PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luke Rockstar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurtis Couturier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockstar comes to the cage accompanied by Defend With Violence - Throwdown. Couturier has chosen Forever Angel as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Rockstar
vs
Couturier

191 cm
26
200 lbs
16 - 2 - 1

176 cm
29
189 lbs
16 - 6 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Rockstar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 3, fighting out of New York, Kurtis Couturier!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couturier misses with a lunging right hand
and Rockstar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Couturier avoids the body shot from Rockstar.
Couturier gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Couturier takes a swing at Rockstar's ribcage but misses.
Rockstar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Couturier throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rockstar counters with a nice body kick.
Rockstar blocks a jab.
Couturier darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Good leg kick by Couturier there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rockstar throws a looping overhand right but Couturier ducks down to avoid it.
Couturier feints a counter leg kick.
Couturier lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Couturier throws a leg kick but Rockstar moved away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rockstar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Couturiers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rockstar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Couturiers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rockstar moves out of range as Couturier strikes.
And Rockstar counters with a quick kick to the body but Couturier blocks it.
Rockstar has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Guerrilla MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Couturier is looking to slow Rockstar down with leg kicks.
Couturier connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rockstar's hands.
We've been informed that Couturier has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couturier takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Couturier lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Couturier throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rockstar.
Rockstar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Couturier. That did some damage!
Rockstar throws a leg kick but Couturier moved away.
Rockstar throws a low kick but Couturier avoids it.
Rockstar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rockstar misses with a hook.
Couturier tries to clinch but Rockstar moves away
and Rockstar counters with a nice body kick.
Couturier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Couturier will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rockstar feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Rockstar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Couturier throws a lazy right hand but Rockstar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Couturier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rockstar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Couturier connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rockstar scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Couturier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couturier bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rockstar's head backwards.
Rockstar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rockstar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Couturier.
Rockstar needs to keep his hands up - Couturier had a free shot at his head there.
A leg kick checked by Couturier.
Rockstar works over Couturier's head and body with a nice combination.
Decent striking displayed by Rockstar there.
Couturier lands a jab to the head.
Kurtis Couturier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rockstar misses with a head kick.
Couturier lands a lovely overhand right.
Couturier moves out of range as Rockstar throws a body kick.
Couturier lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Luke Rockstar has been cut.
Rockstar lands a nice shot that snaps Couturier's head back.
Rockstar throws a right hand that Couturier ducks under and follows up with a left that Couturier also avoids with ease.
Couturier throws a front kick that sends Rockstar stumbling back into the cage.
Couturier cracks Rockstar with an open hand slap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockstar misses with a kick to the body
and Couturier counters with a good low kick that Rockstar was not able to check.
Couturier throws a chopping leg kick but Rockstar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rockstar thinks about countering with a body kick.
Couturier misses with a jab, cross combination.
A quick step to the side and Rockstar tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Couturier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rockstar avoids the head kick by Couturier.
Couturier loads up on a big right hand but Rockstar slips the punch.
Rockstar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rockstar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Couturier.
Couturier connects with a body shot that sends Rockstar's belly button to the back.
Couturier avoids the body shot from Rockstar.
Couturier changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rockstar lands a nice hook to Couturier's body. Couturier takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A left and a right from Couturier both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rockstar misses with a head kick.
Couturier avoids a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Couturier. That snapped Rockstar's head back.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Couturier, right into the meat.
Couturier tries a low kick but Rockstar avoids it.
Couturier throws a series of punches but Rockstar avoids them all with ease.
Couturier lands with an uppercut that bounces Rockstar off the cage and back into range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rockstar.
Sloppy strikes from Couturier. Those never looked like landing.
Rockstar is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rockstar swinging wildly here.
Couturier thuds his right hand into Rockstar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Couturier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rockstar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rockstar tried to score with a low kick but Couturier checks it.
Couturier stalks Rockstar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rockstar's face. Rockstar staggers backwards, shaken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurtis Couturier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Rockstar's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rockstar throws a leg kick
and Couturier counters with a leg kick.
Rockstar checks a low kick from Couturier.
Couturier connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Couturier.
Rockstar misses with an uppercut. Couturier saw that one coming.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Rockstar might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Couturier misses its intended target.
Couturier scores with a nice right hand.
Rockstar takes one to the side of the head.
Couturier closes the distance but Rockstar moves to the side
and Rockstar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Couturier takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Couturier tries to clinch but Rockstar moves out of range.
Rockstar misses with an uppercut. Couturier saw that one coming.
Rockstar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Couturier's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Couturier duly obliges.
