PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lee Tassen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angus Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young has chosen AC/DC - Live Wire as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Angus Young was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Tassen
vs
Young

175 cm
26
150 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

175 cm
26
153 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Tassen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angus Young!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tassen takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
Young throws a head kick that Tassen semi-blocks.
Tassen tries to clinch up but Young circles away and keeps his distance.
Tassen is looking to clinch but Young is avoiding it.
Young tests Tassen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lee Tassen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Young - just one landing.

Tassen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Young sprawls well initially but Tassen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Young wants to control but Tassen is keeping busy.

Young looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Young makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Young slips a jab from Tassen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tassen tries to clinch up.
Tassen's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Tassen duly obliges.
Tassen is looking to clinch but Young is avoiding it.
Young walks into a jab.
Young misses with a straight left.
A solid body kick from Young.
Tassen wants to clinch.
Young throws a head kick that half lands.
Tassen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tassen doesn't manage to clinch there - Young circles away.

Young has managed to clinch.
Tassen tries to break the clinch but Young is controlling the position.
Tassen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Young unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tassen has Young pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Young manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Young putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tassen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Young.
Young throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tassen blocks it with crossed arms.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tassen tries to break the clinch but Young is controlling the position.
Tassen pushes Young back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Young slows down the pace here.
Tassen avoiding damage as Young throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Tassen - that landed with a thud.
Young landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tassen tries a body shot but Young blocks it.
Tassen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Young prevents a body shot from Tassen.
Tassen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Tassen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Young slaps away a takedown attempt from Tassen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tassen is breathing heavily.
Young misses with a wild body shot.

Young instigates a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Young.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Young creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Young - that landed with a thud.
Young content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Young stalling in the clinch but Tassen improves position.
Tassen takes a shot to the head.
Tassen avoiding damage as Young throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Young.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Young landing knees to the body.
Young will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tassen up against the cage.

Tassen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tassen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Young thuds his right hand into Tassen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tassen throws the left hand but Young avoids the punch easily.

Young pushes Tassen up against the cage in a clinch.
Tassen tries to break the clinch but Young is controlling the position.
Tassen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Young fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Tassen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tassen tries to clinch up but Young circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tassen closes the distance and clinches.
Tassen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Young slowing the pace effectively.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but Tassen blocks with his arms.

Tassen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Young staying out of range there.
Tassen wants to clinch but Young slips to the side
and Young counters with an inside leg kick.
Tassen thows a leg kick but Young checks it

and Young counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A knee to the head by Young.
Tassen tries to score a body lock takedown but Young shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tassen looking for a takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young landing knees to the body.
Young lands a body punch in the clinch.
Young putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tassen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young lands a knee to the head.
Young content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Young is working Tassen over against the cage.
Young lands a nice knee to the body.
Young lands a body punch.
Young will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tassen up against the cage.
Tassen misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angus Young dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Young scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tassen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Young circles away.
Young throws a head kick that Tassen semi-blocks.

Tassen is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Young uses the oldest trick in the book to send Tassen tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Young is absolutely delighted - when Tassen wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Angus Young!