PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Isumbra Gardner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marian Balkon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Isumbra Gardner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gardner
vs
Balkon

190 cm
31
190 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

184 cm
29
191 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Isumbra Gardner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marian Balkon!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balkon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gardner takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Balkon throws a hook but Gardner blocks it.
Balkon cracks Gardner with a good jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balkon. Gardner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gardner appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gardner misses with a wild body shot.
Gardner looks to land a right hand but Balkon moved out of range.
Balkon lands a slapping body shot.
Balkon lands a slapping body shot.
Gardner slips a jab from Balkon.
Balkon takes a swing at Gardner's ribcage but misses.
Balkon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gardner.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gardner - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gardner thumps Balkon with a low kick.
Balkon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Balkon tries to clinch but Gardner is having none of it.
Balkon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gardner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Balkon throws a body shot but no joy.
It appears Gardner was looking to counter with a kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Balkon.
Balkon throws a hook but Gardner blocks it.
Balkon misses with a low kick as Gardner jumps back.
Balkon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Balkon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gardner is able to avoid easily.
Balkon throws a jab but it's blocked by Gardner.
Gardner lands with a straight right. Balkon didn't see that one coming.
Gardner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gardner throws out a loose jab but Balkon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gardner throws a nice looking combination but Balkon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters circling - Balkon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've been told by Gardner's head coaches at Touch Of Death Combat Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Balkon slips a jab and a cross from Gardner.
Balkon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Balkon misses the shot to the body.
Balkon slips under a jab.
Balkon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gardner.
Balkon lands with a hook. Gardner tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balkon throws a leg kick but Gardner sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Balkon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gardner.
The fighters circling - Balkon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Balkon looks to score with a jab to the body but Gardner is just out of range.
Balkon blocks a leg kick.
Gardner avoids the body shot from Balkon.
Balkon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Balkon lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A jab from Balkon misses.
Gardner lands a right hook to the body.
Gardner gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gardner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balkon.
Balkon misses with a body shot.
Nice body kick from Gardner.
Balkon throws a shot from downtown. Gardner moves away and avoids it.
Gardner loads up on a big right hand but Balkon slips the punch.
Balkon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balkon moves away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gardner.
Gardner lands a head shot.
Gardner lands with a kick to the temple. Balkon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Marian Balkon has been cut.
Balkon just misses with a punch to the body.
Gardner throws a leg kick
and Balkon counters with a nice uppercut.
Gardner throws a sloppy head kick and Balkon moves out of range easily.
Balkon throws a jab when Gardner was well out of range.
Balkon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Balkon fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Gardner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Balkon throws a lazy right hand but Gardner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gardner tried to counter with a leg kick but Balkon avoided it.
Gardner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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 Balkon.
Gardner feints a jab promting Balkon to slip. Gardner then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Balkon slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Balkon wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Balkon.
Gardner is looking to counter punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gardner. That's going to slow Balkon down.
A slow jab from Balkon misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Gardner.
Gardner ducks under a wild hook from Balkon.
Balkon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Balkon walks into a left hand.
Gardner avoids the body shot from Balkon.
Gardner misses the shot to the body.
Balkon let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gardner misses with a straight left.
Gardner lands a head kick. Balkon smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Balkon takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gardner feints and then cracks Balkon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Balkon down.
A shot to the body from Gardner misses
and Gardner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Balkon tries to clinch but Gardner is having none of it.
A telegraphed right hand from Balkon misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marian Balkon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marian Balkon'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.

A looping hook to the body misses from Gardner. Balkon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Balkon throws a right and a left that Gardner avoids nicely.
Gardner defending well as Balkon loads up on a big left hand.
Gardner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gardner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Balkon throws a nice head kick!
Gardner throws a body kick that misses.
Gardner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gardner avoids the body shot from Balkon.
Balkon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gardner was well out of range. Poor timing from Balkon.
Gardner is looking to counter punch.
Gardner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Balkon throws a jab when Gardner was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balkon misses with a straight right.
Gardner ducks under a wild hook from Balkon.
Balkon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gardner tries to move into range but Balkon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gardner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balkon throws a hook to the side of Gardner's head but Gardner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gardner slips a straight right by Balkon.
Gardner works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gardner.
Balkon throws out a loose jab but Gardner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balkon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gardner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Balkon throws a big shot that misses.
A low kick from Gardner is predictable there
and Balkon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Balkon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Balkon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Balkon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Balkon throws a right hand that misses
and Gardner counters with a right hand to the body.
Balkon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gardner was well out of range. Poor timing from Balkon.
Nice uppercut there from Balkon.
Marian Balkon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gardner lands a nice shot that snaps Balkon's head back.
Gardner throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Balkon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkon throws a jab when Gardner was well out of range.
Gardner slips under a jab from Balkon.

Balkon has Gardner up against the cage in a clinch.
Balkon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Balkon with a knee to the head.

It looks like Isumbra Gardner has been cut.
Balkon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gardner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Balkon connects with a knee to the head.
Balkon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gardner.
Gardner has Balkon pressed against the cage.
Gardner dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Balkon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gardner is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Balkon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkon with a knee to the head.
Balkon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gardner blocks it with crossed arms.
Balkon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gardner blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hook to the body lands for Balkon.
Gardner trying to stall but Balkon improves his position.
Gardner lands an elbow just above Balkon 's eye.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gardner.
Balkon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Balkon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Balkon missing with knees to the body.
Balkon misses with a knee strike.
Gardner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Balkon is breathing heavily.
Gardner is leaning against Balkon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Gardner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Balkon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gardner is looking to counter punch.
Balkon tries to close the distance and clinch but Gardner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gardner lands a jab to Balkon's midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Gardner finds it's way through Balkon's defenses.
Balkon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Balkon tries a head kick but it misses.
Crunch! Gardner slams his shin into Balkon's torso.
Gardner lands with a right hand.
Balkon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gardner.
Balkon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gardner. Gardner obviously looking to wear him down.
Gardner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Balkon.
Balkon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gardner scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gardner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Balkon doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balkon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gardner scores with a jab to the body.
Balkon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marian Balkon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.

Jab, jab by Gardner - just one landing.
Balkon misses with a low kick.
A lazy left from Gardner finds it's target.

Balkon is rocked!
Balkon throws a jab but it's blocked by Gardner.
Balkon is still on wobbly legs! Can Gardner finish him?
Gardner cracks Balkon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gardner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Balkon has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gardner.
Gardner lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Balkon takes a swing at Gardner's ribcage but misses.
Balkon takes a swing at Gardner's ribcage but misses.
Gardner ducks under a wild hook from Balkon.

Gardner cracks Balkon with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Gardner has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Balkon to stand back up!

That has opened up Marian Balkon's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gardner cracks the inside of Balkon's front leg.
Gardner closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Balkon! Gardner dives in looking to finish! Balkon is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Isumbra Gardner!
Isumbra Gardner made sure to mention his sponsor, Dead Orbit in his post fight interview.