PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bas De Groote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Groote comes into the arena with Bas' Theme blaring out of the sound system. Fisher is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Must Be The Money. On his way into the ring it seems that Bas De Groote has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bas De Groote seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

De Groote
vs
Fisher

193 cm
22
245 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

200 cm
24
287 lbs
10 - 7 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

BEST NUTRITION,no doping

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 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bas De Groote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Steve Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Groote throws a series of strikes that have Fisher backpedaling.

It looks like Steve Fisher has been cut.
De Groote throws a low kick but Fisher avoids it.
De Groote tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Fisher misses.
De Groote tries to work over Fisher's front leg with a kick but Fisher checks it.
De Groote takes a swing at Fisher's ribcage but misses.
Fisher tries to clinch up but De Groote circles away and keeps his distance.
De Groote scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fisher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Groote ducks under a wild hook from Fisher.
De Groote misses with a hook.
Fisher slips under a jab from De Groote.
De Groote moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - De Groote throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fisher blocks a jab.
De Groote misses with a wild combination.
De Groote throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groote misses with a body shot.
Fisher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Groote was well out of range. Poor timing from Fisher.
De Groote misses the shot to the body.
Steve Fisher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Fisher gets caught flat footed, as De Groote shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fisher can't keep his opponent in guard - De Groote advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
De Groote works his way into full mount!
De Groote is stalling here but it's allowed Fisher to get half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher trying to control from the bottom.
De Groote is just content to waste time from the top position. Fisher takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
De Groote looking to sit in guard and control but Fisher gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
De Groote lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fisher!
De Groote punching from mount but Fisher doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groote looking to finish Fisher with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fisher!
De Groote trying to control but he's not successful this time.

De Groote swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Fisher is now in De Groote's guard. A big mistake from De Groote there, giving up the dominant position!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fisher won't allow De Groote to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

De Groote looking for subs off his back but Fisher has passed one foot through into half guard.
De Groote has a hand on Fisher's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Fisher takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
De Groote really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bas De Groote dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Fisher's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

De Groote slips a straight right by Fisher.
De Groote checks the leg kick.
Fisher misses with a looping left.
De Groote throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Groote lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fisher lands with a straight right. De Groote didn't see that one coming.
De Groote dodges the punch combination from Fisher.
Fisher connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Groote tries to work over Fisher's front leg with a kick but Fisher checks it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting De Groote here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Fisher lands with a hook. De Groote tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De Groote misses with the combination.
De Groote throws a chopping leg kick but Fisher manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groote checks the leg kick.
Fisher takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fisher moves away from the strike by De Groote.
De Groote dips to his left and cracks Fisher with an uppercut!
Fisher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Groote throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fisher counters with a nice uppercut.
De Groote throws out a powerful jab.
Fisher throws an overhand right that lands on De Groote's shoulder, as De Groote tries to avoid the shot.
Fisher tries to close the distance and clinch but De Groote swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Groote throws a head kick that misses.
Fisher wants to clinch.
A lazy left from Fisher finds it's target.

De Groote throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fisher was covering up waiting for the punch and De Groote finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groote trying to control the position from guard on top but Fisher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fisher is pulling down on De Groote's head. It's preventing any offense from De Groote, at least for the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Groote advances position into side control!
Fisher struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher regains half guard, as De Groote was trying to land strikes.
Fisher wants to improve his position but De Groote is controlling well.

De Groote is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fisher is just riding it out for now. De Groote eventually gives up the hold.
De Groote trying to control the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
De Groote wants to control but Fisher is keeping him busy.
Fisher tries to roll over but De Groote keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bas De Groote dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steve Fisher's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Fisher takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bas De Groote seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Groote misses with a low kick.
Fisher avoids a kick to the body.
De Groote fakes the leg kick and cracks Fisher in the body.
De Groote lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fisher at a distance.
De Groote misses with a looping left.
De Groote doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fisher counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fisher walks into a left hand.
De Groote gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fisher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Groote swings for the body but Fisher moves out of range.
Fisher is on the wrong end of a nice combination from De Groote.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Groote takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groote connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fisher momentarily.
Fisher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Groote fails with the takedown
and Fisher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bas De Groote. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Groote uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

De Groote shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
De Groote is looking to take a break and control but Fisher is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
De Groote missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher taking some punishment here, with De Groote in his half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Steve Fisher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fisher is controlling De Groote's trapped leg to prevent De Groote from advancing to side control.
De Groote is keen to just control but Fisher is a slippery customer.
De Groote thows a huge punch but Fisher dodges it nicely.
De Groote is looking to stall here but Fisher recovers full guard.
De Groote looking to sit in guard and control but Fisher gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

De Groote looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Fisher passes into side control.
Fisher wants to stand but De Groote is controlling his arm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
De Groote is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fisher's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Fisher trying to control from half guard but De Groote is working away.
De Groote is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bas De Groote is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Groote gets full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Groote is controlling Fisher's posture.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bas De Groote showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Groote 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

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