PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dany Crosby (ranked 2 p4p, 10 weight class) and Herb Krison (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). Krison has chosen Rebelution as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Crosby
vs
Krison

180 cm
38
185
36 - 25 - 4

184 cm
37
179
36 - 19 - 1

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World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
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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 36 - 25 - 4, fighting out of Sydney, Dany Crosby!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Herb Krison!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Crosby throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Krison swings widly with a right hand

and Crosby moves into the clinch.
Krison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crosby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crosby working aggressively here.
Krison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crosby has him pressed against the cage.
Krison cracks Crosby with a nice body shot.
Crosby blocks a body shot from Krison.
Crosby's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Crosby lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Krison working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krison swings wildly with an uppercut but Crosby uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to Crosby's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Krison lands a nice shot to the body.
Krison tries to circle away but Crosby has him pinned against the cage.
Crosby swings wildly with an uppercut but Krison uses good head movement to avoid it.

Krison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krison throws a body shot but no joy.
Crosby takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Herb Krison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crosby swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Krison.
Krison throws a sloppy head kick
and Crosby counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Crosby misses the jab.
Crosby misses with a lunging right hand
and Krison counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Crosby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krison moves away.
Crosby throws a predictable looking body shot
and Krison counters with a slapping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Krison.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crosby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Krison jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Crosby tries to clinch up but Krison circles away and keeps his distance.
Krison was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Crosby looks to throw the jab but Krison is out of range.
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 thumps Crosby with a low kick.
Crosby steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Krison. That one must have hurt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Krison.
Krison throws a nice looking combination but Crosby bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little feinted left hand from Crosby on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Krison explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crosby.
Crosby misses with a lunging right hand
and Krison counters with a nice uppercut.
Krison lands a front kick.
Crosby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Krison.
It looked like Crosby was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Krison.
Krison misses with a lunging right hand
and Crosby counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Herb Krison has been cut.
Crosby throws a lazy right hand but Krison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Crosby backs off Krison throws a huge counter combo but Crosby manages to avoid it all.
An inside leg kick lands from Krison.
Crosby misses with a body punch
and Krison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crosby looks to score with a jab to the body but Krison is just out of range.
Crosby tests Krison's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Krison scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krison swings widly with a right hand
and Crosby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Krison's jab looks to have found its range, popping Crosby under the eye.
Crosby on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Krison with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A swing and a miss from Crosby.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Herb Krison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Herb Krison's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Crosby misses with a right hand
and Krison counters with a stiff right hand.
A left lands for Krison.
Crosby ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Crosby gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Krison has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Nice uppercut there from Krison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crosby throws a hook but Krison blocks it.
Nice cross by Krison.
Crosby throws a jab when Krison was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krison misses with a hook to the body
and Crosby counters with a straight right hand.
Herb Krison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Krison throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crosby counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Crosby avoids the head kick by Krison.
It looked like Crosby wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Crosby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A quick step to the side and Crosby tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krison looks for the body kick but Crosby saw that one coming.
Krison with a jab.
Crosby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crosby.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krison thuds a left hand into Crosby's body.
Crosby avoids a kick to the body.
It looked like Crosby wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Crosby is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Crosby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Krison swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Crosby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Krison moves out of range of the strikes.
Krison let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Crosby on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crosby tries to close the distance and clinch but Krison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Krison.
Crosby slips under a jab from Krison.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crosby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Krison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crosby was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crosby fails with an attempt to clinch.
Krison throws a lazy head kick
letting Crosby counter with a right hand.
Crosby misses the shot to the body.
Crosby misses with a left hand
and Krison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crosby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krison.
Krison closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crosby missing with a left hand there. Krison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crosby fails with an attempt to clinch.

