PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roli Poli (ranked 21 p4p, 25 weight class) and Herb Krison (ranked 3 p4p, 4 weight class). Krison has chosen Rebelution as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Poli
vs
Krison

183 cm
30
170
21 - 5 - 0

184 cm
34
170
30 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roli Poli!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Herb Krison!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poli.
Krison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Krison misses with an uppercut
and Poli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Krison has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Poli staying out of range there.
Poli throws out a loose jab but Krison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poli checks the leg kick.
Krison misses with a straight right.
Poli throws a push kick but Krison slaps the foot to one side.
Poli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Poli has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Phoenix Fight Team in the buildup to the fight.
Poli moves away from the strike by Krison.
Poli thinks about countering with a head kick.
Krison lands a slapping body shot.
Poli lands a glancing blow to the side of Krison's head.
Krison throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Poli lands the left hand.
Krison throws a hook to the side of Poli's head but Poli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poli connects with a body shot that sends Krison's belly button to the back.
Poli scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Poli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krison manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krison moves out of range as Poli strikes.
A big right from Krison misses.
Poli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roli Poli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krison is looking to slow Poli down with leg kicks.
Poli takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Poli on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Krison 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Krison throws a big shot that misses.
Poli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Krison throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Poli lands a jab to Krison's midsection.
Krison throws the kick towards the body but Poli avoids it.
Poli misses with an uppercut.
Poli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Poli lands with an overhand left.
Poli moves away from the strike by Krison.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poli misses with a looping left.
Poli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krison.
Krison throws a counter combo.
Poli throws a looping overhand right but Krison ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Poli lands an impressive looking overhand right. Krison doesn't seem phased though.
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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poli. Krison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krison defending well as Poli loads up on a big left hand.
Poli throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Krison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice body punch from Poli.
Poli lands a body shot.
Poli lands with an overhand left.
Krison pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Krison misses with a looping left.
Poli swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Poli blocks the body kick.
Krison tries to land a front kick but Poli steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jab, jab by Krison - just one landing.
Poli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Krison.
Poli closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krison.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krison. Poli does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Poli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Krison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Poli.
Krison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poli moves out of range of the strikes.
Krison slips under a jab from Poli.
Poli stuns Krison with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Krison throws an overhand right that lands on Poli's shoulder, as Poli tries to avoid the shot.
Krison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krison manages to avoid it.
Krison bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Krison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poli throws out the jab.
Poli lands a nice shot to the body.
Poli is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Poli connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poli throws the left hand but Krison avoids the punch easily.
Krison thinks about the counter body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krison works Poli's body with a nice hook.
Krison walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Poli checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Poli throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Krison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Poli takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Krison throws a wild body kick that Poli sees coming a mile off.
Krison dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Poli. That did some damage!
Krison throws a front kick aimed at Poli's knee but Poli avoids it well.
Poli punishes Krison's body with a nice straight punch.
Krison misses with a left hand
and Poli counters with a stiff right hand.
Krison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Krison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Poli coming out on top.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot lands for Poli.
Poli misses with a hook.
Krison only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Poli takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Poli misses with a left hand
letting Krison counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Krison takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Poli blocks a low kick nicely.
Krison throws a body kick that misses.
Poli lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Krison is looking to slow Poli down with leg kicks.
Roli Poli is winning the standup battle so far.
Krison takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Krison throws a low kick but Poli moves out of range easily.
Poli throws a big shot that misses.
Krison lands a front kick.
Krison misses with a shot to the body
and Poli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Poli throws a hook to the side of Krison's head but Krison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Krison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Poli thuds a left hand into Krison's body.
Poli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krison can do to turn this around?
Krison throws a leg kick
and Poli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krison misses with a hook
enabling Poli to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Krison. That's going to slow Poli down.
Poli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krison.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poli's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Krison connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Poli scrambles back to his feet.
Poli fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Krison misses with an uppercut. Poli saw that one coming.
Krison throws out a leg kick but Poli moves out of range and Krison only half commits.
Krison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poli.
Poli throws a hook to the side of Krison's head but Krison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poli scores with a nice right hand.
Poli digs a good hook to Krison's body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Krison might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Poli has got the better of the exchanges.
Poli missing with a left hand there. Krison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Poli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krison flicks out a counter leg kick but Poli steps away.
Poli throws a jab but it's blocked by Krison.
Krison connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Krison lets loose with a powerful body kick. Poli will feel that in the morning.
Krison turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Krison lets loose with a powerful body kick. Poli will feel that in the morning.
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!
A swing and a miss from Krison.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poli misses with a looping left.
Poli finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Krison cracks Poli with a right hand to the side of the head.
Krison scores with a jab to the body.
Krison misses with a body shot.
Krison throws a big shot that misses.
