PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Grey Ape (ranked 876 p4p, 1163 weight class) and Andor Seres (ranked 124 p4p, 167 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Ape
vs
Seres

185 cm
34
173
26 - 17 - 2

180 cm
35
170
26 - 14 - 0

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World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 26 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Grey Ape!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andor Seres!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Seres forces Ape back against the cage and clinches.
Ape missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Seres.
Ape misses with a hook to the ribs.
Seres throws a punch but it's blocked by Ape.
Ape can't find room to land a body shot as Seres controls the action.
Seres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ape is trying to force a seperation but Seres has the dominant position.
Ape throws a head punch that misses.
Ape landing knees to the head.

It looks like Andor Seres has been cut.
Ape's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Seres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ape softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ape misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ape lands a left hand that snaps the head of Seres backwards.
Ape tries a body shot but Seres blocks it.
Knees to the body from Ape.
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 head punch blocked on the inside by Ape.
Our sources have told us that Ape has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A short uppercut from Ape.
Seres misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ape.
Seres lands with a left to the head.
Ape's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Seres is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ape escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grey Ape seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ape misses with a straight right.
Seres connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ape. Ape circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Seres staying out of range there.
Seres ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A combination from Ape does no damage.
Ape throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Seres counters with a nice leg kick.
Grey Ape is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ape fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Seres.
Ape misses with a leg kick.
Seres takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ape lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Seres defending well as Ape loads up on a big left hand.
Ape throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Seres jabs Ape right on the nose. Ape blinks but takes it well.

That's two 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!
Ape fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Seres.
Seres throws a body shot but no joy.
Seres gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ape.
Ape throws a looping overhand right but Seres ducks down to avoid it.
Seres moves into range and connects with a jab.

Seres tries to keep at a distance but Ape has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ape tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Seres takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ape swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Seres breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Seres avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ape cracks Seres with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ape throws a hook but Seres blocks it.
Ape waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seres.
Ape takes a jab right on the kisser.
Seres is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Seres blocks a head kick by Ape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seres lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ape takes one to the chin there.
Seres avoids the body shot from Ape.
Ape does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ape throws a lazy head kick
and Seres counters with an outside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Seres checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A swing and a miss from Seres.
Seres throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ape moves out of range of the strikes.
Ape throws a nice outside leg kick.
Seres fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ape on the side of the head.

Seres shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Seres stopping the sweep attempt from Ape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ape controls Seres momentarily but Seres frees himself.
Seres content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ape wants to get back to his feet but Seres is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Seres controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
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 Grey Ape will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andor Seres's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Seres loads up on a big right hand but Ape slips the punch.
Ape fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ape tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Seres is able to avoid easily.
Seres scores with a decent looking hook.
Seres avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Seres uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ape.
Seres slips under a jab.
It seemed like Seres was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ape tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Seres throws a right hand that Ape ducks under and follows up with a left that Ape also avoids with ease.
Seres with a hook.
Ape misses with an uppercut.
Ape looks to land a right hand but Seres moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Seres.
Andor Seres seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Seres waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ape.
Seres circles away from the clinch attempt.
Seres clobbers Ape with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Decent striking displayed by Seres there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ape looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Seres darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ape keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Ape trying to control from the bottom.
Seres wants to control but Ape is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seres not doing much here.
Seres wants to control but Ape is keeping him busy.
Ape is trying to control but can't.
Seres not doing much here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A bone on bone clash there as Seres blocks the leg kick.
Ape throws a head kick but Seres moves out of range.
Seres blocks a head kick by Ape.
Good exchange - Seres coming out on top.
Ape throws a low kick, looking for Seres's leg but Seres calmly moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seres checks a low kick from Ape.
Seres looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ape takes one to the side of the head.
Seres swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ape.
Seres dips to his left and cracks Ape with an uppercut!
Ape misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Seres lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ape drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ape pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Seres moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ape.
Ape using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ape lands a right hand.
Seres misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seres misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seres struggles to land a body shot inside as Ape controls his hands.
Ape scores a nice knee to the body.
Seres is breathing heavily.

Ape escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ape throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ape misses with a straight left.
Ape throws a big shot that misses.
Ape throws a sloppy head kick and Seres moves out of range easily.
Ape swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick lands for Seres.
Ape throws a poor cross that misses
and Seres cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Seres lands with a hook. Ape tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ape moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ape dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Seres. That did some damage!
A telegraphed right hand from Ape misses the target.

Ape has Seres up against the cage in a clinch.

Ape breaks from the clinch.
Ape tries to close the distance and clinch but Seres swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Seres throws out a counter right but Ape avoids it with no problem.
Ape loads up on a big right hand but Seres slips the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Andor Seres will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Andor Seres's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Seres with a nice cross.
Nice body kick there by Ape.
Seres avoids the head kick by Ape.
Ape moves away from the strike by Seres.
Seres scores with a jab.
Ape takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Seres.
Sloppy strikes from Ape. Those never looked like landing.
Ape lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ape throws a leg kick but Seres sees it coming and moves out of range.
A nice leg kick from Ape, right into the meat of the thigh.
Seres looks for a takedown but Ape sprawls well.
Ape misses with a shot to the body
and Seres counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Seres misses with a straight right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seres scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ape shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ape looks to score with a jab to the body but Seres is just out of range.
Ape is looking to clinch but Seres is avoiding it.
Ape slips under a jab.
Ape half committed to a counter leg kick.
A jab lands there for Seres.
Nice defenses there by Seres.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Seres! But no joy.
Ape throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ape tries a head kick but it misses.
Ape throws a head kick that misses.
Seres blocks a leg kick.
Seres swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Seres tests Ape's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Seres moves out of range of the strikes.
Ape looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Good standup being displayed there by Seres as he connects with a hook.
Seres throws a jab but it's blocked by Ape.
Ape misses with a hook
and Seres counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seres dips to his left and cracks Ape with an uppercut!
Seres misses with a low kick as Ape jumps back.
A bone on bone clash there as Seres blocks the leg kick.
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!
Seres waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ape.
Ape fails in his attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Seres! But no joy.
Ape misses with a looping right.
Seres moves away from the strike by Ape.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Seres! But no joy.
Ape throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ape takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A clash of legs there as Seres blocks the low kick.
Nice defenses there by Ape.
Seres avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Ape clinches up with Seres and pushes him back against the cage.
Ape is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Seres is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ape.
Ape takes a shot to the head.
Ape tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seres misses with a hook to the ribs.
Seres lands with a left to the head.
Seres lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Seres lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ape backwards.
Ape blocking some punches.
Seres lands with a right to the head.
Ape blocks a body shot from Seres.
Seres misses with a punch on the inside.
Ape tries a knee to the head but Seres blocks it.
Seres avoiding damage as Ape throws knees to the body.
Seres blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ape is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Seres is defending well for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ape tries to land a knee to the head but Seres blocks with his arms.
Ape blocks an uppercut.
Seres working aggressively here.
Seres has a couple of punches blocked by Ape.
Seres throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Apes head.
The referee calls for Ape to work.
A nice right hand lands inside from Seres.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seres misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ape digs a right hand underneath Seres's ribcage. Seres let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ape misses with a punch on the inside.
Seres lands an uppercut.

Ape is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Ape fails to land.
Oh Ape is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Seres cracks Ape with a nice body shot.
Grey Ape has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seres.
Seres lands with a short shot to the head.
Seres creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Ape's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Ape drops to his knees and Seres pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andor Seres!
Andor Seres seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.