PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Donny Donowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jami Balkan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donowitz's entrance music is Livin It Up. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Donowitz
vs
Balkan

181 cm
41
163 lbs
55 - 13 - 3

177 cm
32
162 lbs
29 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 55 - 13 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donny Donowitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jami Balkan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balkan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Donowitz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donowitz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Balkan connects with a body shot.
Donowitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balkan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balkan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donowitz was well out of range. Poor timing from Balkan.
Donowitz misses with an uppercut.
Donowitz cracks Balkan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Balkan misses with a straight left.
Balkan lands with a shot to the body.
Donowitz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A thudding body kick lands there by Balkan!
Donowitz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donowitz takes a swing at Balkan's ribcage but misses.
Donowitz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Balkan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Balkan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz connects with the punch.
Balkan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Balkan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Donowitz.
Balkan lands a front kick.
Balkan scores with a head kick.

It looks like Donny Donowitz has been cut.
Donowitz thuds a left hand into Balkan's body.
Donowitz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Balkan misses with a low kick.
Donowitz throws a head kick that Balkan semi-blocks.
Donowitz thows a leg kick but Balkan checks it
and Balkan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Balkan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Donowitz.
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, looking for Donowitz's leg but Donowitz calmly moves out of range.
Donowitz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Donowitz throws a poor cross that misses
and Balkan counters with a straight right hand.
Balkan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donowitz digs a good body shot into Balkan's ribs.
We've been told by Donowitz's head coaches at Hunter MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Balkan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Donowitz rather than just go for the knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Balkan.
It looked like Donowitz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
An inside leg kick lands from Donowitz.
Donowitz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Balkan.
Balkan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Balkan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donowitz throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Balkan! But no joy.
Balkan misses with a body kick.
Donowitz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Balkan throws a body punch but Donowitz moves out of range.
Donowitz tests Balkan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Balkan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Donowitz counters with a straight right hand.
Donowitz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Balkan works Donowitz's body with a nice hook.
Balkan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Donowitz.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balkan. Donowitz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Balkan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan throws a leg kick
and Donowitz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Balkan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Donowitz slips under a jab.
Balkan moves out of range of the leg kick from Donowitz.
Donowitz slips under a jab from Balkan.
An attempted straight right counter from Donowitz misses the target.
Donowitz cracks the inside of Balkan's front leg.
Balkan misses with a hook
and Donowitz counters with a straight right hand.
Donowitz throws a lazy right hand but Balkan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donowitz throws a jab but it's blocked by Balkan.
Donowitz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Donowitz works Balkan's body with a nice hook.
Balkan is looking to chop away at Donowitz's legs.
Balkan thumps Donowitz with a low kick.
Donowitz loads up on a big right hand but Balkan slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Balkan.
Donowitz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Balkan sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Balkan throws a counter combo.
Donowitz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donowitz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donowitz blocks a head kick by Balkan.
Donowitz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Donowitz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A little feinted left hand from Donowitz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Balkan catches Donowitz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Balkan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Balkan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Donowitz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Balkan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Donowitz.
Balkan looks to land a body kick but Donowitz moved away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balkan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donowitz is looking to land body kicks.
Balkan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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 Donny Donowitz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Donny Donowitz'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.

Balkan lands a head shot.
Balkan lands a front kick.
Balkan checks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Donowitz.
Donowitz tries to score with a low kick but Balkan moves his leg out of the way.
Balkan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Balkan wants to slow Donowitz down by chopping away at his legs.
Jami Balkan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Balkan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Donowitz momentarily.
Donowitz scores with a leg kick.
Balkan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Donowitz checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balkan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Balkan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Donowitz misses.
Balkan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Balkan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balkan slips a jab from Donowitz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz 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.
A jab lands there for Donowitz.
Balkan walks into a stiff left hand from Donowitz.
Donowitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donowitz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Balkan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Donowitz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Balkan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Balkan.
Balkan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donowitz lands a jab to Balkan's midsection.
Donowitz throws a front kick aimed at Balkan's knee but Balkan avoids it well.
Donowitz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Balkan throws a low kick but Donowitz moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Balkan.
Donowitz feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Balkan looks to land a body kick but Donowitz moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balkan throws out a powerful jab.
Donowitz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Balkan.
A clash of legs there as Donowitz blocks the low kick.
Balkan throws a lazy right hand but Donowitz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donowitz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Balkan.
Donowitz lands a jab to the head.
Balkan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Balkan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Donowitz.
Balkan throws a jab when Donowitz was well out of range.
Donowitz connects with a nice looking jab.
Balkan wants to slow Donowitz down by chopping away at his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donowitz misses the body punch
and Balkan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Balkan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Balkan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Donowitz.
A jab lands there for Donowitz.
Donowitz misses with a body shot.
Balkan scores with a push kick.
Balkan connects with the punch.
Donowitz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Balkan doesn't seem bothered though.
Balkan slips a straight right by Donowitz.
Donowitz misses with a hook
and Balkan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Donowitz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Balkan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Balkan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donowitz.
Donowitz throws a hook but Balkan avoids it easily.
Balkan only half commits to the counter leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkan lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balkan misses with a hook
and Balkan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Donowitz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Balkan.
Donowitz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Balkan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Balkan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Donowitz's sensitive parts.
Donowitz avoids a kick to the body.
Donowitz throws out a powerful jab.
Balkan just misses with a punch to the body.
Donowitz misses with a hook. Balkan ducked under it nicely.
Balkan misses the shot to the body.
Donowitz slips under a jab from Balkan.
Donowitz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donowitz. Balkan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Balkan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donowitz. Balkan does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jami Balkan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Donny Donowitz'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.

