PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenny Watkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez comes to the cage accompanied by Cypress Hill featuring Barron Ricks - Tequila Sunrise. Watkins has chosen Bad Boys for life as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Lenny Watkins is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Sanchez
vs
Watkins

180 cm
20
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
178 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Win Nutritional

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Miguel Sanchez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lenny Watkins!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez slips a jab and a cross from Watkins.
Sanchez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Watkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanchez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Watkins counters with a one-two to the body.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Watkins is just out of range.
Watkins lands with a shot to the body.
Watkins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Watkins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sanchez as he avoids it easily.
Sanchez tries to clinch there but Watkins circles away.
Sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Watkins moves out of range.
Sanchez tries to clinch

and Watkins counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!

Watkins looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Watkins has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to hold on but Watkins postures up.
Watkins throws some wild stikes that Sanchez manages to avoid easily.
Sanchez is squirming around, avoiding Watkins's attempts to control the action.
Sanchez avoids a series of strikes thrown by Watkins.
Sanchez sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Watkins is stalling here. Sanchez is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Watkins seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Sanchez has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Watkins's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sanchez working the body and head with strikes.
Sanchez cracks Watkins with a big elbow.
Watkins struggling a bit here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Watkins is throwing a few token shots, despite Sanchez being in side control.
Sanchez wants to control but Watkins is keeping him busy.
Watkins tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sanchez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sanchez landing a few strikes.
Watkins throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Sanchez wants to control but Watkins is keeping him busy.
Watkins on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watkins struggling a bit here.
Sanchez in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sanchez is chipping away with strikes.
Sanchez landing strikes.
Sanchez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sanchez fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Watkins wants to control but Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez is looking to take a break and control but Watkins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Watkins is looking to reverse the position.
Sanchez landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Watkins wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Watkins taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sanchez is looking to take a break and control but Watkins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez working away.
Sanchez lands a nice forearm strike.
Watkins is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sanchez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sanchez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sanchez winds up and cracks Watkins with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Watkins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sanchez.

Watkins is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sanchez pulls his head out easily.
Watkins is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sanchez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sanchez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sanchez is trying to control. Watkins wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Watkins wants to improve his position but Sanchez is controlling well.
Sanchez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lenny Watkins will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sanchez tries to clinch there but Watkins circles away.
Watkins is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.

Watkins looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sanchez!
Sanchez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sanchez is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Watkins with the ground and pound from mount.
Watkins wants to control the pace but Sanchez is squirming around nicely.
Sanchez working to try and regain half guard.
Watkins looking to finish with strikes here!
Sanchez is desperately trying to improve his position but Watkins has a good base and remains in mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is working hard here to advance position.
Watkins connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Watkins thowing shots but they're missing.
Watkins throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Watkins fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sanchez prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Sanchez can't escape the position.
Watkins misses with a head shot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to hold on but Watkins pushes him away.
Sanchez holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Watkins tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Watkins won't let Sanchez get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Watkins looking to control but Sanchez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Watkins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sanchez manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Sanchez tries to get to full guard but Watkins has control of the leg.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Watkins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sanchez sprawls well. Sanchez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Watkins gets slowly back to his feet.
Watkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Watkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanchez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Watkins is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sanchez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Sanchez moves into range and clinches up with Watkins.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Watkins misses with some punches.
Watkins changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sanchez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Miguel Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lenny Watkins.
Sanchez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sanchez jabs Watkins right on the nose. Watkins blinks but takes it well.
Watkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watkins keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses
and Watkins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Watkins defending well as Sanchez loads up on a big left hand.

Sanchez clinches.
Watkins fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sanchez lands a nice uppercut.
Watkins goes for a takedown attempt but Sanchez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nice shot by Watkins.
Watkins connects with a looping right hand.
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 applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez closes the distance but Watkins moves to the side
and Watkins counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lenny Watkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Watkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanchez darts in trying to clinch
and Watkins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sanchez tries to clinch
and Watkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Watkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miguel Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watkins slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sanchez closes the distance but Watkins moves to the side
and Watkins counters with a nice body shot.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Watkins circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez moves in looking to clinch but Watkins pushes him off.
Sanchez leaves Watkins with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sanchez tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Watkins counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sanchez won't be happy with that.

Watkins has hold of Sanchez's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Sanchez seems comfortable defending it but Watkins has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Sanchez is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Sanchez is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Watkins couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lenny Watkins!
Lenny Watkins is the new welterweight champion!