PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bree Mangie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Dodd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjamin Dodd struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Benjamin Dodd will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Mangie
vs
Dodd

160 cm
18
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bree Mangie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin Dodd!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mangie drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mangie postures up in Dodd's guard and throws a big left but Dodd blocks it.
Mangie lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mangie has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mangie trying to control but Dodd is working from the bottom.
Dodd wants to stand up but Mangie is controlling him.
Mangie controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mangie wants to pass the guard but Dodd is keeping the position.
Mangie is in close to Dodd's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mangie sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mangie trying to control the position from guard on top but Dodd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangie landing some decent shots from guard.
Dodd is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mangie is controlling him.
Mangie scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mangie trying to control the position from guard on top but Dodd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dodd avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mangie trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Dodd manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Mangie has a closed guard, preventing Dodd from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dodd is one step ahead there.
Mangie wants to get back to his feet but Dodd is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mangie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mangie on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mangie tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangie is working hard here to advance position.
Mangie trying to control the position.
Mangie has a closed guard, preventing Dodd from standing up.
Mangie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Bree Mangie has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mangie. Dodd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mangie throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Some wild striking there from Dodd.
Sloppy strikes from Dodd. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dodd checks a leg kick nicely.
Mangie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dodd.
Benjamin Dodd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dodd throws a right and a left that Mangie avoids nicely.
Dodd looks gassed!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Mangie.
Mangie wants to control but Dodd is keeping him busy.
Mangie creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Mangie is working Dodd over with some ground and pound from side control.
Mangie is working Dodd over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dodd tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Dodd is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bree Mangie dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mangie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dodd.
Dodd misses with a two punch combination.

Mangie closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dodd's guard.
Mangie forces his way into half guard.
Mangie working the head and body with strikes.
Dodd looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mangie scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mangie working the head and body with strikes.
Dodd is breathing heavily.
Mangie lands strikes from half guard.
Mangie is nestled in close to Dodd, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dodd tries to kick Mangie off but Mangie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangie working the head and body with strikes.
Bree Mangie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dodd is looking to escape.
Mangie working the head and body with strikes.

Mangie is working for a submission of some sort.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mangie in particular looking to stall.
Dodd is trying to stand.
Dodd is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Mangie drops an elbow to the side of Dodd's head.
Dodd has hold of Mangie's hands but Mangie slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangie lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mangie lands with a punch from half guard.
Mangie working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Dodd is rocked!
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!

Mangie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dodd defends it well.
Mangie lands with a punch from half guard.
Mangie is trying to control the action in half guard but Dodd is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Well, if Mangie is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Mangie working over Dodd with some ground and pound. Dodd looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dodd with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dodd on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Mangie.
Dodd is still in real trouble! Can Mangie finish him?
Still in half guard, Mangie seems content to control.
Dodd seems to have recovered his senses.
Mangie is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mangie is nestled in close to Dodd, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mangie lands a nice short elbow.
Mangie is keen to just control but Dodd is a slippery customer.
Mangie slips a nice elbow through Dodd's hands, connecting with Dodd's forehead.
Mangie is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mangie slips a nice elbow through Dodd's hands, connecting with Dodd's forehead.
Mangie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mangie performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mangie prevents Dodd from standing back up.
Mangie lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mangie working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dodd tries to kick Mangie off but Mangie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mangie lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dodd has hold of Mangie's hands but Mangie slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bree Mangie dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Mangie.
Mangie landing strikes.
Mangie lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Mangie goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Dodd has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Mangie but great work by Dodd.
Mangie tries to buck Dodd off but Dodd is having none of it.
Mangie manages to get back to half guard.
Mangie controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Mangie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dodd can do to turn this around?

Dodd stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Mangie to get to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mangie gets a double leg takedown into Dodd's guard.
Dodd takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mangie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dodd is keeping the position for now.
Dodd wants to get back to his feet but Mangie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dodd is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mangie works over Dodd with some ground and pound from guard.
Dodd keeping moving, preventing Mangie from controlling successfully.
Mangie landing some decent shots from guard.
Mangie trying to control the position from guard on top but Dodd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangie is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mangie scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mangie trying to control the position from guard on top but Dodd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mangie cracks Dodd with a solid left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mangie connects with a couple of short punches.
Mangie landing with the ground and pound.
Mangie stands up over Dodd, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangie is in close to Dodd's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mangie wants to control from the top but Dodd keeps moving.
Mangie lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Benjamin Dodd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dodd keeping moving, preventing Mangie from controlling successfully.
Dodd wants to stand but Mangie is controlling the position.

Dodd looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangie postures up and lands a big shot to Dodd's brow.
Mangie lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mangie working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dodd's head.
Mangie lands a couple of elbows.
Mangie is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dodd can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mangie controls the pace.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mangie landing with the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Dodd is looking for a triangle but Mangie pushes his legs off easily.
Bree Mangie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mangie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bree Mangie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mangie, 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bree Mangie!
In his post fight interview, Bree Mangie started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.