PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Murzol Gro Ulfimph (ranked 1008 p4p, 122 weight class) and Alejandro Sepulveda (ranked 1017 p4p, 124 weight class). Gro Ulfimph comes to the cage accompanied by Hired Gun. Sepulveda has chosen Lady Gaga - Alejandro as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Gro Ulfimph
vs
Sepulveda

165 cm
28
137 lbs
18 - 12 - 1

159 cm
38
141 lbs
35 - 22 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Murzol Gro Ulfimph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alejandro Sepulveda!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Francis DeMontford and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gro Ulfimph staying out of range there.
Sepulveda slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sepulveda throws a sloppy body shot
and Sepulveda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sepulveda throws a jab but it's blocked by Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph throws a counter high kick but Sepulveda was just alert enough to avoid it.
Sepulveda connects with a body shot that sends Gro Ulfimph's belly button to the back.
Gro Ulfimph displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sepulveda throws out the jab.
A low kick from Sepulveda misses
enabling Gro Ulfimph to counter with a crisp jab.

Sepulveda rushes Gro Ulfimph and presses him up against the cage.

Sepulveda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gro Ulfimph looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sepulveda misses with an uppercut
and Gro Ulfimph counters with a nice body shot.
Gro Ulfimph fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sepulveda lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sepulveda scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sepulveda dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gro Ulfimph. That did some damage!
Sepulveda jabs Gro Ulfimph to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sepulveda lands a head shot.
Sepulveda with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gro Ulfimph drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sepulveda lands a nice shot to the body.
Sepulveda throws a hook but Gro Ulfimph blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Gro Ulfimph on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sepulveda lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gro Ulfimph takes a step back to recover.
Sepulveda tries to clinch up.
Gro Ulfimph attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot lands for Sepulveda.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gro Ulfimph feints and then cracks Sepulveda's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sepulveda down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sepulveda walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gro Ulfimph checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sepulveda clobbers Gro Ulfimph with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gro Ulfimph moves to clinch but Sepulveda breaks away
and Gro Ulfimph takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sepulveda throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Gro Ulfimph on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sepulveda misses with a looping left.
Sepulveda connects with a body shot.
Sepulveda scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sepulveda throws a leg kick
enabling Gro Ulfimph to counter with a crisp jab.
Sepulveda throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sepulveda scores with a nice strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda throws a right hand that misses
and Sepulveda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheers as Sepulveda lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gro Ulfimph doesn't seem phased though.
Sepulveda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sepulveda throws a body punch but Gro Ulfimph moves out of range.
Gro Ulfimph throws a counter high kick but Sepulveda was just alert enough to avoid it.
Sepulveda is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gro Ulfimph had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gro Ulfimph throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sepulveda moves out of range of the leg kick from Gro Ulfimph.
Sepulveda scores with a body shot.
Sepulveda punishes Gro Ulfimph's body with a nice straight punch.
Gro Ulfimph takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sepulveda ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sepulveda tests Gro Ulfimph's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sepulveda throws a sloppy head kick
and Gro Ulfimph counters with a head kick.
Sepulveda fakes the leg kick and cracks Gro Ulfimph in the body.
Sepulveda connects with a right hand. Gro Ulfimph shakes it off.
Sepulveda connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sepulveda throws a leg kick
and Gro Ulfimph counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Sepulveda is rocked!
Sepulveda connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sepulveda is still on wobbly legs! Can Gro Ulfimph finish him?
Sepulveda finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sepulveda seems to have recovered his senses.
Decent striking displayed by Sepulveda there.
Sepulveda scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sepulveda changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Sepulveda misses the target.
Gro Ulfimph's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sepulveda connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gro Ulfimph scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alejandro Sepulveda dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sepulveda with a hook.
Gro Ulfimph connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gro Ulfimph throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sepulveda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sepulveda throws a leg kick but Gro Ulfimph moved away.
Alejandro Sepulveda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sepulveda staying out of range there.
