PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Napolitano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeddicus Starburst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Napolitano
vs
Starburst

186 cm
20
182 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
182 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dominick Napolitano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zeddicus Starburst!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starburst misses with a double jab.
Starburst throws a looping overhand right but Napolitano ducks down to avoid it.
Napolitano ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Napolitano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Starburst.
Starburst misses with a leg kick.
Napolitano tries to close the distance and clinch but Starburst swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Starburst connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Napolitano momentarily.
Napolitano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Starburst misses the target.
Starburst throws out a loose jab but Napolitano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Starburst keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Napolitano.
Starburst walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Napolitano checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Napolitano throws a nice inside leg kick.
Starburst keeps Napolitano at a distance using the push kick.
A low kick from Napolitano misses
and Starburst counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Napolitano dips to his left and cracks Starburst with an uppercut!
Napolitano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Napolitano.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Napolitano slips a jab from Starburst.

Napolitano closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Napolitano throws a knee to the head but misses.
Napolitano throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Starburst lands a body shot.
Napolitano misses with a knee strike.
Starburst looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Napolitano tries to stall but Starburst uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Starburst cracks Napolitano with a nice body shot.
Napolitano misses with a knee to the head.
Napolitano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Napolitano tries a knee to the head but Starburst blocks it.
Napolitano blocking some punches.
Napolitano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Starburst.
Napolitano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Starburst is defending well for now.
Starburst struggles to land a body shot inside as Napolitano controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Starburst creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Starburst lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starburst lands a nice shot to the body.

Napolitano manages to break the clinch.
Starburst swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Napolitano has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Starburst.
Starburst lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Napolitano is breathing heavily.
Napolitano just misses with a punch to the body.
Napolitano with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Starburst to score with a decent uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Starburst.
Starburst looks to throw the jab but Napolitano is out of range.
Napolitano throws a leg kick but Starburst sees it coming and moves out of range.
Napolitano blocks a leg kick.
Napolitano throws a head kick that misses.
Napolitano tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Starburst throws a jab but it's blocked by Napolitano.
Napolitano connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Starburst momentarily.
Napolitano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Starburst.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starburst takes a swing at Napolitano's ribcage but misses.
Starburst with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Starburst throws a body punch but Napolitano moves out of range.
Napolitano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Starburst bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Starburst connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Napolitano's hands.
Napolitano takes a jab right on the kisser.
Starburst throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Napolitano just misses with a punch to the body.
Starburst misses with a hook to the body
and Napolitano counters with a nice leg kick.
Napolitano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Starburst sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Napolitano just misses with a punch to the body.
Starburst throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A clash of legs there as Starburst blocks the low kick.
Starburst misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano thumps Starburst with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Starburst. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Napolitano throws a lazy head kick
and Starburst counters with a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Starburst looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Starburst throws a jab when Napolitano was well out of range.
Starburst slips under a jab.
Starburst takes a kick to the side of the head.
Starburst swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Starburst pivots, looking for a leg kick but Napolitano is out of range and Starburst settles back down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Napolitano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Starburst lands an overhand right.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Starburst, right into the meat.
Starburst dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Napolitano. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zeddicus Starburst dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Starburst attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Starburst on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Starburst keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Starburst tries to land a front kick but Napolitano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Napolitano wants to clinch.
Starburst throws a sloppy head kick and Napolitano moves out of range easily.
Napolitano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Starburst throws out the jab.
Napolitano ducks under a wild hook from Starburst.
Napolitano takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Napolitano throws a chopping leg kick but Starburst manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Starburst throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Starburst lands a nice leg kick that just misses Napolitano's sensitive parts.
Starburst tries to score with a low kick but Napolitano moves his leg out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Napolitano tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Starburst manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Napolitano with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Napolitano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Starburst.
Starburst lands a body shot.
Starburst ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Napolitano walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Starburst checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Starburst moves out of range of the body kick from Napolitano.
A decent looking cross lands there for Napolitano.
Napolitano gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Starburst.
Napolitano keeps the fight on the outside.
Napolitano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Starburst.
Napolitano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Starburst.
Napolitano is looking to land body kicks.
Starburst throws a right and a left that both miss.
Starburst fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Napolitano checks it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Starburst checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Napolitano is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Starburst tries to close the distance and clinch up but Napolitano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Starburst is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Starburst looks to throw the jab but Napolitano is out of range.
Napolitano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Starburst is looking to land body kicks.
Starburst throws a chopping leg kick but Napolitano manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Napolitano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Napolitano tries to clinch but Starburst moves out of range.
Napolitano lands a nice shot that snaps Starburst's head back.
Napolitano takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Starburst pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Starburst connects with a crisp jab.
Starburst comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Starburst sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Starburst fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Napolitano has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Napolitano avoids the body shot from Starburst.
Starburst lands with a hook. Napolitano tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Napolitano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Napolitano checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Starburst blocks a head kick by Napolitano.
Starburst tries a head kick but it misses.
Napolitano takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Starburst lands with a kick to the ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Starburst. Napolitano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Starburst takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick lands from Napolitano.
A head kick by Napolitano misses
and Starburst counters with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Napolitano does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Starburst does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Napolitano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Starburst misses with a body shot.
Starburst throws a leg kick but Napolitano sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Napolitano is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Napolitano takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A big left from Napolitano misses.
Starburst connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Starburst swings away with a leg kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Starburst plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Starburst swings for the body but Napolitano moves out of range.
Starburst turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zeddicus Starburst showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Napolitano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Napolitano's corner calls for a 1-2. Napolitano obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Napolitano avoids the head kick by Starburst.
Napolitano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Starburst.
Napolitano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Napolitano tries a head kick but it misses.
Napolitano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Starburst has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Napolitano throws a head kick that misses.
Napolitano tries a head kick but it misses.
Starburst clobbers Napolitano with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Napolitano's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Starburst connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Napolitano scrambles back to his feet.
Napolitano on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Napolitano fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Starburst. Napolitano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Napolitano throws a sloppy head kick and Starburst moves out of range easily.
A big left from Starburst misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Starburst works the jab nicely.
Napolitano throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Starburst's head.
Starburst wants to slow Napolitano down by chopping away at his legs.
Starburst throws a solid leg kick but Napolitano takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Starburst.
Starburst avoids a kick to the body.
Starburst lands a head shot.
Napolitano scores with a decent looking hook.
Starburst scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Starburst dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Napolitano. That did some damage!
Starburst dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Napolitano. That did some damage!
Starburst lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Starburst pivots, looking for a leg kick but Napolitano is out of range and Starburst settles back down.
Napolitano checks the leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starburst misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Napolitano.
A head kick from Napolitano lands but Starburst takes it in his stride.

