PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rajesh Koothrappali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paquito Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koothrappali comes to the cage accompanied by Nickelback - Rockstar. Rajesh Koothrappali could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Paquito Diaz's chin.

Koothrappali
vs
Diaz

190 cm
25
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rajesh Koothrappali!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paquito Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Koothrappali.

It looks like Paquito Diaz has been cut.
Koothrappali ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Koothrappali throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
Koothrappali throws a leg kick that misses.
Diaz throws a hook but Koothrappali blocks it.
Koothrappali doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
Koothrappali looks to clinch
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koothrappali cracks Diaz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a hook. Koothrappali ducked under it nicely.
Koothrappali tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koothrappali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Rajesh Koothrappali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Koothrappali finds it's way round the side to connect with Diaz's head.
Koothrappali tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diaz throws a leg kick but Koothrappali checks it.
Diaz throws a low kick, looking for Koothrappali's leg but Koothrappali calmly moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Koothrappali.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good exchange - Koothrappali coming out on top.
Koothrappali tries to clinch up.
Diaz defending well as Koothrappali loads up on a big left hand.
Diaz lands with a cross.
Koothrappali dips to his left and cracks Diaz with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koothrappali looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Koothrappali's head backwards.
Diaz swings widly with a right hand
and Koothrappali connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koothrappali looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diaz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Koothrappali lands a jab to Diaz's midsection.
Diaz slips a jab from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali darts in trying to clinch
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koothrappali throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Koothrappali drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Koothrappali misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koothrappali missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koothrappali lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rajesh Koothrappali will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paquito Diaz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Koothrappali tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koothrappali works the jab nicely.
Diaz lands a leg kick that knocks Koothrappali off balance momentarily.
Diaz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Diaz throws the left hand but Koothrappali avoids the punch easily.
Koothrappali throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz lands with a cross.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Koothrappali ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Koothrappali checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Diaz throws the left hand but Koothrappali avoids the punch easily.
Koothrappali tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice straight punches there by Koothrappali. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Koothrappali.
Koothrappali checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Diaz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Koothrappali counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaz throws a hook but Koothrappali avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali moves out of range of the strikes.
Koothrappali throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz misses with a combination
and Koothrappali counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Koothrappali lands a glancing blow to the side of Diaz's head.
Koothrappali works over Diaz's head and body with a nice combination.
Koothrappali tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Koothrappali connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice jab there from Koothrappali.
A jab from Koothrappali misses.
Koothrappali dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Koothrappali.
Koothrappali dips to his left and cracks Diaz with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koothrappali.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
Koothrappali tries to work over Diaz's front leg with a kick but Diaz checks it.
Koothrappali pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaz cracks Koothrappali with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Diaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koothrappali.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Koothrappali moves away and avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rajesh Koothrappali dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paquito Diaz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Koothrappali tests Diaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diaz misses with a left hand
and Koothrappali counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koothrappali smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Diaz slips a straight right by Koothrappali.
Diaz misses with an uppercut
and Koothrappali counters with a stiff right hand.
Koothrappali is looking to clinch.
Koothrappali misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Koothrappali was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Koothrappali moved out of range nicely.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Koothrappali looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely.
Koothrappali smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rajesh Koothrappali is winning the standup battle so far.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Koothrappali wants to land a leg kick but Diaz is out of range.
Koothrappali checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd cheers as Koothrappali lands an impressive looking overhand right. Diaz doesn't seem phased though.
Koothrappali takes one to the chin there.
Koothrappali tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters circling - Koothrappali throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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!
Diaz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Koothrappali tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Koothrappali misses its intended target.
Koothrappali is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Koothrappali uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Koothrappali tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Koothrappali drops his hands momentarily and Diaz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Diaz throws a jab when Koothrappali was well out of range.
Koothrappali cracks Diaz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Diaz slips a straight right by Koothrappali.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz throws the left hand but Koothrappali avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rajesh Koothrappali clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Paquito Diaz'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.

Koothrappali checks a leg kick.
Koothrappali moves out of range as Diaz throws a body kick.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Koothrappali sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koothrappali throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Koothrappali misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Diaz slips under a jab from Koothrappali.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koothrappali scores with a nice strike.
Diaz misses with a left hand
and Koothrappali cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koothrappali throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koothrappali tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koothrappali bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koothrappali.
Jab from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koothrappali avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Koothrappali.
Koothrappali throws out a leg kick but Diaz moves out of range and Koothrappali only half commits.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koothrappali looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Koothrappali.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jab from Koothrappali.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Koothrappali saw that one coming.
Koothrappali steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Koothrappali lands a jab to Diaz's midsection.
Diaz lands an overhand right.
A jab from Diaz does it's job there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali lands with a good body shot.
Koothrappali tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Koothrappali slips the punch.
Koothrappali scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Koothrappali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz checks the leg kick.
Diaz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A cross from Koothrappali lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rajesh Koothrappali had his way with Paquito Diaz in that round.
The cut man is working on Paquito Diaz's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koothrappali fails with an attempt to clinch.
Koothrappali connects with a looping right hand.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Koothrappali tries to work over Diaz's front leg with a kick but Diaz checks it.
Koothrappali scores with a nice head shot.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diaz misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koothrappali cracks Diaz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Diaz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz blocks a leg kick.
Koothrappali checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Koothrappali finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Koothrappali misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
Koothrappali slips under a jab from Diaz.
Diaz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Koothrappali tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Koothrappali connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Koothrappali scores with the left hand. Diaz knows he should have avoided that one.
Koothrappali moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
Koothrappali tests Diaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diaz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali misses with a leg kick.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Koothrappali.
Koothrappali throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diaz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Diaz moves away from the strike by Koothrappali.
Koothrappali takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Koothrappali attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koothrappali checks a low kick from Diaz.
Koothrappali moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koothrappali.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koothrappali looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely.
Paquito Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koothrappali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

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 Rajesh Koothrappali.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 50:45
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rajesh Koothrappali!
Rajesh Koothrappali is the new light heavyweight champion!