PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antoine Dodson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Draco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dodson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Antoine Dodson - Bed Intruder. Tony Draco will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Dodson
vs
Draco

175 cm
30
190 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

190 cm
32
195 lbs
12 - 14 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antoine Dodson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Draco!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dodson dives in and grabs Draco's left leg, looking for a takedown. Draco pushes down on Dodson's head and hops out.
Draco darts in trying to clinch
and Dodson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Draco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dodson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Draco wants to clinch but Dodson slips to the side
and Dodson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Draco is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dodson misses with a body kick.
Dodson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dodson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Draco wants to clinch but Dodson slips to the side
and Dodson counters with a straight right hand.
Draco lands a jab to the nose.
Draco avoids the head kick by Dodson.
Dodson keeps Draco at a distance using the push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Draco gets a clinch.
Draco stalling in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Draco effectively controlling the action here.
Draco is trying to break the clinch but Dodson is controlling him.

Dodson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tony Draco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dodson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Draco closes the distance but Dodson moves to the side
and Dodson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dodson fakes the leg kick and cracks Draco in the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Dodson drops Draco with a left and a right! Oh, Draco is hurt - Dodson dives into side control looking to finish!

It looks like Tony Draco has been cut.
Draco looks winded!
Dodson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Draco down.
Draco takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Draco is rocked!
Dodson cracks Draco with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Draco is still in real trouble! Can Dodson finish him?
Dodson working the ground and pound.
Draco wants to control but Dodson postures up.
Dodson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Dodson lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Draco! Dodson senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Draco out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Antoine Dodson!
Antoine Dodson made sure to mention his sponsor, MMA ANIMAL in his post fight interview.