PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maynardo Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Napolitano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greco comes to the cage accompanied by after the slam watch for this.. Napolitano has chosen Johnny Cash - The Man Comes Around as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Greco
vs
Napolitano

176 cm
27
168 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

181 cm
26
168 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maynardo Greco!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dominick Napolitano!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Napolitano lands a nice looking body shot.
Greco misses with a takedown attempt
and Napolitano makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Napolitano thuds his right hand into Greco's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Greco has his takedown stuffed
and Napolitano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Napolitano scores with a takedown into Greco's guard.
Napolitano passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Greco is not content to let Napolitano control the position.
Greco managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Napolitano.
Napolitano blocks the strikes from Greco.
Napolitano scoring with punches from side control.
Napolitano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Greco keeps working.
Greco manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Greco lands strikes from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Napolitano keeping control of the position.
Napolitano makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Napolitano.
Greco loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Greco loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Greco throwing strikes but missing.
Napolitano wants to get back to his feet but Greco is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Greco working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Greco in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Greco landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greco content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Napolitano preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Napolitano manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Greco flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Greco is looking to improve his position but Napolitano isn't that keen on the idea.
Napolitano lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano blocks Greco's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Napolitano wants to control the pace but Greco is squirming around nicely.
Greco taking shots to the head.
Napolitano looking to control but Greco is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Napolitano punishing his opponent with strikes.
Napolitano tries to control but Greco wriggling away.
Napolitano landing strikes from the mount and Greco is in trouble!
Napolitano is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Napolitano pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Greco is trying to escape the mount.
Greco is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greco throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Napolitano wants to control the pace but Greco is squirming around nicely.
Napolitano content just to control the position here.
Greco is working to get back to half guard.
Napolitano blocks Greco's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Greco really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Napolitano has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Greco is bucking up trying to escape but Napolitano cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Napolitano wants to control the pace but Greco is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominick Napolitano dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Greco takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Napolitano lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Greco backs up against the cage.
Napolitano works Greco's body with a nice hook.
Napolitano moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheers as Napolitano lands an impressive looking overhand right. Greco doesn't seem phased though.
Greco shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Greco on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Napolitano scores with a decent looking hook.
Napolitano swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Greco.

Greco looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Napolitano!

Napolitano bucks Greco off and manages to get back to his feet!
Greco misses with a lunging right hand
and Napolitano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab from Napolitano.
Greco misses the body punch
and Napolitano counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Napolitano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Greco on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Greco takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Napolitano counters with a straight right hand.
Napolitano connects with a nice looking jab.
Napolitano catches Greco with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Napolitano thuds a left hand into Greco's body.
Greco shoots in but Napolitano avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Greco shoots in looking for a takedown. Napolitano tries to sprawl out of it but Greco keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Napolitano manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Greco with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Napolitano to score with a decent uppercut.
Napolitano throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Greco stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Greco moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Napolitano wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Napolitano drives through and clinches with Greco against the cage.
Greco has Napolitano pressed against the cage, preventing Napolitano from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Greco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Napolitano's efforts to push away.
Napolitano wants to break the clinch but can't.
Napolitano wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Napolitano.

Napolitano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Napolitano gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Greco changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Napolitano fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maynardo Greco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Napolitano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Napolitano cracks Greco with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Napolitano works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Greco takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Napolitano lands a nice looking body shot.
Napolitano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Napolitano lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Greco walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Napolitano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Greco on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Napolitano getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Greco on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Greco misses with a takedown attempt
and Napolitano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Greco 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Greco takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Napolitano ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Napolitano closes the distance and clinches.

