PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andor Seres (ranked 222 p4p, 399 weight class) and Paulo Gentil (ranked 26 p4p, 49 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Seres
vs
Gentil

180 cm
31
170
21 - 10 - 0

177 cm
35
170
23 - 14 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andor Seres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paulo Gentil!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seres throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gentil counters with a good low kick that Seres was not able to check.
Gentil scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Seres swings for the body but Gentil moves out of range.
Gentil throws a nice outside leg kick.

Seres scores with a takedown into Gentil's guard.

Gentil manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Gentil throws a body punch but Seres moves out of range.
Seres lands a lovely overhand right.
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!
Some bone on bone action there as Gentil checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Seres looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gentil!
Seres working the ground and pound but Gentil is defending the strikes.
Seres lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gentil down.
Gentil wants to get back to his feet.
Gentil is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Seres creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Gentil tries to escape but Seres is in control.
Gentil stuck in half guard on the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seres creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gentil sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Gentil is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Gentil holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Seres creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gentil sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Seres is working Gentil over with some ground and pound from side control.
Gentil wants to get back to his feet.
Gentil is trying to control Seres's posture but Seres avoids it.
Gentil managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Seres.
You can see the frustration on Gentil's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gentil is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Seres has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Seres has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gentil tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Seres trying to control the position but Gentil is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gentil is looking for a sweep.
Seres scoring with punches and elbows.
Gentil takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gentil is pushing Seres's head away, looking to escape. Seres manages to hold on to the position though.
We've been hearing that Seres has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Gentil gets back to half guard.
Gentil blocking the ground and pound attempt from Seres.

Seres is looking for a kimura but Gentil is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Seres to get the leverage.
Seres not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gentil is trying to stand up here but Seres is controlling him well.
Gentil trying to hold on to Seres's head to control him but Seres postures up.
Gentil told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Gentil is trying to stand.
Gentil keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentil keeping hold of Seres's head, controlling as best he can.
Seres not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Seres landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Seres thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Seres not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gentil wants to get back to his feet.
Seres not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gentil avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Seres.

Gentil has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Seres is on him like a limpet, forcing Gentil back against the cage.
Gentil lands a shoulder strike.
Gentil has a couple of punches blocked by Seres.
Gentil scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Seres is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gentil to keep the fight standing.
Seres wants to take the fight to the mat but Gentil manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Seres blocks a body shot from Gentil.
Seres wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentil blocks an uppercut.
Gentil struggles to land a body shot inside as Seres controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Gentil fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gentil.
Seres is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gentil gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andor Seres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gentil misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
Gentil throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Seress head.
Gentil blocks an uppercut.

Seres breaks the clinch.
Gentil throws a big shot that misses.
Seres lands with an uppercut that bounces Gentil off the cage and back into range.
Gentil steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Seres.
Seres lunges at Gentil with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gentil's hand.
Seres's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gentil connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Seres scrambles back to his feet.
Seres shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gentil pinned against the cage. Gentil gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Seres moves out of range as Gentil throws a body kick.
Paulo Gentil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gentil connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Seres uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gentil has time to react.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Andor Seres will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gentil tries to bum rush Seres with a series of wild strikes but Seres uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Seres fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Seres misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gentil. Seres does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seres clobbers Gentil with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Seres checks a low kick from Gentil.
Gentil lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gentil throws the left hand but Seres avoids the punch easily.
Gentil throws a poor cross that misses
and Seres counters with a series of strikes. Gentil will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gentil throws a shot from downtown. Seres moves away and avoids it.
Gentil throws a lazy right hand but Seres sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Seres with a poor takedown
and Gentil counters with a straight right hand.
Seres throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gentil jabs Seres to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gentil throws a body punch but Seres moves out of range.
Seres with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A leg kick checked by Seres.
Paulo Gentil seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Seres goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A low kick from Gentil misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentil misses with a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Seres misses the target.
Seres fails to land the takedown.

