PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Sepulveda (ranked 1642 p4p, 187 weight class) and Jimmy Doyle (ranked 2051 p4p, 225 weight class). Sepulveda comes into the arena with Lady Gaga - Alejandro blaring out of the sound system. Doyle is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Clash - Jimmy Jazz. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Sepulveda
vs
Doyle

159 cm
39
141 lbs
35 - 23 - 2

171 cm
42
150 lbs
29 - 15 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 35 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alejandro Sepulveda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Doyle!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doyle explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Doyle's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sepulveda under the eye.
Good work by Doyle as he checks the leg kick.
Sepulveda thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doyle lands with a thumping leg kick.
Doyle dips to his left and cracks Sepulveda with an uppercut!
Doyle defending well as Sepulveda loads up on a big left hand.
Doyle now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A nice combination there by Doyle.
Sepulveda throws a looping overhand right but Doyle ducks down to avoid it.
Sepulveda tries to clinch up.

Doyle moves into the clinch.
Sepulveda lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doyle.
Doyle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Doyle has a couple of punches blocked by Sepulveda.
Sepulveda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sepulveda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doyle digs a right hand into Sepulveda's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sepulveda's gas tank.
Doyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyle.
Sepulveda lands a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sepulveda.
Sepulveda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doyle lands a nice uppercut.
Sepulveda misses with a punch on the inside.
Sepulveda throws a punch but it's blocked by Doyle.
Sepulveda throws a punch but it's blocked by Doyle.
Sepulveda misses with the head strike.
Sepulveda throws a head punch that misses.
Doyle lands a left hand.
Sepulveda blocks an uppercut.
Sepulveda tries a body shot but Doyle blocks it.
Doyle gets through Sepulveda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sepulveda misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Doyle.

Sepulveda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sepulveda jabs Doyle right on the nose. Doyle blinks but takes it well.
Doyle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sepulveda moves out of range as Doyle strikes.
Sepulveda throwing a counter right hand but Doyle manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Doyle pushes Sepulveda up against the cage in a clinch.
Doyle misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sepulveda or not.
Doyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sepulveda scores with a shot to the side of Doyle's head.
Doyle digs a right hand into Sepulveda's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sepulveda's gas tank.
Doyle lands a shoulder strike.
Doyle can't find room to land a body shot as Sepulveda controls the action.
A short right from Doyle on the inside.
A short left from Doyle.
A shot in the inside from Doyle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyle.
Doyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sepulveda blocks an uppercut.
Sepulveda prevents a body shot from Doyle.
Doyle tries to work over Sepulveda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sepulveda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Doyle lands with a left to the head.
Doyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sepulveda working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Doyle lands with a right to the head.
Doyle blocking some punches.
Doyle tries a body shot but Sepulveda blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Sepulveda.
A nice left hand lands by Sepulveda.
Doyle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sepulveda throws a head punch that misses.
Sepulveda scores with a shot to the side of Doyle's head.
Doyle scores with a hook to the body.
Sepulveda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sepulveda tries to work over Doyle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sepulveda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sepulveda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sepulveda lands an uppercut.
Sepulveda presses Doyle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sepulveda blocks an uppercut.
Sepulveda lands with a left to the head.
Doyle scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sepulveda pushes Doyle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doyle lands with a short shot to the head.
Doyle blocking some punches.
Doyle struggles to land a body shot inside as Sepulveda controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle tries to throw a body punch but Sepulveda avoids it by throwing Doyle back against the cage.
Doyle prevents a body shot from Sepulveda.
Doyle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sepulveda working aggressively here.
Doyle lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Sepulveda.
Doyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sepulveda blocking some punches.
Doyle scores with a hook to the body.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sepulveda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sepulveda misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sepulveda.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sepulveda.
A shot in the inside from Sepulveda.
Sepulveda pushes Doyle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sepulveda tries to work over Doyle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sepulveda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sepulveda swings wildly with an uppercut but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Doyle dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Doyle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sepulveda stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Doyle throws out a leg kick but Sepulveda moves out of range and Doyle only half commits.
Sepulveda cracks Doyle with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sepulveda throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Doyle.
Sepulveda lands a nice hook to Doyle's body. Doyle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Doyle moves away from the strike by Sepulveda.
Sepulveda misses with a low kick.
Doyle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doyle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sepulveda's calf.
Sepulveda throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sepulveda. Doyle does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Doyle moves out of range of the strikes.
Sepulveda blocks a low kick nicely.
Sepulveda misses the shot to the body.
Doyle scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sepulveda connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Doyle's hands.
Doyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sepulveda moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Sepulveda misses the target.
Sepulveda fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Doyle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A big left from Sepulveda misses.
Doyle now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sepulveda throws a low kick, looking for Doyle's leg but Doyle calmly moves out of range.
Sepulveda sets himself, and Doyle steps forward looking for the clinch! Sepulveda avoids it this time.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Doyle lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Doyle.
Doyle lands a right hand.
Doyle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sepulveda's elbow.
Doyle tries to work over Sepulveda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sepulveda lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doyle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sepulveda backwards.
Sepulveda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sepulveda misses with some punches.
Doyle lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doyle tries to throw a body punch but Sepulveda avoids it by throwing Doyle back against the cage.
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle tries to work over Sepulveda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doyle scores with a shot to the side of Sepulveda's head.
Doyle lands a nice uppercut.
Sepulveda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doyle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sepulveda or not.
Doyle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Doyle.
Doyle lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyle.

