PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Greg Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Dodson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mac
vs
Dodson

180 cm
27
153 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

173 cm
27
142 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Greg Mac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Dodson !
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mac throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dodson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Dodson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Mac breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Dodson has Mac up against the cage in a clinch.
Mac with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dodson lands a right hand.
Mac fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A right hand to the body from Dodson .
Mac definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dodson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dodson tries to work over Mac's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dodson misses with a punch to the body.
Mac goes for a takedown attempt but Dodson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dodson lands the left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Mac coming out on top.
Dodson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dodson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mac waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dodson .
Dodson unleashes a big counter combination but Mac bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

Mac gets tackled into the cage by Dodson . Dodson maintains the clinch.
Mac blocks an uppercut.
Mac blocks a body shot from Dodson .
Dodson tries a body shot but Mac blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dodson .
Mac can't break the clinch.
Mac's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dodson digs a right hand into Mac's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mac's gas tank.

Mac breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dodson tries to clinch there but Mac circles away.
Dodson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Macs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mac takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mac throws an off balance right hand
and Dodson counters with a straight right hand.
Dodson misses with a hook.
Mac uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dodson .
Dodson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dodson scores with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dodson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mac throws out the jab.
Dodson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mac.
Mac fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dodson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dodson scores with a punch to the head.
Mac with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mac wants to clinch but Dodson slips to the side
and Dodson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dodson clinches.
Mac tries to pull guard but Dodson holds him up against the cage and eventually Mac drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Mac. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mac doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mac stalling in the clinch.

Mac's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big left from Dodson misses.
Mac is looking to counter with head kicks.
Mac misses with a wild body shot.
Mac connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot by Dodson .
A big left from Mac misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Dodson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mac throws a series of punches but Dodson moves out of range.
Dodson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dodson scores with a jab.
Dodson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A slow jab from Dodson misses its intended target.
Mac swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dodson jabs at Mac's body.
Mac misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dodson .
Mac throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dodson avoids the head kick by Mac.
Dodson misses with a looping left.
Mac misses with a hook
and Dodson counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac takes one on the button.
Dodson scores with a nice head shot.
Mac takes a swing at Dodson 's ribcage but misses.
Mac looks to score with a jab to the body but Dodson is just out of range.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Dodson has cracked Mac with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Dodson lands another huge swinging hook and Mac tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Mac, before Dodson can land any more shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Dodson !
A victorious John Dodson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.