PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Oliver De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dayne Westwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliver De Groot has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

De Groot
vs
Westwood

178 cm
21
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Basic striking
Good chin

Excellent MT
Intelligent

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oliver De Groot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dayne Westwood!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Groot takes a jab right on the kisser.

Westwood pushes De Groot up against the ropes in a clinch.
Westwood working De Groot over with knees to the body.
De Groot managing to block the knees to the body from Westwood.
Westwood avoiding damage as De Groot throws knees to the body.
Westwood scores with a knee to the head.
Westwood is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

De Groot breaks from the clinch.
Jab from De Groot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Westwood tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Groot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good leg kick by De Groot there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Groot circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Groot swats away the attempt to clinch by Westwood.
De Groot throws a sloppy head kick
and Westwood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Westwood tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. De Groot manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danga de danga de dang - Westwood scores with a four punch combination!
De Groot tries to score with a low kick but Westwood moves his leg out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from De Groot.
De Groot fails in his attempt to clinch.
Westwood lands a head kick. De Groot smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Westwood checks a leg kick.
De Groot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Westwood checks the leg kick nicely there.
No joy there for De Groot, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Westwood fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Westwood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Groot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Westwood.
De Groot throws a right hand that Westwood ducks under and follows up with a left that Westwood also avoids with ease.
Westwood checks a leg kick.
Westwood fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De Groot on the side of the head.
Westwood moves in looking to clinch but De Groot pushes him off.
Westwood tries to clinch up but De Groot circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westwood misses with a two punch combination.
De Groot misses with a series of wild punches.
Westwood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Westwood tries to clinch up.
De Groot keeps the fight on the outside.
De Groot tries to score with a low kick but Westwood moves his leg out of the way.
De Groot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Westwood. Westwood obviously looking to wear him down.
De Groot walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Westwood checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Westwood throws a head kick that misses.
Westwood looks winded!
De Groot goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Groot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Westwood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Westwood tries to clinch there but De Groot circles away.
De Groot missing with a left hand there. Westwood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Groot takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
De Groot doesn't manage to clinch there - Westwood circles away.
De Groot goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westwood fails with an attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick from De Groot misses.
A head kick misses from De Groot.
De Groot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Westwood.
De Groot misses with the combination.
Westwood is looking to clinch but De Groot is avoiding it.
Westwood checks a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Westwood blocks the low kick.
Westwood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Westwood closes the distance but De Groot moves to the side
and De Groot counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A head kick misses from De Groot.
De Groot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Westwood throws a head kick but De Groot moves out of range.
De Groot walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Westwood checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot wants to clinch.
Westwood swats away the attempt to clinch by De Groot.
Westwood tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Groot swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Westwood counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. De Groot is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Westwood connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Westwood is looking to clinch but De Groot is avoiding it.
De Groot throws a series of strikes that have Westwood backpedaling.
Westwood doesn't manage to clinch there - De Groot circles away.
De Groot throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Groot tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Westwood tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Westwood checks a low kick from De Groot.
Westwood avoids the head kick by De Groot.
A jab lands there for Westwood.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dayne Westwood will probably get the nod.
That's time! De Groot's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

De Groot with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab lands there for Westwood.
De Groot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Westwood is looking to clinch.
Westwood tries to clinch but fails miserably
and De Groot counters with an inside leg kick.
Westwood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Groot moves away.
Westwood wants to clinch.
Westwood has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Westwood tries to clinch but De Groot moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Westwood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Westwood is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
De Groot wants to land a leg kick but Westwood is out of range.
A head kick misses from Westwood.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Groot looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An inside leg kick lands from De Groot.
De Groot throws a low kick but Westwood moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Westwood throws a sloppy head kick and De Groot moves out of range easily.
Westwood is breathing heavily.
De Groot lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Westwood wants to clinch.
Westwood fails with an attempt to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Westwood blocks the leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Westwood blocks the leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Groot looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oliver De Groot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Westwood tries to keep at a distance but De Groot has taken the fight into the clinch.
De Groot is trying to break the clinch but Westwood has him pressed against the ropes.
Westwood misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Groot working hard to break the clinch.
De Groot tries to break free but Westwood pushes him back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westwood wants to break the clinch but can't.

