PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karl De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davor Velcic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

De Groot
vs
Velcic

170 cm
32
158 lbs
36 - 15 - 0

168 cm
30
154 lbs
24 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl De Groot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Davor Velcic!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Groot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Velcic moves out of range of the leg kick from De Groot.
De Groot scores with a kick to the midsection.
De Groot throws a front kick aimed at Velcic's knee but Velcic avoids it well.
De Groot scores with a hook to the body. Velcic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
De Groot listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Velcic sizes up De Groot with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Velcic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Groot dodges the punch combination from Velcic.
A solid body kick from De Groot.
Velcic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Groot to score with a decent uppercut.
De Groot throws a front kick aimed at Velcic's knee but Velcic avoids it well.
De Groot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Velcic blocks a low kick nicely.
Velcic moves out of range of the body kick.
De Groot dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Velcic. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot misses with a low kick.
Velcic checks a leg kick nicely.
Velcic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
De Groot throws a leg kick that misses.
De Groot checks a low kick from Velcic.
Donk. De Groot catches Velcic right on the button with a cross.
Velcic tries to work over De Groot's front leg with a kick but De Groot checks it.
Velcic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Velcic takes one on the button.
De Groot connects with a leg kick. Velcic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Velcic throws a hook but De Groot avoids it easily.
De Groot just misses with a punch to the body.
De Groot takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Velcic misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velcic slips under a jab.
De Groot scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velcic blocks a leg kick.
De Groot misses with a straight right.
A combination from Velcic does no damage.
De Groot walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Velcic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Good leg kick by De Groot there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Groot throws a shot to the body.
Velcic avoids the body shot from De Groot.
Velcic misses the jab.
Karl De Groot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Groot lands with a kick to the temple. Velcic shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
De Groot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Groot wants to clinch up but Velcic keeps it at a distance.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from De Groot - that will leave a mark!
De Groot takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velcic misses with a low kick as De Groot jumps back.
Velcic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Groot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Velcic.
De Groot swings widly with a right hand
and Velcic counters with a nice body shot.
De Groot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Velcic was well out of range. Poor timing from De Groot.
De Groot finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
De Groot moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Groot doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De Groot avoids the body shot from Velcic.
Velcic throws an off balance right hand
and De Groot counters with a lovely shot to the body.
De Groot misses the jab.
Velcic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jab by De Groot.
Velcic with a nice cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velcic lands a jab to De Groot's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by De Groot.
De Groot throws a low kick but it's checked well by Velcic.
Decent striking displayed by Velcic there.
De Groot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Velcic.
De Groot ducks under a wild hook from Velcic.
De Groot misses with a looping left.
Velcic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Groot manages to avoid it.
Velcic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velcic throws a hook but De Groot avoids it easily.
Donk. De Groot catches Velcic right on the button with a cross.
De Groot goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Velcic punishes De Groot's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A big left from Velcic misses.
De Groot dodges the punch combination from Velcic.
De Groot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Velcic misses with a wild body shot.
Velcic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Velcic avoids the head kick by De Groot.
Good work by Velcic as he checks the leg kick.
De Groot throws a chopping leg kick but Velcic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A big left from Velcic misses.
De Groot dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Velcic. That did some damage!
De Groot scores with a nice strike.
De Groot scores with the left hand. Velcic knows he should have avoided that one.
A punch combination from Velcic misses.
Velcic throws the left hand but De Groot avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot connects with a nice looking jab.
De Groot connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
De Groot throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Groot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Groot avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Groot pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Groot moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
De Groot is looking to clinch but Velcic is avoiding it.
De Groot thuds a left hand into Velcic's body.
De Groot lands a nice shot that snaps Velcic's head back.
De Groot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Velcic blocks a leg kick.
Velcic takes a swing at De Groot's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot throws a nice outside leg kick.
Velcic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A swing and a miss from Velcic.
De Groot jabs Velcic right on the nose. Velcic blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Groot is looking to clinch.
De Groot lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Groot throws a head kick that misses.
De Groot scoring well with a low kick there.
Velcic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Velcic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Velcic attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Velcic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Velcic throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Groot throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slow jab from De Groot misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Karl De Groot is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Velcic. That's going to slow De Groot down.
Velcic throws a leg kick but De Groot checks it.
De Groot moves out of range as Velcic strikes.
Velcic blocks a leg kick.
Velcic slips under a jab.
De Groot takes one on the button.
Velcic moves out of range of the body kick from De Groot.
De Groot lands a leg kick that knocks Velcic off balance momentarily.
De Groot thuds his right hand into Velcic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De Groot throws a chopping leg kick but Velcic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
De Groot throws a head kick that misses.
De Groot takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot scores with a kick to the midsection.
Velcic misses with a straight left.
De Groot takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Groot works Velcic's body with a nice hook.
De Groot checks a leg kick.
Velcic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Velcic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Velcic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and De Groot is able to avoid easily.
Velcic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Groot.
Velcic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Groot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Groot throws a chopping leg kick but Velcic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Velcic throws a hook but De Groot blocks it.
De Groot takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl De Groot dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

