PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Esa Kettu (ranked 185 p4p, 28 weight class) and Herb Krison (ranked 696 p4p, 103 weight class). Krison has chosen Rebelution as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.

Kettu
vs
Krison

179 cm
29
175 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

184 cm
29
171 lbs
16 - 13 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Kato

Dark Knight Nutrition

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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Esa Kettu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Herb Krison!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kettu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Krison misses with a left hand
and Kettu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Krison tries to keep at a distance but Kettu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Krison throws a head punch that misses.
Krison misses with a body punch.
We've been hearing reports that Kettu has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A short left from Kettu.
Krison lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kettu backwards.
Kettu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Kettu.
Kettu tries to score a body lock takedown but Krison shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Krison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Krison lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Krison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kettu lands a body punch.
Kettu misses with a punch on the inside.
Kettu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kettu misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krison lands an uppercut.
Krison lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Krison.
Krison is pressed up against the cage. Kettu has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Krison down to the mat. Krison avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kettu works the jab nicely.
Kettu with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kettu drives through and clinches with Krison against the cage.
Krison throws a punch but it's blocked by Kettu.
Krison gets through Kettu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Krison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kettu is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Esa Kettu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kettu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krison works on Kettu's body with a couple of short punches.
Kettu is working Krison over against the cage.

Krison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kettu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kettu missing with a left hand there. Krison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Krison swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Kettu forces Krison back against the cage and clinches.
Kettu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Krison lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kettu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kettu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krison's elbow.
Krison lands a body shot.
Krison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kettu lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Krison.
Kettu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kettu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Krison backwards.
Kettu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kettu tries to throw a body punch but Krison avoids it by throwing Kettu back against the cage.
Kettu blocks an elbow strike from Krison.
Krison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krison misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kettu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krison lands a body shot in the clinch.
Krison tries a body shot but Kettu blocks it.
Kettu lands an uppercut.
Krison throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kettus head.
Krison pushes Kettu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kettu blocking some punches.

Kettu is trying to trip Krison. He has hold of a leg but Krison is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kettu persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kettu throws a strike but Krison rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Krison must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Krison slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kettu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kettu keeping moving, preventing Krison from controlling successfully.

Kettu is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Krison presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Krison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kettu misses with a body shot.
Krison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kettu.
Krison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kettu.

Kettu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Krison, pushing him back against the cage.
Krison misses with the head strike.
Krison blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Kettu.
Krison controlling the action here for a moment.
Krison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krison makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kettu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Krison.
Kettu misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krison tries to work over Kettu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kettu tries for a takedown. No joy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krison.
Nice body punch from Krison - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Krison fails to land.
Kettu throws a punch but it's blocked by Krison.
Kettu wants to take the fight to the mat but Krison manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kettu misses with some punches.
Kettu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krison misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Krison fails to land.
Krison lands a shoulder strike.
Kettu blocks a body shot from Krison.
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 Esa Kettu will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A punch combination from Kettu misses.
Krison swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kettu.
Krison throws a wild body kick that Kettu sees coming a mile off.
Krison connects with a leg kick. Kettu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Krison fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kettu.
Kettu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Kettu closes the distance and clinches.
Krison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krison misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Krison as the two fighters clinch.
Krison stops a takedown attempt from Kettu.
Kettu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Krisons head.
Good body shot from Krison.
Krison can't find room to land a body shot as Kettu controls the action.
Krison swings wildly with an uppercut but Kettu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kettu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Krison backwards.
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 blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Kettu.
Krison lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Krison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krison connects with a leg kick. Kettu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Krison throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kettu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Krison misses with a low kick as Kettu jumps back.
Krison fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Krison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kettu.

Krison moves into range and clinches up with Kettu.
Herb Krison seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kettu misses with a body punch.
Kettu misses with some punches.
Krison lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kettu backwards.
Krison lands with a right to the head.
Krison misses with a punch on the inside.
Krison tries a body shot but Kettu blocks it.
Krison misses with a punch to the body.
Krison swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Kettu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kettu throws a body shot but no joy.

