PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ruud De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krayzie Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruud De Groot had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

De Groot
vs
Bone

173 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

179 cm
25
150 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ruud De Groot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Krayzie Bone!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Groot misses with a wild body shot.
De Groot tried to score with a low kick but Bone checks it.
Bone lands a leg kick that knocks De Groot off balance momentarily.
De Groot takes a head kick and keeps coming.
De Groot definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
De Groot throws a leg kick but Bone checks it.
Bone checks a low kick from De Groot.
De Groot attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bone connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab lands there for De Groot.
De Groot throws a sloppy head kick and Bone moves out of range easily.
De Groot misses with a kick to the body

and Bone counters with a flying knee that drops De Groot!

De Groot is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
De Groot pulls Bone in close to his closed guard and prevents Bone from doing any damage or advancing position.

Bone stands up from De Groot's guard - Bone perhaps looking for a knockout.
De Groot pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ruud De Groot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Groot lands a lovely overhand right.
Bone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bone blocks a head kick by De Groot.
Bone blocks a low kick nicely.
De Groot throws a sloppy head kick

and Bone counters with a head kick that drops De Groot - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!
Oh De Groot is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bone stops De Groot from getting back to his feet.
De Groot knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bone on the ground.
De Groot wants to get back to full guard.
De Groot on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if De Groot tries to get out of the position.
Bone trying to control from half guard but De Groot is working away.
De Groot seems to have got his legs back now.
De Groot strikes from the bottom but Bone uses the opportunity to move to side control.

Bone decides to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone avoids the head kick by De Groot.
De Groot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bone.
Ruud De Groot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bone doesn't manage to clinch there - De Groot circles away.
De Groot avoids the head kick by Bone.
De Groot misses with a straight left.
De Groot looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bone moves in looking to clinch but De Groot pushes him off.
De Groot tries to land a front kick but Bone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bone connects with a leg kick. De Groot looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
De Groot misses with a double jab.
De Groot takes a swing at Bone's ribcage but misses.
De Groot throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bone counters with a nice leg kick.
De Groot is breathing heavily.
De Groot blocks a head kick by Bone.
De Groot feints a jab promting Bone to slip. De Groot then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bone slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Groot. Bone does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Groot takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bone lands with a kick to the temple. De Groot shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
De Groot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bone.
Bone wants to clinch up but De Groot keeps it at a distance.
De Groot takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bone wants to clinch up but De Groot keeps it at a distance.
De Groot throws a leg kick but Bone sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bone throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bone fails to land with a series of punches.
De Groot throws a right and a left that Bone avoids nicely.
De Groot throws a looping overhand right but Bone ducks down to avoid it.
De Groot takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Groot lands with a good body shot.
De Groot lands a right hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone lands with a slapping head kick.
Bone takes one to the chin there.
Bone throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bone throws a sloppy head kick and De Groot moves out of range easily.
De Groot lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bone at a distance.
Bone misses with a wild combination.
Bone lands with a kick to the temple. De Groot shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
De Groot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for De Groot, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Groot comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bone tries a head kick but it misses.
De Groot lands a head kick. Bone smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
De Groot is looking to score with low kicks.
De Groot lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

