PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Islam Bin Hamed (ranked 5749 p4p, 4781 weight class) and John Lydon (ranked 0 p4p, 275 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bin Hamed
vs
Lydon

177 cm
23
145
0 - 1 - 0

173 cm
18
145
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Islam Bin Hamed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Lydon!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bin Hamed lands the left hand.
Lydon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lydon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bin Hamed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lydon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lydon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bin Hamed.
Lydon throws a shot from downtown. Bin Hamed moves away and avoids it.
Lydon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lydon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bin Hamed is looking for a counter combo.
Bin Hamed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lydon.
Bin Hamed throws a hook to the side of Lydon's head but Lydon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And Lydon tries to counter it with a takedown but Bin Hamed pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lydon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bin Hamed counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Lydon misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lydon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lydon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bin Hamed moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bin Hamed moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bin Hamed fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
No joy there for Lydon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lydon misses with a double jab
and Bin Hamed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lydon looks to land a right hand but Bin Hamed moved out of range.
Bin Hamed was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bin Hamed scores with a one two! Lydon had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bin Hamed lands with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bin Hamed connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lydon momentarily.
Bin Hamed is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bin Hamed tests Lydon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lydon takes one to the side of the head.
No joy there for Lydon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lydon walks into a stiff left hand from Bin Hamed.
Lydon swinging wildly here.
Lydon ducks under a wild hook from Bin Hamed.
Bin Hamed throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lydon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lydon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bin Hamed appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Lydon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Bin Hamed was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lydon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bin Hamed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lydon misses with a double jab
and Lydon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lydon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bin Hamed looks to land a combination. Lydon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lydon tries to clinch
enabling Bin Hamed to counter with a crisp jab.
Lydon slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lydon swings for the body but Bin Hamed moves out of range.
Bin Hamed lands a right hook to the body.
Lydon looks to land a combination but Bin Hamed avoids it well.
Bin Hamed scores with the left hand. Lydon knows he should have avoided that one.
Bin Hamed throws a nice looking combination but Lydon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bin Hamed throws a body shot but no joy.
Lydon tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lydon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bin Hamed dodges the punch combination from Lydon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Islam Bin Hamed dominated that round.
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.

Bin Hamed darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Lydon. Those never looked like landing.
Bin Hamed was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lydon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bin Hamed manages to avoid it.
Lydon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lydon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lydon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bin Hamed connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lydon scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bin Hamed misses with a lunging right hand
letting Lydon counter with a right hand.
Bin Hamed connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lydon's hands.
A cross from Bin Hamed lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lydon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bin Hamed.
Bin Hamed cracks Lydon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bin Hamed misses with a double jab.
Lydon unleashes a big counter combination but Bin Hamed bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A punch combination from Lydon misses.
Lydon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bin Hamed scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bin Hamed looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lydon throws a series of punches but Bin Hamed avoids them all with ease.
Lydon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bin Hamed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bin Hamed misses with a double jab.
Bin Hamed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Bin Hamed on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bin Hamed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lydon can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lydon tries to clinch but Bin Hamed is having none of it.
Lydon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bin Hamed moves away.
Lydon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bin Hamed.
Bin Hamed comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lydon slips a jab and a cross from Bin Hamed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bin Hamed lands a glancing blow to the side of Lydon's head.
Bin Hamed takes a swing at Lydon's ribcage but misses.
Bin Hamed misses with a double jab
enabling Lydon to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin Hamed paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lydon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lydon blocks a jab.
Lydon just misses with a punch to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Lydon might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bin Hamed has got the better of the exchanges.
Bin Hamed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bin Hamed bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lydon's head backwards.
Lydon misses with an uppercut
and Bin Hamed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lydon throws a poor cross that misses
and Bin Hamed counters with a straight right hand.
Lydon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lydon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bin Hamed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lydon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bin Hamed counters with a nice uppercut.
Lydon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bin Hamed at a distance.
Bin Hamed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lydon.
It looked like Bin Hamed wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bin Hamed lands a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Islam Bin Hamed dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Lydon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bin Hamed.
Nice uppercut lands for Lydon. That snapped Bin Hamed's head back.
Bin Hamed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lydon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lydon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bin Hamed jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lydon misses with a lunging right hand
and Bin Hamed counters with a series of strikes. Lydon will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lydon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lydon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bin Hamed.
Lydon throws a right and a left that Bin Hamed avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lydon tries to clinch but Bin Hamed is having none of it.
As Lydon looks to move away, Bin Hamed throws a big counter combo but Lydon just gets out of the way.
Bin Hamed lands with a cross.
Bin Hamed scores with a jab to the body.
Bin Hamed moves out of range as Lydon strikes.
Bin Hamed went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bin Hamed swings for the body but Lydon moves out of range.
Islam Bin Hamed is winning the standup battle so far.
Bin Hamed scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lydon in his tracks.
Lydon throws a nice looking combination but Bin Hamed bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bin Hamed's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lydon under the eye.
Bin Hamed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lydon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lydon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bin Hamed lands with an overhand left.
Bin Hamed lands a jab to the head.
Lydon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lydon throws a combination that misses
enabling Bin Hamed to counter with a crisp jab.
Bin Hamed missing with a left hand there. Lydon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bin Hamed lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lydon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lydon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bin Hamed is looking for a counter combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Lydon.
Lydon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lydon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bin Hamed throws a big counter combination but Lydon scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lydon's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lydon duly obliges.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bin Hamed, as that shot connected.
Bin Hamed bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lydon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bin Hamed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bin Hamed misses with a hook. Lydon ducked under it nicely.
Lydon is looking for the big counter here.
Lydon tries to clinch but Bin Hamed moves out of range.
Lydon throws out a loose jab but Bin Hamed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bin Hamed swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bin Hamed lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lydon at a distance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lydon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bin Hamed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bin Hamed throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lydon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lydon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A left and a right from Bin Hamed both land. Nice combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Islam Bin Hamed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bin Hamed has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Islam Bin Hamed!