PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kurtis Couturier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couturier comes to the cage accompanied by Forever Angel. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lester's choice of entrance music: Five finger death punch - jekyll and hyde. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Couturier
vs
Lester

176 cm
35
186 lbs
20 - 11 - 4

175 cm
25
176 lbs
6 - 13 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 4, fighting out of New York, Kurtis Couturier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Lester!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Couturier fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lester, pushing him back against the cage.
Lester working hard to break the clinch.
Couturier scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Couturier - that landed with a thud.
Couturier lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lester or not.
Couturier digs a right hand into Lester's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lester's gas tank.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lester has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A shot in the inside from Couturier.
Lester looks winded!
Couturier scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Couturier lands a hook that snaps the head of Lester backwards.
Couturier gets through Lester's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Couturier lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Couturier lands a nice uppercut.
Couturier pushes Lester back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Couturier.
Couturier lands an uppercut.
Couturier scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lester's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couturier cracks Lester with a nice body shot.
Couturier scores with a shot to the side of Lester's head.
A left hand lands to the body for Couturier.
Couturier digs a right hand into Lester's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lester's gas tank.
A short right from Couturier on the inside.
A short right from Couturier.
A nice right hand lands inside from Couturier.
Couturier lands a shoulder strike.
Couturier working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Couturier.
Couturier lands a body punch.
Couturier lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lester backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Couturier stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Couturier digs a right hand underneath Lester's ribcage. Lester let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couturier lands a body shot in the clinch.
Couturier scores with a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Couturier.
A short right from Couturier on the inside.
Couturier pushes Lester back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Couturier.
Couturier lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lester backwards.
Couturier lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Couturier lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Couturier.
Couturier lands with a right to the head.
Couturier scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Lester is rocked!
Couturier lands a nice shot to the body.
Couturier lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Couturier.
Lester is still on wobbly legs! Can Couturier finish him?
Couturier presses Lester against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lester seems to have recovered his senses.
A body shot lands from Couturier.
Couturier lands with a short shot to the head.
Couturier softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Couturier.
Couturier lands with a left to the head.

Couturier drops Lester onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Lester is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Couturier working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Couturier lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lester's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Couturier is leaning against Lester and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Couturier lands an uppercut.
Couturier lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couturier pushes Lester against the cage. Couturier is working some dirty boxing. Couturier pushes off with a quick right hook! Lester goes down! Lester tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Couturier moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurtis Couturier!
A relieved looking Kurtis Couturier thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.