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). Jami Balkan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Balkan
vs
Iron

177 cm
30
162 lbs
23 - 8 - 0

169 cm
29
155 lbs
21 - 7 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jami Balkan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Crabby Iron!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iron throws an overhand right that lands on Balkan's shoulder, as Balkan tries to avoid the shot.
A quick step to the side and Balkan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balkan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Iron scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Jami Balkan has been cut.
Balkan throws a poor cross that misses
and Iron counters with a straight right hand.
Balkan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Iron manages to avoid it.
Balkan lands a front kick.
Balkan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Iron moves away.
Iron blocks a low kick nicely.
Balkan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Balkan stuns Iron with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Iron instigates a clinch.
Iron is working Balkan over against the cage.
Iron lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Balkan.

Iron breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balkan throws a leg kick but Iron moved away.
Balkan lands a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Iron. Balkan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Balkan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Iron throws a jab when Balkan was well out of range.
Balkan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Iron.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron misses with a low kick.
Iron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balkan misses with a double jab.
Iron looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Balkan throws a push kick but Iron slaps the foot to one side.
Iron takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A telegraphed right hand from Balkan misses the target.
Balkan connects with a single shot there.
Balkan blocks a jab.
Balkan swinging wildly here.
Balkan throws a leg kick but Iron checks it.
Balkan feints and then cracks Iron's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Iron down.
Balkan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Iron scores with a nice head shot.
Balkan misses with a low kick.
Iron works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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!
Iron throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Balkan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Balkan misses.
Iron scores with a leg kick.
Balkan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Balkan swings for the body but Iron moves out of range.
Iron checks the leg kick.
Balkan misses with a body kick.
Iron moves out of range as Balkan strikes.
Nice defenses there by Iron.
Iron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Iron does it's job there.
Iron doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Balkan misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Iron throws the kick towards the body but Balkan avoids it.
Balkan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Balkan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Iron stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Balkan.
Iron motions for Balkan to come forward. Iron throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Balkan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Iron, right into the meat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Iron prevents a body shot from Balkan.
Iron blocks an uppercut.
Balkan misses with a short punch on the inside.

Iron pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Balkan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Iron moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Iron slips a jab from Balkan.
Balkan misses with a hook.
Balkan is looking to score with low kicks.
Iron throws a leg kick
and Balkan counters with a straight right hand.
Iron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balkan connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Iron.
Balkan takes a jab right on the kisser.
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 throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Balkan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Iron has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Iron and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Iron lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Iron tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Balkan is able to avoid easily.
Balkan throws a looping overhand right but Iron ducks down to avoid it.
Iron doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
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 lazy right hand but Iron sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Iron gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Iron breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Balkan misses the target.
A jab lands there for Iron.
Iron finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Balkan takes a swing at Iron's ribcage but misses.
Iron throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balkan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Balkan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Iron with a nice cross.
Iron is looking to slow Balkan down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Crabby Iron will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jami Balkan'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.

