PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Barry Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bang - By Barry Scott. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Scott
vs
De Groot

160 cm
28
166 lbs
17 - 6 - 1

170 cm
29
158 lbs
30 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Barry Scott!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl De Groot!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Groot closes the distance and lands a one-two.
De Groot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - De Groot scores with a four punch combination!
Scott thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Groot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scott shoots for a takedown but De Groot saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
De Groot scores with a head kick.
De Groot walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Scott checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice uppercut there from De Groot.
De Groot throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
De Groot lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Scott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Groot punishes Scott's body with a nice straight punch.
Scott blocks a low kick nicely.
Scott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scott takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Groot moves out of range of the leg kick from Scott.
Nice cross by Scott.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Scott lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Groot misses with a body shot.
A left lands for Scott.
De Groot takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De Groot missing with a left hand there. Scott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Groot thumps Scott with a low kick.
Scott checks a low kick from De Groot.
De Groot fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Scott has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
De Groot tried to score with a low kick but Scott checks it.
De Groot connects with a jab.
De Groot throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Scott misses.
Scott misses with an uppercut. De Groot saw that one coming.
De Groot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scott.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Groot.
Karl De Groot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Groot at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
De Groot throws a hook but Scott blocks it.
De Groot throws a jab when Scott was well out of range.
A head kick misses from Scott.
De Groot with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Scott takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Scott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scott dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Groot. That did some damage!
Scott misses with a leg kick.
Scott tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Groot throws a solid leg kick but Scott takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Groot.
De Groot swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Scott tries to land a leg kick but De Groot saw it coming and moves away.
Scott motions for De Groot to come forward. Scott throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Groot fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Scott is out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Scott.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott doesn't manage to clinch there - De Groot circles away.
Scott lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Groot circles away quickly and effectively.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Groot.
De Groot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Scott shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
De Groot wants to sweep but no luck.
De Groot controlling Scott's posture.
Scott landing some decent shots from guard.
Scott stays in close to De Groot's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scott tries to free his leg and advance position but De Groot is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot controls Scott momentarily but Scott frees himself.

De Groot looking for a guillotine here but Scott defends easily.
De Groot keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scott stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Groot swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scott trying to control but De Groot is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Karl De Groot will probably get the nod.
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.

De Groot misses with a hook. Scott ducked under it nicely.
Scott tries to land a front kick but De Groot steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
De Groot loads up on a big right hand but Scott slips the punch.
Scott takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Scott swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Scott scores with a nice strike.
Scott takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good leg kick by De Groot there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Groot lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Scott has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Scott and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Groot throws a sloppy head kick and Scott moves out of range easily.
Scott throws a jab but it's blocked by De Groot.

De Groot gets caught flat footed, as Scott shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but De Groot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot pulls Scott in close to prevent any damage.
Scott works a leg free and moves into half guard.
De Groot is controlling Scott's position as best he can from this difficult position.
De Groot tries to roll over but Scott keeps him under control.
De Groot is not content to let Scott control the position.
De Groot trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Scott is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
De Groot avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Scott.
De Groot is staying active underneath Scott, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Scott winds up and cracks De Groot with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Scott controlling the action here.
Scott missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Scott looking for a submission but De Groot manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot keeping full guard, as Scott tries to pass.
Scott wants to control from the top but De Groot keeps moving.
Barry Scott overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Scott keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of De Groot's head.
Scott trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Groot is pulling down on Scott's head. It's preventing any offense from Scott, at least for the moment.
Scott wants to control from the top but De Groot keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott sitting in guard here, content to control.
De Groot tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Scott trying to control but De Groot is working from the bottom.

We're going to have a standup here because Barry Scott wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A low kick from De Groot is predictable there
and Scott counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Groot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scott throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
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!
Some bone on bone action there as Scott checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Scott.
De Groot lands a right hook to the body.
De Groot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Groot will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Scott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Groot connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Scott keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Groot.
Scott tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Scott is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A jab from Scott misses.
Scott takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A good leg kick by De Groot.
De Groot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scott manages to avoid it.
De Groot cracks the inside of Scott's front leg.
Scott takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Scott thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Groot dips to his left and cracks Scott with an uppercut!
Scott lands a jab.
A swing and a miss from Scott.
Scott swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scott.
De Groot throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Scott throws a quick head kick that skims the top of De Groot's head.
Scott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Groot lands a lovely overhand right.
De Groot scores with a jab.
De Groot connects with a nice looking jab.
De Groot fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Scott checks it well.
De Groot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scott.
Scott takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
De Groot lands with a straight right. Scott didn't see that one coming.
De Groot lands the left hand.
De Groot lands with a good body shot.
De Groot lunges at Scott with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Scott's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Groot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scott.
De Groot digs a good body shot into Scott's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot tries to clinch up but Scott circles away and keeps his distance.
De Groot tries to score with a low kick but Scott moves his leg out of the way.
De Groot drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Scott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Groot manages to avoid it.
De Groot thumps Scott with a low kick.
De Groot finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Scott 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.
Karl De Groot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scott throws a jab when De Groot was well out of range.
Scott tries a low kick but De Groot avoids it.
De Groot tries to clinch but Scott is having none of it.
De Groot tries to clinch but Scott is having none of it.
De Groot throws a leg kick that misses.
Scott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Groot ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Scott takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Good shot there by De Groot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot misses with a looping left.
De Groot buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Groot blocks a jab.
Scott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Scott thows a body shot but no joy.
Scott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Groot just misses with a punch to the body.
De Groot comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Groot tries to land a leg kick but Scott saw it coming and moves away.
De Groot throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scott.
Scott throws a series of punches but De Groot avoids them all with ease.
A big right from Scott misses.
De Groot lands a front kick.
De Groot scores with a jab to the jaw.
De Groot misses with a lunging right hand

and Scott counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in De Groot's guard now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Groot is controlling Scott's posture.
Scott postures up in De Groot's guard and throws a big left but De Groot blocks it.
De Groot is trying to control the position but Scott postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
De Groot avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Scott wants to control from the top but De Groot keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Karl De Groot.
Scott is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Groot.
Scott moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
De Groot moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl De Groot really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

