PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Lydon (ranked 128 p4p, 276 weight class) and Kazuma Kuwabara (ranked 24 p4p, 47 weight class). Lydon comes to the cage accompanied by Queen - Don't Stop Me Now . Kuwabara has chosen Kazuma Kuwabara Theme as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lydon
vs
Kuwabara

183 cm
34
207
21 - 14 - 0

190 cm
32
210
24 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 21 - 14 - 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 24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kazuma Kuwabara!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuwabara needs to keep his hands up - Lydon had a free shot at his head there.
Lydon lands with a good body shot.
We've been told by Lydon's head coaches at Hell Warriors Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lydon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kuwabara lands a nice shot that snaps Lydon's head back.
Kuwabara shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lydon as he jumps to the side.
Lydon missing with a left hand there. Kuwabara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kuwabara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lydon.
Lydon looks to land a body kick but Kuwabara moved away.
Kuwabara goes for a double leg but Lydon avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lydon continues to drive forward.
Kuwabara throws a sloppy body shot
and Lydon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lydon moves out of range as Kuwabara strikes.
Kuwabara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kuwabara with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuwabara misses with a hook to the body
and Lydon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lydon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuwabara manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lydon misses with a left hand
and Kuwabara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuwabara lands a jab to the head.
Lydon scores with a sloppy right hand. Kuwabara should have avoided that one.
Nice shot lands for Kuwabara.
Lydon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice defenses there by Kuwabara.
Lydon misses with a right hand
and Kuwabara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kuwabara defending well as Lydon loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Kuwabara was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kuwabara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuwabara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lydon.
Lydon throws a head kick that misses
and Kuwabara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kuwabara is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lydon had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kuwabara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuwabara has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuwabara takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kuwabara cracks a nice hook into Lydon's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuwabara throws a hook but Lydon avoids it easily.
Kuwabara lands a body shot.
Kuwabara slips under a jab from Lydon.
Kuwabara throws a big shot that misses.
Lydon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lydon throws out a leg kick but Kuwabara moves out of range and Lydon only half commits.
Lydon throws a hook but Kuwabara blocks it.
Kuwabara takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kuwabara jabs Lydon right on the nose. Lydon blinks but takes it well.
Lydon throws the left hand but Kuwabara avoids the punch easily.
Lydon misses with a straight left.
Lydon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kuwabara in his tracks.
Kuwabara connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuwabara misses with a straight right.
Kuwabara lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab from Lydon misses.
Kuwabara digs a good body shot into Lydon's ribs.
A slow jab from Lydon misses its intended target.
Lydon misses the body punch
letting Kuwabara counter with a right hand.
Lydon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kuwabara.
Kuwabara loads up on a big right hand but Lydon slips the punch.
Decent striking displayed by Kuwabara there.
Kuwabara throws a hook but Lydon avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Kuwabara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kuwabara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lydon.
Kuwabara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Lydon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lydon looks to land a left hand but Kuwabara moved out of range nicely.
Kuwabara has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lydon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuwabara cracks Lydon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kuwabara misses with the combination.
Lydon looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuwabara is just out of range.
Kuwabara's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lydon under the eye.
Kuwabara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lydon was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuwabara.
Kuwabara checks a leg kick.
Lydon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lydon. Kuwabara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lydon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kuwabara counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Kuwabara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Lydon misses the target.
Kuwabara shoots in looking for a takedown but Lydon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kuwabara's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kazuma Kuwabara will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lydon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuwabara.
Lydon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lydon throws a shot from downtown. Kuwabara moves away and avoids it.
Kazuma Kuwabara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lydon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuwabara.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lydon.
Kuwabara swings for the body but Lydon moves out of range.
Lydon looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Nice defenses there by Kuwabara.
Kuwabara throws a body punch but Lydon moves out of range.
Kuwabara misses with a looping left.
Lydon misses with a wild body shot.
Kuwabara lands a really nice looking cross but Lydon seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lydon misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuwabara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lydon throws a low kick, looking for Kuwabara's leg but Kuwabara calmly moves out of range.
Kuwabara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lydon throws a poor cross that misses
and Kuwabara counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lydon moves out of range as Kuwabara strikes.
Lydon has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lydon throws a hook to the side of Kuwabara's head but Kuwabara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lydon works Kuwabara's body with a nice hook.
Lydon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kuwabara misses with the combination.
Lydon misses with an uppercut
and Kuwabara counters with a nice body shot.