Napolitano manages to break the clinch.
Greco takes one on the button.
Napolitano scores with a shot to the body.
Greco has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Napolitano finds it's way round the side to connect with Greco's head.
Maynardo Greco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Napolitano throws a shot to the body.
Napolitano ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Napolitano clobbers Greco with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Napolitano lands a glancing blow to the side of Greco's head.
Napolitano scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Napolitano catches Greco with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Greco misses with a right hand
and Napolitano counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Greco takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dominick Napolitano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Napolitano lands the left hand.
Napolitano lands with an uppercut that bounces Greco off the cage and back into rage.
Napolitano with a nice cross.
Napolitano stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Napolitano lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Greco has a takedown stuffed.
Napolitano bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Greco's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano lands with an uppercut that bounces Greco off the cage and back into rage.
Napolitano fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A shot to the liver by Napolitano. Beautiful body shot.
Napolitano works Greco's body with a nice hook.
Greco looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Greco takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A cross from Napolitano lands.
Napolitano lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Greco throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Napolitano's waist but Napolitano gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Greco off to one side.
Napolitano scores with a jab to the jaw.
Greco's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Napolitano connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Greco scrambles back to his feet.
Greco with a lazy takedown attempt
and Napolitano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Greco walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Greco gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Napolitano.
A left lands for Napolitano.
Napolitano cracks Greco with an open hand slap.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Napolitano lands with a right hand.
Greco takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Napolitano fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Napolitano scores with a jab. Greco acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Greco throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Napolitano to counter with a crisp jab.
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.
That's time! Greco's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Napolitano tests Greco's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Greco misses with a lunging right hand
and Napolitano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Napolitano lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Greco misses with an uppercut
and Napolitano makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Napolitano digs a good body shot into Greco's ribs.

Napolitano gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Napolitano has Greco pushed against the cage.
Greco tries for a takedown but Napolitano manages to get underhooks.
Greco is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Greco wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maynardo Greco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Napolitano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Napolitano has hold of one of Greco's legs. Greco is fighting the takedown attempt but Napolitano gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Dominick Napolitano has got the better of the ground game so far.
Napolitano lands a couple of digs.
Napolitano wants to control from the top but Greco keeps moving.
Greco knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Napolitano on the ground.
Napolitano lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Napolitano not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Napolitano is working Greco over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Napolitano trying to control but Greco is working from the bottom.
Greco preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Greco is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Napolitano sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Greco's guard.
Greco is in trouble now - Napolitano has advanced to mount!
Napolitano landing strikes from the mount.
Napolitano working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Napolitano breaks from Greco's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Napolitano scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Greco?
Greco is looking to improve his position but Napolitano isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano breaks from Greco's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Greco can't escape the position.
Napolitano punishing his opponent with strikes.
Napolitano lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Greco hang on?
Napolitano content just to control the position here.
Greco throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Greco is desperately trying to improve his position but Napolitano has a good base and remains in mount.
Napolitano looking to control but Greco is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano blocks Greco's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
BOOM! Napolitano connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Napolitano raining down hammerfists from mount.
Napolitano wants to control the pace but Greco is squirming around nicely.
Greco swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Napolitano scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Napolitano blocks Greco's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Napolitano with a couple of short strikes.
Greco keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Napolitano cracks Greco with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Greco is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Greco that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Greco throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Greco is squirming around, avoiding Napolitano's attempts to control the action.
Greco can't escape the position.
Napolitano dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Napolitano.
Napolitano with the ground and pound from mount.
Napolitano blocks Greco's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The referee warns Greco that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Napolitano lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Greco hang on?
Greco throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Napolitano tries to control but Greco wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominick Napolitano really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Napolitano scores with a nice right hand.
A jab lands there for Napolitano.
Greco takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Napolitano punishes Greco's body with a nice straight punch.
Napolitano closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Decent striking displayed by Napolitano there.
Napolitano lands a jab.
Napolitano lands with a good body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Napolitano.
Greco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Napolitano manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Napolitano.
Napolitano scores with a jab. Greco acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Napolitano connects with a looping right hand.
A jab from Napolitano does it's job there.
Napolitano lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Greco at a distance.
Napolitano digs a good hook to Greco's body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Napolitano scores with a jab to the body.
Greco walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco throws an off balance right hand
and Napolitano counters with a left to the body.
Napolitano lands with a cross.
Greco misses with a hook
and Napolitano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Greco tries to score a power double leg takedown but Napolitano sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Greco somewhat.
Napolitano tests Greco's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Napolitano. That snapped Greco's head back.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Napolitano.
Greco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Napolitano.
Greco walks into a straight right hand from Napolitano.
Napolitano scores with the left hand. Greco knows he should have avoided that one.
Napolitano moves in looking to clinch but Greco pushes him off.
Napolitano's jab looks to have found its range, popping Greco under the eye.
A nice combination there by Napolitano.
A nice combination there by Napolitano.
Greco shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Greco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Greco tries to move into range but Napolitano moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano lands a jab to the head.
Napolitano cracks Greco with a good jab.
Napolitano throws a combination. Greco tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice shot by Napolitano.
Napolitano cracks Greco with a good jab.
Greco misses the body punch
and Napolitano counters with a right hand to the body.
Napolitano scores with a jab. Greco acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Napolitano lands with a right hand.
Napolitano lands a nice shot to the body.
Greco takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Napolitano sizes up Greco with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A right-left combo lands from Napolitano.
Nice cross by Napolitano.
Napolitano scores with a body shot.
Napolitano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Napolitano moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Napolitano scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Napolitano works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jab, jab by Napolitano - just one landing.
Napolitano throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano scores with a nice head shot.
Napolitano scores with a body shot.
Napolitano looks to land a combination. Greco sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Napolitano ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Napolitano throws out a powerful jab.
Napolitano scores with a hook to the body. Greco takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Napolitano connects with a good right hand that stumbles Greco. Greco circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Napolitano cracks Greco with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Greco takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Greco gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Greco tries to sprawl but Napolitano drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Greco is refusing to be controlled, as Napolitano sits in half guard.
Napolitano looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Napolitano decides to stand and escape the position.
Greco is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Napolitano.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano lands a nice hook to Greco's body. Greco takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Napolitano scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Good shot there by Napolitano.
Napolitano stalks Greco and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Greco's face. Greco staggers backwards, shaken.
Napolitano stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Napolitano connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Napolitano lands a jab.
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!
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.
Greco walks into a stiff left hand from Napolitano.
Napolitano connects with the punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Napolitano.
Napolitano connects with a looping right hand.
Napolitano works the jab nicely.
Greco looks to score with a jab to the body but Napolitano is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice cross by Napolitano.
Greco on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Napolitano lands a slapping body shot.
Greco walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Napolitano moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominick Napolitano dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Napolitano scores with a crisp jab that stopped Greco in his tracks.
Greco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Napolitano scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Napolitano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Napolitano connects with a crisp jab.
Greco misses with a combination
and Napolitano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Napolitano lands a jab.
Greco dives in and grabs Napolitano's left leg, looking for a takedown. Napolitano pushes down on Greco's head and hops out.
Greco takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Napolitano bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Greco's head.

