PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between DeeJay Dawkins (ranked 1454 p4p, 2279 weight class) and Lee Tassen (ranked 182 p4p, 276 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Dawkins
vs
Tassen

195 cm
26
237
4 - 3 - 0

190 cm
26
280
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, DeeJay Dawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lee Tassen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawkins jabs Tassen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tassen closes the distance and clinches up with Dawkins, looking for a takedown. Tassen pushes Dawkins against the cage but Dawkins circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dawkins with a poor takedown
and Tassen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dawkins throws an off balance right hand

and Tassen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tassen.
Tassen wants to control from the top but Dawkins keeps moving.
Dawkins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tassen is one step ahead there.
Dawkins controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dawkins managing to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tassen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dawkins's head.
The fighters circling - Dawkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dawkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dawkins throws a body shot but no joy.
Tassen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tassen takes a swing at Dawkins's ribcage but misses.
Tassen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tassen cracks Dawkins with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Dawkins falls to his knees and Tassen doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Tassen!