PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Graves (ranked 42 p4p, 10 weight class) and Herb Krison (ranked 5 p4p, 2 weight class). Graves comes to the cage accompanied by Rage Against the Machine - Bulls on Parade. Krison has chosen Rebelution as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Graves
vs
Krison

183 cm
31
178
36 - 8 - 0

184 cm
33
170
27 - 15 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Brooklyn Apothecary
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Shadow Warrior Nutrition

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 36 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Graves!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Herb Krison!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krison closes the distance but Graves moves to the side
and Graves counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Graves tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Krison lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've been informed that Krison has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Krison scores with a push kick.
Graves throws a right hand that misses
and Krison counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Graves definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A shot to the body from Krison misses
and Graves counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Krison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graves was well out of range. Poor timing from Krison.
A little feinted left hand from Graves on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Krison throws a body shot but no joy.
Krison lands a nice looking body shot.
Krison lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Krison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Graves takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Graves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krison lands a right hook to the body.
Krison wants to land a leg kick but Graves is out of range.
Graves looks to score with a jab to the body but Krison is just out of range.
Graves throws a predictable looking body shot
and Krison counters with a stiff right hand.
That kick from Krison tenderised Graves's leg. Graves is trying to keep his angry face on.
Krison scores with a decent looking hook.
Krison scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Graves doesn't seem bothered though.
Krison throws a shot from downtown. Graves moves away and avoids it.
Krison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krison closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Graves checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A solid leg kick lands there for Krison.
Krison throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Graves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krison throws a jab when Graves was well out of range.
Graves lands a really nice looking cross but Krison seems unphased.
Krison scores with a crisp jab that stopped Graves in his tracks.
Krison connects with a body shot that sends Graves's belly button to the back.
Krison misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body punch from Krison.
Krison thumps Graves with a low kick.
Graves throws a jab when Krison was well out of range.
Graves throws out a loose jab but Krison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves cracks Krison with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Krison cracks a nice hook into Graves's ribs.
Graves has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Krison.
Graves has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Krison finds it's way round the side to connect with Graves's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves misses with a straight left.
Krison now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Graves checks a leg kick nicely.
Graves throwing a counter right hand but Krison manages to avoid it.
Krison throws a right hand that misses
and Graves makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Krison throws a body kick that misses.
Graves's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Krison connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Graves scrambles back to his feet.
Krison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Graves misses.
Krison lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Graves swinging wildly here.
Krison scores with a decent looking hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Herb Krison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Graves blocks the body kick.
Graves throwing a counter right hand but Krison manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krison fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Graves ducks under a wild hook from Krison.
Graves misses with a looping left.
A low kick lands for Krison.
Krison takes a swing at Graves's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Graves on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice cross by Krison.
Krison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Graves throwing a counter right hand but Krison manages to avoid it.
Krison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graves was well out of range. Poor timing from Krison.
Graves scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Krison doesn't seem bothered though.
Krison lands a nice shot that snaps Graves's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herb Krison dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Graves misses with a two punch combination.
Krison throws a lazy right hand but Graves sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A shot to the body from Graves misses
and Krison counters with a nice kick to the body.
Graves moves out of range of the body kick from Krison.
Nice defenses there by Krison.
Krison is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Graves with a body shot.
Nice shot by Krison.
Krison keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Krison looks to land a body kick but Graves moved away.
Krison ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Graves misses with a hook.
Krison is trying to counter with his kicks.
Graves throws the left hand but Krison avoids the punch easily.
Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krison moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krison misses the shot to the body.
That kick from Krison tenderised Graves's leg. Graves is trying to keep his angry face on.
Krison throws an overhand right that lands on Graves's shoulder, as Graves tries to avoid the shot.
Krison misses with a looping right.
Graves was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Krison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Krison throws a leg kick but Graves sees it coming and moves out of range.
Krison misses with a kick to the body
and Graves counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Herb Krison has been cut.
Graves swings for the body but Krison moves out of range.
Krison scores with a kick to the body.
Krison scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Krison lands a front kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Graves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krison jabs Graves to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krison thuds his shin into the meat of Graves's side.
An inside leg kick lands from Krison.
Graves on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Graves takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Graves looks to throw the jab but Krison is out of range.
Krison thinks about the counter body kick.
Krison moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Krison throws a leg kick which misses Graves's front leg but catches the back leg as Graves tries to avoid it.
Krison fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Graves checks it well.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Graves might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Krison throws a looping overhand right but Graves ducks down to avoid it.
Krison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Krison.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krison throws a hook to the side of Graves's head but Graves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Graves misses the target.
Krison throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Graves to counter with a crisp jab.
Krison moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Krison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Graves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krison was well out of range. Poor timing from Graves.
Graves defending well as Krison loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Krison.
Graves throws a shot to the body.
Graves looks to throw the jab but Krison is out of range.
Graves scores with a jab to the jaw.
A cross from Krison lands.
Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krison moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krison throws a low kick but Graves avoids it.
It looked like Graves wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Graves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krison lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Graves takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Krison thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Graves.
Krison misses with a low kick.

