PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Milovan Cirkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atauallah Ganteaume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cirkovic comes to the ring accompanied by Five Finger Death Punch - . Ganteaume is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Black Label Society - Stillborn. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Cirkovic
vs
Ganteaume

193 cm
32
213 lbs
20 - 9 - 1

189 cm
25
202 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Instinct
KAISER

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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 20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Milovan Cirkovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Atauallah Ganteaume!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cirkovic throws a low kick but Ganteaume avoids it.
Cirkovic has been working on his boxing with his coaches at River's Edge Gym, DOW in the buildup to the fight.
Cirkovic throws out a leg kick but Ganteaume moves out of range and Cirkovic only half commits.
Ganteaume misses with a hook
and Cirkovic counters with a nice leg kick.
Ganteaume scores with a nice head shot.
Ganteaume dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ganteaume moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cirkovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ganteaume.
Some wild striking there from Ganteaume.
Cirkovic takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ganteaume has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cirkovic.

Ganteaume clinches.
Cirkovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Ganteaume uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cirkovic misses with a body punch.
Cirkovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cirkovic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganteaume avoiding damage.
Ganteaume tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cirkovic's elbow.
Cirkovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cirkovic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ganteaume in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ganteaume lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cirkovic blocks a body shot from Ganteaume.
Ganteaume lands a right hand.
Ganteaume misses with a punch on the inside.
Cirkovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ganteaume stalling in the clinch but Cirkovic improves position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cirkovic.
Ganteaume prevents a body shot from Cirkovic.
Ganteaume misses with some punches.
Ganteaume throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cirkovics head.
Cirkovic lands a nice elbow.
Ganteaume digs a right hand into Cirkovic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cirkovic's gas tank.
Ganteaume lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cirkovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ganteaume backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ganteaume has a couple of punches blocked by Cirkovic.
Ganteaume lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cirkovic lands an elbow just above Ganteaume 's eye.
Cirkovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cirkovic looking to throw knees to the head but Ganteaume is blocking nicely.
Cirkovic lands a knee to the head.
Cirkovic looking to slow down the pace here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cirkovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ganteaume fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ganteaume is looking to control Cirkovic's arms but Cirkovic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ganteaume has his back to the ropes.
Cirkovic landing knees to the body.
Cirkovic blocking some punches.
Cirkovic tries a body shot but Ganteaume blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cirkovic.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Ganteaume fails to land.
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 Milovan Cirkovic will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ganteaume checks a leg kick nicely.
Cirkovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Ganteaume was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ganteaume throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cirkovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cirkovic cracks Ganteaume with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Ganteaume.
Ganteaume throws an overhand right that lands on Cirkovic's shoulder, as Cirkovic tries to avoid the shot.
Cirkovic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ganteaume's head backwards.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick but Ganteaume checks it.
Ganteaume looks to score with a jab to the body but Cirkovic is just out of range.
Ganteaume jabs at Cirkovic's body.
Ganteaume scores with the left hand. Cirkovic knows he should have avoided that one.
Ganteaume displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cirkovic throws out the jab.
Ganteaume scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A head kick misses from Cirkovic.
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!
Cirkovic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cirkovic swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganteaume throws a solid leg kick but Cirkovic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ganteaume.
Atauallah Ganteaume seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Cirkovic coming out on top.
Ganteaume dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cirkovic dips to his left and cracks Ganteaume with an uppercut!
Ganteaume connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ganteaume works Cirkovic's body with a nice hook.
Ganteaume misses with a body kick.
Ganteaume throws an overhand right that lands on Cirkovic's shoulder, as Cirkovic tries to avoid the shot.
Cirkovic is looking to counter with head kicks.
Ganteaume ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ganteaume swings widly with a right hand
and Cirkovic counters with a good low kick that Ganteaume was not able to check.

Cirkovic rushes Ganteaume and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Ganteaume prevents a body shot from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic tries to throw a body punch but Ganteaume avoids it by throwing Cirkovic back against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cirkovic lands a nice knee to the body.
Cirkovic gets through Ganteaume's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Ganteaume avoids the damage to the body.
Cirkovic blocking some punches.
Cirkovic lands a right hand.
Cirkovic lands with a right to the head.

Cirkovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ganteaume tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cirkovic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Cirkovic clinches up with Ganteaume and pushes him back against the ropes.
Ganteaume misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ganteaume is working Cirkovic over against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Milovan Cirkovic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Cirkovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ganteaume's brow.
Ganteaume slowing the pace effectively.
Cirkovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ganteaume doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ganteaume fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cirkovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ganteaume.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Milovan Cirkovic will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ganteaume just misses with a punch to the body.
Ganteaume slips a jab from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick but Ganteaume sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ganteaume throws a leg kick that misses.
Cirkovic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cirkovic is looking to counter the offense by Ganteaume and move into the clinch.
Ganteaume throws a leg kick but Cirkovic checks it.
A leg kick checked by Cirkovic.
Ganteaume cracks a nice hook into Cirkovic's ribs.
Atauallah Ganteaume seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cirkovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ganteaume shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ganteaume throws an overhand right that lands on Cirkovic's shoulder, as Cirkovic tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirkovic takes a swing at Ganteaume's ribcage but misses.

