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). Chooooooooon! I think Cirkovic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Five Finger Death Punch - . Diego has chosen Jiu Jitsu as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Cirkovic
vs
Diego

193 cm
39
194 lbs
42 - 13 - 2

183 cm
27
190 lbs
11 - 7 - 1

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 - 2, 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 - 1, fighting out of London, Dwan Diego!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cirkovic throws a hook but Diego avoids it easily.
Diego scores with a hook to the body. Cirkovic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cirkovic lands a lovely overhand right.
Diego has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Cirkovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diego.
Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cirkovic throws out a loose jab but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cirkovic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cirkovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cirkovic tries to clinch up.
Diego uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cirkovic.
Diego moves out of range of the strikes.
Diego lands a nice shot to the body.
Cirkovic cracks a nice hook into Diego's ribs.
Cirkovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick but Diego moved away.

Cirkovic darts in and clinches Diego up against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice elbow from Cirkovic.

It looks like Dwan Diego has been cut.
A right hand to the body from Diego.
Diego pushes off an throws an elbow but Cirkovic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Cirkovic.
A short right from Cirkovic on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Diego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cirkovic takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cirkovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Diego.
Cirkovic misses with the head strike.
Diego tries to stall but Cirkovic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cirkovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cirkovic blocks an uppercut.
Diego takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cirkovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego blocks an elbow strike.
Diego lands an elbow inside that Cirkovic shrugs off.

It looks like Milovan Cirkovic has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diego lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Cirkovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diego's brow.
A nice left hand lands by Diego.
Diego lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diego.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cirkovic throws an elbow but it misses.
Cirkovic has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Diego scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diego lands an elbow that stopped Cirkovic in his tracks for a moment.
Diego looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Diego throws an elbow but it misses.
Cirkovic misses with some punches.
Cirkovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cirkovic misses with a punch to the body.
Diego tries a body shot but Cirkovic blocks it.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Cirkovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diego.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cirkovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Diego scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cirkovic misses with a hook to the ribs.

Cirkovic breaks from the clinch.
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.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cirkovic has Diego up against the ropes in a clinch.
Dwan Diego seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cirkovics head.
Diego stalling in the clinch but Cirkovic improves position.
Cirkovic wants to stall.
Cirkovic blocks the elbow strike.
Cirkovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego looking to stall.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego taking a breather.
Cirkovic lands an elbow just above Diego 's eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego lands an uppercut.
Cirkovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diego is defending well for now.
Cirkovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Cirkovic avoids a wild elbow strike from Diego.
Diego throws an elbow but it misses.
Diego avoids a wild elbow strike from Cirkovic.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cirkovic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego tries a body shot but Cirkovic blocks it.
Cirkovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego is trying to stall.
Cirkovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cirkovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cirkovic lands with a short shot to the head.
Diego lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cirkovic backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Diego.
Diego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cirkovic digs a right hand underneath Diego's ribcage. Diego let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cirkovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diegos head.
Cirkovic tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Cirkovic breaks the clinch.
Cirkovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diego manages to avoid it.
Diego fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cirkovic.
Diego throws a low kick, looking for Cirkovic's leg but Cirkovic calmly moves out of range.
Good shot there by Diego.
Cirkovic tries to land a front kick but Diego steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cirkovic connects with a high kick.
Diego closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Milovan Cirkovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Cirkovic throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Cirkovic.
Diego moves out of range of the leg kick from Cirkovic.
Diego cracks a nice hook into Cirkovic's ribs.
Diego gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Cirkovic throws a hook to the side of Diego's head but Diego sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diego tries to counter by closing the distance.
Diego connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cirkovic slips a straight right by Diego.
Cirkovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dwan Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego misses the jab.
Cirkovic is looking to counter the offense by Diego and move into the clinch.
Cirkovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diego moves away.
Cirkovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diego.
Cirkovic lands a leg kick that knocks Diego off balance momentarily.
Cirkovic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Diego feints and then cracks Cirkovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cirkovic down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Milovan Cirkovic will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Diego misses with an uppercut. Cirkovic saw that one coming.
Diego throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Cirkovic.
Diego uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Diego on the side of the head.
Cirkovic moves out of range of the leg kick from Diego.
Cirkovic throws a body punch but Diego moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Diego.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cirkovic scoring well with a low kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. Cirkovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cirkovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Diego fakes the leg kick and cracks Cirkovic in the body.
Diego takes a swing at Cirkovic's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirkovic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cirkovic misses with a head kick.
Cirkovic lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cirkovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diego throws a solid leg kick but Cirkovic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Diego.
Cirkovic throws a shot from downtown. Diego moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A combination from Cirkovic does no damage.
Cirkovic misses with a body kick.
Diego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cirkovic.
Diego connects with a looping right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Diego. That snapped Cirkovic's head back.
Diego misses with a low kick as Cirkovic jumps back.
Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Diego missing with a left hand there. Cirkovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diego tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cirkovic lands a leg kick that knocks Diego off balance momentarily.
Diego delivers a nice body kick.
Cirkovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Diego swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cirkovic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diego. Diego obviously looking to wear him down.
Cirkovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Cirkovic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A big right from Diego misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diego, right into the meat.
Good work by Cirkovic as he checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diego fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cirkovic is out of range.
Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cirkovic moves away.
Cirkovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cirkovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diego manages to avoid it.
Diego throws a leg kick but Cirkovic moved away.

