PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nazaire Chenevert (ranked 2755 p4p, 2856 weight class) and Al Long (ranked 371 p4p, 382 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Al Long enters the cage!

Chenevert
vs
Long

185 cm
19
190
2 - 0 - 0

192 cm
25
183
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nazaire Chenevert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Al Long!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Long.

It looks like Nazaire Chenevert has been cut.
Long is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chenevert.
Chenevert looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Long lands with a right hand.
Long misses with a left hand
and Chenevert connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Chenevert.
Chenevert looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Long missing with a left hand there. Chenevert was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chenevert appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Long waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chenevert.
Chenevert was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Long misses with an uppercut.
Long avoids the head kick by Chenevert.
Long misses with an uppercut
and Chenevert counters with a low kick, right behind Long 's knee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long throws an off balance right hand
and Chenevert counters with a good, hard body kick but Long shrugs it off.
Long throws a right hand that misses
and Chenevert counters with a low kick, right behind Long 's knee.
A big right from Long misses.
Long throws an off balance right hand
and Chenevert counters with an outside leg kick.
Long looks winded!
Long throws an off balance right hand
and Chenevert counters with an inside leg kick.
Chenevert lands a head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long throws the left hand but Chenevert avoids the punch easily.
Long throws an off balance right hand
and Chenevert counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Long thinking.

Chenevert lands a big uppercut and Long crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Long looks OK. Chenevert waves Long back to his feet!

Long is rocked!
Long takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Long is still on wobbly legs! Can Chenevert finish him?
A nice inside leg kick there by Chenevert. That's going to slow Long down.
Chenevert throws an overhand right that drops Long like a sack of potatoes! Chenevert dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nazaire Chenevert!
Nazaire Chenevert thanked the fans post fight for their support.