PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Denny Sideman (ranked 3683 p4p, 2200 weight class) and Gurgen Davidyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sideman comes into the arena with Andre Nickatina - My Name is Money blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sideman
vs
Davidyan

183 cm
36
195
23 - 20 - 2

189 cm
40
191
30 - 19 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Powerful

Big Dog Gains 160Q $200

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 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Denny Sideman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Gurgen Davidyan!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davidyan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sideman manages to avoid it.
Sideman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Davidyan throws a body shot but no joy.
A clash of legs there as Davidyan blocks the low kick.
Davidyan only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Davidyan misses the shot to the body.
Davidyan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sideman has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Heart of the BloodBath in the buildup to the fight.

A jab-cross combination lands for Davidyan and sends Sideman crashing to the mat! Davidyan follows him down to the mat - Sideman regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

It looks like Denny Sideman has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sideman regains full guard. Nicely done.

Sideman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Davidyan defends well.

Sideman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sideman is adopting a defensive guard.
Davidyan trying to control the position from guard on top but Sideman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davidyan stopping the sweep attempt from Sideman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sideman is working hard here to advance position.
Davidyan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Sideman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Sideman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Davidyan defends it easily.

Sideman working for a triangle but Davidyan defends it easily.
Sideman controlling Davidyan's posture.

Sideman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Sideman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Davidyan passes Sideman's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Davidyan controlling the action here.
Davidyan trying to control from half guard but Sideman is working away.
Sideman trying to control from the bottom.
Davidyan wants to pass to mount but Sideman is defending the position.
Sideman keeping control of the position.
Sideman tries to roll over but Davidyan keeps him under control.
Sideman trying to control here.
Sideman wants to sweep but Davidyan has passed to side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sideman is trying to improve his position.
Sideman tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Davidyan easily slips into full mount!
Sideman's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Sideman tries to reverse the position but Davidyan maintains control.
Davidyan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Davidyan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Sideman working to try and regain half guard.
Sideman wants to control but Davidyan is having none of it.
Davidyan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sideman working to try and regain half guard.
Davidyan controlling from the full mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sideman wants to control but Davidyan is having none of it.
Sideman is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gurgen Davidyan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Denny Sideman's cut.
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 swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Davidyan backs away, Sideman returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sideman misses the jab.
Davidyan throws a head kick that misses.
Sideman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sideman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Davidyan scores with a nice strike.
Sideman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davidyan takes a swing at Sideman's ribcage but misses.
Sideman cracks Davidyan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sideman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Davidyan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sideman doesn't seem bothered though.
Davidyan throws a body shot but no joy.
Sideman looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Donk. Sideman catches Davidyan right on the button with a cross.
Davidyan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sideman rather than just go for the knockout.
Sideman avoids a kick to the body.
Sideman feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Sideman blocks the leg kick.
Davidyan scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davidyan tries to clinch up.
A big left from Davidyan misses.
Sideman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sideman. Davidyan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gurgen Davidyan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sideman lands with an overhand left.
Sideman misses with a body shot.
Sideman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davidyan.
Sideman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sideman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davidyan moves out of range as Sideman strikes.
Sideman tests Davidyan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Davidyan thows a leg kick but Sideman checks it
and Sideman counters with a nice uppercut.
Sideman connects with a right hand. Davidyan shakes it off.
Davidyan misses with a wild body shot.
Davidyan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Davidyan lands a nice hook to Sideman's body. Sideman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sideman ducks under a wild hook from Davidyan.
Sideman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Davidyan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sideman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davidyan moves away.
Davidyan just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Sideman.
Davidyan with a nice cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Davidyan scores with a four punch combination!
Sideman lands a leg kick that knocks Davidyan off balance momentarily.
Davidyan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sideman lands with a right hand.
Sideman misses with a straight left.
Sideman jabs Davidyan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jab by Sideman.
Davidyan slips a straight right by Sideman.
Davidyan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sideman.
Davidyan digs a good hook to Sideman's body.
Sideman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Davidyan misses with a wild body shot.
Sideman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Davidyan finds it's way round the side to connect with Sideman's head.
Sideman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sideman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Davidyan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sideman throws a hook but Davidyan avoids it easily.
Davidyan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sideman throws a shot to the body.
Sideman tests Davidyan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Davidyan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sideman misses with a hook.
Sideman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Davidyan takes a swing at Sideman's ribcage but misses.
Sideman cracks Davidyan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Donk. Sideman catches Davidyan right on the button with a cross.
Sideman digs a good hook to Davidyan's body.
Sideman scoring well with a low kick there.
Davidyan takes a swing at Sideman's ribcage but misses.
Sideman tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Davidyan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Davidyan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davidyan with a nice calf kick.