Iron looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Iron throws a quick inside leg kick.
Iron scores with a punch to the head.
Iron stuns Balkan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Iron smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Iron throws a shot to the body.
Iron throws a leg kick which misses Balkan's front leg but catches the back leg as Balkan tries to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Iron throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Iron just misses with a punch to the body.
Iron with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Balkan to score with a decent uppercut.
Iron misses the jab.
Balkan tried to counter with a leg kick but Iron avoided it.
Balkan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Iron has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Balkan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balkan moves out of range of the strikes.
Balkan misses with a hook.
Balkan thuds his shin into the meat of Iron's side.
Iron blocks a head kick by Balkan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Iron.
Iron fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Iron scores with a leg kick.
Balkan cracks Iron with a right hand to the side of the head.
Crabby Iron seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Iron throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Balkan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Iron lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Iron moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Iron rushes Balkan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Iron stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Iron lands a nice uppercut.
Iron misses with a punch on the inside.
Balkan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Iron walks away with a smile on his face. Balkan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Balkan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Iron throws a leg kick which misses Balkan's front leg but catches the back leg as Balkan tries to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Balkan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balkan throws a hook but Iron avoids it easily.
Balkan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iron was well out of range. Poor timing from Balkan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Balkan throws a body punch but Iron moves out of range.
Balkan moves out of range of the body kick from Iron.
Balkan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Iron avoids the body shot from Balkan.
Balkan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Iron.
Iron moves out of range as Balkan throws a body kick.
Balkan misses with an uppercut.
Balkan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Balkan looks to land a right hand but Iron moved out of range.
Balkan misses with an uppercut.
Balkan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Iron lands a nice leg kick that just misses Balkan's sensitive parts.
Iron wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Balkan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Balkan.
Balkan lands a slapping body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Iron looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Iron just misses with a punch to the body.
Balkan misses with a kick to the body.
Iron lands a glancing blow to the side of Balkan's head.
Iron connects with an inside leg kick.
Balkan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Iron is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Balkan moves out of range of the body kick.
Balkan throws a hook but Iron avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Iron.
Iron scores with a jab. Balkan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Iron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balkan moves away.
Iron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crabby Iron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Balkan misses the target.
Iron is looking to score with low kicks.
Balkan walks into a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Balkan.
Balkan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Iron.
Good work by Balkan as he checks the leg kick.
It looked like Balkan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Balkan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Iron. Iron obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice uppercut there from Balkan.
Iron keeps Balkan at a distance using the push kick.
Iron turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Balkan lands a body shot.
Iron misses with a double jab.
Iron slips under a jab from Balkan.
Iron lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Iron uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Balkan has time to react.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iron avoids a kick to the body.
Iron chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Balkan can pounce on him.
Iron looks for the body kick but Balkan saw that one coming.
Iron lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crabby Iron showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jami Balkan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Iron throws a body punch but Balkan moves out of range.
Balkan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Iron throws a leg kick that misses.
Iron lets loose with a powerful body kick. Balkan will feel that in the morning.
Iron throws a front kick that sends Balkan stumbling back into the cage.
Iron pivots, looking for a leg kick but Balkan is out of range and Iron settles back down.
Balkan lands a nice looking body shot.
Iron tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Iron takes a swing at Balkan's ribcage but misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Iron.
Balkan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balkan lands with a hook. Iron tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Iron.
Balkan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan walks into a straight right hand from Iron.

Iron closes the distance and pushes Balkan back into the cage.
Balkan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Iron misses with a body punch.
Balkan tries to stall but Iron uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Balkan misses with the head strike.

Balkan pulls guard.