Donowitz throws a leg kick but Balkan moved away.
Balkan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Donowitz counters with a low kick, right behind Balkan 's knee.
Good standup being displayed there by Donowitz as he connects with a hook.
Balkan feints and then cracks Donowitz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Donowitz down.
Balkan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Donowitz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Donowitz is looking to slow Balkan down with leg kicks.
The fighters circling - Balkan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Donowitz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Donowitz misses with a lunging right hand
letting Balkan counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donowitz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Balkan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Balkan tries a low kick but Donowitz avoids it.
Donowitz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Balkan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Donowitz finds it's way round the side to connect with Balkan's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donowitz throws a lazy uppercut
and Balkan counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Donowitz can pounce on him.
Good work by Donowitz as he checks the leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Balkan. That snapped Donowitz's head back.
Donowitz thows a body kick. Balkan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Donowitz takes a swing at Balkan's ribcage but misses.
Balkan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Donowitz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Donowitz lunges at Balkan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Balkan's hand.
Balkan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Donowitz throws a leg kick
enabling Balkan to counter with a crisp jab.
Donowitz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Balkan throws out the jab.
Donowitz dodges the punch combination from Balkan.
Balkan connects with a leg kick. Donowitz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Balkan misses with a lunging right hand
and Donowitz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donowitz with a nice cross.
Balkan tries to move into range but Donowitz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Balkan throws a chopping leg kick but Donowitz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The fighters circling - Donowitz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Donowitz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Balkan checks it well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Balkan, right into the meat.
Balkan throws a low kick, looking for Donowitz's leg but Donowitz calmly moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Donowitz.
A nice leg kick lands there from Donowitz.
Balkan lands a body shot.
Balkan misses with a head kick.
Donowitz throwing a counter right hand but Balkan manages to avoid it.
Balkan checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan tries to land a leg kick but Donowitz saw it coming and moves away.
Donowitz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Balkan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Donowitz takes a swing at Balkan's ribcage but misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Donowitz checks a leg kick.
Donowitz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Balkan just manages to avoid it.
Balkan misses with a hook to the body
enabling Donowitz to counter with a crisp jab.
Donowitz lands a lovely overhand right.
Balkan lands an overhand right.
Donowitz is looking to slow Balkan down with leg kicks.
Balkan misses with a double jab.
Donowitz is looking to counter punch.
Balkan throws an off balance right hand
and Donowitz counters with a straight right hand.
Balkan misses with a wild body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Donowitz.
Balkan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Donowitz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Balkan scrambles back to his feet.
Balkan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Donowitz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balkan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donowitz missing with a left hand there. Balkan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Balkan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Donowitz lands a front kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Donowitz. That's going to slow Balkan down.
Balkan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Balkan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donowitz moves away.
Donowitz throws a low kick, looking for Balkan's leg but Balkan calmly moves out of range.
Balkan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Donowitz with a body shot.
Donowitz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Donowitz scores with a leg kick.
Balkan throws the left hand but Donowitz avoids the punch easily.
Balkan motions for Donowitz to come forward. Balkan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Donowitz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Balkan moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donny Donowitz clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Donny Donowitz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Donowitz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Balkan.
Balkan swings for the body but Donowitz moves out of range.
Donowitz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Donowitz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balkan thinks about the counter body kick.
Balkan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donowitz moves away.
Donowitz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Donowitz scores with a jab to the head.
Balkan misses with a left hand
and Donowitz counters with an outside leg kick.
Donowitz moves out of range of the body kick.
Donowitz is looking to counter punch.
Donowitz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Donowitz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Balkan lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balkan misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Balkan.
Balkan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice shot by Donowitz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz misses with a wild body shot.
Donowitz throws a shot from downtown. Balkan moves away and avoids it.
Balkan checks a low kick from Donowitz.
Balkan misses the shot to the body.
Balkan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Donowitz misses the target.
Balkan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Balkan blocks a jab.
Donowitz misses with a lunging right hand
letting Balkan counter with a right hand.
Donowitz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Balkan on the side of the head.
Balkan tries to land a leg kick but Donowitz saw it coming and moves away.
Balkan takes a swing at Donowitz's ribcage but misses.
Balkan throws a solid leg kick but Donowitz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Balkan.
Balkan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Balkan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Donowitz scores with a punch to the head.
Donowitz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balkan.