Seres shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gentil is trying to defend but Seres finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Seres scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gentil has hold of Seres's hands but Seres slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gentil is trying to stand back up but Seres is controlling him
Gentil avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Seres.
Gentil is trying to get back to full guard.
Seres wants to take a breather but Gentil is having none of it.
Gentil tries to roll over but Seres keeps him under control.
Gentil keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Seres is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gentil defends it well.
Seres lands strikes from half guard.
Gentil is looking to escape.
Andor Seres overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Seres working over Gentil with some ground and pound. Gentil looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Seres prevents Gentil from standing back up.
Seres looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gentil with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Gentil has one foot on Seres's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Gentil throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gentil is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Seres.
Gentil closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Seres moves away from the strike by Gentil.
Seres feinted with a counter takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seres looks to land a right hand but Gentil moved out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gentil darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Seres misses with a looping right.
Gentil sizes up Seres with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gentil looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Seres takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Seres moves out of range of the body kick.
Gentil scores with a leg kick.
Gentil connects with a solid leg kick.
Gentil walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Seres changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gentil tries to avoid it but Seres manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gentil to the ground. Gentil escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andor Seres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gentil catches Seres with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gentil cracks Seres with a good jab.
Nice jab there from Seres.
Andor Seres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gentil misses with a hook.
Seres is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gentil fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big right from Seres misses.
Gentil with the inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seres throws a hook but Gentil blocks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Seres checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Seres throws a hook but Gentil avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Gentil.
Horrible takedown attempt by Seres or perhaps it was just good defense by Gentil, which made it look bad.
Seres swings for the body but Gentil moves out of range.
Seres lands with an uppercut that bounces Gentil off the cage and back into range.
Gentil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Seres.
Gentil dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gentil looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Seres finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gentil misses with a double jab.
Gentil throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gentil looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gentil displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Paulo Gentil will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Gentil throws a low kick but Seres avoids it.
Seres swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gentil slips a straight right by Seres.
Gentil has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gentil there as he acknowledges the shot.
Seres scores with a three punch combo!
Seres shoots for a takedown but Gentil saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Seres takes a swing at Gentil's ribcage but misses.
Gentil works the jab nicely.
Gentil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Seres tried to score with a low kick but Gentil checks it.
Decent striking displayed by Seres there.
Gentil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gentil looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gentil attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gentil throws out a loose jab but Seres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seres thows a left - swing and a miss!
Seres is looking to land body kicks.
Gentil takes a swing at Seres's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Seres does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Seres misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gentil misses with a looping right.
Gentil lands a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gentil.
Seres with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gentil bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gentil swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice straight punches there by Gentil. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gentil.
Seres throws a head kick that half lands.
Gentil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seres shoots in looking for a takedown. Gentil tries to sprawl out of it but Seres keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gentil manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gentil lands a leg kick that knocks Seres off balance momentarily.
Seres ducks under a wild hook from Gentil.
Gentil lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gentil works Seres's body with a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gentil takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Seres misses with a wild body shot.
Despite the aggression on Gentil's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gentil!
Seres misses with a hook. Gentil ducked under it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Seres.
Gentil lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Seres jabs at Gentil's body.
Seres misses with a takedown attempt - Gentil sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andor Seres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seres throws out a loose jab but Gentil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gentil avoids a kick to the body.
Seres misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gentil moves away from the strike by Seres.
Seres scores with a leg kick.
Gentil throws a looping overhand right but Seres ducks down to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Seres.
Seres misses with a looping left.
Seres connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gentil's hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Seres is predictable there
and Gentil counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Seres avoids the body shot from Gentil.
Seres will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gentil lands with a nice body kick.
Seres misses with a few strikes there.
Gentil misses with a hook. Seres ducked under it nicely.
Gentil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seres moves away.
Seres throws an overhand right that lands on Gentil's shoulder, as Gentil tries to avoid the shot.
Seres scores with a leg kick.
Gentil lands a nice shot to the body.
Gentil lands with a cross.
Gentil looks to land a left hand but Seres moved out of range nicely.
Seres gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gentil counters with a nice body shot.
Gentil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gentil displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Seres throws out the jab.
Gentil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seres moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seres misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gentil.
Gentil counters with a body kick.
Seres misses with a hook
and Gentil counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Gentil does it's job there.
Seres throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gentil's waist but Gentil gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Seres off to one side.
Gentil tries to clinch up.
Seres lands the left hand.
Seres moves out of range as Gentil throws a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Seres misses the target.
Seres tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gentil checks a leg kick.
Gentil connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Seres gets a takedown into half guard.

Gentil makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gentil blocks a head kick by Seres.
Gentil with a body punch. A glancing blow.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paulo Gentil.
I think Gentil has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Gentil!
A victorious Paulo Gentil thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.