PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Milovan Cirkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwan Diego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cirkovic kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Five Finger Death Punch - . Diego has chosen Jiu Jitsu as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cirkovic
vs
Diego

193 cm
39
194 lbs
42 - 13 - 1

183 cm
27
190 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 42 - 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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Dwan Diego!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego throws a leg kick that misses.
Cirkovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diego.
Diego ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cirkovic connects with a body shot that sends Diego's belly button to the back.
Diego slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Diego slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cirkovic lands with a right hand.
Diego stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Diego swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diego tries to land a leg kick but Cirkovic saw it coming and moves away.
Diego throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick but Diego moved away.
Dwan Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cirkovic misses with a body kick.
Cirkovic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cirkovic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Diego 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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diego. That's going to slow Cirkovic down.
Diego throws a solid leg kick but Cirkovic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Diego.
Diego throws the left hand but Cirkovic avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That kick from Cirkovic tenderised Diego's leg. Diego is trying to keep his angry face on.
Diego moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cirkovic throws the kick towards the body but Diego avoids it.
Cirkovic needs to keep his hands up - Diego had a free shot at his head there.
Cirkovic has been working on his boxing with his coaches at River's Edge Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Diego misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Diego misses.
Diego with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cirkovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Cirkovic is looking to slow Diego down with leg kicks.
Diego throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Cirkovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diego looks like he wants to counter punch here.
An inside leg kick from Diego misses.
Cirkovic fires out a quick counter leg kick but Diego just manages to avoid it.
Diego 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some bone on bone action there as Cirkovic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Diego throws out a loose jab but Cirkovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Cirkovic misses its target.
Cirkovic tries to score with a low kick but Diego moves his leg out of the way.

Cirkovic clinches up with Diego and pushes him back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego lands with a light punch inside.
Diego digs a right hand into Cirkovic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cirkovic's gas tank.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cirkovic takes an elbow to the temple.
Cirkovic lands an uppercut.
Diego lands a damaging elbow.
Cirkovic lands with a light punch inside.
Cirkovic tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Cirkovic lands a nice elbow.
Cirkovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Cirkovic controls the action.
Diego lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cirkovic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cirkovic lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cirkovic prevents a body shot from Diego.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cirkovic.
Diego misses with an elbow strike.
Cirkovic scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dwan Diego will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Diego throws a looping overhand right but Cirkovic ducks down to avoid it.
Dwan Diego seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Some bone on bone action there as Diego checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Diego jabs Cirkovic right on the nose. Cirkovic blinks but takes it well.
Cirkovic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Diego feints a counter leg kick.
Cirkovic avoids the body shot from Diego.
Diego 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 throws a head kick but Diego moves out of range.
Diego checks a leg kick.
Diego chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A lazy left from Diego finds it's target.
Diego misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego jabs at Cirkovic's body.
A big left from Diego misses.
As Diego looks to move away, Cirkovic throws a big counter combo but Diego just gets out of the way.
Cirkovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diego has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Diego connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cirkovic moves away from the strike by Diego.
Diego feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cirkovic's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego looks to land a right hand but Cirkovic moved out of range.
Diego lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cirkovic tries to work over Diego's front leg with a kick but Diego checks it.

Cirkovic pushes Diego up against the ropes in a clinch.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Cirkovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
An inside leg kick lands from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic throws a hook but Diego avoids it easily.
Cirkovic throws a body punch but Diego moves out of range.
Diego scores with a hook to the body. Cirkovic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Diego digs a good body shot into Cirkovic's ribs.
Cirkovic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cirkovic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diego's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diego.
Cirkovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Diego misses with a low kick.
Diego tries to land a leg kick but Cirkovic saw it coming and moves away.
Cirkovic feinted there with a counter leg kick.

Cirkovic has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Cirkovic controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego is leaning against Cirkovic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A shot in the inside from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cirkovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cirkovic prevents a body shot from Diego.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cirkovic takes a shot to the head.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diego misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic prevents a body shot from Diego.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Cirkovic.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Cirkovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Cirkovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwan Diego showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Diego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cirkovic.
Diego connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice uppercut there from Diego.
Cirkovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diego misses with a wild body shot.
Cirkovic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cirkovic lands with a slapping head kick.
Diego throws the left hand but Cirkovic avoids the punch easily.
Diego swinging wildly here.
Diego slips a jab from Cirkovic.

Cirkovic rushes Diego and presses him up against the ropes.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Cirkovic controls the action.
Diego lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cirkovic.

It looks like Dwan Diego has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego throws an elbow but it misses.
Cirkovic lands with a short shot to the head.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.

Cirkovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego moves out of range of the leg kick from Cirkovic.
Diego throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Diego looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cirkovic is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Diego.
Cirkovic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diego can pounce on him.
Cirkovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diego throws out the jab.
Diego misses with a hook.
Cirkovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diego.
Cirkovic quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A lazy left from Diego finds it's target.
Diego pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cirkovic quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Diego misses its intended target.
Cirkovic swings for the body but Diego moves out of range.
Cirkovic attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A combination from Diego does no damage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diego.
Diego has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cirkovic finds it's way round the side to connect with Diego's head.
Diego throws a hook but Cirkovic avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego lands a really nice looking cross but Cirkovic seems unphased.
Cirkovic misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cirkovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diego.
Cirkovic staying out of range there.
Diego tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cirkovic looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Diego connects with a solid leg kick.
Diego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch lands to the side of Diego 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cirkovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Diego circles away.
Cirkovic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Diego pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diego scores with a nice head shot.
Cirkovic checks a leg kick.
Diego has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cirkovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Cirkovic cracks a nice hook into Diego's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cirkovic moves out of range as Diego strikes.
A quick step to the side and Cirkovic tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cirkovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diego moves away.
Cirkovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwan Diego really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dwan Diego's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Diego is looking to clinch but Cirkovic is avoiding it.
Cirkovic is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Diego.
Diego lands a glancing blow to the side of Cirkovic's head.
Cirkovic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cirkovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diego.
A quick step to the side and Cirkovic tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cirkovic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cirkovic misses with a wild body shot.
Diego scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cirkovic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cirkovic misses with a hook. Diego ducked under it nicely.
Diego throws a right hand that Cirkovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Cirkovic also avoids with ease.
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.
Diego swings away with a body shot that misses
and Diego takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diego tries to land a leg kick but Cirkovic saw it coming and moves away.
Diego throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego misses with a body shot.
A big left from Diego misses.
Cirkovic checks a low kick from Diego.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. Cirkovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cirkovic tries to counter by clinching up but Diego breaks away and moves out of range.
Cirkovic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Diego looks to land a left hand but Cirkovic moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Diego does it's job there.
Cirkovic tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Diego manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cirkovic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cirkovic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Diego is looking to chop away at Cirkovic's legs.
Diego checks a leg kick nicely.
Diego uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cirkovic.
Diego swings widly with a right hand

and Cirkovic counters by moving into the clinch.
Cirkovic lands a nice uppercut.
Cirkovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cirkovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cirkovic tries to throw a body punch but Diego avoids it by throwing Cirkovic back against the ropes.
Diego lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cirkovic pushes Diego back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Cirkovic controls his hands.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic blocks a body shot from Diego.
Cirkovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cirkovic has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Cirkovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cirkovic.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Cirkovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diego's brow.
Cirkovic misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cirkovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diego.
Diego dodges an elbow strike from Cirkovic.
Diego lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milovan Cirkovic had his way with Dwan Diego in that round.
The cut man is working on Dwan Diego's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Cirkovic throws out a loose jab but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cirkovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diego misses with a low kick.
Diego tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diego with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Diego throws out a leg kick but Cirkovic moves out of range and Diego only half commits.
Cirkovic misses with a body shot.
Cirkovic misses with a kick to the body.
Diego checks a low kick from Cirkovic.
Diego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diego throws a body punch but Cirkovic moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Diego throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego connects with an inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cirkovic. Diego does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diego throws a body punch but Cirkovic moves out of range.
Diego has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Diego there as he acknowledges the shot.
Diego scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cirkovic doesn't seem bothered though.
Cirkovic jabs at Diego's body.
Milovan Cirkovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego moves out of range of the body kick.
Diego wants to counter the offense by Cirkovic and move into the clinch position.
Diego fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cirkovic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Diego misses with a jab to the body
and Cirkovic counters with a good, hard body kick but Diego shrugs it off.
Diego misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
Cirkovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Diego paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diego throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Diego stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic misses with a leg kick.
Diego throws out a counter right but Cirkovic avoids it with no problem.
Cirkovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diego looks to land a right hand but Cirkovic moved out of range.
Cirkovic attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Diego moves in looking to clinch but Cirkovic pushes him off.
Cirkovic ducks under a wild hook from Diego.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cirkovic. Diego does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Diego is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cirkovic manages to avoid it.
Cirkovic throwing a counter right hand but Diego manages to avoid it.
Diego throws a low kick, looking for Cirkovic's leg but Cirkovic calmly moves out of range.
Diego scores with a spinning back kick!
Cirkovic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cirkovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
Diego closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A jab from Cirkovic finds it's way through Diego's defenses.
Diego misses with a few strikes there.
Cirkovic half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cirkovic swings for the body but Diego moves out of range.
Cirkovic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cirkovic thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Diego if he has to take too many more of those.
Cirkovic misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cirkovic. Diego does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cirkovic pushes Diego away with a front kick.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick which misses Diego's front leg but catches the back leg as Diego tries to avoid it.
Cirkovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

And that's the end of the fight!
Milovan Cirkovic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Diego has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 48:48
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 48:47

The fight is ruled a draw!
Oh dear, what a disastrous situation! The belt remains unclaimed and both fighters go home unhappy!