PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gurgen Davidyan (ranked 962 p4p, 128 weight class) and Arjen Lucassen (ranked 1127 p4p, 145 weight class). Arjen Lucassen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gurgen Davidyan's chin.

Davidyan
vs
Lucassen

189 cm
34
191 lbs
23 - 12 - 2

174 cm
38
186 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

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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 23 - 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 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arjen Lucassen!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucassen swings for the body but Davidyan moves out of range.
Lucassen 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.
Lucassen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Davidyan throwing a counter right hand but Lucassen manages to avoid it.
Davidyan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lucassen moves out of range of the leg kick from Davidyan.
Lucassen feints a jab promting Davidyan to slip. Lucassen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Davidyan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lucassen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Davidyan is out of range.
Lucassen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Davidyan ducks under a wild hook from Lucassen.
Davidyan misses with a body shot.
Lucassen connects with a nice looking jab.
Davidyan lands a leg kick that knocks Lucassen off balance momentarily.
Davidyan misses with a kick to the body.
Lucassen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Lucassen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice jab there from Davidyan.
Nice defenses there by Davidyan.
The crowd cheers as Davidyan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lucassen doesn't seem phased though.
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 takes a swing at Lucassen's ribcage but misses.
Lucassen only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lucassen misses with a few strikes there.
Davidyan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big right from Lucassen misses.
Davidyan avoids the head kick by Lucassen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucassen scores with a shot to the body.
Lucassen is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Davidyan moves out of range of the strikes.
Lucassen moves out of range of the body kick.
Davidyan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lucassen lands a really nice looking cross but Davidyan seems unphased.
Lucassen misses with a looping right.
Davidyan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jab from Davidyan.
Lucassen connects with the punch.
Lucassen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Davidyan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lucassen.
As Lucassen backs away, Davidyan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Lucassen tests Davidyan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lucassen throws the left hand but Davidyan avoids the punch easily.
Davidyan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lucassen with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lucassen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Davidyan's head.
Davidyan swings for the body but Lucassen moves out of range.
Davidyan throws a head kick that half lands.
An inside leg kick from Lucassen misses.
Lucassen throws an overhand right that lands on Davidyan's shoulder, as Davidyan tries to avoid the shot.
Lucassen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lucassen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davidyan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidyan catches Lucassen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A shot to the body from Lucassen misses
and Davidyan counters with a big head kick but Lucassen shrugs it off.
Arjen Lucassen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davidyan lands with a nice body punch.
Davidyan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lucassen ducks under a wild hook from Davidyan.
Davidyan throws a leg kick but Lucassen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Davidyan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Davidyan.
Lucassen throws a body shot but no joy.
Lucassen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davidyan.
Davidyan misses with a kick to the body.
Lucassen tries a head kick but it misses.
Lucassen avoids the body shot from Davidyan.
Lucassen checks a low kick from Davidyan.
Davidyan lands a leg kick that knocks Lucassen off balance momentarily.
A big right from Lucassen misses.
Davidyan scores with a kick to the body.
Lucassen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davidyan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davidyan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lucassen.
Lucassen misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucassen 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.
Davidyan cracks a nice hook into Lucassen's ribs.
Lucassen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Davidyan ducks under a wild hook from Lucassen.
Lucassen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davidyan moves away.
Lucassen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lucassen keeps the fight on the outside.
Lucassen throws out a counter right but Davidyan avoids it with no problem.
Davidyan misses with a looping left.
Lucassen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davidyan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lucassen! But no joy.
Lucassen misses with a straight left.
Davidyan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Davidyan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lucassen.
Davidyan just misses with a punch to the body.
Davidyan wants to clinch up but Lucassen keeps it at a distance.
Lucassen scores with a leg kick.
Lucassen scores with a shot to the body.
A low kick from Lucassen is predictable there
and Davidyan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lucassen missing with a left hand there. Davidyan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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!
Lucassen keeps the fight on the outside.
Davidyan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidyan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Davidyan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Davidyan misses with a low kick.
Lucassen throws a nice head kick!
Davidyan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Davidyan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Davidyan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Davidyan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lucassen.
Lucassen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Davidyan avoids the body shot from Lucassen.
Davidyan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lucassen.
Lucassen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lucassen walks into a left hand.
Lucassen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lucassen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Davidyan throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lucassen looks to land a left hand but Davidyan moved out of range nicely.
Davidyan defending well as Lucassen loads up on a big left hand.
Davidyan slips a jab from Lucassen.
Davidyan moves out of range of the leg kick from Lucassen.
Lucassen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Arjen Lucassen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lucassen throws a lazy right hand but Davidyan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lucassen throws a big shot that misses.
Davidyan looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Davidyan scores with a punch to the head.
Davidyan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Davidyan rushes Lucassen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Davidyan has Lucassen pressed against the cage, preventing Lucassen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Davidyan misses with a hook to the ribs.
I was talking to Davidyan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Davidyan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Davidyan lands a shoulder strike.

