PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Karl De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Humberto Manuel Arboleda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Groot comes to the ring accompanied by London. Arboleda is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by ASTAROTH - GUERRA DE METAL. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

De Groot
vs
Manuel Arboleda

170 cm
43
155 lbs
48 - 26 - 4

165 cm
35
158 lbs
21 - 22 - 1

World class boxer
Very strong

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 48 - 26 - 4, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl De Groot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Humberto Manuel Arboleda!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Groot throws a one two combo.

Arboleda drives through and clinches with De Groot against the ropes.
Arboleda managing to block the knees to the body from De Groot.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
De Groot pushes Arboleda back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arboleda landing knees to the head.
Arboleda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arboleda missing with knees to the body.
De Groot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arboleda taking a breather.
Arboleda trying to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from De Groot.
Arboleda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Groot.
De Groot looking to stall.
De Groot avoiding damage as Arboleda throws knees to the body.
We've been hearing reports that De Groot has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arboleda scores a nice knee to the body.
Arboleda lands a knee to the body.
De Groot is breathing heavily.
Arboleda leaning his opponent against the ropes.
De Groot takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arboleda missing with knees to the body.
Arboleda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Groot.
Arboleda is trying to maintain a safe position but De Groot gets an underhook and turns Arboleda into the ropes.
Arboleda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Groot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
De Groot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Groot has a couple of punches blocked by Arboleda.
Arboleda tries to stall but De Groot uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Arboleda looking to stall.
Arboleda seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
De Groot tries a body shot but Arboleda blocks it.
De Groot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Groot takes a knee right on the jaw!
Arboleda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Groot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arboleda's elbow.
Arboleda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Arboleda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot lands a hook to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Arboleda.
Arboleda has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. De Groot seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Arboleda can turn it around.
De Groot stalls.
De Groot trying to land knees to the body.
Arboleda content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Arboleda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Groot's elbow.
Arboleda lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Arboleda obliges.
Arboleda tries to work over De Groot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Groot takes a knee to the side of the body.
Arboleda taking a breather.
Arboleda lands an elbow just above De Groot 's eye.
Arboleda is looking to control De Groot's arms but De Groot gets an underhook and turns him. Now Arboleda has his back to the ropes.
Arboleda trying to land knees to the body.
Arboleda looking to stall.
De Groot has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Humberto Manuel Arboleda dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Arboleda lands with a slapping head kick.
Arboleda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Groot swats away the attempt to clinch by Arboleda.
De Groot scores with a decent looking hook.
Arboleda takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Arboleda gets a clinch.
De Groot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arboleda landing knees to the head.
Arboleda lands a knee to the body.
De Groot tries to land knees in the clinch but Arboleda avoids the damage to the body.
Arboleda lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
De Groot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Arboleda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Groot on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arboleda scores with a knee to the head.
Arboleda connects with a nasty looking knee right to De Groot's face.
De Groot is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Arboleda as the two fighters clinch.
Arboleda lands a knee to the head.
Arboleda lands an elbow that stopped De Groot in his tracks for a moment.
De Groot blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Groot has a couple of punches blocked by Arboleda.
Arboleda working De Groot over with knees to the body.
Arboleda trying to land knees to the body.
Arboleda tries to land knees in the clinch but De Groot avoids the damage to the body.
Arboleda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
De Groot on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

