PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rajesh Koothrappali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azusa Moribe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koothrappali comes to the cage accompanied by Punjab. Moribe is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Krayzie Bone - Drama. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Koothrappali
vs
Moribe

177 cm
33
148 lbs
22 - 13 - 0

165 cm
29
145 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rajesh Koothrappali!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Azusa Moribe!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moribe has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Koothrappali.
Koothrappali lands with a kick to the ribs.
Koothrappali scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Moribe throws a leg kick but Koothrappali sees it coming and moves out of range.
Koothrappali sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Moribe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Moribe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Koothrappali throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Koothrappali seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Moribe blocks a low kick nicely.
Moribe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Koothrappali.
Koothrappali throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Koothrappali, right into the meat.
Rajesh Koothrappali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koothrappali with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Moribe throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Koothrappali lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koothrappali throws the kick towards the body but Moribe avoids it.
That kick from Koothrappali tenderised Moribe's leg. Moribe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Koothrappali tries to work over Moribe's front leg with a kick but Moribe checks it.
Moribe thinks about the counter body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moribe throws out a loose jab but Koothrappali uses good head movement to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Moribe.
Koothrappali shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Moribe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koothrappali.
Moribe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koothrappali moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Moribe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A shot to the liver by Moribe. Beautiful body shot.
Koothrappali with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Moribe misses with a looping right.
Koothrappali throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Koothrappali looks to score with a jab to the body but Moribe is just out of range.
Moribe tries a quick counter leg kick but Koothrappali is wise to it.
Koothrappali avoids the body shot from Moribe.
Moribe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Moribe.
Moribe on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moribe feints and then cracks Koothrappali's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Koothrappali down.
Koothrappali tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moribe was well out of range. Poor timing from Koothrappali.
Moribe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Moribe misses the target.
Koothrappali throws a leg kick that misses.
Moribe misses with a kick to the body.
Koothrappali swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Moribe throws a leg kick but Koothrappali sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koothrappali cracks the inside of Moribe's front leg.
Koothrappali tries a low kick but Moribe avoids it.
Koothrappali lunges at Moribe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Moribe's hand.
Moribe throws a leg kick but Koothrappali sees it coming and moves out of range.
Koothrappali cracks Moribe with a right hand to the side of the head.
Koothrappali tries to score with a low kick but Moribe moves his leg out of the way.
Moribe jabs Koothrappali to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Koothrappali is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Koothrappali connects with the punch.
Moribe moves out of range of the leg kick from Koothrappali.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali throws a low kick but it's checked well by Moribe.
Moribe throws out a counter right but Koothrappali avoids it with no problem.
A big left from Moribe misses.
Koothrappali pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Moribe! But no joy.
Koothrappali scores with a body shot.
Koothrappali misses with a low kick.
Moribe just misses with a punch to the body.
Koothrappali half committed to a counter leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Moribe checks a leg kick.
Koothrappali throws a leg kick but Moribe moved away.
Koothrappali tries a low kick but Moribe avoids it.
Koothrappali looks to land a left hand but Moribe moved out of range nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Moribe.
Koothrappali lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Koothrappali wants to slow Moribe down by chopping away at his legs.
Moribe throws a leg kick but Koothrappali checks it.
Moribe throws a push kick but Koothrappali slaps the foot to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali misses with a body kick.
Koothrappali throws a leg kick but Moribe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Koothrappali will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Moribe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Koothrappali counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koothrappali is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Moribe just misses with a punch to the body.
Koothrappali throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
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 finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Moribe steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Koothrappali.
A slow jab from Moribe misses its intended target.
Koothrappali was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Koothrappali lands a high kick!
Moribe throws a low kick but Koothrappali moves out of range easily.
Koothrappali throws a hook but Moribe avoids it easily.
Moribe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Moribe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koothrappali catches Moribe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Koothrappali ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Koothrappali tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rajesh Koothrappali dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Koothrappali dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Moribe. That did some damage!
Koothrappali tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Moribe is able to avoid easily.
Moribe does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Moribe checks the leg kick nicely there.
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 Moribe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Moribe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A leg kick checked by Koothrappali.
Moribe connects with a leg kick. Koothrappali looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Koothrappali misses with a leg kick.
And Moribe responds with a good body kick, but Koothrappali manages to step out the way in time.
