PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Milovan Cirkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nai Khanom Tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cirkovic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Five Finger Death Punch - . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cirkovic
vs
Khanom Tom

193 cm
36
213 lbs
34 - 13 - 1

193 cm
38
261 lbs
27 - 19 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Arcticus University: London

Versus

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 13 - 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 27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nai Khanom Tom!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khanom Tom ducks under a wild hook from Cirkovic.
Khanom Tom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cirkovic connects with a crisp jab.
Milovan Cirkovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cirkovic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cirkovic lands with a kick to the temple. Khanom Tom shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Khanom Tom keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Khanom Tom walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cirkovic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cirkovic blocks a head kick by Khanom Tom.
Cirkovic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Khanom Tom scores with a head kick. Cirkovic tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Khanom Tom walks into a stiff left hand from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic has been working on his boxing with his coaches at River's Edge Gym in the buildup to the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cirkovic checks a leg kick.
Cirkovic misses the body punch
and Khanom Tom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cirkovic lands a nice looking kick to the body. Khanom Tom takes a step back to recover.
Cirkovic misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khanom Tom.
Cirkovic tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Khanom Tom manages to circle out of the way.
Khanom Tom connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cirkovic momentarily.
Cirkovic throws a head kick but Khanom Tom moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Khanom Tom there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Khanom Tom swats away the attempt to clinch by Cirkovic.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cirkovic. That's going to slow Khanom Tom down.
Cirkovic slips a straight right by Khanom Tom.
Cirkovic checks a low kick from Khanom Tom.

Cirkovic rushes Khanom Tom and presses him up against the ropes.
Khanom Tom prevents a body shot from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khanom Tom is defending well for now.
Cirkovic pressing his opponent against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic misses with a body punch.
Khanom Tom misses with a knee strike.
Cirkovic blocks a body shot from Khanom Tom.
Knees to the body from Cirkovic.

Cirkovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khanom Tom closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khanom Tom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cirkovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khanom Tom swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cirkovic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Khanom Tom is out of range and Cirkovic settles back down.
Khanom Tom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cirkovic moves away.
Cirkovic lands with a good body shot.
Cirkovic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Khanom Tom at a distance.
Cirkovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom lands a nice hook to Cirkovic's body. Cirkovic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cirkovic dips to his left and cracks Khanom Tom with an uppercut!
Cirkovic tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cirkovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khanom Tom moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cirkovic.
A good leg kick by Cirkovic.
Khanom Tom wants to clinch up but Cirkovic keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circling - Khanom Tom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cirkovic scores with a kick to the midsection.

Cirkovic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cirkovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Khanom Tom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cirkovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cirkovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Khanom Tom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic tries to score with a low kick but Khanom Tom moves his leg out of the way.
Khanom Tom looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cirkovic defending well as Khanom Tom loads up on a big left hand.
Khanom Tom lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cirkovic missing with a left hand there. Khanom Tom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khanom Tom throws out a counter right but Cirkovic avoids it with no problem.
Khanom Tom lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cirkovic backs up against the ropes.
Cirkovic scores with a nice right hand.
A leg kick checked by Khanom Tom.
Cirkovic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cirkovic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Khanom Tom. Khanom Tom circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cirkovic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Khanom Tom steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Khanom Tom turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jab by Cirkovic.
Khanom Tom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milovan Cirkovic dominated that round.
That's time! Cirkovic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cirkovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cirkovic, as that shot connected.
Cirkovic delivers a nice body kick.
Cirkovic feints and then cracks Khanom Tom's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Khanom Tom down.
Cirkovic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Khanom Tom.
Cirkovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khanom Tom.
Cirkovic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cirkovic looks to land a body kick but Khanom Tom moved away.
Cirkovic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirkovic thows a leg kick but Khanom Tom checks it
and Khanom Tom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cirkovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khanom Tom.
Khanom Tom tries a quick counter leg kick but Cirkovic is wise to it.
Cirkovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khanom Tom.
As Khanom Tom tries to get set, Cirkovic tries to push him back and clinch up but Khanom Tom manages to avoid the attempt.
Cirkovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khanom Tom.
Cirkovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khanom Tom.
Cirkovic seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Khanom Tom, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cirkovic. That's going to slow Khanom Tom down.
A jab lands there for Cirkovic.
Cirkovic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cirkovic misses with a leg kick.
Cirkovic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Khanom Tom counters with a left and a right that stings Cirkovic.
Cirkovic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Khanom Tom stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Khanom Tom is breathing heavily.
Cirkovic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cirkovic lands a slapping body shot.
Cirkovic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Khanom Tom on the side of the head.
Milovan Cirkovic is winning the standup battle so far.
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 keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Khanom Tom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cirkovic.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cirkovic.

