PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Justina Vanovcan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mika Zibanejadass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vanovcan comes to the cage accompanied by Moskau. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Vanovcan
vs
Zibanejadass

153 cm
39
130 lbs
29 - 15 - 0

170 cm
30
138 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

North

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Justina Vanovcan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mika Zibanejadass!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zibanejadass misses with a body kick.
Vanovcan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zibanejadass throws a leg kick but Vanovcan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zibanejadass on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vanovcan. Vanovcan obviously looking to wear him down.
Vanovcan misses with a leg kick
and Zibanejadass connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vanovcan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Zibanejadass misses.
We've been hearing reports that Vanovcan has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Vanovcan is looking to clinch.
Zibanejadass throws a leg kick that misses.
Zibanejadass connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vanovcan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vanovcan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zibanejadass tries a low kick but Vanovcan avoids it.
Zibanejadass misses with a body kick.

Vanovcan closes the distance and pushes Zibanejadass back into the cage.
Zibanejadass throws an elbow that misses.
Vanovcan avoids the elbow strike from Zibanejadass, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanovcan lands a body punch.
Vanovcan takes an elbow to the temple.
Zibanejadass lands with a left to the head.
Zibanejadass lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vanovcan lands an uppercut.
Zibanejadass blocks the elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Vanovcan.
Zibanejadass gets underhooks to prevent Vanovcan's takedown attempt.
Vanovcan blocks the elbow strike.
Vanovcan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vanovcan tries to work over Zibanejadass's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zibanejadass gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vanovcan dodges an elbow strike from Zibanejadass.
Zibanejadass throws an elbow that misses.
Zibanejadass throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zibanejadass creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vanovcan tries to land a knee to the head but Zibanejadass blocks with his arms.
Zibanejadass is pushing Vanovcan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Zibanejadass avoids a wild elbow strike from Vanovcan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zibanejadass throws an elbow but it misses.
Zibanejadass blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vanovcan takes a shot to the head.
Zibanejadass wants to stall.
Zibanejadass working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vanovcan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zibanejadass can't break the clinch.
Zibanejadass blocks an elbow strike.
Vanovcan misses with a punch to the body.
Zibanejadass blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vanovcan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zibanejadasss head.
Vanovcan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zibanejadass is defending well for now.
Zibanejadass lands with a left to the head.
Zibanejadass prevents a body shot from Vanovcan.
Vanovcan working aggressively here.
Vanovcan misses with an elbow over the top.
Vanovcan is working for takedown but Zibanejadass is calmly controlling the position for now.
Vanovcan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vanovcan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zibanejadass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vanovcan lands a damaging elbow.

Zibanejadass breaks from the clinch.
Vanovcan throws a body punch but Zibanejadass moves out of range.
Vanovcan scores with a shot to the body.
Zibanejadass checks the leg kick.
Zibanejadass changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zibanejadass blocks a leg kick.
Zibanejadass throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vanovcan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Zibanejadass backs up against the cage.
Zibanejadass takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vanovcan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zibanejadass, right into the meat.
Vanovcan takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zibanejadass looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zibanejadass throws a leg kick

and Vanovcan counters by moving into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zibanejadass lands a damaging elbow.
Zibanejadass avoids the elbow strike from Vanovcan, against the cage.
Zibanejadass avoids a wild elbow strike from Vanovcan.
Vanovcan lands a knee to the head.

Vanovcan has Zibanejadass pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Vanovcan pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Zibanejadass tumbling to the mat - Vanovcan dives into Zibanejadass's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Zibanejadass seems keen to control Vanovcan's posture.
Vanovcan postures up in Zibanejadass's guard and throws a big left but Zibanejadass blocks it.
Zibanejadass keeping moving, preventing Vanovcan from controlling successfully.
Vanovcan throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vanovcan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Vanovcan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zibanejadass works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Justina Vanovcan will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Zibanejadass takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A head kick misses from Zibanejadass.
Zibanejadass tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vanovcan connects with a leg kick. Zibanejadass looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vanovcan moves out of range of the leg kick from Zibanejadass.
Zibanejadass missing with a left hand there. Vanovcan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zibanejadass throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fighters circling - Zibanejadass throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vanovcan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zibanejadass doesn't seem bothered though.
Mika Zibanejadass seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vanovcan throws a hook but Zibanejadass blocks it.
Vanovcan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Zibanejadass will feel that in the morning.

