PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Herb Krison (ranked 50 p4p, 6 weight class) and Ira Wright (ranked 65 p4p, 9 weight class). Krison's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rebelution. Herb Krison had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Krison
vs
Wright

184 cm
31
171 lbs
20 - 13 - 1

185 cm
34
175 lbs
29 - 6 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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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 20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Herb Krison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ira Wright!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright misses with a straight right.
Krison looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Wright misses its intended target.
Krison is looking to counter with a body kick.
Wright throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Krison lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Krison misses with an uppercut.
Wright was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Krison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krison throws a front kick aimed at Wright's knee but Wright avoids it well.
Wright now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Krison looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wright bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wright feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Krisons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wright shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Krison fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Krison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright.
Wright looks to land a right hand but Krison moved out of range.
Krison throwing a counter right hand but Wright manages to avoid it.
Krison throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Krison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Wright feints and then cracks Krison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Krison down.
A jab from Krison misses.
A little jabbing left from Wright on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Krison shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Krison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wright moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krison misses with a hook.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Krison blocks the leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wright crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Krison - the referee stops the clock and Wright gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Krison. Wright manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wright.
Wright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krison.
Krison throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
Krison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Krison fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wright looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Krison takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wright 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.
No joy there for Wright, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Krison takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wright has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Krison buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wright.
It looked like Krison wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Krison blocks a head kick by Wright.
As Wright backs away, Krison returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Krison.
A right-left combo lands from Wright.
Krison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright lands a nice hook to Krison's body. Krison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wright can pounce on him.
Wright swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A jab lands there for Krison.
Krison lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wright misses with an uppercut.
Wright will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Krison takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wright fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Krison checks it well.
It looked like Krison was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wright.
Krison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Krison throws a leg kick
and Wright connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Krison throws a hook but Wright blocks it.
Wright stuns Krison with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wright moves out of range of the body kick from Krison.
Wright throws out a counter right but Krison avoids it with no problem.
Wright pivots, looking for a leg kick but Krison is out of range and Wright settles back down.
Krison lands with a hook. Wright tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wright throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Krison slips a jab and a cross from Wright.
Krison throws a low kick, looking for Wright's leg but Wright calmly moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a solid leg kick but Krison takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wright.
Wright throws out a leg kick but Krison moves out of range and Wright only half commits.
Ira Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wright.
Wright checks a low kick from Krison.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Wright will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Krison misses the jab.
Wright checks a leg kick nicely.
No joy there for Wright, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Krison checks a low kick from Wright.
Wright misses with a looping right.
It looked like Krison was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wright.
Wright lands with a hook. Krison tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krison.
Wright slips under a jab.
Wright feints a counter leg kick.
Krison checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wright throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Krison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krison with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright checks a low kick from Krison.
Krison defending well as Wright loads up on a big left hand.
Krison wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krison motions for Wright to come forward. Krison throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wright waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krison.
Krison throws an off balance right hand
and Wright cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Wright throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wright jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wright pivots, looking for a leg kick but Krison is out of range and Wright settles back down.
Wright pivots, looking for a leg kick but Krison is out of range and Wright settles back down.
A bone on bone clash there as Krison blocks the leg kick.
Wright throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Krison was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wright.
Wright throws a lazy right hand but Krison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crunch! Krison slams his shin into Wright's torso.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wright tries to score with a low kick but Krison moves his leg out of the way.
Krison throws a leg kick but Wright checks it.
Wright moves out of range of the strikes.
Wright dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Krison. That did some damage!
Wright connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ira Wright dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Krison connects with a looping right hand.
Wright misses with a head kick.
Wright on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Krison misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ira Wright seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wright throws a leg kick which misses Krison's front leg but catches the back leg as Krison tries to avoid it.
Krison misses with a wild body shot.
Krison fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wright checks it well.
Krison connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Krison lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wright misses with a body kick.
Krison staying out of range there.
Krison chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wright throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wright misses with a straight right.
An inside leg kick lands from Krison.
Krison throws a series of punches but Wright avoids them all with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krison.
A jab from Wright misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright checks a leg kick.
Wright unleashes a big counter combination but Krison bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krison.
Wright moves out of range as Krison strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wright.
Krison throws a solid leg kick but Wright takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Krison.
Krison looks to land a right hand but Wright moved out of range.
Krison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wright was well out of range. Poor timing from Krison.
A swing and a miss from Wright.
Wright feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Krison's calf.
Krison lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Krison swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
Wright lands with an uppercut that bounces Krison off the cage and back into range.
Wright throws a good cross that connects.
