PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Letchford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rajesh Koothrappali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Letchford's entrance music is Steel Panther - 17 Girls in a Row. A fine choice. Koothrappali has chosen Punjab as his entrance music. Rajesh Koothrappali has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kelvin Letchford's chin.

Letchford
vs
Koothrappali

170 cm
25
145 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

177 cm
28
148 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Meet the Future

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kelvin Letchford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rajesh Koothrappali!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Letchford looks to score with a jab to the body but Koothrappali is just out of range.
Letchford takes a swing at Koothrappali's ribcage but misses.
Letchford takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Koothrappali moves away from the strike by Letchford.

Letchford scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Letchford working away.
Koothrappali is looking to regain half guard here but Letchford keeps moving and retains side control.
Letchford fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koothrappali wants to control but Letchford postures up.
I wouldn't like to be where Koothrappali is right now.
Koothrappali wants to control but Letchford postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koothrappali is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Letchford off and has taken his back!
Letchford can't escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Koothrappali's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Koothrappali is hanging on to Letchford's back as he tries to escape.
Koothrappali is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
You can see the frustration on Letchford's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letchford rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

Koothrappali is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Letchford defends it well.
Letchford gets back to full guard.
Letchford keeping full guard, as Koothrappali tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letchford trying to keep a closed guard but Koothrappali is proving a slippery customer.
Koothrappali trying to control the position from guard on top but Letchford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Rajesh Koothrappali wasn't active enough on the ground.
Letchford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koothrappali.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koothrappali scores with a shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Koothrappali connects with a good right hand that stumbles Letchford. Letchford circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A nice leg kick lands there from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali throws a body kick that misses.
Koothrappali misses with a kick to the body.
Koothrappali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koothrappali thumps Letchford with a low kick.
Letchford misses with a head kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Koothrappali!
Koothrappali throws a body punch but Letchford moves out of range.
Koothrappali scores with a leg kick.
Letchford takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good leg kick by Koothrappali there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Koothrappali pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Koothrappali misses with the body kick
and Letchford counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Koothrappali scores with a jab. Letchford acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rajesh Koothrappali dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Letchford buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Koothrappali throws the kick towards the body but Letchford avoids it.
Koothrappali throws a push kick but Letchford slaps the foot to one side.
Letchford keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Koothrappali thuds a left hand into Letchford's body.
Koothrappali throws a sloppy head kick and Letchford moves out of range easily.
Koothrappali throws a sloppy head kick and Letchford moves out of range easily.
Koothrappali attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Koothrappali misses.
Letchford is looking to wear down Koothrappali with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Koothrappali thows a leg kick but Letchford checks it
and Letchford counters with a three punch combo that has Koothrappali backing up. Koothrappali nods at Letchford to acknowledge the strikes.
A low kick from Koothrappali misses
and Letchford finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Koothrappali keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Koothrappali with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Letchford scores with a nice head shot.
Good shot there by Koothrappali.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koothrappali takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good standup being displayed there by Koothrappali as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koothrappali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Letchford.
Koothrappali cracks Letchford with a right hand to the side of the head.
Letchford slips a straight right by Koothrappali.
Koothrappali connects with a good right hand that stumbles Letchford. Letchford circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rajesh Koothrappali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Letchford takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Letchford throws a leg kick but Koothrappali sees it coming and moves out of range.
Koothrappali lands a nice looking body kick.
Letchford keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rajesh Koothrappali seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Letchford checks a low kick from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali connects with a solid leg kick.
Letchford moves out of range of the leg kick from Koothrappali.
Letchford looks for a takedown but Koothrappali sprawls well.
Koothrappali fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Letchford.
Koothrappali connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Letchford is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Letchford moves out of range as Koothrappali throws a body kick.
Koothrappali has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letchford missing with a left hand there. Koothrappali was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rajesh Koothrappali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koothrappali scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Koothrappali cracks Letchford with a good jab.
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 scores with a jab.
Koothrappali misses with an uppercut. Letchford saw that one coming.
Donk. Koothrappali catches Letchford right on the button with a cross.
Koothrappali looks to land a body kick but Letchford moved away.
Letchford loads up on a big right hand but Koothrappali slips the punch.
A good leg kick by Koothrappali.
Koothrappali looks to land a body kick but Letchford moved away.
Koothrappali scores with a nice strike.
Koothrappali uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Letchford has time to react.
Koothrappali throws a nice outside leg kick.
Letchford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koothrappali was well out of range. Poor timing from Letchford.
Nice defenses there by Koothrappali.
Letchford misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Letchford misses the target.
