PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Lennon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Rad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Lennon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kyle Rad's chin.

Lennon
vs
Rad

167 cm
21
145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

165 cm
36
104 lbs
30 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Lennon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kyle Rad!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rad avoids the head kick by Lennon.
Lennon throws a body shot but no joy.
Lennon throws a looping overhand right but Rad ducks down to avoid it.
Lennon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rad connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A solid body kick from Lennon.
Lennon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lennon lands with a shot to the body.
Rad throws a body shot but no joy.
Rad pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lennon is out of range and Rad settles back down.
Lennon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rad. Rad obviously looking to wear him down.
Rad with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lennon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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!
Rad lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rad on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Both fighters circling a little - Rad finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rad takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rad blocks the body kick.
Rad feints a counter leg kick.
Rad with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lennon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rad wants to slow Lennon down by chopping away at his legs.
Lennon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lennon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lennon pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rad back to the cage. Lennon follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Rad is rocked!
Rad pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lennon is out of range and Rad settles back down.
Rad is still on wobbly legs! Can Lennon finish him?
Lennon misses with a looping left.
Lennon is looking to wear down Rad with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lennon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rad wants to land a leg kick but Lennon is out of range.
Lennon moves out of range of the body kick from Rad.
Lennon thuds a left hand into Rad's body.
Rad avoids a punch combination nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rad misses with a kick to the body
and Lennon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lennon lands a front kick.
Lennon jabs at Rad's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lennon misses the shot to the body.
Rad seems to have recovered his senses.
Lennon swinging wildly here.
Rad cracks a nice hook into Lennon's ribs.
Rad fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lennon is out of range.
Lennon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rad throws a sloppy head kick and Lennon moves out of range easily.
Rad just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLennon.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rad. Lennon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rad takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lennon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lennon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rad moves away.
Rad scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lennon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rad thows a leg kick but Lennon checks it
and Lennon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lennon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lennon.
Lennon looks to score with a jab to the body but Rad is just out of range.
Lennon throws a lazy head kick
and Rad counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lennon swings for the body but Rad moves out of range.
Rad throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rad does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rad lands a head kick. Lennon smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rad misses with a low kick.
Rad moves out of range of the body kick.
Rad shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lennon eats them both and turns towards Rad to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lennon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lennon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lennon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rad raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rad connects with a solid leg kick.
Rad moves out of range as Lennon throws a body kick.
Rad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lennon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rad moves away.
Rad is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lennon with a body shot.
Rad lands a nice looking body shot.
Lennon just misses with a punch to the body.
Lennon misses with a kick to the body
and Rad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lennon crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rad - the referee stops the clock and Lennon gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rad. Lennon manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lennon throws a jab when Rad was well out of range.
Lennon just misses with a punch to the body.
Rad was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Rad fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lennon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rad.
Rad is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lennon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rad cracks Lennon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rad scores with the left hand. Lennon knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kyle Rad will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lennon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rad was well out of range. Poor timing from Lennon.
Rad swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lennon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rad.
Rad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rad tries to work over Lennon's front leg with a kick but Lennon checks it.
Lennon checks a leg kick.
Lennon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lennon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Rad.
Lennon appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rad does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lennon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rad on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lennon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lennon was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
John Lennon is winning the standup battle so far.
Rad slips a jab from Lennon.
Lennon misses with a body shot.
Rad raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Rad throws a head kick but Lennon moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lennon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rad misses with a kick to the body.
Lennon is looking to land body kicks.
Rad works the jab nicely.
Lennon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lennon throws a right hand that Rad ducks under and follows up with a left that Rad also avoids with ease.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rad.
Rad throws a sloppy head kick and Lennon moves out of range easily.
Rad throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lennon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lennon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rad manages to avoid it.
Rad now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rad avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rad is looking for the big counter here.
Rad tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lennon is able to avoid easily.
Rad blocks a leg kick.
Rad unleashes a big counter combination but Lennon bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rad has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Lennon misses with a hook
and Rad counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rad connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lennon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rad.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Lennon misses.
Rad scores with a head kick.
Lennon bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lennon throws a body punch but Rad moves out of range.
Rad throws out a counter right but Lennon avoids it with no problem.
Rad goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lennon.
Lennon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rad looks for the body kick but Lennon saw that one coming.
Lennon throws a push kick but Rad slaps the foot to one side.
Lennon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rad counters with a nice uppercut.
Rad tries to score with a low kick but Lennon moves his leg out of the way.
Rad throws a leg kick but Lennon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lennon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lennon throws a sloppy body shot
and Rad counters with a head kick. That will keep Lennon thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Rad swings for the body but Lennon moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Lennon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lennon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lennon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rad. Rad obviously looking to wear him down.
Lennon throws a push kick but Rad slaps the foot to one side.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Rad. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Lennon misses the shot to the body.
Lennon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Rad.
Lennon tries to land a front kick but Rad steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
John Lennon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lennon throws a push kick but Rad slaps the foot to one side.
Rad wants to slow Lennon down by chopping away at his legs.
Rad fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lennon.
An inside leg kick from Lennon misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lennon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As Lennon backs off Rad throws a huge counter combo but Lennon manages to avoid it all.
Rad blocks a head kick by Lennon.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rad.
Rad connects with the punch.
Rad feints and then cracks Lennon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lennon down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

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

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rad decides to stand up.
Lennon misses with a lunging right hand
and Rad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lennon throws a body kick that misses.
Lennon blocks a head kick by Rad.
Rad misses with a leg kick.
Lennon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Rad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Lennon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rad moves out of range of the body kick from Lennon.
Lennon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rad avoids the body shot from Lennon.
Lennon cracks a nice hook into Rad's ribs.
Rad connects with a body shot.
Lennon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rad.
Rad goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rad connects with a looping right hand.
Rad scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lennon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rad counters with a nice leg kick.
Rad connects with a looping right hand.

Lennon is rocked!
Rad ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Lennon's jaw. Lennon's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Rad does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kyle Rad!
During a confident post fight interview, Kyle Rad thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.