PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nazaire Chenevert (ranked 253 p4p, 375 weight class) and Hinto Kangee (ranked 34 p4p, 47 weight class). Chenevert comes to the cage accompanied by A Milli. Kangee comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kalush Orchestra - Stefania kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Chenevert
vs
Kangee

185 cm
24
190
12 - 2 - 0

185 cm
24
190
14 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nazaire Chenevert!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hinto Kangee!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chenevert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kangee.
We've been told by Chenevert's head coaches at Xtreme Black House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Chenevert just misses with a punch to the body.
Kangee swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kangee loads up on a big right hand but Chenevert slips the punch.
Kangee fails to land with a series of punches.
Kangee looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chenevert misses with a body shot

and Kangee counters with a shoot takedown. Chenevert fights it but they end up in guard.
Kangee wants to pass the guard but Chenevert is keeping the position.
Kangee sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Chenevert pulls Kangee in close to his closed guard and prevents Kangee from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kangee stops Chenevert from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kangee sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kangee trying to control but Chenevert is working from the bottom.
Chenevert controlling the position.
Chenevert looking for a sweep. Not yet Chenevert, not yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kangee swats away the attempt to clinch by Chenevert.
Nice jab there from Kangee.
Kangee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cheneverts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chenevert fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kangee fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chenevert avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chenevert walks into a stiff left hand from Kangee.
Kangee throws a hook but Chenevert blocks it.
Chenevert turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kangee fails to land the takedown.
Kangee thuds his right hand into Chenevert's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kangee walks into a stiff left hand from Chenevert.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chenevert misses with a looping right.
Kangee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kangee works Chenevert's body with a nice hook.
Kangee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chenevert circles away quickly and effectively.
Chenevert swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kangee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chenevert throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kangee avoids it.
Kangee throws a shot from downtown. Chenevert moves away and avoids it.
Chenevert stuffs the takedown.
Nazaire Chenevert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hinto Kangee.
A big left from Kangee misses.
Good exchange - Kangee coming out on top.

Kangee feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kangee looking to pass the guard.
Chenevert not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chenevert wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Chenevert looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kangee content to stall in guard here.
Kangee's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
More stalling from Kangee.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kangee lands with a shot to the body.
Nazaire Chenevert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kangee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kangee.
Chenevert swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A big right from Kangee misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hinto Kangee dominated that round.
That's time! Chenevert's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kangee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chenevert misses the jab.
Kangee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chenevert at a distance.
Kangee misses the shot to the body.
Chenevert bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kangee's head backwards.
Chenevert connects with a solid leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chenevert.
Kangee tries for a takedown but Chenevert sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
As Kangee looks to move away, Chenevert throws a big counter combo but Kangee just gets out of the way.
Chenevert throws a shot to the body.
Chenevert ducks under a wild hook from Kangee.
Chenevert is looking to wear down Kangee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kangee misses with a wild combination.
Kangee misses with a few strikes there.
Kangee dodges the punch combination from Chenevert.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kangee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chenevert's waist but Chenevert gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kangee off to one side.
Nazaire Chenevert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chenevert buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kangee misses with an uppercut. Chenevert saw that one coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chenevert, as that shot connected.
Kangee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chenevert looks for the body kick but Kangee saw that one coming.
A thudding body kick lands there by Chenevert!
Kangee darts in looking for a takedown but Chenevert gets double underhooks and turns Kangee into the cage.
Nazaire Chenevert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hinto Kangee.
Nice body kick from Chenevert.
Nice straight punches there by Chenevert. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chenevert.
Chenevert cracks Kangee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kangee lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nazaire Chenevert is winning the standup battle so far.
Kangee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kangee throws a hook but Chenevert avoids it easily.
Kangee throws a body punch but Chenevert moves out of range.

Kangee drives through with a takedown into Chenevert's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Chenevert is looking to stand back up but Kangee counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Chenevert.
Kangee wants to take a breather but Chenevert is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chenevert has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Kangee is on him like a limpet, forcing Chenevert back against the cage.
Chenevert struggles to land a body shot inside as Kangee controls his hands.
Kangee blocks an uppercut.
Kangee is looking to take this one to the mat.
Chenevert misses with a body punch.
Kangee is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chenevert pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Chenevert misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kangee is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chenevert pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Chenevert breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Chenevert.

Kangee darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Chenevert controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kangee trying to control from Chenevert's half guard. Chenevert has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Kangee showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Chenevert is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kangee stays in close to Chenevert's body and controls the position.
Chenevert working a defensive guard here.
Kangee is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Chenevert throws a wild body kick that Kangee sees coming a mile off.
Chenevert throws the left hand but Kangee avoids the punch easily.
Chenevert throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chenevert buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kangee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nazaire Chenevert dominated that second round.
That's time! Chenevert's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kangee throws a shot from downtown. Chenevert moves away and avoids it.
Kangee throws a shot from downtown. Chenevert moves away and avoids it.
Kangee shoots in for a takedown but Chenevert shows good takedown defense.
Chenevert scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kangee ducks under a wild hook from Chenevert.
Chenevert tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kangee was well out of range. Poor timing from Chenevert.
Chenevert throws a body shot but no joy.
Kangee moves out of range of the strikes.
Kangee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kangee misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Kangee misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kangee throws a right and a left that both miss.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kangee.
Kangee just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromChenevert.
Chenevert pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chenevert fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kangee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kangee avoids the body shot from Chenevert.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kangee defending well as Chenevert loads up on a big left hand.
Kangee missing with a left hand there. Chenevert was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kangee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kangee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chenevert.
Kangee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kangee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chenevert uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kangee.
Chenevert throws a lazy right hand but Kangee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kangee drops his hands momentarily and Chenevert takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chenevert lands a jab to Kangee's midsection.
Chenevert misses with a shot to the body

and Kangee counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Chenevert wants to stand but Kangee is controlling the position.
Chenevert has control of Kangee's left arm, preventing Kangee from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kangee trying to move into half guard but instead Chenevert has managed to sweep!

This has been an exciting period of action!
Kangee can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Chenevert controls the pace.

Kangee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chenevert doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Kangee is tightening it up a little... Chenevert has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Chenevert reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Chenevert taps out! Nice BJJ there by Kangee!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Hinto Kangee!
Hinto Kangee is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath Hinto Kangee thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.