PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bagdan Khmelnytsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asher Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Khmelnytsky
vs
Lee

180 cm
20
196 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

192 cm
24
192 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bagdan Khmelnytsky !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Asher Lee!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khmelnytsky throws a big shot that misses.
Lee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice shot lands for Lee.
Khmelnytsky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Khmelnytsky waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee moves away from the strike by Khmelnytsky .
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Lee misses.
Khmelnytsky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Khmelnytsky 's head but Khmelnytsky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Khmelnytsky looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Lee moves away from the strike by Khmelnytsky .
A telegraphed right hand from Khmelnytsky misses the target.
Khmelnytsky listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Good shot there by Khmelnytsky .
Khmelnytsky throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khmelnytsky throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee takes a jab right on the kisser.
A jab from Lee misses.
Khmelnytsky swinging wildly here.
Khmelnytsky takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Khmelnytsky throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Khmelnytsky moves forwards but Lee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Khmelnytsky takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee slips a straight right by Khmelnytsky .
Khmelnytsky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khmelnytsky throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khmelnytsky paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Khmelnytsky swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khmelnytsky moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khmelnytsky misses the shot to the body.
Bagdan Khmelnytsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khmelnytsky throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khmelnytsky takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Khmelnytsky misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee avoids the body shot from Khmelnytsky .
Khmelnytsky throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khmelnytsky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a right hand to the body.
Lee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Khmelnytsky jabs at Lee's body.
Khmelnytsky takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
A right-left combo lands from Lee.
Khmelnytsky cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
Khmelnytsky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Khmelnytsky misses with a double jab
and Lee counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khmelnytsky connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Khmelnytsky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Khmelnytsky throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khmelnytsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khmelnytsky throws out the jab.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khmelnytsky .
Lee moves out of range as Khmelnytsky strikes.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khmelnytsky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Khmelnytsky throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lee counters with a right hand to the body.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Khmelnytsky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Khmelnytsky misses with a wild combination.
Khmelnytsky throws a combination that misses
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khmelnytsky misses with a double jab
and Lee counters with a left and a right that stings Khmelnytsky .
Lee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khmelnytsky .
Khmelnytsky misses with a double jab.
Lee ducks right into an uppercut from Khmelnytsky .
Khmelnytsky throws a sloppy body shot
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khmelnytsky throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lee counters with a one-two to the body.
Khmelnytsky connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lee. Lee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big right from Khmelnytsky misses.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khmelnytsky .
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khmelnytsky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khmelnytsky throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Khmelnytsky stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Asher Lee dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A combination from Khmelnytsky does no damage.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khmelnytsky throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khmelnytsky comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khmelnytsky .
Khmelnytsky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Khmelnytsky misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed right hand from Khmelnytsky misses the target.
Khmelnytsky connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee moves out of range as Khmelnytsky strikes.
Khmelnytsky lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Khmelnytsky .
Khmelnytsky throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lee on the side of the head.
Khmelnytsky fails to land with a series of punches.
Khmelnytsky throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khmelnytsky .
Lee blocks a jab.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Asher Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Khmelnytsky misses.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khmelnytsky scores with a three punch combo!
Khmelnytsky misses with a jab to the body
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Khmelnytsky scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Khmelnytsky lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Khmelnytsky .
Lee looks to land a right hand but Khmelnytsky moved out of range.
Khmelnytsky misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Khmelnytsky jabs Lee right on the nose. Lee blinks but takes it well.
Khmelnytsky with a hook.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khmelnytsky .
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khmelnytsky with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lee tries to bum rush Khmelnytsky with a series of wild strikes but Khmelnytsky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khmelnytsky lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Khmelnytsky .
Khmelnytsky lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lee at a distance.
Lee defending well as Khmelnytsky loads up on a big left hand.
Khmelnytsky looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Khmelnytsky throws a push kick but Lee slaps the foot to one side.
Khmelnytsky connects with a jab.
Lee takes a swing at Khmelnytsky 's ribcage but misses.
Khmelnytsky throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lee slips a straight right by Khmelnytsky .
Khmelnytsky misses with the combination.
Khmelnytsky throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khmelnytsky misses with a looping right.
Khmelnytsky scores with a decent looking hook.
Jab, jab by Khmelnytsky - just one landing.
Khmelnytsky misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Khmelnytsky throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Khmelnytsky was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Khmelnytsky fails to land with a series of punches.
Khmelnytsky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Khmelnytsky 's shoulder, as Khmelnytsky tries to avoid the shot.
Khmelnytsky falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Lee coming out on top.
Khmelnytsky throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Khmelnytsky looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Khmelnytsky .
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Khmelnytsky works over Lee's head and body with a nice combination.
Khmelnytsky swinging wildly here.
Khmelnytsky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khmelnytsky ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khmelnytsky takes a jab right on the kisser.
Khmelnytsky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Khmelnytsky scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A swing and a miss from Khmelnytsky .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bagdan Khmelnytsky dominated that second 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.

