PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Pim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

De Groot
vs
Pim

196 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jan De Groot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonas Pim!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Groot throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pim.
De Groot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pim circles away quickly and effectively.
De Groot scores with a decent looking hook.
A telegraphed right hand from De Groot misses the target.
De Groot misses with a right hand
and Pim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Groot misses with a double jab
enabling Pim to counter with a crisp jab.
De Groot tries to bum rush Pim with a series of wild strikes but Pim uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big left from De Groot misses.
De Groot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pim.
Pim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Groot.
A big right from De Groot misses.
Pim drops his hands momentarily and De Groot takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

It looks like Jonas Pim has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Groot scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Groot.
De Groot digs a good body shot into Pim's ribs.
De Groot thuds his right hand into Pim's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De Groot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pim moves away.
Nice defenses there by Pim.
De Groot throws a series of punches but Pim moves out of range.
De Groot scores with a body shot.
De Groot loads up on a big right hand but Pim slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pim looks winded!
De Groot misses with a left hand
and Pim counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Groot misses with a body shot
and Pim counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Groot throws a looping overhand right but Pim ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from De Groot misses.
De Groot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pim moves out of range of the strikes.
De Groot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Groot misses with a double jab
and Pim counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Groot.
De Groot cracks Pim with a right hand to the side of the head.
De Groot throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pim counters with a three punch combo that has De Groot backing up. De Groot nods at Pim to acknowledge the strikes.
De Groot fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
De Groot throws a hook but Pim blocks it.
De Groot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pim.
Jan De Groot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Groot misses with a double jab
letting Pim counter with a right hand.
De Groot looks to land a right hand but Pim moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot cracks a nice hook into Pim's ribs.
De Groot misses with a double jab.
De Groot throws out a loose jab but Pim uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Groot throws the left hand but Pim avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pim slips under a jab from De Groot.
De Groot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pim staying out of range there.
De Groot swings for the body but Pim moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from De Groot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan De Groot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonas Pim's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nice defenses there by Pim.
De Groot misses with an uppercut
and Pim counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pim slips under a jab from De Groot.
De Groot misses with a straight left.
De Groot swings widly with a right hand
and Pim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Groot misses with a hook to the body
and Pim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Groot misses the body punch
and Pim counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jan De Groot is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Groot misses with a combination
and Pim counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
De Groot loads up on a big right hand but Pim slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pim.
De Groot lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
De Groot throws a right hand that misses
and Pim counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from De Groot. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Groot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pim circles away quickly and effectively.
De Groot misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Groot connects with a body shot.
Pim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Groot.
De Groot thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pim moves out of range as De Groot strikes.
A combination from Pim does no damage.
De Groot misses with an uppercut. Pim saw that one coming.
De Groot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Groot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Groot swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pim counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Groot throws a body punch but Pim moves out of range.
De Groot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De Groot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pim can do to turn this around?
De Groot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pim.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot misses the shot to the body.
Pim scores with a hook.
A slow jab from De Groot misses its intended target.
De Groot ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from De Groot misses the target.
De Groot jabs at Pim's body.
De Groot misses with a hook
and Pim makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Groot.
A jab from De Groot misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot throws out a loose jab but Pim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pim misses with a hook. De Groot ducked under it nicely.
De Groot throws a combination that misses
and Pim counters with a stiff right hand.
De Groot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Groot misses with a body punch
and Pim counters with a straight right hand.
De Groot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pim manages to avoid it.
De Groot falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pim counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice cross by De Groot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jonas Pim will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jonas Pim's cut.
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. This is the final round!

De Groot misses with a body punch
and Pim counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Groot misses with a looping left.
Pim moves away from the strike by De Groot.
De Groot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Groot throws a one two combo.
De Groot throws a looping overhand right but Pim ducks down to avoid it.
De Groot misses with a lunging right hand
and Pim counters with a one-two to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Groot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Groot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Groot swings widly with a right hand
and Pim counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pim slips a straight right by De Groot.
De Groot uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pim has time to react.
A slow jab from Pim misses its intended target.
A slow jab from De Groot misses its intended target.
A jab from De Groot misses.
Good shot there by Pim.
Pim might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
De Groot fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
De Groot throws a looping overhand right but Pim ducks down to avoid it.
De Groot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pim was well out of range. Poor timing from De Groot.
Pim ducks right into an uppercut from De Groot.
De Groot loads up on a big right hand but Pim slips the punch.
De Groot misses with a left hand
letting Pim counter with a right hand.
Pim slips a jab from De Groot.
De Groot misses with a hook. Pim ducked under it nicely.
De Groot misses with a looping right.
Pim lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - De Groot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot misses with a looping left.
De Groot throws a right hand that misses
and Pim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Groot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from De Groot misses.
De Groot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pim.
De Groot ducks right into an uppercut from Pim.
De Groot misses with a right hand
and Pim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pim lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Pim there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot takes a swing at Pim's ribcage but misses.
De Groot takes a swing at Pim's ribcage but misses.
De Groot slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Groot misses with a body punch
and Pim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Groot takes a swing at Pim's ribcage but misses.
De Groot stalks Pim and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pim's face. Pim staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice defenses there by Pim.
De Groot misses with a hook
and Pim counters with a three punch combo that has De Groot backing up. De Groot nods at Pim to acknowledge the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jan De Groot.
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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan De Groot!