PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gurgen Davidyan (ranked 1287 p4p, 178 weight class) and Konstantin Kuznetsov (ranked 1370 p4p, 183 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Davidyan
vs
Kuznetsov

189 cm
34
191 lbs
22 - 12 - 2

183 cm
30
183 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
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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 22 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Gurgen Davidyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Konstantin Kuznetsov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuznetsov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kuznetsov throws a sloppy head kick
and Davidyan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A left lands for Davidyan.
Davidyan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kuznetsov misses with a body shot
and Davidyan counters with an inside leg kick.
Gurgen Davidyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davidyan misses with a low kick as Kuznetsov jumps back.

Davidyan takes the fight into the clinch.
Kuznetsov misses with a knee to the head.
Davidyan cracks Kuznetsov with a nice body shot.
Davidyan misses with a body punch.
Davidyan working aggressively here.
Davidyan has Kuznetsov pressed against the cage, preventing Kuznetsov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov blocks an uppercut.
Davidyan lands with a light punch inside.
Davidyan scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuznetsov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kuznetsov tries to land knees in the clinch but Davidyan avoids the damage to the body.
Davidyan tries a body shot but Kuznetsov blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Davidyan.

Davidyan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuznetsov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Good leg kick by Davidyan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kuznetsov ducks under a wild hook from Davidyan.
Nice shot lands for Davidyan.
Gurgen Davidyan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuznetsov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davidyan.
Kuznetsov thinks about the counter body kick.
Kuznetsov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kuznetsov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davidyan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kuznetsov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davidyan lands with a good body shot.
Kuznetsov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuznetsov scores with a push kick.
Kuznetsov thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuznetsov throws a wild body kick that Davidyan sees coming a mile off.
Davidyan misses with a body kick.
Kuznetsov is trying to counter with his kicks.
Kuznetsov takes a swing at Davidyan's ribcage but misses.
Kuznetsov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Davidyan there.

Kuznetsov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Kuznetsov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuznetsov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Davidyan on the side of the head.
Davidyan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davidyan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kuznetsov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Davidyan with a body shot.
Davidyan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kuznetsov on the side of the head.
Davidyan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Davidyan clinches up with Kuznetsov and pushes him back against the cage.
Kuznetsov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Davidyan backwards.
Davidyan working aggressively here.
Davidyan throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kuznetsov tries to circle away but Davidyan has him pinned against the cage.

Kuznetsov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davidyan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuznetsov was well out of range. Poor timing from Davidyan.
Davidyan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov takes one to the side of the head.
Davidyan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kuznetsov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Davidyan works the jab nicely.
Kuznetsov misses with a straight right.
Nice shot by Davidyan.
Kuznetsov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kuznetsov tries to close the distance and clinch but Davidyan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davidyan throwing a counter right hand but Kuznetsov manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Davidyan misses its intended target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kuznetsov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kuznetsov works over Davidyan's head and body with a nice combination.
Kuznetsov misses with a hook
letting Davidyan counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Davidyan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kuznetsov is trying to push Davidyan away but Davidyan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kuznetsov blocks a body shot from Davidyan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidyan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Kuznetsov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kuznetsov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Davidyan if he has to take too many more of those.
Davidyan ducks under a wild hook from Kuznetsov.
Davidyan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kuznetsov throws a hook but Davidyan blocks it.
A lazy body kick from Kuznetsov
and Davidyan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kuznetsov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Davidyan to score with a decent uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kuznetsov.

Kuznetsov tries to keep at a distance but Davidyan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Davidyan misses with a punch to the body.
Kuznetsov blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short left from Davidyan.

Kuznetsov breaks the clinch.
Kuznetsov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Davidyan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kuznetsov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Davidyan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gurgen Davidyan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kuznetsov misses with a looping right.
Kuznetsov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Davidyan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuznetsov was well out of range. Poor timing from Davidyan.
A shot to the body from Davidyan misses
and Kuznetsov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Davidyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Davidyan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davidyan scores with a body shot.
Kuznetsov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kuznetsov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kuznetsov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Davidyan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Davidyan does it's job there.
Kuznetsov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davidyan.
Crunch! Davidyan slams his shin into Kuznetsov's torso.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davidyan lunges at Kuznetsov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kuznetsov's hand.
Davidyan moves out of range of the body kick from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davidyan.
Kuznetsov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov moves out of range of the body kick from Davidyan.
Davidyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuznetsov moves away.
A head kick misses from Davidyan.
Kuznetsov pushes Davidyan away with a front kick.
Davidyan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Davidyan throws a hook but Kuznetsov avoids it easily.
Kuznetsov steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Kuznetsov throws a sloppy head kick and Davidyan moves out of range easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Kuznetsov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kuznetsov throws the kick towards the body but Davidyan avoids it.
Kuznetsov avoids a kick to the body.
Davidyan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kuznetsov can do to turn this around?
Davidyan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Davidyan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Davidyan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gurgen Davidyan is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davidyan. Kuznetsov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuznetsov swings for the body but Davidyan moves out of range.
A punch combination from Kuznetsov misses.
Davidyan misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov moves out of range as Davidyan strikes.
And Kuznetsov responds with a good body kick, but Davidyan manages to step out the way in time.
Davidyan avoids a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davidyan works Kuznetsov's body with a nice hook.
Kuznetsov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kuznetsov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kuznetsov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Kuznetsov.
Davidyan looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kuznetsov throws the kick towards the body but Davidyan avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davidyan. Kuznetsov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuznetsov throws a body kick that misses.
Kuznetsov pushes Davidyan away with a front kick.
Kuznetsov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kuznetsov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kuznetsov misses with a looping right.
Davidyan looks for the body kick but Kuznetsov saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidyan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kuznetsov just misses with a punch to the body.

