PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Napolitano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zachariah Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Napolitano comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - The Man Comes Around. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Napolitano
vs
Wayne

181 cm
25
168 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

184 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dominick Napolitano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zachariah Wayne!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Napolitano tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wayne counters with a nice uppercut.
Wayne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Napolitano misses with a left hand
enabling Wayne to counter with a crisp jab.
Napolitano checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Napolitano throws a sloppy body shot

and Wayne holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Napolitano avoids a wild elbow strike from Wayne.
Wayne effectively controlling the action here.
Napolitano has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wayne avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Napolitano avoiding damage as Wayne throws knees to the body.

Napolitano is fighting off a takedown attempt but Wayne is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Napolitano to the mat. Napolitano regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Napolitano keeping full guard, as Wayne tries to pass.
Napolitano looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Napolitano works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Napolitano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Napolitano knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wayne on the ground.
Wayne postures up in Napolitano's guard and throws a big left but Napolitano blocks it.
Wayne throws and elbow that misses. Napolitano uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wayne's guard. Nice move by Napolitano!
Napolitano loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Napolitano wants to stand but Wayne is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wayne has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wayne is trying to control the position but Napolitano postures up.
Wayne preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wayne looking to control but Napolitano passes into half guard.
Napolitano tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Wayne is looking to control Napolitano's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wayne avoid being mounted?
Napolitano wants to stand up but Wayne is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Napolitano is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Napolitano trying to control but Wayne is working from the bottom.

Dominick Napolitano has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Wayne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Napolitano's hands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wayne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Napolitano moves out of range of the leg kick from Wayne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zachariah Wayne dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Wayne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wayne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Napolitano.
Napolitano throws a hook but Wayne avoids it easily.
Napolitano misses with an uppercut
and Wayne counters with an outside leg kick.
Napolitano throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wayne counters with a low kick, right behind Napolitano 's knee.
Napolitano misses with a body punch
and Wayne counters with a left to the body.
Napolitano checks a low kick from Wayne.
Wayne throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Napolitano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Napolitano swings widly with a right hand
and Wayne counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Napolitano thinking.
Napolitano misses with a wild combination.
Wayne will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne scores with a nice head shot.
Napolitano lands with a good body shot.
Napolitano throws a right hand that misses
and Wayne counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A nice combination there by Napolitano.

It looks like Zachariah Wayne has been cut.
Wayne misses with a body kick.

Napolitano closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wayne to the mat! Wayne manages to get full guard.
Wayne looking for a sweep. Not yet Wayne, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wayne is on top in guard.
Napolitano is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wayne is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wayne stops Napolitano from standing up.
Napolitano on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Napolitano tries to get out of the position.
Napolitano wants to sweep here but Wayne controlling him for the moment.
Wayne throws a strike but Napolitano rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wayne tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Napolitano looking to sit in guard and control but Wayne gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wayne throwing strikes from guard but Napolitano blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Napolitano is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wayne wants to control from the top but Napolitano keeps moving.
Wayne stopping the sweep attempt from Napolitano.
Wayne distracts Napolitano with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Zachariah Wayne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Zachariah Wayne's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Wayne doesn't manage to clinch there - Napolitano circles away.
Napolitano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wayne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Napolitano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Napolitano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wayne throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Napolitano misses with a wild body shot.
Wayne tries to close the distance and clinch but Napolitano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wayne moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne throws a low kick but it's checked well by Napolitano.
Napolitano is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Napolitano cracks a nice hook into Wayne's ribs.
Napolitano misses with a left hand
and Wayne counters with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Napolitano throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wayne counters with a nice body kick.
Wayne avoids the body shot from Napolitano.
Napolitano wants to clinch.
Wayne misses the shot to the body.
Napolitano throws a body punch but Wayne moves out of range.
Napolitano throws a series of strikes that have Wayne backpedaling.
Wayne cracks the inside of Napolitano's front leg.
Napolitano closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wayne counters with a thumping low kick.
Napolitano is looking to wear down Wayne with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano misses with a right hand
and Wayne counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Napolitano throws a right hand that misses

and Wayne moves into the clinch.
Come on Wayne - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wayne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Napolitano blocks it with crossed arms.
Wayne throws an elbow that misses.
Napolitano managing to block the knees to the body from Wayne.
Wayne lands a nice elbow.
Napolitano blocks the elbow strike.
Wayne throws an elbow but it misses.
Wayne misses with an elbow strike.
Wayne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne missing with knees to the body.
Napolitano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Napolitano avoids the elbow strike from Wayne, against the cage.
Wayne fails to pull guard.
Wayne lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Dominick Napolitano has been cut.
Wayne stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Wayne jumps into guard, dragging Napolitano to the mat.
Wayne is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wayne drops an elbow to the side of Napolitano's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wayne looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne thows a huge punch but Napolitano dodges it nicely.
Wayne throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Napolitano keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Napolitano is looking for a sweep. Wayne is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wayne working over Napolitano with some ground and pound. Napolitano looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Zachariah Wayne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wayne thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Napolitano's head.
Wayne throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dominick Napolitano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wayne missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zachariah Wayne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wayne winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zachariah Wayne!