Koothrappali pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Koothrappali.
Letchford moves out of range of the body kick.
Letchford blocks a low kick nicely.
Koothrappali takes a swing at Letchford's ribcage but misses.
Koothrappali misses with the body kick
and Letchford counters with a leg kick.
Letchford looks to throw the jab but Koothrappali is out of range.
Letchford takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Letchford 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 Koothrappali has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Koothrappali and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Crunch! Koothrappali slams his shin into Letchford's torso.
Koothrappali paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Letchford misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Koothrappali tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Letchford is able to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Letchford misses.
Koothrappali throws a shot to the body.
Koothrappali feints a jab promting Letchford to slip. Koothrappali then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Letchford slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice straight punches there by Koothrappali. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Koothrappali.
Nice shot by Koothrappali.
Letchford takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Letchford takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Koothrappali lands a jab to the head.
Koothrappali looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Koothrappali misses with an uppercut.
Letchford is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Koothrappali's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koothrappali comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Letchford takes a swing at Koothrappali's ribcage but misses.
Letchford throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Letchford has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Letchford there as he acknowledges the shot.
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.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Koothrappali moves out of range of the strikes.
Koothrappali misses with a kick to the body.
Letchford's corner calls for a 1-2. Letchford obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Koothrappali buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Koothrappali looks to land a right hand but Letchford moved out of range.
Koothrappali buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Letchford walks forward, straight into a front kick from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali lands a nice shot that snaps Letchford's head back.
Letchford moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Koothrappali with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Koothrappali throws a push kick but Letchford slaps the foot to one side.
Letchford swings for the body but Koothrappali moves out of range.
Koothrappali lands with a straight right. Letchford didn't see that one coming.
Koothrappali lands a nice looking kick to the body. Letchford takes a step back to recover.
Koothrappali tries to land a front kick but Letchford steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Letchford looks to land a body kick but Koothrappali moved away.
Letchford misses with a lunging right hand
and Koothrappali counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Letchford has his takedown stuffed
and Koothrappali counters with a stiff right hand.
Koothrappali throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Letchford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Letchford needs to keep his hands up - Koothrappali had a free shot at his head there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Koothrappali.
Koothrappali slaps away a takedown attempt from Letchford, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koothrappali scoring well with a low kick there.
Letchford 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.
Koothrappali uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Letchford.
Some bone on bone action there as Letchford checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Koothrappali lands a nice looking kick to the body. Letchford takes a step back to recover.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Koothrappali, as that shot connected.
Kelvin Letchford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Letchford 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.
Koothrappali tries to land a front kick but Letchford steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Letchford misses with an uppercut.
Letchford tries to move into range but Koothrappali moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Koothrappali tries to land a leg kick but Letchford saw it coming and moves away.
Koothrappali dodges the punch combination from Letchford.
A big right from Letchford misses.
Koothrappali comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Koothrappali. That's going to slow Letchford down.
Koothrappali jabs Letchford to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Koothrappali throws an overhand right that lands on Letchford's shoulder, as Letchford tries to avoid the shot.
Koothrappali scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Koothrappali scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letchford looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Koothrappali scores with a nice right hand.
Koothrappali throws a quick inside leg kick.
Letchford throws a body punch but Koothrappali moves out of range.
Koothrappali has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for Koothrappali.
Letchford lands a head kick!
Koothrappali swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Letchford.
Crunch! Koothrappali slams his shin into Letchford's torso.
A punch lands to the side of Letchford 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Letchford rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Koothrappali counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Letchford takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A leg kick checked by Letchford.
Koothrappali scores with a spinning back kick!
A head kick misses from Koothrappali.
A low kick from Koothrappali is predictable there
and Letchford counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Letchford fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelvin Letchford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koothrappali displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Letchford throws out the jab.
Rajesh Koothrappali is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Letchford misses with a hook
and Koothrappali counters with a low kick, right behind Letchford 's knee.
Letchford takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Letchford swings for the body but Koothrappali moves out of range.
Koothrappali dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Letchford. That did some damage!
Koothrappali dips to his left and cracks Letchford with an uppercut!
Letchford on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Koothrappali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Letchford.
The fighters circling - Letchford throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koothrappali fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A good leg kick by Koothrappali.
Good leg kick by Koothrappali there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fighters circling - Letchford throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rajesh Koothrappali!
Rajesh Koothrappali thanked the fans post fight for their support.