PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rajesh Koothrappali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Roach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koothrappali comes to the ring accompanied by Punjab. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Koothrappali
vs
Roach

177 cm
28
148 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

175 cm
24
148 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rajesh Koothrappali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Roach!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roach connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Koothrappali seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Koothrappali scores with the left hand. Roach knows he should have avoided that one.
Roach takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Koothrappali staying out of range there.
Koothrappali is looking to score with low kicks.
Roach connects with a looping right hand.
Roach loads up on a big right hand but Koothrappali slips the punch.
Koothrappali throws a leg kick but Roach checks it.
Koothrappali listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Koothrappali stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Koothrappali misses with a low kick.
Koothrappali chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Roach displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koothrappali throws out the jab.
Roach chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Koothrappali can pounce on him.

Roach gets the takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Roach thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Roach working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roach is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Koothrappali will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

Roach tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Roach has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Koothrappali is trying to control Roach's posture but Roach avoids it.
Koothrappali is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Roach is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Roach wants to lay and pray for a moment but Koothrappali keeps working.
Koothrappali is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Roach is trying to get an arm triangle but Koothrappali is defending well.
Koothrappali is looking to reverse the position.

Roach goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Koothrappali rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Roach's guard! Nice work there by Koothrappali!
Koothrappali looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali is looking to stand up but Roach won't let him.

Rajesh Koothrappali has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Roach takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Roach moves out of range as Koothrappali throws a body kick.
Koothrappali throws a nice inside leg kick.
Roach checks a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Roach checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Koothrappali moves away from the strike by Roach.
Koothrappali uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roach.
Rajesh Koothrappali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koothrappali throws out a leg kick but Roach moves out of range and Koothrappali only half commits.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roach tries to bum rush Koothrappali with a series of wild strikes but Koothrappali uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Koothrappali takes one to the side of the head.
Roach walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Roach throws a right and a left that Koothrappali avoids nicely.
Roach misses with a series of wild punches.
Koothrappali shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Roach blocks the body kick.
Koothrappali goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Koothrappali lands with a thumping leg kick.
Koothrappali connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Roach ducks under a wild hook from Koothrappali.
Roach needs to keep his hands up - Koothrappali had a free shot at his head there.
Koothrappali scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koothrappali moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Roach avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koothrappali keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roach.
Koothrappali throws a low kick, looking for Roach's leg but Roach calmly moves out of range.
Roach blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rajesh Koothrappali dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Koothrappali looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Koothrappali uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roach.
Koothrappali throws a chopping leg kick but Roach manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Koothrappali throws a body kick that misses.
Roach thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Koothrappali. Roach does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roach chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Koothrappali can pounce on him.
Roach pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roach waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koothrappali.
Koothrappali throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rajesh Koothrappali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roach checks the leg kick.
Koothrappali scores with a spinning back kick!
Koothrappali dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Roach. That did some damage!
Koothrappali swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Roach.
Roach tries to bum rush Koothrappali with a series of wild strikes but Koothrappali uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Koothrappali throws a leg kick but Roach moved away.
Roach checks the leg kick nicely there.
Roach misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koothrappali. Roach does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koothrappali goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Koothrappali jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roach shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Koothrappali pinned against the ropes. Koothrappali gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Roach staying out of range there.
Roach missing with a left hand there. Koothrappali was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roach dives in and grabs Koothrappali's left leg, looking for a takedown. Koothrappali pushes down on Roach's head and hops out.
Roach dives in and grabs Koothrappali's left leg, looking for a takedown. Koothrappali pushes down on Roach's head and hops out.
Rajesh Koothrappali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Roach.
Koothrappali connects with a leg kick. Roach looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Roach might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Decent striking displayed by Koothrappali there.
Roach's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Roach changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Koothrappali looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Roach trying to control the position but Koothrappali is working away.
Koothrappali managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Roach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali is trying to control Roach's posture but Roach avoids it.
Koothrappali is trying to buck Roach off.
Roach creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koothrappali wants to get back to his feet.

