PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Page (ranked 3469 p4p, 400 weight class) and Bob Dock (ranked 2693 p4p, 327 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dock's choice of entrance music: The Hangover Soundtrack- Iko Iko. Danny Page is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Page
vs
Dock

180 cm
34
185 lbs
14 - 25 - 0

225 cm
32
200 lbs
13 - 23 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
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 14 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Dock!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page connects with a nice looking jab.
Dock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Page darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Page seems to be looking for submissions.
Dock is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Page missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Dock is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Page pulls his head out easily.
Dock wants to get back to full guard.

Dock is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Page pulls his head out easily.
Dock tries to roll over but Page keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dock looking for submissions off his back.
Page throwing shots but Dock is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Dock is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Page pulls his head out easily.
Dock makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dock.

Dock has his foot on Page's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Page works his way back into a safe position though.
Page is looking to work some ground and pound but Dock has wrist control.
Dock keeping moving, preventing Page from controlling successfully.
Page has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Page is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dock is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Page makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dock keeping moving, preventing Page from controlling successfully.
Page is really struggling to control Dock but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Dock preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Page got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dock has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Page has managed to get both his arms back between Dock's legs - danger averted.
Page is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dock is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Page connects with a couple of short punches.
Page lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Dock throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Page escapes and throws Dock's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Dock is looking for a sweep.
Page lands a nice forearm strike.
Dock is not content to let Page control the position.
Dock tries to bench press Page off him but Page keeps the position.

Page is trying to get an arm triangle but Dock is defending well.

Page is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dock knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page lands some shots froms side control.
Dock manages to work his way to half guard, despite Page's best efforts.
Page wants to take a breather but Dock is having none of it.
Dock is trying to get back to full guard.

Dock actively working from the bottom here.
Page working the head and body with strikes.
Dock is trying to get back to full guard.
Dock blocking the ground and pound attempt from Page.
Page looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dock with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Dock is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Page pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dock does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Dock is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Page pulls his head out easily.
Dock is not content to let Page control the position.
Page missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dock is looking for a sweep. Page is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Page decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Dock looks for the body kick but Page saw that one coming.
Page throws a right hand that Dock ducks under and follows up with a left that Dock also avoids with ease.
Dock moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Page fails to land with a series of punches.
Dock takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dock throws a lazy head kick
and Page counters with a right hand to the body.
Page blocks a head kick by Dock.
Page throws a looping overhand right but Dock ducks down to avoid it.
Page fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dock on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Page dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dock misses with a head kick.
Dock is looking to land body kicks.
Dock throws a head kick but Page moves out of range.
Page is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dock can do to turn this around?
Dock misses with the body kick
and Page cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dock pushes Page away with a front kick.
Page fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dock throws a sloppy head kick and Page moves out of range easily.
Dock throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dock throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Page counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dock tries to bench press Page off him but Page keeps the position.
Page in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Page grinds an elbow into Dock's temple.
Dock tries to improve position but can't.
The referee asks Page politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Page prefers to stall for the moment though.
Page lands some shots froms side control.
Dock is looking for a sweep.
Danny Page overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Page working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Page is looking to take a break and control but Dock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dock takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dock tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dock is not content to let Page control the position.

Page tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dock taking a bit of punishment here - Page scoring with strikes.
Page lands a few punches from side control.
Dock felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page landing a few strikes.
An elbow from Page crashes against the mat.
Page is looking to take a break and control but Dock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dock tries to bench press Page off him but Page keeps the position.
Page wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dock keeps working.
Page looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dock is avoiding damage well.
Dock is trying to improve his position.
Dock is working to avoid the ground and pound but Page connects with a decent elbow.
Dock tries to bench press Page off him but Page keeps the position.
Dock is still trying to improve position.
Page grinds an elbow into Dock's temple.
Dock is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Page fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dock is trying to improve his position.
Dock is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dock is not content to let Page control the position.
Page postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Page working the ground and pound but Dock is defending the strikes.
Dock is looking for a sweep.
Page wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dock keeps working.
Dock is looking to reverse the position.
Page trying to control the position but Dock is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dock tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Page wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Page tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Dock is looking to regain half guard here but Page keeps moving and retains side control.
Dock keeps trying to improve his position.
Dock on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Page trying to control the action but Dock is working from the bottom.
Page creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dock sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Dock tries to improve position but can't.
Dock regains half guard.

Dock actively working from the bottom here.
Page throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Page connects with a nice short shot to Dock's temple.
Page scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Page dominated that second round.
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!

Dock throws a head kick that Page semi-blocks.
Page avoids the head kick by Dock.
Page throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Page throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dock tries to land a body kick

and Page counters with a single leg into guard. Dock didn't expect that.
Page trying to control but Dock is working from the bottom.
Page not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dock preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dock looking to hit a scissor sweep but Page is one step ahead there.
Page postures up in Dock's guard and throws a big left but Dock blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Dock working for a triangle but Page defends it easily.

Dock looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Page in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Page throwing strikes from guard but Dock blocks nicely.
Page engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Page avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Page wants to control from the top but Dock keeps moving.
Dock keeping full guard, as Page tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Dock had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Page defends it easily.

Dock is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Dock is looking for a triangle but Page pushes his legs off easily.

Dock has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Page can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Dock is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Page looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Page might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dock looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Page wants to control from the top but Dock keeps moving.
Page postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dock is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Page trying to control but Dock is working from the bottom.
Page throwing strikes from guard but Dock blocks nicely.

Dock throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Dock is looking for a triangle here but Page uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Danny Page is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page is looking to take a break and control but Dock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dock gets back to half guard.
Page drops an elbow to the side of Dock's head.
Page not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dock wants to get back to full guard.

Dock actively working from the bottom here.
Dock is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dock is refusing to be controlled, as Page sits in half guard.
Dock wants to improve his position but Page is controlling well.

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 Danny Page.
Well Page 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Page!
During a confident post fight interview, Danny Page thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.