PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nazaire Chenevert (ranked 480 p4p, 1004 weight class) and Victor Strand (ranked 59 p4p, 131 weight class). Chenevert comes to the cage accompanied by A Milli. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Chenevert
vs
Strand

185 cm
25
190
12 - 3 - 0

195 cm
25
190
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

UNDEFEATED
Conviction

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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nazaire Chenevert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Strand!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chenevert ducks under a wild hook from Strand.
Strand takes a swing at Chenevert's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Chenevert misses.
A head kick from Chenevert lands but Strand takes it in his stride.
Chenevert lands a nice shot that snaps Strand's head back.
A head kick by Strand misses
and Chenevert makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chenevert keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Strand.
Chenevert cracks Strand with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Strand ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chenevert moves away.
Chenevert half committed to a counter leg kick.
Chenevert swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chenevert uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Strand.
Strand misses with a hook.
Chenevert loads up on a big right hand but Strand slips the punch.
Strand takes a swing at Chenevert's ribcage but misses.
Chenevert tried to counter with a leg kick but Strand avoided it.
A big left from Strand misses.
Strand lands an overhand right.

It looks like Nazaire Chenevert has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chenevert bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Strand tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chenevert staying out of range there.
That kick from Chenevert tenderised Strand's leg. Strand is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab from Strand misses.
Chenevert takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A nice leg kick from Chenevert, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chenevert avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chenevert was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Strand jabs Chenevert right on the nose. Chenevert blinks but takes it well.
Strand misses with a straight left.
Chenevert is looking to land body kicks.
Chenevert gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Strand.
Chenevert connects with a right hand. Strand shakes it off.
Strand throws a sloppy head kick
and Chenevert counters with a low kick, right behind Strand 's knee.
Chenevert missing with a left hand there. Strand was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A low kick lands for Chenevert.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good shot there by Chenevert.
Chenevert walks into a stiff left hand from Strand.
Strand misses with a looping right.
Strand looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Strand takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Strand.
Nice defenses there by Chenevert.
Strand tries to work over Chenevert's front leg with a kick but Chenevert checks it.
Strand avoids the body shot from Chenevert.
Chenevert tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Strand manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Strand throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Strand jabs Chenevert right on the nose. Chenevert blinks but takes it well.
Strand throws a jab when Chenevert was well out of range.
Strand throws a right hand that Chenevert ducks under and follows up with a left that Chenevert also avoids with ease.
Chenevert scores with a shot to the body.
Chenevert throws a front kick that sends Strand stumbling back into the cage.
Strand is looking to slow Chenevert down with leg kicks.
Strand scores with a jab. Chenevert acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chenevert bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chenevert swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chenevert connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Strand's hands.
Strand throws an overhand right that lands on Chenevert's shoulder, as Chenevert tries to avoid the shot.
Strand looks to throw the jab but Chenevert is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chenevert wants to land a leg kick but Strand is out of range.
Strand lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Strand throws an overhand right that lands on Chenevert's shoulder, as Chenevert tries to avoid the shot.
Strand avoids the body shot from Chenevert.
Strand lands a glancing blow to the side of Chenevert's head.
Chenevert slips under a jab.
Chenevert delivers a nice body kick.
Strand throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chenevert lands a lovely overhand right.
Strand staying out of range there.
Chenevert tries to clinch up.
It looks like Chenevert has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Chenevert cracks Strand with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chenevert cracks Strand with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chenevert pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chenevert throws a quick inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Chenevert misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chenevert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Strand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chenevert fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strand manages to avoid it.
Strand chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chenevert takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A big right from Strand misses.
Strand slips under a jab.
Chenevert's jab looks to have found its range, popping Strand under the eye.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chenevert. That's going to slow Strand down.
Strand throws a right hand that Chenevert ducks under and follows up with a left that Chenevert also avoids with ease.
Strand misses with a hook. Chenevert ducked under it nicely.
A quick step to the side and Chenevert tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chenevert bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Strand jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chenevert throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Strand sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Strand has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Strand there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Strand throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chenevert jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chenevert lands a nice shot to the body.
Chenevert ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strand moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nazaire Chenevert will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nazaire Chenevert's cut.
That's time! Chenevert's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Chenevert misses with a straight right.
Strand fails to land with a series of punches.
Chenevert misses with a body shot
and Strand connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Strand loads up on a big right hand but Chenevert slips the punch.
Chenevert slips under a jab from Strand.
Chenevert throws out a leg kick but Strand moves out of range and Chenevert only half commits.
Chenevert avoids a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Chenevert on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Strand will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chenevert defending well as Strand loads up on a big left hand.
Chenevert swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Strand misses the body punch
enabling Chenevert to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Strand misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Chenevert moves into the clinch.
Chenevert has Strand pressed against the cage, preventing Strand from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Strand is trying to break the clinch but Chenevert has him pressed against the cage.

