PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lars Voller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Napolitano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Voller
vs
Napolitano

191 cm
25
218 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

186 cm
25
186 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Just Fight (Everything 7$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Lars Voller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominick Napolitano!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voller scores with a kick to the midsection.
Voller has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bricktop's House of Hard Knocks in the buildup to the fight.
Napolitano sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Voller throws a leg kick but Napolitano sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Voller lands with a slapping head kick.
Napolitano scores with a punch to the head.
Napolitano thuds a left hand into Voller's body.
Napolitano doesn't manage to clinch there - Voller circles away.
Napolitano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Napolitano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Voller misses with a straight right.
Napolitano is looking to clinch.
Napolitano takes one to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Napolitano has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Voller throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Napolitano stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Napolitano takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Napolitano avoids the body shot from Voller.
A big left from Voller misses.
Napolitano keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Napolitano blocks the body kick.
Voller looks to score with a jab to the body but Napolitano is just out of range.
Napolitano is looking to clinch but Voller is avoiding it.
Napolitano blocks the body kick.
Voller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Napolitano.
Napolitano scores with a nice right hand.
Voller thows a body shot but no joy.

Napolitano gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Voller is looking to break free of the clinch but Napolitano has double underhooks.
Voller lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Dominick Napolitano has been cut.
Voller throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Voller lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Napolitano misses with a knee strike.
Napolitano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Voller's efforts to push away.
Voller misses with an elbow over the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voller misses with an elbow over the top.
Napolitano is trying to maintain a safe position but Voller gets an underhook and turns Napolitano into the cage.
Voller comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Napolitano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Voller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Napolitano blocks an elbow strike from Voller.
Napolitano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Napolitano lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Voller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Voller explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Voller punishes Napolitano's body with a nice straight punch.
Voller lands a right hook to the body.
Voller throws a lazy right hand but Napolitano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Voller wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Napolitano throws a low kick, looking for Voller's leg but Voller calmly moves out of range.
Napolitano tries to clinch there but Voller circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Napolitano darts in and clinches Voller up against the cage.
Voller avoids a wild elbow strike from Napolitano.
Voller creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Napolitano's defenses.
Napolitano looking to throw knees to the head but Voller is blocking nicely.
Napolitano blocks the elbow strike.

Voller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Voller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Napolitano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Voller moves away.
Napolitano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Voller.
Napolitano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Voller is looking to wear down Napolitano with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Voller avoids the head kick by Napolitano.
Voller looks for the body kick but Napolitano saw that one coming.
Voller walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Napolitano checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A telegraphed right hand from Napolitano misses the target.
Voller throws an overhand right that lands on Napolitano's shoulder, as Napolitano tries to avoid the shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Napolitano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voller connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Napolitano's hands.
Voller throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Voller walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Voller lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Voller connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Voller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Voller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Napolitano scores with a jab.
Voller throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Napolitano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Napolitano takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Napolitano takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Napolitano moves in looking to clinch but Voller pushes him off.
Napolitano throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lars Voller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dominick Napolitano's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Napolitano scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Voller.
Lars Voller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Voller connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Napolitano momentarily.
Nice shot by Napolitano.
Voller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Napolitano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Voller tries to land a body kick
and Napolitano counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Voller circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick by Voller misses
and Napolitano counters with a big head kick but Voller shrugs it off.
Voller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Napolitano was well out of range. Poor timing from Voller.
Voller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Napolitano digs a good body shot into Voller's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Napolitano lands a nice looking body shot.
Voller throws a leg kick but Napolitano checks it.
Voller throws a leg kick
and Napolitano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Voller throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Napolitano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Donk. Napolitano catches Voller right on the button with a cross.
Napolitano scores with a sloppy right hand. Voller should have avoided that one.
Voller throws a body punch but Napolitano moves out of range.
Napolitano blocks a head kick by Voller.
Voller throws a half hearted mid kick.
A jab from Napolitano finds it's way through Voller's defenses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Napolitano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Napolitano. That's going to slow Voller down.
Napolitano throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Voller's head.
Voller throws a body punch but Napolitano moves out of range.
Napolitano wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voller is looking to land body kicks.
Napolitano uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Voller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dominick Napolitano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Voller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Napolitano was well out of range. Poor timing from Voller.
Voller looks to land a right hand but Napolitano moved out of range.
A leg kick checked by Napolitano.
Napolitano takes a swing at Voller's ribcage but misses.
Voller throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Napolitano stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Voller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Napolitano throws a hook but Voller blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Voller.
Napolitano misses with a head kick.
Napolitano scores with a nice head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Voller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Napolitano has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Voller.
Napolitano stuns Voller with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Napolitano has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Voller.
Napolitano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Voller.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice body kick from Voller.
Voller misses with a kick to the body.
Voller misses with a head kick.
Voller fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Napolitano checks it well.
Voller walks into a stiff left hand from Napolitano.
Napolitano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Voller's calf.
Napolitano throws a shot to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Napolitano. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
The fight stays on the outside here - Napolitano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Napolitano tries to land a front kick but Voller steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voller scores with a spinning back kick!
Voller throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Voller throws a leg kick which misses Napolitano's front leg but catches the back leg as Napolitano tries to avoid it.
Voller throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Napolitano explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Napolitano blocks a head kick by Voller.
Voller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Voller's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Napolitano connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Voller scrambles back to his feet.
Napolitano moves out of range of the leg kick from Voller.
Napolitano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Voller darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Napolitano throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Voller stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Napolitano with a jab.
Voller lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominick Napolitano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dominick Napolitano's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Voller throws the left hand but Napolitano avoids the punch easily.
Jab from Napolitano.

