PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andor Seres (ranked 280 p4p, 329 weight class) and D.C. Benny (ranked 37 p4p, 46 weight class). Benny has chosen D.C. Benny - Unagi Standup Bit as his entrance music. D.C. Benny has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Seres
vs
Benny

180 cm
35
170
29 - 15 - 0

185 cm
35
175
25 - 21 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Conviction

NARCOS
Kersikov's Vitamin Clinic (160)

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 29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andor Seres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, D.C. Benny!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seres checks the leg kick nicely there.
Benny is looking to score with low kicks.
Seres throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benny counters with an inside leg kick.
Seres checks a leg kick.
Benny moves out of range as Seres strikes.

Seres fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Benny sprawls well initially but Seres persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Benny wants to control but Seres is keeping busy.
Benny is looking for a sweep. Seres is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Benny is trying to maintain the position but Seres is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seres sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Benny controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seres trying to control from half guard but Benny is working away.
Benny wants to improve his position but Seres is controlling well.
Benny controlling the position well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Benny is looking to improve his position.
Seres seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Seres tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Benny manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Benny scores with a kick to the midsection.
Benny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seres moves away.
Seres lands with a cross.
Benny has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Seres finds it's way round the side to connect with Benny's head.
A swing and a miss from Benny.
Benny throws a body shot but no joy.
Decent striking displayed by Seres there.
Benny throws the left hand but Seres avoids the punch easily.
Seres fails with the takedown
and Benny counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Seres thinking.

Seres fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Benny to the ground. Seres is now in Benny's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Benny working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Seres has passed into half guard!
Benny is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Seres controlling the action here.
Benny is concentrating on defense, preventing Seres from advancing position.
Benny wants to get back to full guard but Seres has mounted him!
Benny is looking to improve his position but Seres isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Benny is still trying to improve position.
We've been informed that Benny has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seres controlling the position easily from mount.
Seres lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Seres wants to control the pace but Benny is squirming around nicely.
Benny tries to reverse the position but Seres maintains control.
Seres tries to control but Benny wriggling away.
Benny is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Benny is trying to reverse the position but instead Seres has taken his back - oops!
Benny tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Seres lands a couple of good shots and Benny has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Seres is not going to allow Benny to sit and survive in this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andor Seres dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Benny slips a jab from Seres.
Benny is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Seres with a body shot.
Seres is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benny can do to turn this around?
Benny attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Benny misses with a right hand
and Seres counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Seres throws a leg kick but Benny checks it.
Seres misses with an uppercut
and Benny counters with a right hand to the body.
Seres lands a nice shot that snaps Benny's head back.
Seres ducks under a wild hook from Benny.
Seres rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benny counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Benny gets caught flat footed, as Seres shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Seres sitting in guard here, content to control.
Seres postures up.

Seres got a little sloppy there for a moment and Benny has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Seres has managed to get both his arms back between Benny's legs - danger averted.
Benny controls Seres momentarily but Seres frees himself.
Benny pulls Seres in to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benny controls Seres momentarily but Seres frees himself.

Benny throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Seres escapes and throws Benny's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Seres tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Benny tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Seres presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Benny tries to lock up and control but Seres gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Benny keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benny wants to hold on but Seres pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benny is trying desperately to improve position.
Benny wants to hold on but Seres pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benny is wriggling around trying to escape.
Seres controlling from the full mount.
Benny tries to improve his position but instead Seres has taken his back!
Seres is hanging on to Benny's back as he tries to escape.
Benny is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Seres.
Benny trying to control the action but Seres just sinks the hooks in.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Benny right now.
Benny tries to escape the position.
Benny trying to control the action but Seres just sinks the hooks in.
Seres biding his time, looking for the opening.
Benny trying to control the hands but Seres won't let him.

Seres working for a choke but Benny is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seres trying to control momentarily.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Benny holding on to Seres's left wrist, preventing the choke.
Andor Seres overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Benny trying to control the hands but Seres won't let him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Seres is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Benny up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andor Seres dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Nice defenses there by Benny.
Andor Seres is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Seres takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Benny lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Seres connects with a right hand. Benny shakes it off.
Seres tries to clinch up
and Benny connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Seres.
Benny misses with a kick to the body
and Seres cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Seres looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Benny is fending him off so far but Seres persists. Nope, Benny circles away and we're back to standing.
A swing and a miss from Seres.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Seres misses its intended target.
D.C. Benny seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch lands to the side of Benny 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Benny.
Seres cracks Benny with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benny throws a leg kick but Seres moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benny waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seres.
It looked like Seres wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Benny slips under a jab.
Jab, jab by Benny - just one landing.
Benny blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Benny on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Benny is looking to slow Seres down with leg kicks.
Seres connects with a jab.
Benny throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Seres throws a hook but Benny blocks it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Seres or perhaps it was just good defense by Benny, which made it look bad.
Seres shoots in for a double leg but Benny sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andor Seres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Seres with that takedown attempt.
Benny takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Seres is predictable there
and Benny counters with a straight right hand.
Benny pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Seres back to the cage. Benny follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seres loads up on a big right hand but Benny slips the punch.
Seres throws a jab when Benny was well out of range.
Benny swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Seres checks a leg kick.
Benny throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Seres stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Seres misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Seres.
Seres checks a leg kick.
Benny avoids the body shot from Seres.
Benny was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Seres jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benny fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Seres is out of range.
Benny tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seres was well out of range. Poor timing from Benny.
D.C. Benny is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benny walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Seres checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benny connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Seres throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benny.
Benny jabs Seres right on the nose. Seres blinks but takes it well.
Benny motions for Seres to come forward. Benny throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Seres slips a jab from Benny.
Benny shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Seres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benny swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Seres wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Seres scores with a punch to the head.
Benny walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Seres throws a right hand that misses
and Benny counters with a straight right hand.
Benny walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Seres checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Benny scores with a nice head shot.
Benny uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Seres.
Seres blocks a low kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benny misses with an uppercut. Seres saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benny throws a hook to the side of Seres's head but Seres sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Seres connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Benny's hands.
Benny swings widly with a right hand
and Seres counters with a stiff right hand.
Seres defending well as Benny loads up on a big left hand.
Benny lands with a right hand.
Benny throws a front kick that sends Seres stumbling back into the cage.
Nice defenses there by Seres.
Benny looks to throw the jab but Seres is out of range.
Seres was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big right from Seres misses.
Seres lands with a right hand.
Benny throws a jab but it's blocked by Seres.
Benny ducks under a wild hook from Seres.
Benny slips a jab from Seres.

And that's the end of the fight!
D.C. Benny comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Seres 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andor Seres!
A very excited looking Andor Seres made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.