PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maurits Assndrop (ranked 584 p4p, 792 weight class) and Aum Munga (ranked 75 p4p, 95 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Assndrop
vs
Munga

168 cm
24
142
7 - 2 - 2

155 cm
22
145
7 - 0 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

Heavy Metal Drugs
Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

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 7 - 2 - 2, fighting out of New York, Maurits Assndrop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aum Munga!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munga misses with a hook
and Assndrop counters with a low kick, right behind Munga 's knee.

Munga closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Assndrop did well to prevent Munga getting side control.
Munga wants to take a breather but Assndrop is having none of it.
Munga missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Munga throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Assndrop wants to control but Munga is keeping busy.
Munga not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Munga scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Munga not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Assndrop blocking the ground and pound attempt from Munga.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munga throwing shots but Assndrop is blocking nicely.
Munga not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Assndrop keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Assndrop blocking the ground and pound attempt from Munga.
Munga wants to free his trapped foot but Assndrop is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Munga in particular looking to stall.
Munga trying to control from Assndrop's half guard. Assndrop has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Munga missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Assndrop is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Munga accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Assndrop looking for a sweep. Not yet Assndrop, not yet.
Assndrop is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Munga landing some decent shots from guard.
Munga advances position into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munga looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Assndrop is avoiding damage well.
Munga connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Assndrop some visible discomfort.
Munga is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Assndrop's shoulder. That is not cool.
Munga lands some shots froms side control.
Munga throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Assndrop stops Munga from passing to mount.
Assndrop can't do much from the bottom here.
Munga in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Munga in side control lands a decent elbow.
Munga lands some shots froms side control.
Munga postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Munga looks up at the clock and then as Assndrop takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Munga smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munga is looking to take a break and control but Assndrop is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Munga working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Munga wants to control but Assndrop is keeping him busy.
Munga scores with a couple of short elbows.
Assndrop defending against the ground and pound.
An elbow from Munga crashes against the mat.
Munga sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Assndrop is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Munga lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Assndrop down.
Assndrop takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Munga misses with the ground and pound.
Munga is trying to ground and pound but Assndrop uses the momentary lack of control by Munga to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munga seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Assndrop does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Munga missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Assndrop avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Munga.
Munga thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Assndrop's head.
Munga is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Assndrop is trying to maintain the position but Munga is very close to passing his half guard.
Munga trying to mount his opponent but Assndrop defends it.
Munga missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Munga not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Munga is trying to control. Assndrop wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aum Munga dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Assndrop slips under a jab from Munga.
Assndrop staying out of range there.
Munga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Munga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Assndrop.
Munga swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Munga rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Assndrop counters with an inside leg kick.
Munga loads up on a big right hand but Assndrop slips the punch.
Munga misses with a hook. Assndrop ducked under it nicely.
Assndrop takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Munga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Assndrop was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Munga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Assndrop.
Assndrop walks into a straight right hand from Munga.
Munga blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assndrop swings for the body but Munga moves out of range.
Munga is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Assndrop connects with a looping right hand.
Assndrop wants to land a leg kick but Munga is out of range.
Assndrop ducks under a wild hook from Munga.
Assndrop throwing a counter right hand but Munga manages to avoid it.
Munga misses with an uppercut
and Assndrop counters with a leg kick.
Munga might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Munga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Assndrop sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munga misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A combination from Munga does no damage.
Maurits Assndrop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Assndrop shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Munga blocks a low kick nicely.
Assndrop slips under a jab from Munga.
Assndrop was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Assndrop ducks right into an uppercut from Munga.
Nice uppercut lands for Munga. That snapped Assndrop's head back.
A big left from Munga misses.
Assndrop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Munga.
Assndrop throws a leg kick but Munga checks it.
A good leg kick by Assndrop.
Munga rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Assndrop counters with a right hand to the body.
Munga throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice straight punches there by Assndrop. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Assndrop.
Assndrop just misses with a punch to the body.
Assndrop looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munga lands a glancing blow to the side of Assndrop's head.
Munga shoots in but no luck this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop blocks a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Munga 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Assndrop scores with a hook.
A jab from Munga misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Assndrop misses the target.
Assndrop lands a nice shot that snaps Munga's head back.
Aum Munga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munga throws a lazy uppercut
and Assndrop cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Assndrop moves out of range of the strikes.
Assndrop staying out of range there.
Assndrop motions for Munga to come forward. Assndrop throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Munga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Assndrop.
Munga throws a series of punches but Assndrop moves out of range.
Assndrop throws a lazy right hand but Munga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A clash of legs there as Munga blocks the low kick.
Munga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Munga throws a body punch but Assndrop moves out of range.
Assndrop scores with a nice strike.
Munga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Munga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Assndrop.
A leg kick checked by Munga.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop throws the left hand but Munga avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Munga.
Assndrop throws a body shot but no joy.
Munga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Assndrop feinted there with a counter leg kick.