Sepulveda breaks the clinch.
Doyle throws a body punch but Sepulveda moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Sepulveda on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sepulveda throws a sloppy head kick and Doyle moves out of range easily.
Sepulveda tries to score with a low kick but Doyle moves his leg out of the way.
Doyle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Doyle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sepulveda can pounce on him.
Doyle swings for the body but Sepulveda moves out of range.
Sepulveda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doyle.
A head kick misses from Sepulveda.
Sepulveda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doyle manages to avoid it.
Doyle throws an overhand right that lands on Sepulveda's shoulder, as Sepulveda tries to avoid the shot.
Doyle moves out of range as Sepulveda throws a body kick.
Sepulveda slips a straight right by Doyle.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doyle with a nice cross.
Doyle scores with a punch to the head.
Sepulveda slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Doyle lands with a nice body kick.
A jab from Sepulveda misses.
Doyle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sepulveda motions for Doyle to come forward. Sepulveda throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sepulveda walks into a left hand.
Sepulveda throws a hook but Doyle avoids it easily.
Sepulveda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doyle.
Doyle scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sepulveda will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Doyle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sepulveda. Sepulveda circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sepulveda throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Doyle's head.
Doyle checks a leg kick.
Doyle connects with the punch.
Doyle lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Doyle feints and then cracks Sepulveda's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sepulveda down.
Sepulveda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sepulveda cracks Doyle with a right hand to the side of the head.
Doyle has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sepulveda scores with a shot to the body.
Sepulveda throws a shot from downtown. Doyle moves away and avoids it.
Doyle throws an off balance right hand
and Sepulveda counters with a straight right hand.
Sepulveda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doyle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sepulveda manages to avoid it.
As Doyle backs away, Sepulveda returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Doyle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sepulveda connects with a jab.
Sepulveda looks to throw the jab but Doyle is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Alejandro Sepulveda will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Sepulveda keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice defenses there by Doyle.
Sepulveda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doyle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sepulveda attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sepulveda rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Doyle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sepulveda takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Some bone on bone action there as Doyle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sepulveda misses with a head kick.
Nice straight punches there by Sepulveda. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sepulveda.
Doyle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sepulveda throws an overhand right that lands on Doyle's shoulder, as Doyle tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Doyle! But no joy.
Doyle catches Sepulveda with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sepulveda tries to clinch up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sepulveda on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sepulveda connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sepulveda misses with a hook
and Doyle counters with a low kick, right behind Sepulveda 's knee.
Doyle misses with a low kick.
Doyle 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 the jab.
Doyle lands a jab to the head.
Doyle misses with a low kick.
Doyle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sepulveda defending well as Doyle loads up on a big left hand.
Doyle checks a low kick from Sepulveda.
Doyle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sepulveda. Sepulveda obviously looking to wear him down.
Sepulveda scores with a jab to the body.
Doyle misses with a wild body shot.
Doyle thuds his right hand into Sepulveda's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Doyle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doyle throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Doyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sepulveda manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sepulveda ducks under a wild hook from Doyle.
Doyle avoids the head kick by Sepulveda.
Doyle looks to land a left hand but Sepulveda moved out of range nicely.
Doyle throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sepulveda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doyle.
Doyle throws a big shot that misses.
Sepulveda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sepulveda on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A cross from Doyle lands.
Sepulveda scoring well with a low kick there.
Doyle blocks a jab.
Doyle misses the jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Sepulveda blocks the leg kick.
Doyle throws a lazy right hand but Sepulveda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda swings for the body but Doyle moves out of range.
Sepulveda misses with a body shot.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Doyle throws a lazy right hand but Sepulveda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doyle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A left lands for Sepulveda.
Sepulveda misses with a straight left.
Nice shot by Sepulveda.
Nice defenses there by Doyle.
Doyle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sepulveda throws a head kick that misses.
Sepulveda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doyle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good shot there by Doyle.
Sepulveda takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Doyle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sepulveda momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Doyle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short body shot lands from Sepulveda as the two fighters clinch.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sepulveda lands with a light punch inside.
Doyle blocking some punches.
Sepulveda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sepulveda misses with the head strike.
Sepulveda working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sepulveda takes a shot to the head.
Doyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Sepulveda.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyle.
Doyle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Doyle.
Sepulveda throws a punch but it's blocked by Doyle.
Sepulveda makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doyle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Doyle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left hand lands to the body for Doyle.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Doyle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Doyle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Doyle has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Doyle!
Our winner, Jimmy Doyle, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.