De Groot moves out of range of the strikes.
An inside leg kick from Velcic misses.
Velcic throws a nice looking combination but De Groot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Groot lands a leg kick that knocks Velcic off balance momentarily.
De Groot walks forward, straight into a front kick from Velcic.
De Groot feints and then cracks Velcic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Velcic down.
Velcic throws a body punch but De Groot moves out of range.
De Groot connects with a solid leg kick.
De Groot fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Velcic.
Velcic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Groot.

De Groot rushes Velcic and presses him up against the cage.
Velcic tries a body shot but De Groot blocks it.
De Groot is looking to control Velcic's arms but Velcic gets an underhook and turns him. Now De Groot has his back to the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Velcic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velcic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Velcic misses with a body punch.
De Groot working aggressively here.
De Groot lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Velcic or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Groot.
Velcic tries a body shot but De Groot blocks it.
De Groot tries to land a knee to the head but Velcic blocks with his arms.
Velcic tries to work over De Groot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Groot tries to stall but Velcic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
De Groot lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Groot creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Velcic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Velcic wants to break free but De Groot has control.
De Groot is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
De Groot tries a body shot but Velcic blocks it.
Velcic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Groot lands with a left to the head.
Velcic lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Groot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Groot trying to land knees 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!
Velcic tries to land knees in the clinch but De Groot avoids the damage to the body.
Velcic tries to work over De Groot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Velcic trying to land knees to the body.
De Groot softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Velcic goes for a takedown attempt but De Groot pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
De Groot lands a nice looking body shot.
De Groot throws a wild body kick that Velcic sees coming a mile off.
De Groot buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Velcic throws a right hand that De Groot ducks under and follows up with a left that De Groot also avoids with ease.
De Groot lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Velcic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
De Groot ducks under a wild hook from Velcic.
Velcic throws a shot from downtown. De Groot moves away and avoids it.
De Groot walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Velcic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
De Groot lands with a thumping leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by De Groot there.
The fighters circling - Velcic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Donk. De Groot catches Velcic right on the button with a cross.
De Groot lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Velcic cracks De Groot with an open hand slap.
De Groot throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Velcic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Groot throws the kick towards the body but Velcic avoids it.
Velcic slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by De Groot.
De Groot throws a body kick that misses.
A jab from De Groot does it's job there.
Velcic thumps De Groot with a low kick.
De Groot throws a low kick, looking for Velcic's leg but Velcic calmly moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Groot. That's going to slow Velcic down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Groot dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Velcic. That did some damage!
Velcic misses with a leg kick
and De Groot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Velcic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Groot.
A leg kick checked by Velcic.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from De Groot.
Velcic throws a low kick but it's checked well by De Groot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl De Groot clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

