PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Eder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akinori Tadano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tadano has chosen Elevator by Eminem as his entrance music. Akinori Tadano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Eder
vs
Tadano

178 cm
20
185 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

182 cm
21
190 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Fire Sportswear

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle Eder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akinori Tadano!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eder on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Eder thows a body shot but no joy.

Tadano gets a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Eder as Tadano tries to tie him up.
Tadano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Eder blocks it with crossed arms.
Eder working hard to break the clinch.

Eder breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A swing and a miss from Eder.
Tadano moves in looking to clinch but Eder pushes him off.
Left hook, right uppercut from Eder.
Tadano tries to clinch there but Eder circles away.
Eder keeps the fight on the outside.
Eder keeps the fight on the outside.
Eder throws out a loose jab but Tadano uses good head movement to avoid it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Eder.
Tadano on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

It looks like Akinori Tadano has been cut.
Tadano moves out of range of the strikes.
Eder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eder misses with a straight right.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Eder.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tadano tries to clinch there but Eder circles away.
Tadano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tadano wants to clinch.
Eder wants to land a leg kick but Tadano is out of range.
Tadano tries to close the distance and clinch but Eder swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Eder looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice cross by Eder.
Eder throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tadano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eder loads up on a big right hand but Tadano slips the punch.
Eder misses with a series of wild punches.
Eder with a jab.
Eder throws a series of punches but Tadano avoids them all with ease.
Tadano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kyle Eder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eder clobbers Tadano with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Eder scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Eder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tadano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Eder.
Tadano looks gassed!
Eder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eder looks to land a left hand but Tadano moved out of range nicely.
Eder thuds his shin into the meat of Tadano's side.
Eder moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eder misses with a few strikes there.
Good leg kick by Eder there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Donk. Eder catches Tadano right on the button with a cross.
Eder darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tadano takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Eder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tadano takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eder lands a nice shot to the body.
Eder throws out a powerful jab.
Eder throws a sloppy head kick and Tadano moves out of range easily.
Eder dips to his left and cracks Tadano with an uppercut!
Eder misses with a wild combination.
Tadano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eder throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Eder.
Tadano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eder swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice jab there from Eder.
Tadano tries to clinch but Eder is having none of it.
Eder is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Eder misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eder jabs at Tadano's body.
Eder dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tadano. That did some damage!
Eder lands a jab to Tadano's midsection.
Eder scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tadano in his tracks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tadano ducks under a wild hook from Eder.
Eder thuds his shin into the meat of Tadano's side.
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!
Eder looks to throw the jab but Tadano is out of range.
Eder takes a swing at Tadano's ribcage but misses.
Eder throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eder misses with a low kick.
Eder throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tadano on the side of the head.
Eder bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tadano's head.
Tadano moves away from the strike by Eder.
Tadano slips a straight right by Eder.
Tadano moves in looking to clinch but Eder pushes him off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice straight punches there by Eder. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Eder.
Eder loads up on a big right hand but Tadano slips the punch.
Tadano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Eder dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Akinori Tadano's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tadano checks a leg kick.
Eder scores with a one two! Tadano had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kyle Eder is winning the standup battle so far.
Eder looks to throw the jab but Tadano is out of range.
Eder connects with a body shot.
Eder swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Eder thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tadano wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Eder lands a jab to Tadano's midsection.
Eder misses with a looping right.
Tadano wants to clinch.
Tadano tries to clinch but Eder moves out of range.
Eder scores with a jab. Tadano acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Eder lands a slapping body shot.
Eder throws a head kick that misses.
Tadano is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eder scores with a jab to the body.
Tadano tries to clinch there but Eder circles away.
Eder will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Eder scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A nice leg kick lands there from Eder.
Eder lands a nice shot that snaps Tadano's head back.
Eder throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eder stuns Tadano with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Eder lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Eder wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Eder misses with a jab, cross combination.
Eder scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Eder fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Eder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tadano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eder throws a hook but Tadano blocks it.
Tadano doesn't manage to clinch there - Eder circles away.
Tadano is looking to clinch but Eder is avoiding it.
Eder chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tadano has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That has opened up Akinori Tadano's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tadano moves in looking to clinch but Eder pushes him off.
Eder scores with a punch to the head.
Tadano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eder.
Eder fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Eder throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eder. Tadano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tadano moves away.
Tadano tries to clinch up but Eder circles away and keeps his distance.
Eder dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tadano. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eder misses with a jab to the body
and Tadano counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Eder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tadano was well out of range. Poor timing from Eder.
Eder has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tadano moves out of range of the body kick from Eder.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eder. Tadano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eder misses with a hook.
Eder throws and low kick but Tadano moves out of range easily.
Eder tries a head kick but it misses.
Eder throws a hook but Tadano avoids it easily.
Tadano tries to clinch there but Eder circles away.
A big right from Eder misses.
Tadano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eder swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tadano has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Eder throws a body kick that misses.
Eder misses with a leg kick
and Tadano counters with a head kick. That will keep Eder thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A slow jab from Eder misses its intended target.
Tadano wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tadano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tadano tries to clinch up.
Eder is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tadano can do to turn this around?
No joy there for Eder, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Eder misses.
Tadano staying out of range there.
Tadano keeps Eder at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eder lands with a shot to the body.
Eder avoids the head kick by Tadano.
Eder lands a jab to Tadano's midsection.
Eder is looking to chop away at Tadano's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Eder dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Akinori Tadano's cut.
That's time! Eder's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Tadano takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tadano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eder.

