PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Lydon (ranked 18872 p4p, 2305 weight class) and Tang Cao (ranked 635 p4p, 331 weight class). Cao is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Song of the Waking City - Jucifer. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Lydon
vs
Cao

183 cm
40
207
22 - 20 - 0

191 cm
27
209
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Lydon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tang Cao !
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lydon throws a big counter combination but Cao scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lydon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cao connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lydon misses with a jab, cross combination.

Lydon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Cao .
Lydon blocks a body shot from Cao .
Cao digs a right hand into Lydon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lydon's gas tank.
Lydon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cao avoids it.
Cao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cao fails to land.
Cao swings wildly with an uppercut but Lydon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cao blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lydon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Cao .
Lydon lands an elbow inside.
Cao swings wildly with an uppercut but Lydon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cao blocks the elbow strike.
Lydon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cao backwards.
Cao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lydon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cao is defending well for now.
Cao lands a right hand.
Cao tries to land knees in the clinch but Lydon avoids the damage to the body.
Lydon with a knee to the head.
Cao landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cao lands with a left to the head.
Lydon misses with a punch to the body.
Lydon misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Cao .
Cao pushes Lydon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cao connects with a knee to the head.
Lydon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cao blocks a body shot from Lydon.
Lydon misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cao has a couple of punches blocked by Lydon.
Lydon misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cao .

Cao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That kick from Cao tenderised Lydon's leg. Lydon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lydon is looking to clinch but Cao is avoiding it.

Lydon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cao blocking some punches.
Cao lands with a short shot to the head.
Cao lands a shoulder strike.
Cao digs a right hand underneath Lydon's ribcage. Lydon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cao has a couple of punches blocked by Lydon.
Lydon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cao scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lydon trying to land knees to the body.
Cao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lydon backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lydon misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Lydon fails to land.
Cao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lydon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cao takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lydon.
A knee to the head by Cao .
Lydon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lydon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lydon can't find room to land a body shot as Cao controls the action.
Cao blocks an uppercut.
Cao has Lydon pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lydon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lydon swings wildly with an uppercut but Cao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cao throws a head punch that misses.
Cao blocks an uppercut.
Cao misses with a body punch.
Cao lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cao manages to break the clinch.
Lydon doesn't manage to clinch there - Cao circles away.
Johnny Lydon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cao avoids a punch combination nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Cao tenderised Lydon's leg. Lydon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lydon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lydon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cao throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lydon tries to clinch but Cao is having none of it.
Cao throws out a counter right but Lydon avoids it with no problem.
Lydon wants to clinch but Cao slips to the side
and Cao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lydon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lydon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lydon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cao connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lydon scrambles back to his feet.
Cao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Lydon is rocked!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cao . Lydon shrugs it off though.
Oh Lydon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lydon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cao feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Lydon sprawling to the canvas! Lydon rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Cao finish him?!
Lydon wants to clinch up but Cao keeps it at a distance.
Lydon seems to have got his legs back now.
Cao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lydon tries to move into range but Cao moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lydon is looking to clinch but Cao is avoiding it.
Lydon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lydon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lydon tries to clinch up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cao keeps the fight on the outside.
Lydon tries to clinch up.
Cao lands a jab to the nose.
Cao lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lydon swinging wildly here.
Lydon doesn't manage to clinch there - Cao circles away.
Lydon tries a head kick but it misses.

Lydon closes the distance and pushes Cao back into the cage.
Lydon missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cao lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cao lands a good knee to the midsection. Lydon won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short left from Cao .
A nice left hand lands by Cao .
Cao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cao throws a big uppercut that drops Lydon! More strikes from Cao and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Lydon lies dazed against the cage as Cao celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tang Cao !
Tang Cao seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.