PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Koos Van Asch (ranked 321 p4p, 308 weight class) and Maurits Assndrop (ranked 21 p4p, 19 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Van Asch
vs
Assndrop

167 cm
28
143
13 - 6 - 1

168 cm
28
136
13 - 4 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Koos Van Asch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 2, fighting out of New York, Maurits Assndrop!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Asch slips under a jab.
Van Asch throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Asch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Assndrop avoids the body shot from Van Asch.
Van Asch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Assndrop.
Van Asch moves away from the strike by Assndrop.
Van Asch defending well as Assndrop loads up on a big left hand.
Assndrop lands with a straight right. Van Asch didn't see that one coming.
A big left from Van Asch misses.
Assndrop looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Asch scores with a decent looking hook.
Assndrop cracks Van Asch with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Assndrop lands with a straight right. Van Asch didn't see that one coming.
Assndrop is looking to score with low kicks.
Assndrop lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick from Assndrop, right into the meat of the thigh.
Assndrop digs a good body shot into Van Asch's ribs.
Maurits Assndrop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Assndrop moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assndrop is looking to chop away at Van Asch's legs.
A low kick from Assndrop misses
and Van Asch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Asch connects with a crisp jab.
Assndrop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Asch.
Assndrop flicks out a counter leg kick but Van Asch steps away.
Assndrop loads up on a big right hand but Van Asch slips the punch.
Assndrop's corner calls for a 1-2. Assndrop obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Van Asch has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts in the buildup to the fight.
Assndrop shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Van Asch tried to counter with a leg kick but Assndrop avoided it.
Assndrop has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Van Asch throws a body shot but no joy.
Assndrop throws a leg kick
letting Van Asch counter with a right hand.
Van Asch throws a body punch but Assndrop moves out of range.
Assndrop lands a lovely overhand right.
Assndrop with a nice cross.
Assndrop fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Asch ducks under a wild hook from Assndrop.
Assndrop lands with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop slips under a jab from Van Asch.
Van Asch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Asch walks into a straight right hand from Assndrop.
A slapping leg kick lands for Assndrop.
Van Asch swings for the body but Assndrop moves out of range.
Van Asch misses with an uppercut. Assndrop saw that one coming.
Assndrop throws a hook but Van Asch blocks it.
Van Asch misses with an uppercut.
Assndrop blocks a head kick by Van Asch.
Van Asch pivots, looking for a leg kick but Assndrop is out of range and Van Asch settles back down.
Van Asch walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Assndrop throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Van Asch on the side of the head.
Van Asch attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Assndrop connects with a nice looking jab.
Van Asch 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.
Assndrop avoids the body shot from Van Asch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Assndrop misses the shot to the body.
As Assndrop looks to move away, Van Asch throws a big counter combo but Assndrop just gets out of the way.
Van Asch drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Assndrop scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Assndrop thumps Van Asch with a low kick.
Assndrop misses with a right hand
and Van Asch counters with a thumping low kick.
Assndrop missing with a left hand there. Van Asch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Assndrop is looking to slow Van Asch down with leg kicks.
Assndrop getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Van Asch feints a jab promting Assndrop to slip. Van Asch then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Assndrop slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Assndrop looks to land a left hand but Van Asch moved out of range nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assndrop lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Assndrop is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Van Asch had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Van Asch throws a chopping leg kick but Assndrop manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Assndrop lands a lovely overhand right.
Assndrop loads up on a big right hand but Van Asch slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Van Asch walks into a left hand.
Assndrop motions for Van Asch to come forward. Assndrop throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Assndrop.
Assndrop misses with a straight left.
A low kick from Assndrop is predictable there
and Assndrop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Asch misses with a leg kick
and Assndrop counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Assndrop lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van Asch throws out a leg kick but Assndrop moves out of range and Van Asch only half commits.
Assndrop slips a jab from Van Asch.
Van Asch looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Assndrop feints a counter leg kick.
Van Asch tries a low kick but Assndrop avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A leg kick checked by Assndrop.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Assndrop! But no joy.
Van Asch misses with a straight right.
Assndrop swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Assndrop ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Maurits Assndrop dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Van Asch gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Assndrop connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Assndrop lands a leg kick that knocks Van Asch off balance momentarily.
Van Asch looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Assndrop throws a looping overhand right but Van Asch ducks down to avoid it.
Assndrop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Assndrop cracks Van Asch with a right hand to the side of the head.
Van Asch is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Van Asch takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sloppy strikes from Van Asch. Those never looked like landing.
Assndrop misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Asch misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assndrop dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Asch walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice uppercut lands for Assndrop. That snapped Van Asch's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Asch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Assndrop counter with a right hand.
Van Asch throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Asch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Asch scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Assndrop throws a leg kick
and Van Asch counters with a good low kick that Assndrop was not able to check.
Assndrop has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Asch tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Asch.
