PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maurits Assndrop (ranked 1006 p4p, 1785 weight class) and Dick Ekelund (ranked 115 p4p, 193 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Assndrop
vs
Ekelund

168 cm
23
142
4 - 1 - 2

178 cm
22
150
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

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 4 - 1 - 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dick Ekelund!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekelund takes one on the button.
Assndrop has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ekelund throws a hook but Assndrop blocks it.
Ekelund throws a right hand that Assndrop ducks under and follows up with a left that Assndrop also avoids with ease.
Assndrop connects with a body shot that sends Ekelund's belly button to the back.
Assndrop displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ekelund throws out the jab.
Assndrop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ekelund darts in trying to clinch
and Ekelund takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Ekelund gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ekelund swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Assndrop lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Ekelund breaks the clinch.
Assndrop walks into a straight right hand from Ekelund.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ekelund scores with a sloppy right hand. Assndrop should have avoided that one.
Assndrop throws a right and a left that Ekelund avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekelund tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Assndrop paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ekelund slips a jab from Assndrop.
Sloppy strikes from Ekelund. Those never looked like landing.
Ekelund displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Maurits Assndrop has been cut.
Assndrop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ekelund.
An attempted straight right counter from Assndrop misses the target.
Assndrop throws a lazy right hand but Ekelund sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ekelund throws a body punch but Assndrop moves out of range.
Assndrop looks to land a left hand but Ekelund moved out of range nicely.
Ekelund throws a hook to the side of Assndrop's head but Assndrop sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Ekelund darts in and clinches Assndrop up against the cage.

Assndrop breaks the clinch.
Assndrop slips a straight right by Ekelund.
Assndrop swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ekelund with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Assndrop to score with a decent uppercut.
Ekelund walks into a stiff left hand from Assndrop.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Assndrop ducks under a wild hook from Ekelund.
Assndrop throws a hook but Ekelund blocks it.
Ekelund throws the left hand but Assndrop avoids the punch easily.
Ekelund misses with a looping left.
Ekelund throws a hook but Assndrop blocks it.
Assndrop misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ekelund! But no joy.
A slow jab from Ekelund misses its intended target.

Ekelund closes the distance and clinches.

Assndrop pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Assndrop. Ekelund does a little dance to reset his feet.
Assndrop moves out of range as Ekelund strikes.
Assndrop thows a left - swing and a miss!
Assndrop slips a jab from Ekelund.
Assndrop throws a big counter combination but Ekelund scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Assndrop defending well as Ekelund loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Ekelund.
Ekelund stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Assndrop feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ekelunds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Assndrop moves out of range as Ekelund strikes.
Assndrop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ekelund throws a hook but Assndrop avoids it easily.
Ekelund wants to clinch up but Assndrop keeps it at a distance.
Assndrop swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Assndrop is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Assndrop looks to land a left hand but Ekelund moved out of range nicely.
Assndrop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ekelund.
Assndrop connects with the punch.
Ekelund tries to close the distance and clinch up but Assndrop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Assndrop on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop ducks right into an uppercut from Ekelund.
Assndrop walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
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 throws a hook to the side of Ekelund's head but Ekelund sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Assndrop slips a jab from Ekelund.
Ekelund jabs Assndrop to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Assndrop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ekelund misses with an uppercut.
Ekelund is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Assndrop.
Ekelund tries to clinch there but Assndrop circles away.
Ekelund lands a nice shot that snaps Assndrop's head back.
Ekelund connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ekelund throws a hook but Assndrop avoids it easily.
Assndrop throws a big counter combination but Ekelund scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Ekelund dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maurits Assndrop's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ekelund tries to clinch there but Assndrop circles away.
Assndrop was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ekelund tests Assndrop's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ekelund throws the left hand but Assndrop avoids the punch easily.
Ekelund takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Assndrop loads up on a big right hand but Ekelund slips the punch.
Assndrop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ekelund.

Ekelund moves into the clinch.
Assndrop misses with a body punch.
Ekelund can't find room to land a body shot as Assndrop controls the action.
Ekelund lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Assndrop breaks from the clinch.
Ekelund lands a lovely overhand right.
Ekelund has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Ekelund connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Assndrop momentarily.
Ekelund misses with a jab to the body
and Assndrop counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ekelund tries to close the distance and clinch up but Assndrop swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assndrop gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Assndrop throws a shot from downtown. Ekelund moves away and avoids it.
Ekelund lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Assndrop at a distance.
Assndrop scores with a nice head shot.
Dick Ekelund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Assndrop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slapping leg kick lands for Assndrop.
Assndrop showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ekelund.
Ekelund looks to throw the jab but Assndrop is out of range.
Assndrop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ekelund.
Ekelund misses with a looping left.
Assndrop swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ekelund throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Assndrop sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Ekelund.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dick Ekelund seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ekelund closes the distance and clinches.

Assndrop escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Assndrop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Assndrop throws a hook to the side of Ekelund's head but Ekelund sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Assndrop throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Assndrop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ekelund jabs Assndrop right on the nose. Assndrop blinks but takes it well.
Ekelund 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.
Ekelund fails with an attempt to clinch.
Assndrop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ekelund.
Assndrop takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Assndrop throws the left hand but Ekelund avoids the punch easily.
Ekelund now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ekelund throws out the jab.
Assndrop fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ekelund just manages to avoid it.
Ekelund fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Assndrop 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ekelund lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ekelund looks to land a left hand but Assndrop moved out of range nicely.
Assndrop walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Assndrop is rocked!
A big right from Assndrop misses.
Ekelund looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ekelund doesn't manage to clinch there - Assndrop circles away.
A left lands for Ekelund.
Oh Assndrop is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ekelund throws an overhand right that drops Assndrop like a sack of potatoes! Ekelund dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Ekelund!