PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alejandro Sepulveda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karlsson's entrance music is Top Dogz. A fine choice. Sepulveda has chosen Xibalba - Madre Mia as his entrance music. Alejandro Sepulveda will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Karlsson
vs
Sepulveda

201 cm
23
275 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

159 cm
19
151 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Conquer
GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Magnus Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alejandro Sepulveda!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sepulveda throws a nice looking combination but Karlsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sepulveda scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sepulveda misses with a series of wild punches.
Sepulveda moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sepulveda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karlsson.
Karlsson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sepulveda scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sepulveda misses with a combination

and Karlsson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Sepulveda is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Karlsson pulls his head out easily.

Sepulveda actively working from the bottom here.
Karlsson trying to control from half guard but Sepulveda is working away.

Sepulveda actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Sepulveda looking for submissions off his back.

Sepulveda looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Karlsson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sepulveda with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Karlsson content to control rather than advance.
Karlsson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda is looking to escape.

Sepulveda actively working from the bottom here.
Karlsson trying to pass the guard but Sepulveda defending well.
Karlsson drops an elbow to the side of Sepulveda's head.
Sepulveda tries to roll over but Karlsson keeps him under control.
Karlsson is pressing down on Sepulveda's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sepulveda is holding on for now.
Karlsson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Sepulveda looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Karlsson winds up and cracks Sepulveda with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson not doing much here.
Karlsson working Sepulveda over with strikes.
Sepulveda manages to get to full guard.

Karlsson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Karlsson controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Karlsson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Karlsson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Karlsson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Karlsson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sepulveda has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Karlsson has managed to get both his arms back between Sepulveda's legs - danger averted.
Karlsson passes Sepulveda's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karlsson is taking a breather. Sepulveda says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Sepulveda looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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!

Karlsson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sepulveda actively working from the bottom here.

Sepulveda looking for submissions off his back.

Karlsson is looking for a kimura but Sepulveda is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Karlsson to get the leverage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sepulveda looking for submissions off his back.
Karlsson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Karlsson.
Karlsson drops an elbow to the side of Sepulveda's head.

Sepulveda is rocked!

Sepulveda looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Karlsson pushes past his half guard into mount!
Sepulveda is still in real trouble! Can Karlsson finish him?
Sepulveda is breathing heavily.
Sepulveda is trying to escape the mount.
Sepulveda taking shots to the head.

Karlsson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Karlsson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sepulveda can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Karlsson postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Sepulveda out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Karlsson goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Magnus Karlsson!
Magnus Karlsson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Alejandro Sepulveda spoke after the fight, saying 'I've got a lot of self reflecting to do on the long car ride back to Chile. Thanks for the love Brazil.'.