PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karl De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez has chosen Vamos as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

De Groot
vs
Lopez

170 cm
30
158 lbs
32 - 13 - 0

181 cm
29
162 lbs
22 - 6 - 1

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World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 32 - 13 - 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 22 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Miguel Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Groot buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Lopez tries to keep at a distance but De Groot has taken the fight into the clinch.
De Groot tries to work over Lopez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Groot misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Groot taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lopez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Groot misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Groot tries to break the clinch but Lopez is controlling the position.
De Groot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lopez misses with a body punch.
A short right from De Groot.
De Groot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Groot gets through Lopez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Groot gets through Lopez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Groot misses with a body punch.
De Groot lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.

Lopez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lopez misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot just misses with a punch to the body.
De Groot motions for Lopez to come forward. De Groot throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez wants to slow De Groot down by chopping away at his legs.
Lopez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lopez lands a nice looking body shot.
De Groot misses with a low kick.
De Groot works the jab nicely.
De Groot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lopez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Groot misses with a body shot.
De Groot digs a good body shot into Lopez's ribs.
De Groot throws a hook but Lopez avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick from Lopez misses.
De Groot missing with a left hand there. Lopez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lopez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Groot connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lopez scrambles back to his feet.
Lopez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lopez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Groot doesn't seem bothered though.
De Groot throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot missing with a left hand there. Lopez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lopez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Groot to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lopez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
De Groot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lopez.
De Groot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lopez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Groot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lopez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Groot cracks Lopez with a good jab.
De Groot attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Groot throws a big shot that misses.
De Groot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Groot throws a shot from downtown. Lopez moves away and avoids it.
Lopez missing with a left hand there. De Groot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Groot throws the left hand but Lopez avoids the punch easily.
Lopez moves away from the strike by De Groot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot misses the shot to the body.
De Groot is looking to score with low kicks.
An inside leg kick from Lopez misses.
De Groot misses with a low kick as Lopez jumps back.
Lopez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
De Groot lunges at Lopez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lopez's hand.
A big left from Lopez misses.
Lopez misses the jab.
Jab, jab by De Groot - just one landing.
De Groot throws a leg kick which misses Lopez's front leg but catches the back leg as Lopez tries to avoid it.
De Groot steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lopez. That one must have hurt.
Lopez misses with a low kick.
De Groot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lopez.
De Groot misses with a low kick.
De Groot throws a front kick that sends Lopez stumbling back into the cage.
Karl De Groot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Groot moves out of range as Lopez strikes.
A slow jab from De Groot misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lopez's jab looks to have found its range, popping De Groot under the eye.
Lopez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Groot can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Groot swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez moves out of range of the leg kick from De Groot.
De Groot throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
Lopez scoring well with a low kick there.
Good exchange - Lopez coming out on top.
De Groot fails with a takedown attempt.
De Groot missing with a left hand there. Lopez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Groot buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Groot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lopez.
A swing and a miss from De Groot.
De Groot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lopez.
Lopez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl De Groot dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

De Groot throws a leg kick but Lopez checks it.
De Groot throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Groot.
Lopez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
De Groot is looking to chop away at Lopez's legs.
Lopez loads up on a big right hand but De Groot slips the punch.
De Groot takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
De Groot fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Groot lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Groot cracks Lopez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lopez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice body kick from Lopez.
De Groot moves out of range as Lopez throws a body kick.
Lopez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on De Groot if he has to take too many more of those.
Lopez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lopez moves out of range as De Groot strikes.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Groot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot connects with a leg kick. Lopez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
De Groot looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.

