PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott John (ranked 388 p4p, 60 weight class) and Solomon Nao (ranked 404 p4p, 63 weight class). Nao has chosen The End as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Solomon Nao is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

John
vs
Nao

203 cm
36
256 lbs
25 - 20 - 0

190 cm
34
258 lbs
27 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Core Combat
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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 25 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scott John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Nao!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nao doesn't manage to clinch there - John circles away.
Nice cross by John.
John lands with an uppercut that bounces Nao off the cage and back into range.
Nao moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
John takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice cross by Nao.
John misses with a straight left.
John fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nao looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice shot lands for John.
John fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nao checks it well.
John throws a nice outside leg kick.
John lands a leg kick that knocks Nao off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
John drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
John on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nao. Nao obviously looking to wear him down.
John slips under a jab from Nao.
It looked like John wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nao scores with a shot to the body.
John scores with a jab. Nao acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
John seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nao looks to land a body kick but John moved away.
John fires out a quick counter leg kick but Nao just manages to avoid it.
Nao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nao lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
John slips under a jab from Nao.
John appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
John tries a low kick but Nao avoids it.
A swing and a miss from John.
Nao misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping John at a distance.
John pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
John uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nao.
John takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Nao.
A big left from John misses.
John scores with a nice strike.
John lands an overhand right.
John is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nao misses with a shot to the body
and John counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
John throws a lazy body kick
and Nao counters with a low kick, right behind John 's knee.
Nao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from John.
Nao shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from John.
John drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nao fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but John is out of range.

John rushes Nao and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by John.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nao.
Nao has a couple of punches blocked by John.
A short right from John.
John lands with a light punch inside.
Nao works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
John lands an uppercut.
Nao lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nao lands a nice uppercut.
Nao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nao gets through John's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nao.
Nao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nao.
Nao lands a shoulder strike.

John is rocked!
John blocking some punches.
Oh John is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
John creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
John's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
John tries to work over Nao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
John lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from John fails to land.
Nao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nao misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Nao.
John seems to have got his legs back now.
John is breathing heavily.
Nao tries to work over John's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
John tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nao's elbow.
John throws a head punch that misses.
Nao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nao avoiding damage as John throws knees to the body.
Nao blocks an uppercut.
Nao lands with a left to the head.
Nao pushes John against the cage. Nao is working some dirty boxing. Nao pushes off with a quick right hook! John goes down! John tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Nao moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Solomon Nao!
Solomon Nao seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.