PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dhamon Grimwulf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Napolitano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Grimwulf
vs
Napolitano

190 cm
20
156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
159 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dhamon Grimwulf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dominic Napolitano!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Grimwulf shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Napolitano manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Napolitano is trying to control the position but Grimwulf postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grimwulf works over Napolitano with some ground and pound from guard.
Grimwulf is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Grimwulf will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Napolitano has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Grimwulf has passed into side control.
Grimwulf 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 Napolitano's shoulder. That is not cool.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Napolitano is looking for a sweep.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

Grimwulf thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Napolitano is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimwulf in side control lands a decent elbow.
Napolitano tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Grimwulf wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Napolitano struggling a bit here.

Grimwulf stands up.
No joy there for Grimwulf, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grimwulf shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Napolitano pinned against the cage. Napolitano gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Grimwulf just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimwulf fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Grimwulf shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Napolitano defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dhamon Grimwulf. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Grimwulf feints and as Napolitano raises his hands in defense, Grimwulf changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Grimwulf won't allow Napolitano to get back to his feet.
Grimwulf throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Napolitano works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Napolitano looking for a sweep. Not yet Napolitano, not yet.
Napolitano looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Grimwulf puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimwulf perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nice strikes from Grimwulf there.
Grimwulf is controlling the pace.
Napolitano wants to get back to full guard.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grimwulf is looking for a kimura but Napolitano is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Grimwulf to get the leverage.
Napolitano looks like he's trying to stand up.
Napolitano wants to get back to full guard but Grimwulf has mounted him!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimwulf fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Napolitano wants to hold on but Grimwulf pushes him away.
Napolitano tries to control Grimwulf's body but Grimwulf pushes him off. Napolitano squirms to his side and now Grimwulf has his back!
Grimwulf scores with punches and elbows.
Napolitano trying to get back to his feet but Grimwulf is in full control for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Napolitano is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dhamon Grimwulf dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Napolitano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Grimwulf tries to keep at a distance but Napolitano has taken the fight into the clinch.
Napolitano tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Grimwulf smiles and moves away.
Grimwulf changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Napolitano tries to avoid it but Grimwulf manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Napolitano to the ground. Napolitano escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Grimwulf fails with a takedown attempt.
Napolitano shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Grimwulf sprawls well. Grimwulf wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Napolitano gets slowly back to his feet.
Grimwulf seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimwulf stuffs the takedown attempt from Napolitano. Napolitano gets slowly back to his feet.
Dhamon Grimwulf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominic Napolitano.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Napolitano fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Napolitano looking to score a takedown here. Grimwulf is defending well but Napolitano drives through and ends up in Grimwulf's guard.

Grimwulf has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Napolitano has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Grimwulf is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Napolitano can do to turn this around?

Grimwulf's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Napolitano stuffs the takedown attempt from Grimwulf. Grimwulf gets slowly back to his feet.

Grimwulf has Napolitano up against the cage in a clinch.
Grimwulf tries to pull guard but Napolitano forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Grimwulf ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Grimwulf no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Grimwulf trying to control the position here.
Napolitano is looking to stand up but Grimwulf won't let him.
Grimwulf has control of Napolitano's left arm, preventing Napolitano from doing any damage.

Grimwulf is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Napolitano tries for a takedown. No joy.

Grimwulf ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Grimwulf no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimwulf has Napolitano pulled in close to control his posture.
Grimwulf has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Grimwulf looking for a sweep. Not yet Grimwulf, not yet.
Napolitano is fighting to break Grimwulf's control of his arms but Grimwulf is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Grimwulf has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Grimwulf continues to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Napolitano looking to sit in guard and control but Grimwulf gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Napolitano being controlled here, momentarily.
Dhamon Grimwulf overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grimwulf sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Napolitano's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dhamon Grimwulf dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Grimwulf tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Napolitano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Napolitano goes for a double leg but Grimwulf avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Grimwulf continues to drive forward.

Grimwulf clinches with his opponent.
Napolitano has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Grimwulf after a bit of a struggle.
Grimwulf content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Napolitano drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dhamon Grimwulf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominic Napolitano.
Napolitano is trying to pull guard but Grimwulf has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Napolitano has a couple of punches blocked by Grimwulf.
Napolitano is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grimwulf is keeping busy.
Grimwulf jumps guard but Napolitano stands there with Grimwulf around his waist. Grimwulf gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimwulf has Napolitano pushed against the cage.
Napolitano tries for a takedown but Grimwulf manages to get underhooks.

Grimwulf jumps guard and drags Napolitano to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Grimwulf pulls Napolitano in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Grimwulf manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Napolitano manages to get himself to full guard.

Grimwulf sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Napolitano wants to sweep here but Grimwulf controlling him for the moment.
Grimwulf sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano working a defensive guard but Grimwulf manages to pass into side control anyway.
Grimwulf scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Napolitano to see if he's OK.
Napolitano being controlled for a moment.
Napolitano is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Napolitano really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grimwulf. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Grimwulf is trying to get an arm triangle but Napolitano is defending well.
Grimwulf in side control, throwing shots but Napolitano defends.
Grimwulf taking a breather here.
Grimwulf advances to mount.
Dominic Napolitano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dhamon Grimwulf is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grimwulf really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grimwulf landing punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dhamon Grimwulf showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grimwulf has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dhamon Grimwulf!