A right-left combo lands from Poli.
Poli checks a leg kick nicely.
Poli lands a nice hook to Krison's body. Krison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Krison throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Krison goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Krison throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Poli stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A shot to the liver by Poli. Beautiful body shot.
Krison takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Poli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krison moves away.
Poli throws a body punch but Krison moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krison lands a really nice looking cross but Poli seems unphased.
Krison takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Krison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poli.
Krison misses with an uppercut
and Poli counters with a left to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Poli. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Poli.
Krison scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Krison throws out a leg kick but Poli moves out of range and Krison only half commits.
Krison scores with a kick to the body.
Poli is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Poli throws an off balance right hand
and Krison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Poli will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Poli throws a combination that misses
and Krison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poli takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Krison throws an overhand right that lands on Poli's shoulder, as Poli tries to avoid the shot.
Poli is looking to counter punch.
Krison scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Poli misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poli misses with an uppercut. Krison saw that one coming.
Poli throws a big shot that misses.
Krison tries to work over Poli's front leg with a kick but Poli checks it.
Krison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krison swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Poli walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Krison connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Krison tries to score with a low kick but Poli moves his leg out of the way.
Poli listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Poli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krison moves away.
Poli throws an overhand right that lands on Krison's shoulder, as Krison tries to avoid the shot.
Poli looks to throw the jab but Krison is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A chopping leg kick lands by Krison.
Krison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Poli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krison manages to avoid it.
Krison moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Herb Krison will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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 lazy right hand but Poli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Krison avoids the body shot from Poli.
Poli works over Krison's head and body with a nice combination.
Poli takes a swing at Krison's ribcage but misses.
Krison avoids the body shot from Poli.
Krison throws a right hand that misses
and Krison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Krison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krison has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Poli connects with a nice looking jab.
A leg kick checked by Poli.
Poli swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Krison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poli.
Krison takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krison.
Poli backing away here, and Krison unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Poli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krison walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Krison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poli was well out of range. Poor timing from Krison.
Poli misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poli takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krison throws a low kick but Poli avoids it.
Krison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poli was well out of range. Poor timing from Krison.
Krison lands a jab to Poli's midsection.
Poli misses with an uppercut.
Poli throws a hook but Krison blocks it.
Poli scores with a shot to the body.
Poli just misses with a punch to the body.
Krison misses with a body shot.
Krison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Krison misses.
Poli darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Krison misses with an uppercut. Poli saw that one coming.
Krison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poli.
Krison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slapping body kick lands there for Krison.
A big left from Poli misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poli throws a jab when Krison was well out of range.
Krison throws a body punch but Poli moves out of range.
Krison misses with a hook.
Krison misses with a hook. Poli ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Poli misses.
Poli scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poli misses the shot to the body.
Krison swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Poli takes a swing at Krison's ribcage but misses.
Krison swings for the body but Poli moves out of range.
It looked like Poli wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A left lands for Krison.
Krison tries to clinch but Poli is having none of it.
Poli tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Krison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poli moves away.
Krison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poli.
Krison throws a low kick but it's checked well by Poli.
Poli scores with a punch to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krison thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Poli if he has to take too many more of those.
Poli ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Poli throws the left hand but Krison avoids the punch easily.
Krison misses the shot to the body.
Poli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Poli ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A combination from Poli does no damage.
Krison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poli.
Krison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poli.
A bone on bone clash there as Poli blocks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poli. Krison does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Krison.
A punch lands to the side of Poli 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Poli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Krison just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poli throws a jab when Krison was well out of range.
Poli looks to throw the jab but Krison is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Krison on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Krison tries a low kick but Poli avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Poli misses the target.
Poli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krison throws out the jab.
Poli misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krison was well out of range. Poor timing from Poli.
Krison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Poli looks to throw the jab but Krison is out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Poli. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Poli.
Poli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Krison.
Krison throws a leg kick that misses.
Poli appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Poli is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Poli needs to keep his hands up - Krison had a free shot at his head there.
Krison stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Poli takes a swing at Krison's ribcage but misses.
Poli throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Krison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roli Poli clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Poli ducks under a wild hook from Krison.
Krison paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Poli blocks a jab.
Poli misses with a body shot.
Krison connects with a solid leg kick.
Poli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Krison takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Krison thumps Poli with a low kick.
Poli throws an overhand right that lands on Krison's shoulder, as Krison tries to avoid the shot.
Krison follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Krison throws a low kick but Poli moves out of range easily.
Poli throws a hook but Krison avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krison scores with a nice body kick.
Poli misses with a double jab.
Krison missing with a left hand there. Poli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Poli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to the body from Poli misses
and Krison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krison takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Poli takes one to the side of the head.
A cross from Poli lands.
Poli misses with a looping right.
