PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Billabong (ranked 34 p4p, 89 weight class) and Maurits Assndrop (ranked 6 p4p, 10 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Billabong
vs
Assndrop

171 cm
32
155
36 - 14 - 2

168 cm
34
140
27 - 13 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
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 36 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Billabong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Maurits Assndrop!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assndrop misses with a low kick.
Billabong looks to score with a jab to the body but Assndrop is just out of range.
Billabong ducks under a wild hook from Assndrop.
Assndrop slips a jab from Billabong.
Assndrop misses with a wild body shot.
Assndrop darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Assndrop slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Billabong blocks the leg kick.
Billabong ducks under a wild hook from Assndrop.
Billabong throws a jab but it's blocked by Assndrop.
Billabong lands with a cross.
We've been hearing reports that Billabong has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assndrop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Billabong.
Billabong moves out of range as Assndrop strikes.
Assndrop moves out of range of the strikes.
Billabong lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Billabong connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Billabong looks to score with a jab to the body but Assndrop is just out of range.
It seemed like Assndrop was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assndrop tests Billabong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Billabong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Billabong moves out of range as Assndrop strikes.
A big right from Assndrop misses.
Billabong connects with a good right hand that stumbles Assndrop. Assndrop circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Billabong throws a shot to the body.
Assndrop displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Billabong throws out the jab.
Assndrop has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Assndrop lands a body shot.
Billabong blocks a leg kick.
Billabong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Assndrop.
Billabong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Assndrop to score with a decent uppercut.
Maurits Assndrop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Billabong throws a hook but Assndrop blocks it.
The fighters circling - Billabong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Assndrop connects with a jab.
Assndrop misses with a body punch
and Billabong counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assndrop throws an off balance right hand
and Billabong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Billabong slips a straight right by Assndrop.
Billabong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Assndrop.
Assndrop fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Billabong misses with a hook. Assndrop ducked under it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Assndrop.
Assndrop tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Billabong takes one on the button.
The fighters circling - Assndrop throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Billabong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good standup being displayed there by Assndrop as he connects with a hook.
Billabong is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Assndrop misses with an uppercut.
Billabong scores with a nice right hand.
Assndrop throws out a powerful jab.
Billabong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Assndrop.
Assndrop connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Assndrop getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop throws a front kick aimed at Billabong's knee but Billabong avoids it well.
Billabong fails to land with a series of punches.

Billabong fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Assndrop to the ground. Billabong is now in Assndrop's guard.
Billabong with a flurry of punches that miss.
Billabong throwing strikes from guard but Assndrop blocks nicely.
Billabong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Assndrop looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Assndrop is trying to hold Billabong in close to prevent damage but Billabong has managed to pass into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop is looking to control Billabong's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Assndrop avoid being mounted?
Assndrop is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Billabong is staying active.
Billabong controlling the pace.
Assndrop tries to get to full guard but Billabong has control of the leg.
Billabong takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
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 corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

A looping hook to the body misses from Billabong. Assndrop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Billabong throws a poor cross that misses
and Assndrop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Billabong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab lands there for Assndrop.
Billabong ducks under a wild hook from Assndrop.
Assndrop looks to land a left hand but Billabong moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Billabong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Billabong misses.
Assndrop tries to work over Billabong's front leg with a kick but Billabong checks it.
Assndrop rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Billabong counters with a right hand to the body.
Billabong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Billabong closes this distance looking for a takedown but Assndrop circles away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Assndrop takes one on the button.
Maurits Assndrop seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Assndrop. Billabong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Assndrop missing with a left hand there. Billabong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Billabong shoots and misses
and Assndrop counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Billabong dives in for a single leg takedown but Assndrop sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Billabong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Assndrop misses with some punches.
Assndrop has a couple of punches blocked by Billabong.
Assndrop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Assndrop misses with the head strike.
Billabong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Assndrop gets through Billabong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Billabong gets control of Assndrop's arms and successfully pulls guard. Billabong will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Assndrop advances position into side control!

