PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gino Napolitano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mors Olle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olle comes into a darkened arena with his song building. enter sandman kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mors Olle will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Napolitano
vs
Olle

188 cm
19
248 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

200 cm
19
260 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined

THE STEEL PENN NUTRITION
啓発 Shaolin Nutrition [Q155+]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gino Napolitano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mors Olle!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Napolitano as he jumps to the side.

Napolitano shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Olle napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Napolitano is trying to get an arm triangle but Olle is defending well.
Napolitano could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Olle tries to bench press Napolitano off him but Napolitano keeps the position.
Olle really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Napolitano. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sloppy strikes there by Napolitano.
Olle is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Napolitano is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Napolitano controlling the position easily from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olle is working to get back to half guard.

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.
Napolitano controlling from the full mount.
Olle keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Napolitano tries to control but Olle wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano with a couple of short strikes.
Olle holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Napolitano tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Napolitano lands a big shot there that rocks Olle but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Napolitano controlling the position easily from mount.
Napolitano blocks Olle's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano lands a big elbow.
Olle taking shots to the head.
Olle swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Napolitano takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Olle throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Olle tries to strike from the bottom but he's left himself exposed and Napolitano has taken his back.
Napolitano biding his time, controlling Olle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gino Napolitano dominated that round.
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.

Olle shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Napolitano counters with a single leg into guard. Olle didn't expect that.

Napolitano decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Olle, up you get!
Napolitano has his takedown stuffed

and Olle counters with a shoot takedown. Napolitano fights it but they end up in guard.
Napolitano preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Olle is looking to work some ground and pound but Napolitano has wrist control.
Olle throws a big right hand that misses.
Olle thows a big elbow that misses.
Olle lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Olle stopping the sweep attempt from Napolitano.
Napolitano controls Olle momentarily but Olle frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olle throwing strikes but missing.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Olle drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Napolitano has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Napolitano might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Napolitano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Olle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Napolitano throws a couple of heel strikes.
Olle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Napolitano working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Olle throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Napolitano manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Olle tries for a takedown but Napolitano circles away easily

and Napolitano decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Olle's guard.
Olle throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Olle keeping moving, preventing Napolitano from controlling successfully.
Gino Napolitano overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano wants to get up but he can't break Olle's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Olle is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Napolitano is controlling him.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Olle can do anything to dispel that myth.
Napolitano won't allow Olle to sweep him here.
Olle striking off his back but it's not causing Napolitano any problems.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Olle closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Olle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Olle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Olle not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Olle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Olle looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Napolitano with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Olle not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Napolitano keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Napolitano keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Olle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Napolitano counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gino Napolitano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mors Olle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Napolitano stands and steps away. Olle gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gino Napolitano dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Napolitano with a lazy takedown attempt

and Olle counters with a nice double leg into side control. Napolitano won't be happy with that.
Olle scores with punches from side control.
Napolitano gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Napolitano on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Olle not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Napolitano is trying to maintain the position but Olle is very close to passing his half guard.
Olle scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Olle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Napolitano avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Olle.
Olle thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Napolitano to regain full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Olle stands up over Napolitano, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Napolitano is trying to control the position but Olle postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olle with a flurry of punches that miss.
Olle thows a big elbow that misses.
Olle works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Olle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Napolitano defending well though.
Napolitano flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Olle thows a huge punch but Napolitano dodges it nicely.
Olle prevents Napolitano from standing back up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Olle shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Napolitano's guard.
Olle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Olle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Napolitano seems keen to control Olle's posture.
Olle works over Napolitano with some ground and pound from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olle thows a big elbow that misses.
Olle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Napolitano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Olle with a flurry of punches that miss.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Olle drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Olle in side control, throwing shots but Napolitano defends.
Napolitano tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Olle sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Napolitano is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Olle postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Napolitano manages to get back to half guard.
Olle is nestled in close to Napolitano, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olle misses with a head shot. Napolitano uses the momentum to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Olle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Napolitano thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Napolitano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Olle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Napolitano is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Olle has Napolitano pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Napolitano manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Napolitano scores with a hook to the body.
Olle is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Napolitano pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mors Olle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Napolitano lands a knee to the head.

Olle is trying to trip Napolitano. He has hold of a leg but Napolitano is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Olle persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Olle stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Napolitano has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Olle manages to get his head free but now Napolitano has transitioned to an armbar! Olle grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Napolitano! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gino Napolitano!