PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Crillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rajesh Koothrappali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crillo's entrance music is Solonen & Kosola - Kolmetoista kertaa kovempi ku kukaan . A fine choice. Koothrappali has chosen Punjab as his entrance music. Rajesh Koothrappali has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Crillo
vs
Koothrappali

172 cm
31
160 lbs
22 - 9 - 0

177 cm
32
148 lbs
19 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

AnonymouS
Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Crillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rajesh Koothrappali!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Crillo shoots in and gets a takedown into Koothrappali's guard.
Crillo throws a big elbow that misses.
Koothrappali trying to keep a closed guard but Crillo is proving a slippery customer.
Crillo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Crillo distracts Koothrappali with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crillo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Koothrappali is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Crillo stands and steps away. Koothrappali gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crillo misses with a takedown
and Koothrappali counters with a stiff right hand.
Crillo misses the body punch
and Koothrappali counters with a leg kick.
Crillo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Koothrappali avoids it really well and circles away.
Crillo shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Crillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crillo darts in trying to clinch
and Koothrappali counters with an outside leg kick.
Crillo with a poor takedown
and Koothrappali connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crillo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Koothrappali loads up on a big right hand but Crillo slips the punch.
Koothrappali has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Crillo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Koothrappali walks into a stiff left hand from Crillo.
Crillo shoots and misses
and Koothrappali counters with an outside leg kick.
Koothrappali lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crillo at a distance.
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!
Crillo has a takedown stuffed.
Crillo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Koothrappali counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crillo shoots for a double leg takedown but Koothrappali sprawls well. He's pushed Crillo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Crillo is looking for a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crillo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Koothrappali is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Koothrappali manages to break the clinch.
Frank Crillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koothrappali dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crillo. That did some damage!
Crillo dives in and grabs Koothrappali's left leg, looking for a takedown. Koothrappali pushes down on Crillo's head and hops out.
Rajesh Koothrappali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koothrappali defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Crillo.
Crillo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Koothrappali avoids it really well and circles away.
Koothrappali swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Crillo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Koothrappali sprawls well. Koothrappali wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Crillo gets slowly back to his feet.
Koothrappali throws a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crillo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crillo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Crillo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Crillo darts in looking for a takedown but Koothrappali gets double underhooks and turns Crillo into the cage.
Crillo misses with a takedown
letting Koothrappali counter with a right hand.
Koothrappali circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crillo misses with a takedown attempt
and Koothrappali counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koothrappali scores with a nice body kick.
Crillo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Koothrappali counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rajesh Koothrappali dominated that 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.

Koothrappali looks to land a right hand but Crillo moved out of range.
Crillo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Koothrappali counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Koothrappali lands a jab.

Crillo is rocked!
Crillo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Koothrappali swivels and escapes.
Oh Crillo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crillo has a takedown stuffed.
Crillo seems to have got his legs back now.
Koothrappali listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crillo shoots in but no luck this time.
Crillo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Crillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koothrappali just misses with a punch to the body.
Crillo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Koothrappali displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Crillo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koothrappali turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Koothrappali rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Crillo counters with a shoot takedown. Koothrappali fights it but they end up in guard.
Koothrappali is trying to keep Crillo in close.
Crillo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Crillo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crillo postures up in Koothrappali's guard and throws a big left but Koothrappali blocks it.
Crillo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Crillo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Koothrappali has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Koothrappali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crillo tries for a takedown but Koothrappali circles away easily
and Koothrappali counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali misses with the combination.
Crillo misses with a takedown attempt - Koothrappali sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Crillo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Koothrappali sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Crillo fails with a takedown attempt.
Koothrappali throws a half hearted mid kick.

Crillo gets the takedown into side control.
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 is looking to reverse the position.
Koothrappali is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Crillo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali is trying to stand up here but Crillo is controlling him well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Crillo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Crillo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Crillo is working for a submission of some sort.

Crillo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Koothrappali sees it coming and defends easily.
Koothrappali is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Crillo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Crillo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Koothrappali pushes Crillo off looking to stand but Crillo dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Koothrappali manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Crillo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Frank Crillo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Koothrappali looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Koothrappali is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crillo fails with the takedown
and Koothrappali counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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! This is the final round!

Koothrappali misses the jab.
Koothrappali misses with a wild body shot.
Crillo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Crillo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koothrappali is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Crillo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crillo fails with the takedown
and Koothrappali counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Crillo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Koothrappali wants to control but Crillo is keeping busy.
Crillo wants to pass to mount but Koothrappali is defending the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crillo working the head and body with strikes.
Crillo is just content to waste time from the top position. Koothrappali takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Koothrappali is trying to control the position but Crillo postures up.
Crillo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Crillo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Crillo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Koothrappali is trying to keep Crillo in close.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Koothrappali utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Crillo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Koothrappali at a distance.
Koothrappali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koothrappali getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Koothrappali misses with a body shot.
Crillo tries to work over Koothrappali's front leg with a kick but Koothrappali checks it.
Frank Crillo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koothrappali misses with an uppercut. Crillo saw that one coming.
Crillo closes the distance and clinches up with Koothrappali, looking for a takedown. Crillo pushes Koothrappali against the cage but Koothrappali circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Koothrappali shapes to counter with a head kick.
Koothrappali throws a hook but Crillo blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crillo avoids a kick to the body.
Koothrappali stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Koothrappali wants it to stay on the feet.
It seemed like Koothrappali was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Crillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crillo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Koothrappali can pounce on him.
Koothrappali stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Koothrappali wants it to stay on the feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Koothrappali.

Crillo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Koothrappali taking punishment in the form of punches.
Koothrappali manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Koothrappali trying to mount his opponent but Crillo defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rajesh Koothrappali is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Crillo is looking for a sweep. Koothrappali is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Crillo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Koothrappali's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Koothrappali's back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Crillo is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Koothrappali knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Koothrappali for a finish.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rajesh Koothrappali.
I've got Koothrappali winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rajesh Koothrappali!
Our winner, Rajesh Koothrappali, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.