PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Lydon (ranked 7950 p4p, 732 weight class) and Masaaki Mori (ranked 9116 p4p, 769 weight class). Mori is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by りんだりんだ. The key to victory for Johnny Lydon has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Lydon
vs
Mori

183 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Lydon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masaaki Mori!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lydon pushes Mori up against the cage in a clinch.

Lydon breaks from the clinch.
Mori circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Mori.
Lydon tries to clinch up but Mori circles away and keeps his distance.
Lydon tries a head kick but it misses.
Mori appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lydon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Lydon moves into the clinch.

Lydon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lydon is looking to clinch.
Lydon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lydon throws a head kick but Mori moves out of range.
Mori looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mori lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lydon circles away quickly and effectively.

Lydon darts in and clinches Mori up against the cage.
Lydon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mori's efforts to push away.
Lydon has Mori pressed against the cage, preventing Mori from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mori working hard to break the clinch.
Lydon misses with a punch to the body.
Lydon is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lydon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Lydon gets a clinch.

Lydon manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Lydon does no damage.
Lydon tries to clinch there but Mori circles away.
Despite the aggression on Mori's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lydon tries to clinch there but Mori circles away.
Johnny Lydon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lydon.
Lydon closes the distance but Mori moves to the side
and Lydon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lydon is looking to clinch.
A nice side step and Mori releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mori shoots in looking for a takedown. Lydon tries to sprawl out of it but Mori keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lydon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lydon throwing a counter right hand but Mori manages to avoid it.
Lydon tries to clinch up but Mori circles away and keeps his distance.
Lydon lands a jab-cross combination.
Lydon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mori misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mori connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lydon's hands.
Lydon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mori circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mori looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Lydon closes the distance and clinches.
Mori is trying to break the clinch but Lydon is controlling him.

Lydon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lydon dodges the punch combination from Mori.
Mori on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Lydon has managed to clinch.

Lydon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lydon looks to score with a jab to the body but Mori is just out of range.
Mori is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.

Lydon has closed the distance and engaged Mori in a clinch.
Mori's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lydon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mori's efforts to push away.

Lydon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lydon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mori avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mori is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mori takes one to the chin there.
Lydon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lydon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mori is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mori takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mori looks winded!
Lydon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lydon wants to clinch up but Mori keeps it at a distance.
Mori is looking for the big counter here.
Lydon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mori manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mori unleashes a big counter combination but Lydon bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lydon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lydon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lydon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mori.

Lydon clinches up with Mori and pushes him back against the cage.
Mori wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Lydon.
Lydon is stalling here.
A left hand lands to the body for Lydon.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Lydon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lydon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnny Lydon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lydon - that will leave a mark!
Lydon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Lydon darts in and clinches Mori up against the cage.

Lydon manages to break the clinch.
Mori circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mori unleashes a big counter combination but Lydon bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lydon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Lydon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lydon scores with a jab to the head.
Lydon cracks a nice hook into Mori's ribs.
Lydon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lydon wants to clinch.
Mori tries to clinch but Lydon is having none of it.
Lydon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mori has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mori checks a low kick from Lydon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lydon lands a jab to the head.

Lydon instigates a clinch.

Lydon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lydon misses with a head kick.
Mori tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lydon defends well and Mori ends up having to push Lydon into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lydon is looking for a counter combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mori gets tackled into the cage by Lydon. Lydon maintains the clinch.
Mori is breathing heavily.

Lydon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mori keeps the fight on the outside.
As Lydon backs off Mori throws a huge counter combo but Lydon manages to avoid it all.
Lydon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lydon lands with a nice body punch.

Lydon closes the distance and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Lydon.
Lydon tries to throw a body punch but Mori avoids it by throwing Lydon back against the cage.

Lydon manages to break the clinch.
Lydon throws a right and a left that Mori avoids nicely.
Mori wants to counter the offense by Lydon and move into the clinch position.

Lydon drives through and clinches with Mori against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Lydon.

Lydon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Lydon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mori, pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Lydon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Lydon darts in and clinches Mori up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mori is trying to break the clinch but Lydon has him pressed against the cage.
Lydon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mori backwards.
Lydon effectively controlling the action here.
Nice body punch from Lydon - that landed with a thud.

Lydon breaks the clinch.
Lydon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lydon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mori moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Lydon drops Mori with a beautiful combination! Mori stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lydon is looking for the KO!

Mori is rocked!
Johnny Lydon is winning the standup battle so far.

Lydon rushes Mori and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mori is still on wobbly legs! Can Lydon finish him?
Lydon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short left from Lydon.

Lydon manages to break the clinch.
Lydon feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Mori crashing to the mat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Johnny Lydon!
Johnny Lydon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Masaaki Mori stepped up to the mic, saying 'ごめんなさい、もっと強いになりたいですよ ! '.