PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Asai (ranked 825 p4p, 1893 weight class) and John Lennon (ranked 49 p4p, 108 weight class). Asai 's entrance music is Dragon. A fine choice. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as John Lennon enters the cage!

Asai
vs
Lennon

172 cm
39
140
33 - 19 - 1

167 cm
38
142
23 - 22 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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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 33 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshihiro Asai !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Lennon!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Lennon instigates a clinch.
Asai lands with a right to the head.
Lennon lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lennon.
Lennon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Asai - that landed with a thud.
Lennon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lennon misses with the head strike.
Asai lands a hook that snaps the head of Lennon backwards.
Lennon throws a head punch that misses.
Lennon misses with a punch on the inside.
Asai pushes off an throws an elbow but Lennon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lennon blocks a body shot from Asai .
Lennon throws an elbow but it misses.
Lennon misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice elbow from Lennon.
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!

Asai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Asai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lennon throws a right and a left that Asai avoids nicely.
Asai thumps Lennon with a low kick.
Lennon loads up on a big right hand but Asai slips the punch.
Donk. Asai catches Lennon right on the button with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lennon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Asai .
Asai moves out of range of the body kick from Lennon.
Lennon lands a jab to the nose.
Asai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Asai . Lennon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lennon flicks out a counter leg kick but Asai steps away.
Asai is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lennon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Asai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lennon moves forwards but Asai connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Asai throws a head kick that Lennon semi-blocks.
Asai moves out of range of the strikes.
Asai is looking to counter with head kicks.
Lennon throws a shot from downtown. Asai moves away and avoids it.
Lennon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lennon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Asai looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lennon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Asai smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lennon throws a looping overhand right but Asai ducks down to avoid it.
Asai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Asai connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lennon's hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asai throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lennon misses with a body shot.
Asai scores with a jab. Lennon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lennon misses with a series of wild punches.
Lennon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A cross from Asai lands.

Lennon is rocked!
Lennon tries to get into range but Asai steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Lennon! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Asai scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yoshihiro Asai !
A pretty intense looking Yoshihiro Asai took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.