PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Borst De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fransico Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Groot comes into the arena with Led Zeppelin's Immigrant Song blaring out of the sound system. Borst De Groot could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fransico Junior's chin.

De Groot
vs
Junior

178 cm
26
185 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

188 cm
27
184 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Adrenaline

Katukauppa.com

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Borst De Groot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fransico Junior!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from De Groot. Junior does a little dance to reset his feet.
Junior connects with a good right hand that stumbles De Groot. De Groot circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De Groot punishes Junior's body with a nice straight punch.
De Groot misses with a hook.
Junior goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Junior lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Groot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Junior.
De Groot lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

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

Junior breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Junior clinches up against the cage.
De Groot cracks Junior with a nice body shot.
De Groot tries to break free but Junior pushes him back against the cage.
Junior lands a nice uppercut.
Junior tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Groot's elbow.
Junior blocking some punches.
De Groot can't find room to land a body shot as Junior controls the action.
Junior tries to throw a body punch but De Groot avoids it by throwing Junior back against the cage.
Junior is leaning against De Groot and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
De Groot struggles to land a body shot inside as Junior controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Junior.
Junior tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Groot's elbow.
De Groot wants to break the clinch but can't.
Junior works on De Groot's body with a couple of short punches.
Junior has a couple of punches blocked by De Groot.
A short left from Junior.

Junior manages to break the clinch.
Junior slips a straight right by De Groot.
De Groot swinging wildly here.
A punch lands to the side of De Groot 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Junior tries to clinch up.
Junior scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab from Junior misses.
Junior chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Junior lands a left and a right that send De Groot crashing to the mat, dazed. Junior thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

De Groot is rocked!
Junior throws an overhand right that drops De Groot like a sack of potatoes! Junior dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fransico Junior! Fransico Junior retains his middleweight title!
Fransico Junior managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Katukauppa.com, into his post fight interview.