Crosby sends Krison crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Crosby is motioning to the referee to let Krison up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Krison is rocked!
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 with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crosby.
Krison throws a lazy uppercut
and Crosby makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Crosby throws a shot from downtown. Krison moves away and avoids it.
Krison scores with a nice head shot.
Krison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crosby moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dany Crosby will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Herb Krison's cut.
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 stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Crosby will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Krison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crosby manages to avoid it.
Crosby takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Crosby looks to land a right hand but Krison moved out of range.
Krison takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Krison cracks Crosby with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crosby takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Krison has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Crosby finds it's way round the side to connect with Krison's head.
Krison tries to land a front kick but Crosby steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Crosby throwing a counter right hand but Krison manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krison throws a low kick but Crosby moves out of range easily.
Crosby has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Krison.
Krison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krison moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Krison throws a low kick but it's checked well by Crosby.
Crosby is looking to counter punch.
Krison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Krison takes a swing at Crosby's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Crosby on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Krison looks to throw the jab but Crosby is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Crosby on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krison looks for the body kick but Crosby saw that one coming.
Krison throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Crosby.
Crosby throws the left hand but Krison avoids the punch easily.
Krison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crosby throws a big counter combination but Krison scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Crosby misses with a lunging right hand
and Krison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Krison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crosby walks into a jab.
Crosby takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crosby misses with a body punch
and Krison counters with a nice uppercut.
Krison buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Krison throws out a leg kick but Crosby moves out of range and Krison only half commits.
Krison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crosby.
Krison throws out a loose jab but Crosby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crosby half committed to a counter leg kick.
Krison lands a jab to Crosby's midsection.
Krison misses with an uppercut.
Crosby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krison.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Krison finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Krison misses with an uppercut
enabling Crosby to counter with a crisp jab.
Crosby misses with a body shot.
Krison now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Crosby ducks under a wild hook from Krison.
An attempted straight right counter from Crosby misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crosby. Krison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crosby scores with a nice head shot.
Krison uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krison just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is 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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Crosby throws a hook to the side of Krison's head but Krison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Krison throws a series of punches but Crosby moves out of range.
Crosby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Krison.
Krison throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crosby throws a body punch but Krison moves out of range.
Krison scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krison throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Crosby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krison throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Krison.
Crosby looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Crosby forces Krison back against the cage and clinches.
Krison lands with a right to the head.
Krison tries a body shot but Crosby blocks it.
Krison misses with a punch to the body.
Crosby lands a left hand that snaps the head of Krison backwards.
Krison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crosby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crosby pushes Krison back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crosby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crosby lands with a short shot to the head.
Crosby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dany Crosby has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Krison tries a body shot but Crosby blocks it.
Krison misses with a punch to the body.
Krison lands a right hand.
Krison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crosby lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crosby blocks an uppercut.
Crosby scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Krison working aggressively here.
Krison lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Crosby fails to land.
Crosby throws a punch but it's blocked by Krison.
Krison misses with the head strike.
Krison tries to work over Crosby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crosby tries to work over Krison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Krison prevents a body shot from Crosby.
Krison misses with a body punch.
Krison lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Krison scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crosby gets through Krison's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krison.
Crosby misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Crosby on the inside.
Krison lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crosby backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crosby misses with the head strike.
Krison working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Krison blocking some punches.
Krison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crosby wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Krison has him pressed against the cage.
Krison tries to throw a body punch but Crosby avoids it by throwing Krison back against the cage.
Krison misses with a punch to the body.
Crosby misses with some punches.
Krison lands a nice shot to the body.
Krison tries to work over Crosby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Krison can't find room to land a body shot as Crosby controls the action.
Krison lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Krison misses with a punch to the body.
Crosby digs a right hand into Krison's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Krison's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Krison.
Krison misses with a hook from the clinch.
Krison lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crosby or not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crosby tries a body shot but Krison blocks it.
Krison has a couple of punches blocked by Crosby.
Crosby throws a punch but it's blocked by Krison.
Krison tries to work over Crosby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crosby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crosby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Krison.
Krison struggles to land a body shot inside as Crosby controls his hands.
Krison tries to throw a body punch but Crosby avoids it by throwing Krison back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krison.
Krison tries a body shot but Crosby blocks it.
Crosby takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krison pushes Crosby back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Krison working aggressively here.
Krison is leaning against Crosby and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Crosby scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good body shot from Krison.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Krison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Herb Krison dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Herb Krison's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Krison misses with an uppercut.
Crosby is looking to counter punch.
Crosby misses the body punch
and Krison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Krison slips under a jab.
Crosby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krison moves away.
Crosby misses with a right hand
and Krison finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Crosby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krison misses with the body kick
and Krison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Krison scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby throws a predictable looking body shot
and Krison counters with a low kick, right behind Crosby 's knee.
Crosby misses with a jab to the body
and Krison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crosby tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Krison looks for the body kick but Crosby saw that one coming.
A jab from Krison finds it's way through Crosby's defenses.
Crosby blocks the body kick.
Krison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crosby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Crosby on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Krison throws an overhand right that lands on Crosby's shoulder, as Crosby tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Krison - that will leave a mark!
Crosby throws a lazy uppercut
and Krison counters with a nice uppercut.
Krison defending well as Crosby loads up on a big left hand.
Crosby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Krison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crosby feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Crosby misses with an uppercut.
Krison scores with a hook to the body. Crosby takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krison finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Crosby swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Crosby lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
An inside leg kick from Crosby misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Krison! But no joy.
Krison with the inside leg kick.
Krison tries to move into range but Crosby moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A lazy left from Krison finds it's target.
Krison scores with a kick to the midsection.
Krison pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krison chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crosby.
Crosby misses with a body shot.
Crosby tries to clinch up
and Krison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dany Crosby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Herb Krison is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Krison. That snapped Crosby's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crosby throws the left hand but Krison avoids the punch easily.
Krison replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Crosby blocks it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Herb Krison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Krison 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 46:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herb Krison!
Herb Krison is the new welterweight champion!
Herb Krison thanked the fans post fight for their support.