PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Herb Krison (ranked 1127 p4p, 153 weight class) and Troy Anselmo (ranked 2325 p4p, 290 weight class). Krison comes to the cage accompanied by Rebelution. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Krison
vs
Anselmo

184 cm
27
184 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

182 cm
32
188 lbs
15 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Herb Krison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Troy Anselmo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Krison lands an impressive looking overhand right. Anselmo doesn't seem phased though.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Krison.
Krison scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Krison lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A punch lands to the side of Anselmo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Krison cracks the inside of Anselmo's front leg.
Krison wants to land a leg kick but Anselmo is out of range.
Anselmo throws the left hand but Krison avoids the punch easily.
Anselmo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Krison throws a quick inside leg kick.
Krison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anselmo.
Anselmo misses with a few strikes there.
Anselmo misses with a hook.
Donk. Krison catches Anselmo right on the button with a cross.
Krison has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Krison - that will leave a mark!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krison lets loose with a powerful body kick. Anselmo will feel that in the morning.
Krison scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by Krison.
Herb Krison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anselmo avoids a kick to the body.
Anselmo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Anselmo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krison connects with a body shot that sends Anselmo's belly button to the back.
Krison connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Anselmo momentarily.
Krison tests Anselmo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Krison throws a leg kick which misses Anselmo's front leg but catches the back leg as Anselmo tries to avoid it.
Anselmo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Krison to score with a decent uppercut.
Krison is looking to clinch.
Krison throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Krison.
Anselmo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Krison.
Anselmo misses with a looping left.
Anselmo throws the left hand but Krison avoids the punch easily.
Anselmo drops his hands momentarily and Krison takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A jab lands there for Krison.
Krison thuds his shin into the meat of Anselmo's side.
Krison is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Krison lands a lovely overhand right.
Anselmo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Anselmo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krison.
Anselmo looks to land a left hand but Krison moved out of range nicely.
A quick step to the side and Krison tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo moves out of range of the leg kick from Krison.
Krison is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Anselmo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Anselmo feints a jab promting Krison to slip. Anselmo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Krison slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Anselmo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Krison can pounce on him.
Anselmo staying out of range there.
Anselmo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krison swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Anselmo looks to land a left hand but Krison moved out of range nicely.
Krison scores with a jab. Anselmo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Anselmo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Krison throws a body kick that misses.
Krison scores with a nice right hand.
Anselmo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Krison momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anselmo misses with a double jab.
Krison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anselmo.
An inside leg kick lands from Krison.
Krison connects with an inside leg kick.
Krison bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Anselmo's head.
Krison lands with a hook. Anselmo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Krison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Krison slips under a jab.
Anselmo 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.
That kick from Krison tenderised Anselmo's leg. Anselmo is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Anselmo.
Krison throws a quick counter kick to the body but Anselmo avoids it.
Krison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anselmo.
Krison is looking to counter with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Anselmo. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herb Krison dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice shot lands for Krison.
Krison thuds his right hand into Anselmo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Krison cracks Anselmo with an open hand slap.
A solid body kick from Krison.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Anselmo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Krison has got the better of the exchanges.
Anselmo slips a straight right by Krison.
Krison throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Krison staying out of range there.
Krison thuds his shin into the meat of Anselmo's side.
Krison lands a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krison. Anselmo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krison scores with a leg kick.
Krison ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krison connects with a leg kick. Anselmo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Krison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anselmo ducks under a wild hook from Krison.
Krison throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd cheers as Krison lands an impressive looking overhand right. Anselmo doesn't seem phased though.
Krison is looking to slow Anselmo down with leg kicks.
Krison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anselmo can do to turn this around?
A slapping leg kick lands for Krison.
Krison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anselmo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Krison connects with a leg kick. Anselmo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Anselmo slips under a jab.
A punch combination from Krison misses.
Anselmo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Krison lands with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anselmo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Krison.
Krison misses with a kick to the body.
Anselmo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Krison connects with the punch.
Anselmo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A little jabbing left from Anselmo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Anselmo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anselmo slips a straight right by Krison.
A left lands for Krison.
Anselmo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Krison misses with a left hand
letting Anselmo counter with a right hand.
Krison throws a body punch but Anselmo moves out of range.
Krison moves out of range of the strikes.
Krison misses with the body kick
and Anselmo counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krison stuns Anselmo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Krison jabs Anselmo right on the nose. Anselmo blinks but takes it well.
Anselmo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Krison finds it's way round the side to connect with Anselmo's head.
Anselmo slips under a jab from Krison.
Herb Krison is winning the standup battle so far.
Anselmo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Krison blocks a jab.
Krison connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Krison throws out a powerful jab.
Anselmo tries to move into range but Krison moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Anselmo misses the jab.
Krison throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krison lands with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Despite the aggression on Anselmo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Anselmo throws a jab when Krison was well out of range.
Krison lands a high kick!
Krison throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Krison throws the kick towards the body but Anselmo avoids it.
Anselmo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Krison thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Anselmo if he has to take too many more of those.
Krison gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Anselmo to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Krison finds it's way through Anselmo's defenses.
A lazy left from Krison finds it's target.
Krison throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Krison scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herb Krison dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Good work by Anselmo as he checks the leg kick.
Krison goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Krison lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Anselmo throws a hook but Krison avoids it easily.
Krison jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Anselmo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Krison.
Krison fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anselmo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Krison.
Anselmo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Krison instigates a clinch.
Krison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krison throws a punch but it's blocked by Anselmo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Krison.
Krison lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anselmo backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Krison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krison throws the left hand but Anselmo avoids the punch easily.
As Krison backs off Anselmo throws a huge counter combo but Krison manages to avoid it all.
Anselmo looks to land a right hand but Krison moved out of range.
Krison thumps Anselmo with a low kick.
A solid body kick from Krison.
Krison lunges at Anselmo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Anselmo's hand.
Anselmo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Krison can pounce on him.
Anselmo slips a straight right by Krison.
Anselmo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Krison.
Krison connects with a right hand. Anselmo shakes it off.
Anselmo looks to land a left hand but Krison moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krison lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Krison missing with a left hand there. Anselmo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anselmo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Krison works Anselmo's body with a nice hook.
Anselmo missing with a left hand there. Krison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krison is looking to slow Anselmo down with leg kicks.
Krison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anselmo throws out the jab.
Anselmo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Krison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anselmo.
Krison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anselmo cracks Krison with a good jab.
Krison ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Anselmo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krison connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Krison swings for the body but Anselmo moves out of range.
Krison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anselmo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Krison on the side of the head.
Krison feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Anselmos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Anselmo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Anselmo moves out of range as Krison strikes.
Krison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Anselmo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krison throws out the jab.
Krison lands with a kick to the ribs.
Anselmo blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krison throws out the jab.
Krison connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krison throws the kick towards the body but Anselmo avoids it.
Anselmo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Krison moves out of range of the strikes.
Krison missing with a left hand there. Anselmo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Krison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice defenses there by Krison.
Krison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Anselmo misses with a looping left.
Krison was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Troy Anselmo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krison throws a body kick that misses
enabling Anselmo to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Krison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Herb Krison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Krison 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herb Krison!
Our winner, Herb Krison, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.