PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Goran Lovric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lovric's entrance music is Nneka - Heartbeat. A fine choice. De Groot comes into a darkened arena with his song building. London kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lovric
vs
De Groot

170 cm
32
157 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

170 cm
47
155 lbs
49 - 34 - 4

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Sin City Allstars

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Goran Lovric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 49 - 34 - 4, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl De Groot!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Groot dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lovric. That did some damage!
De Groot takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De Groot gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lovric.
Lovric looks to score with a jab to the body but De Groot is just out of range.
Donk. De Groot catches Lovric right on the button with a cross.
De Groot throws a front kick aimed at Lovric's knee but Lovric avoids it well.
A head kick by De Groot misses
and Lovric counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Groot on the wrong end of a nice jab.
De Groot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lovric checks a leg kick.
Lovric lunges at De Groot with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Groot's hand.
De Groot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lovric.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lovric lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as De Groot backs up against the cage.
De Groot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lovric. Lovric obviously looking to wear him down.
De Groot takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
De Groot throws a big shot that misses.
De Groot misses with a hook to the body
and Lovric counters with a two punch combo.
Lovric feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Groot's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Lovric.
Lovric lands with a good body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Lovric.
De Groot drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Groot throws a shot from downtown. Lovric moves away and avoids it.
De Groot 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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lovric. That's going to slow De Groot down.

Lovric clinches.
Lovric lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lovric throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lovric.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lovric lands with a left to the head.
De Groot utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lovric lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lovric misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovric working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Groot lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
De Groot misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Groot tries to work over Lovric's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Lovric pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Groot throws a head kick that misses.
Lovric misses with a two punch combination.
Lovric has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
De Groot misses with a body shot.
Karl De Groot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Lovric moves into range and clinches up with De Groot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Groot.
Lovric misses with the head strike.
Lovric swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lovric misses with a body punch.
Lovric lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Groot backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Lovric fails to land.
De Groot blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Lovric.
Lovric scores with a shot to the side of De Groot's head.
Lovric lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Groot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lovric.
De Groot lands with a left to the head.
De Groot lands a nice shot to the body.

Lovric pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Groot lands with an overhand left.
De Groot lands a leg kick that knocks Lovric off balance momentarily.
De Groot throws a low kick but Lovric avoids it.
Lovric swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by De Groot.
De Groot misses with an uppercut
and Lovric counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Lovric buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lovric swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by De Groot.
De Groot takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lovric pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Lovric.
Karl De Groot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Groot takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lovric is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
De Groot turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from De Groot misses its intended target.
De Groot takes one to the side of the head.

De Groot is rocked!

De Groot gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lovric to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lovric is standing up over De Groot. De Groot looks to escape but Lovric dives into side control.
De Groot is still in real trouble! Can Lovric finish him?

Lovric throws a strike aimed at the side of De Groot's head but De Groot avoids it well.
De Groot seems to have recovered his senses.
A lull in the action here as Lovric stalls from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Groot prevents Lovric from moving into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Goran Lovric dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

De Groot gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A good leg kick by Lovric.
Lovric plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
De Groot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Lovric was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lovric thuds a left hand into De Groot's body.
De Groot misses with a wild body shot.
Lovric lands a slapping body shot.
Lovric moves out of range as De Groot strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Groot.
The crowd cheers as Lovric lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Groot doesn't seem phased though.
Goran Lovric is winning the standup battle so far.
De Groot shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
As De Groot looks to move away, Lovric throws a big counter combo but De Groot just gets out of the way.
De Groot takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lovric misses with a looping right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Groot throws a jab but it's blocked by Lovric.
De Groot wants to slow Lovric down by chopping away at his legs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovric fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Groot scoring well with a low kick there.
De Groot walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice shot lands for Lovric.
Lovric misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And De Groot responds with a good body kick, but Lovric manages to step out the way in time.
De Groot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lovric.
A low kick from De Groot is predictable there
and Lovric counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lovric throws a sloppy head kick and De Groot moves out of range easily.
De Groot ducks under a wild hook from Lovric.
A punch lands to the side of De Groot 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lovric works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lovric is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Groot can do to turn this around?
De Groot takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Groot walks into a jab.
Lovric walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lovric tries to bum rush De Groot with a series of wild strikes but De Groot uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot walks into a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lovric.
De Groot's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Groot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lovric.
Lovric loads up on a big right hand but De Groot slips the punch.
De Groot looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Groot scores with a leg kick.
De Groot does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A slow jab from De Groot misses its intended target.
De Groot doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lovric throws a head kick but De Groot moves out of range.
Lovric throws a lazy uppercut
and De Groot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lovric staying out of range there.
Lovric checks a low kick from De Groot.
Lovric digs a good hook to De Groot's body.
Good work by Lovric as he checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lovric counters with a nice uppercut.
De Groot looks to score with a jab to the body but Lovric is just out of range.
De Groot misses with a body shot.
Lovric misses with a series of wild punches.
Lovric lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lovric buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Groot throws a leg kick but Lovric sees it coming and moves out of range.
De Groot on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lovric dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Lovric moves into the clinch.
Lovric tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lovric misses with some punches.
Lovric throws a punch but it's blocked by De Groot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovric misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Groot.
De Groot misses with some punches.
Lovric swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lovric throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lovric swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goran Lovric has scored more points in the clinch so far.
De Groot blocks an uppercut.
Lovric lands with a right to the head.
De Groot has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lovric working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Groot is trying to stall.
Lovric lands a left hand.
Lovric scores with a shoulder strike.
De Groot is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lovric is keeping busy.
Lovric struggles to land a body shot inside as De Groot controls his hands.
Lovric misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Goran Lovric dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

De Groot looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lovric checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Lovric misses the target.
Lovric misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Groot.
A head kick misses from De Groot.
A low kick from De Groot is predictable there

and Lovric counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for De Groot!
Lovric looks up at the clock and then as De Groot takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lovric smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lovric trying to control the position but De Groot is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovric advances nicely into full mount.
Lovric raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovric with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lovric trying to control but De Groot is having none of it.
Lovric controlling the position easily from mount.
Lovric pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lovric unloading with bombs!
Lovric lands a big shot to the head and De Groot winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Goran Lovric!
A very excited looking Goran Lovric made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Karl De Groot had this to say: 'Lets go one MORE TIME BETCH'.