PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Milovan Cirkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Inspectah Deck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cirkovic comes to the ring accompanied by Five Finger Death Punch - . Deck has chosen Raekwon feat. Inspectah Deck, GZA-Guillotine (Swordz) as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Cirkovic
vs
Deck

193 cm
38
213 lbs
39 - 13 - 1

191 cm
39
214 lbs
29 - 11 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Milovan Cirkovic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Inspectah Deck!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deck cracks the inside of Cirkovic's front leg.
Cirkovic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Deck. Deck circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Deck throws a hook to the side of Cirkovic's head but Cirkovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Deck looks to land a combination but Cirkovic avoids it well.
Cirkovic seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Deck fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cirkovic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cirkovic checks a leg kick nicely.
Deck misses with a left hand
and Cirkovic counters with a thumping low kick.
Inspectah Deck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Deck. Cirkovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice combination there by Deck.
A lazy left from Deck finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deck throws a hook but Cirkovic blocks it.
Cirkovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Deck circles away.
Deck throws a lazy uppercut

and Cirkovic counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Deck backwards.

Deck breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've been informed that Deck 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.
Cirkovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Deck misses with a combination
and Cirkovic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Deck's knee momentarily.
Cirkovic has been working on his boxing with his coaches at River's Edge Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Cirkovic slips under a jab from Deck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deck takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic walks into a stiff left hand from Deck.
Deck throws the left hand but Cirkovic avoids the punch easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cirkovic. That's going to slow Deck down.
Deck looks to throw the jab but Cirkovic is out of range.
Cirkovic throws a sloppy head kick and Deck moves out of range easily.
Cirkovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cirkovic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Deck bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cirkovic's head.
Cirkovic lands a nice looking kick to the body. Deck takes a step back to recover.
Deck lands with a thumping leg kick.
Deck throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cirkovic connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deck throws out a loose jab but Cirkovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cirkovic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Deck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic moves out of range of the body kick from Deck.
Deck swings widly with a right hand
and Cirkovic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Deck walks into a straight right hand from Cirkovic.
Deck gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cirkovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Deck takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Deck moves out of range of the body kick from Cirkovic.
Deck 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.
Cirkovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Deck is just out of range.
Cirkovic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Deck can pounce on him.
Deck waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cirkovic.
Cirkovic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Deck loads up on a big right hand but Cirkovic slips the punch.
Cirkovic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cirkovic. Deck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cirkovic tries to clinch up.
Deck's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Deck throws a poor cross that misses
and Cirkovic counters with a solid body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Deck darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cirkovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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 fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Deck takes a swing at Cirkovic's ribcage but misses.
Deck wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cirkovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cirkovic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Deck throws a hook but Cirkovic avoids it easily.
Deck connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cirkovic momentarily.
Deck misses with a low kick.
Cirkovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Deck throws out the jab.
Cirkovic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cirkovic staying out of range there.
A counter left hand to the body from Cirkovic misses its target.
A big left from Deck misses.
Cirkovic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Inspectah Deck seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cirkovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Deck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirkovic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Deck doesn't seem bothered though.
Cirkovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Deck.
Deck will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cirkovic throws a low kick, looking for Deck's leg but Deck calmly moves out of range.
Deck is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Deck looks to throw the jab but Cirkovic is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Deck throws a nice looking combination but Cirkovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cirkovic jabs at Deck's body.
Deck throws a jab when Cirkovic was well out of range.
Cirkovic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Deck ducks under a wild hook from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic tries to land a front kick but Deck steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cirkovic ducks right into an uppercut from Deck.
Cirkovic moves out of range as Deck strikes.
Deck misses with a hook.
As Deck tries to get set, Cirkovic tries to push him back and clinch up but Deck manages to avoid the attempt.
Cirkovic scores with a spinning back kick!
That kick from Cirkovic tenderised Deck's leg. Deck is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cirkovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cirkovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Deck paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cirkovic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deck throws a low kick but Cirkovic moves out of range easily.
Cirkovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Deck looks to throw the jab but Cirkovic is out of range.
Deck takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cirkovic, right into the meat.
Cirkovic moves away from the strike by Deck.
Cirkovic misses with a looping right.
Deck looks to throw the jab but Cirkovic is out of range.
Deck misses with a left hand
and Cirkovic counters with a nice body kick.
Jab from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Deck.
Cirkovic is looking to land body kicks.
Deck throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cirkovic lands a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cirkovic misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milovan Cirkovic dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cirkovic lands a body shot.
Cirkovic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Deck looks to score with a jab to the body but Cirkovic is just out of range.
Deck scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cirkovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Deck.
Cirkovic slips a jab from Deck.
Deck misses with a looping right.
Cirkovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Deck.
A little jabbing left from Deck on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cirkovic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Cirkovic tenderised Deck's leg. Deck is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cirkovic scores with a nice strike.
Cirkovic closes the distance looking to clinch
and Deck counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Deck misses with an uppercut.
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!
Deck misses the jab.
Deck slips a jab and a cross from Cirkovic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic throws a body punch but Deck moves out of range.
Cirkovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cirkovic lands a really nice looking cross but Deck seems unphased.
Deck throws a looping overhand right but Cirkovic ducks down to avoid it.
Cirkovic needs to keep his hands up - Deck had a free shot at his head there.
Cirkovic avoids a punch combination nicely.