Napolitano moves into range and clinches up with Voller.
Voller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Voller throws an elbow but misses.
Voller throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Napolitano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Napolitano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Napolitano looking to throw knees to the head but Voller is blocking nicely.
Napolitano dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Napolitano looking to throw knees to the head but Voller is blocking nicely.
Napolitano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Voller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Napolitano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Napolitano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Voller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A frustrated look appears on Voller's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Napolitano avoids the elbow strike from Voller, against the cage.
Voller throws an elbow but it misses.
Voller misses with an elbow over the top.
Napolitano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Voller misses with an elbow strike.
Voller gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Voller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Napolitano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Voller misses with an elbow over the top.
Napolitano dodges an elbow strike from Voller.
Voller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Napolitano avoids it.
Napolitano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Voller tries to break the clinch but Napolitano is controlling the position.
Napolitano misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Voller is defending well for now.

Voller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Voller swats away the attempt to clinch by Napolitano.
Napolitano lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Napolitano checks a leg kick.
A jab from Napolitano does it's job there.
Voller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Voller fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Napolitano throws the kick towards the body but Voller avoids it.
Napolitano checks a leg kick.
Napolitano jabs at Voller's body.
Voller throws a hook but Napolitano avoids it easily.
Napolitano swings for the body but Voller moves out of range.
Voller takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voller misses with a left hand
and Napolitano counters with a nice low kick that buckles Voller's knee momentarily.
Napolitano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Voller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Napolitano.
Napolitano doesn't manage to clinch there - Voller circles away.
Napolitano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Voller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Napolitano counters with a body kick.
Voller lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Napolitano scoring well with a low kick there.
Voller lands a nice shot that snaps Napolitano's head back.
Napolitano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Voller motions for Napolitano to come forward. Voller throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Voller misses with a hook.
Voller scores with a sloppy right hand. Napolitano should have avoided that one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Voller takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano is looking to clinch.
Napolitano is looking to clinch.
Napolitano wants to clinch.
Voller is looking to land body kicks.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Voller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Voller 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 Napolitano has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Napolitano and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Good work by Napolitano as he checks the leg kick.
Voller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Voller misses with a low kick as Napolitano jumps back.
Voller defending well as Napolitano loads up on a big left hand.
Napolitano scores with a nice right hand.
Napolitano tries to clinch up but Voller circles away and keeps his distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dominick Napolitano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Napolitano has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominick Napolitano!
Dominick Napolitano seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.