PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Milovan Cirkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Mooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cirkovic's entrance music is Five Finger Death Punch - "Lift Me Up". A fine choice. 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.

Cirkovic
vs
Mooney

193 cm
23
213 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
21
212 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

World class MT
Granite chin

Great elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Milovan Cirkovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Walter Mooney!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cirkovic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mooney tries to land a front kick but Cirkovic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cirkovic avoids the head kick by Mooney.
Cirkovic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mooney's head.
Mooney misses with a wild combination.
Cirkovic looks to throw the jab but Mooney is out of range.
Mooney doesn't manage to clinch there - Cirkovic circles away.
Mooney on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cirkovic. Cirkovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Mooney avoids the body shot from Cirkovic.
Mooney goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've been informed that Mooney 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.
Mooney scores with a hook to the body. Cirkovic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Mooney checks a leg kick.
Mooney throws a sloppy head kick
and Cirkovic counters with a big head kick but Mooney shrugs it off.
Cirkovic blocks the body kick.
Mooney swings for the body but Cirkovic moves out of range.
Cirkovic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mooney doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mooney lands a head kick. Cirkovic smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cirkovic misses with a low kick as Mooney jumps back.
Mooney tries a head kick but it misses.
Mooney throws a sloppy head kick and Cirkovic moves out of range easily.
Cirkovic works Mooney's body with a nice hook.
Mooney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Mooney clinches up against the ropes.
Mooney is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cirkovic.

Mooney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mooney scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Mooney is looking to clinch.
Mooney tries to clinch but Cirkovic moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Mooney misses.
Mooney throws a head kick but Cirkovic moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mooney tries to close the distance and clinch but Cirkovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Cirkovic instigates a clinch.

Cirkovic breaks the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cirkovic.
Mooney closes the distance looking to clinch

and Cirkovic counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Cirkovic.
Mooney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic works on Mooney's body with a couple of short punches.
Mooney putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cirkovic in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mooney has had enough of the clinch but Cirkovic keeps him there for the moment.
Cirkovic is leaning against Mooney and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mooney misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cirkovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mooney has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cirkovic.
Mooney looks winded!
Cirkovic scores with a nice head shot.
Cirkovic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Walter Mooney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mooney is looking to slow Cirkovic down with leg kicks.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick but Mooney sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cirkovic avoids the head kick by Mooney.
Cirkovic attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cirkovic, right into the meat.
Cirkovic connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mooney avoids the body shot from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic pushes Mooney away with a front kick.
Cirkovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Mooney is just out of range.
Mooney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mooney moves in looking to clinch but Cirkovic pushes him off.
Cirkovic connects with a single shot there.
Cirkovic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mooneys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cirkovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Cirkovic as he connects with a hook.
Cirkovic delivers a nice body kick.
Cirkovic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mooney momentarily.
Mooney tries to close the distance and clinch but Cirkovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cirkovic.
Mooney has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mooney there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cirkovic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mooney. Mooney circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mooney throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cirkovic's head.
Cirkovic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Mooney is rocked!
Milovan Cirkovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cirkovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good leg kick by Cirkovic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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 keeps the fight on the outside.
Cirkovic is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mooney takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mooney closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cirkovic counters with a right hand to the body.
Cirkovic checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cirkovic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mooney throws a sloppy head kick and Cirkovic moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mooney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cirkovic moves away.
Cirkovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick misses from Mooney.
Cirkovic thumps Mooney with a low kick.
Mooney is breathing heavily.
Mooney 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.
Milovan Cirkovic is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mooney.

Cirkovic gets a clinch.

Cirkovic manages to break the clinch.
Mooney throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cirkovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Mooney just misses with a punch to the body.
Cirkovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cirkovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mooney moves away.
Cirkovic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cirkovic lands a nice looking body shot.
Cirkovic lands a body shot.
Cirkovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Cirkovic closes the distance and clinches.
Cirkovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mooney lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cirkovic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mooney in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cirkovic lands a good knee to the midsection. Mooney won't want to take too many of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
I was talking to Cirkovic's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cirkovic slows down the pace here.
Cirkovic landing knees to the head.
Cirkovic works on Mooney's body with a couple of short punches.

Cirkovic breaks from the clinch.
Cirkovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mooney. That did some damage!
Cirkovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mooney looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mooney moves out of range of the leg kick from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic with a jab.
Mooney is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cirkovic rather than just go for the knockout.
Cirkovic avoids the head kick by Mooney.
Cirkovic takes a swing at Mooney's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mooney blocks a low kick nicely.
Mooney keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mooney throws a lazy head kick
and Cirkovic counters with an inside leg kick.
Mooney walks into a stiff left hand from Cirkovic.
Mooney's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cirkovic scores with a spinning back kick!
Cirkovic lands with a nice body punch.
Cirkovic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mooney's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cirkovic scores with a leg kick.
Cirkovic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Cirkovic lands a head kick that bluckles Mooney and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Cirkovic no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Mooney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cirkovic cracks Mooney with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mooney is still on wobbly legs! Can Cirkovic finish him?
Look low, kick high! Cirkovic uses the oldest trick in the book to send Mooney tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Cirkovic is absolutely delighted - when Mooney wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Milovan Cirkovic!
Milovan Cirkovic thanked the fans post fight for their support.