Van Asch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Assndrop was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Asch.
Assndrop works the jab nicely.
A jab from Assndrop misses.
A big right from Assndrop misses.
It looked like Van Asch was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Assndrop.
A big right from Assndrop misses.
Van Asch half committed to a counter leg kick.
Van Asch lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Assndrop swings for the body but Van Asch moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Van Asch misses the target.
Assndrop changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Assndrop paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Assndrop buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Assndrop scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Assndrop throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Asch stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Asch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Assndrop.
Assndrop misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Asch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Assndrop moves out of range of the strikes.
Maurits Assndrop seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut lands for Assndrop. That snapped Van Asch's head back.
Assndrop throws an off balance right hand
and Van Asch counters with a left and a right that stings Assndrop.
Assndrop steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Van Asch. That one must have hurt.
Assndrop dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Asch. That did some damage!
Van Asch throws a series of punches but Assndrop moves out of range.
Assndrop misses with a hook
and Assndrop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Assndrop lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Asch's sensitive parts.
Van Asch blocks a low kick nicely.
Assndrop misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Assndrop.
Van Asch 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.
Assndrop lands with a thumping leg kick.
Van Asch swinging wildly here.
Assndrop takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Van Asch walks into a jab.
Van Asch fails to land with a series of punches.
Assndrop jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Van Asch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Assndrop.
Assndrop takes one to the side of the head.
Assndrop chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Asch can pounce on him.
A cross from Assndrop lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assndrop missing with a left hand there. Van Asch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Van Asch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Assndrop let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Assndrop takes one to the side of the head.
No joy there for Van Asch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Asch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Assndrop throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Van Asch drops his hands momentarily and Assndrop takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Assndrop swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Van Asch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Assndrop, as that shot connected.
Assndrop comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Van Asch sizes up Assndrop with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Assndrop swings widly with a right hand
and Van Asch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assndrop fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Assndrop showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Asch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Maurits Assndrop showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nice defenses there by Assndrop.
Van Asch misses with a left hand
enabling Assndrop to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Assndrop misses.
Van Asch is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Assndrop, as that shot connected.
Van Asch misses with an uppercut
and Assndrop counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Assndrop.
Van Asch misses with a hook.
Van Asch misses with a wild combination.
Assndrop lands with a straight right. Van Asch didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assndrop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Asch.
Assndrop scores with a punch to the head.
Assndrop fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Assndrop swings widly with a right hand
and Van Asch counters with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assndrop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Assndrop appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Van Asch misses with a lunging right hand
and Assndrop counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Asch walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Assndrop checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Assndrop scores with a leg kick.
Assndrop connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Van Asch misses with a leg kick
and Assndrop counters with a good low kick that Van Asch was not able to check.
Assndrop ducks under a wild hook from Van Asch.
Assndrop let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Assndrop.
The crowd cheers as Assndrop lands an impressive looking overhand right. Van Asch doesn't seem phased though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Assndrop. That's going to slow Van Asch down.
Van Asch throws a leg kick that misses.
Van Asch on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Van Asch is looking to chop away at Assndrop's legs.
Van Asch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Assndrop moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Van Asch, as that shot connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Assndrop connects with a looping right hand.
Assndrop blocks the body kick.
Assndrop misses with a low kick.
Assndrop tries to score with a low kick but Van Asch moves his leg out of the way.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Assndrop, as that shot connected.
Van Asch tries a low kick but Assndrop avoids it.
Van Asch staying out of range there.
Assndrop moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Asch on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Van Asch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Assndrop tries a quick counter leg kick but Van Asch is wise to it.
Good leg kick by Van Asch.
Some bone on bone action there as Assndrop checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Assndrop scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Assndrop misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Assndrop.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Asch misses the target.
Van Asch has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Assndrop.
Assndrop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Assndrop with the inside leg kick.
Van Asch motions for Assndrop to come forward. Van Asch throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Assndrop misses with a looping right.
Van Asch has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Assndrop finds it's way round the side to connect with Van Asch's head.
Assndrop rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Asch counters with a two punch combo.
Assndrop takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Assndrop misses the target.
Van Asch throws a low kick but Assndrop avoids it.
Assndrop throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Koos Van Asch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Assndrop scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Asch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Assndrop uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Van Asch has time to react.
Assndrop lands a leg kick that knocks Van Asch off balance momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Assndrop.
Assndrop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Asch throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Assndrop counters with a nice leg kick.
Van Asch with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Assndrop lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice cross by Assndrop.
Assndrop uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Van Asch throws a low kick, looking for Assndrop's leg but Assndrop calmly moves out of range.
Assndrop throws a jab when Van Asch was well out of range.
Van Asch slips under a jab.
A big left from Assndrop misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maurits Assndrop comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Assndrop has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maurits Assndrop!
A very excited looking Maurits Assndrop made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.