Balkan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Balkan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Donowitz dodges the punch combination from Balkan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donowitz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A counter left hand to the body from Donowitz misses its target.
Donowitz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Balkan.
The fighters circling - Balkan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Donowitz does it's job there.
Donowitz scores with a jab to the body.
Donowitz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Donowitz looks to throw the jab but Balkan is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz scores with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Donowitz. That's going to slow Balkan down.
Donowitz connects with a leg kick. Balkan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Balkan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Donowitz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Balkan moves out of range of the strikes.
Donowitz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balkan.
Donowitz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Donowitz there as he acknowledges the shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Balkan.
A good leg kick by Donowitz.
Balkan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Donowitz misses the target.
Balkan is looking to slow Donowitz down with leg kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Donowitz 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 Balkan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Balkan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Balkan raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Balkan blocks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Donowitz in his tracks.
Donowitz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Donowitz avoids the body shot from Balkan.
A swing and a miss from Balkan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donowitz. Balkan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Balkan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Donowitz with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balkan misses with a jab to the body
and Donowitz counters with a left to the body.
Balkan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Balkan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donowitz was well out of range. Poor timing from Balkan.
Balkan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donowitz was well out of range. Poor timing from Balkan.
A nice inside leg kick there by Donowitz. That's going to slow Balkan down.
Balkan scores with a jab. Donowitz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A cross from Donowitz lands.
A left lands for Donowitz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Donny Donowitz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Donny Donowitz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Balkan misses with a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Donowitz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Donowitz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Donowitz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A combination from Balkan does no damage.
Balkan just misses with a punch to the body.
Donowitz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balkan throws a leg kick but Donowitz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Balkan throws a solid leg kick but Donowitz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Balkan.
Balkan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Donowitz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balkan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Donowitz looks to throw the jab but Balkan is out of range.
Donowitz is looking to chop away at Balkan's legs.
Nice body kick there by Donowitz.
Balkan misses with a leg kick
and Donowitz counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Donowitz as he connects with a hook.
Balkan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Donowitz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Balkan throws a good cross that connects.
Balkan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donowitz moves away.
Balkan swings widly with a right hand
and Donowitz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Balkan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Donowitz.
Donowitz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Balkan misses with a straight right.
Donowitz avoids a kick to the body.
Donowitz looks to land a body kick but Balkan moved away.
A shot to the liver by Balkan. Beautiful body shot.
Donowitz lands a glancing blow to the side of Balkan's head.
Balkan misses with a low kick.
Jami Balkan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balkan checks a leg kick nicely.
Balkan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Donowitz.
Donowitz works the jab nicely.
Donowitz misses with a low kick.
Donowitz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Balkan scores with a body shot.
Balkan misses with an uppercut.
Balkan throws a sloppy body shot
letting Donowitz counter with a right hand.
Balkan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Balkan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Balkan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Donowitz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donowitz lands a nice looking body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Donowitz. Beautiful body shot.
Balkan swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Balkan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Donowitz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Donowitz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Donowitz connects with a nice looking jab.
Donowitz lands a body shot.
Donowitz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Balkan.
Balkan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Donowitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balkan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Donowitz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balkan throws a body punch but Donowitz moves out of range.
Donowitz tried to counter with a leg kick but Balkan avoided it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Donowitz moves out of range of the body kick.
Donowitz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Donowitz moves away from the strike by Balkan.
A little feinted left hand from Donowitz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donowitz cracks Balkan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Balkan tries to land a front kick but Donowitz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Donowitz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Donowitz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Balkan misses with a body shot.
Balkan throws a looping overhand right but Donowitz ducks down to avoid it.
Balkan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Donowitz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Balkan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Donowitz scores with a nice head shot.
Donowitz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balkan was well out of range. Poor timing from Donowitz.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donny Donowitz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Donowitz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donny Donowitz!
Donny Donowitz was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.