
A lazy left from Davidyan finds it's target.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Davidyan moved out of range nicely.
Anderson lands a jab to Davidyan's midsection.
Davidyan delivers a nice body kick.
Davidyan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anderson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Davidyan manages to circle out of the way.
Davidyan throws a leg kick which misses Anderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Anderson tries to avoid it.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Davidyan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Davidyan circles away.
Anderson stuns Davidyan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anderson wants to clinch.

Anderson pushes Davidyan up against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson tries a body shot but Davidyan blocks it.
Davidyan is trying to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling him.
Davidyan wants to get back to striking at distance but Anderson won't allow it.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Davidyan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Davidyan controls his hands.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Davidyan uses good head movement to avoid it.

Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davidyan circles away from the clinch attempt.

Anderson has closed the distance and engaged Davidyan in a clinch.
Davidyan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Davidyan throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Davidyan controls his hands.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Davidyan avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Davidyan tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Davidyan back against the cage.
Anderson lands a body punch.
Davidyan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davidyan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Davidyan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Davidyan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson tries to work over Davidyan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Davidyan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Anderson moves into the clinch.
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 the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Davidyan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Davidyan.
Anderson tries to counter by clinching up but Davidyan breaks away and moves out of range.
Anderson blocks a head kick by Davidyan.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davidyan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davidyan follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Anderson lands with a right hand.
Davidyan throws an overhand right that lands on Anderson's shoulder, as Anderson tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Anderson.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davidyan.

Anderson gets a clinch.

Davidyan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Davidyan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Anderson doesn't seem phased though.
Anderson lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Davidyan circles away and keeps his distance.

Davidyan gets tackled into the cage by Anderson. Anderson maintains the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Davidyan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anderson working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davidyan tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidyan misses with some punches.
Davidyan blocks an uppercut.
Davidyan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Davidyan blocks an uppercut.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
Davidyan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Davidyan blocks an uppercut.
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.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Davidyan controls the action.
Davidyan wants to get back to striking at distance but Anderson won't allow it.
Davidyan is trying to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling him.
A left hand lands to the body for Anderson.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Davidyan.
Davidyan has had enough of the clinch but Anderson keeps him there for the moment.
Davidyan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davidyan misses with the head strike.
Davidyan tries to circle away but Anderson has him pinned against the cage.
Dustin Anderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Anderson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Davidyan pushes Anderson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Davidyan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Davidyan backwards.
Anderson is working Davidyan over against the cage.
Davidyan can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Anderson lands a body shot.
Davidyan is breathing heavily.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Davidyan.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Davidyan.

Davidyan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Davidyan doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davidyan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
As Davidyan tries to get set, Anderson tries to push him back and clinch up but Davidyan manages to avoid the attempt.
Anderson tries to clinch but Davidyan is having none of it.
Davidyan misses with a looping right.
Gurgen Davidyan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davidyan swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Davidyan is avoiding it.
Anderson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Davidyan counters with a good, hard body kick but Anderson shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davidyan keeps the fight on the outside.
Davidyan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Davidyan lands a really nice looking cross but Anderson seems unphased.
Davidyan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Anderson.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davidyan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Anderson's head backwards.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Davidyan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Davidyan keeps the fight on the outside.
Davidyan clobbers Anderson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Anderson stuns Davidyan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Davidyan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Davidyan! But no joy.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson tries to clinch up
and Davidyan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Davidyan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
A nice side step and Davidyan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Davidyan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Davidyan scores with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Davidyan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davidyan connects with the punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Davidyan, as that shot connected.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Davidyan wants to land a leg kick but Anderson is out of range.

Davidyan tries to keep at a distance but Anderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Davidyan lands with a light punch inside.
Davidyan blocks an uppercut.
Anderson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Davidyan manages to break the clinch.
Davidyan fakes the leg kick and cracks Anderson in the body.
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 fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Anderson rushes Davidyan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
Davidyan wants to break free but Anderson has control.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Davidyan fails to land.
Anderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Anderson tries a body shot but Davidyan blocks it.
Anderson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Davidyan or not.
A short body shot lands from Anderson as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Anderson.
A body shot lands from Anderson.
Davidyan prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davidyan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Davidyan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Davidyan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Davidyan has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidyan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Davidyan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Davidyan misses with some punches.
Davidyan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Davidyan controls the action.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.
Davidyan blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Anderson.
Anderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Davidyan's efforts to push away.
Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Davidyan blocking some punches.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Davidyan controls the action.
Davidyan has had enough of the clinch but Anderson keeps him there for the moment.
Dustin Anderson 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.
A short uppercut from Anderson.

Davidyan is rocked!
Davidyan tries to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling the position.
Davidyan is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderson finish him?
Anderson misses with some punches.
Anderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Anderson pushes Davidyan against the cage. Anderson is working some dirty boxing. Anderson pushes off with a quick right hook! Davidyan goes down! Davidyan tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Anderson moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dustin Anderson!
Dustin Anderson made sure to mention his sponsor, Red Light Coffeeshop in his post fight interview.