PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Lydon (ranked 814 p4p, 1028 weight class) and Aydan The Wandering Spirit (ranked 114 p4p, 152 weight class). Lydon comes to the cage accompanied by Queen - Don't Stop Me Now . The Wandering Spirit has chosen Wichita Lineman as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lydon
vs
The Wandering Spirit

183 cm
35
207
21 - 17 - 0

191 cm
30
208
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Olympic 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 21 - 17 - 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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aydan The Wandering Spirit!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Lydon does it's job there.

It looks like Aydan The Wandering Spirit has been cut.
Lydon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lydon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Wandering Spirit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lydon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Wandering Spirit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like The Wandering Spirit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lydon misses with a hook. The Wandering Spirit ducked under it nicely.
The Wandering Spirit thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from The Wandering Spirit misses.
The Wandering Spirit avoids the head kick by Lydon.
Lydon checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lydon misses the body punch
and The Wandering Spirit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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.
The Wandering Spirit misses with a hook
and Lydon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Wandering Spirit checks a leg kick.
Lydon swings widly with a right hand
and The Wandering Spirit counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lydon throws out a loose jab but The Wandering Spirit uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Wandering Spirit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lydon misses with a leg kick
enabling The Wandering Spirit to counter with a crisp jab.
The Wandering Spirit drops his hands momentarily and Lydon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnny Lydon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Wandering Spirit misses with a body punch
and Lydon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lydon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Wandering Spirit.
Lydon swings away with a body shot that misses
and The Wandering Spirit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Wandering Spirit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lydon doesn't seem bothered though.
Lydon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The Wandering Spirit counters with a straight right hand.
Lydon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lydon loads up on a big right hand but The Wandering Spirit slips the punch.
Lydon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Wandering Spirit.
Lydon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lydon blocks a leg kick.
Lydon scores with a jab. The Wandering Spirit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by The Wandering Spirit.
The Wandering Spirit throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lydon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lydon avoids the body shot from The Wandering Spirit.
Lydon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lydon swings for the body but The Wandering Spirit moves out of range.
The Wandering Spirit slips a jab from Lydon.
The Wandering Spirit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The Wandering Spirit lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lydon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lydon throws a predictable looking body shot
and The Wandering Spirit counters with a stiff right hand.
Lydon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The Wandering Spirit dodges the punch combination from Lydon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Wandering Spirit.
Lydon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Wandering Spirit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lydon.
Lydon scores with a leg kick.
The Wandering Spirit has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lydon misses with an uppercut
and The Wandering Spirit counters with an inside leg kick.
The Wandering Spirit throws a body shot but no joy.
The Wandering Spirit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Wandering Spirit keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lydon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The Wandering Spirit throws a solid leg kick but Lydon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at The Wandering Spirit.
Lydon is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lydon connects with the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from The Wandering Spirit.
Lydon throws the left hand but The Wandering Spirit avoids the punch easily.
The Wandering Spirit swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lydon takes a swing at The Wandering Spirit's ribcage but misses.
The Wandering Spirit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The Wandering Spirit lands a body shot.
The Wandering Spirit takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lydon throws a jab when The Wandering Spirit was well out of range.
The Wandering Spirit let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lydon. The Wandering Spirit does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Wandering Spirit throws a big shot that misses.
Lydon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lydon with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Johnny Lydon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aydan The Wandering Spirit's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The Wandering Spirit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lydon.
Aydan The Wandering Spirit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lydon swings widly with a right hand
and The Wandering Spirit counters with a right hand to the body.
The Wandering Spirit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lydon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lydon just misses with a punch to the body.
Lydon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The Wandering Spirit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Wandering Spirit misses with a hook. Lydon ducked under it nicely.
The Wandering Spirit throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The Wandering Spirit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lydon cracks The Wandering Spirit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The Wandering Spirit thows a body kick. Lydon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The Wandering Spirit slips a jab from Lydon.
The Wandering Spirit throws a right hand that misses
and Lydon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lydon misses with a hook to the body
and The Wandering Spirit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lydon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The Wandering Spirit throws a shot from downtown. Lydon moves away and avoids it.
Lydon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The Wandering Spirit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The Wandering Spirit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lydon's hands.
The Wandering Spirit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Wandering Spirit blocks a jab.
The Wandering Spirit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lydon throws a lazy uppercut
and The Wandering Spirit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lydon avoids the body shot from The Wandering Spirit.
A big left from The Wandering Spirit misses.
Lydon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Wandering Spirit misses with a low kick as Lydon jumps back.

The Wandering Spirit drops Lydon with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lydon looks back up at him and smiles so The Wandering Spirit waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Lydon is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lydon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Lydon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Wandering Spirit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lydon seems to have got his legs back now.
Lydon throws a lazy uppercut
enabling The Wandering Spirit to counter with a crisp jab.
Lydon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Wandering Spirit. That did some damage!
The Wandering Spirit lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lydon lands a nice looking body shot.
Lydon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lydon misses with a looping right.
Lydon throws out a powerful jab.
Nice straight punches there by The Wandering Spirit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Wandering Spirit.
Lydon scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lydon misses with a wild combination.
Lydon misses with a straight right.
The Wandering Spirit swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lydon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lydon - that will leave a mark!
The Wandering Spirit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lydon.
The Wandering Spirit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Wandering Spirit. Lydon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lydon throws the left hand but The Wandering Spirit avoids the punch easily.
A shot to the body from Lydon misses
letting The Wandering Spirit counter with a right hand.
The Wandering Spirit throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lydon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lydon blocks a low kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The Wandering Spirit lands a big right hand that sends Lydon crashing to the mat! The Wandering Spirit stays standing though and waves Lydon back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lydon connects with a good right hand that stumbles The Wandering Spirit. The Wandering Spirit circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab from Lydon misses.
The Wandering Spirit blocks a jab.
A jab from Lydon does it's job there.
The Wandering Spirit punishes Lydon's body with a nice straight punch.
Lydon looks to land a left hand but The Wandering Spirit moved out of range nicely.
The Wandering Spirit raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
The Wandering Spirit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lydon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Wandering Spirit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Wandering Spirit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lydon.
The Wandering Spirit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The Wandering Spirit connects with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aydan The Wandering Spirit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aydan The Wandering Spirit's cut.
That's time! Lydon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Lydon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aydan The Wandering Spirit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Wandering Spirit lands a right hook to the body.
Lydon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and The Wandering Spirit counters with a nice right hand that sends Lydon toppling to the canvas! Lydon scrambles and gets back to his feet - can The Wandering Spirit finish him?!
Lydon throws a jab but it's blocked by The Wandering Spirit.
The Wandering Spirit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The Wandering Spirit misses with a leg kick
and Lydon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Wandering Spirit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lydon misses with a body punch
and The Wandering Spirit counters with a right hand from hell and Lydon is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aydan The Wandering Spirit!
After winning the bout, Aydan The Wandering Spirit thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.