PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Eklund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mich Van Hyllen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Eklund
vs
Van Hyllen

185 cm
24
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
27
195 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Brute
Steel Penn's All 160

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikael Eklund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mich Van Hyllen!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eklund misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eklund is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Eklund gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Van Hyllen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Van Hyllen avoids the elbow strike from Eklund, against the cage.
Eklund lands a nice elbow.
Eklund landing knees to the head.
Eklund using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Hyllen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van Hyllen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Eklund lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Hyllen won't want to take too many of those.
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!
Eklund throws a knee to the head but misses.
Eklund using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Van Hyllen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Eklund smiles and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eklund is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Eklund fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Hyllen, pushing him back against the cage.
Eklund tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Hyllen avoids it.
Eklund lands a nice elbow.
Eklund tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Hyllen avoids the damage to the body.
Eklund unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Eklund trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Eklund.
Eklund creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Eklund lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Hyllen won't want to take too many of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eklund working Van Hyllen over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Eklund just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Hyllen's brow.
Van Hyllen tries to pull guard but Eklund forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mikael Eklund has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mich Van Hyllen.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Eklund just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Hyllen's brow.
Eklund tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Hyllen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Eklund looking to throw knees to the head but Van Hyllen is blocking nicely.
Van Hyllen avoids a wild elbow strike from Eklund.
Eklund lands a nice elbow.
Eklund tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Hyllen avoids the damage to the body.
Eklund utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Hyllen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Eklund misses with a knee strike.
Van Hyllen blocks an elbow strike.
Eklund utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Eklund comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Eklund tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Eklund lands an elbow inside that Van Hyllen shrugs off.
Eklund scores with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Eklund throws an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eklund lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Eklund tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Eklund missing with knees to the body.
Come on Van Hyllen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Eklund misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Hyllen.
Van Hyllen blocks an elbow strike.
Van Hyllen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Eklund smiles and moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eklund tries to land a front kick but Van Hyllen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Some wild striking there from Van Hyllen.

Eklund has closed the distance and engaged Van Hyllen in a clinch.
Eklund is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Hyllen is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by Eklund.
Eklund pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Eklund throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Eklund misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Hyllen.
Eklund lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Eklund just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Hyllen's brow.
Eklund misses with an elbow strike.
Van Hyllen takes an elbow to the temple.
Van Hyllen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hyllen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Eklund just stands there and leans against the cage.
Van Hyllen avoids a wild elbow strike from Eklund.
Eklund lands an elbow inside.
Van Hyllen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Eklund is defending well.
Van Hyllen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Eklund tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Hyllen avoids a wild elbow strike from Eklund.
Eklund with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Eklund lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Hyllen won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Eklund lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Hyllen working hard to break the clinch.
Eklund creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Hyllen's defenses.
Eklund connects with a knee to the head.
Mikael Eklund has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Van Hyllen avoids the elbow strike from Eklund, against the cage.
Eklund with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Hyllen jumps guard but Eklund turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mikael Eklund has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mich Van Hyllen.
Eklund lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Eklund is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Hyllen can do to turn this around?
Van Hyllen is trying to pull guard but Eklund turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
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!
With the fighters up against the cage, Eklund throws an elbow but misses.
Van Hyllen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Eklund.
Van Hyllen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Eklund to keep the fight standing.
Eklund trying to land knees to the body.
Eklund throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Eklund comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Van Hyllen tries to break free but Eklund pushes him back against the cage.
Eklund throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Eklund obliges.
Eklund throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Eklund gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Eklund unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Van Hyllen is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eklund using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Van Hyllen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Eklund creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Hyllen's defenses.
Eklund lands an elbow that stopped Van Hyllen in his tracks for a moment.
Eklund working Van Hyllen over with knees to the body.
Van Hyllen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Eklund.
Van Hyllen tries to pull guard but Eklund won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice elbow from Eklund.
Van Hyllen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Eklund to keep the fight standing.
Eklund lands an elbow just above Van Hyllen 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikael Eklund dominated that second round.
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!

Eklund gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Eklund crunches a lovely knee into Van Hyllen's ribcage.
Eklund with a knee to the head.
Van Hyllen wants to break free but Eklund has control.
Van Hyllen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Eklund obliges.
Eklund tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Eklund tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eklund creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Hyllen's defenses.
Van Hyllen blocks an elbow strike.
Eklund lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Hyllen won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eklund lands a nice elbow.
Van Hyllen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Eklund obliges.
Eklund lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Eklund.
Knees to the body from Eklund.
Eklund is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Eklund.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eklund lands a nice elbow.
Eklund lands a nice knee to the body.
Eklund tries a knee to the head but Van Hyllen blocks it.
Eklund lands an elbow that stopped Van Hyllen in his tracks for a moment.

Van Hyllen is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eklund throws an elbow that misses.
Eklund lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Van Hyllen is still on wobbly legs! Can Eklund finish him?
Eklund lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Hyllen won't want to take too many of those.
Eklund tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Hyllen avoids it.
Eklund creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Hyllen's defenses.
Eklund lands an elbow that stopped Van Hyllen in his tracks for a moment.
Eklund lands an elbow just above Van Hyllen 's eye.
Van Hyllen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eklund.
Van Hyllen seems to have recovered his senses.
Eklund lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eklund lands an elbow just above Van Hyllen 's eye.
Eklund landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Van Hyllen tries to pull guard but Eklund won't allow it.
Eklund using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Hyllen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Eklund creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Eklund misses with a knee to the head.
Eklund comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Eklund lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Eklund lands a nice elbow.
Eklund throws a knee to the head but misses.
Eklund trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Hyllen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Van Hyllen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Eklund to keep the fight standing.
Eklund using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Hyllen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Eklund lands a damaging elbow.
Mich Van Hyllen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eklund throws a knee to the head but misses.
Eklund lands an elbow just above Van Hyllen 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eklund landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Eklund throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, Eklund throws an elbow but misses.
Van Hyllen is trying to pull guard but Eklund turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mikael Eklund is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mikael Eklund has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mich Van Hyllen.
Van Hyllen takes an elbow to the forehead.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mikael Eklund showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Eklund has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikael Eklund!
An out of breath Mikael Eklund thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.