PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Herb Krison (ranked 5 p4p, 34 weight class) and Dylan Peterson (ranked 1 p4p, 6 weight class). Krison comes to the cage accompanied by Rebelution. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Krison
vs
Peterson

184 cm
38
174
38 - 20 - 1

180 cm
32
180
20 - 7 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Herb Krison!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dylan Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Peterson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Peterson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Peterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Krison throws a low kick but Peterson moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Peterson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Krison slips a jab and a cross from Peterson.
Peterson throws an overhand right that lands on Krison's shoulder, as Krison tries to avoid the shot.
Peterson lands a nice hook to Krison's body. Krison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A punch combination from Peterson misses.
Krison swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Krison blocks a jab.
Dylan Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Krison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Peterson ducks under a wild hook from Krison.
Peterson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Krison counters with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krison slips under a jab.
Peterson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peterson throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Krison to counter with a crisp jab.
Krison dodges the punch combination from Peterson.
Peterson moves forwards but Krison connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Peterson is defended easily by Krison.
A swing and a miss from Peterson.
Peterson closes the distance and clinches up with Krison, looking for a takedown. Peterson pushes Krison against the cage but Krison circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Krison fires out a quick counter leg kick but Peterson just manages to avoid it.
Herb Krison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Peterson.
Peterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Krison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Krison throws a half hearted mid kick.
Peterson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krison swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Peterson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Peterson. Those never looked like landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Peterson blocks the leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Krison.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krison lands a jab.
Peterson misses the jab.
Krison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Peterson fails to land with a series of punches.
Peterson misses with a hook to the body
and Krison counters with a right hand to the body.
Krison just misses with a punch to the body.
Peterson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Krison as he avoids it easily.
Peterson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Krison backs up against the cage.
A jab from Peterson misses.
As Peterson looks to move away, Krison throws a big counter combo but Peterson just gets out of the way.
A jab from Peterson misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Krison throwing a counter right hand but Peterson manages to avoid it.
Krison misses with an attempted mid kick.
Peterson has his takedown stuffed
and Krison counters with a straight right hand.
Peterson checks a low kick from Krison.
Peterson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Krison counters with a right hand to the body.
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krison moves away.
Krison scores with a leg kick.
Peterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krison.
Peterson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Krison is fending him off so far but Peterson persists. Nope, Krison circles away and we're back to standing.
Krison swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Krison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peterson moves away.
Krison misses with a wild body shot.
Krison looks to score with a jab to the body but Peterson is just out of range.
Krison scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krison throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Peterson drives through with a takedown into Krison's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Krison has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Peterson has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krison tries a body shot but Peterson blocks it.
Nice body punch from Krison - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krison.
Krison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Krison throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petersons head.
Krison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krison is working Peterson over against the cage.

Peterson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Peterson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Peterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krison was well out of range. Poor timing from Peterson.
Krison looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nice straight punches there by Peterson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Peterson.
Peterson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Krison tries to avoid it but Peterson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Krison to the ground. Krison escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson fails with a takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Herb Krison dominated that round.
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.

Krison throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Peterson gets a double leg takedown into Krison's guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Krison manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Peterson's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Peterson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Herb Krison is winning the standup battle so far.
Peterson fails with the takedown
and Krison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Krison wants to land a leg kick but Peterson is out of range.
Peterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krison was well out of range. Poor timing from Peterson.
Krison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peterson walks into a straight right hand from Krison.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krison with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Peterson lands with a straight right. Krison didn't see that one coming.
Krison throws a body shot but no joy.
Krison moves away from the strike by Peterson.
Krison takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krison misses with a low kick as Peterson jumps back.
Peterson has a takedown stuffed.
Krison throws a leg kick but Peterson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Peterson scores with a sloppy right hand. Krison should have avoided that one.
Peterson misses with a series of wild punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Krison misses the target.
Krison moves forwards but Peterson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Krison tries to move into range but Peterson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Peterson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Peterson punishes Krison's body with a nice straight punch.
Krison looks to land a body kick but Peterson moved away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Peterson! But no joy.
A jab from Krison does it's job there.
It looks like Krison has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Peterson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Krison makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Peterson.
Krison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Krison wants to slow Peterson down by chopping away at his legs.
Peterson misses with a straight right.
Peterson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Herb Krison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Peterson.
Krison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
Krison was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Krison lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Krison scores with a body shot.
Krison slips a jab from Peterson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krison is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Krison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peterson can do to turn this around?
Peterson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Krison sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Peterson somewhat.
Krison throws a half hearted mid kick.
Peterson throws out a counter right but Krison avoids it with no problem.
Peterson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krison throws out the jab.
Peterson scores with a nice right hand.
Peterson looks to land a left hand but Krison moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Krison misses the target.
Peterson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Krisons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Krison slaps away a takedown attempt from Peterson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Peterson fails with the takedown
and Krison counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Peterson is breathing heavily.
Peterson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Krison to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Peterson fails with a takedown attempt.
Peterson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krison stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Krison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peterson.
Peterson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Peterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krison throws a front kick that sends Peterson stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson throws an off balance right hand
and Krison counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Some wild striking there from Peterson.
And that is 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!

