PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paramendr Chakra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernandez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Beat It (Mariachi style). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Hernandez
vs
Chakra

181 cm
19
155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

179 cm
23
165 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oscar Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paramendr Chakra!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Hernandez coming out on top.
Chakra is looking to clinch but Hernandez is avoiding it.
Chakra needs to keep his hands up - Hernandez had a free shot at his head there.
Hernandez cracks Chakra with a good jab.
Hernandez connects with a crisp jab.
Hernandez closes the distance and clinches up with Chakra, looking for a takedown. Hernandez pushes Chakra against the cage but Chakra circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hernandez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chakra tries to clinch there but Hernandez circles away.
Hernandez shoots in for a double leg but Chakra sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hernandez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oscar Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chakra tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hernandez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab lands there for Hernandez.

Chakra closes the distance and clinches.
Chakra digs a right hand underneath Hernandez's ribcage. Hernandez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chakra pushes Hernandez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chakra cracks Hernandez with a nice body shot.
Chakra lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chakra landing knees to the body.
Hernandez is breathing heavily.
Chakra landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right from Chakra.
Chakra scores with a knee to the head.
Chakra lands a nice shot to the body.

Chakra successfully pulls guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chakra looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chakra trying to control the position here.
Chakra striking off his back.
Hernandez throwing strikes but missing.

Chakra looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chakra throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Chakra will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Chakra punching from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chakra staying out of range there.
Hernandez swats away the attempt to clinch by Chakra.
Hernandez waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Chakra.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chakra as he jumps to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Chakra tries to clinch but Hernandez is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chakra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chakra lands an elbow inside.
Chakra unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hernandez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chakra trying to land knees to the body.

Chakra's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chakra wants to clinch up but Hernandez keeps it at a distance.
Hernandez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chakra tries to avoid it but Hernandez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chakra to the ground. Chakra escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chakra is looking to clinch but Hernandez is avoiding it.
Hernandez shoots for a double leg takedown but Chakra sprawls well. He's pushed Hernandez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chakra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chakra moves in looking to clinch but Hernandez pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hernandez darts in and clinches Chakra up against the cage.
Chakra throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hernandez blocks it with crossed arms.
Chakra stalling against the cage.
Hernandez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chakra.
Chakra lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hernandez backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chakra.
Chakra lands a shot to the body.
Chakra landing knees to the body.
Chakra can't find room to land a body shot as Hernandez controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hernandez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hernandez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chakra lands an elbow inside.
Hernandez is trying to break the clinch but Chakra has him pressed against the cage.
Hernandez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chakra pushes Hernandez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chakra taking a breather.
Chakra lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chakra prevents a takedown attempt there.
Chakra landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Chakra breaks from the clinch.
Chakra needs to keep his hands up - Hernandez had a free shot at his head there.
Hernandez fails to land the takedown.
A big left from Hernandez misses.
Hernandez fails to land the takedown.

Chakra rushes Hernandez and presses him up against the cage.
Chakra lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hernandez backwards.
A short uppercut from Hernandez.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chakra lands a nice knee to the body.
Chakra manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chakra blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paramendr Chakra dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Chakra tries to clinch up.
Chakra tries to clinch but Hernandez is having none of it.
Hernandez scores with a jab. Chakra acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chakra keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chakra clinches but Hernandez breaks the clinch

and Hernandez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Good body shot from Chakra.
Chakra stops a takedown attempt from Hernandez.
Chakra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hernandez is working for takedown but Chakra is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oscar Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chakra working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chakra lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chakra is trying to stall.
Hernandez wants to break free but Chakra has control.
Chakra leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hernandez wants to get back to striking at distance but Chakra won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A bit of stalling here from Chakra.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chakra decides to pull guard.
Hernandez throws a strike but Chakra rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hernandez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hernandez tries to get out of the position.
Chakra missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chakra connects with a couple of short punches.
Chakra working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Chakra is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hernandez throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hernandez is looking to stand up but Chakra isn't so interested in that idea.

