PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gurgen Davidyan (ranked 248 p4p, 34 weight class) and Anton Obuhov (ranked 189 p4p, 26 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Davidyan
vs
Obuhov

189 cm
28
191 lbs
15 - 5 - 2

190 cm
32
200 lbs
18 - 14 - 0

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World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
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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 15 - 5 - 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 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Obuhov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davidyan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Obuhov.
Obuhov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Obuhov loads up on a big right hand but Davidyan slips the punch.
Obuhov looks to score with a jab to the body but Davidyan is just out of range.
Obuhov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davidyan.
Davidyan tries to land a front kick but Obuhov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Obuhov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davidyan.
Davidyan misses with a hook. Obuhov ducked under it nicely.
Davidyan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Davidyan misses the body punch
and Obuhov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Davidyan throws a jab but it's blocked by Obuhov.
Obuhov throws a series of punches but Davidyan moves out of range.
Davidyan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Davidyan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Obuhov counters with a nice uppercut.
Gurgen Davidyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davidyan scores with a sloppy right hand. Obuhov should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davidyan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Obuhov throws a lazy uppercut
letting Davidyan counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidyan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Obuhov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Obuhov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Davidyan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Obuhov somewhat.
Davidyan misses with a hook. Obuhov ducked under it nicely.
Davidyan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davidyan is looking to counter with a body kick.
Davidyan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Obuhov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Obuhov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Davidyan as Obuhov shoots in.
Davidyan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gurgen Davidyan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davidyan thuds a left hand into Obuhov's body.
Davidyan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Obuhov. That did some damage!
Davidyan throws a head kick that Obuhov semi-blocks.
Davidyan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Obuhov checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Obuhov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Obuhov lands a jab.
A swing and a miss from Obuhov.
Obuhov swings widly with a right hand
and Davidyan counters with a nice body kick.
Davidyan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Obuhov's calf.
Davidyan misses with a hook
enabling Obuhov to counter with a crisp jab.
Obuhov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Davidyan scores with a push kick.
Obuhov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gurgen Davidyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Obuhov.
Davidyan thuds his shin into the meat of Obuhov's side.
Davidyan throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Obuhov counter with a right hand.
Davidyan swings for the body but Obuhov moves out of range.
Obuhov misses with a left hand
letting Davidyan counter with a right hand.
Obuhov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Obuhov slips under a jab from Davidyan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidyan lands with a right hand.
Obuhov throws a hook but Davidyan avoids it easily.
Obuhov moves away from the strike by Davidyan.
A big right from Davidyan misses.
Obuhov throws a body punch but Davidyan moves out of range.
A big left from Davidyan misses.
Davidyan with a hook.
Obuhov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Obuhov throws a body punch but Davidyan moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Davidyan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Obuhov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Davidyan, right into the meat.
Davidyan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Obuhov misses.
Obuhov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davidyan.
Davidyan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Obuhov is out of range and Davidyan settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidyan lands a glancing blow to the side of Obuhov's head.
Davidyan throws a lazy uppercut
and Obuhov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davidyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obuhov moves away.
Despite the aggression on Obuhov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Davidyan misses with a left hand
and Obuhov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Obuhov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Davidyan!
Obuhov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Obuhov working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Obuhov laying and praying for a moment but Davidyan takes advantage and regains half guard.
Obuhov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obuhov trying to control from half guard but Davidyan is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gurgen Davidyan dominated that round.
That's time! Davidyan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Obuhov shoots in looking for a takedown. Davidyan tries to sprawl out of it but Obuhov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Davidyan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Davidyan throws a wild body kick that Obuhov sees coming a mile off.
Obuhov throws out a loose jab but Davidyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obuhov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davidyan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Obuhov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Obuhov blocks a head kick by Davidyan.
Davidyan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Obuhov can do to turn this around?
Obuhov lands a jab.
Obuhov throws an overhand right that lands on Davidyan's shoulder, as Davidyan tries to avoid the shot.
Davidyan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Davidyan misses.
Obuhov throws a lazy right hand but Davidyan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Davidyan missing with a left hand there. Obuhov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Davidyan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Obuhov.
Gurgen Davidyan is winning the standup battle so far.
Obuhov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Davidyan feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidyan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Obuhov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Davidyan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Obuhov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Davidyan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Obuhov somewhat.
Davidyan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Davidyan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Davidyan just misses with a punch to the body.
Davidyan tries a head kick but it misses.
Obuhov avoids the body shot from Davidyan.
Davidyan throws a jab when Obuhov was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Obuhov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Davidyan misses with a kick to the body.
Davidyan scores with a hook to the body. Obuhov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obuhov shoots in but no luck this time.
Gurgen Davidyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Obuhov.
Davidyan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Davidyan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Obuhov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davidyan.
Davidyan is looking to slow Obuhov down with leg kicks.
Good standup being displayed there by Obuhov as he connects with a hook.
Davidyan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obuhov was well out of range. Poor timing from Davidyan.
Obuhov misses with a hook. Davidyan ducked under it nicely.
Davidyan thuds a left hand into Obuhov's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davidyan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A cross from Obuhov lands.

