PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vyacheslav Levanyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Gervais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Levanyan
vs
Gervais

193 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vyacheslav Levanyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Gervais!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Levanyan closes the distance and pushes Gervais back into the cage.

Gervais's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Levanyan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Levanyan looks to land a combination but Gervais avoids it well.
Levanyan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gervais. That one must have hurt.
Levanyan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gervais is trying hard to land a takedown here. Levanyan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gervais circles away from the clinch attempt.
Levanyan looks to clinch
and Gervais makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Levanyan really felt that one!
Levanyan tries to clinch up but Gervais circles away and keeps his distance.

Levanyan clinches up against the cage.
Levanyan can't find room to land a body shot as Gervais controls the action.
Gervais misses with an elbow over the top.
Levanyan tries to land knees in the clinch but Gervais avoids the damage to the body.
Gervais gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Levanyan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Gervais is trying to trip Levanyan. He has hold of a leg but Levanyan is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gervais persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Levanyan striking off his back but it's not causing Gervais any problems.
Gervais pushes down on Levanyan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gervais throwing shots but Levanyan is blocking nicely.
Levanyan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Levanyan tries to get out of the position.
Levanyan tries to kick Gervais off but Gervais keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Levanyan is breathing heavily.

Gervais stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Levanyan to get to his feet.
Levanyan darts in trying to clinch

and Gervais moves into the clinch.
Levanyan is trying to break free.
Levanyan tries to circle away but Gervais has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gervais.

Gervais breaks from the clinch.
No luck for Gervais with that takedown attempt.
Levanyan doesn't manage to clinch there - Gervais circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gervais swats away the attempt to clinch by Levanyan.
Levanyan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gervais looks for a takedown but Levanyan sprawls well.
Vyacheslav Levanyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Gervais.
Levanyan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gervais sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Levanyan somewhat.
Levanyan stuffs the takedown.
Gervais shoots in and drives through. Levanyan sprawls well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Levanyan throws a jab when Gervais was well out of range.
Levanyan tries to clinch up

and Gervais counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gervais.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gervais pushing down on Levanyan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gervais frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gervais lands a big shot there that rocks Levanyan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gervais with the ground and pound from mount.
Gervais prevents Levanyan from getting the reversal.

Gervais is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Levanyan to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Levanyan shrugs it off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gervais working Levanyan over with strikes here.
Gervais unloading with bombs!
Gervais in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gervais punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gervais lands a big elbow.
Gervais lands a nice shot to the head.
Gervais putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Levanyan is trying to stand up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gervais raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gervais working the ground and pound effectively.
Gervais lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Levanyan hang on?
Gervais postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Levanyan looks a forlorn figure.
Gervais wants to control the pace but Levanyan is squirming around nicely.
Gervais lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Levanyan is trying to escape the mount.
Levanyan really wants to buck Gervais off and get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gervais in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Gervais is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Levanyan is surviving well by controlling Gervais's body position as best he can.
Levanyan is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Gervais dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Levanyan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gervais.
Some wild striking there from Levanyan.
Gervais avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Levanyan moves into range and clinches up with Gervais.

Gervais manages to break the clinch.
Levanyan misses with a wild combination.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Levanyan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Levanyan is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gervais tries for a takedown but Levanyan manages to get underhooks.
Vyacheslav Levanyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Gervais.
Gervais prevents Levanyan from breaking the clinch.

Levanyan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gervais avoids a punch combination nicely.
Levanyan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gervais swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Levanyan misses with a takedown attempt - Gervais sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gervais tries to clinch but Levanyan moves out of range.
Gervais throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Levanyan's waist but Levanyan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gervais off to one side.
Gervais keeps the fight on the outside.
Gervais shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Levanyan pinned against the cage. Levanyan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gervais shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Levanyan as he jumps to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levanyan tries to bum rush Gervais with a series of wild strikes but Gervais uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No luck for Gervais with that takedown attempt.
Levanyan leaves Gervais with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Levanyan misses with a two punch combination.

Levanyan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gervais to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gervais is working Levanyan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Levanyan is looking to stand up but Gervais isn't so interested in that idea.
Gervais has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gervais lands a couple of digs.
Gervais preventing the sweep.
Gervais keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Levanyan's head.
Gervais passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gervais working the body and head with strikes.
Levanyan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Gervais connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Levanyan some visible discomfort.
Levanyan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gervais on the ground.
Levanyan taking punishment in the form of punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Levanyan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gervais wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levanyan looks to move to half guard but instead Gervais has passed into mount! Damn!

Gervais working for a guillotine from mount but Levanyan is in no mood to give up.
Levanyan is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gervais working Levanyan over with strikes here.
BOOM! Gervais connects with a massive shot to the dome!
You get the feeling that Levanyan really doesn't like being in this position too much.

Gervais is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Levanyan has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Levanyan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gervais looking to control but Levanyan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gervais with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Gervais showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Levanyan closes the distance and pushes Gervais back into the cage.

Gervais breaks the clinch.

Levanyan gets a clinch.
Levanyan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Levanyan stalling.
Levanyan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Levanyan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Levanyan struggles to land a body shot inside as Gervais controls his hands.

Gervais breaks from the clinch.

Levanyan moves into the clinch.
Gervais is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gervais tries for a takedown but Levanyan manages to get underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Levanyan is trying to break the clinch but Gervais is controlling him.
Levanyan working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gervais is looking to take this one to the mat.
Vyacheslav Levanyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Gervais.

Gervais manages to break the clinch.
Levanyan doesn't manage to clinch there - Gervais circles away.
Levanyan wants to clinch

and Gervais counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Levanyan has momentary wrist control but Gervais slips an elbow through the middle.
Gervais passes Levanyan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gervais works his way into side control.
Gervais is looking to take a break and control but Levanyan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Gervais is trying to get an arm triangle but Levanyan is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Levanyan wants to get back to his feet but Gervais is dominant here and he's now got Levanyan's back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gervais connects with a big shot to the side of Levanyan's head.
Gervais has Levanyan flattened out and is raining down punches.
Levanyan trying to get back to his feet but Gervais is in full control for now.
Levanyan is keeping busy.

Levanyan is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Levanyan trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Levanyan wants to get back to his feet.
Levanyan is covering up but some of the strikes from Gervais are getting through and doing damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levanyan is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Gervais scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Levanyan is looking for a way out.
Gervais scores with punches from the back.
Gervais is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Gervais gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Gervais gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Gervais apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Vyacheslav Levanyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gervais is trying hard to land a takedown here. Levanyan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Levanyan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gervais swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gervais keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Levanyan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Levanyan tries to break the clinch but Gervais is controlling the position.
Gervais has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Levanyan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gervais has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Levanyan after a bit of a struggle.
Levanyan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Levanyan is looking to control Gervais's arms but Gervais gets an underhook and turns him. Now Levanyan has his back to the cage.
Levanyan wants to get back to striking at distance but Gervais won't allow it.
Gervais changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Levanyan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vyacheslav Levanyan is winning the standup battle so far.
Levanyan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gervais swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Levanyan drives through and clinches with Gervais against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gervais has Levanyan pressed against the cage, preventing Levanyan from circling away and getting back to striking at 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!

Gervais breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vyacheslav Levanyan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jesse Gervais is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gervais shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Levanyan as he avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Gervais comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gervais winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Gervais!