De Groot fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Scott checks it well.
Scott tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Groot is looking to chop away at Scott's legs.
De Groot lands a body shot.
De Groot misses with a body shot.
Scott throws a leg kick but De Groot moved away.
Scott misses with a lunging right hand
and De Groot finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
De Groot throws a right and a left that Scott avoids nicely.
Scott throws a leg kick but De Groot sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Scott bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Scott misses with a takedown
and De Groot counters with a thumping low kick.
Scott lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Scott moves in looking to clinch but De Groot pushes him off.
De Groot throws a leg kick that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Scott, as that shot connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot throws a chopping leg kick but Scott manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
De Groot moves into range and connects with a jab.
De Groot lands a body shot.
De Groot fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Groot throws a body kick that misses.
De Groot fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Scott has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Scott uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Groot.
Scott with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Groot to score with a decent uppercut.
Scott throws a series of punches but De Groot avoids them all with ease.
De Groot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Groot has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
De Groot misses with a head kick.

De Groot closes the distance and pushes Scott back into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scott.
Scott takes a knee to the side of the body.
Scott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Groot.
De Groot blocking some punches.
Scott tries to work over De Groot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Groot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scott misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Groot blocks a body shot from Scott.
Scott misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Groot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Groot misses with the head strike.
De Groot tries a body shot but Scott blocks it.
Still in the clinch, De Groot scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Groot utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Scott lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Groot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Scott working aggressively here.
Scott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Groot lands a right hand that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
De Groot presses Scott against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Scott working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Groot.
Scott scores with a shoulder strike.
De Groot using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Scott has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Scott working aggressively here.
De Groot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scott prevents a body shot from De Groot.
A body shot lands from Scott.
A nice left hand lands by Scott.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Groot misses with some punches.
Scott lands a hook that snaps the head of De Groot backwards.
De Groot missing with knees to the body.
De Groot connects with a nasty looking knee right to Scott's face.
Scott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Scott.
De Groot is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

Scott gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Scott working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Scott in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Scott controlling from the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Groot has control of Scott's left arm, preventing Scott from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Barry Scott will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A nice leg kick lands there from Scott.
Scott takes a swing at De Groot's ribcage but misses.
De Groot scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Scott looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
De Groot tries to clinch there but Scott circles away.
Scott moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
De Groot looks to land a left hand but Scott moved out of range nicely.
Karl De Groot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scott checks a leg kick.

De Groot clinches with his opponent.
De Groot lands a right hand.
Scott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Groot takes a shot to the head.
Scott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Groot tries a body shot but Scott blocks it.
De Groot lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scott prevents a body shot from De Groot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott misses with the head strike.
Scott blocks a body shot from De Groot.
Scott lands a right hand.
De Groot throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Scott.
Scott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Groot's elbow.
Scott lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Scott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scott throws a punch but it's blocked by De Groot.
Scott misses with the head strike.
De Groot crunches a lovely knee into Scott's ribcage.
De Groot tries a body shot but Scott blocks it.
Scott lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Groot backwards.
Scott drops to a knee looking for a takedown but De Groot gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Groot lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barry Scott has scored more points in the clinch so far.
De Groot lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!

De Groot breaks the clinch.
Scott tries a low kick but De Groot avoids it.
Scott wants to land a leg kick but De Groot is out of range.
De Groot connects with a looping right hand.
De Groot misses with a body kick.
De Groot feints and then cracks Scott's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Scott down.
Scott throws a low kick but De Groot moves out of range easily.
Scott takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Groot throws a shot from downtown. Scott moves away and avoids it.
Scott misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot lands a right hook to the body.
De Groot tries to clinch there but Scott circles away.
Scott misses with a leg kick
and De Groot counters with a thumping low kick.
A good leg kick by De Groot.
Scott jabs at De Groot's body.
Scott changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good work by Scott as he checks the leg kick.
De Groot scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Scott doesn't seem bothered though.
Scott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Groot throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scott.
Scott fails with a takedown attempt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
De Groot thuds his right hand into Scott's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Scott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot misses with a body kick.
Scott slips under a jab from De Groot.
De Groot connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

De Groot has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice body punch from Scott.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from De Groot.
Scott struggles to land a body shot inside as De Groot controls his hands.
De Groot is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scott is defending well for now.
Scott takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Barry Scott has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Groot creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Scott's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scott misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Groot tries to land a knee to the head but Scott blocks with his arms.
De Groot is leaning against Scott and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Scott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karl De Groot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think De Groot has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 47:48
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl De Groot!
Karl De Groot is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Karl De Groot thanked Syndicate Nutrition (DUS) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).