PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Malachy Guillermo (ranked 6249 p4p, 22909 weight class) and Alejandro Sepulveda (ranked 455 p4p, 491 weight class). Sepulveda has chosen Lady Gaga - Alejandro as his entrance music. Malachy Guillermo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Guillermo
vs
Sepulveda

170 cm
27
135
3 - 1 - 0

159 cm
47
141
38 - 37 - 2

Great elbows
Granite chin

Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malachy Guillermo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 37 - 2, fighting out of New York, Alejandro Sepulveda!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Guillermo. Sepulveda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sepulveda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guillermo moves away.
Sepulveda throws a body shot but no joy.
Guillermo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sepulveda takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sepulveda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guillermo manages to avoid it.
Guillermo misses with an uppercut.
Sepulveda walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Guillermo slips a straight right by Sepulveda.
Sepulveda takes a swing at Guillermo's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Guillermo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sepulveda.
Sepulveda throws a jab but it's blocked by Guillermo.
Guillermo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sepulveda misses with a body punch
and Guillermo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sepulveda swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Guillermo counter with a right hand.
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 low kick from Sepulveda misses
and Guillermo counters with a left and a right that stings Sepulveda.
Sepulveda misses with a hook
and Guillermo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sepulveda thinking.
Guillermo misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sepulveda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guillermo.
Guillermo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sepulveda has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Guillermo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sepulveda.
Donk. Guillermo catches Sepulveda right on the button with a cross.
Sepulveda throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice shot lands for Guillermo.
Sepulveda throws a predictable looking body shot
and Guillermo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sepulveda throws a lazy body kick
and Guillermo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guillermo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Sepulveda is predictable there
and Guillermo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guillermo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sepulveda throws a sloppy body shot
and Guillermo counters with a nice uppercut.
Guillermo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Guillermo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guillermo lands with a slapping head kick.
Malachy Guillermo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guillermo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Sepulveda misses.
Guillermo lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Guillermo stuns Sepulveda with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guillermo scores with a nice strike.
Guillermo with a hook.
Sepulveda throws out a loose jab but Guillermo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guillermo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sepulveda.
Sepulveda throws a right hand that misses
and Guillermo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sepulveda throws the kick towards the body but Guillermo avoids it.
Guillermo throws a body punch but Sepulveda moves out of range.
Sepulveda takes a shot right to the bread basket.
An inside leg kick lands from Guillermo.
Guillermo moves away from the strike by Sepulveda.
Guillermo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sepulveda's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guillermo staying out of range there.
Guillermo is looking to counter with head kicks.
Sepulveda connects with a body shot.
Sepulveda throws a body shot but no joy.
Guillermo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guillermo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Malachy Guillermo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Guillermo scoring well with a low kick there.
Sepulveda throws a body punch but Guillermo moves out of range.
Guillermo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sepulveda throws a body shot but no joy.
Sepulveda goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sepulveda finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Guillermo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab from Guillermo does it's job there.
Sepulveda swings away with a body shot that misses
and Guillermo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guillermo with a nice cross.
Guillermo cracks Sepulveda with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Guillermo thows a body kick. Sepulveda tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sepulveda is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Sepulveda walks into a straight right hand from Guillermo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sepulveda just misses with a punch to the body.
Sepulveda tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
It looks like Guillermo has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Guillermo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sepulveda can do to turn this around?
Sepulveda throws a sloppy body shot
and Guillermo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Guillermo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guillermo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Guillermo works Sepulveda's body with a nice hook.
A lazy body kick from Sepulveda
letting Guillermo counter with a right hand.
Sepulveda swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Guillermo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sepulveda's knee momentarily.
Sepulveda takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sepulveda takes one to the chin there.
Sepulveda misses with a wild body shot.
Sepulveda misses with a hook to the body
and Guillermo counters with a left and a right that stings Sepulveda.

Sepulveda is rocked!
Sepulveda misses with a low kick.
Sepulveda is still on wobbly legs! Can Guillermo finish him?
Sepulveda walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Malachy Guillermo!
During a confident post fight interview, Malachy Guillermo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.