Wright lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wright throws an overhand right that lands on Krison's shoulder, as Krison tries to avoid the shot.
Krison misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice defenses there by Wright.
Wright scores with a decent looking hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws the kick towards the body but Krison avoids it.
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 just misses with a punch to the body.
Krison looks to score with a jab to the body but Wright is just out of range.
Krison takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Krison with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wright avoids the body shot from Krison.
Krison moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Krison just misses with a punch to the body.
Wright was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Krison takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Krison looks to land a left hand but Wright moved out of range nicely.
An inside leg kick from Krison misses.
Wright looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Krison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wright manages to avoid it.
Krison is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wright throws a leg kick but Krison sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Krison.
Wright takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Krison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wright is looking to land body kicks.
Wright lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krison misses with a straight right.
Krison blocks a low kick nicely.
Wright blocks the body kick.
Wright throws a head kick but Krison moves out of range.
Wright buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Krison just misses with a punch to the body.
Wright lands a jab to the head.
Krison throws out a leg kick but Wright moves out of range and Krison only half commits.
Krison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Krison is looking to counter punch.
Wright ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wright throws a hook but Krison blocks it.
Krison checks a leg kick nicely.
Wright checks a leg kick.
Krison is looking to land body kicks.
Krison misses with an attempted mid kick.
Krison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wright dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Krison. That did some damage!
Krison lands a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fight stays on the outside here - Krison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Krison wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wright misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Krison was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good standup being displayed there by Krison as he connects with a hook.
Wright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krison.
Wright will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Krison fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wright checks it well.
Wright keeps Krison at a distance using the push kick.
Wright fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Krison.
Krison throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wright throws a leg kick
and Krison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Krison throws a leg kick but Wright checks it.
Wright lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wright throws the left hand but Krison avoids the punch easily.
Krison looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Krison looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice defenses there by Wright.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ira Wright will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Wright swings for the body but Krison moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Krison crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wright - the referee stops the clock and Krison gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wright. Krison manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Krison connects with a solid leg kick.
Krison looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wright connects with a right hand. Krison shakes it off.
A swing and a miss from Krison.
Wright moves out of range as Krison strikes.
Krison misses with a looping right.
Krison slips a jab from Wright.
Krison 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 scoring well with a low kick there.
Krison throws the kick towards the body but Wright avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Krison with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wright to score with a decent uppercut.
Wright swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Krison counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wright's knee momentarily.
Wright thows a left - swing and a miss!
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 throws a jab when Wright was well out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wright.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright misses with a straight right.
Krison misses with a low kick.
Wright feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Krison's calf.
Wright's corner calls for a 1-2. Wright obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wright connects with a nice looking jab.
Krison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wright throws out the jab.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krison.
Wright looks to land a left hand but Krison moved out of range nicely.
Wright throws an overhand right that lands on Krison's shoulder, as Krison tries to avoid the shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wright.
Wright slips under a jab from Krison.
Krison pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Krison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wright throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Krison looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Krison misses with a straight right.
Wright missing with a left hand there. Krison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wright scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Krison lands a nice looking body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krison takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wright.
Krison is looking to land body kicks.
Krison lands the left hand.
Wright misses with a wild combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Krison, right into the meat.
Wright scoring well with a low kick there.
Wright throws a leg kick
letting Krison counter with a right hand.
Krison connects with an inside leg kick.
Wright fakes the leg kick and cracks Krison in the body.
Wright changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Krison feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wright's calf.
Krison tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wright is able to avoid easily.
Krison moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Krison walks into a straight right hand from Wright.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That kick from Wright tenderised Krison's leg. Krison is trying to keep his angry face on.
Herb Krison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krison throws a front kick aimed at Wright's knee but Wright avoids it well.
Krison throws out a loose jab but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Krison.
Wright rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Krison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wright looks to land a left hand but Krison moved out of range nicely.
Krison misses with a looping right.
A jab from Wright finds it's way through Krison's defenses.
Wright lands a jab to the head.
Krison takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wright scores with a nice right hand.
Krison throws a body shot but no joy.
Krison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wright takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wright throws a hook but Krison avoids it easily.
As Wright tries to get set, Krison tries to push him back and clinch up but Wright manages to avoid the attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krison checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright moves out of range of the body kick.
Krison has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wright.
Wright gets cracked there but stands up to it.

It looks like Ira Wright has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Wright as he connects with a hook.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wright throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Krison swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krison.
Jab from Wright.
Wright avoids the body shot from Krison.
Krison has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wright finds it's way round the side to connect with Krison's head.
Wright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krison.
Krison throws a wild body kick that Wright sees coming a mile off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wright connects with a looping right hand.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Krison might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Krison throws an overhand right that lands on Wright's shoulder, as Wright tries to avoid the shot.
Krison scores with a kick to the midsection.
Krison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ira Wright comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wright has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ira Wright!
A victorious Ira Wright thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.