PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karl De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

De Groot
vs
Johansson

170 cm
33
158 lbs
41 - 15 - 0

175 cm
32
156 lbs
19 - 12 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl De Groot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikael Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansson sizes up De Groot with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
De Groot lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
De Groot lunges at Johansson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johansson's hand.
De Groot scores with a sloppy right hand. Johansson should have avoided that one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Johansson.
De Groot throws a leg kick but Johansson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A jab from Johansson does it's job there.
Johansson throws a hook to the side of De Groot's head but De Groot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johansson. De Groot does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Groot scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Groot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johansson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Karl De Groot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Groot scores with the left hand. Johansson knows he should have avoided that one.
Johansson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Groot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Groot.
De Groot takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johansson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from De Groot.
De Groot thuds a left hand into Johansson's body.
Johansson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Groot to score with a decent uppercut.
De Groot swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Johansson misses with a low kick.
De Groot scores with a head kick. Johansson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Johansson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Groot missing with a left hand there. Johansson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johansson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johansson wants to land a leg kick but De Groot is out of range.
De Groot throws a leg kick that misses.
De Groot misses with a low kick.
De Groot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johansson.
De Groot takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson throws a lazy uppercut
and De Groot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Groot throws a head kick but Johansson moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johansson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johansson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Groot just misses with a punch to the body.
A cross from De Groot lands.
De Groot is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Johansson drops his hands momentarily and De Groot takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johansson needs to keep his hands up - De Groot had a free shot at his head there.
Johansson checks a low kick from De Groot.
Johansson sizes up De Groot with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
De Groot takes one to the chin there.
Johansson throws a series of punches but De Groot moves out of range.
Johansson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johansson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
De Groot lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johansson works the jab nicely.
Johansson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fighters circling - De Groot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johansson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Groot takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Groot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johansson was well out of range. Poor timing from De Groot.
De Groot throws a low kick but Johansson moves out of range easily.
De Groot lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johansson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Groot pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Groot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johansson moves away.
Johansson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Johansson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Groot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Groot scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Groot drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Groot rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johansson counters with a stiff right hand.
De Groot throws a leg kick but Johansson moved away.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Groot.
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 thows a body shot but no joy.
De Groot throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johansson on the side of the head.
Johansson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Groot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Groot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johansson throws an overhand right that lands on De Groot's shoulder, as De Groot tries to avoid the shot.
De Groot thumps Johansson with a low kick.
De Groot swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that 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.

Johansson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
De Groot lands a nice looking body kick.
De Groot misses with a body shot
and Johansson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johansson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Groot was well out of range. Poor timing from Johansson.
De Groot punishes Johansson's body with a nice straight punch.
Johansson misses with a two punch combination.
Johansson scores with a leg kick.
De Groot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johansson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johansson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Groot.
Johansson moves out of range as De Groot throws a body kick.
De Groot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johansson manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Groot goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson is looking to score with low kicks.
De Groot connects with a nice looking jab.
De Groot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for De Groot.
Johansson moves out of range of the body kick.
Mikael Johansson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johansson misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Groot avoids the body shot from Johansson.
Johansson avoids a kick to the body.
Johansson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Groot. De Groot obviously looking to wear him down.
Johansson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Groot throws a wild body kick that Johansson sees coming a mile off.
Johansson moves away from the strike by De Groot.
Johansson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Groot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johansson misses with a hook. De Groot ducked under it nicely.
Mikael Johansson seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johansson.
A bone on bone clash there as Johansson blocks the leg kick.
De Groot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johansson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Groot scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice jab there from De Groot.
Johansson misses with a body kick.
De Groot throws a leg kick that is checked
and Johansson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crunch! De Groot slams his shin into Johansson's torso.
De Groot lands a really nice looking cross but Johansson seems unphased.
Jab, jab by De Groot - just one landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Groot. That's going to slow Johansson down.
De Groot connects with a crisp jab.
De Groot connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice body kick there by Johansson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johansson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Johansson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Groot.
Johansson misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Groot buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Groot is looking to land body kicks.
De Groot misses the shot to the body.
De Groot tried to score with a low kick but Johansson checks it.
De Groot throws a lazy head kick
and Johansson counters with a left to the body.
De Groot looks to score with a jab to the body but Johansson is just out of range.
Johansson throws a shot from downtown. De Groot moves away and avoids it.
De Groot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johansson.
De Groot digs a good hook to Johansson's body.
Johansson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
De Groot throws a leg kick but Johansson checks it.
Johansson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab from De Groot does it's job there.
Johansson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Groot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Groot misses with a low kick as Johansson jumps back.
De Groot throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johansson lands with a right hand.
De Groot on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De Groot takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johansson throws a sloppy head kick and De Groot moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johansson works over De Groot's head and body with a nice combination.
De Groot rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johansson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johansson scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Karl De Groot will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Johansson swings widly with a right hand
and De Groot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Groot takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

De Groot is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Johansson.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Groot.
De Groot blocks a leg kick.
De Groot connects with a jab.
De Groot misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Johansson.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Groot.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Groot.
De Groot misses the body punch
and Johansson counters with a left and a right that stings De Groot.
Oh De Groot is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johansson throws an off balance right hand
and De Groot finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Johansson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A big left from De Groot misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johansson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
BOOM! Johansson lands a beautiful left hook that drops De Groot. De Groot tries to recover but Johansson is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and De Groot lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikael Johansson!
Mikael Johansson is the new featherweight champion!
After winning the bout, Mikael Johansson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.