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.
Krayzie Bone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bone.
De Groot tries a head kick but it misses.
De Groot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Groot goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bone throws a head kick that misses.
Bone shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
De Groot scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bone on the wrong end of a nice jab.
De Groot tries to land a leg kick but Bone saw it coming and moves away.
Bone plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Groot lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bone lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as De Groot backs up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone moves out of range of the leg kick from De Groot.
Bone tries to clinch up but De Groot circles away and keeps his distance.
Bone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bone is breathing heavily.
Bone tries a head kick but it misses.
De Groot scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bone doesn't seem bothered though.
Bone goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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 misses with a body kick.
De Groot swats away the attempt to clinch by Bone.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Groot.
De Groot checks a low kick from Bone.
De Groot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Groot's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and De Groot duly obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bone checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
De Groot uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bone has time to react.
Bone connects with a leg kick. De Groot looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A leg kick checked by De Groot.
De Groot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Groot punishes Bone's body with a nice straight punch.
Bone lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Groot tries a head kick but it misses.
Bone tries to close the distance and clinch but De Groot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No luck for Bone with that takedown attempt.
De Groot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bone moves out of range of the body kick from De Groot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bone takes a step back to recover.
De Groot misses with a low kick.
De Groot misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Bone. Those never looked like landing.
De Groot throws a nice looking combination but Bone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Groot throws a head kick but Bone moves out of range.
De Groot throws a leg kick
and Bone counters with a one-two to the body.
De Groot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bone.
A head kick misses from Bone.
De Groot has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bone.
Nice shot lands for De Groot.
De Groot tries to land a front kick but Bone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
De Groot looks to score with a jab to the body but Bone is just out of range.
Bone takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot throws a leg kick but Bone sees it coming and checks it nicely.
De Groot lands a jab to Bone's midsection.
Bone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Groot throws a head kick that misses.
De Groot throws a sloppy head kick and Bone moves out of range easily.
Bone scores with a one two! De Groot had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
De Groot misses with an uppercut. Bone saw that one coming.
Bone tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Groot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Groot throws a leg kick but Bone moved away.
A leg kick checked by De Groot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! De Groot crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bone - the referee stops the clock and De Groot gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bone. De Groot manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
De Groot is looking to wear down Bone with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
De Groot misses with a kick to the body.
De Groot attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A head kick misses from Bone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Krayzie Bone will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.

De Groot throws the kick towards the body but Bone avoids it.
A good leg kick by Bone.
Bone misses with a head kick.
Decent striking displayed by De Groot there.
De Groot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Groot lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bone at a distance.
De Groot feints a jab promting Bone to slip. De Groot then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bone slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
De Groot circles away from the clinch attempt
and De Groot counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De Groot throws the kick towards the body but Bone avoids it.
Krayzie Bone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Groot takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bone tries to clinch up but De Groot circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Groot lands a two punch combo.
De Groot tries a low kick but Bone avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by De Groot.
De Groot throws a body kick that misses
and Bone counters with a head kick. That will keep De Groot thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
De Groot keeps Bone at a distance using the push kick.
A low kick from De Groot is predictable there
and Bone counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice uppercut there from De Groot.
Bone throws a sloppy head kick and De Groot moves out of range easily.
De Groot slips a jab and a cross from Bone.
De Groot tries a head kick but it misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bone.
De Groot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Groot, right into the meat.
Bone buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Groot is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Groot scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bone doesn't seem bothered though.
Bone fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from De Groot is predictable there
and Bone counters with a head kick. That will keep De Groot thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
De Groot tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Groot lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bone moves out of range as De Groot throws a body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Bone checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
De Groot blocks a head kick by Bone.
Bone closes the distance and clinches up with De Groot, looking for a takedown. Bone pushes De Groot against the cage but De Groot circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
De Groot swinging wildly here.
Bone shoots in and drives through. De Groot sprawls well.
Ruud De Groot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krayzie Bone.
De Groot scoring well with a low kick there.
De Groot tries to work over Bone's front leg with a kick but Bone checks it.
De Groot dips to his left and cracks Bone with an uppercut!
Ruud De Groot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone throws a leg kick that misses.
De Groot misses with a kick to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bone!
De Groot moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bone tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Groot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bone moves out of range as De Groot throws a body kick.
Bone blocks a jab.
De Groot throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bone lands a head kick!
Bone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
De Groot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bone throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
De Groot throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone cracks the inside of De Groot's front leg.
No joy there for De Groot, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Groot.

Bone rushes De Groot and presses him up against the cage.
Bone has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by De Groot after a bit of a struggle.
De Groot works on Bone's body with a couple of short punches.
De Groot misses with a body punch.
De Groot is struggling to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Krayzie Bone is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ruud De Groot.
I think Bone 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krayzie Bone!
Krayzie Bone thanked the fans post fight for their support.