Diego tries to keep at a distance but Cirkovic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Cirkovic controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cirkovic.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Cirkovic.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Diego - that landed with a thud.
Cirkovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cirkovic tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cirkovic prevents a body shot from Diego.
Diego throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cirkovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Dwan Diego just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cirkovic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Diego lands a leg kick that knocks Cirkovic off balance momentarily.
Cirkovic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diego's calf.
Cirkovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diego's sensitive parts.
Cirkovic lands a lovely overhand right.
Cirkovic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diego stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Diego lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cirkovic at a distance.
Cirkovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cirkovic scores with a hook to the body. Diego takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cirkovic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Diego momentarily.
Diego keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick but Diego checks it.
Diego feints a counter leg kick.
Diego looks to land a combination but Cirkovic avoids it well.
Diego scores with a jab to the body.
Cirkovic ducks right into an uppercut from Diego.
Cirkovic connects with a leg kick. Diego looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Diego's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cirkovic punishes Diego's body with a nice straight punch.
Diego fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Diego blocks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego swings for the body but Cirkovic moves out of range.
Cirkovic avoids the body shot from Diego.
Diego throws a leg kick which misses Cirkovic's front leg but catches the back leg as Cirkovic tries to avoid it.
Cirkovic throws a chopping leg kick but Diego manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Diego is looking to slow Cirkovic down with leg kicks.
Cirkovic connects with the punch.
Cirkovic defending well as Diego loads up on a big left hand.
Cirkovic throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cirkovic's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Cirkovic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diego. Diego obviously looking to wear him down.
Diego lands a really nice looking cross but Cirkovic seems unphased.
Cirkovic lands a lovely overhand right.
Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
Diego lands a nice shot that snaps Cirkovic's head back.
Diego is looking to clinch.
Cirkovic throws a low kick but Diego avoids it.
Cirkovic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cirkovic counters with a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diego.
Diego misses the shot to the body.
Cirkovic throws a body punch but Diego moves out of range.
Cirkovic blocks a low kick nicely.
Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
Cirkovic slips under a jab.
Cirkovic keeps Diego at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Cirkovic finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cirkovic takes one to the chin there.
Cirkovic throws a lazy right hand but Diego sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cirkovic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cirkovic cracks Diego with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cirkovic scores with a leg kick.
Cirkovic swings for the body but Diego moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cirkovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diego takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diego throws out a leg kick but Cirkovic moves out of range and Diego only half commits.
Cirkovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diego.
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.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.

Diego will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The fighters circling - Diego throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cirkovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diego tries to counter with a clinch but Cirkovic shakes him off and moves away.
Cirkovic misses with a kick to the body.
Diego scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cirkovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Good leg kick by Diego there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cirkovic swings for the body but Diego moves out of range.
Cirkovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cirkovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diego lands with a straight right. Cirkovic didn't see that one coming.
Diego swings for the body but Cirkovic moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego throws a jab when Cirkovic was well out of range.
Cirkovic misses with a straight left.
Cirkovic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cirkovic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Diego checks it well.
Diego misses the shot to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Cirkovic blocks a body shot from Diego.
Cirkovic tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Cirkovic breaks the clinch.
Diego moves out of range of the body kick.
Cirkovic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Diego misses with a low kick as Cirkovic jumps back.
Diego throws out a leg kick but Cirkovic moves out of range and Diego only half commits.
Diego avoids the head kick by Cirkovic.
Diego lands a nice shot to the body.
Diego lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cirkovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cirkovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Cirkovic throws a wild body kick that Diego sees coming a mile off.
Diego lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Diego keeps the fight on the outside.
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic feints and then cracks Diego's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diego down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cirkovic.
Diego looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cirkovic moves out of range of the leg kick from Diego.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cirkovic misses with an uppercut.
Diego takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Diego throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slow jab from Cirkovic misses its intended target.
Cirkovic moves away from the strike by Diego.
Cirkovic is looking to counter punch.
Cirkovic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Diego throws a body punch but Cirkovic moves out of range.
Diego lands a nice shot that snaps Cirkovic's head back.
Diego throws a low kick but Cirkovic avoids it.
Cirkovic fires out a quick counter leg kick but Diego just manages to avoid it.
Cirkovic looks to land a right hand but Diego moved out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic is looking to clinch but Diego is avoiding it.
Diego tries to score with a low kick but Cirkovic moves his leg out of the way.
Cirkovic tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Diego manages to circle out of the way.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dwan Diego.
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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 47:48
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 48:48
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dwan Diego!
Dwan Diego is the new middleweight champion!
Dwan Diego thanked the fans post fight for their support.