PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Curtis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rajesh Koothrappali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koothrappali has chosen Punjab as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Curtis
vs
Koothrappali

165 cm
19
150 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

177 cm
23
148 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackson Curtis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rajesh Koothrappali!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koothrappali lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big left from Curtis misses.
Curtis takes a swing at Koothrappali's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Curtis misses.
Koothrappali connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Koothrappali tries to clinch up but Curtis circles away and keeps his distance.
That kick from Curtis tenderised Koothrappali's leg. Koothrappali is trying to keep his angry face on.
Curtis throws a good cross that connects.
Koothrappali swings widly with a right hand
and Curtis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Koothrappali throws a sloppy head kick and Curtis moves out of range easily.
Koothrappali throws a sloppy head kick
and Curtis counters with a nice kick to the body.
Koothrappali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koothrappali tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Curtis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koothrappali tries to work over Curtis's front leg with a kick but Curtis checks it.
Curtis digs a good body shot into Koothrappali's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Curtis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Curtis misses with an uppercut. Koothrappali saw that one coming.
Koothrappali buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Koothrappali takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A clash of legs there as Curtis blocks the low kick.
Curtis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Koothrappali takes a step back to recover.
Koothrappali lands with a cross.
Koothrappali throws out a powerful jab.
Curtis throws a lazy right hand but Koothrappali sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koothrappali lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Koothrappali.

Curtis is rocked!

It looks like Jackson Curtis has been cut.
Rajesh Koothrappali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Curtis moves out of range of the strikes.
Oh Curtis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Curtis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Curtis seems to have got his legs back now.
Koothrappali throws an overhand right that lands on Curtis's shoulder, as Curtis tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis misses with a kick to the body.

Curtis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Koothrappali manages to get back to half guard.
Curtis trying to pass the guard but Koothrappali defending well.
Koothrappali trying to control here.
Ground and pound from Curtis.
Curtis is trying to control. Koothrappali wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis lands strikes from half guard.
Koothrappali trying to control but Curtis postures up.

Koothrappali looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Koothrappali trying to control but Curtis postures up.
Koothrappali might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Curtis kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Koothrappali is looking to control Curtis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Koothrappali avoid being mounted?
Curtis thows a huge punch but Koothrappali dodges it nicely.
Koothrappali tries to roll over but Curtis keeps him under control.
Koothrappali trying to control but Curtis postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koothrappali tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rajesh Koothrappali dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Curtis's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A clash of legs there as Curtis blocks the low kick.
Curtis missing with a left hand there. Koothrappali was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koothrappali slips under a jab from Curtis.
Koothrappali swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koothrappali looks to throw the jab but Curtis is out of range.
Curtis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Koothrappali throws a head kick but Curtis moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Koothrappali misses the target.
Curtis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Curtis blocks a jab.
Koothrappali gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Koothrappali pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Curtis lands a body shot.
A jab lands there for Curtis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koothrappali keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Koothrappali throws a combination. Curtis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Koothrappali throws a left and a right that both miss
and Curtis counters with a left to the body.
Curtis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Curtis scores with a jab to the body.
Koothrappali throws a solid leg kick but Curtis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Koothrappali.
Koothrappali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koothrappali jabs Curtis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rajesh Koothrappali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Curtis misses with a leg kick.
Curtis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Curtis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Koothrappali will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Koothrappali lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Curtis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Curtis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koothrappali looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Curtis throws a body kick that misses.
Koothrappali connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Curtis's hands.
Koothrappali lands a head shot.
Rajesh Koothrappali seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koothrappali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curtis moves away.
Donk. Curtis catches Koothrappali right on the button with a cross.
Curtis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koothrappali manages to avoid it.
Koothrappali pounces like a tiger and cracks Curtis with a vicious hook! Curtis is down but not out! Koothrappali follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rajesh Koothrappali!
Rajesh Koothrappali decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.