PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Solomon Nao (ranked 22032 p4p, 840 weight class) and Donal Maciver (ranked 20340 p4p, 851 weight class). Nao kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The End. Maciver has chosen Gallantry - CFO$ as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Nao
vs
Maciver

190 cm
23
258 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

210 cm
25
265 lbs
12 - 5 - 1

World class boxer
Granite chin

Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 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 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Donal Maciver!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maciver looks to throw the jab but Nao is out of range.
Nao throws a leg kick but Maciver checks it.
Maciver steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nao.
Maciver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nao circles away quickly and effectively.
Maciver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nao misses with a low kick.
Maciver unleashes a big counter combination but Nao bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nao throws an off balance right hand
and Maciver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nao misses with a straight right.
Nao has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maciver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nao moves away.
We've been informed that Maciver has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nao staying out of range there.
Nao with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maciver to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maciver fails to land with a series of punches.
Nao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maciver lands a slapping body shot.
Maciver missing with a left hand there. Nao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nao throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Maciver counter with a right hand.
Nao avoids the body shot from Maciver.
Nao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nao just misses with a punch to the body.
Maciver let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nao lands a jab to Maciver's midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nao lands a slapping body shot.
Nao cracks a nice hook into Maciver's ribs.
Nao uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maciver has time to react.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maciver throws a hook but Nao avoids it easily.
Nao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maciver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maciver is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nao shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Maciver takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Maciver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donal Maciver dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nao tries to land a front kick but Maciver steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good standup being displayed there by Maciver as he connects with a hook.
Maciver on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

It looks like Donal Maciver has been cut.
Nao tries to score with a low kick but Maciver moves his leg out of the way.
Maciver darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Maciver avoids the body shot from Nao.
Maciver misses with a straight left.
Donal Maciver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maciver moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Maciver scores with a jab to the head.
Nao misses with the body kick
and Maciver counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maciver jabs Nao right on the nose. Nao blinks but takes it well.
Nao lands with a straight right. Maciver didn't see that one coming.
Maciver has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nao throws a hook to the side of Maciver's head but Maciver sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nao scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maciver takes one on the button.
Nao misses with a body shot.
Maciver tries to counter with a clinch but Nao shakes him off and moves away.
Nao misses with a hook. Maciver ducked under it nicely.
Maciver has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nao throws a big shot that misses.
Maciver is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maciver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Nao misses the target.
Nao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maciver's sensitive parts.
Maciver has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nao.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maciver steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nao. That one must have hurt.
Maciver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nao.
Maciver takes a swing at Nao's ribcage but misses.
Nao throws a shot from downtown. Maciver moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Nao dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Donal Maciver's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nao throws a shot from downtown. Maciver moves away and avoids it.
Maciver steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nao.
Maciver ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maciver tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nao misses with the body kick
and Maciver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maciver swings widly with a right hand
and Nao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nao defending well as Maciver loads up on a big left hand.
Nao connects with a crisp jab.
Maciver tries to clinch but Nao moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maciver staying out of range there.
Maciver looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Maciver misses.
Maciver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nao appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nao.
Nao missing with a left hand there. Maciver was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maciver is looking for the big counter here.
Nao misses with an attempted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maciver! But no joy.
Maciver scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maciver displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nao throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maciver! But no joy.
A swing and a miss from Maciver.
Nao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maciver is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Maciver feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Naos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Maciver gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That has opened up Donal Maciver's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maciver lunges at Nao with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nao's hand.
Nao tries to land a body kick
and Maciver counters with a stiff right hand.
Nao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maciver.
Nao misses with a kick to the body.
Nao just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maciver uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nao.

Maciver clinches.
Maciver scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Donal Maciver just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Donal Maciver'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.

A jab from Maciver misses.
Nao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nao displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nao just misses with a punch to the body.
Maciver missing with a left hand there. Nao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nao tried to counter with a leg kick but Maciver avoided it.
Nao misses the body punch
and Maciver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maciver avoids the body shot from Nao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nao throws a lazy uppercut
and Maciver counters with a nice body shot.
Nao moves away from the strike by Maciver.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nao fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Maciver checks it well.
Nao takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Maciver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maciver throws a hook but Nao blocks it.
Maciver lands a nice looking body shot.
Nao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nao misses with a wild body shot.
Nao throws a hook but Maciver avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nao stuns Maciver with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nao misses with a low kick.
Nao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nao takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nao wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maciver.
Maciver let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nao throws the left hand but Maciver avoids the punch easily.
Maciver is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nao with a body shot.
A jab from Nao finds it's way through Maciver's defenses.
Maciver throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nao counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Nao had his way with Donal Maciver in that round.
The cut man is working on Donal Maciver's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Nice defenses there by Maciver.
Nao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maciver unleashes a big counter combination but Nao bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Maciver avoids a kick to the body.
Maciver is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Maciver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nao appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nao thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Maciver was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Maciver fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Maciver, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A quick step to the side and Nao tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good shot there by Nao.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Maciver checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Nao misses.
A head kick misses from Nao.
Maciver on the wrong end of a nice jab.

The cut above Donal Maciver's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Maciver darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Maciver gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maciver misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nao misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Maciver.
Maciver with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Nao.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maciver.
Maciver misses with some punches.
Nao blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maciver with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maciver pushes Nao back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maciver misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Maciver.
Nao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maciver throws a head punch that misses.
Nao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nao struggles to land a body shot inside as Maciver controls his hands.
Maciver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nao can't find room to land a body shot as Maciver controls the action.
Nao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nao presses Maciver against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Maciver is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Nao cracks Maciver with a nice body shot.

Nao manages to break the clinch.
Nao lands a jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nao.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Donal Maciver.
I think Maciver has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... 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.