PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Nordon (ranked 4172 p4p, 534 weight class) and Jansen Eriksen (ranked 4865 p4p, 580 weight class). Eriksen has chosen Black Sabbath - Iron Man as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Nordon
vs
Eriksen

188 cm
18
212 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

186 cm
18
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Nordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jansen Eriksen!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nordon throws a body shot but no joy.
Eddie Nordon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nordon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Nordon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nordon misses with a body punch.
Eriksen throws a punch but it's blocked by Nordon.
Eriksen lands an uppercut.
Nordon misses with a punch to the body.
Nordon misses with a body punch.
Nordon misses with some punches.
Eriksen tries to throw a body punch but Nordon avoids it by throwing Eriksen back against the ropes.
Eriksen misses with some punches.
Nordon can't find room to land a body shot as Eriksen controls the action.
Nordon misses with the head strike.
Eriksen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Eriksen as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Eriksen fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nordon.
Nordon tries a body shot but Eriksen blocks it.
Eriksen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Eriksen misses with the head strike.
Nordon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Eriksen blocks a body shot from Nordon.
Nordon misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksen lands a nice uppercut.
Nordon throws a head punch that misses.
Eriksen lands a left hand.

Eriksen manages to break the clinch.
Eriksen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Eriksen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Eriksen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Eriksen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nordon scores with a nice head shot.
Eriksen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nordon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Eriksen momentarily.
Nordon tries to clinch up but Eriksen circles away and keeps his distance.
Nordon throws an overhand right that lands on Eriksen's shoulder, as Eriksen tries to avoid the shot.
Nordon throws a big shot that misses.
Nordon throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Eriksen counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Nordon misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eriksen misses with a straight right.
Nordon lands a nice shot that snaps Eriksen's head back.
Nordon digs a good hook to Eriksen's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nordon. Eriksen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nordon catches Eriksen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Eriksen defending well as Nordon loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Eriksen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nordon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nordon misses the body punch
and Eriksen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nordon moves in looking to clinch but Eriksen pushes him off.
Nordon throws out a powerful jab.
Nordon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nordon ducks under a wild hook from Eriksen.
Nordon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nordon takes a swing at Eriksen's ribcage but misses.
Nordon just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Eriksen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eriksen ducks under a wild hook from Nordon.
Nordon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eriksen was well out of range. Poor timing from Nordon.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nordon. Eriksen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eriksen missing with a left hand there. Nordon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nordon was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

Nordon forces Eriksen back against the ropes and clinches.
Eriksen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Eriksen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Eriksen.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Eriksen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nordon has a couple of punches blocked by Eriksen.
Nordon swings wildly with an uppercut but Eriksen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eriksen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Eriksen.
Eriksen throws a punch but it's blocked by Nordon.
Eriksen gets through Nordon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nordon tries to work over Eriksen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eriksen lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Eriksen.
Eriksen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nordons head.
Eriksen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nordon is breathing heavily.
Nordon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Eriksen or not.
Eriksen lands a right hand.
Nordon misses with some punches.
Eriksen scores with a shoulder strike.
Nordon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eriksen misses with a short punch on the inside.

Eriksen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Eriksen misses its intended target.
Eriksen swats away the attempt to clinch by Nordon.
A little jabbing left from Eriksen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nordon misses with a lunging right hand
and Eriksen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nordon misses with a wild body shot.
Eriksen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nordon moves away from the strike by Eriksen.
Nordon misses with a body punch
and Eriksen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nordon throws a poor cross that misses

and Eriksen counters with a nice right hand that sends Nordon toppling to the canvas! Nordon scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Eriksen finish him?!

Nordon is rocked!
Nordon misses with a body shot.
Oh Nordon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nordon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Eriksen momentarily.
Nordon seems to have got his legs back now.
Nordon misses the shot to the body.
Nordon misses with a wild body shot.
Nordon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eriksen.
Nordon misses with a body punch
and Eriksen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Eriksen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nordon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Eriksen counters with a crisp right hand that drops Nordon! Eriksen lets Nordon back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nordon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eriksen throws out a counter right but Nordon avoids it with no problem.
Nordon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eriksen manages to avoid it.
Eriksen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nordon with a body shot.
Nordon scores with a nice strike.
Nordon scores with a jab. Eriksen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nordon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eriksen.
Nordon tries to counter by clinching up but Eriksen breaks away and moves out of range.
Nordon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nordon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Eriksen.
Nordon throws an off balance right hand
and Eriksen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nordon throws the left hand but Eriksen avoids the punch easily.
Nordon throws a big shot that misses.
Nordon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Eriksen! But no joy.
Eriksen looks to throw the jab but Nordon is out of range.

Eriksen moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nordon.
Nordon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nordon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nordon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eriksen.
Eriksen blocks an uppercut.
Eriksen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eriksen.
A right handed body shot lands from Eriksen.
Nordon blocks a body shot from Eriksen.
A head punch on the inside from Nordon fails to land.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nordon has a couple of punches blocked by Eriksen.
Eriksen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Eriksen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Eriksen throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Eriksen.
A short right from Eriksen on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Eriksen.
Eriksen misses with the head strike.
Eriksen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Eriksen fails to land.
Eriksen misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Eriksen.
Eriksen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nordon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eriksen pushes Nordon back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Eriksen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nordon blocks an uppercut.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nordon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eriksen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eriksen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nordon backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eriksen.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Eriksen.
A nice left hand lands by Eriksen.
Eriksen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Eriksen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Eriksen lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Eriksen.
Eriksen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nordon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nordon tries to throw a body punch but Eriksen avoids it by throwing Nordon back against the ropes.
Eriksen blocks an uppercut.
Eriksen lands with a left to the head.
Eriksen creates a bit of distance for himself, with Nordon pressed up against the ropes and cracks Nordon with a massive uppercut! Nordon goes down! He's out cold! Wow, that was some serious power there by Eriksen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jansen Eriksen!
A relieved looking Jansen Eriksen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.