PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rajesh Koothrappali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Borocop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koothrappali comes to the cage accompanied by Punjab. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Koothrappali
vs
Borocop

177 cm
31
148 lbs
18 - 12 - 0

168 cm
28
153 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rajesh Koothrappali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Borocop!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Borocop.
Koothrappali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Borocop manages to avoid it.
Koothrappali connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Koothrappali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borocop moves away.
Koothrappali looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Borocop misses with a right hand
and Koothrappali counters with a low kick, right behind Borocop 's knee.
Borocop has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A telegraphed right hand from Koothrappali misses the target.
Koothrappali fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Borocop has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Borocop checks the leg kick.
Koothrappali has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Koothrappali there as he acknowledges the shot.
Koothrappali throws a hook but Borocop avoids it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Borocop.
Borocop takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Borocop throws a hook but Koothrappali blocks it.
Koothrappali moves out of range of the strikes.
Koothrappali throws a low kick but it's checked well by Borocop.
Koothrappali keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Borocop.
Koothrappali takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot by Borocop.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borocop lands with an overhand left.
Koothrappali ducks under a wild hook from Borocop.
Borocop scores with a crisp jab that stopped Koothrappali in his tracks.
Borocop misses with a looping left.
Borocop steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Koothrappali. That one must have hurt.
Koothrappali with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Koothrappali throws a head kick that misses.
Koothrappali swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koothrappali is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Koothrappali scores with a nice strike.
A thudding body kick lands there by Koothrappali!
A combination from Borocop does no damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy left from Koothrappali finds it's target.
The fighters circling - Koothrappali throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Borocop tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Borocop stuns Koothrappali with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Koothrappali dips to his left and cracks Borocop with an uppercut!
Borocop tries to score with a low kick but Koothrappali moves his leg out of the way.

Borocop moves into the clinch.
Borocop swings wildly with an uppercut but Koothrappali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koothrappali lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Borocop misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Koothrappali is trying to force a seperation but Borocop has the dominant position.
Koothrappali's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Borocop is trying to maintain a safe position but Koothrappali gets an underhook and turns Borocop into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borocop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koothrappali blocking some punches.
Koothrappali is pushing Borocop up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Borocop working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Borocop escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Borocop walks into a stiff left hand from Koothrappali.
Borocop moves out of range of the body kick from Koothrappali.
Borocop throws a jab but it's blocked by Koothrappali.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Koothrappali, right into the meat.
Koothrappali looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Koothrappali slips a jab and a cross from Borocop.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borocop looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Borocop slips a jab from Koothrappali.
Borocop lands a jab to the nose.
Borocop missing with a left hand there. Koothrappali was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Borocop tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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 jabs Borocop right on the nose. Borocop blinks but takes it well.
Borocop scores with a decent looking hook.
Borocop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koothrappali.
Borocop swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Koothrappali throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Borocop lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koothrappali circles away quickly and effectively.
Borocop avoids the head kick by Koothrappali.
Borocop misses with an uppercut
and Koothrappali counters with an outside leg kick.
Borocop walks forward, straight into a front kick from Koothrappali.
Borocop throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Koothrappali.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rajesh Koothrappali will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Koothrappali throws a body shot but no joy.
Borocop pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Borocop.
Koothrappali throws a leg kick but Borocop sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Koothrappali throws a sloppy head kick and Borocop moves out of range easily.
Good work by Koothrappali as he checks the leg kick.
Borocop takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Borocop walks into a straight right hand from Koothrappali.
Borocop misses with a leg kick
and Koothrappali counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Koothrappali has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Borocop finds it's way round the side to connect with Koothrappali's head.
A good leg kick by Koothrappali.
Koothrappali throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Koothrappali tried to score with a low kick but Borocop checks it.
Borocop blocks a leg kick.
Borocop swings widly with a right hand
and Koothrappali counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koothrappali checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Borocop misses.
Borocop lands with a right hand.
Borocop connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Borocop wants to land a leg kick but Koothrappali is out of range.
Borocop misses the shot to the body.
Koothrappali tries to score with a low kick but Borocop moves his leg out of the way.
A jab from Borocop misses.
Borocop throws a head kick that misses.
Koothrappali scores with a nice body kick.
Borocop has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Koothrappali.
Sloppy strikes from Borocop. Those never looked like landing.
Koothrappali throws a leg kick but Borocop sees it coming and moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Koothrappali, as that shot connected.
Borocop lands with a nice combination. Koothrappali backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borocop throws a head kick that Koothrappali semi-blocks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borocop throws a looping overhand right but Koothrappali ducks down to avoid it.
Borocop looks to score with a jab to the body but Koothrappali is just out of range.
Koothrappali jabs Borocop right on the nose. Borocop blinks but takes it well.
Koothrappali fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Borocop takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Borocop is looking to chop away at Koothrappali's legs.
Koothrappali is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A clash of legs there as Koothrappali blocks the low kick.
Rajesh Koothrappali is winning the standup battle so far.
Koothrappali lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Borocop swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Borocop misses with a head kick.
Koothrappali throws a leg kick but Borocop sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Koothrappali blocks a low kick nicely.
Koothrappali throws a wild body kick that Borocop sees coming a mile off.
Koothrappali throws a quick inside leg kick.
Borocop moves out of range of the leg kick from Koothrappali.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Borocop throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Borocop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koothrappali throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Borocop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali misses the jab.
Borocop moves out of range as Koothrappali throws a body kick.
Nice shot lands for Koothrappali.
The fighters circle momentarily. Koothrappali darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Borocop tries to score with a low kick but Koothrappali moves his leg out of the way.
Koothrappali takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Borocop slips a straight right by Koothrappali.
Koothrappali scores with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Koothrappali. That's going to slow Borocop down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borocop throws a hook but Koothrappali blocks it.
Borocop throws a lazy head kick
and Koothrappali counters with a nice low kick that buckles Borocop's knee momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Koothrappali.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Koothrappali. Borocop shrugs it off though.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Koothrappali.
Borocop slips a jab from Koothrappali.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Koothrappali, right into the meat.
Good work by Borocop as he checks the leg kick.
Koothrappali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koothrappali throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koothrappali pushes Borocop away with a front kick.
Borocop thows a leg kick but Koothrappali checks it
and Koothrappali counters with a stiff right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Borocop as he connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koothrappali tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borocop was well out of range. Poor timing from Koothrappali.
Borocop throws a head kick that misses
and Koothrappali counters with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rajesh Koothrappali dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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.

