PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tiger Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rajesh Ramayan Koothrappali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Monkeys of War. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lee
vs
Ramayan Koothrappali

180 cm
18
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

THE STEEL PENN NUTRITION

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tiger Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rajesh Ramayan Koothrappali !
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Koothrappali defends it nicely.
Lee has a takedown stuffed.
Koothrappali fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Koothrappali is fending him off so far but Lee persists. Nope, Koothrappali circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiger Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koothrappali displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lee.
Koothrappali has his takedown stuffed

and Lee counters with a nice double leg into side control. Koothrappali won't be happy with that.
Lee is chipping away with strikes.
Koothrappali is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lee is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee working the body and head with strikes.
Koothrappali takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Koothrappali is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Koothrappali takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koothrappali taking a bit of punishment here - Lee scoring with strikes.
Lee landing a few strikes.
Koothrappali really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lee lands some shots froms side control.
Koothrappali wants to control but Lee postures up.
Koothrappali is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lee lands a few punches from side control.
Koothrappali tries to improve position but can't.
Koothrappali is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lee looks up at the clock and then as Koothrappali takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lee smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Koothrappali pushes Lee away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lee gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Koothrappali on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Koothrappali takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Koothrappali tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Lee working the ground and pound from side control.
Lee working the head with strikes.
Lee 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.
Lee landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Koothrappali tries to improve position but can't.
Koothrappali is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lee landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koothrappali wants to control but Lee postures up.
Lee scoring with punches from side control.
Lee in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Koothrappali is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Koothrappali looks gassed!
Koothrappali struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Koothrappali taking a bit of punishment here - Lee scoring with strikes.
Koothrappali is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lee cracks Koothrappali with a big elbow.
Koothrappali is trying to improve his position.
Koothrappali taking a bit of punishment here - Lee scoring with strikes.
Lee working the ground and pound.
Koothrappali is trying to get back to half guard.
Lee is chipping away with strikes.
Lee lands a nice forearm strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lee working the ground and pound.
Lee scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lee working away.
Lee creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Koothrappali is looking for a sweep.
Lee looks up at the clock and then as Koothrappali takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lee smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lee cracks Koothrappali with a big right hand but Koothrappali just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lee landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Koothrappali is looking to regain half guard here but Lee keeps moving and retains side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koothrappali takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Lee looks up at the clock and then as Koothrappali takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lee smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Koothrappali takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiger Lee dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lee drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lee lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lee trying to control but Koothrappali is working from the bottom.
Lee working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Koothrappali 's head.

Koothrappali looking for a guillotine here but Lee defends easily.
Lee with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Koothrappali is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lee advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee is chipping away with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koothrappali tries to escape but Lee is in control.
Lee lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Koothrappali down.
Koothrappali can't do much from the bottom here.
Lee lands a nice forearm strike.
Koothrappali is breathing heavily.
Koothrappali manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Koothrappali with the ground and pound but Lee uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Koothrappali from controlling successfully.
Koothrappali must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Lee on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lee tries to get out of the position.
Koothrappali wants to get up but he can't break Lee's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Koothrappali from controlling successfully.
Koothrappali passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is refusing to be controlled, as Koothrappali sits in half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Koothrappali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four 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.
Lee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Koothrappali counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.

Lee scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lee lands a few punches from side control.
Lee is putting a hurting on Koothrappali here, landing some big shots from side control.
Koothrappali tries to buck Lee off but Lee is having none of it.
Lee is chipping away with strikes.
Lee working the ground and pound from side control.
Lee in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Lee working the head with strikes.
Lee grinds an elbow into Koothrappali 's temple.
Lee creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Koothrappali tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lee wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lee creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiger Lee dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Koothrappali will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Koothrappali is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Lee shoots and misses
and Koothrappali counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lee blocks a leg kick.
Koothrappali shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lee as he avoids it easily.
Lee with a poor takedown
letting Koothrappali counter with a right hand.
Koothrappali fails with a takedown attempt.
Tiger Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rajesh Ramayan Koothrappali .

Lee changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Koothrappali looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lee working the ground and pound.
Koothrappali takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Koothrappali managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koothrappali is looking to reverse the position.
Lee working the body and head with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koothrappali taking punishment in the form of punches.
Koothrappali wants to control but Lee postures up.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koothrappali can do to turn this around?
Lee scoring with punches from side control.
Koothrappali tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lee wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Koothrappali fails with an attempt to clinch.

Lee closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lee lands in his opponent's guard.
Lee connects with a couple of short punches.
Lee connects with a couple of short punches.
Koothrappali wants to sweep but no luck.
Lee is working Koothrappali over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lee throws and elbow that misses. Koothrappali uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lee's guard. Nice move by Koothrappali !

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Koothrappali is controlling him.

Koothrappali drops back looking for a leg! Lee is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lee manages to kick Koothrappali off! Koothrappali jumps back into Lee's guard.
Tiger Lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Koothrappali pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Koothrappali with a flurry of punches that miss.

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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lee tries for a takedown but Koothrappali sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Koothrappali looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Koothrappali doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Koothrappali closes the distance and clinches up with Lee, looking for a takedown. Koothrappali pushes Lee against the cage but Lee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tiger Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee has his takedown stuffed

so Koothrappali counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Lee kicks Koothrappali off and gets to his feet.
Lee fails with the takedown
and Koothrappali counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Koothrappali shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rajesh Ramayan Koothrappali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tiger Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Koothrappali wants to clinch.
Lee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Koothrappali counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tiger Lee.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lee, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight for Tiger Lee!
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight for Tiger Lee!
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight for Tiger Lee!

Tiger Lee wins by unanimous decision!