PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between lager Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nissen fra Holland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). lager Assassin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Assassin
vs
fra Holland

170 cm
19
141 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

165 cm
22
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

GTI-MAX SUPPS

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, lager Assassin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nissen fra Holland!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holland takes a jab right on the kisser.
Holland is looking to clinch but Assassin is avoiding it.
Assassin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Nissen fra Holland has been cut.
Holland tries to clinch but Assassin is having none of it.
Assassin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holland is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Holland gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Assassin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holland.
Assassin fails to land with a series of punches.

Assassin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Assassin showed some decent athleticism there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holland wants to stand back up but Assassin manages to pass into side control.
Holland prevents Assassin from moving into mount.
Assassin postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Assassin is looking to take a break and control but Holland is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Assassin crashes against the mat.
Assassin moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Assassin working the ground and pound from side control.
Assassin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Holland down.
Holland wants to get back to his feet.

Assassin stands up and beckons Holland to his feet.
Assassin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Assassin 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 Holland has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Holland and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Holland tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Assassin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holland moves in looking to clinch but Assassin pushes him off.
Assassin scores with a one two! Holland had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Holland tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Assassin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holland tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holland looks gassed!
Assassin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Holland as he jumps to the side.
Assassin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Assassin, as that shot connected.
Holland wants to clinch up but Assassin keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Holland fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holland tries to close the distance and clinch up but Assassin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Assassin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Holland in his tracks.

Assassin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Assassin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Assassin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Assassin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Assassin is trying to work for a kimura but Holland is defending well.
Assassin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Assassin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Assassin connects with a nice short shot to Holland's temple.
Assassin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Assassin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Assassin connects with a nice short shot to Holland's temple.
Holland taking some punishment here, with Assassin in his half guard.
Assassin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

lager Assassin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nissen fra Holland's cut.
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.

Assassin lands with a straight right. Holland didn't see that one coming.
Assassin swats away the attempt to clinch by Holland.
Holland checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Assassin drives through and clinches with Holland against the ropes.
Assassin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Assassin is trying to break free.
Holland looking to throw knees to the head but Assassin is blocking nicely.
Assassin wants to get back to striking at distance but Holland won't allow it.
Holland creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Assassin's defenses.
Holland gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Assassin.
Holland misses with a knee to the head.
Holland misses with a knee to the head.
Assassin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Holland pulls his leg out and moves away.
Holland is looking to clinch.
Holland is breathing heavily.
Holland tries to clinch up.
Assassin jabs Holland right on the nose. Holland blinks but takes it well.
Assassin lands a nice shot that snaps Holland's head back.

Assassin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Assassin sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin slips nicely into half guard.
Assassin lands strikes from half guard.
Assassin is nestled in close to Holland, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Assassin lands strikes from half guard.
Assassin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Assassin is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assassin working Holland over with strikes.
Assassin works his way into side control.
Holland gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Assassin has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Holland's face.
Assassin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Holland?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Holland is looking to escape.

Assassin is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Assassin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). lager Assassin!