PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Madkhao Sitsongrit (ranked 257 p4p, 152 weight class) and Maurits Assndrop (ranked 45 p4p, 24 weight class). Madkhao Sitsongrit had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Sitsongrit
vs
Assndrop

175 cm
28
162
13 - 6 - 0

168 cm
30
140
18 - 9 - 2

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Madkhao Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Maurits Assndrop!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Assndrop lands an overhand right.
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
Assndrop bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sitsongrit's head backwards.
Assndrop cracks Sitsongrit with a right hand to the side of the head.
Assndrop checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Assndrop uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Assndrop has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Assndrop throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Assndrop ducks right into an uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Assndrop moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Assndrop uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Sitsongrit gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Assndrop lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Assndrop tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sitsongrit smiles and moves away.
Assndrop throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sitsongrit on the side of the head.
Assndrop swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assndrop lands with a straight right. Sitsongrit didn't see that one coming.
A jab from Sitsongrit does it's job there.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Assndrop.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Assndrop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to Assndrop's midsection.
Sitsongrit takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sitsongrit throws an off balance right hand
and Assndrop counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Assndrop.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Assndrop moved out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a right hand that misses
and Assndrop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Assndrop loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Assndrop defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit connects with a right hand. Assndrop shakes it off.
Assndrop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Assndrop manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Assndrop.
Assndrop lands with a nice body punch.
Assndrop throws a nice inside leg kick.
Assndrop connects with a jab.
Assndrop moves out of range of the body kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Assndrop moved out of range nicely.
Assndrop appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Assndrop. That's going to slow Sitsongrit down.
A swing and a miss from Assndrop.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Assndrop strikes.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Sitsongrit misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Assndrop.
Assndrop takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sitsongrit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Assndrop looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Assndrop misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Assndrop moves out of range.
Assndrop throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Assndrop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Assndrop swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Assndrop if he has to take too many more of those.
Assndrop checks a leg kick nicely.
Assndrop lands with a hook. Sitsongrit tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Assndrop throws a right hand that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice body shot.
A good leg kick by Assndrop.
Assndrop connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sitsongrit's hands.
Maurits Assndrop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Assndrop throws out a powerful jab.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Assndrop throws a big shot that misses.
Assndrop blocks a jab.
Assndrop is looking to chop away at Sitsongrit's legs.
Assndrop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Assndrop is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sitsongrit had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Assndrop.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the body
letting Assndrop counter with a right hand.
Assndrop tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sitsongrit is able to avoid easily.
Assndrop staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick from Assndrop.
Donk. Assndrop catches Sitsongrit right on the button with a cross.
A jab from Assndrop does it's job there.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit stuns Assndrop with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A cross from Assndrop lands.
Assndrop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Assndrop.
Sitsongrit blocks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assndrop lands with a hook. Sitsongrit tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Assndrop ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Maurits Assndrop will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Assndrop takes one on the button.
Assndrop thuds a left hand into Sitsongrit's body.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Assndrop checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Assndrop connects with a single shot there.
Assndrop just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit connects with the punch.
Assndrop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Assndrop ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Assndrop.

Sitsongrit closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assndrop presses Sitsongrit against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sitsongrit trying to land knees to the body.
Assndrop blocking some punches.
Assndrop tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Assndrop tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Assndrop lands a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Assndrop controls his hands.
Sitsongrit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Assndrop lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Assndrop as the two fighters clinch.
Assndrop scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sitsongrit gets through Assndrop's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Assndrop blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assndrop pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Assndrop or not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike.
Assndrop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Assndrop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Assndrop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Assndrop pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Madkhao Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short body shot lands from Sitsongrit as the two fighters clinch.
Sitsongrit lands with a right to the head.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Assndrop is defending well for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
A right handed body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
Assndrop struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Sitsongrit lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit crunches a lovely knee into Assndrop's ribcage.
Assndrop is breathing heavily.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Assndrop's head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit missing with knees to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Assndrop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Assndrop is working Sitsongrit over against the cage.
Sitsongrit tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Assndrop working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Assndrop.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Assndrop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Assndrop controls his hands.
Sitsongrit trying to land knees to the body.
Sitsongrit missing with knees to the body.
Assndrop lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Assndrop.
Sitsongrit trying to land knees to the body.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Assndrop avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Assndrop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Assndrop lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Assndrop working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assndrop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Assndrop throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Madkhao Sitsongrit dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Assndrop wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
An inside leg kick from Sitsongrit misses.
Assndrop throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that misses.
It seemed like Assndrop was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Assndrop's front leg with a kick but Assndrop checks it.
Assndrop throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Assndrop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the leg kick from Assndrop.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Maurits Assndrop seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Assndrop just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Assndrop is out of range.
A nice side step and Assndrop releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Assndrop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Assndrop moved away.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Assndrop's hands.
Assndrop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Assndrop stuns Sitsongrit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Assndrop rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sitsongrit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Assndrop swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and Assndrop counters with a stiff right hand.
Assndrop with a nice cross.

Assndrop tries to keep at a distance but Sitsongrit has taken the fight into the clinch.
Assndrop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Assndrop fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Assndrop blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Assndrop is defending well for now.
Sitsongrit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Assndrop avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Assndrop blocks it.
Assndrop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Assndrop tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sitsongrit smiles and moves away.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but it's checked well by Assndrop.
Sitsongrit walks into a straight right hand from Assndrop.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Assndrop.
Assndrop connects with a looping right hand.
Assndrop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Assndrop scores with a hook to the body. Sitsongrit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sitsongrit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Assndrop throws a nice inside leg kick.
Assndrop avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Assndrop let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
Assndrop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Assndrop ducked under it nicely.
Assndrop fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sitsongrit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch but Assndrop is avoiding it.
Sitsongrit looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up
and Assndrop connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Assndrop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Assndrop misses the target.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Assndrop moves out of range easily.
Assndrop looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sitsongrit misses with a right hand
and Assndrop counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a lunging right hand
and Assndrop counters with a low kick, right behind Sitsongrit 's knee.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Assndrop on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Assndrop manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Assndrop moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Assndrop.
Assndrop appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Assndrop takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good shot there by Assndrop.
Assndrop lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Assndrop throws a good cross that connects.
Sitsongrit blocks a low kick nicely.
A solid body kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws an off balance right hand
and Assndrop counters with a nice body shot.
Sitsongrit lands with a shot to the body.
Assndrop misses with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Maurits Assndrop.
I think Assndrop 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maurits Assndrop!
A relieved looking Maurits Assndrop thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.