PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramon Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Groot is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Beautiful Death - Wintersun. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Diaz
vs
Groot

184 cm
29
175 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

179 cm
27
178 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Wolfpack Blood Labs Q158-Q155

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ramon Groot!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Groot's shoulder, as Groot tries to avoid the shot.
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Groot.
Groot moves away from the strike by Diaz.
Groot attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Groot lands with a shot to the body.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice body punch from Groot.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Groot but Groot pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Groot connects with a leg kick. Diaz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Groot at a distance.
Groot cracks Diaz with an open hand slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Groot, right into the meat.
Groot throws a leg kick which misses Diaz's front leg but catches the back leg as Diaz tries to avoid it.
Groot scores with a nice right hand.
Diaz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz misses with a hook to the body
and Groot makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Groot thows a body kick. Diaz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Groot lands with an uppercut that bounces Diaz off the cage and back into range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Groot. That's going to slow Diaz down.
Crunch! Groot slams his shin into Diaz's torso.
Groot is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Diaz like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Diaz from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ramon Groot!
An out of breath Ramon Groot thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.