PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Lydon (ranked 3012 p4p, 2918 weight class) and John Bessant (ranked 385 p4p, 378 weight class). Lydon kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Queen - Don't Stop Me Now . This should be fireworks!

Lydon
vs
Bessant

183 cm
37
207
22 - 19 - 0

180 cm
36
214
18 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Lydon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Bessant!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lydon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bessant replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Lydon blocks it well.
Lydon misses with a series of wild punches.
Lydon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bessant scores with a leg kick.
Lydon misses with a few strikes there.
Lydon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bessant eats them both and turns towards Lydon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Johnny Lydon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bessant throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lydon.
Lydon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lydon misses with a series of wild punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lydon swinging wildly here.
Lydon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bessant counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lydon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bessant dodges the punch combination from Lydon.
Lydon checks the leg kick.
Lydon is looking for a counter combo.
Lydon throws a series of punches but Bessant avoids them all with ease.
Lydon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bessant scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bessant dodges the punch combination from Lydon.
Lydon misses with a combination
and Bessant counters with a nice body shot.
Bessant misses with a double jab.
Lydon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bessant eats them both and turns towards Lydon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lydon throws a body shot but no joy.
Bessant appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lydon throws a series of punches but Bessant avoids them all with ease.
Lydon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bessant throws out a counter right but Lydon avoids it with no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bessant slips a jab and a cross from Lydon.
Lydon throws a series of punches but Bessant avoids them all with ease.
Lydon misses with a series of wild punches.
Lydon throws a left and a right that both miss

and Bessant counters with a head kick that drops Lydon to the mat! Lydon scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Lydon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bessant.
A swing and a miss from Bessant.
Lydon went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lydon misses with the combination.
Lydon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bessant with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bessant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lydon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lydon throws a combination that misses
and Bessant counters with a straight right hand.
Lydon is breathing heavily.
Bessant swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Lydon. Those never looked like landing.
Lydon fails to land with a series of punches.
Lydon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bessant's sensitive parts.
Lydon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bessant.
Bessant raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Lydon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lydon throws a nice looking combination but Bessant bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lydon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lydon misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bessant slips a jab and a cross from Lydon.
A right-left combo lands from Lydon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bessant scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lydon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lydon misses with the combination.
Bessant is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A punch combination from Lydon misses.
Bessant is trying to counter with his kicks.
Bessant slips a jab and a cross from Lydon.
Lydon throws a series of punches but Bessant avoids them all with ease.
Bessant tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lydon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bessant appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lydon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lydon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bessant counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Lydon dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lydon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lydon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bessant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lydon misses with a body shot.
Bessant feints a counter leg kick.
Lydon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bessant counters with a one-two to the body.
Lydon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bessant counters with a thumping low kick.
Lydon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bessant misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Lydon does no damage.
Bessant lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lydon throws a series of punches but Bessant moves out of range.
Bessant slips a jab and a cross from Lydon.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lydon misses with a double jab.
Bessant is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lydon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bessant looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lydon misses with a wild combination.
Bessant appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lydon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bessant counters with a nice body kick.
Bessant throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bessant misses with the combination.
Bessant throws a sloppy head kick and Lydon moves out of range easily.
Lydon tries to bum rush Bessant with a series of wild strikes but Bessant uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lydon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bessant.
Lydon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lydon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bessant throws a nice looking combination but Lydon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Lydon was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lydon swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lydon misses with a two punch combination.
Bessant doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lydon throws a right hand that Bessant ducks under and follows up with a left that Bessant also avoids with ease.
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

and Bessant counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bessant.
Bessant lands an uppercut.
Bessant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lydon's elbow.
Bessant tries a body shot but Lydon blocks it.
Lydon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lydon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lydon avoids a wild elbow strike from Bessant.
Bessant lands a body punch.
A short left from Bessant.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bessant just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lydon's brow.
Bessant lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bessant pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Come on Bessant - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bessant throws an elbow but it misses.
Lydon throws an elbow that misses.

Lydon manages to break the clinch.
Lydon misses with a few strikes there.
Lydon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bessant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bessant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lydon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lydon misses with a series of wild punches.
Lydon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bessant.
Bessant connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lydon tries to bum rush Bessant with a series of wild strikes but Bessant uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bessant throws a lazy right hand but Lydon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lydon misses with a combination
and Bessant makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bessant fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lydon throws a series of punches but Bessant moves out of range.
Bessant fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lydon went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lydon throws a body punch but Bessant moves out of range.
Lydon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bessant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bessant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnny Lydon is winning the standup battle so far.
Bessant throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lydon misses with a combination

and Bessant counters with a crisp right hand that drops Lydon! Bessant lets Lydon back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Bessant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Lydon throws a right hand that Bessant ducks under and follows up with a left that Bessant also avoids with ease.
Bessant flicks out a counter leg kick but Lydon steps away.

It looks like Johnny Lydon has been cut.
Lydon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lydon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Lydon. Those never looked like landing.
Bessant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lydon manages to avoid it.
As Bessant looks to move away, Lydon throws a big counter combo but Bessant just gets out of the way.
Lydon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bessant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bessant slips a jab and a cross from Lydon.
Lydon throws a combination that misses
and Bessant counters with a series of strikes. Lydon will be more careful next time no doubt.

Lydon is rocked!
Lydon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oh Lydon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bessant loads up on a big right hand but Lydon slips the punch.
Lydon went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lydon seems to have got his legs back now.
Lydon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bessant tries a quick counter leg kick but Lydon is wise to it.
Lydon moves away from the strike by Bessant.
Bessant dodges the punch combination from Lydon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bessant is looking to slow Lydon down with leg kicks.
Bessant scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Bessant lands a big right hand that sends Lydon crashing to the mat! Bessant stays standing though and waves Lydon back to his feet!
Lydon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lydon throws a series of punches but Bessant avoids them all with ease.
Bessant unleashes a big counter combination but Lydon bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lydon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lydon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bessant counters with a thumping low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bessant pounces like a tiger and cracks Lydon with a vicious hook! Lydon is down but not out! Bessant follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John Bessant!
John Bessant decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.