PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Dock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Griffioen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffioen has chosen Love as his entrance music. Bob Dock has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Dock
vs
Griffioen

225 cm
25
200 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

204 cm
19
211 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Dock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Griffioen!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffioen throws a sloppy head kick and Dock moves out of range easily.

Dock has managed to clinch.
Dock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Our sources have told us that Dock has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Dock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Griffioen has had enough of the clinch but Dock keeps him there for the moment.
Dock really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dock scores with a knee to the head.
Dock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Griffioen working hard to break the clinch.
Griffioen is trying to break the clinch but Dock is controlling him.

Griffioen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Griffioen tries a head kick but it misses.

Dock takes the fight into the clinch.
Dock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Griffioen's face.
A frustrated look appears on Griffioen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dock landing knees to the body.
Griffioen looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Griffioen's face.
Dock landing knees to the head.
Dock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dock scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Griffioen's face.
Dock lands a knee to the head.
Dock connects with a knee to the head.
Dock landing knees to the head.
Dock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Griffioen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dock lands a knee to the body.
Dock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Griffioen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dock scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffioen tries to break the clinch but Dock is controlling the position.
Dock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Griffioen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Griffioen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Griffioen is trying to break free.
Dock landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Dock.
Griffioen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dock has him pressed against the cage.
Dock with a knee to the head.
Griffioen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dock scores with a knee to the head.
Dock landing knees to the head.

Griffioen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Dock moves into the clinch.
Dock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dock.
Dock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Griffioen has had enough of the clinch but Dock keeps him there for the moment.
Knees to the body from Dock.
Dock connects with a knee to the head.
Dock looking to throw knees to the head but Griffioen is blocking nicely.

Griffioen breaks the clinch.

Dock darts in and clinches Griffioen up against the cage.
Griffioen wants to get back to striking at distance but Dock won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffioen has had enough of the clinch but Dock keeps him there for the moment.
Dock connects with a knee to the head.
Griffioen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Griffioen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Griffioen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dock has him pressed against the cage.
Dock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Griffioen tries to break the clinch but Dock is controlling the position.
Griffioen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Griffioen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dock landing knees to the head.
Dock with a knee to the head.
We've been informed that Griffioen has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Griffioen is trying to push Dock away but Dock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dock scores with a knee to the head.
Griffioen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Griffioen is defending well for now.

Griffioen manages to break the clinch.
Dock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griffioen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dock moves into range and clinches up with Griffioen.
Dock connects with a knee to the head.
Dock landing knees to the body.
Griffioen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Griffioen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Griffioen is trying to break the clinch but Dock has him pressed against the cage.
Dock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Griffioen tries to land knees in the clinch but Dock avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Dock.
Dock tries a knee to the head but Griffioen blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dock misses with a knee to the head.
Dock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dock prevents Griffioen from breaking the clinch.
Dock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Griffioen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dock blocks a head kick by Griffioen.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Griffioen tries to break free but Dock pushes him back against the cage.
Griffioen is trying to break the clinch but Dock has him pressed against the cage.
Dock landing knees to the body.
Dock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Griffioen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Griffioen wants to break free but Dock has control.
Dock landing knees to the head.
Dock lands a knee to the body.
Dock landing knees to the head.
Dock takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Griffioen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dock scores with a knee to the head.
Dock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffioen is trying to push Dock away but Dock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Griffioen misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dock scores a nice knee to the body.
Bob Dock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Griffioen is defending well for now.
Dock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Griffioen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Griffioen taking a breather.
Dock with a knee to the head.
Dock tries to land a knee to the head but Griffioen blocks with his arms.
Griffioen avoiding damage as Dock throws knees to the body.
Dock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Griffioen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Griffioen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dock has him pressed against the cage.
Dock misses with a knee to the head.

Griffioen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Griffioen tries to keep at a distance but Dock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffioen missing with knees to the body.
Dock scores with a knee to the head.
Griffioen tries to break free but Dock pushes him back against the cage.
Griffioen is trying to push Dock away but Dock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dock obliges.
Dock has Griffioen pressed against the cage, preventing Griffioen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dock landing knees to the head.

Griffioen manages to break the clinch.

Dock gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Griffioen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Griffioen breaks the clinch.

Dock has Griffioen up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Griffioen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dock misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Griffioen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dock connects with a knee to the head.

Griffioen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Griffioen throws a sloppy head kick and Dock moves out of range easily.

Dock takes the fight into the clinch.
Dock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dock connects with a knee to the head.
Dock trying to land knees to the body.
Griffioen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Griffioen pushes Dock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Griffioen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dock connects with a knee to the head.
Dock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Griffioen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffioen is trying to force a seperation but Dock has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Griffioen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Griffioen can't break the clinch.
Dock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Griffioen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dock lands a nice knee to the body.
Dock lands a nice knee to the body.

Griffioen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Dock has Griffioen up against the cage in a clinch.
Dock connects with a knee to the head.
Griffioen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Griffioen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dock with a knee to the head.
Griffioen can't break the clinch.
Griffioen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dock lands a knee to the head.
Griffioen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Griffioen's face.
Dock scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Dock dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Dock avoids the head kick by Griffioen.

Dock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Griffioen tries to break the clinch but Dock is controlling the position.
Griffioen tries to circle away but Dock has him pinned against the cage.
Dock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dock lands a knee to the body.
Dock with a knee to the head.
Dock scores with a knee to the head.
Dock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Griffioen can do to turn this around?
Griffioen has had enough of the clinch but Dock keeps him there for the moment.
Griffioen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Griffioen is trying to break the clinch but Dock is controlling him.
Dock scores with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Griffioen misses with a knee to the head.
Dock has Griffioen pressed against the cage, preventing Griffioen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dock landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffioen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dock with a knee to the head.
Griffioen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dock with a knee to the head.
Dock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Griffioen's face.
Knees to the body from Dock.
A knee to the head by Dock.
Dock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Griffioen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Griffioen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Griffioen is trying to break the clinch but Dock has him pressed against the cage.
Dock scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dock dodges an elbow strike from Griffioen.
Dock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Griffioen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dock scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dock.
Griffioen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dock.
Dock lands a knee to the head.
Dock with a knee to the head.
Dock lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Dock.
Dock takes an elbow to the temple.
Dock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Griffioen's efforts to push away.
Dock scores with a knee to the head.
Dock with a knee to the head.
Dock connects with a knee to the head.

Griffioen breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Dock closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dock as Griffioen tries to tie him up.
Dock landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dock lands a knee to the head.
Dock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Griffioen's efforts to push away.
Mark Griffioen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dock connects with a knee to the head.
Dock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Griffioen blocks it with crossed arms.
Dock tries to land a knee to the head but Griffioen blocks with his arms.
Griffioen lands a damaging elbow.
Dock lands a good knee to the midsection. Griffioen won't want to take too many of those.
Dock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Griffioen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Griffioen can't find room to land a body shot as Dock controls the action.
Dock with a knee to the head.
Griffioen wants to get back to striking at distance but Dock won't allow it.
Griffioen working hard to break the clinch.
Griffioen wants to break free but Dock has control.
Griffioen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dock connects with a knee to the head.
Dock landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffioen trying to land knees to the body.
Griffioen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Griffioen misses with the head strike.
Dock landing knees to the head.
Dock with a knee to the head.
Dock avoids a wild elbow strike from Griffioen.
A knee to the head by Dock.
Dock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Griffioen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Griffioen's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffioen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Griffioen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dock with a knee to the head.
Griffioen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dock.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Dock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dock, 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Dock!