Lucassen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davidyan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Davidyan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lucassen tries to work over Davidyan's front leg with a kick but Davidyan checks it.
Davidyan moves out of range of the strikes.
Davidyan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Davidyan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Davidyan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lucassen cracks a nice hook into Davidyan's ribs.
Lucassen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lucassen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lucassen misses with an uppercut. Davidyan saw that one coming.
Lucassen 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucassen misses with an uppercut. Davidyan saw that one coming.
Davidyan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lucassen's head.
Davidyan throws a wild body kick that Lucassen sees coming a mile off.
Lucassen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lucassen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lucassen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davidyan.
Lucassen throws a big shot that misses.
Davidyan looks to score with a jab to the body but Lucassen is just out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Davidyan lands a jab to the head.
A big right from Lucassen misses.
Lucassen misses with a right hand
and Davidyan counters with a nice uppercut.
Lucassen takes a swing at Davidyan's ribcage but misses.
Davidyan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lucassen.
Lucassen throws a looping overhand right but Davidyan ducks down to avoid it.
Davidyan misses with a body kick.
Davidyan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lucassen connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lucassen misses with a hook
and Davidyan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lucassen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Davidyan tries to clinch there but Lucassen circles away.
Davidyan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lucassen swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucassen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Davidyan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Arjen Lucassen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lucassen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lucassen moves out of range as Davidyan strikes.
Davidyan lands a nice shot to the body.
Davidyan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lucassen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Lucassen does no damage.
Lucassen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lucassen throws a right hand that Davidyan ducks under and follows up with a left that Davidyan also avoids with ease.
Lucassen avoids a kick to the body.
Lucassen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davidyan.
Davidyan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Davidyan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lucassen.
Lucassen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lucassen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davidyan catches Lucassen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lucassen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lucassen throws the left hand but Davidyan avoids the punch easily.
A shot to the body from Davidyan misses
and Lucassen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Davidyan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucassen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Davidyan.
Davidyan misses with a straight left.
Lucassen misses with a wild body shot.
Davidyan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Davidyan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davidyan slips under a jab.
Lucassen thows a left - swing and a miss!
A cross from Davidyan lands.
Lucassen throws a shot from downtown. Davidyan moves away and avoids it.
Lucassen misses with an uppercut.
Davidyan throws a wild body kick that Lucassen sees coming a mile off.
Lucassen misses with a wild body shot.
Lucassen walks into a straight right hand from Davidyan.
Davidyan misses with a kick to the body.
Davidyan scores with a push kick.
Lucassen looks for the body kick but Davidyan saw that one coming.
As Lucassen looks to move away, Davidyan throws a big counter combo but Lucassen just gets out of the way.
Lucassen looks to land a right hand but Davidyan moved out of range.
Davidyan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lucassen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davidyan.
Lucassen throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 throws a sloppy head kick and Lucassen moves out of range easily.
Davidyan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lucassen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lucassen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lucassen throws the kick towards the body but Davidyan avoids it.
Lucassen misses with a hook to the body
and Davidyan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lucassen thinking.
Lucassen scores with a nice head shot.
Davidyan tries to work over Lucassen's front leg with a kick but Lucassen checks it.
Nice body kick there by Davidyan.
Lucassen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davidyan was well out of range. Poor timing from Lucassen.
Davidyan swings for the body but Lucassen moves out of range.
Davidyan throws out a leg kick but Lucassen moves out of range and Davidyan only half commits.
Lucassen moves out of range as Davidyan strikes.
Lucassen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lucassen throws a looping overhand right but Davidyan ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lucassen misses with an uppercut. Davidyan saw that one coming.
Lucassen takes one to the side of the head.
Lucassen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lucassen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Davidyan.
Davidyan throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Gurgen Davidyan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Davidyan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Lucassen misses with a straight right.
Lucassen throws a hook but Davidyan blocks it.
Davidyan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Davidyan moves out of range of the strikes.
