PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Udo Hitzlsperger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jami Balkan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Hitzlsperger
vs
Balkan

175 cm
29
160 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

177 cm
28
162 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Hellbent
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Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Udo Hitzlsperger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jami Balkan!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balkan throws a body shot but no joy.
Hitzlsperger has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Balkan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hitzlsperger shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Balkan pinned against the cage. Balkan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Balkan checks a leg kick.
Balkan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hitzlsperger connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Balkan's hands.
Hitzlsperger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Balkan misses with a looping right.
Hitzlsperger tries to move into range but Balkan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balkan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hitzlsperger swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Balkan avoids a kick to the body.
Balkan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hitzlsperger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Balkan walks into a stiff left hand from Hitzlsperger.
Balkan throws a front kick aimed at Hitzlsperger's knee but Hitzlsperger avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan scores with a body shot.
Hitzlsperger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hitzlsperger takes one to the chin there.
Hitzlsperger misses with a leg kick.
Hitzlsperger takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hitzlsperger scores with a shot to the body.
Hitzlsperger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Balkan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hitzlsperger scrambles back to his feet.
Hitzlsperger ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Balkan misses with an uppercut.
Hitzlsperger digs a good hook to Balkan's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balkan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hitzlsperger scores with a leg kick.
Balkan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hitzlsperger.
Hitzlsperger swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hitzlsperger on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitzlsperger blocks a low kick nicely.
Balkan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hitzlsperger fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Balkan is out of range.
Jami Balkan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Balkan throws out a leg kick but Hitzlsperger moves out of range and Balkan only half commits.

Balkan darts in and clinches Hitzlsperger up against the cage.
Hitzlsperger tries a body shot but Balkan blocks it.
Hitzlsperger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Balkan's elbow.
Balkan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hitzlsperger misses with a punch on the inside.
Balkan swings wildly with an uppercut but Hitzlsperger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hitzlsperger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Hitzlsperger.
Hitzlsperger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hitzlsperger.
Hitzlsperger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Balkan backwards.
Hitzlsperger working aggressively here.
Balkan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hitzlsperger working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Hitzlsperger as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Balkan fails to land.
Balkan lands a left hand.
Hitzlsperger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Balkan's elbow.
Hitzlsperger throws a punch but it's blocked by Balkan.
Balkan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hitzlspergers head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hitzlsperger.
Balkan lands a left hand.
Balkan working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Balkan.
Hitzlsperger stalling.
Balkan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Balkan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hitzlsperger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Balkan's elbow.
Balkan wants to stall.
Balkan misses with some punches.
Balkan working aggressively here.
Hitzlsperger can't find room to land a body shot as Balkan controls the action.
Balkan lands with a right to the head.
Hitzlsperger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balkan throws a head punch that misses.
Balkan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hitzlsperger.
Balkan tries to stall but Hitzlsperger uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hitzlsperger.
Balkan tries to throw a body punch but Hitzlsperger avoids it by throwing Balkan back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hitzlsperger.
Hitzlsperger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hitzlsperger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hitzlsperger misses with some punches.
Balkan blocks a body shot from Hitzlsperger.
Balkan pushes Hitzlsperger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Balkan looking to stall.
Hitzlsperger working aggressively here.
Hitzlsperger misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Balkan is trying to stall.
Hitzlsperger lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hitzlsperger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Balkan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jami Balkan will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hitzlsperger tries a low kick but Balkan avoids it.
Nice jab there from Balkan.
Balkan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Balkan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hitzlsperger is out of range.
Hitzlsperger lands a jab to the nose.
Jami Balkan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Balkan.
Hitzlsperger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Balkan at a distance.
Balkan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hitzlsperger slips under a jab.
Balkan throws a good cross that connects.

Hitzlsperger is rocked!
Balkan cracks Hitzlsperger with a hook to the temple - Hitzlsperger is on wobbly legs here! Balkan swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Hitzlsperger falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Balkan wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jami Balkan!
During a confident post fight interview, Jami Balkan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.