PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tristin Shonuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Method Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shonuck kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down. Man has chosen Wu-Tang Clan-METHOD MAN as his entrance music. 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.

Shonuck
vs
Man

189 cm
27
195 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

191 cm
22
194 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Crippler's Corner
Vitality

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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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tristin Shonuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Method Man!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man takes a swing at Shonuck's ribcage but misses.

Shonuck clinches with his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Man's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shonuck blocks a body shot from Man.
Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man is trying to pull guard but Shonuck has him pressed against the cage.

Man manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Man is looking to sweep but instead, Shonuck has passed into half guard.
Shonuck tries to pass to full mount but Man defends it.
Man is trying is best to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man is staying active underneath Shonuck, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Tristin Shonuck has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Shonuck tries to close the distance and clinch but Man swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Man slips a jab and a cross from Shonuck.

Shonuck tries to keep at a distance but Man has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shonuck throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Man blocks it with crossed arms.

Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shonuck tries to clinch there but Man circles away.
Shonuck throws a lazy right hand but Man sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Man dodges the punch combination from Shonuck.
Shonuck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shonuck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shonuck misses with a body shot.
Man keeps the fight on the outside.
Shonuck fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shonuck waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man moves out of range as Shonuck throws a body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Man blocks the leg kick.
Shonuck on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shonuck tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Man makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shonuck wants to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shonuck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Shonuck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shonuck looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shonuck tries to close the distance and clinch but Man swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shonuck misses with a kick to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shonuck.
Shonuck misses with a knee strike.
Shonuck trying to land knees to the body.

Man gets control of Shonuck's arms and successfully pulls guard. Man will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Man takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A low kick from Shonuck is predictable there
and Man connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Man throws a body punch but Shonuck moves out of range.
Man wants to clinch.

Shonuck takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Man.
Man trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man scores with a hook to the body.
Shonuck is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Method Man will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Shonuck tries to clinch but Man is having none of it.
Tristin Shonuck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shonuck's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Shonuck duly obliges.
Shonuck misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shonuck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shonuck throws a sloppy body shot
and Man counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shonuck misses with a hook.

Man closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shonuck managing to block the knees to the body from Man.

Man breaks from the clinch.
Shonuck throws a low kick but Man avoids it.
Shonuck wants to clinch up but Man keeps it at a distance.

Shonuck closes the distance and pushes Man back into the cage.
Shonuck tries to work over Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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!
Man lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shonuck is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Shonuck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Man fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shonuck tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
Shonuck blocks a body shot from Man.

Man breaks from the clinch.
Shonuck throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shonuck lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Man has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Man and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Shonuck tries to clinch up.
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Shonuck rushes Man and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Man tries to break free but Shonuck pushes him back against the cage.
Shonuck makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Man misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shonuck lands a left hand that snaps the head of Man backwards.
A short right from Man.
Shonuck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Man tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shonuck smiles and moves away.
Shonuck wants to clinch but Man slips to the side
letting Man counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shonuck dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Man. That did some damage!
A slow jab from Shonuck misses its intended target.
Shonuck lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Man circles away quickly and effectively.
Shonuck tries to close the distance and clinch but Man swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shonuck moves in looking to clinch but Man pushes him off.
Shonuck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Man slips a jab and a cross from Shonuck.
Shonuck is looking to score with low kicks.
Man lands a nice hook to Shonuck's body. Shonuck takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shonuck clinches up with Man and pushes him back against the cage.
Shonuck misses with a hook from the clinch.

Man manages to break the clinch.
Shonuck wants to slow Man down by chopping away at his legs.
Man connects with a body shot that sends Shonuck's belly button to the back.

Man drives through and clinches with Shonuck against the cage.
Man misses with a knee strike.
Man is trying to pull guard but Shonuck turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tristin Shonuck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Method Man.
Man fails to pull guard.
Shonuck looking to stall.
Man misses with some punches.
Shonuck can't find room to land a body shot as Man controls the action.
Man stalling the fight.

Man manages to break the clinch.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Shonuck is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shonuck throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shonuck moves away.
Man slips a jab from Shonuck.
Shonuck throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
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!
Shonuck throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Man thows a left - swing and a miss!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Man.

Man's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shonuck misses with a low kick.
Man defending well as Shonuck loads up on a big left hand.
Shonuck scores with a crisp jab that stopped Man in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tristin Shonuck dominated that second round.
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!

Man loads up on a big right hand but Shonuck slips the punch.
Shonuck fails with an attempt to clinch.
Man throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shonuck wants to clinch.
Shonuck misses with a combination
and Man counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Man has Shonuck up against the cage in a clinch.

Man breaks the clinch.

Man gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Man breaks from the clinch.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Shonuck.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shonuck paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shonuck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Man scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Man has managed to clinch.

Man breaks from the clinch.
Man is looking to clinch.
Shonuck tries to land a front kick but Man steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Man closes the distance and clinches.
Man tries to break the clinch but Shonuck is controlling the position.
Man using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shonuck has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shonuck missing with knees to the body.
Shonuck pushes off an throws an elbow but Man leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Man avoids a wild elbow strike from Shonuck.

Man successfully pulls guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Man is on top in guard.
Man wants to control from the top but Shonuck keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shonuck wants to sweep here but Man controlling him for the moment.
Man throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shonuck works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shonuck keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
Man postures up in Shonuck's guard and throws a big left but Shonuck blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shonuck keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Method Man hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Shonuck closes the distance but Man moves to the side
and Man counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Man blocks a head kick by Shonuck.
Man tries to clinch but Shonuck moves out of range.

Shonuck rushes Man and presses him up against the cage.

Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shonuck throws a leg kick that misses.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shonuck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Man moves out of range as Shonuck strikes.
Shonuck tries to clinch up but Man circles away and keeps his distance.
Shonuck showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shonuck goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tristin Shonuck is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Shonuck closes the distance and clinches.
Shonuck tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Man avoids it.

Man's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Man swings for the body but Shonuck moves out of range.
Man keeps the fight on the outside.
Shonuck will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shonuck lands a jab-cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shonuck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Shonuck fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shonuck throws the kick towards the body but Man avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Method Man.
I think Man 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Method Man!
An out of breath and clearly excited Method Man thanked CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).