PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jami Balkan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crabby Iron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Balkan
vs
Iron

177 cm
22
152 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

169 cm
21
162 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Perkele!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jami Balkan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Crabby Iron!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balkan looks to land a combination but Iron avoids it well.
Balkan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Iron smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Jami Balkan has been cut.
Balkan throws a leg kick but Iron sees it coming and moves out of range.
Balkan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Iron looks to throw the jab but Balkan is out of range.
Iron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Iron lands a nice shot to the body.
Iron misses with a wild body shot.
Iron scores with a hook.
Balkan avoids the body shot from Iron.
Jab from Iron.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iron lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Iron checks a low kick from Balkan.
Balkan staying out of range there.
Balkan throws a jab when Iron was well out of range.
Balkan avoids the body shot from Iron.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Iron.
Balkan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Balkan throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan thumps Iron with a low kick.
Balkan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Balkan wants to land a leg kick but Iron is out of range.
Iron lands a jab to the nose.
Iron gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fighters circling - Iron throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Iron throws a leg kick but Balkan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Iron lands a leg kick that knocks Balkan off balance momentarily.
Balkan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Balkan lands a nice hook to Iron's body. Iron takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Iron scores with a push kick.
Crabby Iron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Balkan slips a jab from Iron.
Balkan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Iron checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Balkan takes one to the chin there.
Balkan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Balkan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Iron connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Balkan scrambles back to his feet.
Iron keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balkan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkan needs to keep his hands up - Iron had a free shot at his head there.
Iron connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Balkan's hands.
Iron is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Balkan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Balkan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Iron.
A looping hook to the body misses from Iron. Balkan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Balkan lands with a right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Balkan.
Balkan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Iron circles away quickly and effectively.
Iron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balkan was well out of range. Poor timing from Iron.
A good leg kick by Iron.
Iron misses with a looping right.
Balkan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Iron.
Iron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Balkan.
Balkan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Iron throws a jab when Balkan was well out of range.
Balkan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Balkan misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Iron manages to avoid it.
Iron cracks Balkan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Iron is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Balkan.
Iron misses with a hook.
Iron avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Iron has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Balkan finds it's way round the side to connect with Iron's head.
Iron moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Balkan cracks a nice hook into Iron's ribs.
Balkan throws a lazy right hand but Iron sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Balkan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab lands there for Iron.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balkan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Iron on the side of the head.
Iron misses with a left hand
and Balkan counters with a straight right hand.
Balkan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Iron.
A head kick by Balkan misses
and Iron counters with a nice uppercut.
Balkan slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkan throws an overhand right that lands on Iron's shoulder, as Iron tries to avoid the shot.
Balkan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Irons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Iron lands a glancing blow to the side of Balkan's head.

Jami Balkan's cut is getting worse.
Balkan swings for the body but Iron moves out of range.
Balkan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Iron.
Iron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balkan was well out of range. Poor timing from Iron.
Balkan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Iron counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Iron lands a right hook to the body.
Iron scores with a hook to the body. Balkan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Iron misses with a hook.
Balkan throws a leg kick
and Iron counters with a thumping low kick.
Iron bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Balkan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Balkan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balkan misses with a wild body shot.
Balkan staying out of range there.
Iron swings widly with a right hand
and Balkan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Iron feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Balkans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crabby Iron dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jami Balkan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Balkan misses with a hook.
Balkan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Iron.
Iron misses with a hook. Balkan ducked under it nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Iron.
Balkan slips a jab from Iron.
Iron misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Iron.
Balkan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Iron manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Balkan. That's going to slow Iron down.
Iron clobbers Balkan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Balkan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Iron.
A good leg kick by Iron.
Iron swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Balkan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Iron.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Balkan, as that shot connected.
Iron throws a jab but it's blocked by Balkan.
Iron misses with a looping left.
Crabby Iron seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan misses with an uppercut.
Iron misses with an uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Balkan.
Balkan throws a jab when Iron was well out of range.
Balkan scores with a push kick.
Iron's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Balkan scores with a nice strike.
Balkan lands with a nice body punch.
Iron lands with a thumping leg kick.
Iron takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Iron throws a right hand that misses
and Balkan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Iron throws a head kick that misses.
Iron swings for the body but Balkan moves out of range.
Balkan throws a looping overhand right but Iron ducks down to avoid it.
Balkan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Balkan wants to slow Iron down by chopping away at his legs.
Iron lands the left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balkan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Iron.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Iron.
Balkan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Balkan connects with a nice looking jab.
Balkan lands a nice looking body shot.
