PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mamoru Takamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Eder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Takamura
vs
Eder

185 cm
23
185 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

178 cm
19
185 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mamoru Takamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle Eder!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eder lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Takamura cracks a nice hook into Eder's ribs.
Mamoru Takamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takamura misses with a few strikes there.
Takamura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Takamura swinging wildly here.
Takamura throws a nice looking combination but Eder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice body punch from Takamura.
Eder scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Eder avoids the body shot from Takamura.
Eder dodges the punch combination from Takamura.
Takamura throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Eder counters with a nice body kick.
Eder missing with a left hand there. Takamura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Eder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Takamura punishes Eder's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eder throws a series of punches but Takamura avoids them all with ease.
Eder looks gassed!
A big left from Eder misses.
Takamura looks to land a combination but Eder avoids it well.
Takamura looks to land a combination but Eder avoids it well.
Takamura throws out a powerful jab.
Eder stuns Takamura with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Takamura misses with a few strikes there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Eder!
Eder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Takamura does no damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Takamura throws a nice looking combination but Eder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Takamura throws a right and a left that Eder avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Takamura.
Eder throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Takamura on the side of the head.
Takamura avoids the head kick by Eder.
A punch combination from Takamura misses.
Nice defenses there by Takamura.
Eder throws a head kick that half lands.
Takamura lands a body shot.
Eder throws a sloppy head kick and Takamura moves out of range easily.
Takamura throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab by Takamura.
Takamura scores with a hook.
A big right from Eder misses.
Eder throws a hook to the side of Takamura's head but Takamura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Takamura throws a right and a left that both miss.
Takamura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A shot to the body from Takamura misses
and Eder counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eder avoids a punch combination nicely.
Takamura connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Takamura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Eder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Takamura avoids the head kick by Eder.
Takamura looks to land a combination but Eder avoids it well.
Takamura throws a series of punches but Eder moves out of range.
Eder throws a one two combo.
Takamura lands the left hand.
Eder showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Takamura.
Takamura throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Takamura throws a combination that misses
and Eder makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Takamura on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Eder. Eder obviously looking to wear him down.
Eder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eder dodges the punch combination from Takamura.
Eder slips a jab and a cross from Takamura.
Eder thows a left - swing and a miss!
Eder is looking to land body kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Takamura, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Eder throws a right hand that Takamura ducks under and follows up with a left that Takamura also avoids with ease.
Takamura throws a nice looking combination but Eder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Takamura throws a series of strikes that have Eder backpedaling.
Eder lands a nice leg kick that just misses Takamura's sensitive parts.
Eder misses with a hook. Takamura ducked under it nicely.
Eder gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Takamura stuns Eder with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Takamura is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Takamura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eder on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Takamura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eder misses with a double jab.
Takamura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Takamura digs a good hook to Eder's body.
Eder takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Eder slips a jab and a cross from Takamura.
Takamura connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Eder's hands.
Eder is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Takamura scores with a nice right hand.
Eder lands a high kick!
Eder is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Takamura.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eder has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Takamura finds it's way round the side to connect with Eder's head.
Takamura lands a jab-cross combination.
Takamura thuds a left hand into Eder's body.
Takamura fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Takamura lands a two punch combo.
Eder scores with a jab to the jaw.
Eder throws a hook to the side of Takamura's head but Takamura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Takamura needs to keep his hands up - Eder had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takamura fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Takamura lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Takamura fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Takamura with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Eder throws a sloppy head kick and Takamura moves out of range easily.
Takamura lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eder takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Takamura is looking to wear down Eder with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Eder misses with a straight left.
Takamura throws a right and a left that Eder avoids nicely.
Eder on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Takamura scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mamoru Takamura dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Takamura misses the shot to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Eder in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Takamura throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Eder throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Takamura throws a series of punches but Eder moves out of range.
Takamura fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Eder on the side of the head.
Takamura misses with a wild combination.
Mamoru Takamura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Takamura throws a series of punches but Eder avoids them all with ease.
Nice uppercut lands for Takamura. That snapped Eder's head back.
A cross from Takamura lands.
Takamura scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Eder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eder has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Eder is rocked!
Takamura misses with the combination.
Eder is still on wobbly legs! Can Takamura finish him?
Takamura avoids the head kick by Eder.
Eder seems to have recovered his senses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Eder dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Takamura. That did some damage!
Takamura connects with a good right hand that stumbles Eder. Eder circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A left and a right from Takamura both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eder takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Takamura misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Takamura.
Takamura throws a right and a left that Eder avoids nicely.
Eder steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takamura.
Eder throws a right and a left that both miss.
Eder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Takamura comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Takamura looks to land a combination but Eder avoids it well.
Takamura takes one to the side of the head.
Takamura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Eder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eder throws a shot to the body.
Takamura misses with a wild combination.
Takamura looks to score with a jab to the body but Eder is just out of range.
Takamura thows a body shot but no joy.
Takamura takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Takamura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eder.
Takamura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Eder circles away quickly and effectively.
Eder throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Takamura misses with a hook. Eder ducked under it nicely.
Takamura throws a right and a left that both miss.
Takamura staying out of range there.
Takamura misses with the combination.
Eder lands a body shot.
Eder misses with a straight right.
Eder slips a jab from Takamura.
Eder punishes Takamura's body with a nice straight punch.
Eder slips a jab and a cross from Takamura.
Takamura takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Takamura sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Eder throws a series of punches but Takamura avoids them all with ease.
Takamura lands a nice hook to Eder's body. Eder takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Takamura misses with a wild combination.
Takamura thows a body shot but no joy.
Eder throws a head kick that misses.
Eder slips a jab and a cross from Takamura.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takamura falls off balance throwing a combination
and Eder counters with a nice uppercut.
Takamura walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Takamura misses with a series of wild punches.
Takamura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Takamura is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Takamura throws a series of punches but Eder avoids them all with ease.
A right-left combo lands from Eder.
Eder throws an overhand right that lands on Takamura's shoulder, as Takamura tries to avoid the shot.
Takamura connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Eder moves out of range as Takamura strikes.
Eder has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Takamura misses with a body shot.
Takamura lands a jab to the nose.
Donk. Eder catches Takamura right on the button with a cross.
Takamura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Takamura throws a nice looking combination but Eder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Eder lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Takamura takes a swing at Eder's ribcage but misses.
Takamura blocks a head kick by Eder.
Takamura misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eder lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Eder looks to throw the jab but Takamura is out of range.
Takamura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Eder circles away quickly and effectively.
Eder lunges at Takamura with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Takamura's hand.
A left lands for Takamura.
Some wild striking there from Takamura.
Eder connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Takamura misses with a wild body shot.
Takamura scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Takamura showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Eder.
Takamura looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Takamura misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takamura will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Eder looks to score with a jab to the body but Takamura is just out of range.
Takamura misses with a series of wild punches.
Eder throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Takamura.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mamoru Takamura will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Takamura looks to land a combination but Eder avoids it well.
Eder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Takamura lands a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Eder.
Takamura avoids the body shot from Eder.
A right-left combo lands from Takamura.
Eder swinging wildly here.
Takamura goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheers as Takamura lands an impressive looking overhand right. Eder doesn't seem phased though.
Takamura punishes Eder's body with a nice straight punch.
Takamura throws a series of punches but Eder avoids them all with ease.
Takamura throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takamura throws an overhand right that drops Eder like a sack of potatoes! Takamura dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mamoru Takamura!