PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Dodgson (ranked 6230 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Sagstrom (ranked 5932 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Dodgson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dodgson
vs
Sagstrom

173 cm
24
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
178 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Dodgson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Sagstrom!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dodgson closes the distance and pushes Sagstrom back into the cage.
Dodgson misses with a punch to the body.
Sagstrom prevents a body shot from Dodgson.
Dodgson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dodgson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sagstrom lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sagstrom softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dodgson trying to land knees to the body.
Sagstrom lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sagstrom throws a head punch that misses.
Sagstrom working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dodgson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sagstrom lands a hook that snaps the head of Dodgson backwards.
Dodgson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dodgson lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sagstrom.
Dodgson is leaning against Sagstrom and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sagstrom lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sagstrom lands an uppercut.
Sagstrom has Dodgson pressed against the cage, preventing Dodgson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sagstrom blocking some punches.
Dodgson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dodgson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Sagstrom.
Sagstrom lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sagstrom pushes Dodgson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dodgson is breathing heavily.
Sagstrom gets through Dodgson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sagstrom pushes Dodgson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Sagstrom.
Sagstrom presses Dodgson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sagstrom lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sagstrom lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dodgson backwards.
Sagstrom lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sagstrom pushes Dodgson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sagstrom lands a left hand.
Sagstrom lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Dodgson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sagstrom lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Dodgson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sagstrom throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dodgsons head.
Still in the clinch, Sagstrom scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sagstrom lands a shot to the body.
Sagstrom lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dodgson backwards.
Sagstrom creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Dodgson's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Dodgson drops to his knees and Sagstrom pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erik Sagstrom!
Our winner, Erik Sagstrom, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.