PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Dill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwyane Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dill's entrance music is Safri Duo - Played A Live. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Griffin's choice of entrance music: Tech N9ne - Am I A Psycho? (Feat. B.o.B. and Hopsin) . Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Dill
vs
Griffin

173 cm
19
156 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

185 cm
21
149 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

The Big Kabosh

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Dill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dwyane Griffin!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dill wants to clinch up but Griffin keeps it at a distance.
Griffin looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Dill fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheers as Dill lands an impressive looking overhand right. Griffin doesn't seem phased though.
Griffin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dill.
Dill tries to score a power double leg takedown but Griffin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dill somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Dill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dill throws a lazy head kick

and Griffin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Griffin tries a knee to the head but Dill blocks it.
Dill lands with a left to the head.
Griffin tries to land knees in the clinch but Dill avoids the damage to the body.
Our sources have told us that Dill has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Dill misses with a knee to the head.
Griffin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Griffin manages to break the clinch.
Dill goes for a double leg but Griffin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Griffin continues to drive forward.
Griffin tries to land knees in the clinch but Dill avoids the damage to the body.
Griffin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Griffin misses with the head strike.
Griffin stalling the fight.

Dill drags the fight down to the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Dill pushes Griffin off and gets back to his feet.
Dill throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Griffin's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dill throws a sloppy head kick and Griffin moves out of range easily.
Dill shoots in for a double leg but Griffin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dill goes for a double leg but Griffin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Griffin continues to drive forward.
Griffin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dill on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dill connects with a knee to the head.
Dill managing to block the knees to the body from Griffin.
Dill is looking to break free of the clinch but Griffin has double underhooks.
Dill tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Griffin tries to pull guard but Dill forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dill tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Griffin avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dill takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dill pulls guard effortlessly.
Dill is looking to stand up but Griffin isn't so interested in that idea.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Dill manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Griffin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dill fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dill throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Griffin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dill fails in his attempt to clinch.
Griffin tries to clinch up
and Dill counters with a head kick. That will keep Griffin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Griffin tries to clinch but Dill is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dill shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Griffin sprawls well. Griffin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dill gets slowly back to his feet.
Griffin slaps away a takedown attempt from Dill, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Dill dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Dill shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Dill moves into range and clinches up with Griffin.
Dill lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dill fails to pull guard.
Griffin trying to control the position but instead, Dill has worked for underhooks and has pushed Griffin into the cage.
Griffin with a knee to the head.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
Griffin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dill has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Griffin stalling in the clinch but Dill improves position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dill is defending well for now.
Dill jumps guard but Griffin stands there with Dill around his waist. Dill gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Dill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dill fails to pull guard.
Dill stalling the fight.
Dill lands a nice elbow.
Griffin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dill connects with a knee to the head.
Griffin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Griffin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dill up against the cage.
Dwyane Griffin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dill tries to break free but Griffin pushes him back against the cage.
Dill misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dill is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Griffin to keep the fight standing.
Griffin misses with some punches.
Dill lands an elbow that stopped Griffin in his tracks for a moment.
Dill tries to circle away but Griffin has him pinned against the cage.
Dill stalling against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dill takes a knee to the side of the body.

Griffin decides to pull guard.
Griffin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Dill gets to his feet - Griffin follows without any prompting.
Griffin drops his hands momentarily and Dill takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dill throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Griffin's head.
Dwyane Griffin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dill shoots in for a takedown but Griffin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Griffin tries to clinch but Dill is having none of it.
Dill lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dill shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Griffin pinned against the cage. Griffin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Griffin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dill.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Griffin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dill counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Griffin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
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 Mark Dill will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Griffin leaves Dill with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Griffin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Griffin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dill counters with a body kick.
Griffin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dill darts in looking for a takedown but Griffin gets double underhooks and turns Dill into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dill successfully pulls guard.

Dill uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Griffin. No joy for Dill on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Dill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dill doesn't manage to clinch there - Griffin circles away.
Griffin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dill.
Dill misses with a takedown attempt - Griffin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Griffin is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Griffin moves in looking to clinch but Dill pushes him off.
Griffin is looking to clinch but Dill is avoiding it.
Griffin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dill counters with a good low kick that Griffin was not able to check.
Mark Dill is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dill shoots in for a double leg but Griffin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dill shoots in looking for a takedown. Griffin tries to sprawl out of it but Dill keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Griffin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dill shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Griffin defends it nicely.
Griffin moves to clinch but Dill breaks away
and Dill counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin moves to clinch but Dill breaks away
and Dill counters with a low kick, right behind Griffin 's knee.
Dill darts in looking for a takedown but Griffin gets double underhooks and turns Dill into the cage.
Dwyane Griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dill misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Griffin.
Griffin missing with knees to the body.
Griffin working Dill over with knees to the body.
Griffin missing with knees to the body.

Dill successfully pulls guard.
Dill is adopting a defensive guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mark Dill.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dill, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Dill!
Mark Dill decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Dwyane Griffin was interviewed post fight and said 'I would like to thank my manager, my fans, my sponsors and my gym. I will be back hungry and ready for a battle.'.