PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Watkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tupac Chopra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tupac Chopra told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Watkins
vs
Chopra

172 cm
18
141 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

162 cm
18
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Watkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tupac Chopra!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watkins shoots for a takedown but Chopra saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Watkins takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Watkins blocks a leg kick.
Watkins stuffs the takedown.
Chopra misses with a two punch combination.
A leg kick checked by Watkins.
Chopra shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Watkins pinned against the cage. Watkins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Watkins clinches up with Chopra and pushes him back against the cage.

Watkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Watkins shoots in looking for a takedown but Chopra manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Watkins's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Chopra shoots in but Watkins avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brandon Watkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tupac Chopra.
Watkins shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Chopra eats them both and turns towards Watkins to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chopra tries a head kick but it misses.
Watkins takes a swing at Chopra's ribcage but misses.
Chopra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chopra misses with a double jab
and Watkins counters with an inside leg kick.
Chopra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chopra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Watkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Watkins moves to clinch but Chopra breaks away

so Chopra counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Watkins holds on and takes a little breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chopra prevents Watkins from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chopra accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Watkins is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Watkins trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Chopra tries to free his leg and advance position but Watkins is retaining full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chopra postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Chopra is stalling in the full guard.
Watkins pulls Chopra in to control the position.
Chopra tries to free his leg and advance position but Watkins is retaining full guard.
Chopra throwing strikes but missing.
Chopra prevents Watkins from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chopra throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Watkins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Watkins wants to stand but Chopra is controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chopra accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chopra trying to control the position from guard on top but Watkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chopra throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Watkins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Watkins trying to control the position here.
Chopra is pushing down on Watkins's leg trying to pass to half guard. Watkins is fighting to maintain full guard but Chopra has managed to sneak the leg through.
Chopra is keen to just control but Watkins is a slippery customer.

Chopra is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Watkins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chopra.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watkins throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Chopra performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Chopra is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Chopra prevents Watkins from standing back up.
Watkins moves into full guard.
Watkins wants to stand up but Chopra is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watkins keeping moving, preventing Chopra from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watkins is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Chopra shoots in and drives through. Watkins sprawls well.

Watkins drives through and clinches with Chopra against the cage.
Chopra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Watkins jumps guard but Chopra stands there with Watkins around his waist. Watkins gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Good body shot from Chopra.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Watkins.
Watkins is trying to break the clinch but Chopra has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Watkins's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chopra takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Watkins gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Chopra is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Watkins decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Chopra, up you get!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chopra throws out a loose jab but Watkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chopra, right into the meat.
Watkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Chopra instigates a clinch.
Chopra working aggressively here.
Watkins wants to break free but Chopra has control.
Watkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Chopra avoids the damage to the body.
Watkins fails to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chopra taking a breather.
Watkins is trying to push Chopra away but Chopra has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Watkins wants to get back to striking at distance but Chopra won't allow it.
Watkins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chopra has a couple of punches blocked by Watkins.
Chopra lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Watkins.
The referee calls for Watkins to work.
Chopra lands a left hand.
Watkins is trying to break the clinch but Chopra is controlling him.
Chopra can't break the clinch.
Watkins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Watkins missing with knees to the body.
Chopra prevents Watkins from breaking the clinch.
Watkins unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watkins can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Watkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chopra misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chopra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Watkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chopra throws a lazy head kick
and Watkins counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Chopra misses with a head kick.
Watkins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chopra looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chopra lands a head kick!
Watkins throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chopra.
Watkins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chopra fails in his attempt to clinch.
Watkins avoids a kick to the body.
Watkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chopra manages to avoid it.

Watkins shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Watkins was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Watkins takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chopra wants to control but Watkins is having none of it.
Watkins controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watkins seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Chopra for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Watkins 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!

Chopra looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Watkins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chopra.
The fighters circling - Chopra throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Watkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Watkins avoids a kick to the body.
Watkins needs to keep his hands up - Chopra had a free shot at his head there.
Donk. Watkins catches Chopra right on the button with a cross.
Tupac Chopra seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Watkins misses with the body kick

and Chopra holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short left from Chopra.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chopra.

Chopra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brandon Watkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chopra misses with a takedown attempt - Watkins sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chopra shoots in looking for a takedown. Watkins tries to sprawl out of it but Chopra keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Watkins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Watkins with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chopra fails in his attempt to clinch.
Watkins blocks a head kick by Chopra.
Chopra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watkins.
Watkins works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watkins is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chopra sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Watkins keeps the fight on the outside.
Watkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Watkins.
Watkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chopra shoots in and drives through. Watkins sprawls well.
Brandon Watkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tupac Chopra.

Watkins looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Watkins stands up from Chopra's guard - Watkins perhaps looking for a knockout.
Watkins blocks a head kick by Chopra.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chopra is trying hard to land a takedown here. Watkins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chopra gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Watkins counters with a nice body kick.
Chopra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chopra circles away from the clinch attempt.
Watkins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Watkins misses with a low kick.
Watkins scoring well with a low kick there.
A low kick from Chopra is predictable there

and Watkins counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Watkins decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Chopra, up you get!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chopra is looking to clinch but Watkins is avoiding it.
Watkins will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horrible takedown by Chopra or perhaps it was just good defense by Watkins which made him look bad.
Chopra fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chopra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chopra fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chopra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chopra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Watkins throws a leg kick but Chopra moved away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Watkins showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Watkins has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Watkins!