PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vasily Farbatyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Dodson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Farbatyk
vs
Dodson

170 cm
23
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Hellraiser FightGear

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vasily Farbatyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Dodson !
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dodson blocks a head kick by Farbatyk.
As Farbatyk backs off Dodson throws a huge counter combo but Farbatyk manages to avoid it all.

Dodson rushes Farbatyk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dodson working aggressively here.
Dodson lands a shoulder strike.
Dodson lands a hook that snaps the head of Farbatyk backwards.
Dodson digs a right hand into Farbatyk's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Farbatyk's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dodson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Farbatyk tries to circle away but Dodson has him pinned against the cage.
Farbatyk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Farbatyk has had enough of the clinch but Dodson keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dodson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Dodson .
Nice body punch from Dodson - that landed with a thud.
Dodson pushes Farbatyk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dodson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dodson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dodson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farbatyk tries to circle away but Dodson has him pinned against the cage.
Dodson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Farbatyk is trying to break the clinch but Dodson is controlling him.
Dodson scores with a nice hook to the head.

Farbatyk is rocked!
Farbatyk is trying to break the clinch but Dodson is controlling him.
Dodson has Farbatyk pressed against the cage, preventing Farbatyk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Farbatyk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Farbatyk takes a shot to the head.
Oh Farbatyk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dodson throws a head punch that misses.
Dodson misses with a punch on the inside.
Dodson throws a head punch that misses.
Dodson working aggressively here.
Dodson keeps control of Farbatyk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dodson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farbatyk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Farbatyk blocks an uppercut.
Dodson working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Dodson fails to land.
Dodson throws a punch but it's blocked by Farbatyk.
Dodson swings wildly with an uppercut but Farbatyk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dodson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dodson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dodson swings wildly with an uppercut but Farbatyk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farbatyk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dodson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Farbatyk seems to have got his legs back now.
Farbatyk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice left hand lands by Dodson .
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dodson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farbatyk can't break the clinch.
Dodson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Farbatyk wants to get back to striking at distance but Dodson won't allow it.
Farbatyk tries to break the clinch but Dodson is controlling the position.
Dodson works on Farbatyk's body with a couple of short punches.
Dodson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dodson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dodson lands with a short shot to the head.
Dodson lands with a short shot to the head.
Dodson creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Farbatyk with a big uppercut! Farbatyk tries to clinch up but Dodson pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Farbatyk to the mat! Farbatyk covers up and Dodson unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John Dodson !
John Dodson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.