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 into the arena with Punjab blaring out of the sound system. Mark Borocop told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Koothrappali
vs
Borocop

177 cm
33
148 lbs
22 - 14 - 0

168 cm
30
153 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Fury Nutrition Inc.
Sun-Tzu

Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry)

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 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rajesh Koothrappali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Borocop!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borocop is looking to slow Koothrappali down with leg kicks.
Borocop takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Koothrappali moves away from the strike by Borocop.
Koothrappali jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koothrappali goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Borocop has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Koothrappali throws a leg kick
and Borocop counters with a straight right hand.
Borocop swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Borocop moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Borocop lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Koothrappali scores with the left hand. Borocop knows he should have avoided that one.
Koothrappali moves away from the strike by Borocop.
A jab from Koothrappali finds it's way through Borocop's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koothrappali wants to slow Borocop down by chopping away at his legs.
Koothrappali dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Borocop. That did some damage!
A jab from Koothrappali misses.
Koothrappali's jab looks to have found its range, popping Borocop under the eye.
Borocop loads up on a big right hand but Koothrappali slips the punch.
Koothrappali misses with an uppercut.
Koothrappali throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koothrappali looks to land a left hand but Borocop moved out of range nicely.
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.
Borocop doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Borocop lands with a cross.
Borocop throws a series of punches but Koothrappali avoids them all with ease.
Nice straight punches there by Koothrappali. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Koothrappali.
Borocop missing with a left hand there. Koothrappali was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koothrappali moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Borocop fails to land with a series of punches.
Koothrappali ducks under a wild hook from Borocop.
Koothrappali scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big right from Borocop misses.
Koothrappali clobbers Borocop with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Koothrappali slips a jab and a cross from Borocop.
Koothrappali seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koothrappali throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Borocop looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Koothrappali scores with a decent looking hook.
Borocop misses with a body shot
and Koothrappali counters with a good, hard body kick but Borocop shrugs it off.
Koothrappali lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali avoids the body shot from Borocop.
Koothrappali looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Koothrappali bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rajesh Koothrappali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koothrappali lands with an overhand left.
Borocop lands a lovely overhand right.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Koothrappali - that will leave a mark!
Koothrappali takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Some bone on bone action there as Koothrappali checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Borocop takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Koothrappali walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Koothrappali thumps Borocop with a low kick.
Koothrappali lands a jab to the nose.
Koothrappali misses with an uppercut.
Koothrappali turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Koothrappali looks to score with a jab to the body but Borocop is just out of range.
Borocop works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Koothrappali keeps Borocop at a distance using the push kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borocop takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Borocop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koothrappali.
Koothrappali misses with a straight right.
A big left from Borocop misses.
Koothrappali ducks under a wild hook from Borocop.
Koothrappali is looking to counter punch.
Borocop moves out of range of the body kick.
Koothrappali slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Koothrappali uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Borocop.
Borocop fails to land with a series of punches.
Borocop ducks under a wild hook from Koothrappali.
Borocop looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Borocop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koothrappali.
Borocop swings widly with a right hand
and Koothrappali connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Borocop throws a leg kick
and Koothrappali counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Borocop misses with a few strikes there.
Borocop takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A cross from Koothrappali lands.
Koothrappali avoids the head kick by Borocop.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borocop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Borocop shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Koothrappali, as that shot connected.
Koothrappali scores with a decent looking hook.
Koothrappali connects with a solid leg kick.
Borocop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koothrappali sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Borocop darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Borocop takes one to the chin there.
Koothrappali scores with a leg kick.
Borocop looks to score with a jab to the body but Koothrappali is just out of range.
Koothrappali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koothrappali dodges the punch combination from Borocop.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koothrappali looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Koothrappali misses with a low kick.
Borocop connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rajesh Koothrappali dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Koothrappali lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Borocop avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Koothrappali misses with a body kick.
Koothrappali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Borocop throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Koothrappali is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Borocop can do to turn this around?
Koothrappali dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koothrappali connects with a right hand. Borocop shakes it off.
Koothrappali uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Borocop defending well as Koothrappali loads up on a big left hand.
Borocop has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Borocop takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Borocop.
Borocop throws a big shot that misses.
Borocop's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Koothrappali lands with a kick to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Koothrappali, as that shot connected.
Koothrappali lands the left hand.
Koothrappali scores with a crisp jab that stopped Borocop in his tracks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Borocop.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koothrappali connects with the punch.
That kick from Koothrappali tenderised Borocop's leg. Borocop is trying to keep his angry face on.
Koothrappali is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Borocop lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Borocop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koothrappali moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Koothrappali.
Borocop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koothrappali.
A big right from Koothrappali misses.
A lazy left from Koothrappali finds it's target.
Koothrappali throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rajesh Koothrappali is winning the standup battle so far.
Sloppy strikes from Borocop. Those never looked like landing.
A good leg kick by Koothrappali.
Borocop throws out a loose jab but Koothrappali uses good head movement to avoid it.
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?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koothrappali scoring well with a low kick there.
Koothrappali thumps Borocop with a low kick.
Borocop gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Borocop 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borocop takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Borocop uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koothrappali.
Nice uppercut lands for Borocop. That snapped Koothrappali's head back.
Borocop is looking to land body kicks.
Borocop is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Borocop takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Koothrappali lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Borocop at a distance.
Borocop has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Koothrappali.