Vanovcan gets the takedown into side control.
Vanovcan in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Zibanejadass is looking to regain half guard here but Vanovcan keeps moving and retains side control.
Vanovcan wants to control but Zibanejadass is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zibanejadass is trying to get back to half guard.
Vanovcan wants to control but Zibanejadass is keeping him busy.
Zibanejadass tries to improve position but can't.
Zibanejadass manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Vanovcan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Vanovcan wants to control but Zibanejadass is keeping busy.
Vanovcan wants to get back to full guard.
Vanovcan wants to control but Zibanejadass is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Zibanejadass is pressing down on Vanovcan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Vanovcan is holding on for now.
Vanovcan gets back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zibanejadass is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Zibanejadass trying to control the position from guard on top but Vanovcan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vanovcan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Zibanejadass tries to free his leg and advance position but Vanovcan is retaining full guard.
Vanovcan throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Vanovcan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Zibanejadass decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vanovcan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zibanejadass misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan moves out of range of the body kick.
Vanovcan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vanovcan checks a low kick from Zibanejadass.
Vanovcan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zibanejadass connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vanovcan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zibanejadass. Zibanejadass obviously looking to wear him down.
Vanovcan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zibanejadass at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zibanejadass. Vanovcan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zibanejadass, as that shot connected.
Vanovcan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Zibanejadass misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zibanejadass throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zibanejadass tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vanovcan misses with a body kick.
Vanovcan tries to clinch there but Zibanejadass circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan swinging wildly here.
Zibanejadass throws a head kick but Vanovcan moves out of range.
Vanovcan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zibanejadass throws a head kick that misses.
Zibanejadass tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vanovcan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zibanejadass throws a sloppy head kick and Vanovcan moves out of range easily.
Zibanejadass thows a left - swing and a miss!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zibanejadass throws a leg kick but Vanovcan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Vanovcan closes the distance and clinches.
Vanovcan looking to throw knees to the head but Zibanejadass is blocking nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vanovcan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zibanejadass's brow.
Vanovcan misses with a knee to the head.
Zibanejadass lands an elbow that stopped Vanovcan in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mika Zibanejadass will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Vanovcan tries to score with a low kick but Zibanejadass moves his leg out of the way.

Vanovcan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Zibanejadass!
Zibanejadass stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Vanovcan fails to land a wild elbow strike.
An elbow from Vanovcan crashes against the mat.
Vanovcan misses with the ground and pound.
Vanovcan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Zibanejadass manages to get back to half guard.
Zibanejadass wants to get back to full guard.

Vanovcan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Zibanejadass is controlling Vanovcan's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Zibanejadass is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanovcan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zibanejadass keeps working.
Zibanejadass avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vanovcan.
Zibanejadass is looking to control Vanovcan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zibanejadass avoid being mounted?
Zibanejadass gets back to full guard.

Vanovcan has gone for a leg lock! Zibanejadass slips out almost immediately though and dives into Vanovcan's guard.
Zibanejadass passes Vanovcan's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Vanovcan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Justina Vanovcan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zibanejadass takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Vanovcan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Zibanejadass decides to stand and escape the position.
Mika Zibanejadass is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zibanejadass looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vanovcan throws a hook but Zibanejadass avoids it easily.
Zibanejadass tries a low kick but Vanovcan avoids it.
Zibanejadass tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zibanejadass tries a head kick but it misses.
Zibanejadass pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vanovcan is out of range and Zibanejadass settles back down.
Vanovcan moves out of range of the leg kick from Zibanejadass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan throws a body punch but Zibanejadass moves out of range.
Zibanejadass is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vanovcan.
Vanovcan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zibanejadass pinned against the cage. Zibanejadass gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vanovcan cracks Zibanejadass with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zibanejadass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vanovcan.
Zibanejadass misses the jab.
Zibanejadass lands with an uppercut that bounces Vanovcan off the cage and back into range.
Zibanejadass is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Zibanejadass scoring well with a low kick there.
Zibanejadass looks to land a right hand but Vanovcan moved out of range.
Zibanejadass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vanovcan.
Vanovcan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zibanejadass lands with an overhand left.
Vanovcan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zibanejadass.
Zibanejadass thows a body kick. Vanovcan tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Vanovcan gets the takedown into side control.
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!
Vanovcan scoring with punches from side control.

Vanovcan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zibanejadass keeping his opponent close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vanovcan sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Zibanejadass is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Mika Zibanejadass just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Zibanejadass feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vanovcan's calf.
A cross from Zibanejadass lands.
Zibanejadass drops his hands momentarily and Vanovcan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Good leg kick by Zibanejadass there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vanovcan needs to keep his hands up - Zibanejadass had a free shot at his head there.
Zibanejadass throws a lazy right hand but Vanovcan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick from Zibanejadass is predictable there

and Vanovcan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Vanovcan misses with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zibanejadass.
Vanovcan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zibanejadass stalling the fight.
Vanovcan misses with a knee strike.
Vanovcan scores with a knee to the head.
Zibanejadass looking to slow down the pace here.
Vanovcan fails to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zibanejadass lands a shoulder strike.
Zibanejadass blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vanovcan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vanovcan dodges an elbow strike from Zibanejadass.
Zibanejadass creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zibanejadass lands with a right to the head.
Vanovcan misses with a body punch.
Zibanejadass lands an elbow inside.
Zibanejadass lands an elbow inside that Vanovcan shrugs off.
Zibanejadass is looking to control Vanovcan's arms but Vanovcan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zibanejadass has his back to the cage.
Vanovcan misses with a knee strike.
Vanovcan takes a shot to the head.