Kurtis Couturier seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice body punch from Couturier.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couturier swings for the body but Rockstar moves out of range.
Rockstar misses with a body shot.
Couturier misses with a lunging right hand
and Rockstar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Couturier throws a shot from downtown. Rockstar moves away and avoids it.
Rockstar throws a solid leg kick but Couturier takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rockstar.
A nice side step and Couturier releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Couturier moves out of range of the body kick.
Rockstar scores with a decent looking hook.
Kurtis Couturier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Couturier misses with a hook.
Rockstar is looking to counter punch.
A head kick misses from Couturier.
Rockstar drops his hands momentarily and Couturier takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Couturier dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rockstar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kurtis Couturier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Couturier cracks Rockstar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rockstar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couturier cracks Rockstar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rockstar throws a looping overhand right but Couturier ducks down to avoid it.
Couturier steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rockstar.
Couturier thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rockstar connects with a looping right hand.
Couturier throws a hook but Rockstar avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rockstar 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 Couturier has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Couturier and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Couturier misses with a series of wild punches.
And Rockstar counters with a quick kick to the body but Couturier blocks it.
Couturier lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rockstar keeps the fight on the outside.
Rockstar feints and then cracks Couturier's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Couturier down.
Couturier cracks Rockstar with a good jab.
Rockstar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rockstar.
A telegraphed right hand from Rockstar misses the target.
Rockstar blocks a low kick nicely.
Couturier throws a right and a left that Rockstar avoids nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Rockstar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Couturier blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Couturier.
Rockstar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rockstar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rockstar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Couturier tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rockstar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rockstar throws a shot from downtown. Couturier moves away and avoids it.
Rockstar throws a body punch but Couturier moves out of range.
Rockstar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Couturier, right into the meat.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Rockstar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Couturier is trying to control Rockstar's posture but Rockstar avoids it.
Rockstar in side control, throwing shots but Couturier defends.
Couturier tries to bench press Rockstar off him but Rockstar keeps the position.
Couturier avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rockstar.
Couturier has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rockstar tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Rockstar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Couturier is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rockstar working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurtis Couturier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luke Rockstar's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Rockstar misses with a body shot.
Couturier jabs at Rockstar's body.
Couturier pushes Rockstar away with a front kick.
Rockstar swings for the body but Couturier moves out of range.
Rockstar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Couturier lands a jab to the head.
Couturier connects with a body shot.
Couturier misses with the combination.
Couturier lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Couturier motions for Rockstar to come forward. Couturier throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rockstar. Couturier shrugs it off though.
Rockstar lands with a right hand.
Couturier throws a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Rockstar.
Rockstar swings widly with a right hand
and Couturier counters with a straight right hand.
Couturier swings widly with a right hand
and Rockstar counters with a right hand to the body.
Rockstar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rockstar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Couturier has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Couturier there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rockstar shoots in for a double leg but Couturier sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rockstar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rockstar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Couturier.
Couturier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rockstar.
A jab lands there for Couturier.
Couturier misses with a wild body shot.
Couturier on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Couturier lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Couturier throws a jab when Rockstar was well out of range.
Luke Rockstar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couturier slips under a jab.
Couturier tries to counter by closing the distance.
Couturier throws a right and a left that Rockstar avoids nicely.
Couturier lands a front kick.
A swing and a miss from Couturier.
Rockstar misses with a straight right.
Couturier will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rockstar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rockstar misses with a body shot.
Rockstar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rockstar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Couturier digs a good body shot into Rockstar's ribs.
Rockstar slips a jab from Couturier.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockstar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Couturier scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rockstar.
Couturier lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rockstar circles away quickly and effectively.
Rockstar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Couturier looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rockstar looks to score with a jab to the body but Couturier is just out of range.
Rockstar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rockstar misses with a straight left.
Rockstar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Couturier throws a low kick, looking for Rockstar's leg but Rockstar calmly moves out of range.
Couturier lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Couturier lands a nice hook to Rockstar's body. Rockstar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rockstar scores with a jab.
Couturier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Couturier paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rockstar goes for a double leg but Couturier avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Couturier continues to drive forward.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rockstar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Good exchange - Couturier coming out on top.
Rockstar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rockstar throws a jab when Couturier was well out of range.
Couturier swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rockstar.
Couturier connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Some wild striking there from Couturier.
Couturier scores with a jab.
Couturier cracks Rockstar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rockstar connects with a high kick.
Couturier throws a nice looking combination but Rockstar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kurtis Couturier comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Couturier 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurtis Couturier!
A victorious Kurtis Couturier thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.