Graves drops Krison with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Krison looks back up at him and smiles so Graves waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Herb Krison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Graves tries to move into range but Krison moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Graves feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Krisons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Graves misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herb Krison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Herb Krison's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Graves defending well as Krison loads up on a big left hand.
Krison lands a leg kick that knocks Graves off balance momentarily.
Krison lands a nice hook to Graves's body. Graves takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A left lands for Krison.
Graves gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Krison.
Krison slips under a jab.
Graves throws a hook but Krison avoids it easily.
Krison feints a counter leg kick.
Graves walks into a straight right hand from Krison.
Graves will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Krison misses with a hook.
It looked like Graves wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves staying out of range there.
Krison with a nice cross.
Graves missing with a left hand there. Krison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Graves sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krison lands with a thumping leg kick.
Graves throws a predictable looking body shot
and Krison counters with a good low kick that Graves was not able to check.
Krison works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Krison misses with a straight left.
Krison throws a lazy body kick
and Graves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Krison throws a leg kick but Graves sees it coming and moves out of range.
Krison throws a low kick, looking for Graves's leg but Graves calmly moves out of range.
Krison misses with an uppercut
and Graves counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Krison throws a lazy body kick
and Graves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Graves walks into a left hand.
Graves 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krison throws a body punch but Graves moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Graves misses the target.
Graves throws a right hand that misses
and Graves takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graves takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Graves connects with a body shot that sends Krison's belly button to the back.
Krison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Graves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A left lands for Krison.
Graves is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Krison slips under a jab.
Krison looks for the body kick but Graves saw that one coming.
Graves on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Krison. Krison obviously looking to wear him down.
Krison scores with a jab to the head.
Krison with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves misses with a straight right.
Graves slips a straight right by Krison.
Krison scores with a jab to the head.
Krison gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Krison throws out a powerful jab.
Graves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krison was well out of range. Poor timing from Graves.
Krison gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Graves counters with a crisp right hand that drops Krison! Graves lets Krison back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Krison is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves throws a lazy uppercut
and Krison counters with a nice uppercut.
Krison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Krison lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krison tests Graves's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Graves on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Krison connects with a crisp jab.
A left lands for Krison.
Graves misses with a lunging right hand
and Krison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Krison connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Krison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graves was well out of range. Poor timing from Krison.
Graves throws a looping overhand right but Krison ducks down to avoid it.
Krison throws a hook to the side of Graves's head but Graves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Krison throws an off balance right hand
and Graves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Krison lands a nice leg kick that just misses Graves's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herb Krison really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Herb Krison's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Graves swings for the body but Krison moves out of range.
Krison turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Krison buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Krison fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Graves takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Krison throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Krison lands with an overhand left.
Graves smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krison misses with a looping left.
Graves's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Krison connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Graves scrambles back to his feet.
Krison misses with a right hand

and Graves counters with a crisp right hand that drops Krison! Graves lets Krison back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Krison is still on wobbly legs! Can Graves finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Graves misses.
Krison is trying to counter with his kicks.
Krison throws a jab when Graves was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krison throws a lazy uppercut
and Graves scores with a counter punch that sends Krison to the canvas! Graves smells blood - he's punishing Krison with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Krison has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Graves!
Nick Graves is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Nick Graves thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.