PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Tassen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rammstein - Du Hast. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Brown
vs
Tassen

175 cm
29
157 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

175 cm
29
150 lbs
16 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Tassen!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown is looking to clinch.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tassen misses with a double jab
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
Brown leaves Tassen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tassen just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tassen was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick.
Brown throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Tassen to counter with a crisp jab.
Tassen throws a right hand that misses
and Brown counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brown slips a jab from Tassen.
Tassen throws a poor cross that misses
and Brown counters with a right hand to the body.
Tassen moves away from the strike by Brown.
Lee Tassen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tassen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brown swings for the body but Tassen moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tassen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brown counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tassen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown tries to clinch
and Tassen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tassen shoots for a takedown but Brown saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tassen throws a right hand that misses
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Tassen misses.
Tassen throws a combination that misses
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Tassen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tassen moves away from the strike by Brown.
Nice cross by Tassen.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Tassen ducks down to avoid it.
Brown takes a swing at Tassen's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tassen misses with a body kick.
Brown looks to land a combination but Tassen avoids it well.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tassen circles away quickly and effectively.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tassen manages to avoid it.
Brown connects with a nice looking jab.
Brown tries to bum rush Tassen with a series of wild strikes but Tassen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tassen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tassen throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tassen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brown counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Tassen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tassen throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Tassen throws a lazy uppercut
and Brown counters with a nice body shot.
Brown throws a body punch but Tassen moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tassen looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Brown lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tassen dives in and grabs Brown's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brown pushes down on Tassen's head and hops out.
Jack Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Tassen.
Tassen misses with a hook
and Brown counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tassen misses with a double jab
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown tries to clinch up but Tassen circles away and keeps his distance.
Some wild striking there from Tassen.
Brown swings widly with a right hand
letting Tassen counter with a right hand.
Tassen misses with a hook.
Tassen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tassen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Browns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brown throws a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws the left hand but Tassen avoids the punch easily.
Brown throws a series of punches but Tassen avoids them all with ease.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tassen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown throws a sloppy body shot
and Tassen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tassen misses with a left hand
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tassen.
Brown misses with a left hand
and Tassen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown dips to his left and cracks Tassen with an uppercut!
Tassen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brown swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Tassen to counter with a crisp jab.
Tassen drops his hands momentarily and Brown takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tassen misses with a takedown attempt - Brown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brown connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Brown dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Brown ducks right into an uppercut from Tassen.
Tassen misses with a takedown attempt
and Brown counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tassen lands a really nice looking cross but Brown seems unphased.
Brown throws a lazy uppercut
and Tassen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tassen misses with a right hand
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Brown tries to clinch but Tassen moves away
and Tassen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tassen throws a right hand that misses
and Tassen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brown throws a combination that misses
and Tassen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tassen shoots in looking for a takedown. Brown tries to sprawl out of it but Tassen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brown manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tassen swings widly with a right hand
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tassen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tassen counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tassen misses with a hook
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Tassen just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Tassen slips under a jab.
Brown lands a two punch combo.
Brown misses with a combination
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Brown has Tassen up against the cage in a clinch.
Tassen wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
Brown has Tassen pressed against the cage, preventing Tassen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tassen misses with a lunging right hand
and Brown counters with a series of strikes. Tassen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tassen moves away from the strike by Brown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tassen throws a poor cross that misses
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab by Tassen.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Tassen throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Tassen misses with a lunging right hand
and Brown counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Tassen counters with a head kick. That will keep Brown thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tassen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tassen misses with an uppercut
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Brown tries to sprawl but Tassen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Well, if Tassen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Tassen prevents Brown from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tassen slows the pace down in half guard.
Let's hope that Tassen has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Brown has hold of Tassen's hands but Tassen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Brown is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brown on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Oh Brown is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tassen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Tassen lands strikes from half guard.
Brown on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brown tries to get out of the position.
Ground and pound from Tassen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jack Brown will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Tassen loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tassen misses with an uppercut
and Brown makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brown connects with the punch.
Brown lands with a shot to the body.
Brown throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tassen counters with a body kick.
Jack Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown misses with a right hand
and Tassen counters with a nice body shot.
Tassen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice cross by Tassen.
Tassen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tassen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tassen misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Tassen counters with a huge left! Brown is in big trouble! He's backing up but Tassen isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Brown from any more damage. A dominating finish by Tassen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Tassen!