PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Scanlan (ranked 5240 p4p, 535 weight class) and Inoye Nayuoe (ranked 7967 p4p, 644 weight class). Inoye Nayuoe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Scanlan
vs
Nayuoe

185 cm
25
193 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matthew Scanlan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Inoye Nayuoe!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nayuoe tried to score with a low kick but Scanlan checks it.
Nayuoe feints and then cracks Scanlan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Scanlan down.
Scanlan misses with a right hand
and Nayuoe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nayuoe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Scanlan.
Nayuoe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scanlan.
Nayuoe cracks Scanlan with an open hand slap.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nayuoe.
Nayuoe is looking to score with low kicks.
Scanlan throws a body punch but Nayuoe moves out of range.
Scanlan throws a jab when Nayuoe was well out of range.
Scanlan throws a hook to the side of Nayuoe's head but Nayuoe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nayuoe throws out a leg kick but Scanlan moves out of range and Nayuoe only half commits.
Scanlan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nayuoe. Nayuoe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

It looks like Inoye Nayuoe has been cut.
Scanlan misses with a looping left.
Nayuoe ducks under a wild hook from Scanlan.
Scanlan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Area Six FC in the buildup to the fight.
Nayuoe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scanlan.
Scanlan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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!
Scanlan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nayuoe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nayuoe tries a low kick but Scanlan avoids it.
Nayuoe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nayuoe defending well as Scanlan loads up on a big left hand.
Scanlan walks into a jab.
Scanlan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Scanlan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nayuoe ducks under a wild hook from Scanlan.
Nayuoe throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Inoye Nayuoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nayuoe throws a front kick aimed at Scanlan's knee but Scanlan avoids it well.
Scanlan misses with a few strikes there.
That kick from Nayuoe tenderised Scanlan's leg. Scanlan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nayuoe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Scanlan throws out the jab.
A cross from Scanlan lands.
Scanlan checks a low kick from Nayuoe.
Scanlan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nayuoe.
Nayuoe scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nayuoe slips a straight right by Scanlan.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nayuoe.
Nayuoe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Scanlan's calf.
Scanlan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Scanlan throws a body punch but Nayuoe moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nayuoe cracks Scanlan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Scanlan throws a shot from downtown. Nayuoe moves away and avoids it.
Scanlan misses with a straight right.
A punch combination from Scanlan misses.
Scanlan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Scanlan throws a hook to the side of Nayuoe's head but Nayuoe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Scanlan misses with a few strikes there.
Nayuoe flicks out a counter leg kick but Scanlan steps away.
A shot to the liver by Scanlan. Beautiful body shot.
Scanlan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nayuoe scores with a push kick.
Nayuoe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Scanlan keeps the fight on the outside.
A good leg kick by Nayuoe.
Nayuoe feints and then cracks Scanlan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Scanlan down.
Scanlan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nayuoe scores with a nice head shot.
Nayuoe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Scanlan's hands.
Scanlan throws a hook but Nayuoe blocks it.
Scanlan misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Nayuoe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nayuoe lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Scanlan throws a big shot that misses.
Scanlan is breathing heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nayuoe.
Nayuoe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scanlan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scanlan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nayuoe lands a lovely overhand right.
Scanlan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Nayuoe there.
Scanlan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nayuoe throws out a powerful jab.
Nayuoe scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nayuoe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No joy there for Nayuoe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nayuoe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Scanlan at a distance.
Nayuoe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Scanlan is able to avoid easily.
Scanlan missing with a left hand there. Nayuoe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nayuoe appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Scanlan moves forwards but Nayuoe connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scanlan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nayuoe is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Scanlan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Scanlan throws a nice looking combination but Nayuoe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Scanlan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Scanlan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Danga de danga de dang - Nayuoe scores with a four punch combination!
A nice combination there by Nayuoe.
Nayuoe misses the shot to the body.
Nayuoe lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nayuoe slips a jab and a cross from Scanlan.
Nayuoe misses with a leg kick
and Scanlan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Scanlan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nayuoe misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scanlan loads up on a big right hand but Nayuoe slips the punch.
No joy there for Scanlan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circling - Scanlan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scanlan misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Inoye Nayuoe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Inoye Nayuoe's cut.
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.