Tadano has closed the distance and engaged Eder in a clinch.
Tadano unloads a knee to the mid-section. Eder lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tadano tries to land knees in the clinch but Eder avoids the damage to the body.
Tadano wants to stall.
Eder wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tadano has him pressed against the cage.
Tadano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tadano trying to land knees to the body.
Tadano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tadano blocking some punches.
Eder wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Eder wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tadano trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Eder.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eder is looking to break free of the clinch but Tadano has double underhooks.

Eder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick by Eder misses
and Tadano counters with a head kick. That will keep Eder thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Eder's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Eder duly obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eder misses with an uppercut. Tadano saw that one coming.
Eder misses with a wild combination.
Tadano defending well as Eder loads up on a big left hand.
Eder misses with an attempted mid kick.
Eder misses with a wild body shot.
Tadano drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Eder misses with a two punch combination.
Tadano wants to clinch up but Eder keeps it at a distance.
Eder bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

Tadano clinches.
Tadano scores a nice knee to the body.
Eder is looking to break free of the clinch but Tadano has double underhooks.

Eder breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eder lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eder throws a head kick but Tadano moves out of range.
Eder looks to land a right hand but Tadano moved out of range.
Eder misses with a body shot.
Tadano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eder walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tadano checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tadano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tadano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tadano is looking to land body kicks.
Eder misses with a looping right.
Nice shot lands for Eder.
Some wild striking there from Eder.
Eder moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Eder pushes Tadano away with a front kick.
Some wild striking there from Eder.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tadano wants to clinch.
Tadano has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Eder.
Eder avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tadano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tadano avoids a kick to the body.
Tadano tries a head kick but it misses.
Tadano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Eder misses with a body shot.
Tadano dodges the punch combination from Eder.
Eder misses with a double jab
and Tadano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Eder throws a hook but Tadano avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Eder misses with a jab, cross combination.
Eder misses with a leg kick
and Tadano counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Eder is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Eder swats away the attempt to clinch by Tadano.
Eder throws a head kick but Tadano moves out of range.
Eder lands a really nice looking cross but Tadano seems unphased.
Tadano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Akinori Tadano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eder looks to land a left hand but Tadano moved out of range nicely.
Eder lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tadano goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Eder throws a leg kick which misses Tadano's front leg but catches the back leg as Tadano tries to avoid it.
Eder lands a body shot.
Tadano walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Eder throws a right and a left that Tadano avoids nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Eder showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Eder, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Eder!