That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Borocop crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Koothrappali - the referee stops the clock and Borocop gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Koothrappali. Borocop manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Koothrappali looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Borocop has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali fakes the leg kick and cracks Borocop in the body.
Koothrappali thuds his shin into the meat of Borocop's side.
Koothrappali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Borocop. Those never looked like landing.
Borocop throws an overhand right that lands on Koothrappali's shoulder, as Koothrappali tries to avoid the shot.
Koothrappali turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Koothrappali avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koothrappali takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Koothrappali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Borocop.
Koothrappali scoring well with a low kick there.
Koothrappali misses with a hook. Borocop ducked under it nicely.
Borocop looks to land a combination but Koothrappali avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koothrappali delivers a nice body kick.
Koothrappali tried to score with a low kick but Borocop checks it.
Borocop throws a wild body kick that Koothrappali sees coming a mile off.
Koothrappali connects with a jab.
Borocop throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Koothrappali.
Borocop avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Borocop throws a right and a left that both miss.
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 Borocop has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Borocop and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Koothrappali takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A clash of legs there as Koothrappali blocks the low kick.
That kick from Koothrappali tenderised Borocop's leg. Borocop is trying to keep his angry face on.
Koothrappali thuds his right hand into Borocop's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Borocop swinging wildly here.
Borocop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koothrappali manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali scores with a decent looking hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borocop misses with a head kick.
Borocop takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Koothrappali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Borocop.
A jab from Koothrappali finds it's way through Borocop's defenses.
Koothrappali throws a low kick but Borocop avoids it.
Koothrappali fakes the leg kick and cracks Borocop in the body.
Borocop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali scores with a decent looking hook.
Koothrappali lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Koothrappali lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Koothrappali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koothrappali fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borocop misses with an attempted mid kick.
Koothrappali throws a quick inside leg kick.
Borocop throws a body punch but Koothrappali moves out of range.
Koothrappali throws a low kick but it's checked well by Borocop.
A slow jab from Koothrappali misses its intended target.
Koothrappali moves out of range as Borocop strikes.
Borocop pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koothrappali uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Borocop.
Koothrappali misses with a body kick.
Koothrappali misses with a leg kick
and Borocop counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Borocop misses with a head kick.
Borocop lands a nice looking body shot.
Koothrappali turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Borocop has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Borocop throws a jab but it's blocked by Koothrappali.
Koothrappali throws a front kick aimed at Borocop's knee but Borocop avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali fakes the leg kick and cracks Borocop in the body.
Koothrappali lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rajesh Koothrappali is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Borocop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koothrappali moves away.
Borocop misses with a hook. Koothrappali ducked under it nicely.
Mark Borocop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Borocop misses.
Koothrappali turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Koothrappali.
Koothrappali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Borocop takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Koothrappali throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Koothrappali lands with a thumping leg kick.
Borocop attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Koothrappali takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Borocop moves out of range as Koothrappali throws a body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rajesh Koothrappali showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Koothrappali, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rajesh Koothrappali!
An out of breath Rajesh Koothrappali thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.