PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Lennon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvid Nordemar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Lennon
vs
Nordemar

183 cm
27
216 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

225 cm
23
225 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good 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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Lennon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arvid Nordemar!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lennon checks a low kick from Nordemar.
Lennon tries to clinch up
and Nordemar counters with an outside leg kick.
Lennon wants to clinch but Nordemar slips to the side
and Nordemar counters with a nice leg kick.
Nordemar tries a head kick but it misses.
Lennon cracks Nordemar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nordemar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
John Lennon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nordemar scoring well with a low kick there.
Nordemar wants to slow Lennon down by chopping away at his legs.
Nordemar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lennon.
Lennon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nordemar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lennon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lennon tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lennon tries to clinch
and Nordemar makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lennon really felt that one!
Lennon is breathing heavily.
Nordemar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nordemar lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lennon takes a step back to recover.
Lennon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nordemar counters with an outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nordemar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nordemar, right into the meat.
Lennon looks to clinch
and Nordemar counters with a good low kick that Lennon was not able to check.
Nordemar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nordemar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nordemar circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nordemar counters with a good low kick that Lennon was not able to check.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nordemar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nordemar thows a body kick. Lennon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lennon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nordemar. Nordemar obviously looking to wear him down.
Nordemar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nordemar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nordemar scores with a head kick.

It looks like John Lennon has been cut.
Nordemar throws a leg kick which misses Lennon's front leg but catches the back leg as Lennon tries to avoid it.
Nordemar connects with a high kick.
Nordemar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nordemar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nordemar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lennon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nordemar.
Nordemar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nordemar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lennon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nordemar.
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!
A nice inside leg kick there by Nordemar. That's going to slow Lennon down.
Lennon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lennon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nordemar.
Nordemar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lennon looks to clinch
and Nordemar counters with a nice leg kick.
Nordemar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nordemar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lennon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nordemar throws a head kick but Lennon moves out of range.
Lennon closes the distance but Nordemar moves to the side
and Nordemar counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nordemar lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lennon takes a step back to recover.
Nordemar lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lennon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nordemar.
Lennon darts in trying to clinch
and Nordemar counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nordemar throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arvid Nordemar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Lennon's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nordemar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lennon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nordemar. That's going to slow Lennon down.
Nordemar lands a leg kick that knocks Lennon off balance momentarily.
Nordemar scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters circling a little - Nordemar finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nordemar throws a sloppy head kick and Lennon moves out of range easily.
Lennon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lennon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lennon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nordemar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Arvid Nordemar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nordemar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordemar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lennon takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Lennon is rocked!
Lennon moves to clinch but Nordemar breaks away
and Nordemar makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lennon really felt that one!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nordemar tries a head kick but it misses.
Lennon wants to clinch but Nordemar slips to the side
and Nordemar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nordemar lands a brutal head kick. Lennon looks out on his feet and Nordemar throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Arvid Nordemar!
A relieved looking Arvid Nordemar thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.