Peterson scores with a body shot.
Peterson misses the body punch
and Krison counters with a nice body shot.
Peterson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Krison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Peterson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Peterson misses the body punch
and Peterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Peterson throws the left hand but Krison avoids the punch easily.
Peterson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Krison tries to avoid it but Peterson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Krison to the ground. Krison escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A cross from Krison lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson fails with a takedown attempt.
Peterson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Peterson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Krison.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Peterson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Krison doesn't seem phased though.
The fighters circling - Peterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Krison throws a front kick aimed at Peterson's knee but Peterson avoids it well.
Peterson with the counter takedown but Krison avoids it easily.
Peterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peterson shoots in looking for a takedown but Krison manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Peterson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Krison looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Herb Krison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Peterson.
Peterson throws a poor cross that misses
and Krison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Peterson misses its intended target.
Krison swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Krison lands with a hook. Peterson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Peterson fails with a takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Krison on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Peterson scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson swings widly with a right hand
and Krison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peterson misses with a low kick.
Peterson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Peterson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Krison counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Peterson throws a nice looking combination but Krison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krison misses with a wild body shot.
Peterson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Peterson looks to land a right hand but Krison moved out of range.
Krison swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Krison throws a quick inside leg kick.
Krison misses with a low kick.
Krison connects with a leg kick.
Peterson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peterson.
Horrible takedown attempt by Peterson or perhaps it was just good defense by Krison, which made it look bad.
Peterson throws an off balance right hand
and Krison counters with a nice uppercut.
Peterson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Krison.
Krison avoids the body shot from Peterson.
Peterson misses with a low kick.
Peterson connects with a crisp jab.
Krison walks into a straight right hand from Peterson.
Krison is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Krison throws a looping overhand right but Peterson ducks down to avoid it.
Peterson jabs at Krison's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krison throws a nice head kick!
Peterson throws a nice looking combination but Krison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krison swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Peterson.
Peterson slips a jab and a cross from Krison.
Krison lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Krison throws a head kick that misses.
Peterson cracks Krison with a good jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peterson. Krison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krison throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Krison walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Peterson looks to land a combination but Krison avoids it well.
Peterson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krison is looking to counter with a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Herb Krison clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Peterson tries for a takedown but Krison sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Peterson throws a good cross that connects.
Peterson blocks a jab.
Peterson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Peterson has his takedown stuffed
and Krison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Peterson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Peterson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Krison works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Krison is controlling Peterson's posture.
Krison avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Peterson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Krison is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Peterson wants to pass the guard but Krison is keeping the position.
Krison bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peterson's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson keeping moving, preventing Krison from controlling successfully.
Krison controls from within his opponent's guard.
Krison has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Krison wants to pass the guard but Peterson is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Peterson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Krison stands and steps away. Peterson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Krison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peterson throws out the jab.
Peterson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Krison avoids it really well and circles away.
Herb Krison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Peterson.
Peterson misses with a lunging right hand
and Krison counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Peterson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Krison lands a nice leg kick that just misses Peterson's sensitive parts.
Peterson misses with an uppercut
and Krison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peterson tries for a takedown but Krison sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Peterson.
Krison throws a low kick, looking for Peterson's leg but Peterson calmly moves out of range.
Peterson misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Krison.
Krison swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Peterson lands with a nice combination. Krison backs away looking to recover.
Krison lands with a right hand.
Peterson scores with a jab to the head.
Krison takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Krison with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Peterson misses the jab.
Krison was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Peterson connects with a nice looking jab.
Krison throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson misses with an uppercut
and Krison counters with a low kick, right behind Peterson 's knee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson swinging wildly here.
Krison is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Peterson fails with the takedown.
Peterson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Krison cracks a nice hook into Peterson's ribs.
Krison lands a nice looking body kick.
Krison scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Peterson swings widly with a right hand
and Krison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Peterson moves out of range of the strikes.
Peterson looks to throw the jab but Krison is out of range.
A low kick lands for Krison.
Krison finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Peterson! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Herb Krison will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Peterson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krison.
A big left from Peterson misses.
Krison loads up on a big right hand but Peterson slips the punch.
Peterson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Krison makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Krison stuffs the takedown.
Krison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peterson.
Peterson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Krison was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Peterson misses with a hook
and Krison counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice shot lands for Krison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krison stuffs the takedown.
Krison keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Herb Krison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Peterson.
Peterson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Peterson misses the target.
Krison is looking to counter punch.
A leg kick checked by Peterson.
Krison throws a wild body kick that Peterson sees coming a mile off.
Krison swings for the body but Peterson moves out of range.
Peterson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Krison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Peterson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Krison scores with a shot to the body.
Peterson lands a nice hook to Krison's body. Krison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Krison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Krison needs to keep his hands up - Peterson had a free shot at his head there.
Peterson misses with a hook to the body
and Krison counters with a low kick, right behind Peterson 's knee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krison.
Peterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Peterson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson is fighting to break Krison's control of his arms but Krison is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Peterson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Krison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Peterson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Peterson passes into half guard.
Krison trying to control from the bottom.
Peterson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Krison is trying to maintain the position but Peterson is very close to passing his half guard.
Peterson scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson lands with a punch from half guard.
Peterson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peterson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Peterson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Peterson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Krison is trying to maintain the position but Peterson is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krison regains full guard. Nicely done.
Peterson throwing strikes from guard but Krison blocks nicely.
Peterson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Peterson wants to control from the top but Krison keeps moving.
Dylan Peterson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Peterson throws an elbow that misses. Krison uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Peterson's guard. Nice move by Krison!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Peterson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Krison is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Peterson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Krison slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Herb Krison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Krison.
Peterson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Krison's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dylan Peterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krison's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dylan Peterson.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 49:46
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herb Krison!
Herb Krison retains his welterweight title!
Herb Krison seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.