Vanovcan is rocked!
Zibanejadass lands an uppercut.
Oh Vanovcan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Zibanejadass blocking some punches.
Zibanejadass creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vanovcan's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zibanejadass is defending well for now.
Zibanejadass on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Zibanejadass breaks from the clinch.
Vanovcan seems to have got his legs back now.
Vanovcan misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Vanovcan.
Zibanejadass rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Vanovcan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vanovcan being controlled against the cage.
Vanovcan trying to land knees to the body.
Vanovcan landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Zibanejadass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vanovcan throws a good cross that connects.
A jab from Vanovcan misses.
Vanovcan is looking to wear down Zibanejadass with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Zibanejadass dodges the punch combination from Vanovcan.
Zibanejadass lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zibanejadass feints and then cracks Vanovcan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vanovcan down.
Zibanejadass pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zibanejadass throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vanovcan.
Zibanejadass swats away the attempt to clinch by Vanovcan.
Zibanejadass misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vanovcan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zibanejadass.
Zibanejadass tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vanovcan is able to avoid easily.
Zibanejadass stuffs the takedown attempt from Vanovcan. Vanovcan gets slowly back to his feet.
A big left from Zibanejadass misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Zibanejadass.
Zibanejadass pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zibanejadass wants to land a leg kick but Vanovcan is out of range.
Vanovcan looks to score with a jab to the body but Zibanejadass is just out of range.
Vanovcan takes a swing at Zibanejadass's ribcage but misses.
Zibanejadass scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vanovcan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zibanejadass.
Vanovcan doesn't manage to clinch there - Zibanejadass circles away.
Zibanejadass swats away the attempt to clinch by Vanovcan.
Vanovcan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zibanejadass thows a leg kick but Vanovcan checks it

and Vanovcan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Zibanejadass's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mika Zibanejadass dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Zibanejadass thumps Vanovcan with a low kick.
Vanovcan is looking to clinch but Zibanejadass is avoiding it.
Zibanejadass throws a head kick that misses.
Zibanejadass takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zibanejadass moves out of range of the body kick.
Vanovcan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zibanejadass.
Vanovcan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zibanejadass swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zibanejadass misses with a head kick.
Zibanejadass throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vanovcan.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zibanejadass. That's going to slow Vanovcan down.
Vanovcan throws a leg kick but Zibanejadass sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vanovcan wants to clinch.
The fighters circling - Zibanejadass throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanovcan takes a swing at Zibanejadass's ribcage but misses.
Vanovcan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vanovcan ducks under a wild hook from Zibanejadass.
Zibanejadass looks to land a left hand but Vanovcan moved out of range nicely.
Vanovcan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zibanejadass with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zibanejadass misses with a looping left.
Vanovcan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zibanejadass moves away.
Zibanejadass misses with a head kick.

Vanovcan pushes Zibanejadass up against the cage in a clinch.
Vanovcan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zibanejadass.
Vanovcan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zibanejadass's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zibanejadass is trying to push Vanovcan away but Vanovcan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zibanejadass throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zibanejadass trying to control the position but instead, Vanovcan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zibanejadass into the cage.
Vanovcan blocks an elbow strike from Zibanejadass.
Vanovcan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zibanejadass creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vanovcan's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zibanejadass.
Vanovcan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zibanejadass avoids it.
Vanovcan blocks an elbow strike from Zibanejadass.

Zibanejadass breaks from the clinch.
Zibanejadass works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vanovcan cracks the inside of Zibanejadass's front leg.
Vanovcan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vanovcan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zibanejadass.
Zibanejadass displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vanovcan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan connects with a crisp jab.
Vanovcan looks to score with a jab to the body but Zibanejadass is just out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zibanejadass.
Vanovcan throws a leg kick
and Zibanejadass counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vanovcan's knee momentarily.
Vanovcan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zibanejadass counters with a nice body kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Vanovcan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zibanejadass throws a push kick but Vanovcan slaps the foot to one side.
Vanovcan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vanovcan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justina Vanovcan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zibanejadass lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zibanejadass throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Justina Vanovcan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zibanejadass takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vanovcan misses with a body shot.
Vanovcan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zibanejadass scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vanovcan throws a lazy right hand but Zibanejadass sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zibanejadass keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vanovcan.
Decent striking displayed by Zibanejadass there.
Zibanejadass throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zibanejadass scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Zibanejadass tries a head kick but it misses.
Zibanejadass throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mika Zibanejadass comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zibanejadass has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 46:50
Judge William Peck scores the fight 45:50
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 46:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mika Zibanejadass!
Mika Zibanejadass is the new bantamweight champion!
Mika Zibanejadass managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Fury Nutrition Inc., into his post fight interview.