PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Dodson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dodson has chosen Cant be touched as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Aldo
vs
Dodson

167 cm
25
130 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

161 cm
18
143 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Dodson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dodson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Aldo.

Aldo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aldo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dodson has him pressed against the cage.
Dodson avoids the elbow strike from Aldo, against the cage.

Dodson gets control of Aldo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dodson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Aldo is fighting to break Dodson's control of his arms but Dodson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Aldo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dodson holds on and takes a little breather.
Dodson tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Dodson pushes a forearm under Aldo's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Aldo is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Dodson!
John Dodson very nearly forgot to thank Kobra Clothing Inc. *$5 Clearance Sale* amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.