PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bunkechukwu Floyd (ranked 121 p4p, 238 weight class) and Solomon Nao (ranked 17 p4p, 34 weight class). Floyd's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full. Nao has chosen The End as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Floyd
vs
Nao

222 cm
28
290
13 - 3 - 1

190 cm
34
258
29 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bunkechukwu Floyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Nao!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nao misses with an uppercut.
Floyd misses with a looping right.
Nao tries to land a body kick
and Floyd counters with a nice body shot.
Nao digs a good body shot into Floyd's ribs.
Floyd steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nao.
Nao with the inside leg kick.
Nao has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nao, as that shot connected.
Floyd staying out of range there.
Nao lands a head shot.
Nao thumps Floyd with a low kick.
Floyd lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Floyd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nao throws out the jab.
Floyd cracks Nao with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nao slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Floyd throws a jab but it's blocked by Nao.
That kick from Nao tenderised Floyd's leg. Floyd is trying to keep his angry face on.
Floyd on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Floyd takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Solomon Nao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nao lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nao misses the body punch
and Floyd counters with a stiff right hand.
Nao misses with a left hand
and Floyd cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Floyd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nao.
Nao thows a leg kick but Floyd checks it

and Floyd counters with a nice right hand that sends Nao toppling to the canvas! Nao scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Floyd finish him?!

Nao is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nao is looking to slow Floyd down with leg kicks.
Floyd's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nao connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Floyd scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nao lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Floyd is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nao takes a swing at Floyd's ribcage but misses.
Nao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Floyd throws out a loose jab but Nao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nao connects with a high kick.
A punch combination from Floyd misses.
Nao looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Floyd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nao.
Floyd takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nao is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Floyd had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Floyd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nao thuds his right hand into Floyd's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floyd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nao throws an off balance right hand
and Floyd counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That has opened up Solomon Nao's cut even more.
Floyd misses with a body shot
and Nao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Floyd misses with a hook
letting Nao counter with a right hand.
Nao looks to score with a jab to the body but Floyd is just out of range.
Nao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nao misses with a looping right.
Nao pivots, looking for a leg kick but Floyd is out of range and Nao settles back down.
Floyd appears to be looking for a big counter.
Floyd slips a straight right by Nao.
Nao attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Floyd takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Floyd is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nao throws a jab when Floyd was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Floyd looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nao lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nao throws the left hand but Floyd avoids the punch easily.
Floyd staying out of range there.
Floyd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nao was well out of range. Poor timing from Floyd.
Nao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Floyd stuns Nao with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Floyd looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nao tries to land a leg kick but Floyd saw it coming and moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Floyd misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Floyd takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Floyd throws out the jab.
Nao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Nao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Solomon Nao's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Floyd walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nao misses the jab.
Floyd tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Nao manages to circle out of the way.
Nao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Floyd.
Nao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nao catches Floyd with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nao's jab looks to have found its range, popping Floyd under the eye.
Nao misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Floyd counters with a straight right hand.
Nao avoids the body shot from Floyd.
A countering left hand to the body from Nao misses.
Nao misses with an uppercut
and Floyd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nao misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nao uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Floyd has time to react.
Nice shot by Nao.
Nao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Floyd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Floyd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nao.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Floyd.
Nao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice defenses there by Floyd.
A left lands for Nao.
Nao misses the jab.
Nao lands the left hand.
Nao misses with a looping right.
Floyd fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nao looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nao.
Nao wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Nao. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Floyd misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nao slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Floyd looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Floyd stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Floyd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nao scores with a jab to the jaw.
Floyd checks a leg kick.
Floyd takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Floyd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nao.
Nao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Floyd tries to counter by clinching up but Nao breaks away and moves out of range.
Nao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Floyd.
Nao throws a body kick that misses.
Donk. Nao catches Floyd right on the button with a cross.
Nao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Floyd is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nao lands a lovely overhand right.
Nao jabs Floyd right on the nose. Floyd blinks but takes it well.
Floyd moves forwards but Nao connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nao is looking to land body kicks.
Floyd is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Nao.
Nao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Floyd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nao.
Floyd connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nao momentarily.
Floyd lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Floyd throws a looping overhand right but Nao ducks down to avoid it.
Solomon Nao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Floyd tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Nao manages to circle out of the way.
Nao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Floyd.
Nao moves out of range as Floyd strikes.
Nao tries a quick counter leg kick but Floyd is wise to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Floyd moves out of range of the body kick from Nao.
Nao sizes up Floyd with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nao scores with a hook.
Nao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nao.
Nao feints and then cracks Floyd's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Floyd down.
Nao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big left from Nao misses.
Floyd is looking to counter punch.
Nao takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

The cut above Solomon Nao's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Floyd scores with a nice right hand.
Nao throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Floyd is looking to counter punch.
Floyd is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Floyd misses with an uppercut
and Nao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Nao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Solomon Nao's cut.
That's time! Floyd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Floyd looks to land a right hand but Nao moved out of range.
Nao misses with an uppercut. Floyd saw that one coming.
Nao jabs Floyd right on the nose. Floyd blinks but takes it well.
Floyd walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Floyd throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Nao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nao with the inside leg kick.
Floyd takes a swing at Nao's ribcage but misses.
Nao now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nao throws the kick towards the body but Floyd avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nao misses with a looping right.
Nao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Floyd.
Nao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Floyd throws a right hand that misses
and Nao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nao misses with a straight right.
Nao looks to throw the jab but Floyd is out of range.
It looked like Floyd wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nao digs a good body shot into Floyd's ribs.
Nao digs a good body shot into Floyd's ribs.
Floyd throws a series of punches but Nao moves out of range.
Nao throws a body kick that misses.
Floyd walks into a jab.
Nao punishes Floyd's body with a nice straight punch.
Nao feints and then cracks Floyd's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Floyd down.
Nao throws a leg kick but Floyd sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nao misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nao misses with a hook to the body
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Floyd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Floyd cracks Nao with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Floyd takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Floyd looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nao scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Floyd smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Floyd takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nao scores with a hook to the body. Floyd takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nao misses with a straight right.
Nao throws a lazy right hand but Floyd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nao misses the jab.
Floyd checks a low kick from Nao.
Nao lands a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Nao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Floyd doesn't seem phased though.
Nao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nao looks to throw the jab but Floyd is out of range.
Nice body kick from Nao.
Nao throws a chopping leg kick but Floyd manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nao thows a leg kick but Floyd checks it
letting Floyd counter with a right hand.
Nao misses with a right hand
and Floyd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Floyd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nao.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Floyd looks to throw a body kick
and Nao counters with a leg kick.
Nao lands a jab to the head.
Floyd steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nao.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Floyd avoids the body shot from Nao.
Floyd misses with a wild body shot.
Nao throws out a loose jab but Floyd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Floyd avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nao throws a sloppy body shot
and Floyd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bunkechukwu Floyd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Solomon Nao is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nao lands with a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Solomon Nao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nao 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Solomon Nao!
Solomon Nao decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.