De Groot has Lopez up against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Groot.
Lopez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Groot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lopez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Groot backwards.
De Groot with a knee to the head.
De Groot scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lopez blocking some punches.
Lopez blocking some punches.
De Groot with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Groot misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Groot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lopez.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lopez in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
De Groot has a couple of punches blocked by Lopez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lopez.
De Groot misses with a punch to the body.
De Groot misses with a punch on the inside.
De Groot misses with a body punch.
Lopez displaying some good clinch control by pressing De Groot up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, De Groot throws an elbow but misses.
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!
Lopez can't break the clinch.
Lopez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lopez misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Lopez.
De Groot being controlled against the cage.
De Groot is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lopez is defending well for now.
De Groot scores with a shot to the side of Lopez's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot cracks Lopez with a nice body shot.
De Groot fails to land 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. Lopez is defending well for now.
De Groot misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Groot tries a body shot but Lopez blocks it.
De Groot gets through Lopez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lopez is stalling here.
De Groot throws a head punch that misses.
Lopez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Groots head.
Lopez lands with a short shot to the head.
Lopez misses with a punch to the body.
De Groot can't find room to land a body shot as Lopez controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot misses with a punch on the inside.
Lopez lands an uppercut.
Lopez misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Groot scores with a shot to the side of Lopez's head.
Lopez misses with a short punch on the inside.

Lopez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Groot misses the shot to the body.
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!
De Groot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lopez.
Lopez lands with a nice body kick.
Karl De Groot is winning the standup battle so far.
Lopez tries to score with a low kick but De Groot moves his leg out of the way.
Lopez takes one to the chin there.
De Groot tried to score with a low kick but Lopez checks it.
Lopez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Groot.
Lopez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lopez lands a nice looking body shot.
De Groot throws a push kick but Lopez slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl De Groot dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

De Groot fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lopez checks it well.
Lopez misses with a body kick.
De Groot misses with a body shot.
De Groot throws a head kick that Lopez semi-blocks.
De Groot takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lopez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lopez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lopez scores with a leg kick.
De Groot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Groot throws a looping overhand right but Lopez ducks down to avoid it.
De Groot pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Groot throws out a leg kick but Lopez moves out of range and De Groot only half commits.
De Groot throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
De Groot throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lopez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lopez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
De Groot lands the left hand.
De Groot with a hook.
Lopez delivers a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot connects with a body shot.
Lopez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Groot.
De Groot throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lopez lands with a nice body punch.
Lopez throws a chopping leg kick but De Groot manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
De Groot tries to land a leg kick but Lopez saw it coming and moves away.
Lopez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Groot throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lopez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and De Groot has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Groot and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Groot tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lopez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten De Groot somewhat.
De Groot takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Groot throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lopez connects with a body shot.
Miguel Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot misses with a body kick.
De Groot will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lopez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lopez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lopez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Groot.
Lopez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from De Groot misses the target.
Lopez feints and then cracks De Groot's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Groot down.
De Groot 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 fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lopez manages to avoid it.
De Groot throws a head kick that misses
and Lopez counters with an outside leg kick.
Lopez checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice defenses there by Lopez.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lopez.
De Groot takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lopez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez throws out a leg kick but De Groot moves out of range and Lopez only half commits.
De Groot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lopez misses with a two punch combination.
De Groot tries to clinch up.
De Groot throws out a loose jab but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karl De Groot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lopez throws a push kick but De Groot slaps the foot to one side.
De Groot moves out of range as Lopez strikes.
De Groot bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Lopez. That snapped De Groot's head back.
Lopez throws a body punch but De Groot moves out of range.
Lopez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De Groot tries a low kick but Lopez avoids it.
Lopez is looking to chop away at De Groot's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lopez blocks a leg kick.
Lopez throws a chopping leg kick but De Groot manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
De Groot misses with a series of wild punches.
De Groot scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Groot dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lopez misses with the combination.
De Groot connects with a leg kick. Lopez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That kick from Lopez tenderised De Groot's leg. De Groot is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Groot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lopez.
Lopez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
De Groot looks to land a body kick but Lopez moved away.
Lopez is looking to slow De Groot down with leg kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Miguel Lopez.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl De Groot!
Karl De Groot decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.