PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cristopher Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neel De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Neel De Groot was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Porter
vs
De Groot

192 cm
19
193 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

188 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cristopher Porter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Neel De Groot!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

De Groot clinches.

De Groot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

De Groot feints and as Porter raises his hands in defense, De Groot changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

De Groot gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Porter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Porter avoids the head kick by De Groot.
Porter has a takedown stuffed.
Porter moves out of range of the body kick from De Groot.

De Groot gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Porter looking to stall.

De Groot manages to pull guard.
De Groot trying to strike off his back.
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!
Porter with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Porter throwing strikes from guard but De Groot blocks nicely.
De Groot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Porter.
De Groot not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De Groot has momentary wrist control but Porter slips an elbow through the middle.
De Groot wants to sweep here but Porter controlling him for the moment.
De Groot is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

De Groot is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
De Groot throwing shots but Porter is blocking nicely.
Porter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot blocks the strikes from Porter.
De Groot controlling the pace.
Porter is trying to stand up here but De Groot is controlling him well.
De Groot stalling away here and it's allowed Porter to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Porter looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Groot is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot stops Porter from standing up.
De Groot seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
De Groot looking to sit in guard and control but Porter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Groot throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Porter's guard.
De Groot trying to control but Porter is working from the bottom.
De Groot would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Groot tries to free his leg and advance position but Porter is retaining full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Porter can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as De Groot controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neel De Groot dominated that round.
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.

Porter gets cracked there but stands up to it.

It looks like Cristopher Porter has been cut.
De Groot misses with a low kick.
Porter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

De Groot closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Porter's guard.
De Groot scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
De Groot looking to sit in guard and control but Porter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
De Groot preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Groot bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Porter's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot trying to control the position from guard on top but Porter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neel De Groot has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Groot sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Porter's guard.

De Groot decides to stand and escape the position.
De Groot swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Porter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Porter taking a breather.

De Groot jumps guard and drags Porter to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
De Groot wants to sweep here but Porter controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as De Groot holds on and takes a little breather.
Porter stopping the sweep attempt from De Groot.
De Groot is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Neel De Groot was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Porter fails with an attempt to clinch.

Porter gets a double leg takedown into De Groot's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

De Groot is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Porter is aware though and is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter stops De Groot from standing up.
De Groot is breathing heavily.
De Groot manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Porter is trying to escape the mount.
Porter sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Porter is trying to stand up here but De Groot is controlling him well.
De Groot sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
De Groot trying to control from half guard but Porter is working away.
Porter trying to control here.
Porter looks like he's trying to stand up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Porter is refusing to be controlled, as De Groot sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neel De Groot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cristopher Porter's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

De Groot throws a head kick that misses.

De Groot decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
De Groot is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are battling for position here. Porter manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
De Groot slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Neel De Groot.
De Groot wants to slow Porter down by chopping away at his legs.
Porter tries to close the distance and clinch but De Groot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Neel De Groot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Porter tries to clinch up but De Groot circles away and keeps his distance.

De Groot feints and as Porter raises his hands in defense, De Groot changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
De Groot won't allow Porter to get back to his feet.
De Groot stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Porter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Groot wants to control from the top but Porter keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Neel De Groot.
De Groot throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

De Groot drives through with a takedown into guard.
De Groot takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Porter throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Porter controls De Groot momentarily but De Groot frees himself.
De Groot content to stall in guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter keeping moving, preventing De Groot from controlling successfully.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Neel De Groot wasn't active enough on the ground.
De Groot tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Porter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

De Groot shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Porter napping and manages to drive through into side control!
De Groot wants to control but Porter is keeping him busy.
Porter managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by De Groot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

De Groot looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Porter can't do much from the bottom here.
De Groot laying and praying for a moment but Porter takes advantage and regains half guard.
De Groot thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

And that's the end of the fight!
Neel De Groot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Groot 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neel De Groot!