Borocop throws a nice looking combination but Koothrappali bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Koothrappali misses with an uppercut.
Borocop gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Borocop gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Borocop connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Koothrappali throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Borocop throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Koothrappali to counter with a crisp jab.
Koothrappali with a hook.
Borocop gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Koothrappali.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali looks to throw the jab but Borocop is out of range.
Koothrappali takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Borocop misses with a hook. Koothrappali ducked under it nicely.
Koothrappali throws a good cross that connects.
Borocop has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Borocop there as he acknowledges the shot.
Koothrappali ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Borocop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koothrappali.
A slow jab from Koothrappali misses its intended target.
Borocop throws a solid leg kick but Koothrappali takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Borocop.
Koothrappali throws a lazy right hand but Borocop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koothrappali lands with a hook. Borocop tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Borocop misses with an uppercut.
Borocop misses with a hook
letting Koothrappali counter with a right hand.
Borocop takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Borocop throws a combination. Koothrappali tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borocop throws a nice looking combination but Koothrappali bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Koothrappali wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali looks to land a left hand but Borocop moved out of range nicely.
Borocop staying out of range there.
Borocop 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.
Borocop throws a body punch but Koothrappali moves out of range.
Borocop scores with a jab to the jaw.
Koothrappali misses with a straight left.
Borocop lands a nice looking body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Borocop 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 Koothrappali has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Koothrappali and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Koothrappali looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Koothrappali lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Koothrappali. That's going to slow Borocop down.
Borocop misses with a body shot
and Koothrappali connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koothrappali misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borocop looks to score with a jab to the body but Koothrappali is just out of range.
Borocop moves away from the strike by Koothrappali.
Borocop fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Borocop checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rajesh Koothrappali dominated that second round.
That's time! Koothrappali's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Borocop cracks Koothrappali with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Koothrappali pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koothrappali lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Borocop 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 throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koothrappali scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Koothrappali fakes the leg kick and cracks Borocop in the body.
Borocop throws a hook to the side of Koothrappali's head but Koothrappali sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koothrappali feints and then cracks Borocop's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Borocop down.
Koothrappali keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Borocop.
Borocop uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koothrappali.
Borocop throws a lazy right hand but Koothrappali sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koothrappali lands a nice leg kick that just misses Borocop's sensitive parts.
Borocop misses with a straight left.
That kick from Koothrappali tenderised Borocop's leg. Borocop is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koothrappali paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koothrappali scoring well with a low kick there.
Koothrappali throws a low kick but it's checked well by Borocop.
Borocop misses with a right hand
and Koothrappali connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Koothrappali misses the target.
Borocop with a hook.
Borocop misses with a hook. Koothrappali ducked under it nicely.
Koothrappali throws a nice inside leg kick.
Koothrappali lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Koothrappali throws a leg kick which misses Borocop's front leg but catches the back leg as Borocop tries to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Borocop.
Borocop comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Borocop throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Koothrappali.
Koothrappali half committed to a counter leg kick.
A good leg kick by Koothrappali.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut lands for Borocop. That snapped Koothrappali's head back.
Koothrappali scores with a spinning back kick!
Koothrappali misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali defending well as Borocop loads up on a big left hand.
Borocop throws a hook to the side of Koothrappali's head but Koothrappali sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koothrappali looks to land a right hand but Borocop moved out of range.
Koothrappali lands a body shot.
Koothrappali scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Koothrappali paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Borocop uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Koothrappali has time to react.
Borocop blocks a low kick nicely.
Koothrappali's corner calls for a 1-2. Koothrappali obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Borocop misses with a shot to the body
and Koothrappali counters with a right hand to the body.
Borocop on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Borocop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head 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?
Koothrappali misses with a straight right.
Koothrappali feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Borocop's calf.
Borocop swings away with a body shot that misses
and Koothrappali counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali throws a looping overhand right but Borocop ducks down to avoid it.
Koothrappali misses with a straight left.
Good leg kick by Koothrappali there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick lands from Koothrappali.
Borocop thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koothrappali throws an off balance right hand
and Borocop counters with a straight right hand.
Koothrappali slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Borocop blocks a jab.
Borocop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Borocop slips a jab from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali connects with a leg kick. Borocop looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Koothrappali connects with a good right hand that stumbles Borocop. Borocop circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Borocop throws a half hearted mid kick.
It looked like Koothrappali wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Borocop throws a lazy uppercut
and Koothrappali counters with a low kick, right behind Borocop 's knee.
Koothrappali takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koothrappali throws a jab but it's blocked by Borocop.
Borocop loads up on a big right hand but Koothrappali slips the punch.
Rajesh Koothrappali is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Koothrappali misses with a body kick.
Koothrappali wants to land a leg kick but Borocop is out of range.
Koothrappali fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Borocop.
Mark Borocop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koothrappali keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Koothrappali's corner calls for a 1-2. Koothrappali obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Koothrappali uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Borocop has time to react.
Borocop throws a nice looking combination but Koothrappali bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Koothrappali stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Borocop.
Koothrappali throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Borocop sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koothrappali fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Borocop throws an overhand right that lands on Koothrappali's shoulder, as Koothrappali tries to avoid the shot.
Koothrappali takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice uppercut lands for Koothrappali. That snapped Borocop's head back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rajesh Koothrappali showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Koothrappali has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rajesh Koothrappali!
Rajesh Koothrappali really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Fury Nutrition Inc. logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.