Koothrappali throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Koothrappali fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Moribe tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Koothrappali counters with a low kick, right behind Moribe 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moribe misses with a low kick as Koothrappali jumps back.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Moribe might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Koothrappali has got the better of the exchanges.
Koothrappali attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Moribe doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Moribe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Moribe throws a right and a left that Koothrappali avoids nicely.
Koothrappali moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Moribe tries a body shot but Koothrappali blocks it.
Moribe pushes Koothrappali back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moribe tries to work over Koothrappali's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moribe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Koothrappali backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Moribe working aggressively here.
Moribe misses with a punch on the inside.
Moribe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koothrappali prevents a body shot from Moribe.
Moribe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Koothrappali backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moribe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koothrappali taking a breather.
Koothrappali stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Still in the clinch, Moribe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Koothrappali prevents a body shot from Moribe.
Moribe can't find room to land a body shot as Koothrappali controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moribe.
Moribe has Koothrappali pressed against the cage, preventing Koothrappali from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Moribe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Koothrappali wants to get back to striking at distance but Moribe won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moribe has Koothrappali pushed against the cage.
Moribe has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Koothrappali seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Moribe can turn it around.
A head punch on the inside from Moribe fails to land.
Moribe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Koothrappali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moribe pushes Koothrappali back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Koothrappali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moribe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moribe working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Moribe.
Moribe misses with a punch on the inside.
Moribe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Koothrappali backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moribe is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Koothrappali blocking some punches.
Moribe misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moribe.
Moribe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koothrappali's elbow.
Nice body punch from Moribe - that landed with a thud.
Moribe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koothrappali's elbow.
Koothrappali tries to break the clinch but Moribe is controlling the position.
Moribe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moribe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Koothrappali backwards.
Koothrappali is looking to break free of the clinch but Moribe has double underhooks.
Moribe struggles to land a body shot inside as Koothrappali controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Azusa Moribe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Moribe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Koothrappali's calf.
That kick from Koothrappali tenderised Moribe's leg. Moribe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Koothrappali throws a low kick but Moribe moves out of range easily.
Koothrappali moves out of range of the body kick.
Koothrappali fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Moribe checks it well.
Moribe ducks under a wild hook from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali staying out of range there.
Moribe misses with a leg kick.
Koothrappali lands a really nice looking cross but Moribe seems unphased.
Moribe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moribe. Koothrappali does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koothrappali throws a shot to the body.
Moribe throws a low kick but Koothrappali avoids it.
Moribe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Koothrappali.
Moribe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Koothrappali manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koothrappali fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Moribe is out of range.
Koothrappali throws a big shot that misses.
Moribe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koothrappali manages to avoid it.
Moribe checks a leg kick nicely.
Koothrappali throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Koothrappali lands a nice leg kick that just misses Moribe's sensitive parts.
Koothrappali walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Moribe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Good leg kick by Koothrappali there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Koothrappali finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Moribe tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Koothrappali takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Koothrappali misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Moribe.
Decent striking displayed by Moribe there.
Moribe looks to clinch
and Koothrappali counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Moribe blocks the leg kick.
Moribe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Koothrappali checks a leg kick.
Koothrappali throwing a counter right hand but Moribe manages to avoid it.
Moribe avoids the body shot from Koothrappali.
Moribe tries to counter with a clinch but Koothrappali shakes him off and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moribe stuns Koothrappali with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Moribe.
Moribe moves out of range of the body kick.
Koothrappali throws a low kick but it's checked well by Moribe.
Moribe tests Koothrappali's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koothrappali uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moribe.
Moribe will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Moribe connects with the punch.
Koothrappali throws a low kick but Moribe avoids it.
Koothrappali misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Moribe.
Moribe cracks the inside of Koothrappali's front leg.
Moribe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Koothrappali can pounce on him.
Good standup being displayed there by Moribe as he connects with a hook.
Koothrappali takes a swing at Moribe's ribcage but misses.

Oooooh!!! Moribe has knocked Koothrappali down with a huge combo! Moribe steps away and waves a wobbly Koothrappali back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Koothrappali is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BOOM! Moribe lands a beautiful left hook that drops Koothrappali. Koothrappali tries to recover but Moribe is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Koothrappali lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Azusa Moribe!
Azusa Moribe is the new featherweight champion!
Azusa Moribe thanked the fans post fight for their support.