De Groot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Westwood jabs De Groot right on the nose. De Groot blinks but takes it well.
Westwood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Westwood checks a leg kick nicely.
Westwood lands a right hook to the body.
Westwood checks the leg kick nicely there.
Westwood tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Groot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Westwood fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Groot motions for Westwood to come forward. De Groot throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Groot tries to clinch but Westwood moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Westwood does it's job there.
Oliver De Groot is winning the standup battle so far.
A left lands for Westwood.
Jab by Westwood.
Westwood throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by De Groot.
De Groot throws a leg kick but Westwood moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nice body kick there by Westwood.
De Groot tries to close the distance and clinch but Westwood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Westwood looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De Groot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Westwood defending well as De Groot loads up on a big left hand.
De Groot lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Westwood blocks a head kick by De Groot.
De Groot tries to clinch but Westwood moves out of range.
De Groot is looking to clinch but Westwood is avoiding it.

De Groot moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Westwood.

De Groot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for De Groot, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Westwood lands with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Westwood.
De Groot takes one to the chin there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Westwood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Groot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Westwood ducks under a wild hook from De Groot.
Westwood tries to clinch but De Groot is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Westwood throws a nice head kick!
De Groot throws a front kick aimed at Westwood's knee but Westwood avoids it well.
De Groot thows a leg kick but Westwood checks it
and Westwood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Groot throws a leg kick but Westwood moved away.
Westwood tries to clinch up but De Groot circles away and keeps his distance.
De Groot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Groot throws a leg kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Groot looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from De Groot misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver De Groot dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

De Groot misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Groot misses with a low kick.
Westwood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Westwood fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Westwood avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
De Groot stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Westwood.
De Groot thows a leg kick but Westwood checks it
and Westwood counters with a big head kick but De Groot shrugs it off.
Westwood tries to clinch up but De Groot circles away and keeps his distance.
Westwood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Westwood moves out of range of the body kick.
Westwood tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Groot swats him away and circles back towards the center.

De Groot forces Westwood back against the ropes and clinches.
Westwood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Westwood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Westwood with a knee to the head.
Westwood prevents De Groot from breaking the clinch.
De Groot misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Westwood tries to circle away but De Groot has him pinned against the ropes.
De Groot prevents Westwood from breaking the clinch.
Westwood misses with a knee strike.
Westwood is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
De Groot managing to block the knees to the body from Westwood.
De Groot wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Westwood has him pressed against the ropes.
Westwood lands with a short shot to the head.

De Groot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Westwood wants to clinch up but De Groot keeps it at a distance.
De Groot closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Westwood checks a leg kick.
Westwood checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Westwood.
De Groot motions for Westwood to come forward. De Groot throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Groot keeps the fight on the outside.
Westwood tries a head kick but it misses.
De Groot connects with a solid leg kick.
De Groot lands a jab.
Westwood avoids the head kick by De Groot.
Westwood tries to clinch there but De Groot circles away.
Westwood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good leg kick by De Groot there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Westwood throws a hook to the side of De Groot's head but De Groot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Groot tries to work over Westwood's front leg with a kick but Westwood checks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Groot throws a right and a left that Westwood avoids nicely.
Westwood throws a head kick but De Groot moves out of range.
Westwood checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A clash of legs there as Westwood blocks the low kick.
De Groot lands a leg kick that knocks Westwood off balance momentarily.

Westwood tries to keep at a distance but De Groot has taken the fight into the clinch.

De Groot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Groot walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Westwood checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Westwood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Groot shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

De Groot moves into range and clinches up with Westwood.
De Groot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Westwood just misses with a elbow thrown towards De Groot's brow.

De Groot breaks from the clinch.
De Groot tries to bum rush Westwood with a series of wild strikes but Westwood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Groot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Westwood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Westwood checks a low kick from De Groot.
De Groot avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Groot is looking to clinch.
Westwood tries to clinch there but De Groot circles away.
De Groot looks to land a combination but Westwood avoids it well.
De Groot misses with a low kick.
De Groot attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Westwood throws a head kick but De Groot moves out of range.
De Groot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Groot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Westwood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Groot throws a leg kick but Westwood checks it.
A clash of legs there as Westwood blocks the low kick.

Westwood clinches up with De Groot and pushes him back against the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver De Groot showed his dominance in that final round.
I think De Groot has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28

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