PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Milovan Cirkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Spong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cirkovic's entrance music is Five Finger Death Punch - . A fine choice. Spong is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 2Pac - I'm A Soldier (Echale Mojo Remix) . 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
Spong

193 cm
36
213 lbs
32 - 13 - 1

195 cm
27
275 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Arcticus University: London

Voodoo Nutrition

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 32 - 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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alistair Spong!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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?
Spong throws an overhand right that lands on Cirkovic's shoulder, as Cirkovic tries to avoid the shot.
Cirkovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spong.
Alistair Spong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spong throws a hook but Cirkovic avoids it easily.
Cirkovic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Alistair Spong has been cut.
A punch combination from Spong misses.
Cirkovic lunges at Spong with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Spong's hand.
Cirkovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cirkovic motions for Spong to come forward. Cirkovic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cirkovic. Spong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cirkovic wants to clinch.
Cirkovic cracks a nice hook into Spong's ribs.
A jab from Cirkovic misses.
Spong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cirkovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Spong misses with a straight left.
Spong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cirkovic tries to score with a low kick but Spong moves his leg out of the way.
It seemed like Spong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Spong tries to clinch up.
Spong moves in looking to clinch but Cirkovic pushes him off.

Spong moves into the clinch successfully.
Spong looking to throw knees to the head but Cirkovic is blocking nicely.
Our sources have told us that Cirkovic has been working on his elbows in the gym.

Cirkovic breaks from the clinch.
Cirkovic lands a jab to the head.
Cirkovic swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cirkovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cirkovic feints and then cracks Spong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spong down.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Spong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spong tries to clinch but Cirkovic moves out of range.
Cirkovic throws out a loose jab but Spong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cirkovic momentarily.
Cirkovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Spong is just out of range.
Spong misses with the combination.
Cirkovic is looking to wear down Spong with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic throws a front kick aimed at Spong's knee but Spong avoids it well.
Spong misses with a looping left.
Cirkovic half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cirkovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spong throws a lazy uppercut
and Spong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spong throws a hook but Cirkovic blocks it.
Cirkovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Spong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Spong tries to clinch up.
Cirkovic misses with a two punch combination.
Spong tries to clinch but Cirkovic is having none of it.
Cirkovic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Spong misses with a jab, cross combination.
A shot to the liver by Cirkovic. Beautiful body shot.
Spong misses with a looping left.
Cirkovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spong.
As Spong backs away, Cirkovic returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Spong looks to land a combination but Cirkovic avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cirkovic. That's going to slow Spong down.
Cirkovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spong.
Cirkovic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Spong checks it well.

Cirkovic clinches up against the ropes.
Cirkovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Spong tries to throw a body punch but Cirkovic avoids it by throwing Spong back against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Cirkovic.

Cirkovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cirkovic misses the shot to the body.
Spong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cirkovic manages to avoid it.
Spong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cirkovic looks for the body kick but Spong saw that one coming.
Spong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cirkovic throws a wild body kick that Spong sees coming a mile off.
Spong has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Spong throws a right hand that Cirkovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Cirkovic also avoids with ease.
A big left from Spong misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Spong's calf.
Spong avoids the body shot from Cirkovic.
Spong lands a nice looking body shot.
Cirkovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spong was well out of range. Poor timing from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic throws a hook to the side of Spong's head but Spong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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!
Spong misses with a straight left.
Spong takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cirkovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spong wants to counter with a clinch but Cirkovic pushes him away.
Good standup being displayed there by Cirkovic as he connects with a hook.
Spong connects with a leg kick. Cirkovic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Spong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cirkovic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cirkovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Spong misses with a straight left.
Spong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cirkovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spong throws a body shot but no joy.
Cirkovic slips a jab from Spong.
Cirkovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
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.
The cut man is working on Alistair Spong's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Spong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Spong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cirkovic staying out of range there.
Spong misses with a low kick.
Cirkovic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Spong throws a head kick that misses.

Cirkovic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Spong, pushing him back against the ropes.
Cirkovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cirkovic working Spong over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cirkovic obliges.
Cirkovic managing to block the knees to the body from Spong.
Spong tries to land knees in the clinch but Cirkovic avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Spong fails to land.
Spong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cirkovic backwards.
Spong is breathing heavily.
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 managing to block the knees to the body from Spong.
Cirkovic scores with a hook to the body.
Spong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cirkovic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cirkovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Cirkovic breaks the clinch.
Spong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cirkovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Spong circles away.
Spong tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Spong throws a low kick but Cirkovic moves out of range easily.
Cirkovic connects with a solid leg kick.
A left lands for Cirkovic.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Spong lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Cirkovic clinches with his opponent.
Cirkovic works on Spong's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Cirkovic - that landed with a thud.
Spong takes an elbow to the forehead.

Cirkovic breaks the clinch.
Spong has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cirkovic finds it's way round the side to connect with Spong's head.

