PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Eder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Jacobsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Eder
vs
Jacobsen

178 cm
23
179 lbs
9 - 8 - 1

185 cm
26
183 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

GR Design - Elegance and Comfort (Made in Italy)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle Eder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simon Jacobsen!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobsen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Eder.
Eder swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eder throws a combination. Jacobsen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Simon Jacobsen has been cut.
Jacobsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Eder rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jacobsen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jacobsen scores with a nice strike.

Eder shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jacobsen is trying to escape the mount.
Eder wants to take Jacobsen's back but he can't do it this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jacobsen is looking to improve his position but Eder isn't that keen on the idea.
Jacobsen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eder is looking to work his way around to Jacobsen's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Eder thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Eder prevents Jacobsen from getting the reversal.
Eder controlling his opponent.
Jacobsen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jacobsen is in a horrible position here. Eder smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jacobsen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Eder tries to control but Jacobsen wriggling away.
Eder with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Eder looking to control but Jacobsen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Eder with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobsen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jacobsen regains half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jacobsen wants to improve his position but Eder is controlling well.
Eder works his way into full mount!
Jacobsen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Eder controlling from mount.
Eder looking to control but Jacobsen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobsen is looking to get to half guard.
Eder unloading with bombs!
Jacobsen gets back to half guard.
Eder is trying to control the action in half guard but Jacobsen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Eder not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Eder is trying to control. Jacobsen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Eder sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Eder moves into full mount! Jacobsen won't be happy about that!
Eder prevents Jacobsen from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Eder looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Eder trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jacobsen slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Jacobsen actively working from the bottom here.
Jacobsen is trying to get back to full guard.

Eder is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jacobsen defends it well.
Eder blocks the strikes from Jacobsen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Eder is looking for a kimura here.
Eder winds up and cracks Jacobsen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
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 Simon Jacobsen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Eder misses with an uppercut.
Eder misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Jacobsen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jacobsen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jacobsen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Eder manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jacobsen is trying desperately to improve position.
Eder can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jacobsen is looking to escape.
Jacobsen is desperately trying to improve his position but Eder has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacobsen is squirming around, avoiding Eder's attempts to control the action.
Eder content just to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eder trying to control but Jacobsen is having none of it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jacobsen is trying desperately to improve position.
Eder landing strikes from the mount.
Eder prevents Jacobsen from getting the reversal.
Eder has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jacobsen's face.
Jacobsen working to try and regain half guard.
Jacobsen wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Eder is trying to stick to Jacobsen's back but Jacobsen is turning into Eder. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Eder's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Jacobsen.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Eder controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Eder manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Eder prevents Jacobsen from getting the reversal.
Kyle Eder overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jacobsen is breathing heavily.
Eder looking to control but Jacobsen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Eder lands a big elbow.
Eder postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jacobsen looks a forlorn figure.

Jacobsen is rocked!
Eder postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Jacobsen badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Eder around the waist but Eder pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Eder is the winner by TKO! Eder jumps onto the ropes and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Eder!
A less than humble Kyle Eder misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.