Poli misses with a hook.
Poli lands a lovely overhand right.
Poli lands a right hook to the body.
Krison gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Krison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krison misses with a hook. Poli ducked under it nicely.
Poli bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Krison's head backwards.
Krison tries a low kick but Poli avoids it.
Krison throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Poli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick from Krison.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poli lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Poli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poli looks to land a left hand but Krison moved out of range nicely.
Poli looks to score with a jab to the body but Krison is just out of range.
Poli looks to throw the jab but Krison is out of range.
Poli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krison manages to avoid it.
Krison just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Poli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Poli looks to land a right hand but Krison moved out of range.
Krison misses with a hook. Poli ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Poli misses.
Krison loads up on a big right hand but Poli slips the punch.
Krison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poli manages to avoid it.
Poli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krison was well out of range. Poor timing from Poli.
Poli throws a nice looking combination but Krison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Krison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poli.
Krison looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krison pivots, looking for a leg kick but Poli is out of range and Krison settles back down.
Poli closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Krison misses the shot to the body.
Krison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poli.
Krison throws out a counter right but Poli avoids it with no problem.
Poli throws a hook to the side of Krison's head but Krison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Krison looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Poli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krison manages to avoid it.
Krison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poli.
Krison throws a hook but Poli blocks it.
Poli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krison manages to avoid it.
Krison throws a jab but it's blocked by Poli.
Poli defending well as Krison loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Poli misses its intended target.
Krison slips under a jab from Poli.
Poli lands a head shot.
Poli slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Poli misses.
Poli looks to land a left hand but Krison moved out of range nicely.
Poli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krison moves away.
Nice cross by Krison.
Poli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krison was well out of range. Poor timing from Poli.
Krison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Krison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Krison fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Poli.
Krison looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poli. Krison does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Krison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Krison misses with a hook. Poli ducked under it nicely.
Krison tries to land a leg kick but Poli saw it coming and moves away.
Poli misses with a hook. Krison ducked under it nicely.
Krison looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good work by Poli as he checks the leg kick.
Krison on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roli Poli had his way with Herb Krison in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Krison lands a jab.
Poli throws a body punch but Krison moves out of range.
Poli misses the shot to the body.
Poli wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Poli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Krison.
Krison pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A nice inside leg kick there by Poli. That's going to slow Krison down.
Krison throws an overhand right that lands on Poli's shoulder, as Poli tries to avoid the shot.
Krison misses with an uppercut.
Poli appears to be looking for a big counter.
Krison connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krison swings away with a body shot that misses
and Krison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Poli 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 leg kick that is checked
and Poli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poli missing with a left hand there. Krison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Poli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krison walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Poli checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A little feinted left hand from Poli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Krison doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Krison.
Krison throws a leg kick but Poli sees it coming and moves out of range.
Poli walks forward, straight into a front kick from Krison.
Poli throws the left hand but Krison avoids the punch easily.
Poli swings away with a body shot that misses
and Krison counters with a straight right hand.
Krison swings widly with a right hand
enabling Poli to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krison. Poli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krison takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Poli with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Krison throws a quick inside leg kick.
Poli lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krison ducks under a wild hook from Poli.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Krison! But no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krison tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Poli is able to avoid easily.
Poli takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Herb Krison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krison looks to land a body kick but Poli moved away.
Poli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krison.
Krison ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Poli lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Krison misses with an attempted mid kick.
Poli throwing a counter right hand but Krison manages to avoid it.
Roli Poli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Krison fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Poli dips to his left and cracks Krison with an uppercut!
Krison throws a half hearted mid kick.
Poli avoids a kick to the body.
Krison throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Poli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poli lands a nice looking kick to the body. Krison takes a step back to recover.
Krison misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poli darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Poli throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Krison throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Poli swings for the body but Krison moves out of range.
Krison on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Krison moves out of range as Poli strikes.
Poli misses with a looping left.
Krison cracks a nice hook into Poli's ribs.
Poli misses with a straight left.
Krison is trying to counter with his kicks.
Poli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Poli throws a hook but Krison avoids it easily.
Krison listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Krison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poli moves away.
Poli is looking to counter punch.
Poli looks to score with a jab to the body but Krison is just out of range.
A low kick from Krison misses
and Poli counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poli misses the body punch
and Krison counters with a body kick that stops Poli in his tracks momentarily.
Poli moves forwards but Krison connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Krison misses with a leg kick
and Poli counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Poli misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Krison! But no joy.
Krison fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Poli checks it well.
Poli dodges the punch combination from Krison.
Poli scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Poli darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Krison blocks a jab.
Poli throws out a loose jab but Krison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poli stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Krison.
Nice straight punches there by Poli. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Poli.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Roli Poli.
Well Poli 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 50:46
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 49:46

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