PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lars Van Doren (ranked 5425 p4p, 4220 weight class) and Teshmus Assebiriddan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Doren comes into the arena with Sensation - The Anthem 2004 blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Van Doren
vs
Assebiriddan

190 cm
18
207
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
18
215
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Inexperienced

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lars Van Doren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Teshmus Assebiriddan!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Doren gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Assebiriddan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Van Doren thinking.
Assebiriddan tries to clinch up but Van Doren circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Doren jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Van Doren connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice jab there from Assebiriddan.

It looks like Lars Van Doren has been cut.
Van Doren throws a leg kick which misses Assebiriddan's front leg but catches the back leg as Assebiriddan tries to avoid it.
Assebiriddan moves in looking to clinch but Van Doren pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Doren lands a nice looking body kick.
Van Doren swats away the attempt to clinch by Assebiriddan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Assebiriddan, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Doren with the inside leg kick.
Assebiriddan throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Doren thinks about countering with a body kick.
Van Doren with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van Doren buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assebiriddan misses with a looping left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Doren.
A low kick lands for Van Doren.
Assebiriddan tries to score with a low kick but Van Doren moves his leg out of the way.
Van Doren lands a front kick.
Van Doren tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Assebiriddan flicks out a counter leg kick but Van Doren steps away.

Van Doren gets tackled into the cage by Assebiriddan. Assebiriddan maintains the clinch.
Van Doren is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assebiriddan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Doren misses with a knee strike.
Van Doren wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Assebiriddan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Assebiriddan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Doren tries a knee to the head but Assebiriddan blocks it.
Assebiriddan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Doren's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Assebiriddan.
Assebiriddan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Assebiriddan tries to work over Van Doren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Assebiriddan misses with some punches.
Van Doren scores a nice knee to the body.
Van Doren is looking to break free of the clinch but Assebiriddan has double underhooks.
Van Doren throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Assebiriddan blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Doren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Doren landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Van Doren lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Van Doren misses with a knee to the head.

Van Doren breaks from the clinch.
Assebiriddan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Van Doren manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Doren connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Doren lands a nice looking kick to the body. Assebiriddan takes a step back to recover.
Assebiriddan throws an off balance right hand
and Van Doren counters with a one-two to the body.
Assebiriddan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Van Doren is able to avoid easily.
Van Doren throws a low kick but it's checked well by Assebiriddan.
Assebiriddan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

Assebiriddan has managed to clinch.
Van Doren blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lars Van Doren dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lars Van Doren's cut.
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.

Assebiriddan throws a big shot that misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Assebiriddan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Van Doren. Van Doren circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Van Doren scores with a kick to the midsection.
Van Doren throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Van Doren with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Doren lands with a kick to the ribs.
Assebiriddan tries to clinch but Van Doren moves out of range.
Van Doren thinks about countering with a body kick.
Assebiriddan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Doren will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Assebiriddan shapes to counter with a head kick.
Van Doren connects with a leg kick.
Van Doren looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Assebiriddan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Van Doren misses with a low kick as Assebiriddan jumps back.
Good shot there by Assebiriddan.
Van Doren thows a leg kick but Assebiriddan checks it
and Assebiriddan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lars Van Doren is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping body kick lands there for Van Doren.
Assebiriddan is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Assebiriddan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Van Doren - the referee stops the clock and Assebiriddan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Van Doren. Assebiriddan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Assebiriddan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Van Doren tries to land a leg kick but Assebiriddan saw it coming and moves away.
Assebiriddan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Van Doren.
Assebiriddan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Doren.
Assebiriddan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Doren can pounce on him.
Van Doren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Assebiriddan can do to turn this around?
Assebiriddan lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Van Doren is predictable there
and Assebiriddan counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Lars Van Doren's cut is getting worse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assebiriddan throws a leg kick
and Van Doren makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Assebiriddan misses with a hook
and Van Doren makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Assebiriddan checks a leg kick.
Assebiriddan throws a leg kick but Van Doren sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Van Doren throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Van Doren misses with a leg kick
and Assebiriddan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Doren is looking to slow Assebiriddan down with leg kicks.
Van Doren looks for the body kick but Assebiriddan saw that one coming.
Assebiriddan is looking to clinch.
As Assebiriddan backs away, Van Doren returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Assebiriddan wants to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Doren tries a low kick but Assebiriddan avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lars Van Doren dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lars Van Doren's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A bone on bone clash there as Assebiriddan blocks the leg kick.
Assebiriddan checks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Assebiriddan! But no joy.
Van Doren throws a leg kick which misses Assebiriddan's front leg but catches the back leg as Assebiriddan tries to avoid it.
Van Doren throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Assebiriddan tries to clinch but Van Doren moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Assebiriddan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Assebiriddan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Van Doren connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Doren misses with a low kick.
Assebiriddan feints a counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Assebiriddan as he checks the leg kick.
Assebiriddan tries a quick counter leg kick but Van Doren is wise to it.
Assebiriddan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Doren circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Doren checks a leg kick.
Van Doren walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Doren.
Teshmus Assebiriddan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Doren thows a leg kick but Assebiriddan checks it

and Assebiriddan counters with a crisp one two that drops Van Doren! Assebiriddan thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Van Doren to his feet! Van Doren is in big trouble!
Assebiriddan blocks a low kick nicely.
Assebiriddan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Doren will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Van Doren backing away here, and Assebiriddan unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Assebiriddan drops Van Doren with a big left hand! Van Doren is injured, injured bad! Assebiriddan jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Teshmus Assebiriddan!
A relieved looking Teshmus Assebiriddan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.