PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sean O Malley (ranked 1711 p4p, 3591 weight class) and Maurits Assndrop (ranked 93 p4p, 182 weight class). O Malley comes to the cage accompanied by Goat Talk- Sugar Sean. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

O Malley
vs
Assndrop

181 cm
21
145
4 - 1 - 0

168 cm
21
147
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Carnage

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean O Malley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maurits Assndrop!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Malley throws a big shot that misses.
O Malley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
O Malley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Assndrop moves into the clinch.
O Malley blocking some punches.
Assndrop lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down O Malley.
Assndrop tries to work over O Malley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Assndrop has a couple of punches blocked by O Malley.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Malley.
A left hand lands to the body for Assndrop.
O Malley blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Assndrop.
Assndrop throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Assndrop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Assndrop lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Malley backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assndrop lands a shoulder strike.
O Malley is trying to break the clinch but Assndrop has him pressed against the cage.
Assndrop swings wildly with an uppercut but O Malley uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Malley.
A right hook to the body lands for Assndrop.
Assndrop misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Malley wants to break free but Assndrop has control.
Assndrop stalls.
Assndrop effectively controlling the action here.
Assndrop works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Assndrop pushes O Malley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop misses with a punch to the body.
Assndrop digs a right hand underneath O Malley's ribcage. O Malley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
O Malley is looking to break free of the clinch but Assndrop has double underhooks.
O Malley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Assndrop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Assndrop struggles to land a body shot inside as O Malley controls his hands.
Assndrop misses with some punches.
Assndrop throws a punch but it's blocked by O Malley.
O Malley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Assndrop working aggressively here.
Assndrop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Assndrop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Assndrop stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

O Malley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O Malley misses with an uppercut. Assndrop saw that one coming.
O Malley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Maurits Assndrop has been cut.
O Malley misses with an uppercut
and Assndrop makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Assndrop takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Assndrop takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
O Malley misses with a looping right.

Assndrop rushes O Malley and presses him up against the cage.
O Malley can't break the clinch.
Assndrop misses with the head strike.
O Malley blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Assndrop.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Assndrop misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Malley is trying to break free.
Assndrop holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Assndrop lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Assndrop lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Assndrop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Assndrop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Malley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
O Malley scores with a shoulder strike.
Assndrop is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
O Malley tries to circle away but Assndrop has him pinned against the cage.
Assndrop lands a nice shot to the body.
Assndrop lands a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Maurits Assndrop dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maurits Assndrop's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A nice leg kick from O Malley, right into the meat of the thigh.
O Malley misses with an uppercut. Assndrop saw that one coming.
O Malley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
O Malley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice side step and Assndrop releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sean O Malley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Assndrop slips under a jab.
O Malley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Assndrop on the side of the head.
O Malley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Assndrop.
O Malley is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
O Malley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Assndrop looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A swing and a miss from O Malley.
Assndrop connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Malley blocks a jab.
Assndrop tries to clinch up.
O Malley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Assndrop counters with a nice uppercut.
Sean O Malley is winning the standup battle so far.
O Malley misses with a hook. Assndrop ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Assndrop misses.
O Malley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Assndrop rushes O Malley and presses him up against the cage.
Assndrop has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. O Malley seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Assndrop can turn it around.
O Malley tries to break the clinch but Assndrop is controlling the position.
Assndrop keeps the fight in the clinch, despite O Malley's efforts to push away.
Assndrop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Malley's elbow.
O Malley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Assndrop misses with a body punch.
Assndrop has a couple of punches blocked by O Malley.
Assndrop misses with a punch to the body.
Assndrop pushes O Malley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Assndrop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Assndrop misses with some punches.
Assndrop has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
O Malley lands a left hand.
A short body shot lands from Assndrop as the two fighters clinch.

O Malley manages to break the clinch.
O Malley throws a hook but Assndrop avoids it easily.
Assndrop is clearly trying to counter these attacks from O Malley with a body shot.
O Malley scores with a jab to the jaw.
O Malley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Assndrop misses with a hook to the body
and Assndrop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Malley misses with an uppercut.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Assndrop keeps control of O Malley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
O Malley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Assndrop fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop leaning his opponent against the cage.
Assndrop has O Malley pressed against the cage, preventing O Malley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Assndrop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Assndrop is stalling here.
Assndrop misses with a punch to the body.
Assndrop lands a right hand.
Assndrop tries to throw a body punch but O Malley avoids it by throwing Assndrop back against the cage.
Assndrop has O Malley pressed against the cage, preventing O Malley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Assndrop keeps control of O Malley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Assndrop.
Assndrop misses with a punch on the inside.
O Malley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short left from Assndrop.
O Malley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O Malley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Assndrop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Assndrop cracks O Malley with a nice body shot.
Assndrop misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Malley is trying to break the clinch but Assndrop has him pressed against the cage.
Assndrop misses with a body punch.
Assndrop throws a head punch that misses.
O Malley is trying to push Assndrop away but Assndrop has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
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.
The cut man is working on Maurits Assndrop's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Assndrop takes one on the chin but seems OK.
O Malley throws a poor cross that misses
and Assndrop counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Malley keeps the fight on the outside.
Assndrop lands a jab.
Assndrop lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
O Malley ducks right into an uppercut from Assndrop.

O Malley is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Assndrop ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent O Malley clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maurits Assndrop!
Maurits Assndrop decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.