PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karl De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Virgil Cid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

De Groot
vs
Cid

170 cm
31
158 lbs
33 - 13 - 0

183 cm
27
169 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 33 - 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 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Virgil Cid!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as De Groot checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Groot. Cid does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Groot blocks a jab.

De Groot moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from De Groot.
Cid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Groot's elbow.
De Groot tries to throw a body punch but Cid avoids it by throwing De Groot back against the cage.
De Groot tries a body shot but Cid blocks it.
De Groot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cid stalling in the clinch but De Groot improves position.
Knees to the body from De Groot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Groot creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from De Groot.
De Groot lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cid backwards.
De Groot lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cid backwards.
A hook to the body from Cid.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cid struggles to land a body shot inside as De Groot controls his hands.
De Groot throws a punch but it's blocked by Cid.
Cid takes a shot to the head.
De Groot tries to throw a body punch but Cid avoids it by throwing De Groot back against the cage.
De Groot can't find room to land a body shot as Cid controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cid.
Cid wants to get back to striking at distance but De Groot won't allow it.
De Groot misses with a body punch.
De Groot struggles to land a body shot inside as Cid controls his hands.
Cid scores with a shoulder strike.
Cid is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but De Groot is keeping busy.
De Groot throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Groot will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cid up against the cage.
De Groot blocks an uppercut.
De Groot working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Groot misses with some punches.
Cid has a couple of punches blocked by De Groot.
De Groot is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cid is defending well for now.
De Groot leaning against his opponent.
Cid has a couple of punches blocked by De Groot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot lands a shoulder strike.
De Groot unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cid lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from De Groot on the inside.
De Groot stalling the fight.
Cid working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Groot pushes Cid back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Groot working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cid leaning his opponent against the cage.
De Groot lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cid.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cid has a couple of punches blocked by De Groot.
De Groot tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Groot scores with a shot to the side of Cid's head.
Cid tries a body shot but De Groot blocks it.
De Groot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Groot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cid throws a punch but it's blocked by De Groot.

Cid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Groot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cid.

De Groot closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Groot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cid looking to slow down the pace here.
Cid throws a head punch that misses.
Cid misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Groot tries a body shot but Cid blocks it.
Cid looking to stall.
Cid lands a left hand.
Cid lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from De Groot.
Cid tries to work over De Groot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cid avoiding damage as De Groot throws knees to the body.
De Groot trying to control the position but instead, Cid has worked for underhooks and has pushed De Groot into the cage.
De Groot misses with some punches.
De Groot misses with a punch on the inside.
De Groot stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Groot lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
De Groot lands a nice uppercut.
Cid pushes De Groot back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
De Groot digs a right hand underneath Cid's ribcage. Cid let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De Groot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Groot blocks an uppercut.
De Groot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cid.
Cid managing to block the knees to the body from De Groot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl De Groot dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cid fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De Groot on the side of the head.
De Groot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cid circles away quickly and effectively.
Cid misses with a body kick.
Cid throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Groot walks into a straight right hand from Cid.
Good work by De Groot as he checks the leg kick.
Cid clobbers De Groot with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Groot. Cid does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Groot avoids a kick to the body.
De Groot staying out of range there.
De Groot scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

