PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Kuruvila (ranked 4139 p4p, 3665 weight class) and Alois Huallpa Rimachi (ranked 211 p4p, 188 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kuruvila
vs
Huallpa Rimachi

173 cm
18
138
1 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
136
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

BE Younick
Nutritional Shaved Ice

Bondi MMA 🏝️
Nutritional Shaved Ice

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joseph Kuruvila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alois Huallpa Rimachi!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huallpa Rimachi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Alois Huallpa Rimachi has been cut.
Joseph Kuruvila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huallpa Rimachi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kuruvila drops his hands momentarily and Huallpa Rimachi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Huallpa Rimachi misses the jab.
Nice shot lands for Kuruvila.
Nice body kick from Kuruvila.

Kuruvila cracks Huallpa Rimachi with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kuruvila has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Huallpa Rimachi to stand back up!

Huallpa Rimachi is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Kuruvila.
Huallpa Rimachi is still on wobbly legs! Can Kuruvila finish him?
Huallpa Rimachi glances at the clock... BAM! Kuruvila nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Huallpa Rimachi crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Huallpa Rimachi is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joseph Kuruvila!
Joseph Kuruvila very nearly forgot to thank BE Younick amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.