PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Blake (ranked 2743 p4p, 979 weight class) and Nazaire Chenevert (ranked 329 p4p, 131 weight class). Blake comes to the cage accompanied by Si Cranstoun - Dynamo. The crowd seem to be enjoying Chenevert's choice of entrance music: A Milli. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Blake
vs
Chenevert

184 cm
23
201
6 - 7 - 0

185 cm
23
190
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nazaire Chenevert!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chenevert moves into the clinch.
Blake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chenevert avoids it.

Chenevert escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blake throws a hook to the side of Chenevert's head but Chenevert sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chenevert manages to avoid it.
Blake throws a low kick but Chenevert avoids it.

Chenevert moves into the clinch.
Chenevert tries to land knees in the clinch but Blake avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Chenevert - that landed with a thud.
Blake throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chenevert with a knee to the head.

It looks like Danny Blake has been cut.
Blake throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chenevert takes an elbow to the temple.
Chenevert is pressed up against the cage. Blake has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chenevert down to the mat. Chenevert avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A jab from Blake misses.
Blake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blake looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nazaire Chenevert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Chenevert.
Chenevert keeps the fight on the outside.
Blake throws a body kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake scores with a jab. Chenevert acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A cross from Blake lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake just misses with a punch to the body.
Chenevert lands a nice shot to the body.
Chenevert turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chenevert will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chenevert misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blake.
An attempted straight right counter from Blake misses the target.
The fighters circling - Blake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chenevert counters with a body kick.

Chenevert pushes Blake up against the cage in a clinch.
Blake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chenevert tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blake avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blake.

It looks like Nazaire Chenevert has been cut.
Blake throws a punch but it's blocked by Chenevert.
Blake misses with some punches.
Blake on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blake lands with a short shot to the head.
Chenevert misses with the head strike.
Blake blocks an uppercut.
Chenevert tries a knee to the head but Blake blocks it.
Chenevert tries to land knees in the clinch but Blake avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chenevert takes a knee to the side of the body.
Blake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chenevert.
Chenevert avoids the elbow strike from Blake, against the cage.
Chenevert missing with knees to the body.
Blake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blake pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Blake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blake throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blake throws an elbow that misses.
Blake with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chenevert avoiding damage as Blake throws knees to the body.
Chenevert lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chenevert tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chenevert is working Blake over against the cage.
Blake lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chenevert using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blake has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice body punch from Chenevert.
Blake on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chenevert's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chenevert.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chenevert with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blake pushes Chenevert back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blake just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chenevert's brow.

Chenevert's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chenevert tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blake is able to avoid easily.
Blake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chenevert lands a front kick.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch but Chenevert swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chenevert looks to land a body kick but Blake moved away.
Blake misses with a low kick.
Blake loads up on a big right hand but Chenevert slips the punch.
Chenevert fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blake takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Blake avoids the head kick by Chenevert.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake takes a swing at Chenevert's ribcage but misses.

Blake rushes Chenevert and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Blake tries to land knees in the clinch but Chenevert avoids the damage to the body.
Chenevert working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake blocks a body shot from Chenevert.
Chenevert blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blake tries to land knees in the clinch but Chenevert avoids the damage to the body.
Blake is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chenevert pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Blake throws a head punch that misses.
Blake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chenevert avoids it.
Blake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blake landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Blake misses with a knee strike.
Blake looking to stall.
Blake is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chenevert lands a knee to the head.
Chenevert misses with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nazaire Chenevert will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Blake has managed to clinch.
Chenevert works on Blake's body with a couple of short punches.
Chenevert lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Blake misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Chenevert.
Blake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chenevert misses with a knee strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chenevert.
Blake misses with an elbow strike.
Blake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chenevert prevents a body shot from Blake.
Chenevert with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blake is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chenevert is keeping busy.
Chenevert misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake missing with knees to the body.
Blake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chenevert avoids it.
Chenevert throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short body shot lands from Chenevert as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chenevert dodges an elbow strike from Blake.
Chenevert lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chenevert scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chenevert lands with a light punch inside.
Chenevert looking to throw knees to the head but Blake is blocking nicely.
Chenevert throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short body shot lands from Chenevert as the two fighters clinch.
Blake throws a head punch that misses.
Chenevert scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chenevert with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blake is trying to stall.
Blake managing to block the knees to the body from Chenevert.
Chenevert goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chenevert with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chenevert tries a knee to the head but Blake blocks it.
Chenevert lands a right hand.
Chenevert tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chenevert digs a right hand into Blake's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blake's gas tank.
Chenevert has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blake lands an elbow that stopped Chenevert in his tracks for a moment.
Chenevert missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nazaire Chenevert seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blake.
A short right from Chenevert on the inside.
Chenevert tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blake avoids it.
Chenevert avoiding damage as Blake throws knees to the body.
Blake landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chenevert lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chenevert lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Chenevert blocks the elbow strike.