Cirkovic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ganteaume, pushing him back against the ropes.
Ganteaume goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ganteaume lands a hook that snaps the head of Cirkovic backwards.
Cirkovic blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Ganteaume avoids the damage to the body.
Ganteaume misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cirkovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ganteaume swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ganteaume fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ganteaume tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Cirkovic on the inside.
Ganteaume lands a right hand.
Cirkovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Ganteaume avoids the damage to the body.
Cirkovic working Ganteaume over with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Ganteaume.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ganteaume.
Cirkovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ganteaume.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ganteaume.
Cirkovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ganteaume is defending well for now.
Cirkovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cirkovic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cirkovic scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Atauallah Ganteaume has been cut.
Ganteaume takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cirkovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic scores with a shot to the side of Ganteaume's head.
Cirkovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cirkovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Cirkovic on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic can't find room to land a body shot as Ganteaume controls the action.
Cirkovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Cirkovic blocks an uppercut.
Cirkovic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cirkovic lands a good knee to the midsection. Ganteaume won't want to take too many of those.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ganteaume creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cirkovic scores a nice knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cirkovic lands a right hand.
Cirkovic lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hand to the body from Cirkovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milovan Cirkovic clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Atauallah Ganteaume'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.

Cirkovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ganteaume was well out of range. Poor timing from Cirkovic.
Ganteaume looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ganteaume misses with a lunging right hand
and Cirkovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cirkovic throws a sloppy head kick and Ganteaume moves out of range easily.
Ganteaume replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Cirkovic blocks it well.
Ganteaume ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cirkovic moves away.
A big left from Ganteaume misses.
Cirkovic is looking to counter punch.
Ganteaume will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ganteaume throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ganteaume lands a nice shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Cirkovic misses the target.
Cirkovic moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Ganteaume is rocked!
Ganteaume throws a shot from downtown. Cirkovic moves away and avoids it.
Ganteaume is still on wobbly legs! Can Cirkovic finish him?
Ganteaume misses with a hook. Cirkovic ducked under it nicely.
Ganteaume seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirkovic blocks the body kick.
Cirkovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cirkovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Ganteaume swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganteaume wants to slow Cirkovic down by chopping away at his legs.
Cirkovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ganteaume.
Cirkovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ganteaume.
Cirkovic is looking to counter punch.
Cirkovic looks to land a right hand but Ganteaume moved out of range.
Ganteaume tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cirkovic is able to avoid easily.
Cirkovic tries to counter by clinching up but Ganteaume breaks away and moves out of range.
Cirkovic is looking to slow Ganteaume down with leg kicks.
Ganteaume misses with a low kick.
Cirkovic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cirkovic.

Cirkovic gets tackled into the ropes by Ganteaume. Ganteaume maintains the clinch.
Ganteaume tries a body shot but Cirkovic blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cirkovic.
Cirkovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ganteaume avoids it.
Cirkovic takes a shot to the head.
Cirkovic lands a knee to the body.
Cirkovic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ganteaume is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ganteaume misses with a body punch.
Ganteaume swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cirkovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ganteaume's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cirkovic blocking some punches.
Cirkovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cirkovic missing with knees to the body.
Cirkovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Cirkovic.

Cirkovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ganteaume tries to land a leg kick but Cirkovic saw it coming and moves away.
Cirkovic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ganteaume at a distance.
Ganteaume is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Cirkovic scores with a shot to the body.
Ganteaume thumps Cirkovic with a low kick.
Ganteaume takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ganteaume uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cirkovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milovan Cirkovic had his way with Atauallah Ganteaume in that round.
The cut man is working on Atauallah Ganteaume's cut.
That's time! Cirkovic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A slapping leg kick lands for Ganteaume.
Cirkovic blocks a low kick nicely.
Ganteaume looks to land a body kick but Cirkovic moved away.
Ganteaume ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cirkovic moves away.
Cirkovic scores with a shot to the body.
Ganteaume shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cirkovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ganteaume can do to turn this around?
Ganteaume thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cirkovic seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A swing and a miss from Ganteaume.
Ganteaume displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cirkovic throws out the jab.
Cirkovic tries to land a front kick but Ganteaume steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ganteaume tries to work over Cirkovic's front leg with a kick but Cirkovic checks it.
Ganteaume misses with a hook. Cirkovic ducked under it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cirkovic.
Ganteaume throws a jab when Cirkovic was well out of range.
Cirkovic tries to land a front kick but Ganteaume steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Atauallah Ganteaume has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ganteaume takes a swing at Cirkovic's ribcage but misses.
Ganteaume swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ganteaume cracks Cirkovic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ganteaume feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cirkovics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cirkovic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ganteaume on the side of the head.

Cirkovic takes the fight into the clinch.
Milovan Cirkovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ganteaume creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ganteaume working aggressively here.
Ganteaume misses with a punch on the inside.
Ganteaume lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Cirkovic.
Cirkovic lands a nice elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cirkovic scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic working Ganteaume over with knees to the body.
Ganteaume is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

Cirkovic manages to break the clinch.
Cirkovic lands a nice looking body shot.
Ganteaume drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cirkovic lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Cirkovic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ganteaume doesn't seem phased though.
Cirkovic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ganteaume takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cirkovic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ganteaume ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cirkovic moves away.
Cirkovic fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ganteaume just manages to avoid it.

Cirkovic darts in and clinches Ganteaume up against the ropes.
Ganteaume's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cirkovic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cirkovic tries a body shot but Ganteaume blocks it.
Cirkovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ganteaume working aggressively here.
Ganteaume tries to work over Cirkovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Milovan Cirkovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cirkovic 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 50:45
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milovan Cirkovic!
After the big win, Milovan Cirkovic made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors KAISER and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.