PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rolland Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rajesh Koothrappali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koothrappali has chosen Punjab as his entrance music. Rajesh Koothrappali has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pierre
vs
Koothrappali

169 cm
21
149 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

177 cm
24
148 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

CEC Nutrition Q160

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rolland Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rajesh Koothrappali!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre throws a nice looking combination but Koothrappali bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pierre thows a body shot but no joy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Koothrappali. That's going to slow Pierre down.
Pierre jabs at Koothrappali's body.
Pierre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koothrappali.
Pierre lands a nice shot to the body.
Pierre misses with a body shot.
Koothrappali misses the shot to the body.
Pierre throws a right hand that Koothrappali ducks under and follows up with a left that Koothrappali also avoids with ease.
A big left from Koothrappali misses.
Pierre on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Koothrappali.
Pierre swings for the body but Koothrappali moves out of range.
Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pierre lands a nice looking body shot.
Pierre misses with a double jab.
Pierre thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pierre takes a swing at Koothrappali's ribcage but misses.
Pierre jabs Koothrappali to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koothrappali lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koothrappali takes a swing at Pierre's ribcage but misses.
Koothrappali tests Pierre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pierre misses with a straight left.
Koothrappali throws a shot to the body.
Koothrappali lands an overhand right.
Pierre looks to score with a jab to the body but Koothrappali is just out of range.
A jab from Pierre misses.
Pierre misses with a series of wild punches.
Koothrappali lunges at Pierre with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pierre's hand.
Koothrappali throws a series of punches but Pierre avoids them all with ease.
Pierre scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Koothrappali connects with an inside leg kick.
Pierre lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koothrappali displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pierre throws out the jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Pierre as he connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre scores with a nice head shot.
Koothrappali connects with the punch.
Koothrappali tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pierre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Koothrappali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pierre.
Pierre tries to bum rush Koothrappali with a series of wild strikes but Koothrappali uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Koothrappali misses with an uppercut.
Pierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koothrappali manages to avoid it.
Koothrappali tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pierre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Koothrappali tries to clinch but Pierre is having none of it.
Pierre scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Koothrappali doesn't seem bothered though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Koothrappali.
Koothrappali lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pierre throws a nice looking combination but Koothrappali bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pierre cracks Koothrappali with an open hand slap.
Pierre throws a jab but it's blocked by Koothrappali.
Koothrappali moves forwards but Pierre connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pierre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koothrappali throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Pierre misses.
Koothrappali lands a jab.
Pierre lands with a right hand.
Koothrappali misses with a hook. Pierre ducked under it nicely.
Pierre misses with a few strikes there.
Koothrappali misses with a right hand
and Pierre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pierre on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Koothrappali has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pierre misses with the combination.
Koothrappali tries to clinch but Pierre is having none of it.
Koothrappali is looking to slow Pierre down with leg kicks.
Pierre scores with a hook.
A head kick from Koothrappali lands but Pierre takes it in his stride.
Koothrappali cracks Pierre with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pierre misses with a few strikes there.
Koothrappali misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre throws a hook but Koothrappali blocks it.
Pierre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Koothrappali connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koothrappali works Pierre's body with a nice hook.
Pierre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Koothrappali.
A slow jab from Pierre misses its intended target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Koothrappali.
Pierre takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Koothrappali misses.
Pierre misses with a body shot.
A nice combination there by Pierre.
Pierre moves away from the strike by Koothrappali.
Rajesh Koothrappali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koothrappali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pierre moves away.
Koothrappali throws a body punch but Pierre moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pierre looks to land a right hand but Koothrappali moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koothrappali. Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pierre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koothrappali is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pierre had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Koothrappali tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pierre was well out of range. Poor timing from Koothrappali.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rajesh Koothrappali will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pierre throws a jab when Koothrappali was well out of range.
Pierre misses with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Koothrappali.
Pierre misses with a few strikes there.
Koothrappali tries to close the distance and clinch but Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koothrappali darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Koothrappali throws a hook but Pierre blocks it.
A combination from Pierre does no damage.
Pierre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Koothrappali slips under a jab.
Pierre misses with an uppercut. Koothrappali saw that one coming.
Rolland Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Koothrappali digs a good body shot into Pierre's ribs.
Pierre lands with an overhand left.
Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali connects with a right hand. Pierre shakes it off.
Koothrappali lands with a thumping leg kick.
Koothrappali is looking to clinch.
Koothrappali scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Koothrappali.
Pierre swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Koothrappali makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pierre on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pierre lands an overhand right.
Koothrappali throws a looping overhand right but Pierre ducks down to avoid it.
Koothrappali throws a hook but Pierre blocks it.
Pierre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali looks to throw the jab but Pierre is out of range.
Koothrappali looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pierre throws a lazy right hand but Koothrappali sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pierre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Koothrappali throws out a loose jab but Pierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierre fails to land with a series of punches.
Koothrappali misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre connects with a looping right hand.
Pierre throws a hook but Koothrappali blocks it.
A big right from Koothrappali misses.
Koothrappali connects with a single shot there.
Koothrappali throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pierre counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Koothrappali lands a leg kick that knocks Pierre off balance momentarily.
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!
Koothrappali takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Koothrappali rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pierre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koothrappali tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pierre was well out of range. Poor timing from Koothrappali.
Pierre drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pierre avoids the body shot from Koothrappali.
Pierre misses with a hook.
Koothrappali throws a shot to the body.
Pierre staying out of range there.
Pierre throws a big shot that misses.
Koothrappali feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pierre's calf.
Koothrappali misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Koothrappali is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pierre.
Koothrappali fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pierre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rajesh Koothrappali seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koothrappali misses with an uppercut
and Pierre counters with a two punch combo.
Pierre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pierre thows a body shot but no joy.
Pierre punishes Koothrappali's body with a nice straight punch.
Koothrappali lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pierre swats away the attempt to clinch by Koothrappali.
Pierre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Koothrappali connects with a looping right hand.
Pierre throws a hook to the side of Koothrappali's head but Koothrappali sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koothrappali misses with a right hand
and Pierre counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Koothrappali throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pierre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koothrappali slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre digs a good body shot into Koothrappali's ribs.
Koothrappali with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pierre jabs Koothrappali right on the nose. Koothrappali blinks but takes it well.
Pierre moves away from the strike by Koothrappali.
Koothrappali lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pierre's sensitive parts.
Koothrappali walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pierre swinging wildly here.
Pierre throws a hook but Koothrappali blocks it.
Pierre lands a head shot.

