PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Dock (ranked 5729 p4p, 3457 weight class) and Jaakko Ilmarinen (ranked 577 p4p, 427 weight class). Dock comes into the arena with The Hangover Soundtrack- Iko Iko blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dock
vs
Ilmarinen

225 cm
38
200
22 - 39 - 0

186 cm
26
197
6 - 10 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 39 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Dock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Ilmarinen!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ilmarinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dock is looking to counter with head kicks.
Dock defending well as Ilmarinen loads up on a big left hand.
Dock looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dock scores with a spinning back kick!
Dock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ilmarinen throws a hook but Dock avoids it easily.
Dock tries to clinch but Ilmarinen is having none of it.
Bob Dock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dock tries to clinch but Ilmarinen is having none of it.
A head kick from Dock lands but Ilmarinen takes it in his stride.
Ilmarinen blocks a head kick by Dock.
Ilmarinen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

Dock has Ilmarinen up against the cage in a clinch.

Ilmarinen breaks the clinch.
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.
Ilmarinen throws a right and a left that Dock avoids nicely.
Dock staying out of range there.
Ilmarinen misses with a hook. Dock ducked under it nicely.
Dock is looking to clinch.
Dock bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dock slips under a jab from Ilmarinen.
Dock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ilmarinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dock doesn't manage to clinch there - Ilmarinen circles away.
Ilmarinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dock drops his hands momentarily and Ilmarinen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ilmarinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ilmarinen throws out the jab.
Dock's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ilmarinen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dock scrambles back to his feet.
A big right from Ilmarinen misses.

Dock closes the distance and clinches.
Dock landing knees to the head.
Dock misses with a knee to the head.
Dock connects with a knee to the head.
Dock tries to land knees in the clinch but Ilmarinen avoids the damage to the body.
Dock misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Dock.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ilmarinen avoids it.

Ilmarinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dock throws the kick towards the body but Ilmarinen avoids it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dock tries to clinch
and Ilmarinen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dock thinking.
Dock tries to clinch but Ilmarinen is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dock wants to clinch up but Ilmarinen keeps it at a distance.
Dock on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dock tries to clinch but Ilmarinen moves out of range.
Ilmarinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ilmarinen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nice defenses there by Dock.
Dock moves out of range as Ilmarinen strikes.
Ilmarinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circling - Ilmarinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ilmarinen looks to land a right hand but Dock moved out of range.
Ilmarinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dock.
Dock throws a counter high kick but Ilmarinen was just alert enough to avoid it.
Ilmarinen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ilmarinen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dock ducks under a wild hook from Ilmarinen.
Dock slips under a jab from Ilmarinen.
Sloppy strikes from Ilmarinen. Those never looked like landing.
Dock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ilmarinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ilmarinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Dock.
A swing and a miss from Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen throws a right and a left that Dock avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dock goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dock wants to clinch up but Ilmarinen keeps it at a distance.
Ilmarinen moves out of range as Dock throws a body kick.
Ilmarinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dock lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dock lands with a nice body kick.
Dock tries to clinch up
and Ilmarinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dock is looking to clinch but Ilmarinen is avoiding it.
Dock throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ilmarinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ilmarinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ilmarinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Dock.
Ilmarinen misses the shot to the body.
Dock tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ilmarinen manages to circle out of the way.
Dock throws a sloppy head kick and Ilmarinen moves out of range easily.
Dock tries to clinch but Ilmarinen moves out of range.
Dock tries to clinch up but Ilmarinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Ilmarinen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dock staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dock is looking to clinch.
Ilmarinen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ilmarinen counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Ilmarinen misses the target.

Dock has closed the distance and engaged Ilmarinen in a clinch.

Ilmarinen breaks the clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dock.
Dock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ilmarinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Dock closes the distance and pushes Ilmarinen back into the cage.
Ilmarinen managing to block the knees to the body from Dock.
Dock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dock tries to land knees in the clinch but Ilmarinen avoids the damage to the body.
Ilmarinen managing to block the knees to the body from Dock.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ilmarinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ilmarinen stalling.

Ilmarinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dock tries to close the distance and clinch but Ilmarinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jaakko Ilmarinen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dock is looking to clinch but Ilmarinen is avoiding it.
Dock tries to clinch there but Ilmarinen circles away.
Dock moves in looking to clinch but Ilmarinen pushes him off.
Ilmarinen keeps the fight on the outside.
Ilmarinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dock quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Dock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dock doesn't manage to clinch there - Ilmarinen circles away.
Dock wants to clinch.
Dock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ilmarinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dock is looking to clinch but Ilmarinen is avoiding it.
Dock is looking to clinch.
Ilmarinen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilmarinen scores with a head kick.
Ilmarinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Dock.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ilmarinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Dock.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good exchange - Ilmarinen coming out on top.
Jaakko Ilmarinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ilmarinen blocks the body kick.
Dock tries to clinch up.
Dock throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ilmarinen's head.
Dock takes one on the button.
Dock scores with a nice body kick.
Ilmarinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Dock.
Dock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Ilmarinen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ilmarinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ilmarinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dock misses with a head kick.
Ilmarinen throws a series of punches but Dock avoids them all with ease.
Dock tries to clinch there but Ilmarinen circles away.
Ilmarinen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dock moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ilmarinen delivers a nice body kick.
Ilmarinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ilmarinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little jabbing left from Ilmarinen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ilmarinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dock blocks a jab.
Dock takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dock looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dock lands a high kick!
Dock tries to clinch but Ilmarinen moves out of range.
Ilmarinen tests Dock's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Dock is rocked!
Ilmarinen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dock.
Dock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ilmarinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Dock closes the distance and clinches.
Dock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ilmarinen avoids it.
Dock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ilmarinen avoids it.

Ilmarinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dock throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ilmarinen keeps the fight on the outside.
Dock avoids a kick to the body.
Ilmarinen throws a shot from downtown. Dock moves away and avoids it.
Dock thinks about countering with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ilmarinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Dock.
Dock takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Oh Dock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ilmarinen cracks Dock with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Dock falls to his knees and Ilmarinen doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaakko Ilmarinen!
Jaakko Ilmarinen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.