PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Sepulveda (ranked 177 p4p, 12 weight class) and Finnish Experiment (ranked 406 p4p, 25 weight class). Sepulveda comes to the cage accompanied by Lady Gaga - Alejandro. Alejandro Sepulveda had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Sepulveda
vs
Experiment

159 cm
36
141 lbs
32 - 18 - 2

170 cm
29
141 lbs
12 - 5 - 3

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Groove Gear
Conviction

UnderGround Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alejandro Sepulveda!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sepulveda scores with a body shot.
Experiment swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sepulveda counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Experiment thinking.
Sepulveda jabs Experiment to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Sepulveda has taken the fight to the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Sepulveda.
Sepulveda can't find room to land a body shot as Experiment controls the action.
Sepulveda misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Sepulveda.
Sepulveda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Experiment has Sepulveda pressed against the cage, preventing Sepulveda from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sepulveda swings wildly with an uppercut but Experiment uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sepulveda lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sepulveda lands a right hand.
Sepulveda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Experiment lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sepulveda misses with a punch on the inside.
Sepulveda scores with a shoulder strike.
Sepulveda works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sepulveda.
Nice body punch from Experiment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment misses with an elbow over the top.
Experiment taking a breather.
Experiment stalls.
Experiment digs a right hand into Sepulveda's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sepulveda's gas tank.
Sepulveda lands with a left to the head.
Experiment prevents a body shot from Sepulveda.
Experiment comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sepulveda misses with some punches.
Sepulveda avoids a wild elbow strike from Experiment.
Experiment blocks an uppercut.
Sepulveda tries to work over Experiment's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Experiment has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sepulveda seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Experiment can turn it around.
Experiment misses with an elbow over the top.
Sepulveda tries a body shot but Experiment blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Experiment throws an elbow but misses.
Sepulveda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sepulveda wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sepulveda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Experiment.
Sepulveda tries to work over Experiment's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sepulveda swings wildly with an uppercut but Experiment uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda takes an elbow to the forehead.
Experiment gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Alejandro Sepulveda has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Sepulveda.
Sepulveda prevents a body shot from Experiment.
Sepulveda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Experiment's elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Experiment throws an elbow but misses.
Sepulveda misses with a punch on the inside.
Sepulveda scores with a shot to the side of Experiment's head.
Sepulveda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sepulveda lands a left hand.
Experiment lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sepulveda gets through Experiment's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sepulveda blocks an elbow strike.
Experiment creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sepulveda lands with a short shot to the head.
Sepulveda gets through Experiment's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sepulveda dodges an elbow strike from Experiment.
Experiment's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Sepulveda.

Experiment is rocked!
Sepulveda has a couple of punches blocked by Experiment.
Experiment is still on wobbly legs! Can Sepulveda finish him?
Sepulveda throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda misses with some punches.
Sepulveda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sepulveda swings wildly with an uppercut but Experiment uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sepulveda misses with a punch on the inside.
Experiment seems to have recovered his senses.
Sepulveda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sepulveda tries to throw a body punch but Experiment avoids it by throwing Sepulveda back against the cage.
Experiment taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sepulveda tries to throw a body punch but Experiment avoids it by throwing Sepulveda back against the cage.
Sepulveda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Experiment throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Experiment just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sepulveda's brow.
Experiment lands an elbow inside.
Experiment misses with an elbow over the top.
Experiment throws an elbow that misses.
Experiment throws an elbow but it misses.
Experiment looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Experiment throws an elbow but it misses.
Sepulveda misses with the head strike.
Experiment throws an elbow but it misses.
Sepulveda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sepulveda misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Sepulveda as the two fighters clinch.
Experiment wants to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sepulveda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sepulveda shoots for a takedown but Experiment saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A little jabbing left from Experiment on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sepulveda darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sepulveda misses with a hook to the body
and Experiment counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sepulveda misses the jab.
Experiment lands a jab.
Sepulveda misses with a wild body shot.
Experiment misses with a straight right.
A left lands for Experiment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Sepulveda misses.
Experiment swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Sepulveda forces Experiment back against the cage and clinches.
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 Alejandro Sepulveda's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sepulveda looks to land a left hand but Experiment moved out of range nicely.
Alejandro Sepulveda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Experiment throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Sepulveda misses
and Experiment counters with a left and a right that stings Sepulveda.
Sepulveda fails with a takedown attempt.
Experiment defending well as Sepulveda loads up on a big left hand.

Sepulveda rushes Experiment and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Experiment prevents a body shot from Sepulveda.
Experiment taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Experiment.
Sepulveda swings wildly with an uppercut but Experiment uses good head movement to avoid it.
Experiment lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Sepulveda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sepulveda looks to score with a jab to the body but Experiment is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment tries to clinch but Sepulveda moves away
and Sepulveda counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sepulveda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Experiment can do to turn this around?
Experiment scores with a jab to the head.
Sepulveda scores with the left hand. Experiment knows he should have avoided that one.
Experiment is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Experiment darts in trying to clinch
and Sepulveda counters with a nice body shot.

Sepulveda pushes Experiment up against the cage in a clinch.
Sepulveda tries to break free but Experiment pushes him back against the cage.
Experiment comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Experiment taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Experiment throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Alejandro Sepulveda has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sepulveda blocks the elbow strike.

Sepulveda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sepulveda is looking to wear down Experiment with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sepulveda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Experiment throws a series of punches but Sepulveda moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Experiment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab by Sepulveda.
Experiment throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Sepulveda shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Experiment napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Experiment is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sepulveda's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sepulveda passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Experiment!
Sepulveda controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment is trying desperately to improve position.
Sepulveda controlling from mount.
Sepulveda wants to take Experiment's back but he can't do it this time.
Experiment is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sepulveda avoids the attempt from Experiment to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sepulveda wants to control the pace but Experiment is squirming around nicely.
Sepulveda tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sepulveda fails to advance to Experiment's back.
Sepulveda trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Sepulveda goes for an armbar but Experiment turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Experiment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alejandro Sepulveda dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alejandro Sepulveda's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sepulveda looks for a takedown but Experiment sprawls well.
Experiment doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sepulveda darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sepulveda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Experiment was well out of range. Poor timing from Sepulveda.
Experiment drops his hands momentarily and Sepulveda takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sepulveda misses with a low kick.
Experiment is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Experiment bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Experiment pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Experiment.
Experiment scores with a one two! Sepulveda had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sepulveda lands a high kick!
Sepulveda takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sepulveda with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sepulveda throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sepulveda throws a leg kick that is checked
and Experiment counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Experiment avoids a kick to the body.
Experiment swings widly with a right hand
and Sepulveda counters with a solid body kick.
Sepulveda feints and then cracks Experiment's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Experiment down.
Experiment connects with a combination that backs up Sepulveda into the cage. Experiment lands a flurry of punches that gets past Sepulveda's guard. Sepulveda is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Experiment bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Finnish Experiment!
Finnish Experiment is the new bantamweight champion!
A relieved looking Finnish Experiment thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.