PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Tassen (ranked 1452 p4p, 2306 weight class) and Caleb Ryan (ranked 218 p4p, 304 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tassen
vs
Ryan

190 cm
30
280
13 - 14 - 0

190 cm
29
240
4 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

KOMBAT KLOTHING

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Tassen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Caleb Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ryan has Tassen up against the cage in a clinch.
Ryan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tassen to keep the fight standing.
I was talking to Tassen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tassen tries to break the clinch but Ryan is controlling the position.
Ryan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tassen after a bit of a struggle.
Ryan can't get the takedown.
Lee Tassen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caleb Ryan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tassen is trying to break the clinch but Ryan is controlling him.
Ryan is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ryan jumps guard but Tassen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tassen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Ryan has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Tassen regains guard immediately.

Ryan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Ryan drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Ryan seems to have locked his on tight now - Tassen screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Ryan, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Caleb Ryan!