Balkan lands a leg kick that knocks Iron off balance momentarily.
Balkan throws a low kick but Iron avoids it.
Iron with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Balkan to score with a decent uppercut.
Iron misses with a leg kick.
Balkan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Iron's sensitive parts.
Iron lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Balkan at a distance.
Iron has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Balkan finds it's way round the side to connect with Iron's head.
Iron throws a hook but Balkan blocks it.
Balkan misses with a straight left.
Balkan looks to score with a jab to the body but Iron is just out of range.
Balkan tests Iron's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan staying out of range there.
Iron lands a head shot.
A big right from Iron misses.
Iron misses with a wild combination.
Balkan throws a shot from downtown. Iron moves away and avoids it.
Iron sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Iron misses with a straight left.
Iron slips under a jab from Balkan.
Iron misses with an uppercut. Balkan saw that one coming.
Balkan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Balkan dips to his left and cracks Iron with an uppercut!
Iron lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Balkan jabs at Iron's body.
Iron avoids the body shot from Balkan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkan wants to land a leg kick but Iron is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Balkan.
Balkan staying out of range there.
Balkan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Irons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Balkan.
Balkan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Iron checks the leg kick.
Iron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Iron avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Balkan lands with a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Balkan.
Balkan wants to slow Iron down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Iron misses with a low kick.
Iron misses with a straight right.
Balkan is looking to chop away at Iron's legs.
Iron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jami Balkan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jami Balkan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Balkan slips under a jab from Iron.
Balkan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Balkan misses with a body kick.
Balkan throws a low kick but Iron avoids it.
Balkan throws a lazy head kick
and Iron connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Iron rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Balkan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Iron misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Iron. Balkan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Balkan walks into a stiff left hand from Iron.
Balkan throws a looping overhand right but Iron ducks down to avoid it.
Balkan moves out of range as Iron throws a body kick.
Iron swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Iron throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Balkan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Iron scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan slips a straight right by Iron.
Balkan lands with a right hand.
Iron throws the left hand but Balkan avoids the punch easily.
Iron moves out of range of the body kick.
Iron misses with a body punch
enabling Balkan to counter with a crisp jab.
Balkan cracks Iron with a good jab.
Iron takes a swing at Balkan's ribcage but misses.
Balkan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Balkan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Iron.
Iron takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Balkan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Balkan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Balkan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Iron throws a big shot that misses.
Balkan scores with a body shot.
Balkan connects with a jab.
Iron lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iron jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Iron scores with a one two! Balkan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Balkan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balkan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Iron manages to avoid it.
Iron throws a nice outside leg kick.
Balkan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Iron, as that shot connected.
Balkan throws a body punch but Iron moves out of range.
Balkan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Iron swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Iron digs a good hook to Balkan's body.
Iron gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Balkan throws a body punch but Iron moves out of range.
Balkan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Iron. Iron obviously looking to wear him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan cracks a nice hook into Iron's ribs.
Iron pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Balkan back to the cage. Iron follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Balkan throws a low kick, looking for Iron's leg but Iron calmly moves out of range.
Balkan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Iron fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balkan manages to avoid it.
Iron pivots, looking for a leg kick but Balkan is out of range and Iron settles back down.
Iron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balkan looks to land a body kick but Iron moved away.
Balkan defending well as Iron loads up on a big left hand.
Balkan misses with a straight left.
Iron misses with a wild combination.
Iron goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Iron loads up on a big right hand but Balkan slips the punch.
Balkan takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Iron.
Iron keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balkan.
Balkan works Iron's body with a nice hook.
Balkan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Iron blocks a leg kick.
Iron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balkan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balkan takes a swing at Iron's ribcage but misses.
Iron changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Balkan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Iron connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Balkan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Balkan thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balkan connects with a nice looking jab.
Iron thows a left - swing and a miss!
Balkan lands a leg kick that knocks Iron off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crabby Iron really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jami Balkan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Iron lunges at Balkan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Balkan's hand.
Balkan swings for the body but Iron moves out of range.
Iron lands with a thumping leg kick.
Iron throws a body punch but Balkan moves out of range.
Balkan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Iron. Iron obviously looking to wear him down.
Iron takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Balkan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Iron lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Balkan circles away quickly and effectively.
Iron missing with a left hand there. Balkan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Iron throws a wild body kick that Balkan sees coming a mile off.
Balkan lands with an uppercut that bounces Iron off the cage and back into range.
Balkan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Iron has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Balkan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Iron.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Iron checks a leg kick.
Balkan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Iron counters with a left and a right that stings Balkan.