De Groot breaks the clinch.
De Groot does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch but De Groot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arboleda wants to clinch.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Arboleda has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A knee to the head by Arboleda.
Arboleda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Groot is defending well for now.
Arboleda lands a knee to the head.
Arboleda lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Arboleda.
Arboleda struggles to land a body shot inside as De Groot controls his hands.
Arboleda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Arboleda missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from De Groot.
Arboleda tries a knee to the head but De Groot blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arboleda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Groot has a couple of punches blocked by Arboleda.
Arboleda digs a right hand into De Groot's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Groot's gas tank.
Arboleda lands a knee to the body.
Arboleda scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Humberto Manuel Arboleda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Arboleda fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De Groot, pushing him back against the ropes.
De Groot is trying to stall.
De Groot avoiding damage as Arboleda throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arboleda.
Arboleda prevents a body shot from De Groot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Arboleda.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Arboleda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has De Groot in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Arboleda presses De Groot against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Arboleda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Arboleda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Groot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arboleda.
Arboleda lands an elbow just above De Groot 's eye.
Arboleda throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Groot blocks it with crossed arms.
De Groot struggles to land a body shot inside as Arboleda controls his hands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arboleda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
De Groot avoiding damage as Arboleda throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arboleda.
Arboleda looking to stall.
De Groot avoiding damage as Arboleda throws knees to the body.
Arboleda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Arboleda connects with a knee to the head.
Arboleda tries a body shot but De Groot blocks it.
De Groot blocks a body shot from Arboleda.
Arboleda connects with a knee to the head.
De Groot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arboleda looking to throw knees to the head but De Groot is blocking nicely.
Arboleda is trying to stall.
Arboleda lands an uppercut.
De Groot managing to block the knees to the body from Arboleda.
Arboleda lands an elbow just above De Groot 's eye.
De Groot blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arboledas head.
Arboleda lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees to the body from Arboleda.
Knees to the body from Arboleda.
Arboleda lands a shoulder strike.
Arboleda misses with a knee strike.
Arboleda has De Groot pressed against the ropes.
Arboleda missing with knees to the body.
De Groot blocks an elbow strike.
De Groot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arboleda.
Arboleda crunches a lovely knee into De Groot's ribcage.
Arboleda trying to land knees to the body.
Arboleda wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from De Groot fails to land.
Nice elbow from Arboleda.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Humberto Manuel Arboleda really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but De Groot paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from De Groot misses the target.
De Groot throws a low kick, looking for Arboleda's leg but Arboleda calmly moves out of range.
Arboleda swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Groot with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Arboleda to score with a decent uppercut.
Arboleda tries to clinch there but De Groot circles away.
Arboleda dodges the punch combination from De Groot.
Arboleda lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Groot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Groot is looking to counter punch.
Arboleda slips a straight right by De Groot.
Arboleda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arboleda wants to clinch up but De Groot keeps it at a distance.
De Groot takes a swing at Arboleda's ribcage but misses.

Arboleda closes the distance and pushes De Groot back into the ropes.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
De Groot throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arboledas head.
Arboleda taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
De Groot takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot misses with an elbow over the top.
Arboleda lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Arboleda connects with a knee to the head.
De Groot is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
De Groot throws a punch but it's blocked by Arboleda.
Arboleda taking a breather.
Arboleda lands a nice uppercut.
Arboleda crunches a lovely knee into De Groot's ribcage.
Arboleda is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
De Groot blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arboleda.
Arboleda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Arboleda.
Arboleda is looking to control De Groot's arms but De Groot gets an underhook and turns him. Now Arboleda has his back to the ropes.
Arboleda scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda lands a damaging elbow.
Arboleda unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arboleda is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Arboleda lands a nice uppercut.
Arboleda slows down the pace here.
Arboleda connects with a nasty looking knee right to De Groot's face.
Arboleda working De Groot over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Arboleda obliges.
Arboleda utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Arboleda looking to throw knees to the head but De Groot is blocking nicely.
Arboleda unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Arboleda landing knees to the head.
De Groot takes a knee right on the jaw!
Arboleda unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Humberto Manuel Arboleda dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Arboleda scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Karl De Groot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Groot misses with an uppercut.
Arboleda doesn't manage to clinch there - De Groot circles away.
De Groot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick misses from Arboleda.

Arboleda clinches.
De Groot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Arboleda is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but De Groot is keeping busy.
De Groot lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arboleda trying to land knees to the body.
Arboleda with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Groot misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Arboleda is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arboleda misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
De Groot lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Groot avoids it.
De Groot tries a knee to the head but Arboleda blocks it.
Arboleda struggles to land a body shot inside as De Groot controls his hands.
Arboleda pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Arboleda missing with knees to the body.
De Groot misses with the head strike.
De Groot tries a body shot but Arboleda blocks it.
De Groot lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Groot avoids it.
A nice left hand lands by De Groot.
Arboleda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Arboleda lands a good knee to the midsection. De Groot won't want to take too many of those.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
De Groot is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot scores with a shot to the side of Arboleda's head.
Arboleda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arboleda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
De Groot misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Groot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arboleda manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
De Groot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arboleda misses with a knee strike.
Arboleda landing knees to the body.
Arboleda with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Arboleda stalling in the clinch but De Groot improves position.
A hook to the body from Arboleda.
Arboleda lands a nice elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by De Groot as Arboleda tries to tie him up.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Groot avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Humberto Manuel Arboleda.
I've got Arboleda winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 46:49
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 44:50
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 44:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Humberto Manuel Arboleda!
After the fight, Humberto Manuel Arboleda was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Karl De Groot had this to say: 'Lets go one MORE TIME BETCH'.