Nayuoe blocks a jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Scanlan might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nayuoe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nayuoe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nayuoe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nayuoe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nayuoe! But no joy.
Scanlan misses with a body shot.
Nayuoe slips a jab from Scanlan.
Scanlan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nayuoe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nayuoe lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nayuoe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Scanlan's calf.
Nayuoe scores with a leg kick.
Scanlan throws a hook to the side of Nayuoe's head but Nayuoe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nayuoe lands a jab to the nose.
Nayuoe will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Scanlan is looking to counter punch.
Nayuoe moves away from the strike by Scanlan.
Nayuoe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Scanlan is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Scanlan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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!
Scanlan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nayuoe was well out of range. Poor timing from Scanlan.
Scanlan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nayuoe throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scanlan tests Nayuoe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Inoye Nayuoe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scanlan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nayuoe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nayuoe slips a straight right by Scanlan.
Nayuoe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scanlan.
Scanlan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Scanlan walks into a straight right hand from Nayuoe.
Scanlan throws a hook but Nayuoe blocks it.
Nayuoe's corner calls for a 1-2. Nayuoe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Scanlan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nayuoe! But no joy.
Nayuoe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Scanlan has time to react.
Nayuoe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nayuoe slips under a jab from Scanlan.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nayuoe.
Nayuoe slips a jab from Scanlan.
Nayuoe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Scanlan.
Nayuoe tests Scanlan's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scanlan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nayuoe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nayuoe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Scanlan momentarily.
Nayuoe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Scanlan. That did some damage!
Scanlan looks to land a left hand but Nayuoe moved out of range nicely.
We've been informed that Nayuoe has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nayuoe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scanlan. Nayuoe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nayuoe lands with an overhand left.
Nayuoe lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nayuoe slips a straight right by Scanlan.
Nayuoe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nayuoe connects with a jab.
Scanlan throws a big shot that misses.
Scanlan misses with an uppercut. Nayuoe saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Nayuoe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nayuoe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nayuoe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Scanlan throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scanlan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nayuoe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nayuoe tries to clinch but Scanlan moves out of range.
Nayuoe lands a jab to Scanlan's midsection.
No joy there for Scanlan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nayuoe! But no joy.
Scanlan ducks right into an uppercut from Nayuoe.
Scanlan just misses with a punch to the body.
Nayuoe tries to clinch but Scanlan is having none of it.
Nayuoe slips a jab from Scanlan.
Nayuoe lands a nice shot that snaps Scanlan's head back.
Nayuoe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nayuoe lands a two punch combo.
Scanlan missing with a left hand there. Nayuoe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice straight punches there by Nayuoe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nayuoe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Nayuoe finds it's way through Scanlan's defenses.
Nayuoe is looking to slow Scanlan down with leg kicks.
Nayuoe misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nayuoe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scanlan loads up on a big right hand but Nayuoe slips the punch.
Nayuoe tries to clinch up.
Nayuoe connects with a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nayuoe!
Nayuoe moves out of range of the strikes.
Scanlan missing with a left hand there. Nayuoe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Scanlan.
Scanlan misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scanlan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nayuoe lands a jab-cross combination.
A leg kick checked by Scanlan.
Scanlan looks to land a right hand but Nayuoe moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Inoye Nayuoe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Inoye Nayuoe's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nayuoe slips under a jab from Scanlan.
Scanlan throws a hook but Nayuoe avoids it easily.
Nayuoe tries a quick counter leg kick but Scanlan is wise to it.
Nayuoe scores with a jab. Scanlan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nayuoe ducks under a wild hook from Scanlan.
Nayuoe scores with a nice head shot.
Nayuoe misses with a wild combination.
Nayuoe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Scanlan. That did some damage!
Nayuoe works the jab nicely.
Scanlan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nayuoe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Scanlan on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nayuoe lands a head kick. Scanlan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Scanlan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nayuoe.
A jab lands there for Nayuoe.
Nayuoe lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nayuoe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scanlan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nayuoe throws a head kick that misses.
Nayuoe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scanlan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nayuoe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Scanlan.
Scanlan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nayuoe counters with a left to the body.
Nayuoe slips a jab from Scanlan.
Nayuoe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Scanlan.
Scanlan looks to land a left hand but Nayuoe moved out of range nicely.
Scanlan throws a big shot that misses.
Scanlan throws a shot from downtown. Nayuoe moves away and avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nayuoe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nayuoe feints and then cracks Scanlan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Scanlan down.
Scanlan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nayuoe scores with a decent looking hook.
Nayuoe connects with a body shot that sends Scanlan's belly button to the back.
Matthew Scanlan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nayuoe is looking to score with low kicks.
Nayuoe ducks under a wild hook from Scanlan.
Nayuoe lets loose with a powerful body kick. Scanlan will feel that in the morning.
Nayuoe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Scanlan misses the target.
Scanlan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nayuoe to score with a decent uppercut.
Nayuoe slips under a jab.
Scanlan connects with a right hand. Nayuoe shakes it off.
Nayuoe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Scanlan.
Scanlan misses with an uppercut.
Nayuoe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nayuoe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Scanlan throws out the jab.
Nayuoe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Scanlan's calf.
Nayuoe cracks Scanlan with a good jab.
Nayuoe looks to land a combination. Scanlan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nayuoe takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scanlan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nayuoe slips under a jab from Scanlan.
A big left from Scanlan misses.
Nice cross by Nayuoe.
Nayuoe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nayuoe lunges at Scanlan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Scanlan's hand.
Nayuoe tries to land a leg kick but Scanlan saw it coming and moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Scanlan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nayuoe lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Scanlan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Scanlan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Scanlan lands with a cross.
Nayuoe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Scanlan on the side of the head.
Scanlan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nayuoe.
Nayuoe scores with a hook.
Nayuoe lands with a right hand.
Nayuoe slips a straight right by Scanlan.
Scanlan needs to keep his hands up - Nayuoe had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scanlan throws a body punch but Nayuoe moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scanlan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Scanlan misses with an uppercut.
Nayuoe is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Scanlan misses the target.
Scanlan throws a shot from downtown. Nayuoe moves away and avoids it.
Scanlan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nayuoe works over Scanlan's head and body with a nice combination.
A combination from Nayuoe does no damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Scanlan misses the target.
Scanlan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nayuoe throws a head kick but Scanlan moves out of range.
Scanlan throws a shot from downtown. Nayuoe moves away and avoids it.
Good leg kick by Nayuoe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scanlan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nayuoe circles away quickly and effectively.
Nayuoe scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A telegraphed right hand from Scanlan misses the target.
Inoye Nayuoe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That kick from Nayuoe tenderised Scanlan's leg. Scanlan is trying to keep his angry face on.

And that's the end of the fight!
Inoye Nayuoe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nayuoe 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Inoye Nayuoe!