Chenevert's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chenevert doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chenevert is looking to land body kicks.
Chenevert misses with a double jab.
Blake wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chenevert swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chenevert scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slow jab from Blake misses its intended target.
A countering left hand to the body from Chenevert misses.
Blake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chenevert.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chenevert feints and then cracks Blake's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blake down.
Blake misses with a kick to the body
and Chenevert counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chenevert cracks Blake with a right hand to the side of the head.
Blake throws a body punch but Chenevert moves out of range.
Nazaire Chenevert seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chenevert pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blake is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Chenevert.
Chenevert stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blake.
Blake tries to score with a low kick but Chenevert moves his leg out of the way.

Blake tries to keep at a distance but Chenevert has taken the fight into the clinch.
Blake using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chenevert has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blake avoiding damage as Chenevert throws knees to the body.
Chenevert blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blake throws an elbow that misses.
Blake prevents a body shot from Chenevert.
Chenevert lands a shoulder strike.
Blake tries a knee to the head but Chenevert blocks it.
Chenevert misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake crunches a lovely knee into Chenevert's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chenevert scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chenevert with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blake is looking for a takedown.
Chenevert presses Blake against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Blake looking to slow down the pace here.
Blake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Chenevert.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blake throws an elbow but misses.
Chenevert blocks an uppercut.
Chenevert with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chenevert scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chenevert throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chenevert with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chenevert lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Chenevert misses with a knee to the head.
Chenevert lands with a light punch inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nazaire Chenevert showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!

Chenevert keeps the fight on the outside.
Blake misses with a straight left.
Blake misses with a looping left.
Blake throws a big shot that misses.
Blake tries to clinch but Chenevert is having none of it.
Chenevert throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blake misses with a looping left.
A low kick lands for Chenevert.
Chenevert thuds a left hand into Blake's body.
Chenevert keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blake.
A slow jab from Blake misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Chenevert.
Blake throws a head kick that misses.
Chenevert moves out of range of the body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chenevert connects with a leg kick.

Chenevert has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chenevert working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chenevert working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chenevert throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chenevert scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blake tries a body shot but Chenevert blocks it.
Chenevert tries a knee to the head but Blake blocks it.
Chenevert goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chenevert using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blake has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blake is trying to maintain a safe position but Chenevert gets an underhook and turns Blake into the cage.
Blake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chenevert.
Chenevert throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chenevert lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chenevert misses with a knee strike.
Chenevert's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chenevert works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chenevert misses with a knee strike.
Blake is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Chenevert with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake trying to stall but Chenevert improves his position.
Blake looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from Chenevert.
Still in the clinch, Chenevert scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blake throws a punch but it's blocked by Chenevert.
Blake pushes off an throws an elbow but Chenevert leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Chenevert makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chenevert misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blake.
Chenevert working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Chenevert.
Still in the clinch, Chenevert scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chenevert tries a knee to the head but Blake blocks it.
Blake lands an elbow inside that Chenevert shrugs off.
Blake stalls.
A knee to the head by Chenevert.
Chenevert misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chenevert crunches a lovely knee into Blake's ribcage.
Blake lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chenevert backwards.
A right hand to the body from Blake.
Blake missing with knees to the body.
Chenevert throws a punch but it's blocked by Blake.
Blake lands an elbow that stopped Chenevert in his tracks for a moment.
Chenevert misses with a punch to the body.
Chenevert throws a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nazaire Chenevert is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Blake looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Blake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chenevert misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blake.
Chenevert tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chenevert tries a knee to the head but Blake blocks it.
Chenevert avoids a wild elbow strike from Blake.
Chenevert avoids a wild elbow strike from Blake.
Stalling in the clinch from Blake.
Blake throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chenevert blocks it with crossed arms.
Chenevert on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chenevert is defending well for now.
Blake tries to land knees in the clinch but Chenevert avoids the damage to the body.
Blake tries to land knees in the clinch but Chenevert avoids the damage to the body.
Blake throws an elbow that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nazaire Chenevert comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chenevert 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nazaire Chenevert!
An out of breath Nazaire Chenevert thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.