PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rajesh Koothrappali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Kunitskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koothrappali kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Punjab. Rajesh Koothrappali has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Koothrappali
vs
Kunitskiy

177 cm
31
148 lbs
19 - 12 - 0

173 cm
26
146 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 19 - 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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladimir Kunitskiy!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kunitskiy throws a solid leg kick but Koothrappali takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy throws a shot from downtown. Koothrappali moves away and avoids it.
Kunitskiy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kunitskiy is looking to chop away at Koothrappali's legs.
Kunitskiy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kunitskiy misses with a leg kick.
Kunitskiy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Some bone on bone action there as Koothrappali checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kunitskiy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Koothrappali misses with a body kick.
Koothrappali lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koothrappali throws a looping overhand right but Kunitskiy ducks down to avoid it.
Koothrappali swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kunitskiy scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Kunitskiy. That snapped Koothrappali's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koothrappali fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kunitskiy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koothrappali moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crunch! Koothrappali slams his shin into Kunitskiy's torso.
Koothrappali shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Koothrappali thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kunitskiy tries to score with a low kick but Koothrappali moves his leg out of the way.
Kunitskiy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Koothrappali misses with a low kick.
Koothrappali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kunitskiy.
Koothrappali stuffs the takedown attempt from Kunitskiy. Kunitskiy gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kunitskiy or perhaps it was just good defense by Koothrappali, which made it look bad.
Koothrappali is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Koothrappali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koothrappali misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kunitskiy is out of range and Koothrappali settles back down.
Koothrappali pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kunitskiy lands with a shot to the body.
Koothrappali throws a head kick that misses.
Kunitskiy misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koothrappali lands a leg kick that knocks Kunitskiy off balance momentarily.
Kunitskiy misses with a body shot.
Kunitskiy cracks the inside of Koothrappali's front leg.
Koothrappali is looking to score with low kicks.

Kunitskiy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kunitskiy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kunitskiy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kunitskiy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Koothrappali is defending against the submission attempts here by Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy slips a nice elbow through Koothrappali's hands, connecting with Koothrappali's forehead.
Kunitskiy is thwarting Koothrappali's attempts to control the position.
Koothrappali is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kunitskiy working Koothrappali over with strikes.
Koothrappali blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kunitskiy.
Koothrappali wants to control but Kunitskiy is keeping busy and won't allow it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Koothrappali checks a low kick from Kunitskiy.

Kunitskiy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Koothrappali is trying to defend but Kunitskiy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kunitskiy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kunitskiy trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Kunitskiy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A slow jab from Koothrappali misses its intended target.
Koothrappali connects with a leg kick. Kunitskiy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Koothrappali has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy wants to land a leg kick but Koothrappali is out of range.
Koothrappali connects with a solid leg kick.
Kunitskiy slips under a jab.
That kick from Koothrappali tenderised Kunitskiy's leg. Kunitskiy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kunitskiy misses with a takedown attempt - Koothrappali sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kunitskiy tries to work over Koothrappali's front leg with a kick but Koothrappali checks it.
Koothrappali lands a jab to Kunitskiy's midsection.
Kunitskiy throws a front kick aimed at Koothrappali's knee but Koothrappali avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koothrappali throws a hook but Kunitskiy avoids it easily.
Koothrappali slips a straight right by Kunitskiy.
Rajesh Koothrappali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koothrappali looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Koothrappali misses with a looping right.
Kunitskiy looks to score with a jab to the body but Koothrappali is just out of range.
Kunitskiy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Koothrappali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koothrappali tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kunitskiy throws the left hand but Koothrappali avoids the punch easily.
Kunitskiy lands with a shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kunitskiy.
Koothrappali displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kunitskiy throws out the jab.
Kunitskiy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kunitskiy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Kunitskiy blocks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kunitskiy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kunitskiy scores with a jab to the body.
Vladimir Kunitskiy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koothrappali chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kunitskiy can pounce on him.
Kunitskiy throws a big shot that misses.
Kunitskiy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kunitskiy lands with a thumping leg kick.