Davidyan darts in and clinches Kuznetsov up against the cage.
Davidyan misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuznetsov is working Davidyan over against the cage.
Kuznetsov is trying to break free.

Davidyan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davidyan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kuznetsov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Davidyan is looking to counter punch.
Kuznetsov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Davidyan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov counters with a body kick.
Davidyan lands a head kick!
Kuznetsov throws a wild body kick that Davidyan sees coming a mile off.
Davidyan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Davidyan closes the distance and clinches.
Davidyan has Kuznetsov pressed against the cage, preventing Kuznetsov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kuznetsov throws a head punch that misses.
Gurgen Davidyan has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov blocking some punches.

Kuznetsov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kuznetsov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuznetsov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kuznetsov wants to clinch but Davidyan slips to the side
letting Davidyan counter with a right hand.
Kuznetsov wants to clinch.
Kuznetsov takes one to the chin there.
Davidyan misses with a low kick as Kuznetsov jumps back.
Kuznetsov blocks the body kick.
Davidyan lands with an overhand left.
Kuznetsov walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gurgen Davidyan dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Kuznetsov lands a jab-cross combination.
Davidyan lands with an overhand left.
Davidyan avoids a kick to the body.
Kuznetsov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kuznetsov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Davidyan takes a step back to recover.
Kuznetsov staying out of range there.
Davidyan swings widly with a right hand
and Kuznetsov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kuznetsov looks for the body kick but Davidyan saw that one coming.
Kuznetsov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kuznetsov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kuznetsov looks for the body kick but Davidyan saw that one coming.
Kuznetsov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Davidyan.
Davidyan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davidyan throws a wild body kick that Kuznetsov sees coming a mile off.
Davidyan misses with a looping right.
Davidyan misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuznetsov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuznetsov lands a nice looking body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidyan throws the left hand but Kuznetsov avoids the punch easily.
Kuznetsov counters with a body kick.
Nice body kick from Kuznetsov.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuznetsov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davidyan.
Kuznetsov throws a hook to the side of Davidyan's head but Davidyan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Davidyan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kuznetsov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kuznetsov follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kuznetsov staying out of range there.
Kuznetsov slips under a jab.
Kuznetsov fakes the leg kick and cracks Davidyan in the body.
Davidyan moves out of range as Kuznetsov strikes.

Davidyan has closed the distance and engaged Kuznetsov in a clinch.
Davidyan can't find room to land a body shot as Kuznetsov controls the action.

Kuznetsov breaks the clinch.
Davidyan throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov throws a body punch but Davidyan moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Davidyan misses the target.
Davidyan moves out of range of the body kick.
Konstantin Kuznetsov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gurgen Davidyan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov scores with a kick to the body.
Kuznetsov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Davidyan takes a step back to recover.
Kuznetsov misses with an attempted mid kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuznetsov looks to land a body kick but Davidyan moved away.
Kuznetsov scores with a jab to the body.
Kuznetsov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It looked like Davidyan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov connects with a right hand. Davidyan shakes it off.
Davidyan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kuznetsov on the side of the head.
Davidyan throws a right hand that Kuznetsov ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuznetsov also avoids with ease.
Kuznetsov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Davidyan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kuznetsov tries to land a body kick
and Davidyan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuznetsov looks to land a body kick but Davidyan moved away.
Davidyan moves out of range of the body kick.
Kuznetsov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov throws a sloppy head kick and Davidyan moves out of range easily.
Kuznetsov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davidyan throws out the jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Davidyan. That snapped Kuznetsov's head back.
Kuznetsov throws a wild body kick that Davidyan sees coming a mile off.
Davidyan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice cross by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kuznetsov throws an overhand right that lands on Davidyan's shoulder, as Davidyan tries to avoid the shot.
Davidyan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuznetsov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Davidyan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Davidyan connects with a leg kick. Kuznetsov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Davidyan feints and then cracks Kuznetsov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kuznetsov down.
Kuznetsov throws a lazy body kick
and Kuznetsov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Davidyan scores with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kuznetsov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kuznetsov tries to land a front kick but Davidyan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuznetsov slips under a jab.
Davidyan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Davidyan scoring well with a low kick there.
Davidyan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kuznetsov jabs Davidyan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fighters circling - Kuznetsov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Davidyan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Davidyan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kuznetsov, pushing him back against the cage.
Kuznetsov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuznetsov.
Davidyan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuznetsov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Davidyan avoiding damage as Kuznetsov throws knees to the body.

Kuznetsov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kuznetsov throws a body kick that misses.
Davidyan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Konstantin Kuznetsov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Davidyan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gurgen Davidyan!
Gurgen Davidyan really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Reaper Combatwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.