Starburst clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Starburst as Napolitano tries to tie him up.
Starburst lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Starburst breaks the clinch.
Starburst throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Napolitano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Napolitano misses with a hook. Starburst ducked under it nicely.
Starburst jabs Napolitano right on the nose. Napolitano blinks but takes it well.
Starburst fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Napolitano manages to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Napolitano lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Starburst has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Starburst and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Starburst just misses with a punch to the body.
Napolitano throws the kick towards the body but Starburst avoids it.
Dominick Napolitano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano wants to land a leg kick but Starburst is out of range.
Starburst attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sloppy strikes from Starburst. Those never looked like landing.
A jab lands there for Starburst.
Starburst checks the leg kick.
Napolitano tries a low kick but Starburst avoids it.
Starburst takes one to the side of the head.
Napolitano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Starburst.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Starburst.
Napolitano avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A bone on bone clash there as Starburst blocks the leg kick.
Napolitano throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jab, jab by Starburst - just one landing.
Napolitano throws a body kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano wants to slow Starburst down by chopping away at his legs.
Starburst misses with an uppercut. Napolitano saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Napolitano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Napolitano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Starburst.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Napolitano uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Starburst has time to react.
Starburst checks a low kick from Napolitano.
Starburst scores with a nice strike.
Napolitano misses with a looping left.
Zeddicus Starburst seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Starburst throws a body punch but Napolitano moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Starburst.
Starburst throws a chopping leg kick but Napolitano manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Starburst stuns Napolitano with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zeddicus Starburst comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Starburst has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeddicus Starburst!
A very excited looking Zeddicus Starburst made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.