Roach is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Koothrappali is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Roach is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Koothrappali has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Roach wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Koothrappali, who protects the arm well.
Koothrappali regains half guard, as Roach was trying to land strikes.

Roach is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Koothrappali has managed to free his arm - good work.

Roach is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roach trying to control the action but Koothrappali is working from the bottom.
Koothrappali is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Roach jumps into side control!

Roach is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Koothrappali is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Roach tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bobby Roach has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Roach working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bobby Roach will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Koothrappali's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Roach gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Koothrappali.
Koothrappali fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Roach.
Koothrappali misses with a leg kick.
Roach checks a leg kick nicely.
Roach misses with a head kick.
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 Roach has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Roach and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Roach throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koothrappali sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koothrappali misses with a body kick.
Roach with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Koothrappali to score with a decent uppercut.
Roach takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Roach connects with a good right hand that stumbles Koothrappali. Koothrappali circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Roach scores with a nice right hand.
Koothrappali is looking to slow Roach down with leg kicks.
Roach takes a jab right on the kisser.
Koothrappali throws a low kick but it's checked well by Roach.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koothrappali throws a good cross that connects.
Koothrappali throws the kick towards the body but Roach avoids it.
Koothrappali swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Roach moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Roach pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roach takes one on the button.
Roach checks a low kick from Koothrappali.
Roach misses with a wild body shot.
Koothrappali lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big left from Roach misses.
Koothrappali with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Roach checks a low kick from Koothrappali.
The fighters circle momentarily. Koothrappali darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Roach checks a leg kick nicely.
Roach checks the leg kick nicely there.
Roach misses with an uppercut.
Koothrappali moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Koothrappali dips to his left and cracks Roach with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Koothrappali checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koothrappali keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roach.
Roach bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali looks to land a right hand but Roach moved out of range.
Roach fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rajesh Koothrappali is winning the standup battle so far.
Koothrappali wants to land a leg kick but Roach is out of range.
Roach has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Koothrappali.
Roach uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali lands with a kick to the ribs.
Koothrappali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koothrappali blocks a jab.
Koothrappali throws out a leg kick but Roach moves out of range and Koothrappali only half commits.
Koothrappali lands with a hook. Roach tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Koothrappali feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Roach's calf.
Roach throws a hook but Koothrappali blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koothrappali throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koothrappali throws a low kick but it's checked well by Roach.
Roach on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Koothrappali. Koothrappali obviously looking to wear him down.
Roach walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Koothrappali checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Koothrappali lets loose with a powerful body kick. Roach will feel that in the morning.
Koothrappali lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bobby Roach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koothrappali lands a front kick.
Roach looks to land a left hand but Koothrappali moved out of range nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Roach. Those never looked like landing.
Roach shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Koothrappali sprawls well. Koothrappali wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Roach gets slowly back to his feet.
Koothrappali throws a solid leg kick but Roach takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Koothrappali.
Roach checks the leg kick nicely there.
Koothrappali lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roach throws a hook but Koothrappali blocks it.
Koothrappali lets loose with a powerful body kick. Roach will feel that in the morning.
Roach tries for a takedown but Koothrappali sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rajesh Koothrappali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Roach.
Roach ducks right into an uppercut from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roach takes one to the chin there.
Koothrappali lands with a right hand.
Koothrappali lands a lovely overhand right.
Koothrappali lands with a thumping leg kick.
Koothrappali throws a nice outside leg kick.
Roach has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A nice inside leg kick there by Koothrappali. That's going to slow Roach down.
Koothrappali with a jab.
Roach misses with a looping right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koothrappali feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Roach's calf.
Koothrappali lands a really nice looking cross but Roach seems unphased.
Koothrappali lands a head shot.
Roach misses with a hook to the body
and Koothrappali counters with an inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rajesh Koothrappali showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Koothrappali has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight for Rajesh Koothrappali!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Rajesh Koothrappali!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Rajesh Koothrappali!

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