PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between David Dilbrandt (ranked 983 p4p, 996 weight class) and Batang Kock (ranked 57 p4p, 59 weight class). Dilbrandt kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rock the Dragon. Kock is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: In court. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dilbrandt
vs
Kock

169 cm
24
149
10 - 4 - 1

160 cm
24
140
12 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Dilbrandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Batang Kock!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kock checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dilbrandt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dilbrandt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kock on the side of the head.
Kock walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kock misses with a hook. Dilbrandt ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Kock misses.
Kock throws a looping overhand right but Dilbrandt ducks down to avoid it.
Kock swings for the body but Dilbrandt moves out of range.
We've been informed that Kock 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.
The fighters circling - Dilbrandt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice leg kick from Kock, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dilbrandt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dilbrandt manages to avoid it.
Kock looks to score with a jab to the body but Dilbrandt is just out of range.
Dilbrandt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dilbrandt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kock.
Dilbrandt throws out a loose jab but Kock uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Dilbrandt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kock avoids the body shot from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kock was well out of range. Poor timing from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Dilbrandt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt throws a push kick but Kock slaps the foot to one side.
Dilbrandt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kock walks into a left hand.
Dilbrandt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Kock blocks the leg kick.
Dilbrandt throws a jab when Kock was well out of range.
Kock tries a quick counter leg kick but Dilbrandt is wise to it.
Kock throws a body shot but no joy.
Dilbrandt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kock under the eye.
David Dilbrandt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dilbrandt misses with a straight left.
Dilbrandt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kock on the side of the head.
Dilbrandt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kock.
Dilbrandt looks to throw the jab but Kock is out of range.
Kock slips a jab from Dilbrandt.
Kock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dilbrandt.
Kock takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dilbrandt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kock counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dilbrandt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dilbrandt moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt throws a low kick but Kock moves out of range easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Dilbrandt as he connects with a hook.
Dilbrandt lands a nice shot to the body.
Dilbrandt misses with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kock.
Dilbrandt throws a low kick, looking for Kock's leg but Kock calmly moves out of range.
Kock misses with a head kick.
A jab from Dilbrandt finds it's way through Kock's defenses.
Kock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dilbrandt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kock moves out of range as Dilbrandt throws a body kick.
Dilbrandt misses with an uppercut. Kock saw that one coming.
Kock is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kock lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dilbrandt slips under a jab.
Dilbrandt misses with a kick to the body.
Dilbrandt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice defenses there by Kock.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt moves out of range of the body kick.
Dilbrandt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kock takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dilbrandt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kock takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kock misses the shot to the body.
Dilbrandt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kock ducks under a wild hook from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt avoids the head kick by Kock.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dilbrandt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And Kock responds with a good body kick, but Dilbrandt manages to step out the way in time.
Dilbrandt scores with a nice head shot.
Dilbrandt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kock.
Dilbrandt throws out a loose jab but Kock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kock feints a counter leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dilbrandt.
Kock tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dilbrandt swings widly with a right hand
and Kock counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dilbrandt thinking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dilbrandt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dilbrandt. Kock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dilbrandt tries a low kick but Kock avoids it.
Dilbrandt scores with a jab to the body.
Dilbrandt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dilbrandt throws a body punch but Kock moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Kock misses.
Dilbrandt throws a body punch but Kock moves out of range.
Kock gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dilbrandt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kock takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dilbrandt closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kock counters with a straight right hand.
Kock looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kock 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.
Kock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dilbrandt circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Dilbrandt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dilbrandt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dilbrandt moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

David Dilbrandt dominated that round.
That's time! Dilbrandt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dilbrandt slips under a jab from Kock.
Dilbrandt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kock can do to turn this around?
Dilbrandt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dilbrandt walks into a left hand.
The fighters circling - Dilbrandt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dilbrandt loads up on a big right hand but Kock slips the punch.
Kock throws an overhand right that lands on Dilbrandt's shoulder, as Dilbrandt tries to avoid the shot.
Kock slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dilbrandt throws a sloppy head kick and Kock moves out of range easily.
Dilbrandt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dilbrandt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice side step and Kock releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dilbrandt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kock pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dilbrandt back to the cage. Kock follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The fighters circling - Dilbrandt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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!
Kock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dilbrandt.
Danga de danga de dang - Kock scores with a four punch combination!

Dilbrandt moves into the clinch.
Dilbrandt throws a punch but it's blocked by Kock.
Dilbrandt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dilbrandt misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt misses with some punches.
Kock misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Kock - that landed with a thud.
Dilbrandt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dilbrandt can't find room to land a body shot as Kock controls the action.
Kock tries a body shot but Dilbrandt blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kock.
Kock blocking some punches.
Kock blocks a body shot from Dilbrandt.

