PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dick Doss (ranked 22534 p4p, 326 weight class) and Solomon Nao (ranked 22545 p4p, 140 weight class). Nao has chosen The End as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Doss
vs
Nao

212 cm
22
294 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
258 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

World class MT
Granite chin

World class boxer
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Doss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Nao!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doss scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nao tries a low kick but Doss avoids it.
Doss uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Doss misses with a hook. Nao ducked under it nicely.
Doss has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Legion's PIT Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Nao misses with a body kick.
A low kick from Nao misses
and Doss cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Doss instigates a clinch.
Doss using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Doss lands on the inside with an uppercut.

It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
Nao lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Doss.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nao.
Doss lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doss misses with some punches.
Doss lands with a short shot to the head.
Doss has a couple of punches blocked by Nao.
Nao misses with a punch on the inside.
Nao lands a body punch.
Nao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Doss misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nao lands a body punch.
Nao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Doss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nao.
Nao misses with a punch on the inside.
Nao can't find room to land a body shot as Doss controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nao.
Doss misses with a punch on the inside.
Doss lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Doss pushes Nao back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doss has a couple of punches blocked by Nao.
Doss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nao tries to work over Doss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Nao scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nao lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doss lands an uppercut.
A short right from Doss.
Nao struggles to land a body shot inside as Doss controls his hands.
Nao pushes Doss back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Doss.
Nao misses with a body punch.
Nao blocks a body shot from Doss.
Nao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Doss or not.
Doss misses with the head strike.
Doss blocks a body shot from Nao.
Nao blocks an uppercut.
Nao is looking to control Doss's arms but Doss gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nao has his back to the ropes.
Nao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doss's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Doss throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Naos head.
Nao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Nao.
Nao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Doss.
Nao has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Doss seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nao can turn it around.
Doss has a couple of punches blocked by Nao.
Nao stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Doss scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Doss swings wildly with an uppercut but Nao uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Doss dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Solomon Nao's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doss.
Nao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice body kick from Nao.
Nao throws a chopping leg kick but Doss manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Doss waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nao.
Nao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Nao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doss pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nao throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Doss counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Doss throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doss takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Doss keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Nao misses
and Doss counters with a straight right hand.
Doss scores with a jab to the head.
Nao misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doss pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nao follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nao shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nao.
Doss is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nao ducks under a wild hook from Doss.
Nao throws out a counter right but Doss avoids it with no problem.
Nao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Nao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Doss digs a good body shot into Nao's ribs.
Dick Doss is winning the standup battle so far.
Doss throws a hook but Nao avoids it easily.
Doss misses with a straight left.
Doss moves out of range as Nao strikes.
Doss moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Doss jabs Nao to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Doss takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Doss misses with a straight left.
Doss is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nao misses the shot to the body.
Doss throws a series of punches but Nao moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doss.
Doss uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nao has time to react.
Nao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nao. Doss does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nao catches Doss with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Doss scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nao in his tracks.
A lazy body kick from Nao
and Doss counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Doss misses the target.
Donk. Doss catches Nao right on the button with a cross.
Nao throws a push kick but Doss slaps the foot to one side.
Doss connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Doss dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Solomon Nao's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nao works Doss's body with a nice hook.
Doss misses with a hook.
Nao takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nao slips a straight right by Doss.
A cross from Doss lands.
Doss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nao moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Doss darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dick Doss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Doss.
Nao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doss throwing a counter right hand but Nao manages to avoid it.
Doss tests Nao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doss lands with a straight right. Nao didn't see that one coming.
Nao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doss.
Doss looks to land a left hand but Nao moved out of range nicely.
Nao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Doss. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doss is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nao.
Nao lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Doss punishes Nao's body with a nice straight punch.
A big left from Nao misses.
Nao walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Doss is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Doss connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nao is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nao slips a straight right by Doss.
And Nao responds with a good body kick, but Doss manages to step out the way in time.
Nao's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Doss connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nao scrambles back to his feet.
Nice shot lands for Doss.
Nao takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Nao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Doss tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nao is looking to score with low kicks.
Nao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Doss connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nao lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circle momentarily. Doss darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Doss at a distance.
Doss moves away from the strike by Nao.
Nao has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Doss. That did some damage!
Doss swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nao is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Doss rather than just go for the knockout.
Nao misses the shot to the body.
Doss takes one to the side of the head.
Nao throws the kick towards the body but Doss avoids it.
A shot to the body from Doss misses
and Nao counters with a left to the body.
Doss steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nao.
Doss moves away from the strike by Nao.
Nao takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Doss misses with a right hand
and Nao counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Doss clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Solomon Nao's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice defenses there by Nao.
Nao tries a quick counter leg kick but Doss is wise to it.
A shot to the body from Doss misses
and Nao counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Dick Doss has been cut.
Nao throws a leg kick which misses Doss's front leg but catches the back leg as Doss tries to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Nao.
Nao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Doss's calf.
Doss thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doss throws a body punch but Nao moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doss looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doss loads up on a big right hand but Nao slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nao! But no joy.
Nao takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Doss throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doss moves in looking to clinch but Nao pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doss throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Nao to counter with a crisp jab.
Doss lands a glancing blow to the side of Nao's head.
Nao misses with a body kick.
Doss was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nao throws the kick towards the body but Doss avoids it.
Nice cross by Doss.
Nao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Doss misses with a looping left.
Doss checks a low kick from Nao.

Doss has closed the distance and engaged Nao in a clinch.
Nao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doss has a couple of punches blocked by Nao.
Nao can't find room to land a body shot as Doss controls the action.
Nao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nao.
Nao presses Doss against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Nao.
Doss is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nao can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nao misses with the head strike.
Nao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doss prevents a body shot from Nao.
Nao works on Doss's body with a couple of short punches.
Nao lands a shoulder strike.
Nao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nao scores with a shot to the side of Doss's head.
A hook to the body from Nao.
Nao pushes Doss back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nao lands a nice uppercut.
Doss prevents a body shot from Nao.
Nao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Nao.
Solomon Nao seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nao swings wildly with an uppercut but Doss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nao lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Nao dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!

Nao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And Nao responds with a good body kick, but Doss manages to step out the way in time.
Nao wants to land a leg kick but Doss is out of range.
Doss swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Solomon Nao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doss was well out of range. Poor timing from Nao.
Nao takes a swing at Doss's ribcage but misses.
Nao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nao throws a lazy right hand but Doss sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doss misses with an uppercut.
Nao steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Doss scores with a hook to the body. Nao takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doss moves out of range of the body kick.
A big right from Doss misses.
Doss throws a poor cross that misses

and as Doss resets, Nao pounces with a savage head kick that drops Doss to the mat! Doss looks wobbly but gets back to his feet on the count of 5. The referee continues the count to 8 then steps aside to let these two guys get back at it!

Doss is rocked!
Doss swings widly with a right hand
and Nao counters with a perfect left hook, dropping Doss to the canvas. He tries to get back up quickly but his equilibrium is all over the place! He's up... he's back down again! There's no need for a count as the referee calls off the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Solomon Nao!
An out of breath Solomon Nao thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Dick Doss had this to say: 'gran chin'.