Chakra gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Chakra tries to clinch but Hernandez is having none of it.
Hernandez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chakra circles away.
Chakra wants to clinch but Hernandez slips to the side
and Hernandez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chakra tries to clinch up
and Hernandez counters with a nice uppercut.
Hernandez closes the distance and clinches up with Chakra, looking for a takedown. Hernandez pushes Chakra against the cage but Chakra circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chakra. That's going to slow Hernandez down.
Chakra doesn't manage to clinch there - Hernandez circles away.
Chakra closes the distance looking to clinch

so Hernandez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Chakra striking from the bottom here.
Hernandez throws a big right hand that misses.
Hernandez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hernandez throwing strikes from guard but Chakra blocks nicely.
Hernandez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chakra lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hernandez!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Hernandez flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Chakra trying to control but Hernandez is having none of it.
Chakra blocks Hernandez's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Hernandez flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Hernandez flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Hernandez can't escape the position.
Chakra has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chakra is landing with some decent strikes but Hernandez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Chakra unloading with bombs!
Chakra landing strikes from the mount.
Hernandez swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chakra lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hernandez hang on?

Chakra is working for a guillotine from mount but Hernandez frees his head quite easily.
Chakra lands a big shot there that rocks Hernandez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hernandez throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Hernandez squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Hernandez is trying desperately to improve position.
Chakra with shots to the head and body - Hernandez looks very uncomfortable down there.
Chakra trying to control but Hernandez is having none of it.
Hernandez is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Paramendr Chakra will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Chakra has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hernandez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chakra prevents it.
Chakra lands a nice shot to the body.
Chakra tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chakra lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chakra working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hernandez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hernandez avoiding damage as Chakra throws knees to the body.
Hernandez can't get the takedown.
Hernandez swings wildly with an uppercut but Chakra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chakra scores with a shoulder strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Chakra pushes Hernandez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chakra prevents Hernandez from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chakra is leaning against Hernandez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Hernandez.
Nice elbow from Chakra.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oscar Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chakra lands a knee to the head.
Hernandez trying to land knees to the body.
Chakra connects with a knee to the head.
Hernandez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chakra crunches a lovely knee into Hernandez's ribcage.
Hernandez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chakra misses with an elbow over the top.
Hernandez can't break the clinch.
Chakra trying to stall but Hernandez improves his position.
Chakra missing with knees to the body.
Hernandez lands with a left to the head.
Hernandez has had enough of the clinch but Chakra keeps him there for the moment.
Chakra throws a punch but it's blocked by Hernandez.

Hernandez breaks from the clinch.
Chakra looks to clinch
and Hernandez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chakra ducks right into an uppercut from Hernandez.
Hernandez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chakra tries to clinch but Hernandez is having none of it.
Paramendr Chakra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chakra fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hernandez tries to clinch up but Chakra circles away and keeps his distance.
Chakra tries to clinch up
and Hernandez counters with a stiff right hand.
Hernandez misses with a takedown attempt - Chakra sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chakra tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hernandez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hernandez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice sprawl there from Chakra as Hernandez shoots in.
Oscar Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chakra tries to clinch there but Hernandez circles away.
Chakra closes the distance but Hernandez moves to the side
letting Hernandez counter with a right hand.

Chakra has closed the distance and engaged Hernandez in a clinch.
Chakra with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chakra is struggling to control the position.
Chakra lands a body punch.
Chakra blocking some punches.
Hernandez throws a head punch that misses.
Chakra makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chakra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hernandez.
Hernandez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chakra pulls his leg out and moves away.
Chakra tries to close the distance and clinch but Hernandez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chakra tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hernandez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Paramendr Chakra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chakra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hernandez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chakra is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hernandez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hernandez shoots in and drives through. Chakra sprawls well.
Chakra darts in trying to clinch
and Hernandez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Chakra gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oscar Hernandez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chakra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hernandez is trying to break the clinch but Chakra has him pressed against the cage.
Hernandez misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chakra throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hernandez.
Chakra digs a right hand into Hernandez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hernandez's gas tank.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paramendr Chakra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chakra winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paramendr Chakra!