Kuwabara takes a swing at Lydon's ribcage but misses.
Lydon lands a head kick!
Kuwabara misses with a looping left.
Lydon throws an off balance right hand
and Kuwabara counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuwabara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lydon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuwabara scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lydon tries to land a leg kick but Kuwabara saw it coming and moves away.
Kuwabara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuwabara misses with a wild combination.
Nice body punch from Lydon.
Kuwabara takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Donk. Kuwabara catches Lydon right on the button with a cross.
Lydon avoids the body shot from Kuwabara.
Kuwabara lands a nice looking body shot.
Kuwabara lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kuwabara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lydon tests Kuwabara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lydon lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big right from Lydon misses.
Lydon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kuwabara moves out of range as Lydon throws a body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Kuwabara misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lydon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kuwabara throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lydon on the side of the head.
Lydon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kuwabara misses the shot to the body.
Lydon loads up on a big right hand but Kuwabara slips the punch.
Kuwabara staying out of range there.
Kuwabara tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lydon with a nice calf kick.
Kuwabara fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lydon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lydon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kuwabara swings widly with a right hand
and Lydon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuwabara gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kuwabara darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lydon throws a body shot but no joy.
Lydon misses with a left hand
and Kuwabara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kuwabara moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Kuwabara lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lydon doesn't seem phased though.
Lydon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lydon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lydon misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kazuma Kuwabara will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kuwabara throws a poor cross that misses
and Lydon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lydon swings widly with a right hand
and Kuwabara counters with a one-two to the body.
Lydon throws a push kick but Kuwabara slaps the foot to one side.
Kuwabara misses with a body punch
and Lydon counters with a straight right hand.
Lydon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kuwabara counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuwabara. Lydon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lydon misses with a hook. Kuwabara ducked under it nicely.
Kuwabara tries to clinch up but Lydon circles away and keeps his distance.
And Lydon counters with a quick kick to the body but Kuwabara blocks it.
Kuwabara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lydon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lydon lunges at Kuwabara with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kuwabara's hand.
Kuwabara ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kuwabara throws a body shot but no joy.
Lydon lands a body shot.
Johnny Lydon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Kuwabara blocks the low kick.
Lydon misses with a left hand
enabling Kuwabara to counter with a crisp jab.
Lydon throws a right hand that misses
and Kuwabara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kuwabara throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the body from Kuwabara misses
and Lydon counters with a straight right hand.
Kuwabara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lydon moves away.
Lydon is looking to counter punch.
Kuwabara throws the left hand but Lydon avoids the punch easily.
Kuwabara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lydon.
Lydon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuwabara's corner calls for a 1-2. Kuwabara obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kuwabara moves away from the strike by Lydon.
Kuwabara scores with a three punch combo!
Kuwabara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lydon takes a swing at Kuwabara's ribcage but misses.
Lydon moves out of range of the strikes.
Lydon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot by Lydon.
Kuwabara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lydon.
Lydon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A jab from Kuwabara finds it's way through Lydon's defenses.
Kuwabara misses with a series of wild punches.
Kuwabara throws the left hand but Lydon avoids the punch easily.
Lydon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kuwabara's head backwards.
Lydon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuwabara.
Lydon tries a head kick but it misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lydon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuwabara throws a body shot but no joy.
Lydon throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lydon misses with a hook
and Kuwabara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kuwabara looks to land a right hand but Lydon moved out of range.
Lydon throwing a counter right hand but Kuwabara manages to avoid it.
Lydon throws a head kick but Kuwabara moves out of range.
Lydon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kuwabara rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lydon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lydon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lydon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kuwabara wants to clinch up but Lydon keeps it at a distance.
Lydon throwing a counter right hand but Kuwabara manages to avoid it.
Lydon jabs at Kuwabara's body.
Kuwabara misses with a straight right.
Kuwabara swings for the body but Lydon moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuwabara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuwabara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuwabara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuwabara takes a swing at Lydon's ribcage but misses.
Kuwabara misses with an uppercut
and Lydon counters with a straight right hand.
Lydon missing with a left hand there. Kuwabara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kazuma Kuwabara is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lydon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lydon scores with a body shot.
Lydon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuwabara.
Lydon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kuwabara misses with a jab, cross combination.
A quick step to the side and Lydon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Lydon misses.
Johnny Lydon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lydon with the inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Johnny Lydon.
Well Kuwabara has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kazuma Kuwabara!
A relieved looking Kazuma Kuwabara thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.