PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick Holey (ranked 3722 p4p, 4441 weight class) and Alejandro Sepulveda (ranked 159 p4p, 180 weight class). Sepulveda comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lady Gaga - Alejandro kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!

Holey
vs
Sepulveda

150 cm
36
130
12 - 14 - 0

159 cm
40
141
35 - 26 - 2

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Holey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 26 - 2, fighting out of New York, Alejandro Sepulveda!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sepulveda keeps the fight on the outside.
Sepulveda moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sepulveda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Holey wants to clinch.
Holey fails to land the takedown.
Sepulveda scores with a jab to the body.
Holey shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sepulveda checks a leg kick.
Sepulveda lands a head shot.

It looks like Nick Holey has been cut.
Holey looks to clinch
and Sepulveda counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Holey thinking.
Holey takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sepulveda slips a jab from Holey.
Sepulveda let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sepulveda scores with a body shot.
Holey looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Holey. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Sepulveda feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sepulveda is stalling in the full guard.
Sepulveda preventing the sweep.
Sepulveda controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Sepulveda shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sepulveda is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sepulveda thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sepulveda's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Holey wants to stand but Sepulveda is controlling the position.
Sepulveda controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Sepulveda lands with a shot to the body.
Holey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sepulveda circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice side step and Sepulveda releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sepulveda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Sepulveda.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sepulveda smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Holey is rocked!

Sepulveda drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Oh Holey is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Holey trying to remain calm as Sepulveda controls from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alejandro Sepulveda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Holey's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sepulveda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Holey seems to have got his legs back now.
Holey shoots in but Sepulveda avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Holey could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Holey has his takedown stuffed
and Sepulveda counters with a body kick.
Holey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sepulveda.

Sepulveda drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Sepulveda thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sepulveda slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sepulveda thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sepulveda looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Holey working a defensive guard here.

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.
Sepulveda looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sepulveda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Sepulveda is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Holey's half guard.
Sepulveda keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Sepulveda is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Holey defends it well.
Sepulveda controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holey tries to roll over but Sepulveda keeps him under control.
Alejandro Sepulveda has got the better of the ground game so far.
Holey trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Sepulveda takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Sepulveda working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Sepulveda working for a submission but Holey is keeping him at bay.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sepulveda is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Holey can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Sepulveda working for a submission but Holey is keeping him at bay.

Holey defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sepulveda.
Holey tries to reverse the position but Sepulveda maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Sepulveda working for a submission but Holey is keeping him at bay.
Holey keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
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 cut man is working on Nick Holey's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.

Holey 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.

Sepulveda shoots in and bounces Holey off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Holey working a defensive guard here.
Sepulveda controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Holey not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sepulveda drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Sepulveda as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Holey screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Sepulveda! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Alejandro Sepulveda!
During a confident post fight interview, Alejandro Sepulveda thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.