Kock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dilbrandt is looking to slow Kock down with leg kicks.
Kock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dilbrandt takes a swing at Kock's ribcage but misses.
Kock now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A jab from Dilbrandt misses.
Dilbrandt moves out of range of the body kick from Kock.
Kock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dilbrandt lands with a good body shot.
Dilbrandt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dilbrandt throws a poor cross that misses
and Kock counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A nice side step and Kock releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dilbrandt misses with a low kick.
Kock throws a hook but Dilbrandt blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Kock 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dilbrandt misses with an uppercut
and Kock counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt misses with a wild body shot.
Dilbrandt throws out a loose jab but Kock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Dilbrandt.
Kock misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dilbrandt misses with an uppercut.
Dilbrandt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kock.
Kock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dilbrandt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kock has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dilbrandt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kock ducks under a wild hook from Dilbrandt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt dodges the punch combination from Kock.
Kock throws a body punch but Dilbrandt moves out of range.
Dilbrandt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kock checks a leg kick nicely.
Dilbrandt misses with a body shot.
Kock thows a body kick. Dilbrandt tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kock throws a lazy head kick
and Dilbrandt counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kock moves out of range of the strikes.
Kock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dilbrandt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kock takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kock's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dilbrandt under the eye.
Kock misses with an uppercut. Dilbrandt saw that one coming.
Kock misses with a looping left.
Kock moves out of range of the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dilbrandt, as that shot connected.
Kock throws a head kick but Dilbrandt moves out of range.
Dilbrandt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt throws a leg kick
and Kock counters with a nice kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dilbrandt throws a hook to the side of Kock's head but Kock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kock lands a nice looking body shot.
Kock throws a hook but Dilbrandt avoids it easily.
Kock connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kock staying out of range there.
The crowd cheers as Dilbrandt lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kock doesn't seem phased though.
Kock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt with a nice calf kick.
Dilbrandt tries to clinch up
and Kock counters with a nice leg kick.
Kock's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kock takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dilbrandt misses with a low kick.
Dilbrandt connects with a leg kick.
David Dilbrandt is winning the standup battle so far.
Kock moves out of range of the leg kick from Dilbrandt.
Kock misses with a body shot
and Dilbrandt counters with a stiff right hand.
Kock uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that David Dilbrandt will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A slow jab from Dilbrandt misses its intended target.
Dilbrandt connects with a single shot there.
Dilbrandt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kock.
It looked like Dilbrandt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kock lands an overhand right.
Dilbrandt throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kock! But no joy.
Kock misses with a hook. Dilbrandt ducked under it nicely.
Dilbrandt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kock now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kock cracks Dilbrandt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kock misses with a body shot
and Dilbrandt counters with a nice uppercut.
Kock swats away the attempt to clinch by Dilbrandt.
Kock swats away the attempt to clinch by Dilbrandt.
Kock let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kock takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kock looks to land a left hand but Dilbrandt moved out of range nicely.

Dilbrandt closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dilbrandt backwards.
Dilbrandt tries to throw a body punch but Kock avoids it by throwing Dilbrandt back against the cage.
Dilbrandt blocking some punches.
Dilbrandt lands a hook to the side of the head.

Kock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dilbrandt blocks a low kick nicely.
Kock misses with a low kick.
Kock takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Dilbrandt pushes Kock up against the cage in a clinch.
Kock blocks an elbow strike from Dilbrandt.

Kock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dilbrandt 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.
Dilbrandt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Dilbrandt as he connects with a hook.
Dilbrandt looks to land a left hand but Kock moved out of range nicely.
Dilbrandt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dilbrandt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Batang Kock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dilbrandt connects with a jab.
Dilbrandt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kock is able to avoid easily.
Dilbrandt scoring well with a low kick there.
Dilbrandt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kock slips under a jab from Dilbrandt.
Kock is looking for the big counter here.
Dilbrandt moves away from the strike by Kock.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kock doesn't seem bothered though.
Kock gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dilbrandt throws a leg kick which misses Kock's front leg but catches the back leg as Kock tries to avoid it.
Dilbrandt lands a jab to Kock's midsection.
Kock tries to land a leg kick but Dilbrandt saw it coming and moves away.
Kock misses with a straight left.
Dilbrandt fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kock just manages to avoid it.
Kock scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dilbrandt doesn't seem bothered though.
Dilbrandt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dilbrandt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kock. Kock circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kock lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dilbrandt's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt lands an overhand right.
Kock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dilbrandt.
Nice defenses there by Dilbrandt.
Kock throws a nice looking combination but Dilbrandt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kock blocks a low kick nicely.
Kock misses with a hook. Dilbrandt ducked under it nicely.
Dilbrandt tries to close the distance and clinch but Kock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt throws a half hearted mid kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Kock misses.
Dilbrandt slips under a jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt scores with a nice head shot.
Kock misses with a body shot.
Dilbrandt throws a body shot but no joy.
Dilbrandt bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dilbrandt throws an overhand right that lands on Kock's shoulder, as Kock tries to avoid the shot.
Dilbrandt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kock.
David Dilbrandt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kock motions for Dilbrandt to come forward. Kock throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dilbrandt wants to clinch up but Kock keeps it at a distance.
Kock is looking for the big counter here.
Dilbrandt works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dilbrandt throws the left hand but Kock avoids the punch easily.
Kock throws a body punch but Dilbrandt moves out of range.
Dilbrandt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kock. That did some damage!
Kock misses with an uppercut
and Dilbrandt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kock thinking.
Kock misses the shot to the body.
Dilbrandt throws a nice looking combination but Kock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kock throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sloppy strikes from Dilbrandt. Those never looked like landing.
As Dilbrandt backs off Kock throws a huge counter combo but Dilbrandt manages to avoid it all.
Dilbrandt throws a body punch but Kock moves out of range.
Dilbrandt swings for the body but Kock moves out of range.
Dilbrandt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kock.
Kock misses with a hook
and Dilbrandt counters with an outside leg kick.
Kock throws a head kick but Dilbrandt moves out of range.
Kock has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dilbrandt finds it's way round the side to connect with Kock's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Dilbrandt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dilbrandt 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Dilbrandt!
David Dilbrandt thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Batang Kock spoke after the fight, saying 'I have never Lost a fight.I am undefeated.'.