In some circumstances it actually has some merit. Not many circumstances, granted. If you have good health and use it right at the start, it may actually be beneficial. Yes, you will eat the Overpowers, but then without dodge you will eat all the other stuff too: mortal strikes, hamstring, regular melee hits.

Of course easier way is to just make use of the many stuns and stun lock the warrior, but some guys just like doing things the hard way...