PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyrell Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Napolitano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Napolitano has chosen Johnny Cash - The Man Comes Around as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ali
vs
Napolitano

178 cm
23
160 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

181 cm
27
168 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyrell Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dominick Napolitano!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ali shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Napolitano but Napolitano pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ali moves in looking to clinch but Napolitano pushes him off.
Napolitano feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Napolitano with a nice cross.
Napolitano throws a jab but it's blocked by Ali.
Napolitano misses with a body shot.
Napolitano misses with a looping right.
Napolitano misses the shot to the body.
Napolitano darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Napolitano displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ali.
Napolitano keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrell Ali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Napolitano displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ali.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Napolitano scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali fails with a takedown attempt.
A good leg kick by Napolitano.
Napolitano defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ali.
Ali shoots in looking for a takedown but Napolitano manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ali's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Napolitano with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ali moves in looking to clinch but Napolitano pushes him off.
Ali takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ali takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ali tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Ali shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Napolitano manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Napolitano bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ali's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali looking to hit a scissor sweep but Napolitano is one step ahead there.
Napolitano works over Ali with some ground and pound from guard.
Napolitano throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ali works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Napolitano prevents Ali from getting back to his feet.
Napolitano pushes down on Ali's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Napolitano working over Ali with some ground and pound. Ali looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ali tries to get to full guard but Napolitano has control of the leg.
Napolitano lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano slips a nice elbow through Ali's hands, connecting with Ali's forehead.
Ali looks like he's trying to stand up.
Napolitano lands with a punch from half guard.
Napolitano trying to control the pace.
Ali throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Napolitano controlling the pace.
Ali knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Napolitano on the ground.
Napolitano looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Napolitano takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ali wants to improve his position but Napolitano is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Napolitano controlling the pace.
Napolitano looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Napolitano stalling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dominick Napolitano wasn't active enough on the ground.

Ali bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ali is trying to ground and pound but Napolitano uses the momentary lack of control by Ali to regain half guard.
Napolitano gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominick Napolitano dominated that round.
That's time! Ali's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Napolitano fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dominick Napolitano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Napolitano lands a jab.
Napolitano lands a jab to the nose.
Ali tries to bum rush Napolitano with a series of wild strikes but Napolitano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Napolitano defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ali.
Ali fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ali shoots in looking for a takedown but Napolitano manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ali's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrell Ali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Napolitano connects with a body shot.

Ali drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Napolitano can do anything to dispel that myth.
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That's one minute gone in the round.
Napolitano gets back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Napolitano manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ali trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Napolitano manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Napolitano lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ali working a defensive guard here.
Napolitano pushing down on Ali's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano winds up and cracks Ali with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Napolitano passes to side control.
Napolitano is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ali's shoulder. That is not cool.
Napolitano wants to control but Ali is keeping him busy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Napolitano is putting a hurting on Ali here, landing some big shots from side control.
Napolitano controlling the position.
Ali takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Napolitano has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Napolitano throws an elbow but Ali slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali tries to improve position but can't.
Ali struggling a bit here.
Check out the look on Napolitano's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ali gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Napolitano with good strikes from the mount here!
Ali tries to lock up and control but Napolitano gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Napolitano unloading with bombs!
Napolitano postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ali looks a forlorn figure.
Napolitano connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Napolitano cracks Ali with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Napolitano dominating with strikes here.
Ali is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ali is working to get back to half guard.
Ali taking shots to the head.

Ali is rocked!
Ali tries to lock up and control but Napolitano gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Oh Ali is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ali is in a horrible position here. Napolitano smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A big strike lands for Napolitano! That's really hurt Ali and he's turned his back - Napolitano keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Napolitano jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dominick Napolitano!