PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Luis Sanchez (ranked 6093 p4p, 22334 weight class) and Alejandro Sepulveda (ranked 452 p4p, 496 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sanchez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kodak Black - Super Gremlin. Sepulveda has chosen Lady Gaga - Alejandro as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Sanchez
vs
Sepulveda

173 cm
24
145
7 - 11 - 0

159 cm
48
141
39 - 39 - 2

World class boxer
Very quick

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 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 39 - 2, fighting out of New York, Alejandro Sepulveda!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sepulveda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sepulveda lands with a nice body punch.
Sanchez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sepulveda throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sanchez counters with a three punch combo that has Sepulveda backing up. Sepulveda nods at Sanchez to acknowledge the strikes.
Sepulveda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sepulveda misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sepulveda.
Sepulveda misses with a looping right.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Sepulveda shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sepulveda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sepulveda is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sanchez rather than just go for the knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sepulveda. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Sepulveda.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Sepulveda avoids nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danga de danga de dang - Sanchez scores with a four punch combination!
Sanchez scores with a jab to the head.
Sanchez swinging wildly here.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Sanchez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sepulveda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
Sanchez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sanchez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Sepulveda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
Sepulveda throws a body kick that misses.
Sepulveda throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
A cross from Sanchez lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sepulveda.
Sepulveda misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Sepulveda.
Sepulveda throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sepulveda.
Sepulveda looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Sepulveda misses with a wild body shot.
Sepulveda misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Sanchez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sanchez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sepulveda's hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda throws a body shot but no joy.
Sepulveda avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sepulveda swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Sepulveda.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez avoids a kick to the body.
Sepulveda gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sanchez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Sepulveda.
Luis Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Sepulveda.
Sepulveda gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sepulveda looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sepulveda in his tracks.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Sepulveda avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice side step and Sepulveda releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sepulveda just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Sanchez dominated that round.
That's time! Sanchez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Sepulveda.
Sanchez is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Sepulveda looks to land a body kick but Sanchez moved away.
Sepulveda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Sepulveda.
Sanchez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Good shot there by Sanchez.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sepulveda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sepulveda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Sepulveda.
Sanchez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Sanchez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sepulveda goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Luis Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Sepulveda misses.
Sanchez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sepulveda misses with a body kick.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sepulveda fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sanchez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sanchez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sanchez duly obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Sepulveda avoids them all with ease.
Sepulveda flicks out a counter leg kick but Sanchez steps away.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
Sepulveda throws a body shot but no joy.
Sepulveda throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Sepulveda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sepulveda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
Sepulveda misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez throws a big counter combination but Sepulveda scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nice defenses there by Sanchez.
Sanchez moves out of range of the body kick from Sepulveda.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Sepulveda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sepulveda misses with a body shot.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
Sepulveda now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
Luis Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez swinging wildly here.
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!
Sepulveda throws the kick towards the body but Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sepulveda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sepulveda looks for the body kick but Sanchez saw that one coming.
Sepulveda swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sanchez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sanchez misses with a combination
and Sanchez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanchez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Sepulveda.
Sepulveda scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sepulveda.
Sepulveda throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Sepulveda.
Sanchez takes a swing at Sepulveda's ribcage but misses.
Sepulveda looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Luis Sanchez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Sepulveda looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Sepulveda lands a right hook to the body.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sepulveda.
Sepulveda takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Sepulveda throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sepulveda scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sanchez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sepulveda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanchez lands with an uppercut that bounces Sepulveda off the ropes and back into range.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Sepulveda.
Sepulveda clobbers Sanchez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sepulveda throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Sepulveda is out of range.
Sepulveda misses with a looping right.
Sepulveda misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sepulveda looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sepulveda throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sepulveda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sepulveda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Sepulveda swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Sepulveda avoids nicely.
Alejandro Sepulveda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sepulveda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Sepulveda.
Sanchez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sepulvedas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sepulveda misses with a body shot.
Sepulveda swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sepulveda throws a body shot but no joy.
Sepulveda throws a low kick, looking for Sanchez's leg but Sanchez calmly moves out of range.
Sanchez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sepulveda.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sanchez walks into a stiff left hand from Sepulveda.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sepulveda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Sepulveda ducks under and follows up with a left that Sepulveda also avoids with ease.
Sepulveda ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sepulveda misses with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Sepulveda.
Sepulveda throws a big shot that misses.
Sanchez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sepulveda in his tracks.
Sepulveda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Sepulveda.
A nice combination there by Sanchez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sepulveda eats them both and turns towards Sanchez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Luis Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sepulveda.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Sepulveda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sepulveda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alejandro Sepulveda.
Well Sanchez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Sanchez!
Luis Sanchez took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I'm the baddest motherfucker alive! Who the fuck is you?'.