Strand pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strand looks to land a left hand but Chenevert moved out of range nicely.
Chenevert checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strand misses with a lunging right hand
and Chenevert counters with an inside leg kick.
Chenevert lands with a shot to the body.
Strand throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chenevert counters with a low kick, right behind Strand 's knee.
Strand's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chenevert, as that shot connected.
Strand throws a leg kick that misses.
Good exchange - Chenevert coming out on top.
Chenevert checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chenevert slips a jab and a cross from Strand.
Chenevert tries a head kick but it misses.
Strand connects with a nice looking jab.
Chenevert bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Strand's head backwards.
Strand loads up on a big right hand but Chenevert slips the punch.
Strand takes a kick to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strand misses with a wild body shot.
Strand throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Strand misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strand takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chenevert moves away from the strike by Strand.
Chenevert lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Strand at a distance.
Chenevert bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Strand scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chenevert in his tracks.
Chenevert takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Strand takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chenevert fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Strand has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chenevert bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Strand's head.
Strand uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chenevert has time to react.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chenevert.
Strand misses with a hook
and Chenevert counters with a body kick.
Strand tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chenevert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chenevert thumps Strand with a low kick.
Strand connects with a looping right hand.
Strand throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strand throws out a loose jab but Chenevert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chenevert doesn't manage to clinch there - Strand circles away.
Strand walks into a left hand.
Chenevert defending well as Strand loads up on a big left hand.
Chenevert lands a glancing blow to the side of Strand's head.
Chenevert jabs at Strand's body.
A big left from Chenevert misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chenevert tries a head kick but it misses.
Strand walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chenevert checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Strand misses with a hook.
Chenevert uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Strand.
Chenevert steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strand.
A shot to the liver by Chenevert. Beautiful body shot.
Nazaire Chenevert is winning the standup battle so far.
Strand digs a good body shot into Chenevert's ribs.
Strand misses with a straight left.
Strand swings away with a leg kick that misses.
As Strand backs away, Chenevert returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strand throws an off balance right hand
and Chenevert counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strand waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chenevert.
Chenevert is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Strand blocks a jab.
Chenevert on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Strand has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Strand misses with a hook.
Chenevert lands with a good body shot.
Chenevert misses the shot to the body.
Strand misses with a body kick.
Strand getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fighters circling - Strand throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Strand throws a leg kick
and Chenevert counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A low kick lands for Chenevert.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chenevert cracks Strand with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Strand throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Chenevert.
Chenevert lands with a good body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Nazaire Chenevert will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nazaire Chenevert's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Strand throws a poor cross that misses
and Chenevert counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chenevert lands a leg kick that knocks Strand off balance momentarily.
Chenevert turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Strand tries to land a front kick but Chenevert steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Strand throws a jab but it's blocked by Chenevert.
Strand throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Chenevert throws a hook but Strand blocks it.
Chenevert cracks Strand with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Strand misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Strand throws a body punch but Chenevert moves out of range.
Chenevert takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Strand throws a jab but it's blocked by Chenevert.
Chenevert was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chenevert.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chenevert turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Strand swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chenevert dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Strand. That did some damage!
Chenevert walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chenevert fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Strand on the side of the head.
Strand walks into a stiff left hand from Chenevert.
Chenevert throws a looping overhand right but Strand ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Chenevert.
Strand scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Strand takes one on the button.
Chenevert lands with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Chenevert misses its intended target.
Strand does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Chenevert throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Strand sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Strand misses its intended target.
Chenevert jabs Strand to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Chenevert.
Chenevert throws a body shot but no joy.
Chenevert throws a poor cross that misses
and Strand counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Victor Strand has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A looping hook to the body misses from Chenevert. Strand does a little dance to reset his feet.
Strand misses with a hook.
Chenevert moves out of range as Strand strikes.
Strand looks to land a right hand but Chenevert moved out of range.
Strand steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chenevert.
Chenevert misses with an attempted mid kick.
Strand throws a lazy uppercut
and Chenevert finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Chenevert fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chenevert moves away from the strike by Strand.
Chenevert throws a big shot that misses.
Strand throws a jab but it's blocked by Chenevert.
Strand takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A big right from Strand misses.
Strand walks forward, straight into a front kick from Chenevert.
Chenevert lands with a nice combination. Strand backs away looking to recover.
Strand looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chenevert throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Strand stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chenevert slips under a jab from Strand.
Chenevert fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Strand has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A big left from Strand misses.
Chenevert slips under a jab.
Strand takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chenevert blocks a leg kick.
Chenevert scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nazaire Chenevert is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice uppercut there from Chenevert.
Chenevert takes one to the chin there.
Chenevert moves out of range of the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Chenevert on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chenevert throws a shot to the body.
Strand throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chenevert swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Strand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chenevert throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chenevert connects with a body shot.
Chenevert connects with a nice looking jab.
Strand throws a jab when Chenevert was well out of range.
Strand throws a head kick but Chenevert moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Chenevert there.
Strand takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Chenevert fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Strand, pushing him back against the cage.
Strand is trying to break free.
Strand is trying to break the clinch but Chenevert has him pressed against the cage.
Strand has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strand gets through Chenevert's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chenevert keeps control of Strand as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Strand throws a punch but it's blocked by Chenevert.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nazaire Chenevert showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chenevert has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nazaire Chenevert!
Nazaire Chenevert decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.