Munga closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Assndrop quickly recovers to half guard.
Assndrop is looking to control Munga's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Assndrop avoid being mounted?
Munga working the head and body with strikes.
Munga wants to control but Assndrop is keeping him busy.
Munga is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Assndrop is pressing down on Munga's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Munga missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Munga makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Munga working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Munga throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Munga loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Assndrop keeping moving, preventing Munga from controlling successfully.
Munga has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Munga working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Munga throwing strikes but missing.
Munga trying to control but Assndrop is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aum Munga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Munga has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Assndrop.
Assndrop misses with a low kick.
Munga swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Munga with a hook.
Munga slips a jab from Assndrop.
Munga misses with a lunging right hand
and Assndrop counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Munga misses.
Munga is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Assndrop connects with a leg kick.
Assndrop throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Munga appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Good leg kick by Assndrop.
Munga throws an off balance right hand
and Assndrop counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Munga swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Assndrop misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Assndrop.
Munga swings away with a body shot that misses
and Assndrop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Munga on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Assndrop misses with a low kick.
Munga throws a hook but Assndrop blocks it.
Assndrop is looking to counter punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munga lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Munga.
Good leg kick by Assndrop.
Munga lands with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Assndrop.
Assndrop feints and then cracks Munga's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Munga down.
Munga slips under a jab from Assndrop.
It seemed like Munga was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Munga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Assndrop moves away.
Assndrop listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Munga checks a low kick from Assndrop.
A nice side step and Munga releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Assndrop scores with the left hand. Munga knows he should have avoided that one.
Munga throws a nice looking combination but Assndrop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Assndrop throws a chopping leg kick but Munga manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Assndrop thows a left - swing and a miss!
And Munga tries to counter it with a takedown but Assndrop pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Munga misses with a lunging right hand
and Assndrop counters with a straight right hand.
Munga looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Maurits Assndrop is winning the standup battle so far.
Assndrop blocks a jab.
It looked like Assndrop wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Munga listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assndrop looks to land a right hand but Munga moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Assndrop.
Munga tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Assndrop lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Assndrop is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Munga throws a combination. Assndrop tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A punch lands to the side of Munga 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Assndrop lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Munga has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Munga and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Assndrop slips a straight right by Munga.
Assndrop tried to score with a low kick but Munga checks it.
Munga lands the left hand.
Assndrop walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Munga checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Munga throws a right hand that misses
and Assndrop connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Munga misses with a double jab.
Munga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Munga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Munga stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice shot by Assndrop.
Munga misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop misses with a leg kick.
Munga throws a good cross that connects.
Munga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Assndrop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Munga throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Assndrop counters with a thumping low kick.
Assndrop motions for Munga to come forward. Assndrop throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Assndrop is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Assndrop's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Munga connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Assndrop scrambles back to his feet.
Munga shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Assndrop eats them both and turns towards Munga to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Munga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Assndrop.
Munga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Assndrop sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maurits Assndrop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Assndrop connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big left from Assndrop misses.
Munga changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Assndrop throws a solid leg kick but Munga takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Assndrop.
A jab from Munga misses.
Munga checks a leg kick.
Assndrop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Munga.
Assndrop throws a looping overhand right but Munga ducks down to avoid it.
Assndrop scores with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Assndrop takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Munga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Munga cracks a nice hook into Assndrop's ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Assndrop.
Assndrop defending well as Munga loads up on a big left hand.
Assndrop throws a jab when Munga was well out of range.
Munga shoots in for a takedown but Assndrop shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Assndrop is looking to counter punch.
Munga swings widly with a right hand
and Assndrop counters with a nice uppercut.
Munga has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Assndrop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Munga manages to avoid it.
Assndrop missing with a left hand there. Munga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Munga throws a body punch but Assndrop moves out of range.
Assndrop stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Munga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Assndrop throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assndrop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Munga lands with an overhand left.
Assndrop gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Assndrop tries to sprawl but Munga drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Munga looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

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 Maurits Assndrop.
I think Munga 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aum Munga!
Aum Munga decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.