Davidyan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sideman, pushing him back against the cage.
Sideman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Davidyan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sidemans head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Sideman.
Davidyan working aggressively here.
Sideman jumps guard but Davidyan stands there with Sideman around his waist. Sideman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sideman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Davidyan working aggressively here.
Davidyan swings wildly with an uppercut but Sideman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sideman lands a shot to the body.
Davidyan prevents a body shot from Sideman.
Nice body punch from Davidyan.
Still in the clinch, Sideman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Davidyan blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sideman is trying to break the clinch but Davidyan has him pressed against the cage.
Sideman can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Sideman's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Sideman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Denny Sideman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Denny Sideman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Davidyan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sideman connects with a body shot.
Sideman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davidyan.
Davidyan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sideman.
A leg kick checked by Davidyan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Davidyan! But no joy.
Sideman throws a nice looking combination but Davidyan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice defenses there by Davidyan.
Davidyan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Davidyan is looking to clinch.
Davidyan scores with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sideman.
Davidyan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davidyan is looking to land body kicks.
Davidyan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sideman was well out of range. Poor timing from Davidyan.
Sideman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sideman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice straight punches there by Davidyan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Davidyan.
Sideman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davidyan.
Davidyan tries to land a leg kick but Sideman saw it coming and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sideman checks a leg kick.
Sideman with a hook.
A slow jab from Sideman misses its intended target.
Davidyan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sideman throws a body punch but Davidyan moves out of range.
It seemed like Davidyan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Davidyan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Davidyan staying out of range there.
Sideman swats away the attempt to clinch by Davidyan.
Davidyan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Davidyan misses with a looping right.
Sideman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sideman throws a hook but Davidyan avoids it easily.
Davidyan tries to clinch but Sideman moves out of range.
Davidyan misses the shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Davidyan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Davidyan.
Davidyan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sideman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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!
Sideman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sideman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Davidyan scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davidyan thumps Sideman with a low kick.
Davidyan cracks Sideman with a good jab.
Sideman scores with a nice strike.
Davidyan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sideman.
Davidyan throws a body punch but Sideman moves out of range.
Davidyan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sideman is able to avoid easily.
Sideman throws an overhand right that lands on Davidyan's shoulder, as Davidyan tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Davidyan misses.
Sideman misses with a looping right.
Sideman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sideman lands with an overhand left.
Sideman ducks right into an uppercut from Davidyan.
Davidyan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sideman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Davidyan is out of range and Sideman settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sideman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davidyan throws an off balance right hand
and Sideman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sideman looks to throw the jab but Davidyan is out of range.
Sideman swats away the attempt to clinch by Davidyan.
Sideman with a nice calf kick.
Davidyan 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 connects with an inside leg kick.
Davidyan swings for the body but Sideman moves out of range.

Davidyan clinches up against the cage.

Sideman gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sideman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Sideman is working for a submission of some sort.
Davidyan has his hands clasped together around Sideman's back. He's all about the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidyan is looking for a sweep. Sideman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sideman stops Davidyan from getting back to his feet.
Sideman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Davidyan is trying to get back to full guard.
Sideman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Davidyan defending well though.
Davidyan is looking to control Sideman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Davidyan avoid being mounted?
Sideman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sideman prevents Davidyan from improving his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gurgen Davidyan.
Well Davidyan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gurgen Davidyan!
Gurgen Davidyan gave a mention to Big Dog Gains 160Q $200 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).