PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karl De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angus Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young has chosen AC/DC - Live Wire as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

De Groot
vs
Young

170 cm
26
155 lbs
21 - 5 - 0

175 cm
31
153 lbs
21 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Hellbent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl De Groot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angus Young!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young throws a leg kick but De Groot sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Young stuns De Groot with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karl De Groot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

De Groot instigates a clinch.
Young tries a knee to the head but De Groot blocks it.
Young tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Groot just leaning against Young, taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Young.
De Groot lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
De Groot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Young is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
De Groot stalling in the clinch but Young improves position.
Young swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by De Groot.
Young with a knee to the head.
Young lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Groot has a couple of punches blocked by Young.
Young misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Young connects with a nasty looking knee right to De Groot's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
De Groot tries a body shot but Young blocks it.
De Groot lands with a left to the head.
De Groot cracks Young with a nice body shot.
Young is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Groot is defending well for now.
De Groot misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Groot lands with a light punch inside.
Young throws a knee to the head but misses.
Young blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Young.
De Groot misses with a body punch.
De Groot lands a body shot.
De Groot throws a punch but it's blocked by Young.
Young lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Groot pressing his opponent against the cage.
De Groot tries to break the clinch but Young is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to throw a body punch but De Groot avoids it by throwing Young back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Young.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but De Groot blocks with his arms.
Young doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Groot works on Young's body with a couple of short punches.
De Groot landing knees to the head.
Young landing knees to the head.
A short uppercut from Young.
De Groot tries a body shot but Young blocks it.
De Groot digs a right hand into Young's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Young's gas tank.
A body shot lands from De Groot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

De Groot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Groot misses with a looping left.
De Groot scores with a head kick.
De Groot tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Young checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Young misses with a kick to the body.
Jab, jab by De Groot - just one landing.
Young avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Young slips a straight right by De Groot.
Young scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
De Groot wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Young misses with a kick to the body.
Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Young misses.
Young misses the jab.
De Groot looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Young throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Groot counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
De Groot stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Young throws a low kick but De Groot avoids it.
Young keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
De Groot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Young takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sloppy strikes from Young. Those never looked like landing.
De Groot lands a head shot.
De Groot avoids the body shot from Young.
De Groot misses with a wild body shot.
De Groot chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Danga de danga de dang - Young scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Groot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.
Young cracks a nice hook into De Groot's ribs.
Young is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Groot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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 Karl De Groot will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

De Groot takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Young misses with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Young.
Young 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.
De Groot blocks a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as De Groot blocks the leg kick.
De Groot feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Young's calf.
Young takes one to the chin there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Groot, right into the meat.
Young takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Young takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Karl De Groot is winning the standup battle so far.
De Groot throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Groot, right into the meat.
De Groot takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Groot connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
De Groot connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young throws a hook but De Groot avoids it easily.
Young misses with an uppercut.
Young stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Groot.
De Groot dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Groot throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
De Groot feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Young's calf.
De Groot cracks Young with an open hand slap.
De Groot changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Young.
Young gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Groot.
De Groot throws a leg kick
and Young cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Groot ducks right into an uppercut from Young.
De Groot lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Young misses with a double jab.
Young is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Young misses with the body kick
and De Groot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Groot scores with the left hand. Young knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Young.
De Groot throws a body punch but Young moves out of range.
De Groot walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Young checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A decent looking body kick lands there for De Groot.
De Groot lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Young thuds his shin into the meat of De Groot's side.
An inside leg kick lands from De Groot.
Young tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Groot was well out of range. Poor timing from Young.
De Groot lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Young backs up against the cage.
Young avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Groot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

De Groot gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Young tries to throw a body punch but De Groot avoids it by throwing Young back against the cage.
De Groot scores with a shoulder strike.
De Groot misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as De Groot takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
De Groot can't find room to land a body shot as Young controls the action.
Young looking to throw knees to the head but De Groot is blocking nicely.
Young misses with some punches.
De Groot with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Young throws a head punch that misses.
De Groot tries to work over Young's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Young using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Groot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
De Groot tries a body shot but Young blocks it.
De Groot can't find room to land a body shot as Young controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Young.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young misses with a hook from the clinch.
Young tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Groot avoids it.
De Groot misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Groot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Young with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Young's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A body shot lands from De Groot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Groot lands a body shot in the clinch.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Groot.
Young lands a good knee to the midsection. De Groot won't want to take too many of those.
Young scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Groot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from De Groot on the inside.
De Groot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
De Groot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Groot is trying to maintain a safe position but Young gets an underhook and turns De Groot into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl De Groot dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Young 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.
Young throws a shot from downtown. De Groot moves away and avoids it.
De Groot throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Young walks into a straight right hand from De Groot.
The fighters circling - Young throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Groot misses with a left hand
enabling Young to counter with a crisp jab.
De Groot throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Young counters with a nice uppercut.
Young avoids a kick to the body.
Young throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Groot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Groot throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Groot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Groot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.

