PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Lester Neich (ranked 1536 p4p, 22602 weight class) and Alejandro Sepulveda (ranked 166 p4p, 492 weight class). Neich kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is YKWIM? - Yot club. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sepulveda's choice of entrance music: Lady Gaga - Alejandro. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Neich
vs
Sepulveda

168 cm
26
139
17 - 11 - 0

159 cm
48
141
38 - 38 - 2

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

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 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lester Neich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 38 - 2, fighting out of New York, Alejandro Sepulveda!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neich cracks Sepulveda with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Neich definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sepulveda throws a body shot but no joy.
Sepulveda drops his hands momentarily and Neich takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A big right from Neich misses.
Neich connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sepulveda momentarily.
Neich slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sepulveda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Neich.
Neich lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Neich throws a series of punches but Sepulveda avoids them all with ease.
Neich tests Sepulveda's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big left from Neich misses.
Neich with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sepulveda scores with a body shot.
Neich is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sepulveda throws a lazy uppercut
and Neich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sepulveda moves out of range as Neich strikes.
Sepulveda throws a body punch but Neich moves out of range.
Sepulveda gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Neich.
Neich dips to his left and cracks Sepulveda with an uppercut!
Sepulveda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Neich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sepulveda moves forwards but Neich connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neich scores with a punch to the head.
Lester Neich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sepulveda jabs at Neich's body.
Nice shot lands for Neich.
Sepulveda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Sepulveda does it's job there.
Neich bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sepulveda's head.
Sepulveda loads up on a big right hand but Neich slips the punch.
Neich connects with a looping right hand.
Neich lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sepulveda at a distance.
Sepulveda connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A shot to the body from Sepulveda misses
letting Neich counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neich getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Neich lands a jab.
Neich connects with a right hand. Sepulveda shakes it off.
Neich misses with an uppercut. Sepulveda saw that one coming.
Sepulveda misses with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Neich. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Neich.
Neich lands a slapping body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sepulveda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Neich scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Neich connects with a right hand. Sepulveda shakes it off.
A slow jab from Sepulveda misses its intended target.
Neich jabs Sepulveda to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Neich is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Neich thuds his right hand into Sepulveda's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Neich cracks Sepulveda with a good jab.
Sepulveda has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Neich takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Neich works Sepulveda's body with a nice hook.
Sepulveda pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Neich throws an overhand right that lands on Sepulveda's shoulder, as Sepulveda tries to avoid the shot.
Sepulveda slips under a jab.
Neich takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Neich lands a jab-cross combination.
Sepulveda takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Neich misses with the combination.
Sepulveda takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sepulveda throws a jab but it's blocked by Neich.
Sepulveda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Neich.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sepulveda. Neich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Neich is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sepulveda takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Neich is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sepulveda.
Sepulveda throws a sloppy head kick and Neich moves out of range easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Neich, as that shot connected.
Neich throws out a loose jab but Sepulveda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sepulveda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A lazy body kick from Sepulveda
and Neich counters with a straight right hand.
Sepulveda takes one on the button.
Sepulveda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Neich was well out of range. Poor timing from Sepulveda.
Neich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Neich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Neich is looking to counter punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neich scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Neich moves out of range of the body kick.
Sepulveda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Neich.
Nice straight punches there by Neich. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Neich.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neich lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Neich scores with a jab to the body.
Sepulveda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Neich was well out of range. Poor timing from Sepulveda.
Neich takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sepulveda slips a straight right by Neich.
Sepulveda has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sepulveda there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice defenses there by Sepulveda.
Sepulveda closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Neich lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Neich.
Neich cracks a nice hook into Sepulveda's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neich's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sepulveda under the eye.
Neich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sepulveda can do to turn this around?
Sepulveda moves forwards but Neich connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sepulveda takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Neich lands a jab to Sepulveda's midsection.
A shot to the liver by Neich. Beautiful body shot.
Neich shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sepulveda eats them both and turns towards Neich to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lester Neich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sepulveda lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Neich throws a one two combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neich keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Neich connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Neich scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sepulveda throws a shot from downtown. Neich moves away and avoids it.
Neich was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lester Neich is winning the standup battle so far.
Sepulveda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Neich manages to avoid it.
As Sepulveda looks to move away, Neich throws a big counter combo but Sepulveda just gets out of the way.
Neich lands with a nice combination. Sepulveda backs away looking to recover.
Sepulveda lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Neich at a distance.
Neich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sepulveda.
Neich feints a jab promting Sepulveda to slip. Neich then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sepulveda slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sepulveda misses with a wild body shot.
Sepulveda looking to land some kicks to the body here.
No joy there for Neich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sepulveda takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sepulveda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Neich manages to avoid it.
Sepulveda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Neich manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Neich misses the target.
Neich clobbers Sepulveda with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sepulveda drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lester Neich dominated that second round.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Neich lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sepulveda shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Neich lands a right hook to the body.
Sepulveda swings away with a body shot that misses
and Neich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Neich lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Neich takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jab from Neich.
Sepulveda misses with a hook. Neich ducked under it nicely.
Sepulveda takes one to the side of the head.
A jab from Neich finds it's way through Sepulveda's defenses.
Sepulveda throws a hook but Neich avoids it easily.
Neich bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sepulveda's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sepulveda loads up on a big right hand but Neich slips the punch.
Neich is looking to counter punch.
Neich lands a jab to the head.
Neich connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Neich uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sepulveda missing with a left hand there. Neich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sepulveda is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Neich rather than just go for the knockout.
Sepulveda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sepulveda throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Neich thuds a left hand into Sepulveda's body.
Sepulveda with a nice calf kick.
Sepulveda tries to score with a low kick but Neich moves his leg out of the way.
Neich wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sepulveda looks for the body kick but Neich saw that one coming.
Sepulveda looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A punch lands to the side of Sepulveda 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sepulveda walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Alejandro Sepulveda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sepulveda ducks under a wild hook from Neich.
It seemed like Sepulveda was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice body punch from Neich.
Sepulveda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Neich.
Neich uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sepulveda has time to react.
Sepulveda swings for the body but Neich moves out of range.
Neich keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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!
The crowd cheers as Neich lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sepulveda doesn't seem phased though.
Neich lands a nice shot that snaps Sepulveda's head back.
Neich scores with a jab. Sepulveda acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Neich works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sepulveda drops his hands momentarily and Neich takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Neich uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sepulveda has time to react.
Sepulveda has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Sepulveda is rocked!
Sepulveda moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sepulveda is still on wobbly legs! Can Neich finish him?
Neich 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.
Sepulveda takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sepulveda takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Neich ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sepulveda throws a hook to the side of Neich's head but Neich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sepulveda throws a body kick that misses.
Neich fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sepulveda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Neich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Neich scores with a big combo that sends Sepulveda crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Sepulveda flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Neich jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lester Neich!
A very excited looking Lester Neich made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.