PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dieter Von Cunth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milovan Cirkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Cunth comes to the ring accompanied by In Waves- Trivium. Cirkovic is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Five Finger Death Punch - . 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.

Von Cunth
vs
Cirkovic

185 cm
30
200 lbs
14 - 7 - 1

193 cm
29
213 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

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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 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Dieter Von Cunth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Milovan Cirkovic!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Cunth checks the leg kick nicely there.
Von Cunth takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

It looks like Dieter Von Cunth has been cut.
Von Cunth misses with a straight right.
Cirkovic lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Von Cunth looks to throw the jab but Cirkovic is out of range.
Cirkovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Cunth moves away.
Milovan Cirkovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cirkovic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirkovic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cirkovic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cirkovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cirkovic takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick but Von Cunth sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Von Cunth on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've been informed that Cirkovic has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Von Cunth.
Cirkovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cirkovic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cirkovic defending well as Von Cunth loads up on a big left hand.
Cirkovic throws a body kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Von Cunth misses the target.
Cirkovic misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Cunth throws a leg kick but Cirkovic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cirkovic is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cirkovic thows a leg kick but Von Cunth checks it
and Von Cunth counters with a right hand to the body.
Cirkovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Von Cunth is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Cirkovic finds it's way through Von Cunth's defenses.
Von Cunth connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cirkovic's hands.
Cirkovic throws a combination that misses
and Von Cunth counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cirkovic's knee momentarily.
Von Cunth lands a slapping body shot.
Cirkovic tries a low kick but Von Cunth avoids it.
Von Cunth looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cirkovic throws a leg kick but Von Cunth sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milovan Cirkovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dieter Von Cunth's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cirkovic misses with a body shot.
Von Cunth throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cirkovic now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cirkovic throws a push kick but Von Cunth slaps the foot to one side.
Von Cunth throws a big counter combination but Cirkovic scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cirkovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Von Cunth.
Von Cunth is looking to counter the offense by Cirkovic and move into the clinch.
Von Cunth tries to bum rush Cirkovic with a series of wild strikes but Cirkovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Von Cunth avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirkovic throws an overhand right that lands on Von Cunth's shoulder, as Von Cunth tries to avoid the shot.
Cirkovic misses with a leg kick
enabling Von Cunth to counter with a crisp jab.
Milovan Cirkovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Von Cunth. That did some damage!
Cirkovic ducks under a wild hook from Von Cunth.
Von Cunth throws out a powerful jab.
Von Cunth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cirkovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Von Cunth.
Cirkovic tries a quick counter leg kick but Von Cunth is wise to it.
A slow jab from Cirkovic misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Von Cunth on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cirkovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cirkovic misses with a shot to the body
and Von Cunth counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cirkovic tries to bum rush Von Cunth with a series of wild strikes but Von Cunth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big left from Von Cunth misses.
Cirkovic takes a swing at Von Cunth's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic misses with a right hand
and Von Cunth counters with an inside leg kick.
A left lands for Cirkovic.
Cirkovic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Von Cunth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cirkovic walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Cirkovic gets a clinch.
Von Cunth with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Von Cunth digs a right hand into Cirkovic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cirkovic's gas tank.
Cirkovic has a couple of punches blocked by Von Cunth.
Von Cunth scores with a nice hook to the head.
Von Cunth lands a hook that snaps the head of Cirkovic backwards.
Von Cunth takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dieter Von Cunth dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dieter Von Cunth's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cirkovic gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Von Cunth counters with a straight right hand.
Von Cunth scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Von Cunth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Von Cunth slips a jab from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic looks to land a body kick but Von Cunth moved away.
Von Cunth throwing a counter right hand but Cirkovic manages to avoid it.
Cirkovic misses with an uppercut
and Von Cunth counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cirkovic misses with a hook
and Von Cunth counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick that misses.
Von Cunth appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Von Cunth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cirkovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cirkovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Von Cunth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Von Cunth lands.
Cirkovic throws a right and a left that Von Cunth avoids nicely.
Cirkovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Von Cunth throws a big counter combination but Cirkovic scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cirkovic swinging wildly here.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cirkovic.
Von Cunth ducks under a wild hook from Cirkovic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Cunth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Von Cunth is looking to counter the offense by Cirkovic and move into the clinch.
Von Cunth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cirkovic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cirkovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Von Cunth ducks under a wild hook from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic is looking to land body kicks.
Cirkovic throws a body kick that misses
and Von Cunth counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Von Cunth slips a jab from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic tests Von Cunth's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Milovan Cirkovic just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Dieter Von Cunth's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Cirkovic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cirkovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cirkovic checks a leg kick nicely.
Von Cunth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cirkovic.
A counter left hand to the body from Von Cunth misses its target.
Von Cunth checks the leg kick nicely there.
A little feinted left hand from Von Cunth on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cirkovic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Von Cunth counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirkovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Cirkovic breaks from the clinch.

Von Cunth clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Von Cunth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Von Cunth fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Von Cunth.
Von Cunth misses with a knee strike.
A body shot lands from Cirkovic.
Von Cunth controlling the action here for a moment.
Von Cunth looking to throw knees to the head but Cirkovic is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Von Cunth.
Von Cunth throws a punch but it's blocked by Cirkovic.
A head punch on the inside from Von Cunth fails to land.
Von Cunth is trying to stall.
Von Cunth working aggressively here.
Cirkovic misses with a body punch.
Cirkovic landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Cunth avoiding damage as Cirkovic throws knees to the body.
Cirkovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Von Cunth throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cirkovic.
Von Cunth misses with the head strike.
Von Cunth throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cirkovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Von Cunth lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Von Cunth lands a hook that snaps the head of Cirkovic backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von Cunth misses with some punches.
Von Cunth tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Von Cunth avoids a wild elbow strike from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Von Cunth misses with some punches.
Cirkovic blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dieter Von Cunth had his way with Milovan Cirkovic in that round.
The cut man is working on Dieter Von Cunth's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Cirkovic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A quick step to the side and Von Cunth tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cirkovic throws a solid leg kick but Von Cunth takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cirkovic.
Von Cunth throws a push kick but Cirkovic slaps the foot to one side.
Cirkovic wants to counter with a clinch but Von Cunth pushes him away.
Von Cunth takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cirkovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Von Cunth was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cirkovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Von Cunth defending well as Cirkovic loads up on a big left hand.
Von Cunth is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Von Cunth checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Von Cunth tries to counter by clinching up but Cirkovic breaks away and moves out of range.
Cirkovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Von Cunth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Von Cunth tries to clinch there but Cirkovic circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cirkovic lands a leg kick that knocks Von Cunth off balance momentarily.
Cirkovic swinging wildly here.
Cirkovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Von Cunth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Von Cunth was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A shot to the liver by Cirkovic. Beautiful body shot.
Von Cunth walks into a straight right hand from Cirkovic.
Von Cunth tries a low kick but Cirkovic avoids it.
Cirkovic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Von Cunth counters with a good low kick that Cirkovic was not able to check.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Cunth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Von Cunth scores with a shot to the body.
Cirkovic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cirkovic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Von Cunth checks it well.
Von Cunth throwing a counter right hand but Cirkovic manages to avoid it.
Cirkovic misses with a wild body shot.
Von Cunth throwing a counter right hand but Cirkovic manages to avoid it.
Cirkovic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It looked like Von Cunth wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cirkovic checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cirkovic misses with the body kick
and Von Cunth counters with a nice uppercut.
Cirkovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Milovan Cirkovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cirkovic has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 47:48
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 47:48
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milovan Cirkovic!
After winning the bout, Milovan Cirkovic thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.