PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Herb Krison (ranked 330 p4p, 56 weight class) and Esa Kettu (ranked 616 p4p, 96 weight class). Krison comes to the cage accompanied by Rebelution. Herb Krison is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Krison
vs
Kettu

184 cm
28
171 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

179 cm
28
177 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Herb Krison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Esa Kettu!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kettu scores with a hook to the body. Krison takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Krison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kettu throws a nice inside leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kettu has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Krison staying out of range there.
Krison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kettu moves away.
Kettu takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Krison tries a head kick but it misses.
Krison moves out of range of the strikes.
Krison misses with a body shot.
Kettu throws a hook but Krison avoids it easily.
Krison feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Krison there.
Krison throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kettu misses with a straight right.
Krison has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Krison misses with a right hand
and Kettu counters with an inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Kettu misses its intended target.
Kettu fails with a takedown attempt.
As Kettu backs away, Krison returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krison slips a straight right by Kettu.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Krison.
Kettu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krison takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kettu misses with a right hand
and Krison counters with a good low kick that Kettu was not able to check.
Krison throws a shot from downtown. Kettu moves away and avoids it.
Krison scoring well with a low kick there.
Krison moves out of range of the leg kick from Kettu.
Krison looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Krison lands with a shot to the body.
Krison misses with a hook. Kettu ducked under it nicely.
Krison throws a leg kick
and Kettu counters with a solid body kick.
Kettu throws a front kick aimed at Krison's knee but Krison avoids it well.
A good leg kick by Kettu.
A big left from Krison misses.
Kettu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Krison takes a swing at Kettu's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Kettu misses its intended target.
It looked like Krison wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Krison lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krison lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kettu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Krison lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Krison lunges at Kettu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kettu's hand.
Krison moves out of range of the strikes.
Krison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kettu moves away.
Kettu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Krison ducks under a wild hook from Kettu.
A leg kick checked by Kettu.
A low kick from Kettu is predictable there
and Kettu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kettu throws a body punch but Krison moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Krison.
Krison swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kettu lands with a good body shot.
Kettu lets loose with a powerful body kick. Krison will feel that in the morning.
Krison misses with a body shot.
Kettu avoids a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Krison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Krison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kettu tries to clinch up.
Kettu blocks a low kick nicely.
Krison defending well as Kettu loads up on a big left hand.
Kettu avoids a kick to the body.
Kettu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Krison throwing a counter right hand but Kettu manages to avoid it.
Krison lands with a nice body kick.
Kettu throws a jab when Krison was well out of range.
Krison moves out of range of the strikes.
Krison throws a hook to the side of Kettu's head but Kettu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Krison pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kettu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kettu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krison.
Krison throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Kettu counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krison fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kettu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Herb Krison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Krison takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kettu clinches with his opponent.
A short body shot lands from Kettu as the two fighters clinch.
Kettu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Krison backwards.
Krison tries a body shot but Kettu blocks it.
Krison lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kettu lands with a left to the head.
Krison lands with a left to the head.
Kettu misses with a punch to the body.
Kettu throws a punch but it's blocked by Krison.
Krison is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Krison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Krison prevents a body shot from Kettu.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kettu struggles to land a body shot inside as Krison controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Kettu.
Krison throws a head punch that misses.
Krison tries to throw a body punch but Kettu avoids it by throwing Krison back against the cage.
Krison digs a right hand underneath Kettu's ribcage. Kettu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kettu lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Esa Kettu will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kettu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kettu ducks right into an uppercut from Krison.
Krison throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kettu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Krison has closed the distance and engaged Kettu in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kettu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Krison works on Kettu's body with a couple of short punches.
Kettu tries to work over Krison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Kettu decides to pull guard.
Krison preventing the sweep.
Kettu can't keep his opponent in guard - Krison advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Krison wants to take a breather but Kettu is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kettu is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krison stalling.
Kettu wants to improve his position but Krison is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Krison seems content to control.
Kettu tries to roll over but Krison keeps him under control.
Krison controlling the action here.
Krison prevents Kettu from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Krison slows the pace down in half guard.
Kettu is trying to get back to full guard.
Krison is trying to control. Kettu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Krison misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Kettu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krison throws an off balance right hand
and Kettu counters with a nice uppercut.
Kettu misses with a looping right.
Krison scores with a leg kick.

Kettu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Krison, pushing him back against the cage.
Kettu blocking some punches.
Krison working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kettu pushes Krison back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Krison lands with a right to the head.

Kettu turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kettu lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Krison down.
Krison is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Krison is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kettu's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kettu's back!
Krison biding his time, controlling Kettu.
Kettu is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krison struggling to keep hold of the position.
Krison really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Kettu.
Krison tries to get the hooks in deep but Kettu pushed the leg off.
Kettu is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
A lull in the action here.
I would not like to be Kettu right now.
Krison trying to control momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Herb Krison will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Kettu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kettu thows a leg kick but Krison checks it
and Krison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kettu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Krison ducks right into an uppercut from Kettu.
Krison looks to throw a body kick
and Kettu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kettu throws a sloppy head kick
and Krison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Krison gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kettu working aggressively here.
Krison blocks a body shot from Kettu.
Kettu has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Krison after a bit of a struggle.
Kettu lands a nice shot to the body.
Kettu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kettu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krison's elbow.
Krison misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Krison.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kettu.
Kettu tries to score a body lock takedown but Krison shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Herb Krison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Esa Kettu.
Krison pushes Kettu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kettu blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kettu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Krison lands a shot to the body.
Krison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Krison breaks from the clinch.
Kettu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Krison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Krison looks to land a right hand but Kettu moved out of range.
Kettu only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Krison moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Krison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kettu.
Krison slips a straight right by Kettu.
Krison jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Krison takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kettu lands a jab to the nose.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krison. Kettu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kettu scores with a decent looking hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kettu looks for the body kick but Krison saw that one coming.
Kettu throws a front kick aimed at Krison's knee but Krison avoids it well.
Krison stalks Kettu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kettu's face. Kettu staggers backwards, shaken.
Kettu scores with a nice head shot.
Nice body kick from Krison.
Krison looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kettu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krison throws a lazy body kick
and Krison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Krison throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Kettu misses.
Krison is looking to counter punch.
Kettu misses with a straight right.
Krison digs a good body shot into Kettu's ribs.
Krison moves out of range of the strikes.
Kettu misses with a wild body shot.
Krison is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kettu on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krison scores with a hook.
Kettu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Herb Krison is winning the standup battle so far.
Kettu lands a lovely overhand right.
Krison works Kettu's body with a nice hook.
Krison lands a nice shot to the body.
Krison scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kettu wants to clinch up but Krison keeps it at a distance.
Kettu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Krison.
Kettu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kettu takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kettu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Krison under the eye.
Krison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Krison blocks the leg kick.
Krison throwing a counter right hand but Kettu manages to avoid it.
Krison throws a low kick but Kettu avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krison lands a head shot.
Kettu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
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!
Krison clobbers Kettu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kettu misses with a looping left.

Krison rushes Kettu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kettu has a couple of punches blocked by Krison.
Krison throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kettu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kettu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kettu is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kettu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good body shot from Kettu.
Krison misses with the head strike.
Kettu goes for a takedown in the clinch but Krison prevents it.

Kettu turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Krison throws Kettu to one side and escapes!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krison stuns Kettu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Krison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Herb Krison showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Krison has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Herb Krison!
After winning the bout, Herb Krison thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.