Cirkovic clinches up against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khanom Tom.
Cirkovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khanom Tom.
Khanom Tom tries to break the clinch but Cirkovic is controlling the position.
Cirkovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khanom Tom avoids it.
Cirkovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khanom Tom avoids it.
Cirkovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khanom Tom can do to turn this around?
Khanom Tom blocks an elbow strike from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic stalling in the clinch but Khanom Tom improves position.

Cirkovic manages to break the clinch.
Cirkovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khanom Tom throws out the jab.
Khanom Tom stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Khanom Tom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom throws a body punch but Cirkovic moves out of range.
Khanom Tom misses with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic looks to land a body kick but Khanom Tom moved away.
Cirkovic scores with a leg kick.
Good shot there by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic lands with a good body shot.
Cirkovic throws a nice inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cirkovic checks a leg kick.
Khanom Tom throws a leg kick
and Cirkovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cirkovic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Khanom Tom connects with a crisp jab.
Cirkovic lands a slapping body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom lands a nice shot 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!
Khanom Tom walks into a left hand.
Cirkovic connects with a leg kick. Khanom Tom looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cirkovic works the jab nicely.
Some wild striking there from Khanom Tom.
Cirkovic tries to work over Khanom Tom's front leg with a kick but Khanom Tom checks it.
Cirkovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cirkovic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Khanom Tom's calf.
Cirkovic scores with a body shot.
Khanom Tom chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cirkovic lands with a shot to the body.
Cirkovic lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milovan Cirkovic dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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.

Khanom Tom stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cirkovic.
Khanom Tom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cirkovic is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Khanom Tom.
Cirkovic scores with a shot to the body.
Khanom Tom takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cirkovic misses with a low kick.
Khanom Tom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cirkovic.
Cirkovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khanom Tom.

Cirkovic takes the fight into the clinch.
Cirkovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Khanom Tom avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirkovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Khanom Tom.
Khanom Tom takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Cirkovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cirkovic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Khanom Tom's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cirkovic connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic stuns Khanom Tom with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cirkovic lands with a thumping leg kick.
You can see that Khanom Tom has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks

Cirkovic closes the distance and clinches.
Khanom Tom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cirkovic is leaning against Khanom Tom and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cirkovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cirkovic can't find room to land a body shot as Khanom Tom controls the action.
Khanom Tom is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Cirkovic lands a body punch in the clinch.

Cirkovic breaks from the clinch.
Cirkovic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Khanom Tom counters with a three punch combo that has Cirkovic backing up. Cirkovic nods at Khanom Tom to acknowledge the strikes.
Cirkovic with a jab.
Cirkovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khanom Tom.
A telegraphed right hand from Khanom Tom misses the target.
Nai Khanom Tom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like Nai Khanom Tom has been cut.
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 moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cirkovic is looking to clinch.
Cirkovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khanom Tom lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cirkovic lands a body shot.
Cirkovic misses with a wild body shot.
Cirkovic tries to clinch but Khanom Tom moves out of range.
Cirkovic cracks Khanom Tom with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cirkovic scores with a head kick.

Cirkovic pushes Khanom Tom up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cirkovic misses with a punch to the body.
Cirkovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom tries a body shot but Cirkovic blocks it.

Khanom Tom breaks from the clinch.
Cirkovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khanom Tom! But no joy.
Khanom Tom on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cirkovic scores with a jab. Khanom Tom acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cirkovic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cirkovic throws a body kick that misses.
Milovan Cirkovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Khanom Tom throws a jab but it's blocked by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic takes a swing at Khanom Tom's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Khanom Tom, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Khanom Tom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cirkovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cirkovic lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cirkovic. That one must have hurt.
Khanom Tom throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cirkovic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cirkovic digs a good hook to Khanom Tom's body.
Khanom Tom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cirkovic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Good shot there by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cirkovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Khanom Tom misses the target.
Cirkovic scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cirkovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cirkovic's corner calls for a 1-2. Cirkovic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milovan Cirkovic!
An out of breath and clearly excited Milovan Cirkovic thanked Arcticus University: London for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).