De Groot throws the left hand but Velcic avoids the punch easily.
De Groot connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Velcic attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
De Groot throws a good cross that connects.
A big right from De Groot misses.
The crowd cheers as Velcic lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Groot doesn't seem phased though.
Velcic walks into a jab.
De Groot digs a good hook to Velcic's body.
An inside leg kick from De Groot misses.
De Groot tries a low kick but Velcic avoids it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for De Groot.
Velcic misses with a leg kick.
Velcic lands a lovely overhand right.
Velcic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot lands with a hook. Velcic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De Groot cracks the inside of Velcic's front leg.
De Groot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Groot scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
De Groot jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
De Groot attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Velcic moves out of range as De Groot throws a body kick.
De Groot gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
De Groot misses with a looping right.
Velcic blocks the body kick.
Velcic tests De Groot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Velcic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
De Groot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Velcic was well out of range. Poor timing from De Groot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velcic avoids a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Groot. Velcic does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Groot connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Groot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Groot misses with a looping right.
Velcic connects with a solid leg kick.
Velcic throws a hard body shot but it just 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!
De Groot takes one on the button.
Velcic 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.
Velcic throws a low kick but it's checked well by De Groot.
De Groot throws a wild body kick that Velcic sees coming a mile off.
De Groot motions for Velcic to come forward. De Groot throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velcic catches De Groot with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
De Groot misses with a body shot.
A solid body kick from De Groot.
Velcic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
De Groot looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Groot scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Groot fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Groot throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Groot moves away from the strike by Velcic.
De Groot with a nice cross.
De Groot tries to clinch but Velcic moves out of range.
De Groot lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Velcic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velcic misses with a wild body shot.
Velcic has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from De Groot.
De Groot looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick from Velcic misses.
Velcic moves out of range of the strikes.
Velcic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Groot chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Groot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Velcic manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velcic takes one to the chin there.
Velcic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Groot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Velcic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Groot throws out the jab.
De Groot looks to land a right hand but Velcic moved out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Groot.
De Groot wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl De Groot had his way with Davor Velcic in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

De Groot tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Groot scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Velcic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
De Groot throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Donk. De Groot catches Velcic right on the button with a cross.
De Groot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good leg kick by Velcic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Velcic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Velcic moves out of range of the body kick from De Groot.
Velcic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
De Groot bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
De Groot scores with a push kick.
Velcic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot lands a leg kick that knocks Velcic off balance momentarily.
De Groot cracks Velcic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
De Groot lands a high kick!
Velcic checks the leg kick.
Velcic tests De Groot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Groot lands with a thumping leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Groot.
De Groot looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Velcic takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Some wild striking there from Velcic.
Jab, jab by De Groot - just one landing.
Karl De Groot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Velcic walks into a left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Groot. That's going to slow Velcic down.
Velcic scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Groot throws a hook but Velcic blocks it.
De Groot throws a leg kick but Velcic moved away.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Groot looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Groot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Velcic thows a body shot but no joy.
Velcic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Groot counters with a good low kick that Velcic was not able to check.
De Groot looks to throw a body kick
and Velcic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
De Groot throws a good cross that connects.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Velcic checks a leg kick.
Velcic cracks De Groot with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
De Groot lands a nice looking body kick.
De Groot is looking to score with low kicks.
De Groot throws a leg kick but Velcic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
De Groot moves out of range of the body kick.
De Groot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Velcic.
De Groot throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Groot tried to score with a low kick but Velcic checks it.
De Groot looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A clash of legs there as Velcic blocks the low kick.
De Groot paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
De Groot dodges the punch combination from Velcic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Velcic manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by De Groot. Beautiful body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Groot.
Nice defenses there by De Groot.
Velcic walks forward, straight into a front kick from De Groot.
Velcic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Velcic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Groot misses with a straight right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Groot lands a nice leg kick that just misses Velcic's sensitive parts.
De Groot turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Davor Velcic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velcic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 50:45
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl De Groot!
Karl De Groot retains his featherweight title!
A victorious Karl De Groot thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.