Krison fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kettu, pushing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kettu has a couple of punches blocked by Krison.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kettu throws a head punch that misses.
Kettu scores with a hook to the body.
Kettu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krison's elbow.
Krison blocking some punches.
Krison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krison is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kettu.
Krison digs a right hand underneath Kettu's ribcage. Kettu let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Krison breaks the clinch.
Krison digs a good body shot into Kettu's ribs.
Good leg kick by Krison there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kettu is looking to clinch.
Krison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kettu was well out of range. Poor timing from Krison.
Krison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kettu.
Krison scores with a body shot.
Krison throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fighters circling - Krison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kettu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krison takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Krison throws a looping overhand right but Kettu ducks down to avoid it.
Kettu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kettu misses with a wild body shot.
Krison thinks about the counter body kick.
Krison throws a looping overhand right but Kettu ducks down to avoid it.
Herb Krison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kettu misses with a lunging right hand
and Krison counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kettu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Krison at a distance.

Kettu has Krison up against the cage in a clinch.
Kettu digs a right hand into Krison's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Krison's gas tank.
Krison digs a right hand underneath Kettu's ribcage. Kettu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hand to the body from Krison.
Krison blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Krison.
Krison struggles to land a body shot inside as Kettu controls his hands.
Kettu takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Krison creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krison misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krison lands with a right to the head.
Krison has a couple of punches blocked by Kettu.
Krison blocks an uppercut.
Krison misses with some punches.
Krison throws a punch but it's blocked by Kettu.
Krison makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Krison makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Krison.
Kettu lands a nice shot to the body.
Krison struggles to land a body shot inside as Kettu controls his hands.
Krison lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kettu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Krison lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Kettu is trying to trip Krison. He has hold of a leg but Krison is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kettu persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Krison pushes Kettu off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good shot there by Krison.
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 fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Kettu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krison.
Krison misses with a straight left.
Kettu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Krison scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kettu throws out a loose jab but Krison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kettu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krison manages to avoid it.
Kettu fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Krison on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Kettu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kettu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krison lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kettu backwards.

Kettu manages to break the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Krison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kettu lands a slapping body shot.
Kettu misses with an uppercut.
Kettu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krison manages to avoid it.
Krison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kettu scores with a sloppy right hand. Krison should have avoided that one.
Kettu checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kettu tries to clinch up but Krison circles away and keeps his distance.
Krison swings for the body but Kettu moves out of range.
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.
Kettu tries to clinch there but Krison circles away.
Kettu ducks under a wild hook from Krison.
Krison with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Krison closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kettu lands a hook that snaps the head of Krison backwards.
Kettu is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Krison swings wildly with an uppercut but Kettu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kettu tries to work over Krison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Krison lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kettu has a couple of punches blocked by Krison.
Krison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kettu misses with the head strike.
Krison misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Krison.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Krison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kettu.
Krison lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krison throws the kick towards the body but Kettu avoids it.
Krison misses the shot to the body.
Kettu wants to clinch but Krison slips to the side
enabling Krison to counter with a crisp jab.
Krison misses with a straight left.
Kettu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Krison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Krison with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fighters circling - Kettu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kettu throws a chopping leg kick but Krison manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Krison looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kettu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Krison's calf.
Kettu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kettu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krison manages to avoid it.
Krison finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kettu.
Kettu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krison.
Kettu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Krison fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Krison. That snapped Kettu's head back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Krison.
Esa Kettu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kettu slips a jab from Krison.
Krison lands a nice shot that snaps Kettu's head back.
Kettu throws a body punch but Krison moves out of range.
Good exchange - Krison coming out on top.
Kettu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Krison throws a body kick that misses.
Krison uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kettu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kettu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kettu throws a hook but Krison avoids it easily.
Krison cracks Kettu with a good jab.
Krison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kettu throws a body punch but Krison moves out of range.
Krison tries to land a front kick but Kettu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kettu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Krison's calf.
Kettu misses with a hook. Krison ducked under it nicely.
Krison lands the left hand.
Kettu closes the distance looking to clinch
and Krison counters with a nice uppercut.
Kettu misses with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Krison. That's going to slow Kettu down.
Kettu slips a jab from Krison.
Krison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Herb Krison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Krison has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30

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