A head kick misses from Sepulveda.
Sepulveda scores with a hook to the body. Gro Ulfimph takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sepulveda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sepulveda throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gro Ulfimph tried to counter with a leg kick but Sepulveda avoided it.
Gro Ulfimph takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sepulveda takes a swing at Gro Ulfimph's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Sepulveda does it's job there.
Sepulveda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gro Ulfimph throws a sloppy head kick and Sepulveda moves out of range easily.
Gro Ulfimph wants to land a leg kick but Sepulveda is out of range.
Sepulveda misses with a leg kick.
Gro Ulfimph has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sepulveda fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sepulveda with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sepulveda lunges at Gro Ulfimph with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gro Ulfimph's hand.
Sepulveda throws a shot from downtown. Gro Ulfimph moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Gro Ulfimph misses the target.
Gro Ulfimph takes one to the chin there.
Sepulveda tries to clinch there but Gro Ulfimph circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sepulveda.
Sepulveda lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sepulveda cracks the inside of Gro Ulfimph's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sepulveda throws a lazy right hand but Gro Ulfimph sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gro Ulfimph was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sepulveda connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sepulveda is looking to chop away at Gro Ulfimph's legs.
Gro Ulfimph gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sepulveda.
Gro Ulfimph tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sepulveda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sepulveda looks to score with a jab to the body but Gro Ulfimph is just out of range.
Sepulveda slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sepulveda getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sepulveda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sepulveda closes the distance but Gro Ulfimph moves to the side
and Gro Ulfimph counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sepulveda swings widly with a right hand
and Gro Ulfimph counters with a nice uppercut.
Sepulveda throws a leg kick but Gro Ulfimph sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gro Ulfimph throwing a counter right hand but Sepulveda manages to avoid it.
Sepulveda changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sepulveda swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Gro Ulfimph to counter with a crisp jab.
Sepulveda scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice cross by Sepulveda.
Sepulveda scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gro Ulfimph tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sepulveda was well out of range. Poor timing from Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph checks a leg kick nicely.
Gro Ulfimph throws a counter high kick but Sepulveda was just alert enough to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Sepulveda.
Sepulveda slips under a jab.
A nice side step and Sepulveda releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Donk. Sepulveda catches Gro Ulfimph right on the button with a cross.
Alejandro Sepulveda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sepulveda blocks a head kick by Gro Ulfimph.
Sepulveda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sepulveda 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.
Gro Ulfimph walks into a left hand.
Sepulveda throws a poor cross that misses
and Sepulveda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sepulveda feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gro Ulfimphs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alejandro Sepulveda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.

A big left from Sepulveda misses.
Gro Ulfimph is looking to counter with head kicks.
Gro Ulfimph tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sepulveda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gro Ulfimph scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sepulveda connects with a crisp jab.
Gro Ulfimph scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sepulveda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gro Ulfimph moves away.
Sepulveda throws a head kick that misses
and Gro Ulfimph counters with a nice body shot.
Gro Ulfimph cracks the inside of Sepulveda's front leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sepulveda lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sepulveda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sepulveda throws a leg kick
and Gro Ulfimph counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sepulveda tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gro Ulfimph is able to avoid easily.
Gro Ulfimph throws a shot from downtown. Sepulveda moves away and avoids it.
Sepulveda connects with a jab.
Gro Ulfimph is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sepulveda bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gro Ulfimph's head backwards.
Gro Ulfimph ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sepulveda moves away.
Sepulveda works Gro Ulfimph's body with a nice hook.
Sepulveda darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sepulveda closes the distance but Gro Ulfimph moves to the side
and Gro Ulfimph counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sepulveda throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gro Ulfimph counters with a crisp right that sends Sepulveda to the canvas! Gro Ulfimph follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Murzol Gro Ulfimph!
An out of breath Murzol Gro Ulfimph thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.