Cirkovic moves into the clinch.

Cirkovic breaks the clinch.
Deck misses with a straight right.
Cirkovic tries to clinch up but Deck circles away and keeps his distance.
Deck misses with an uppercut
and Cirkovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Deck goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Deck has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cirkovic.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cirkovic lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Deck has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Deck and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Deck keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Deck counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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 tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Deck paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Deck throws a leg kick but Cirkovic sees it coming and moves out of range.
Deck slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cirkovic misses with a body shot.
Deck throws a poor cross that misses
and Cirkovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Deck digs a good body shot into Cirkovic's ribs.
Cirkovic loads up on a big right hand but Deck slips the punch.
Cirkovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cirkovic motions for Deck to come forward. Cirkovic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cirkovic does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Deck takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cirkovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Deck.
Cirkovic tried to score with a low kick but Deck checks it.
Deck connects with a single shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cirkovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Inspectah Deck just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

A swing and a miss from Cirkovic.
Deck waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cirkovic.
Deck misses with a wild body shot.
Cirkovic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Deck.
Cirkovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Cirkovic tries to counter by clinching up but Deck breaks away and moves out of range.
Cirkovic works the jab nicely.
Deck looks to score with a jab to the body but Cirkovic is just out of range.
Cirkovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Deck.
Cirkovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cirkovic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cirkovic swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Deck counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deck throws a body shot but no joy.
Deck throws a right hand that misses
and Cirkovic counters with a thumping low kick.
Cirkovic lands with a right hand.
Cirkovic moves away from the strike by Deck.
Cirkovic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Deck misses with a leg kick
and Cirkovic counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic lands with a slapping head kick.
The fighters circling - Deck throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cirkovic moves in looking to clinch but Deck pushes him off.
Cirkovic misses with a looping right.
Cirkovic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Deck's hands.
Cirkovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Deck swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Deck dips to his left and cracks Cirkovic with an uppercut!
Cirkovic misses with a low kick.
Deck circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cirkovic thows a leg kick but Deck checks it
and Deck counters with a straight right hand.
Deck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cirkovic manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Deck.
Deck lands a nice looking body shot.
Deck dodges the punch combination from Cirkovic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick which misses Deck's front leg but catches the back leg as Deck tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deck looks to land a left hand but Cirkovic moved out of range nicely.
Cirkovic looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cirkovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cirkovic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cirkovic wants to clinch up but Deck keeps it at a distance.
Deck tries to land a leg kick but Cirkovic saw it coming and moves away.
Deck lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cirkovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Deck was well out of range. Poor timing from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Deck checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Deck throws a lazy uppercut
and Cirkovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch combination from Deck misses.
Deck throws a low kick, looking for Cirkovic's leg but Cirkovic calmly moves out of range.
Deck connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Deck swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cirkovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Inspectah Deck will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Deck throws a hook but Cirkovic avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Deck. Cirkovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cirkovic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Deck lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cirkovic doesn't seem phased though.
Cirkovic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Deck's calf.
Deck looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cirkovic avoids the body shot from Deck.
A little feinted left hand from Cirkovic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cirkovic lands with a right hand.
Deck misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Cirkovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Deck misses with a looping right.
Cirkovic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cirkovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Deck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirkovic lands with a kick to the ribs.
Deck throws a lazy uppercut
and Cirkovic counters with a left to the body.
Deck drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Deck has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deck checks a leg kick.
Deck throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cirkovic. That's going to slow Deck down.
Deck takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cirkovic lands a nice looking kick to the body. Deck takes a step back to recover.
Cirkovic scores with a sloppy right hand. Deck should have avoided that one.
Cirkovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Deck was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Deck looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Deck throws a wild body kick that Cirkovic sees coming a mile off.
As Deck backs away, Cirkovic returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Deck waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cirkovic.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cirkovic.
Deck misses with an uppercut.
Deck throws a leg kick but Cirkovic checks it.
Cirkovic scores with a shot to the body.
Cirkovic throws a solid leg kick but Deck takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cirkovic.
A head kick misses from Cirkovic.
Decent striking displayed by Deck there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deck slips a jab from Cirkovic.
Deck throws out a counter right but Cirkovic avoids it with no problem.
Cirkovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Deck.
Deck connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Deck fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cirkovic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cirkovic tries to work over Deck's front leg with a kick but Deck checks it.
Deck takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cirkovic motions for Deck to come forward. Cirkovic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cirkovic missing with a left hand there. Deck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cirkovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cirkovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Deck throws a hook but Cirkovic blocks it.
Deck throws a leg kick but Cirkovic checks it.
Deck drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Deck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cirkovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cirkovic lands a nice shot that snaps Deck's head back.

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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 49:48

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Milovan Cirkovic!
Milovan Cirkovic retains his super heavyweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Milovan Cirkovic thanked Aspire Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
Inspectah Deck spoke after the fight, saying 'Wu Tang fuh evah!'.