PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herb Krison (ranked 2209 p4p, 315 weight class) and Wolfhelm Toten (ranked 2114 p4p, 302 weight class). Krison's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rebelution. This should be fireworks!

Krison
vs
Toten

184 cm
23
208 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

194 cm
23
225 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Cipher Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Herb Krison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wolfhelm Toten!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krison misses with an attempted mid kick.
Toten throws a big shot that misses.
Toten keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krison.
Toten looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Krison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Toten.
Toten's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Krison connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Toten scrambles back to his feet.
Toten jabs Krison to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Toten looks to land a combination. Krison sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Herb Krison has been cut.
Krison looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Krison misses with a kick to the body.
Toten throws out a counter right but Krison avoids it with no problem.
Toten slips under a jab.
Krison walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Krison looks to throw the jab but Toten is out of range.
Jab by Toten.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krison buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Krison misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Toten on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krison clobbers Toten with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Krison throws a low kick but it's checked well by Toten.
Toten looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Krison misses with a body kick.
Toten slips a jab from Krison.
Toten throws out a counter right but Krison avoids it with no problem.
Nice defenses there by Krison.
Krison cracks Toten with a right hand to the side of the head.
Toten looks to throw the jab but Krison is out of range.
Toten misses with an uppercut.
Krison misses with a hook.
Toten is looking for the big counter here.
Krison explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A cross from Krison lands.
Krison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Toten.

Toten tries to keep at a distance but Krison has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Toten breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krison connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Toten lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toten keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Krison throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Toten loads up on a big right hand but Krison slips the punch.
Krison misses the shot to the body.
Krison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krison misses with a left hand
and Toten counters with a nice uppercut.
Toten swinging wildly here.
Krison dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Toten. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Toten is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Krison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Toten.
Krison thumps Toten with a low kick.
Toten throws a right and a left that both miss.
Krison uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Toten has time to react.
Toten lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Krison punishes Toten's body with a nice straight punch.
Krison feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Toten's calf.
Krison dodges the punch combination from Toten.
Nice defenses there by Krison.
Toten's coach down at Touch Of Death Combat Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Toten's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Toten throws a jab when Krison was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Toten throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Krison throws a front kick that sends Toten stumbling back into the cage.
Herb Krison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krison tests Toten's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krison throws a leg kick that misses.
Toten slips a jab from Krison.
Krison throws a lazy uppercut
and Toten counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Toten 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 throws a wild body kick that Toten sees coming a mile off.
A punch combination from Toten misses.
Krison throws a jab but it's blocked by Toten.
Toten swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Toten lands a nice shot to the body.
Krison throws a lazy right hand but Toten sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Toten throws out a counter right but Krison avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Herb Krison will probably get the nod.
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!

Toten wants to clinch.
Toten misses with a looping left.
Krison throws a front kick aimed at Toten's knee but Toten avoids it well.
Krison misses with a low kick.
Toten throws out a counter right but Krison avoids it with no problem.
Krison misses with a body kick.
Krison connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Toten connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Krison momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krison scoring well with a low kick there.
Toten moves out of range of the body kick.
Toten misses with a left hand
and Krison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Toten swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Toten.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Toten! But no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Krison misses the target.
Toten lands a really nice looking cross but Krison seems unphased.
Krison missing with a left hand there. Toten was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Toten throws a good cross that connects.
Toten misses with an uppercut. Krison saw that one coming.
Krison throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Toten's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Krison drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Krison ducks under a wild hook from Toten.
Toten scores with a hook to the body. Krison takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Toten misses with an uppercut.
Krison looks to throw the jab but Toten is out of range.
Toten looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Toten moves away from the strike by Krison.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krison throws a body kick that misses.
Krison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Toten.
Toten looks to land a left hand but Krison moved out of range nicely.
Wolfhelm Toten seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Toten swings away with a body shot that misses
and Krison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Krison lands a nice shot that snaps Toten's head back.
A slow jab from Toten misses its intended target.
Krison throws a leg kick
and Krison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Krison lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Krison looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Toten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Krison throws a leg kick that misses.
Toten checks a leg kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krison lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good exchange - Krison coming out on top.
Krison tries a low kick but Toten avoids it.
Krison lands with a right hand.
Krison fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A low kick from Krison is predictable there
and Toten counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Krison misses.
Toten throws an overhand right that lands on Krison's shoulder, as Krison tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Krison misses the target.
Toten 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.
Krison throws a leg kick but Toten moved away.
Toten misses with a looping right.
Krison tries to work over Toten's front leg with a kick but Toten checks it.
Toten moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toten swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Krison.
Krison keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Krison throws a front kick aimed at Toten's knee but Toten avoids it well.
Krison stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Toten ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Toten looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Toten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Toten throws a hook but Krison blocks it.
Krison throws a front kick aimed at Toten's knee but Toten avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Krison misses the target.
Krison slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herb Krison dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Herb Krison's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Krison wants to land a leg kick but Toten is out of range.
Krison fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Toten has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A big left from Krison misses.
Toten missing with a left hand there. Krison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Krison thinks about countering with a body kick.
Krison throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Krison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krison is looking to score with low kicks.
Krison on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Krison lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toten waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krison.
Toten sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Krison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Toten avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krison slips a straight right by Toten.
Krison on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Krison throws out a loose jab but Toten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Toten swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Krison connects with an inside leg kick.
Toten slips a straight right by Krison.
Krison misses with a hook. Toten ducked under it nicely.
Toten is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Krison with a body shot.
Krison has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Krison lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Krison throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Toten counter with a right hand.
Krison throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Toten on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Krison throws a wild body kick that Toten sees coming a mile off.
It seemed like Toten was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Krison lands a leg kick that knocks Toten off balance momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krison misses with a hook to the body
and Toten counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Toten checks a leg kick.
A punch combination from Toten misses.
Krison tries to land a body kick
and Toten counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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 misses the shot to the body.
Krison connects with a nice looking jab.
Krison throws a leg kick

and Toten counters with a crisp right hand that drops Krison! Toten lets Krison back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Jab, jab by Toten - just one landing.

Krison is rocked!
Toten throws a series of punches but Krison avoids them all with ease.
Krison wants to slow Toten down by chopping away at his legs.
Krison throws a looping overhand right but Toten ducks down to avoid it.
Toten tries to clinch but Krison is having none of it.
Herb Krison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toten checks the leg kick nicely there.
Krison slips a straight right by Toten.
Krison appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Toten checks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Toten! But no joy.
Krison throws a leg kick

and Toten counters with a crisp one two that drops Krison! Toten thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Krison to his feet! Krison is in big trouble!
Oh Krison is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Toten looks to land a combination but Krison avoids it well.
Toten drops Krison with a naaaaasty hook - Krison is in real trouble here! Toten dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wolfhelm Toten!