PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Oby dGreat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milovan Cirkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dGreat comes into the arena with BLIND by KoRn blaring out of the sound system. Cirkovic has chosen Five Finger Death Punch - as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

dGreat
vs
Cirkovic

190 cm
27
211 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

193 cm
28
213 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

World class MT
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oby dGreat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Milovan Cirkovic!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dGreat throws a big shot that misses.
dGreat scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
dGreat slips a jab and a cross from Cirkovic.
dGreat lands with a kick to the ribs.
dGreat scores with a nice strike.
Cirkovic throws a nice looking combination but dGreat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice cross by dGreat.
dGreat throws the kick towards the body but Cirkovic avoids it.
dGreat comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
dGreat slips a jab from Cirkovic.
And dGreat counters with a quick kick to the body but Cirkovic blocks it.
dGreat blocks a head kick by Cirkovic.
dGreat fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
dGreat misses with a right hand
and Cirkovic counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cirkovic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A cross from dGreat lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dGreat throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice cross by dGreat.
dGreat connects with a leg kick. Cirkovic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
dGreat ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cirkovic misses with the combination.
dGreat lands with a shot to the body.
Cirkovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but dGreat manages to avoid it.
dGreat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cirkovic wants to counter the offense by dGreat and move into the clinch position.
Cirkovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but dGreat moves away.
dGreat dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cirkovic. That did some damage!
A solid body kick from dGreat.
Good work by Cirkovic as he checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dGreat throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cirkovic on the side of the head.
dGreat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cirkovic.
dGreat throws a quick counter head kick but Cirkovic was just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cirkovic throws a shot from downtown. dGreat moves away and avoids it.
dGreat throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
dGreat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cirkovic steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from dGreat.
Cirkovic scores with a push kick.
Cirkovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oby dGreat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cirkovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but dGreat paws at him with a jab and circles away.
dGreat looks to throw a body kick
and Cirkovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
dGreat throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
dGreat buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Cirkovic. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
dGreat looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oby dGreat dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

dGreat throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cirkovic on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
dGreat lands with a kick to the ribs.
Good leg kick by dGreat there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
dGreat ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
dGreat swings away with a leg kick that misses.
dGreat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cirkovic is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cirkovic avoids a kick to the body.
dGreat will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
dGreat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cirkovic can do to turn this around?
Cirkovic defending well as dGreat loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cirkovic! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirkovic punishes dGreat's body with a nice straight punch.
A head kick misses from dGreat.
Oby dGreat is winning the standup battle so far.
Cirkovic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A head kick misses from dGreat.
Cirkovic tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
dGreat moves into range and connects with a jab.
dGreat lands a body shot.
dGreat throws the left hand but Cirkovic avoids the punch easily.
Cirkovic misses with a hook. dGreat ducked under it nicely.
dGreat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
dGreat walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
dGreat tries a low kick but Cirkovic avoids it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cirkovic crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from dGreat - the referee stops the clock and Cirkovic gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says dGreat. Cirkovic manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
dGreat scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cirkovic misses with a kick to the body
and dGreat counters with a nice body kick.
dGreat is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
dGreat tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
dGreat scoring well with a low kick there.
Cirkovic ducks under a wild hook from dGreat.
A nice side step and Cirkovic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dGreat scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cirkovic staying out of range there.
Cirkovic moves out of range as dGreat throws a body kick.
A leg kick checked by Cirkovic.
dGreat connects with a solid leg kick.
Cirkovic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
dGreat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
dGreat chopping away at his opponent's legs.
dGreat lands with a kick to the temple. Cirkovic shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
dGreat misses with a wild body shot.
dGreat drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cirkovic just misses with a punch to the body.
dGreat fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oby dGreat dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A slow jab from Cirkovic misses its intended target.
Good work by Cirkovic as he checks the leg kick.
dGreat steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cirkovic. That one must have hurt.
Cirkovic throws an overhand right that lands on dGreat's shoulder, as dGreat tries to avoid the shot.
Nice straight punches there by Cirkovic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cirkovic.

dGreat is rocked!
Cirkovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but dGreat circles away quickly and effectively.
Oh dGreat is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
dGreat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cirkovic tries to counter with a clinch but dGreat shakes him off and moves away.
Cirkovic connects with a quick right hand that sends dGreat tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Milovan Cirkovic!
Milovan Cirkovic seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.