Kunitskiy forces Koothrappali back against the cage and clinches.
Kunitskiy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Koothrappali gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Kunitskiy works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Koothrappali controls Kunitskiy momentarily but Kunitskiy frees himself.
Kunitskiy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Koothrappali swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Koothrappali keeping moving, preventing Kunitskiy from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kunitskiy is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Koothrappali is controlling Kunitskiy's posture.
Koothrappali trying to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Koothrappali has control of Kunitskiy's left arm, preventing Kunitskiy from doing any damage.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kunitskiy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koothrappali was well out of range. Poor timing from Kunitskiy.
Koothrappali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kunitskiy.
A head kick by Kunitskiy misses
and Koothrappali counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kunitskiy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Koothrappali lands a really nice looking cross but Kunitskiy seems unphased.
Kunitskiy connects with a looping right hand.
Kunitskiy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Koothrappali checks it well.
Kunitskiy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Koothrappali sprawls well. Koothrappali wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kunitskiy gets slowly back to his feet.
Rajesh Koothrappali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Kunitskiy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kunitskiy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Kunitskiy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Koothrappali fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kunitskiy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Koothrappali throws a chopping leg kick but Kunitskiy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kunitskiy throws a solid leg kick but Koothrappali takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Koothrappali is fending him off so far but Kunitskiy persists. Nope, Koothrappali circles away and we're back to standing.
Koothrappali slips a straight right by Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy is looking to slow Koothrappali down with leg kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Koothrappali.
Kunitskiy checks a low kick from Koothrappali.
Kunitskiy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kunitskiy tries to land a front kick but Koothrappali steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koothrappali looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Koothrappali lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Koothrappali chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kunitskiy can pounce on him.
Koothrappali smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunitskiy tries to score with a low kick but Koothrappali moves his leg out of the way.
Koothrappali tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Koothrappali connects with a looping right hand.
Kunitskiy blocks the body kick.
Kunitskiy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kunitskiy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koothrappali manages to avoid it.
Koothrappali throws a right hand that Kunitskiy ducks under and follows up with a left that Kunitskiy also avoids with ease.
Koothrappali dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kunitskiy. That did some damage!
The fighters circling - Koothrappali throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Koothrappali, right into the meat.
Koothrappali throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kunitskiy.
Koothrappali shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Koothrappali throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rajesh Koothrappali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali avoids the body shot from Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy throws a head kick that misses.
Kunitskiy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kunitskiy is defended easily by Koothrappali.
Kunitskiy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Koothrappali avoids it really well and circles away.
Rajesh Koothrappali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Kunitskiy.
Koothrappali throws a body kick that misses.
Koothrappali tries a head kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kunitskiy scores with a decent looking hook.
Kunitskiy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali tried to score with a low kick but Kunitskiy checks it.
Koothrappali throws a chopping leg kick but Kunitskiy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Koothrappali lands with a nice body kick.
Kunitskiy cracks a nice hook into Koothrappali's ribs.
Koothrappali takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Kunitskiy has managed to clinch.
Kunitskiy can't find room to land a body shot as Koothrappali controls the action.
Kunitskiy struggles to land a body shot inside as Koothrappali controls his hands.
Koothrappali has Kunitskiy pushed against the cage.
Kunitskiy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kunitskiy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Koothrappali managing to block the knees to the body from Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Koothrappali prevents a body shot from Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy struggles to land a body shot inside as Koothrappali controls his hands.
Koothrappali wants to get back to striking at distance but Kunitskiy won't allow it.
Kunitskiy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kunitskiy tries to work over Koothrappali's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Koothrappali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kunitskiy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vladimir Kunitskiy.
Well Kunitskiy 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Kunitskiy!
A relieved looking Vladimir Kunitskiy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.