Lee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Khmelnytsky finds it's way round the side to connect with Lee's head.
Khmelnytsky scores with a jab to the jaw.
Khmelnytsky misses with a double jab.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Khmelnytsky moved out of range nicely.
Khmelnytsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee slips a straight right by Khmelnytsky .
Khmelnytsky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Khmelnytsky misses the jab.
Khmelnytsky misses with a series of wild punches.
Khmelnytsky swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khmelnytsky misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Lee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Khmelnytsky fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khmelnytsky falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khmelnytsky falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khmelnytsky throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Khmelnytsky throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Khmelnytsky misses the shot to the body.
Good exchange - Khmelnytsky coming out on top.
Lee throws a shot to the body.
Lee digs a good body shot into Khmelnytsky 's ribs.
Khmelnytsky falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khmelnytsky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Khmelnytsky misses with a body shot
and Lee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khmelnytsky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Khmelnytsky throws a sloppy body shot
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khmelnytsky lands a two punch combo.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Khmelnytsky is just out of range.
Khmelnytsky misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Khmelnytsky .
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khmelnytsky .
Khmelnytsky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Khmelnytsky misses with a combination
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Khmelnytsky misses with a double jab.
Khmelnytsky misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khmelnytsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Khmelnytsky lands a slapping body shot.
Khmelnytsky scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lee in his tracks.
Lee is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Khmelnytsky .
Lee throws the left hand but Khmelnytsky avoids the punch easily.
Lee throws a hook but Khmelnytsky avoids it easily.
Khmelnytsky falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a left to the body.
Khmelnytsky tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khmelnytsky scores with a push kick.
Lee takes one to the chin there.
Khmelnytsky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khmelnytsky throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khmelnytsky misses with a double jab
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khmelnytsky misses with a combination
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khmelnytsky scores with a jab.
A jab lands there for Khmelnytsky .
Khmelnytsky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khmelnytsky .
Khmelnytsky misses with a wild body shot.
Khmelnytsky throws a right and a left that both miss.
Khmelnytsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khmelnytsky throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khmelnytsky throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khmelnytsky looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Khmelnytsky throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Asher Lee really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Khmelnytsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khmelnytsky scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Khmelnytsky throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Khmelnytsky loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Khmelnytsky falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A right-left combo lands from Khmelnytsky .
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khmelnytsky misses with a double jab
and Lee counters with a three punch combo that has Khmelnytsky backing up. Khmelnytsky nods at Lee to acknowledge the strikes.
Khmelnytsky lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Khmelnytsky .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Khmelnytsky .
Khmelnytsky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Khmelnytsky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khmelnytsky misses with a combination
and Lee counters with a series of strikes. Khmelnytsky will be more careful next time no doubt.
Khmelnytsky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khmelnytsky throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Khmelnytsky slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Lee slips under a jab from Khmelnytsky .
Lee takes a swing at Khmelnytsky 's ribcage but misses.
Khmelnytsky misses with a looping left.
Khmelnytsky swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lee counters with a left to the body.
Lee slips a jab from Khmelnytsky .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khmelnytsky missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khmelnytsky gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lee.
Khmelnytsky avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khmelnytsky throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khmelnytsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khmelnytsky .
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee tests Khmelnytsky 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Khmelnytsky misses with a straight left.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khmelnytsky was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Khmelnytsky scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khmelnytsky misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khmelnytsky blocks a head kick by Lee.
Khmelnytsky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khmelnytsky waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Khmelnytsky lunges at Lee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lee's hand.
Khmelnytsky misses with a few strikes there.
Khmelnytsky throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khmelnytsky throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Khmelnytsky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khmelnytsky throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Khmelnytsky looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Khmelnytsky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee connects with a crisp jab.
Lee works the jab nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khmelnytsky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khmelnytsky throws a sloppy body shot
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khmelnytsky throws a sloppy body shot
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Lee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lee throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Khmelnytsky is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khmelnytsky fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee throws a hook but Khmelnytsky blocks it.
Nice straight punches there by Khmelnytsky . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khmelnytsky .
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Khmelnytsky might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Khmelnytsky misses with a jab to the body
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Khmelnytsky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khmelnytsky moves away.
Khmelnytsky throws a sloppy body shot
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Khmelnytsky .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Asher Lee dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Khmelnytsky on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Khmelnytsky cracks Lee with a right hand to the side of the head.
Khmelnytsky swinging wildly here.
Lee is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Khmelnytsky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee works the jab nicely.
Khmelnytsky avoids the body shot from Lee.
No joy there for Khmelnytsky , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lee takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Khmelnytsky looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Khmelnytsky misses the jab.
Khmelnytsky throws a predictable looking body shot
and Khmelnytsky takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khmelnytsky throws a series of strikes that have Lee backpedaling.
A jab from Khmelnytsky misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khmelnytsky throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Khmelnytsky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee scores with a shot to the body.
Khmelnytsky misses with a two punch combination.
Lee throws out a powerful jab.
Khmelnytsky misses the shot to the body.
Khmelnytsky lands with a hook. Lee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Khmelnytsky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Lee misses.
Lee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Khmelnytsky shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Khmelnytsky lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khmelnytsky lands a jab to Lee's midsection.
Lee looks to land a combination but Khmelnytsky avoids it well.
Khmelnytsky looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Khmelnytsky tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee moves away from the strike by Khmelnytsky .
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Khmelnytsky .
Khmelnytsky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khmelnytsky dips to his left and cracks Lee with an uppercut!
Khmelnytsky throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khmelnytsky swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khmelnytsky moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Khmelnytsky misses with a looping left.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Khmelnytsky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khmelnytsky throws out the jab.
Khmelnytsky connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lee. Lee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lee avoids the body shot from Khmelnytsky .
Lee needs to keep his hands up - Khmelnytsky had a free shot at his head there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khmelnytsky . Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khmelnytsky fails to land with a series of punches.
Khmelnytsky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Khmelnytsky .
Khmelnytsky scores with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Khmelnytsky lands a jab to the nose.
Khmelnytsky throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Good exchange - Khmelnytsky coming out on top.
Asher Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Khmelnytsky misses with a body shot
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Khmelnytsky throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Bagdan Khmelnytsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khmelnytsky .
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Khmelnytsky ducks down to avoid it.
Khmelnytsky throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khmelnytsky closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Khmelnytsky smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lee slips under a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Asher Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lee 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 46:49
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 46:49
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asher Lee!
Asher Lee is the new middleweight champion!