Lucassen scores with a nice right hand.
Lucassen misses with an uppercut. Davidyan saw that one coming.
Davidyan misses with a low kick as Lucassen jumps back.
Lucassen fails to land with a series of punches.
Davidyan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lucassen.
A swing and a miss from Lucassen.
Lucassen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Davidyan. Davidyan obviously looking to wear him down.
Davidyan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davidyan stuns Lucassen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lucassen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Davidyan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jab by Davidyan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lucassen misses with the combination.
Davidyan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidyan throws a front kick that sends Lucassen stumbling back into the cage.
Lucassen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lucassen throws a hook but Davidyan blocks it.
Davidyan throwing a counter right hand but Lucassen manages to avoid it.
Lucassen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davidyan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Davidyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lucassen misses with a hook.
A jab from Lucassen misses.
Davidyan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lucassen can pounce on him.
Davidyan just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Lucassen finds it's way through Davidyan's defenses.
Davidyan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Davidyan ducks under a wild hook from Lucassen.
Davidyan loads up on a big right hand but Lucassen slips the punch.
Davidyan misses with a hook.
Lucassen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lucassen staying out of range there.
Lucassen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lucassen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lucassen throws a right and a left that Davidyan avoids nicely.
Davidyan lands a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lucassen slips a jab from Davidyan.
A cross from Davidyan lands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Davidyan. That's going to slow Lucassen down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Davidyan - that will leave a mark!
Davidyan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lucassen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davidyan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lucassen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Davidyan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Davidyan just misses with a punch to the body.
Lucassen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Davidyan connects with a leg kick. Lucassen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lucassen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lucassen throws a right hand that misses
and Davidyan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lucassen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Davidyan checks it well.
Lucassen throws a shot from downtown. Davidyan moves away and avoids it.
Lucassen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lucassen fails to land with a series of punches.
Davidyan throws a shot from downtown. Lucassen moves away and avoids it.
Lucassen dips to his left and cracks Davidyan with an uppercut!
Davidyan moves out of range of the body kick.
Davidyan scores with a head kick. Lucassen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Davidyan misses with a hook. Lucassen ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucassen takes one to the side of the head.
Lucassen avoids the head kick by Davidyan.
A decent looking cross lands there for Davidyan.
Lucassen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Davidyan throws a shot from downtown. Lucassen moves away and avoids it.
Davidyan misses with an uppercut. Lucassen saw that one coming.
Nice cross by Davidyan.
Davidyan scores with a shot to the body.
Davidyan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lucassen.
Lucassen scores with a spinning back kick!
A left and a right from Lucassen both land. Nice combination.
Lucassen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Lucassen misses.
Davidyan throws a lazy right hand but Lucassen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Davidyan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Davidyan looks for the body kick but Lucassen saw that one coming.
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!
A slow jab from Davidyan misses its intended target.
Lucassen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lucassen misses with a looping left.
Lucassen jabs Davidyan right on the nose. Davidyan blinks but takes it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucassen keeps the fight on the outside.
A little jabbing left from Lucassen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Davidyan tries to score with a low kick but Lucassen moves his leg out of the way.
Lucassen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lucassen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Davidyan forces Lucassen back against the cage and clinches.

Davidyan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davidyan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lucassen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lucassen throws a shot from downtown. Davidyan moves away and avoids it.
Lucassen misses with the combination.
Davidyan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lucassen avoids the head kick by Davidyan.
Davidyan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lucassen.
Davidyan looks to score with a jab to the body but Lucassen is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davidyan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lucassen.
Davidyan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sloppy strikes from Davidyan. Those never looked like landing.
Lucassen throws out a counter right but Davidyan avoids it with no problem.
Lucassen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A clash of legs there as Davidyan blocks the low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gurgen Davidyan.
I think Davidyan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split 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.