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

and Cirkovic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cirkovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Spong avoids the damage to the body.
Spong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spong tries to land knees in the clinch but Cirkovic avoids the damage to the body.
Cirkovic lands an elbow inside that Spong shrugs off.
Spong trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Cirkovic.
Spong trying to land knees to the body.
Milovan Cirkovic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cirkovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spong.
Cirkovic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cirkovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cirkovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cirkovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spong's elbow.
Cirkovic lands an elbow that stopped Spong in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cirkovic obliges.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Cirkovic here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Spong avoiding damage as Cirkovic throws knees to the body.
Cirkovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Spong.
Cirkovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cirkovic tries to throw a body punch but Spong avoids it by throwing Cirkovic back against the ropes.
Cirkovic lands with a right to the head.
Spong can't find room to land a body shot as Cirkovic controls the action.
Spong takes a shot to the head.
Cirkovic lands a body shot.
Spong scores with a hook to the body.
Cirkovic tries to work over Spong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cirkovic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cirkovic wants to stall.
Cirkovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Spong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A shot in the inside from Cirkovic.

Cirkovic breaks from the clinch.
Cirkovic scores with a shot to the body.

Cirkovic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cirkovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spong avoids it.
Cirkovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Spong avoids the damage to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees to the body from Cirkovic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic just leaning against Spong, taking a breather.
Cirkovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Spong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cirkovic gets through Spong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Cirkovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cirkovic throws a push kick but Spong slaps the foot to one side.
Cirkovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spong can do to turn this around?
Cirkovic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spong doesn't seem bothered though.
Milovan Cirkovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Cirkovic displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic lands with a nice body punch.
Spong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic throws a right and a left that Spong avoids nicely.
As Cirkovic backs off Spong throws a huge counter combo but Cirkovic manages to avoid it all.
Cirkovic is looking to slow Spong down with leg kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spong scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Spong tried to score with a low kick but Cirkovic checks it.
Spong lands with a good body shot.
Cirkovic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milovan Cirkovic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alistair Spong'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. This is the final round!

Cirkovic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cirkovic misses with a hook
and Spong counters with a good low kick that Cirkovic was not able to check.
Spong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Spong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Spong thows a leg kick but Cirkovic checks it

and Cirkovic counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic missing with knees to the body.
Spong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Spong tries to land knees in the clinch but Cirkovic avoids the damage to the body.
Spong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cirkovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cirkovic blocks it with crossed arms.
Cirkovic crunches a lovely knee into Spong's ribcage.
Cirkovic effectively controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirkovic lands a damaging elbow.
Cirkovic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Spong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Cirkovic manages to break the clinch.
Cirkovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cirkovic keeps Spong at a distance using the push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic lands a leg kick that knocks Spong off balance momentarily.
Cirkovic scores with a decent looking hook.
Spong avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cirkovic throws a quick counter kick to the body but Spong avoids it.
Cirkovic lands with an overhand left.
Spong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cirkovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Spong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cirkovic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Spong.
Cirkovic lands with a straight right. Spong didn't see that one coming.
Cirkovic throws a chopping leg kick but Spong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cirkovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cirkovic is looking to clinch.
Alistair Spong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cirkovic missing with a left hand there. Spong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cirkovic wants to clinch.
Cirkovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cirkovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Spong throws a hook to the side of Cirkovic's head but Cirkovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spong checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cirkovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Spong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spong throws out a counter right but Cirkovic avoids it with no problem.
Cirkovic scores with a hook.
Cirkovic wants to clinch but Spong slips to the side
and Spong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spong tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cirkovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spong.
Cirkovic throws a right and a left that Spong avoids nicely.
Cirkovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Spong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cirkovic.
Cirkovic checks a leg kick.
Cirkovic wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jab by Spong.
Milovan Cirkovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cirkovic looks for the body kick but Spong saw that one coming.
That kick from Cirkovic tenderised Spong's leg. Spong is trying to keep his angry face on.

Cirkovic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Cirkovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spong is defending well for now.
Spong tries to work over Cirkovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cirkovic blocks a body shot from Spong.
Spong misses with a punch to the body.
Spong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cirkovic blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spong lands a right hand.
Cirkovic trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cirkovic obliges.
Spong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cirkovic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cirkovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Spong blocks a body shot from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Spong lands a hook that snaps the head of Cirkovic backwards.
Spong tries a body shot but Cirkovic blocks it.
Cirkovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cirkovic keeps control of Spong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cirkovic lands an elbow inside.
Spong misses with a punch on the inside.

Spong manages to break the clinch.
Spong loads up on a big right hand but Cirkovic slips the punch.
Cirkovic lands a jab to the head.
Cirkovic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Spong.

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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milovan Cirkovic!
Milovan Cirkovic made sure to mention his sponsor, Arcticus University: London in his post fight interview.
Alistair Spong was interviewed post fight and said 'Damn, got caught napping'.