PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Eastmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Groot comes to the cage accompanied by Beautiful Death - Wintersun. Eastmond has chosen Nelly- Here Comes The Boom as his entrance music. Ryan Eastmond has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ramon Groot's chin.

Groot
vs
Eastmond

179 cm
22
178 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

190 cm
29
174 lbs
20 - 9 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ramon Groot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Ryan Eastmond!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Groot drops his hands momentarily and Eastmond takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Groot connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Groot.
Groot throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A big right from Groot misses.
Eastmond ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Eastmond throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Groot throws a leg kick but Eastmond moved away.
Eastmond with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Groot to score with a decent uppercut.
Groot throws a chopping leg kick but Eastmond manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Eastmond checks a leg kick.
Eastmond connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Groot's hands.
Eastmond scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Eastmond!

It looks like Ramon Groot has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eastmond lands with an overhand left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Groot.
Groot lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Eastmond at a distance.
Groot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eastmond.
Eastmond moves out of range of the body kick from Groot.
Groot lands a slapping body shot.
Groot misses with a hook.
Eastmond swings for the body but Groot moves out of range.
Eastmond closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Groot displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Eastmond.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eastmond's corner calls for a 1-2. Eastmond obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eastmond 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.
Groot tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Eastmond is able to avoid easily.
Eastmond throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Groot misses with a head kick.
Groot lands with a hook. Eastmond tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Eastmond connects with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Eastmond.
Groot keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Groot plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Ryan Eastmond has been cut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Groot - that will leave a mark!
Eastmond takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eastmond lands with a hook. Groot tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Groot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Groot connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Eastmond's hands.
Eastmond takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Eastmond takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Groot throws a right hand that misses
and Eastmond counters with a right hand to the body.
Groot swinging wildly here.
Groot lands a high kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eastmond lands a head kick!
Eastmond looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eastmond connects with an inside leg kick.
Groot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Groot looks to land a left hand but Eastmond moved out of range nicely.
Groot misses with a jab to the body
and Eastmond counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Groot throws a quick inside leg kick.
Eastmond is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Eastmond will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Groot stuns Eastmond with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice jab there from Groot.
Groot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eastmond circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramon Groot dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Eastmond looks to land a combination but Groot avoids it well.
Jab by Groot.
Ramon Groot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Groot looks to land a right hand but Eastmond moved out of range.
Groot swings away with a body shot that misses
and Eastmond counters with a straight right hand.
Groot throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Eastmond.
Ryan Eastmond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Groot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eastmond.
An inside leg kick lands from Groot.
Groot doesn't manage to clinch there - Eastmond circles away.
Eastmond scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Eastmond jabs at Groot's body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Groot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Groot misses the body punch
and Eastmond counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Eastmond both land. Nice combination.
Groot connects with a body shot that sends Eastmond's belly button to the back.
Groot throws a looping overhand right but Eastmond ducks down to avoid it.
Groot swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Eastmond lands with a hook. Groot tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Eastmond shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ramon Groot is winning the standup battle so far.
A thudding body kick lands there by Eastmond!
Eastmond ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Eastmond scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eastmond scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Eastmond throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Groot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Eastmond slips under a jab from Groot.
Groot misses with a looping right.
Nice shot by Eastmond.
Groot uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Eastmond moves away from the strike by Groot.
Groot gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Eastmond counters with a straight right hand.
Groot on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Groot is rocked!

Ramon Groot's cut is getting worse.
Groot misses with a head kick.
Oh Groot is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Groot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An inside leg kick from Groot misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eastmond lands a jab.
Groot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Groot misses with an uppercut.
and Eastmond counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Groot! He's just covering up as Eastmond starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Eastmond!
Ryan Eastmond gave a mention to Crippler's Corner in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).