Napolitano closes the distance and pushes Greco back into the cage.
Napolitano prevents a takedown attempt there.
Napolitano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Greco backwards.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Greco has Napolitano pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Napolitano manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maynardo Greco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Greco has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Napolitano avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Napolitano trying to stall but Greco improves his position.

Napolitano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Napolitano scores with a shot to the body.
Greco on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Napolitano throws a combination. Greco tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Napolitano jabs Greco to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Napolitano is looking to clinch.
Napolitano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Napolitano with a jab.
Greco shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Napolitano as he jumps to the side.
Napolitano lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Napolitano clobbers Greco with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A shot to the liver by Napolitano. Beautiful body shot.
Napolitano scores with a hook to the body. Greco takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Napolitano lands with a straight right. Greco didn't see that one coming.
Napolitano dips to his left and cracks Greco with an uppercut!
Napolitano connects with a body shot.
Napolitano stuns Greco with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Napolitano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Greco takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Napolitano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greco takes one on the button.
Napolitano cracks Greco with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A left lands for Napolitano.

Napolitano has managed to clinch.
Greco drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Napolitano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Napolitano dips to his left and cracks Greco with an uppercut!
A jab from Napolitano does it's job there.
Greco gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Greco misses with a lunging right hand
and Napolitano counters with a straight right hand.
Napolitano ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Napolitano lands a glancing blow to the side of Greco's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Napolitano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Napolitano scores with a jab. Greco acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Greco moves forwards but Napolitano connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Good exchange - Napolitano coming out on top.

Napolitano shoots in and gets a takedown into Greco's guard.
Napolitano working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Greco's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Greco's head.
Napolitano stands and throws Greco's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Greco misses with a strike from the bottom.
Greco throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Napolitano trying to control the position but Greco is working away.
Napolitano working the head with strikes.
Check out the look on Napolitano's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Napolitano working the head with strikes.
Greco trying to remain calm as Napolitano controls from the top position.

Napolitano decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Napolitano shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greco tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Greco throws a strike from the bottom but Napolitano passes into side control!
Napolitano lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dominick Napolitano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Greco tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Napolitano wants to control but Greco is keeping him busy.
Napolitano controlling from side mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Greco tries to buck Napolitano off but Napolitano is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dominick Napolitano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Napolitano 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 42:50
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 42:50
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 42:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominick Napolitano!
Dominick Napolitano is the new lightweight champion!