Iron has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balkan slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Balkan throws a looping overhand right but Iron ducks down to avoid it.
Balkan misses the jab.
Iron works Balkan's body with a nice hook.
Iron ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Balkan.
Balkan scores with a jab.
Balkan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Balkan connects with a crisp jab.
Iron throws the left hand but Balkan avoids the punch easily.
Iron takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Iron just misses with a punch to the body.
Iron punishes Balkan's body with a nice straight punch.
Iron throws the left hand but Balkan avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Balkan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkan tries to move into range but Iron moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Iron swings widly with a right hand
and Balkan counters with a right hand to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Balkan. That's going to slow Iron down.
Iron with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Balkan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Balkan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Balkan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Iron. That one must have hurt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Balkan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Iron.
Balkan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Iron.
Iron tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Balkan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Iron misses with a lunging right hand
and Balkan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Balkan tries a head kick but it misses.
Iron fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan moves out of range of the strikes.
Iron misses with a hook. Balkan ducked under it nicely.
Balkan misses the shot to the body.
Iron thows a left - swing and a miss!
Balkan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Iron manages to avoid it.
Iron throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Balkan looks for the body kick but Iron saw that one coming.
Iron lands a head shot.
Balkan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Iron manages to avoid it.
Balkan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Iron misses with a looping left.
Balkan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Iron moves away.
Iron misses the jab.
Balkan looks to land a body kick but Iron moved away.
Iron looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron misses with a straight right.
Iron misses with a body punch
enabling Balkan to counter with a crisp jab.
Balkan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Balkan throws a looping overhand right but Iron ducks down to avoid it.
Balkan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iron was well out of range. Poor timing from Balkan.
Iron scores with a kick to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balkan misses with a straight left.
Balkan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Balkan cracks the inside of Iron's front leg.
Balkan walks into a straight right hand from Iron.
Iron misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balkan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Iron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balkan moves out of range as Iron strikes.
Nice body punch from Iron.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crabby Iron dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jami Balkan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Balkan scores with a nice right hand.
Balkan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Iron misses with a straight left.
A big left from Iron misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Balkan.
Balkan ducks under a wild hook from Iron.
Iron throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Iron looks to throw the jab but Balkan is out of range.
A big right from Iron misses.
Balkan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A lazy left from Iron finds it's target.
Iron swings for the body but Balkan moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Balkan.
Iron with a hook.
Balkan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Iron looks to score with a jab to the body but Balkan is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Iron. Balkan shrugs it off though.
Balkan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Iron momentarily.
Iron stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Balkan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Iron.
Balkan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Iron jabs at Balkan's body.
Balkan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Iron.
Iron throws a hook but Balkan avoids it easily.
Balkan throws a hook to the side of Iron's head but Iron sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Iron throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Balkan throws an overhand right that lands on Iron's shoulder, as Iron tries to avoid the shot.
Balkan lands with a nice body kick.
Iron throws a combination that misses
and Balkan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Balkan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Iron.
Balkan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jami Balkan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Iron looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Balkan moves out of range as Iron strikes.
Balkan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balkan throws a leg kick but Iron checks it.
Iron throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Balkan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Iron looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Balkan ducks under a wild hook from Iron.
Balkan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Iron.
Balkan is looking to chop away at Iron's legs.
Balkan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Balkan throws a leg kick but Iron sees it coming and moves out of range.
Balkan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Iron sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Iron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balkan.
Iron fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Balkan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron checks the leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Iron.
Iron cracks the inside of Balkan's front leg.
Iron looks to land a right hand but Balkan moved out of range.
Balkan throws a body punch but Iron moves out of range.
Iron cracks the inside of Balkan's front leg.
Balkan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Balkan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Balkan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Iron scores with a body shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Iron scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Balkan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Iron.
A jab from Balkan misses.
Jab from Iron.
Iron dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balkan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Iron checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Balkan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Balkan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Iron cracks the inside of Balkan's front leg.
Iron lands a nice shot that snaps Balkan's head back.
The fighters circling - Iron throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Iron misses with a lunging right hand
and Balkan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Iron blocks a leg kick.
Balkan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Balkan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Iron.
Balkan slips under a jab from Iron.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balkan walks into a stiff left hand from Iron.
Balkan throws a leg kick but Iron sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Balkan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Iron moves away.
Iron sizes up Balkan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Crabby Iron comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Iron 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 45:50
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 46:49
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crabby Iron!
Crabby Iron is the new lightweight champion!
After the fight, Crabby Iron was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.