PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tristin Shonuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hektor Troy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shonuck comes into the arena with Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shonuck
vs
Troy

189 cm
31
195 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

187 cm
27
195 lbs
22 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.
Backyard Fighting

Hellbent
Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tristin Shonuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hektor Troy!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troy throws a low kick but Shonuck moves out of range easily.
Troy pushes Shonuck away with a front kick.
Troy circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Troy to counter with a crisp jab.

Shonuck moves into the clinch.
Troy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shonuck using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shonuck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Troy.
Shonuck misses with an elbow strike.
Shonuck lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Troy scores with a hook to the body.
Shonuck lands a left hand that snaps the head of Troy backwards.
Troy has a couple of punches blocked by Shonuck.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Troy dodges an elbow strike from Shonuck.
Troy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Troy misses with the head strike.
Troy swings wildly with an uppercut but Shonuck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Troy has a couple of punches blocked by Shonuck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shonuck tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Troy avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Troy fails to land.
Troy blocks an elbow strike.
Shonuck missing with knees to the body.
Troy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shonuck is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Troy is defending well for now.
Troy struggles to land a body shot inside as Shonuck controls his hands.
Troy tries a body shot but Shonuck blocks it.
Shonuck lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Troy.
Troy managing to block the knees to the body from Shonuck.
Shonuck tries to land knees in the clinch but Troy avoids the damage to the body.
Shonuck's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Troy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Troy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Troy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Troy throws a head punch that misses.
Shonuck is trying to stall.
Shonuck lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shonuck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Troy.
A short right from Troy on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troy blocks an elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Troy.
Troy is leaning against Shonuck and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shonuck looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Troy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shonuck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Troy lands a right hand.
Troy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Troy scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Troy.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shonuck.
Shonuck tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Troy avoids it.
Shonuck trying to stall but Troy improves his position.
Troy blocks an elbow strike.
Shonuck missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Troy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Troy lands a right hand.
Shonuck takes a shot to the head.
Troy tries a body shot but Shonuck blocks it.
Shonuck tries to land a knee to the head but Troy blocks with his arms.
Troy misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troy misses with the head strike.
Shonuck blocks a body shot from Troy.
Troy blocking some punches.
Shonuck working aggressively here.
Shonuck is trying to stall.
Troy blocks an elbow strike.
Troy has a couple of punches blocked by Shonuck.
A shot in the inside from Shonuck.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Troy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shonuck backwards.
Shonuck lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Hektor Troy has been cut.
Shonuck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Troy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Troy - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Troy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Troy.
Troy swings wildly with an uppercut but Shonuck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Troy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shonucks head.
Troy throws a punch but it's blocked by Shonuck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Troy throws a head punch that misses.
Troy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shonucks head.
Troy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shonuck backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Troy.
Shonuck tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Troy misses with some punches.
Shonuck tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice body punch from Troy - that landed with a thud.
Shonuck is breathing heavily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Troy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Troy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shonuck gets through Troy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Troy working aggressively here.
Shonuck manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Troy lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Troy lands a nice uppercut.
Troy throws a head punch that misses.
Troy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shonuck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hektor Troy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hektor Troy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Troy throws a head kick that misses.
Troy takes one to the chin there.
Troy throws a series of punches but Shonuck moves out of range.
Troy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shonuck.
We've been told by Shonuck's head coaches at Nights Watch MMA Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Shonuck moves to clinch but Troy breaks away
and Troy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Troy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shonuck misses with a looping right.
Troy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shonuck manages to avoid it.
Shonuck lands with a right hand.
Troy throws out a leg kick but Shonuck moves out of range and Troy only half commits.
Troy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shonuck has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Troy misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Shonuck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shonuck on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Troy. Troy obviously looking to wear him down.
Troy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shonuck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Troy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Shonuck counter with a right hand.
Shonuck tries to clinch but Troy moves out of range.
Shonuck checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Troy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shonuck is looking to clinch.
Troy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Troy swings for the body but Shonuck moves out of range.
Troy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shonuck checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Troy tries to land a front kick but Shonuck steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shonuck paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Troy in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nice straight punches there by Shonuck. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shonuck.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Troy closes the distance and pushes Shonuck back into the cage.
Troy lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch on the inside from Troy fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Troy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Troy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shonuck.
Shonuck tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Troy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shonuck backwards.
Troy struggles to land a body shot inside as Shonuck controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Troy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shonuck.
Troy blocks an uppercut.
Troy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Troy lands a left hand.
Troy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troy tries a body shot but Shonuck blocks it.
Troy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shonuck prevents a body shot from Troy.
Troy has a couple of punches blocked by Shonuck.
Troy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shonuck's elbow.
Shonuck taking a breather.
Troy lands a left hand.
Troy struggles to land a body shot inside as Shonuck controls his hands.
Shonuck is trying to maintain a safe position but Troy gets an underhook and turns Shonuck into the cage.
Shonuck throws a head punch that misses.
Troy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Troy scores with a hook to the body.
Troy scores with a shot to the side of Shonuck's head.
Troy misses with the head strike.
Shonuck goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shonuck blocking some punches.
Shonuck misses with the head strike.
Troy lands with a light punch inside.
Troy managing to block the knees to the body from Shonuck.
Shonuck missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troy pushes Shonuck back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Troy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shonuck misses with the head strike.
Troy pushes Shonuck back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Troy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Troy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shonuck backwards.
Troy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shonuck backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Troy fails to land.
Shonuck throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Troy.
Shonuck can't find room to land a body shot as Troy controls the action.
Troy gets through Shonuck's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Troy.
Troy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Troy.

Shonuck is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shonuck prevents a body shot from Troy.
Oh Shonuck is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Troy lands with a right to the head.
Troy lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from Troy.
Troy lands a big right hand that drops Shonuck! The killer instinct kicks in and Troy finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Troy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hektor Troy!
A relieved looking Hektor Troy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.