Koothrappali clinches with his opponent.
Pierre avoids a wild elbow strike from Koothrappali.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pierre has had enough of the clinch but Koothrappali keeps him there for the moment.
Pierre managing to block the knees to the body from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pierre is defending well for now.
Koothrappali throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rajesh Koothrappali showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Pierre throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Koothrappali lands with a slapping head kick.
Koothrappali loads up on a big right hand but Pierre slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pierre. Koothrappali does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pierre misses with a two punch combination.
Koothrappali showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pierre.
Pierre takes a swing at Koothrappali's ribcage but misses.
Koothrappali defending well as Pierre loads up on a big left hand.
Pierre takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pierre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pierre misses with an uppercut.
Pierre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pierre throws out the jab.
Koothrappali tries to clinch but Pierre is having none of it.
Koothrappali ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre slips a jab from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali misses with a hook. Pierre ducked under it nicely.
Koothrappali getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Koothrappali lands an overhand right.
Koothrappali staying out of range there.
Pierre tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Koothrappali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pierre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pierre looks to land a combination. Koothrappali sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A jab from Koothrappali finds it's way through Pierre's defenses.
Koothrappali tries to close the distance and clinch but Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pierre slips under a jab from Koothrappali.
Pierre misses with the combination.
Pierre blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali slips a jab from Pierre.
Good leg kick by Koothrappali there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice cross by Koothrappali.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koothrappali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Koothrappali wants to clinch up but Pierre keeps it at a distance.
Pierre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koothrappali.
Pierre scores with a sloppy right hand. Koothrappali should have avoided that one.
Koothrappali wants to clinch.
Pierre takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Koothrappali misses with a wild body shot.
Pierre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Koothrappali at a distance.
Koothrappali tries to move into range but Pierre moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rolland Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koothrappali looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pierre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Koothrappali.
Pierre lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Koothrappali backs up against the cage.
Pierre walks into a jab.
Koothrappali's corner calls for a 1-2. Koothrappali obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Koothrappali gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pierre has had enough of the clinch but Koothrappali keeps him there for the moment.
Pierre tries to pull guard but Koothrappali forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Koothrappali is stalling here.
Pierre tries to pull guard but Koothrappali holds him up against the cage and eventually Pierre drops back down to his feet.
Koothrappali creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pierre's defenses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Koothrappali takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pierre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre avoids a wild elbow strike from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rajesh Koothrappali is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Koothrappali creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pierre's defenses.
Koothrappali pressing his opponent against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Pierre.
Pierre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koothrappali throws an elbow but it misses.
Koothrappali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pierre fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rolland Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierre dodges an elbow strike from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pierre is defending well for now.
Pierre misses with the head strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rajesh Koothrappali comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Koothrappali has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rajesh Koothrappali!
During a confident post fight interview, Rajesh Koothrappali thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.