Young has De Groot up against the cage in a clinch.
Young pushes De Groot back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot leaning against his opponent.
A short uppercut from Young.
Young working aggressively here.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
Young fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Groot lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Young misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Groot is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Young is defending well for now.
Young lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Groot can't find room to land a body shot as Young controls the action.
Young can't find room to land a body shot as De Groot controls the action.
De Groot lands a knee to the body.
De Groot wants to stall.
De Groot tries to break the clinch but Young is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young lands with a light punch inside.
De Groot misses with a body punch.
Young throws a head punch that misses.
Young tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young lands a body shot.
De Groot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
De Groot tries a body shot but Young blocks it.
Young can't find room to land a body shot as De Groot controls the action.
De Groot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
Young prevents a body shot from De Groot.
Young misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Groot.
Young throws a knee to the head but misses.
De Groot lands a body shot.
De Groot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Young misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for De Groot.
Young misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Groot lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
De Groot takes a knee right on the jaw!
Young takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Groot looking to slow down the pace here.
Karl De Groot has scored more points in the clinch so far.
De Groot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Groot blocks an uppercut.
De Groot pressing his opponent against the cage.
De Groot misses with a body punch.
De Groot takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Young.
De Groot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
Young misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Groot blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from De Groot - that landed with a thud.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Young fails to land.
Young misses with a knee strike.
De Groot wants to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Young.
De Groot misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Young.
De Groot pushes Young back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on De Groot - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Groot misses with a body punch.
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by De Groot.
De Groot works on Young's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Karl De Groot did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

De Groot thuds a left hand into Young's body.
De Groot throws a series of punches but Young moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from De Groot.
De Groot connects with a good right hand that stumbles Young. Young circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice shot by De Groot.
Young looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Groot.
De Groot fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Young checks it well.
De Groot scores with a shot to the body.
Young throws a hook but De Groot avoids it easily.
De Groot thows a body kick. Young tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Groot.

Young rushes De Groot and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
De Groot lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Young.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Young has him pressed against the cage.
De Groot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Young.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
Young blocks a body shot from De Groot.
Young has a couple of punches blocked by De Groot.

De Groot manages to break the clinch.
Young throws a right and a left that both miss.
Young throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and De Groot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Young works De Groot's body with a nice hook.
De Groot just misses with a punch to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Young throws a leg kick but De Groot sees it coming and moves out of range.
De Groot throws a right hand that misses
and Young counters with a thumping low kick.
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Groot.
De Groot dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Young. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Young checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
De Groot is looking to clinch but Young is avoiding it.
Young ducks under a wild hook from De Groot.
Young throws an overhand right that lands on De Groot's shoulder, as De Groot tries to avoid the shot.
De Groot connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Young momentarily.
A swing and a miss from De Groot.
Young connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Groot needs to keep his hands up - Young had a free shot at his head there.
A good leg kick by Young.
De Groot goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Groot avoids the head kick by Young.
De Groot fakes the leg kick and cracks Young in the body.
Young throws a wild body kick that De Groot sees coming a mile off.
Young avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot looks to throw the jab but Young is out of range.
De Groot stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Young.
Young tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Groot was well out of range. Poor timing from Young.
Young lands with a nice body punch.
De Groot throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
De Groot throws a nice outside leg kick.
Young misses with an uppercut. De Groot saw that one coming.
De Groot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Young.
De Groot misses with a right hand
and De Groot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Groot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Young. Young obviously looking to wear him down.
Young throws a head kick that De Groot semi-blocks.
De Groot cracks the inside of Young's front leg.
De Groot takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Groot tries to clinch up but Young circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot throws a hook but Young avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Groot misses with an uppercut. Young saw that one coming.
Young bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Groot's head backwards.
Good exchange - Young coming out on top.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Groot moves away.
Young gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Young lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Groot circles away quickly and effectively.
De Groot scores with a nice right hand.
Young lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Groot tries to clinch up but Young circles away and keeps his distance.
Young gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Young moves out of range of the leg kick from De Groot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Angus Young will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

De Groot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Young. Young obviously looking to wear him down.
De Groot comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Groot.

Young gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Young misses with a knee strike.
Young tries a body shot but De Groot blocks it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Young swings wildly with an uppercut but De Groot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young misses with a short punch on the inside.
Young misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from De Groot.
A hook to the body from Young.
Young scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young misses with some punches.
Young prevents a body shot from De Groot.
Young tries to throw a body punch but De Groot avoids it by throwing Young back against the cage.
De Groot lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Groot.
De Groot blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Young throws a head punch that misses.
De Groot effectively controlling the action here.
De Groot is trying to maintain a safe position but Young gets an underhook and turns De Groot into the cage.
De Groot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
De Groot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Young tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Groot avoids it.
Young blocks an uppercut.
De Groot tries a body shot but Young blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Groot's elbow.
De Groot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Young.
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by De Groot.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but De Groot avoids the damage to the body.
Young being controlled against the cage.
De Groot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from De Groot - that landed with a thud.
De Groot is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Young.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Groot misses with a body punch.
Young working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Groot unloads a knee to the mid-section. Young lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot blocks a body shot from Young.
A short right from De Groot.
A short right from De Groot.

De Groot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Young takes a swing at De Groot's ribcage but misses.
De Groot misses with a head kick.
De Groot connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
De Groot drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Groot scores with a nice strike.
Angus Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Groot misses the shot to the body.
De Groot takes one to the chin there.
Karl De Groot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Young checks the leg kick.
De Groot lands with a right hand.
Young has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Young gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
De Groot can't find room to land a body shot as Young controls the action.
De Groot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Young avoids it.
Young goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Young goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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!
Good body shot from Young.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Young has a couple of punches blocked by De Groot.
A head punch on the inside from De Groot fails to land.
Young misses with a hook from the clinch.
Young throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Groot blocks it with crossed arms.

De Groot breaks from the clinch.
Young has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from De Groot.
De Groot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Groot with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Young to score with a decent uppercut.
Young jabs at De Groot's body.
De Groot lands a nice shot that snaps Young's head back.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Angus Young.
Well De Groot 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 48:47
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 48:47
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 48:48

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Karl De Groot!
A less than humble Karl De Groot misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.