MiG29OVT?

I was wondering would the new thrust vertoring engines be much of an advantage at say dodging a missile at the last second?if the pilot saw the smoke trail of a missile heading right for him would the aircraft be capable of dodging the likes of an R73 or a python and make the missile lose its lock on the target?well thats assuming that any fighter can even survive long enough in a dogfight with an OVT to be able to fire a missile!