Elton John Concert Beating 'Victims' Were the Aggressors, Attorney for Puncher Claims - TMZ

Jonas says the entire narrative is ass-backwards, because his client was simply defending the women he was with that night -- noting, if you hit women ...

Because of how things have played out, though, Jonas says his client is getting harassed/attacked online.

Jonas says the women who were allegedly attacked by the driver did, in fact, talk to cops and want to press charges against them.

Jonas says they then attacked his client and 2 women, adding, "The driver used a wrestling move, grabbed the woman by both legs and lifted her up, causing her head to smack the concrete." He says while this was going on, the wife choked and pulled the hair of the other woman.

The attorney says his client came to the aid of the woman whose head was smashed into the concrete.