PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Dodson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Hensball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Dodson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Dodson
vs
Hensball

168 cm
27
82 lbs
4 - 11 - 0

175 cm
27
137 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Dodson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Hensball!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dodson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hensball fails to land with a series of punches.
Dodson cracks Hensball with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dodson throws a series of punches but Hensball moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dodson.
Hensball avoids the body shot from Dodson.
A left and a right from Dodson both land. Nice combination.
Dodson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A big left from Dodson misses.
Hensball tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dodson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hensball leaves Dodson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dodson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hensball tries to clinch but Dodson moves out of range.
Hensball swings for the body but Dodson moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hensball tries to clinch up but Dodson circles away and keeps his distance.
Dodson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dodson looks to land a combination but Hensball avoids it well.

Dodson tries to keep at a distance but Hensball has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hensball.

Hensball's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
John Dodson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Dodson both land. Nice combination.
Hensball walks into a stiff left hand from Dodson.
Dodson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hensball was well out of range. Poor timing from Dodson.
Dodson swinging wildly here.

Hensball forces Dodson back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dodson is trying to drag Hensball to the mat but Hensball just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Hensball escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hensball tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dodson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dodson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Dodson scores with a takedown into Hensball's guard.
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!
Dodson trying to control but Hensball is working from the bottom.
Hensball has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dodson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hensball pulls Dodson in close to his closed guard and prevents Dodson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dodson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hensball working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dodson.
Dodson wants to control from the top but Hensball keeps moving.
Dodson looking to sit in guard and control but Hensball gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hensball is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dodson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hensball gets to his feet. Dodson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hensball tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dodson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hensball will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dodson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hensball tries to close the distance and clinch but Dodson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dodson is working the combinations to good effect here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hensball looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A lazy left from Dodson finds it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dodson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dodson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hensball.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that John Dodson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dodson stalks Hensball and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hensball's face. Hensball staggers backwards, shaken.
A left and a right from Dodson both land. Nice combination.
Nice body punch from Dodson.
Dodson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hensball tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dodson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hensball shoots in for a takedown but Dodson shows good takedown defense.
Dodson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dodson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hensball makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hensball moves in looking to clinch but Dodson pushes him off.
Hensball goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dodson fails to land with a series of punches.
Good exchange - Dodson coming out on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dodson misses with a few strikes there.
Horrible takedown by Dodson or perhaps it was just good defense by Hensball which made him look bad.
Dodson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dodson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hensball.
Dodson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hensball is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hensball tries to clinch up.
Hensball ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Dodson.
Dodson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Hensball moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dodson tries to score a body lock takedown but Hensball shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dodson jumps guard but Hensball stands there with Dodson around his waist. Dodson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Dodson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hensball pulls Dodson into guard.
Dodson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dodson throwing strikes from guard but Hensball blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dodson throws an elbow that misses. Hensball uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dodson's guard. Nice move by Hensball!
Dodson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hensball on the ground.
Dodson keeping moving, preventing Hensball from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hensball is working Dodson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Hensball drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hensball jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dodson keeping moving, preventing Hensball from controlling successfully.
Dodson 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.
Hensball slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Hensball drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hensball jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dodson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Hensball drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Hensball seems to have locked his on tight now - Dodson screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Hensball, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Tony Hensball!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tony Hensball made sure he mentioned Best Nutrition , along with how happy he was to win his fight.