PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Nao (ranked 358 p4p, 53 weight class) and Wolfgang Muller (ranked 416 p4p, 61 weight class). Nao comes into the arena with The End blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nao
vs
Muller

190 cm
28
258 lbs
17 - 3 - 0

197 cm
26
265 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Groove Gear
Urban Fighter

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 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Nao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wolfgang Muller!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nao.
Nao moves out of range as Muller strikes.
Nao is looking for a counter combo.
Nao takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Muller fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nao looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nao misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Muller releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nao takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Muller throws a lazy right hand but Nao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Muller looks to land a right hand but Nao moved out of range.
Nao was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Muller wants to slow Nao down by chopping away at his legs.
Nao fires out a quick counter leg kick but Muller just manages to avoid it.
Nao on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
Muller lands a glancing blow to the side of Nao's head.
A left lands for Nao.
Muller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muller thuds a left hand into Nao's body.
Wolfgang Muller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muller swinging wildly here.
Nao is looking to counter punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Muller looks to throw the jab but Nao is out of range.
Nao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muller.
Muller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Nao has closed the distance and engaged Muller in a clinch.
Muller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nao backwards.
Muller stalling in the clinch but Nao improves position.
Nao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nao pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nao lands a shot to the body.
Nao gets through Muller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Muller scores with a shoulder strike.
Nao stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Muller is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nao to keep the fight standing.
Nao throws a punch but it's blocked by Muller.
A short right from Nao.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nao misses with some punches.
Nao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Muller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nao backwards.
Nao lands a right hand.
Muller tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nao just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nao scores with a nice hook to the head.
Muller tries to pull guard but Nao forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Solomon Nao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wolfgang Muller.
Nao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muller has a couple of punches blocked by Nao.
Muller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nao misses with a punch to the body.
Muller tries to pull guard but Nao forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Muller fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Muller backwards.
Muller jumps guard but Nao turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nao presses Muller against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Muller backwards.
Nao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nao lands an uppercut.
Nao scores with a shoulder strike.
Muller tries to pull guard but Nao won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller tries to pull guard but Nao forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Muller prevents a body shot from Nao.
Nao lands a body punch.
Muller looks winded!
Muller is trying to pull guard but Nao has him pressed against the cage.
Nao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Muller backwards.
Nao lands an uppercut.
Muller tries to pull guard but Nao forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nao is leaning against Muller and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nao works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Nao.
Muller prevents a body shot from Nao.
Nao tries a body shot but Muller blocks it.
Nao tries a body shot but Muller blocks it.
Nao works on Muller's body with a couple of short punches.
Nao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nao pushes Muller back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Nao.
A short left from Nao.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nao.
A nice left hand lands by Nao.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Nao.
Nao throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Muller backwards.
Nao lands a shoulder strike.
Muller jumps guard but Nao stands there with Muller around his waist. Muller gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Muller backwards.
A body shot lands from Nao.
Nao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nao tries to work over Muller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muller misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Nao.
Muller takes a shot to the head.
Nao can't find room to land a body shot as Muller controls the action.
Nao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muller throws a punch but it's blocked by Nao.
A right hand to the body from Nao.
Nao can't find room to land a body shot as Muller controls the action.
Nao lands an uppercut.
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.
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.

Nao thuds a left hand into Muller's body.
Muller throws a leg kick
and Nao counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nao lands a nice shot to the body.
Nao with a nice cross.
Nao explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Muller checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nao pushes Muller away with a front kick.
Nao motions for Muller to come forward. Nao throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Muller moves out of range of the body kick from Nao.
Nao throws a leg kick but Muller moved away.
Muller is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

It looks like Wolfgang Muller has been cut.
Nao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Muller can do to turn this around?
Muller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Muller is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nao with a hook.
Muller misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller misses with an uppercut
and Nao counters with a stiff right hand.
Muller throws an overhand right that lands on Nao's shoulder, as Nao tries to avoid the shot.
Nao 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.
Crunch! Nao slams his shin into Muller's torso.

Nao pushes Muller up against the cage in a clinch.
Muller is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nao to keep the fight standing.
Nao scores with a hook to the body.
Nao lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Nao.
Nao cracks Muller with a nice body shot.
Nao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Muller backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nao scores with a shot to the side of Muller's head.

Muller is rocked!
Nao lands a body shot.
Nao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Nao drops Muller onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Muller is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Muller is still on wobbly legs! Can Nao finish him?
Nao works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nao presses Muller against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Nao drops Muller onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Muller is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Nao lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Muller to his knees! Nao keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Solomon Nao!
Solomon Nao decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.