PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Lennon (ranked 2846 p4p, 4152 weight class) and Augustine Tupper (ranked 149 p4p, 200 weight class). Tupper has chosen Can't Stop: Red Hot Chili Peppers as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Lennon
vs
Tupper

167 cm
39
142
23 - 24 - 1

167 cm
32
139
8 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
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 23 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Lennon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Augustine Tupper!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lennon misses with a right hand
and Tupper counters with a nice uppercut.
Tupper checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lennon throws a hook but Tupper blocks it.
Lennon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tupper misses with a two punch combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Lennon misses the target.
Lennon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lennon loads up on a big right hand but Tupper slips the punch.
Lennon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tupper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lennon misses with an uppercut. Tupper saw that one coming.
Lennon moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lennon misses with a lunging right hand
and Tupper counters with a nice uppercut.
Lennon misses with a hook
and Tupper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tupper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've been informed that Tupper has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Lennon moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Lennon - that landed with a thud.
Tupper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lennon.
A short body shot lands from Lennon as the two fighters clinch.
Lennon lands an elbow inside.
Lennon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lennon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tupper looks winded!
Lennon throws an elbow but it misses.
Lennon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tupper blocks an elbow strike from Lennon.
Lennon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tupper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Tupper pulls guard effortlessly.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Tupper pushes a forearm under Lennon's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Lennon is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Augustine Tupper!
Our winner, Augustine Tupper, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.