Assndrop tries for a kimura but Billabong is defending well.
Assndrop wants to lay and pray for a moment but Billabong keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billabong is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Assndrop off and has taken his back!
Assndrop tries to break free.
Billabong is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Billabong gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Billabong gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Billabong apologises and we restart here on the feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Assndrop leaves Billabong with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Assndrop throws a hook to the side of Billabong's head but Billabong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Billabong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Assndrop ducks under a wild hook from Billabong.
Assndrop throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Billabong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Billabong scores with a shot to the body.
Billabong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billabong throws a looping overhand right but Assndrop ducks down to avoid it.
Assndrop lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Assndrop 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 Billabong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Billabong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Assndrop throws a looping overhand right but Billabong ducks down to avoid it.
Billabong goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Billabong takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Assndrop looks to land a left hand but Billabong moved out of range nicely.
Billabong fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Billabong moves away from the strike by Assndrop.

Assndrop rushes Billabong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Billabong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Billabong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Assndrop scoring well with a low kick there.
Billabong ducks under a wild hook from Assndrop.
Billabong digs a good body shot into Assndrop's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Billabong misses with a straight left.
Assndrop looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Billabong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Assndrop can pounce on him.
Billabong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Assndrop fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Assndrop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Billabong.
Assndrop connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Assndrop ducks under a wild hook from Billabong.
Assndrop wants to counter the offense by Billabong and move into the clinch position.
Assndrop throws a leg kick but Billabong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Assndrop turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Assndrop throws a sloppy body shot
letting Billabong counter with a right hand.
Billabong swings away with a body shot that misses
and Assndrop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Billabong misses with an uppercut. Assndrop saw that one coming.
Assndrop defending well as Billabong loads up on a big left hand.
Billabong misses with a straight right.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Assndrop throws a leg kick
and Billabong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Billabong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Billabong throws an off balance right hand
and Assndrop counters with a leg kick.
Nice shot by Billabong.
Assndrop jabs Billabong to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Assndrop lands a head shot.
Assndrop tried to score with a low kick but Billabong checks it.
Billabong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Assndrop throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Assndrop moves away from the strike by Billabong.
Assndrop only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assndrop getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Billabong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Assndrop.
Billabong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Assndrop feints a counter leg kick.
Billabong shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Billabong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Assndrop.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assndrop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Billabong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Billabong throws a lazy right hand but Assndrop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Billabong takes a swing at Assndrop's ribcage but misses.
Assndrop pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Assndrop throws a hook to the side of Billabong's head but Billabong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Billabong misses with a straight right.
Assndrop thows a left - swing and a miss!
Assndrop on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Assndrop ducks under a wild hook from Billabong.
Assndrop lands with an uppercut that bounces Billabong off the cage and back into range.
Billabong checks the leg kick nicely there.
Billabong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Assndrop digs a good hook to Billabong's body.
A nice leg kick from Assndrop, right into the meat of the thigh.
Assndrop misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop throws a low kick but Billabong moves out of range easily.
It looked like Billabong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice sprawl there from Assndrop as Billabong shoots in.
Billabong needs to keep his hands up - Assndrop had a free shot at his head there.
Billabong 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 misses with an uppercut

and Billabong counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Johnny Billabong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Assndrop keeping full guard, as Billabong tries to pass.
Assndrop not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Johnny Billabong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Assndrop looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Billabong lands a couple of digs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billabong lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Billabong looking to sit in guard and control but Assndrop gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Assndrop passes Billabong's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Billabong tries to roll over but Assndrop keeps him under control.
Billabong is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billabong is staying active underneath Assndrop, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Billabong trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Assndrop manages to pass to mount!
Assndrop can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Billabong is looking to escape.
Billabong wants to control but Assndrop is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maurits Assndrop comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Assndrop winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maurits Assndrop!
Maurits Assndrop seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.