Obuhov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Davidyan quickly recovers to half guard.
Obuhov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Davidyan is trying to control but can't.
Obuhov stalling away here and it's allowed Davidyan to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obuhov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Obuhov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Obuhov is looking to work some ground and pound but Davidyan has wrist control.
Obuhov throwing strikes but missing.
Obuhov throws a strike but Davidyan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Davidyan controlling from the top position.

Obuhov working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Davidyan has passed into half guard!

Obuhov looking for a kimura from the bottom but Davidyan passes into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obuhov looking for a sweep but Davidyan has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Obuhov regains half guard.
Obuhov is looking to improve his position.
Obuhov is trying to maintain the position but Davidyan is very close to passing his half guard.

Obuhov actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gurgen Davidyan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Davidyan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Obuhov.
Obuhov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Davidyan.
Davidyan slips under a jab from Obuhov.
Davidyan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Obuhov.
Davidyan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Obuhov avoids the body shot from Davidyan.
The fighters circling - Davidyan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Davidyan throws a hook to the side of Obuhov's head but Obuhov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Obuhov looks to score with a jab to the body but Davidyan is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davidyan. Obuhov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davidyan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obuhov throws a lazy right hand but Davidyan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Obuhov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Davidyan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Davidyan throws the left hand but Obuhov avoids the punch easily.
Obuhov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidyan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Davidyan.
Obuhov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Davidyan as he avoids it easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Davidyan!
Davidyan avoids the body shot from Obuhov.
Obuhov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Davidyan cracks a nice hook into Obuhov's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davidyan. Obuhov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obuhov throws a shot from downtown. Davidyan moves away and avoids it.
Davidyan tries to land a leg kick but Obuhov saw it coming and moves away.
Obuhov tests Davidyan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Obuhov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Davidyan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Davidyan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Obuhov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gurgen Davidyan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidyan misses with a straight right.
Obuhov misses with an uppercut. Davidyan saw that one coming.
Davidyan connects with a nice looking jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obuhov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Obuhov ducks right into an uppercut from Davidyan.
Obuhov moves out of range as Davidyan throws a body kick.
Obuhov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Davidyan is fending him off so far but Obuhov persists. Nope, Davidyan circles away and we're back to standing.
Gurgen Davidyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Obuhov.
Obuhov swings widly with a right hand
and Davidyan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Davidyan throws a right hand that misses
and Obuhov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Davidyan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Obuhov connects with the punch.
Obuhov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A big left from Obuhov misses.
Davidyan stuns Obuhov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Davidyan lands a nice shot that snaps Obuhov's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obuhov shoots in and drives through. Davidyan sprawls well.
Obuhov shoots in looking for a takedown. Davidyan tries to sprawl out of it but Obuhov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Davidyan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Davidyan - that will leave a mark!
Davidyan jabs at Obuhov's body.
Anton Obuhov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Obuhov scores with a jab to the head.
Nice takedown defense from Davidyan. No joy for Obuhov on that attempt.
Davidyan throws a body kick that misses
and Obuhov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Davidyan throws a hook but Obuhov avoids it easily.
Davidyan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Obuhov momentarily.
Obuhov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Obuhov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Davidyan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidyan misses with a kick to the body
and Obuhov counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davidyan lands with a straight right. Obuhov didn't see that one coming.
Obuhov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Davidyan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Obuhov.
Davidyan ducks under a wild hook from Obuhov.
A big left from Davidyan misses.
Obuhov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Obuhov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Davidyan slips under a jab from Obuhov.
Davidyan lands a head kick!
Obuhov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Davidyan counters with a straight right hand.
Davidyan thows a body kick. Obuhov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Obuhov throws an overhand right that lands on Davidyan's shoulder, as Davidyan tries to avoid the shot.
Davidyan misses with a wild body shot.
Obuhov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gurgen Davidyan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Davidyan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

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.