PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harley Tran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Lashman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Lashman will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Tran
vs
Lashman

185 cm
18
214 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

198 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harley Tran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Lashman!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tran blocks a head kick by Lashman.
Lashman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tran stuffs the takedown.
Lashman tries to clinch but Tran moves away
and Tran counters with a big head kick but Lashman shrugs it off.
Tran misses with a straight right.
Jake Lashman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lashman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tran pinned against the cage. Tran gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Harley Tran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Lashman.
Lashman shoots in and drives through. Tran sprawls well.
Lashman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tran but Tran pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lashman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lashman looks to clinch

and Tran counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lashman lands a left hand.
Tran has Lashman pressed against the cage, preventing Lashman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lashman wants a takedown but no success here.

Tran pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lashman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lashman looks winded!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lashman.

Tran looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Tran is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lashman has managed to free his arm - good work.

Lashman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tran pulls his head out easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lashman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tran not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tran thows a huge punch but Lashman dodges it nicely.
Tran throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Tran is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tran not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lashman regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Tran.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tran missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lashman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lashman is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Tran moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lashman being controlled here momentarily.
Tran is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lashman won't allow Tran to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lashman trying to control but Tran is working from the bottom.
Tran working a defensive guard here.

We're going to have a standup here because Harley Tran wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lashman.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lashman has his takedown stuffed

and Tran counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tran.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harley Tran dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lashman throws a nice looking combination but Tran bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lashman shoots in but Tran avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lashman is defended easily by Tran.
Tran misses with a takedown attempt - Lashman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tran slaps away a takedown attempt from Lashman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Harley Tran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Lashman.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lashman.
Jake Lashman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Horrible takedown by Tran or perhaps it was just good defense by Lashman which made him look bad.
Lashman is breathing heavily.
Lashman throws a half hearted mid kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lashman.
Tran moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lashman has his takedown stuffed
and Tran counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tran shoots for a takedown but Lashman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tran keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tran shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lashman as he avoids it easily.
Tran circles away from the clinch attempt.

Tran shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lashman is trying to defend but Tran finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tran thows a huge punch but Lashman dodges it nicely.
Tran working the head and body with strikes.
Lashman controlling the position well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tran not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lashman has hold of Tran's hands but Tran slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lashman is looking to improve his position.
Lashman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Tran wants to work for an arm triangle but Lashman is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tran passes into side control, despite Lashman's attempt to control the position.

Tran looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tran cracks Lashman with a big right hand but Lashman just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lashman manages to get back to half guard.
Lashman wants to improve his position but Tran is controlling well.
Lashman controlling the position for now.
Lashman is looking to improve his position.
Tran is thwarting Lashman's attempts to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lashman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tran.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harley Tran dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Lashman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lashman shoots for a takedown but Tran saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tran shoots in for a takedown but Lashman shows good takedown defense.
Tran slaps away a takedown attempt from Lashman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lashman is looking to clinch.
Tran closes the distance and clinches up with Lashman, looking for a takedown. Tran pushes Lashman against the cage but Lashman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lashman throws a low kick, looking for Tran's leg but Tran calmly moves out of range.
Tran closes the distance and clinches up with Lashman, looking for a takedown. Tran pushes Lashman against the cage but Lashman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harley Tran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lashman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tran throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lashman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tran shoots in for a takedown but Lashman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tran looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lashman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lashman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tran counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tran swats away the attempt to clinch by Lashman.
Nice takedown defense from Tran. No joy for Lashman on that attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lashman throws a sloppy head kick
and Tran makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lashman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tran throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lashman's waist but Lashman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tran off to one side.
Lashman misses with a body kick.
Tran shoots in for a takedown but Lashman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tran fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lashman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lashman is looking to clinch but Tran is avoiding it.
Lashman fails with a takedown attempt.
Tran closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lashman circles away.
Lashman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lashman shoots in but Tran avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lashman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tran.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tran fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lashman avoids it really well and circles away.
Lashman misses with a low kick.
Tran stuffs the takedown.
Tran tries to close the distance and clinch but Lashman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jake Lashman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harley Tran is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lashman shoots in looking for a takedown but Tran manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lashman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jake Lashman.
I think Tran has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harley Tran!