PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos The Animal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas De Groote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Groote is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bas' Theme. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

The Animal
vs
De Groote

190 cm
21
267 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

193 cm
19
240 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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Demonic Clothing

Syndicate Drugs
Blueprint Clothing

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos The Animal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bas De Groote!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The Animal shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The Animal stands up over De Groote, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The Animal works over De Groote with some ground and pound from guard.
The Animal makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The Animal is working De Groote over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Animal makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

De Groote looking for a guillotine here but The Animal defends easily.
The Animal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The Animal throws a big right hand that misses.
The Animal with a flurry of punches that miss.
The Animal working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

De Groote is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The Animal preventing the sweep.
De Groote pulls The Animal in close to his closed guard and prevents The Animal from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Animal stands up and waves to De Groote to follow him.
Horrible takedown by De Groote or perhaps it was just good defense by The Animal which made him look bad.
The Animal tries to close the distance and clinch but De Groote swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Animal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Animal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Groote pinned against the cage. De Groote gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The Animal shoots and misses

and De Groote counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The Animal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

The Animal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

De Groote has taken the fight to the clinch.

De Groote pulls The Animal into guard.
The Animal thows a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groote looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The Animal postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The Animal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
De Groote looking for a sweep. Not yet De Groote, not yet.
De Groote trying to control the position.
The Animal with a flurry of punches that miss.
The Animal connects with a couple of short punches.
The Animal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De Groote avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

De Groote looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The Animal cracks De Groote with a solid left hand.

De Groote is looking for a triangle but The Animal pushes his legs off easily.
The Animal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Animal has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The Animal lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groote avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The Animal throwing strikes but missing.
The Animal working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

De Groote working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Animal doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. The Animal manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
De Groote is trying to control the position from the bottom.
De Groote looks gassed!
The Animal stopping the sweep attempt from De Groote.
The Animal scoring with some ground and pound.

De Groote is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The Animal distracts De Groote with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Animal throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

De Groote escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. The Animal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The Animal connects with a couple of short punches.
The Animal won't allow De Groote to sweep him here.
The Animal throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Animal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De Groote is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Animal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De Groote preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The Animal working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
De Groote working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos The Animal dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The Animal clinches but De Groote breaks the clinch

and De Groote counters by clinching up.
The Animal is trying to break the clinch but De Groote has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, De Groote scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Groote tries a knee to the head but The Animal blocks it.
The Animal is looking to break free of the clinch but De Groote has double underhooks.
The Animal is trying to break free.
De Groote missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Groote.
The Animal has had enough of the clinch but De Groote keeps him there for the moment.
De Groote has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Animal is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

De Groote tightens his grip and picks The Animal up, before dumping him to the ground. The Animal manages to land in guard.
De Groote stopping the sweep attempt from The Animal.
De Groote is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
De Groote is breathing heavily.
The Animal working a defensive guard here.
De Groote works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Carlos The Animal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

De Groote is trying to work for a kimura but The Animal is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Animal is trying to stand back up but De Groote is controlling him

De Groote is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. The Animal doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time De Groote.
The Animal wants to get back to his feet.

The Animal pushes De Groote off and gets back to his feet.
De Groote slips a jab from The Animal.
De Groote avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Animal misses with a wild combination.
De Groote bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps The Animal's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The Animal throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around De Groote's waist but De Groote gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing The Animal off to one side.
The Animal looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The Animal misses with a wild combination.
The Animal misses with a takedown attempt

and De Groote counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos The Animal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Animal wants to get back to his feet but De Groote is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
De Groote passes The Animal's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

De Groote looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The Animal misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Animal tries to kick De Groote off but De Groote keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

De Groote is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The Animal missing with punches from the bottom.

De Groote seems to be looking for submissions.
De Groote wants to pass to mount but The Animal is defending the position.
The Animal punching from the bottom.
The Animal misses with some strikes from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The Animal tries to clinch but De Groote moves away
and De Groote counters with a stiff right hand.
De Groote throws a head kick that The Animal semi-blocks.

De Groote has The Animal up against the cage in a clinch.
De Groote scores with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

De Groote manages to pull guard.
The Animal wants to control from the top but De Groote keeps moving.
The Animal scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The Animal distracts De Groote with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Animal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Groote looking for a sweep. Not yet De Groote, not yet.
The Animal wanted to stand there but De Groote had control of the position.
The Animal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Animal content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
De Groote is pulling down on The Animal's head. It's preventing any offense from The Animal, at least for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Groote wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bas De Groote showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

The Animal shoots in and drives through. De Groote sprawls well.
The Animal has his takedown stuffed

and De Groote counters with a nice double leg into guard.
De Groote stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Animal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Groote passes The Animal's left leg - he's now in half guard.
De Groote blocks the strikes from The Animal.
The Animal punching from the bottom.
The Animal is trying to stand.

De Groote is looking for a kimura but The Animal is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for De Groote to get the leverage.
The Animal gets back to full guard.

De Groote drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and De Groote jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The Animal can't keep his opponent in guard - De Groote advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groote trying to pass the guard but The Animal defending well.
The Animal gets back to full guard.
The Animal throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
De Groote looking to pass the guard.
The Animal wants to stand up but De Groote is controlling him.
De Groote wants to control from the top but The Animal keeps moving.
De Groote might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control The Animal kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The Animal misses with a double jab

and De Groote counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
De Groote blocks the strikes from The Animal.
The Animal tries to kick De Groote off but De Groote keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The Animal is looking for a sweep. De Groote is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
De Groote is thwarting The Animal's attempts to control the position.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for De Groote. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
De Groote is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
De Groote blocks The Animal's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The Animal is looking to improve his position but De Groote isn't that keen on the idea.

De Groote working for a guillotine from mount but The Animal is in no mood to give up.
The Animal is squirming around, avoiding De Groote's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Animal is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

De Groote with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

De Groote looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
De Groote thowing shots but they're missing.
The Animal is in all sorts of trouble here.
De Groote is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. The Animal is in real trouble.

De Groote tightening his grip on The Animal, looking for the choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

De Groote looking for the choke but no joy.
De Groote gets his hands free as The Animal looks to control.
The Animal looking very determined here, making life difficult for De Groote.
De Groote really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for The Animal.
The Animal is trying to break free.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bas De Groote comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Groote has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bas De Groote!