De Groot rushes Cid and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
De Groot lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cid backwards.
De Groot working Cid over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cid throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for De Groot.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Groot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cid backwards.
Cid softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Groot misses with the head strike.
De Groot throws a punch but it's blocked by Cid.
De Groot misses with a punch on the inside.
Cid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Groot's elbow.
De Groot digs a right hand into Cid's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cid's gas tank.
A short uppercut from De Groot.
A short right from De Groot.
Cid tries to work over De Groot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Groot blocks an uppercut.
Cid avoiding damage as De Groot throws knees to the body.
De Groot works on Cid's body with a couple of short punches.
De Groot blocks a body shot from Cid.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Groot lands a body punch.
De Groot struggles to land a body shot inside as Cid controls his hands.
De Groot blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cid.
De Groot lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cid backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for De Groot.
De Groot effectively controlling the action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cid.
Cid tries to work over De Groot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Groot lands a body punch in the clinch.
De Groot is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Groot creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cid taking a breather.
Cid working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cid misses with a punch to the body.
De Groot blocks an uppercut.
De Groot scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Groot swings wildly with an uppercut but Cid uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cid.
Cid misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cid pushes De Groot back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Groot misses with a knee strike.
Cid throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Groots head.
Cid misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cid misses with the head strike.
De Groot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cid is looking to break free of the clinch but De Groot has double underhooks.
Cid throws a punch but it's blocked by De Groot.
Cid throws a punch but it's blocked by De Groot.
Cid lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Karl De Groot has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cid working aggressively here.
Cid is looking to control De Groot's arms but De Groot gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cid has his back to the cage.
Cid can't find room to land a body shot as De Groot controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by De Groot as Cid tries to tie him up.
De Groot tries a body shot but Cid blocks it.
De Groot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cid scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cid misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Cid.
De Groot misses with some punches.
Cid tries to throw a body punch but De Groot avoids it by throwing Cid back against the cage.
Cid prevents a body shot from De Groot.
Cid is leaning against De Groot and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
De Groot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cid stalling in the clinch.
De Groot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Groot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Groot lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cid.
De Groot has a couple of punches blocked by Cid.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Karl De Groot will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

De Groot looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cid throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by De Groot.
De Groot throws a leg kick but Cid sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cid takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cid throws a low kick but it's checked well by De Groot.
De Groot lands a leg kick that knocks Cid off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cid. De Groot does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Groot takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
De Groot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cid.
De Groot ducks right into an uppercut from Cid.
De Groot scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Groot slips a jab from Cid.
Cid misses with a straight left.
Cid moves out of range of the body kick.
De Groot connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Groot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cid.
A thudding body kick lands there by De Groot!
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 jab from Cid misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid throws a front kick aimed at De Groot's knee but De Groot avoids it well.
Cid misses with a looping right.
De Groot misses with a hook.
De Groot avoids the head kick by Cid.
A bone on bone clash there as De Groot blocks the leg kick.
De Groot misses with a body shot.
De Groot rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Groot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Groot thows a body kick. Cid tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Virgil Cid seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Groot slips under a jab.
De Groot misses with a looping right.
De Groot wants to land a leg kick but Cid is out of range.
Cid chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cid gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Groot.
De Groot lands a body shot.
Cid dodges the punch combination from De Groot.
Cid checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Groot was well out of range. Poor timing from Cid.
Cid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good work by De Groot as he checks the leg kick.
Nice cross by De Groot.
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!
Cid misses with a body kick.
De Groot lands with an uppercut that bounces Cid off the cage and back into range.
De Groot looks to land a left hand but Cid moved out of range nicely.
Cid fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Groot has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
De Groot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cid was well out of range. Poor timing from De Groot.
Nice body kick there by De Groot.
De Groot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cid.
De Groot keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cid circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cid on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Groot. De Groot obviously looking to wear him down.
Cid tries to score with a low kick but De Groot moves his leg out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cid sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten De Groot somewhat.
Cid feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Groot's calf.
De Groot swings for the body but Cid moves out of range.
De Groot tries a head kick but it misses.
De Groot swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cid.
De Groot moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Karl De Groot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cid moves out of range of the body kick from De Groot.
De Groot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cid. Cid obviously looking to wear him down.
A slow jab from De Groot misses its intended target.
De Groot takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

De Groot has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cid.
De Groot is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
De Groot connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Virgil Cid has been cut.
De Groot scores with a nice hook to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cid tries a body shot but De Groot blocks it.
Cid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Come on Cid - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cid being controlled against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karl De Groot showed his dominance in that final round.
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 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl De Groot!
During a confident post fight interview, Karl De Groot thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.