Balkan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Iron passes into side control.
Balkan seems a little lost for a moment, as Iron dominates the positioning.
Iron's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron is continuing to stall.
Balkan tries to bench press Iron off him but Iron keeps the position.
Iron controls the position.
Iron is looking to take a break and control but Balkan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Iron controlling the position from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Balkan is looking for a sweep.
Balkan can't do much from the bottom here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Balkan moves out of range of the leg kick from Iron.
Iron thuds his shin into the meat of Balkan's side.
Balkan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Iron connects with a leg kick. Balkan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Balkan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Balkan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Iron lands a nice shot to the body.
Iron has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Iron steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Balkan.
Iron unleashes a big counter combination but Balkan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A clash of legs there as Iron blocks the low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Iron connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Balkan takes a swing at Iron's ribcage but misses.
Balkan throws an overhand right that lands on Iron's shoulder, as Iron tries to avoid the shot.
That kick from Iron tenderised Balkan's leg. Balkan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Balkan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Iron.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Iron dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Balkan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Iron crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Balkan - the referee stops the clock and Iron gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Balkan. Iron manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Iron fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Balkan.
Some bone on bone action there as Iron checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Iron looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Iron takes a swing at Balkan's ribcage but misses.
Balkan throws a hook but Iron blocks it.
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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Iron scores with a spinning back kick!
Balkan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Iron throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Balkan looks to land a left hand but Iron moved out of range nicely.
Balkan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Iron steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Balkan. That one must have hurt.
Iron wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Balkan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Iron was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A head kick misses from Balkan.
Iron fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Balkan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Balkan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iron throws a low kick but Balkan moves out of range easily.
Balkan throws a quick counter kick to the body but Iron avoids it.
Balkan throws a body punch but Iron moves out of range.
Iron flicks out a counter leg kick but Balkan steps away.
Balkan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Iron thows a body kick. Balkan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Balkan throws out a leg kick but Iron moves out of range and Balkan only half commits.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan misses with a hook.
Balkan misses with a body shot.
Iron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balkan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Iron turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Iron blocks a jab.
Iron throws a right hand that misses
and Balkan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Decent striking displayed by Iron there.
Balkan's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Balkan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Iron moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Iron connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Iron fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Balkan.
Iron connects with a leg kick. Balkan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Balkan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Iron.
Balkan scores with a decent looking hook.
Iron checks a low kick from Balkan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iron dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Balkan. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Iron throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Balkan takes a swing at Iron's ribcage but misses.
Iron fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balkan manages to avoid it.
Balkan pushes Iron away with a front kick.
Iron wants to slow Balkan down by chopping away at his legs.
Balkan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Iron misses with a looping left.
Balkan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Iron digs a good body shot into Balkan's ribs.
Balkan misses with a kick to the body.
Iron looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Iron digs a good body shot into Balkan's ribs.
An inside leg kick from Balkan misses.
Balkan throws a low kick but Iron avoids it.
Iron has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Balkan.
Iron with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Iron.
Balkan misses with an uppercut. Iron saw that one coming.
Balkan misses with a body shot.
Balkan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Balkan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balkan 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.
Iron misses the jab.
Balkan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Iron scores with the left hand. Balkan knows he should have avoided that one.
Iron takes a swing at Balkan's ribcage but misses.
Iron throws a nice inside leg kick.
Balkan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Iron counters with a straight right hand.
Iron cracks the inside of Balkan's front leg.
Balkan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Balkan moves out of range as Iron throws a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iron thumps Balkan with a low kick.
Balkan throws a jab when Iron was well out of range.
Balkan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Balkan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Balkan misses with a body shot.
Iron uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Balkan.
Balkan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Iron.
Balkan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Iron throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Balkan to counter with a crisp jab.
Iron throws a leg kick that misses.
Iron scores with a leg kick.
Iron checks a leg kick.
Iron slips a jab and a cross from Balkan.
A left lands for Balkan.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Iron, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Crabby Iron will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jami Balkan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Balkan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Balkan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Balkan throws a body punch but Iron moves out of range.
Iron wants to land a leg kick but Balkan is out of range.
Balkan takes a swing at Iron's ribcage but misses.
Balkan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Iron.
Balkan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balkan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Balkan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Iron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balkan.
Iron blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iron throws a chopping leg kick but Balkan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Balkan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Iron looks to throw the jab but Balkan is out of range.
Iron thumps Balkan with a low kick.
Iron chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Balkan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Iron manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Iron moves away.
Iron swings for the body but Balkan moves out of range.
Balkan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Iron's head.
Balkan scores with a body shot.
Iron connects with an inside leg kick.
Iron misses with a hook to the body
and Balkan counters with a straight right hand.
Iron throws a leg kick which misses Balkan's front leg but catches the back leg as Balkan tries to avoid it.
Balkan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Iron.
Iron uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Balkan.
Balkan staying out of range there.
Iron throws a body punch but Balkan moves out of range.
Balkan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Iron scores with a shot to the body.
Iron throws the kick towards the body but Balkan avoids it.
Balkan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jami Balkan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkan throws a looping overhand right but Iron ducks down to avoid it.
Balkan moves forwards but Iron connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balkan throws a hook to the side of Iron's head but Iron sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Iron scores with a leg kick.
Iron avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice body punch from Iron.
Iron doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Iron keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Balkan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Iron.
Iron explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Balkan thuds his shin into the meat of Iron's side.
Iron lets loose with a powerful body kick. Balkan will feel that in the morning.
Iron lands a nice hook to Balkan's body. Balkan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Balkan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Iron.
Balkan lunges at Iron with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Iron's hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan scores with a nice strike.
A nice leg kick lands there from Iron.
Iron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Iron connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Balkan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Balkan misses with a jab to the body
and Iron counters with a left to the body.
Iron avoids the body shot from Balkan.
A left lands for Balkan.
Iron misses with a body kick.
Iron thuds a left hand into Balkan's body.
Balkan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iron was well out of range. Poor timing from Balkan.
Balkan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Iron connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Iron.
Iron swings for the body but Balkan moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron punishes Balkan's body with a nice straight punch.
Iron blocks a low kick nicely.
Balkan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Iron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balkan.
Balkan looks to throw the jab but Iron is out of range.
Iron with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Iron missing with a left hand there. Balkan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Iron ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Balkan looks to land a body kick but Iron moved away.
Iron works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Balkan throws a low kick, looking for Iron's leg but Iron calmly 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 a body punch but keeps moving.
Balkan throws a hook but Iron blocks it.

Iron fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Balkan, pushing him back against the cage.

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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 46:49
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 46:50
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 46:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crabby Iron!
Crabby Iron spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.