PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeffery Shannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Decklan Stroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shannon comes to the cage accompanied by Don't Tread On Me - Metallica. Stroy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. What's Up, People ?! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jeffery Shannon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Shannon
vs
Stroy

185 cm
23
205 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

183 cm
26
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeffery Shannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Decklan Stroy!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shannon misses with a two punch combination.
Jeffery Shannon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stroy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stroy doesn't manage to clinch there - Shannon circles away.
Shannon throws a lazy uppercut
and Stroy counters with a low kick, right behind Shannon 's knee.
An inside leg kick lands from Stroy.
Shannon swats away the attempt to clinch by Stroy.

Shannon gets a clinch.

Shannon ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Shannon no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Shannon scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Stroy moves in looking to clinch but Shannon pushes him off.
Stroy fails with a takedown attempt.
Stroy avoids the body shot from Shannon.
Shannon misses the body punch
and Stroy counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shannon throws a head kick that misses.

Stroy drives through with a takedown into Shannon's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Stroy throws a big right hand that misses.

Stroy stands up and waves to Shannon to follow him.
Shannon misses with a kick to the body.

Shannon rushes Stroy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stroy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shannon is trying to break free.
Shannon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shannon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shannon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Stroy to keep the fight standing.

Stroy works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stroy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Stroy tries to free his leg and advance position but Shannon is retaining full guard.
Stroy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Shannon's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stroy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stroy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Shannon's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Shannon has his feet on Stroy's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shannon has closed the distance and engaged Stroy in a clinch.
Stroy scores a nice knee to the body.
Shannon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stroy has him pressed against the cage.
Stroy looking to throw knees to the head but Shannon is blocking nicely.
Shannon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shannon tries to break free but Stroy pushes him back against the cage.
Shannon tries to circle away but Stroy has him pinned against the cage.
Shannon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stroy landing knees to the head.
Shannon wants to break free but Stroy has control.
Stroy is looking for a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shannon jumps guard but Stroy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Shannon is trying to push Stroy away but Stroy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stroy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Stroy pulls guard.
Shannon wants to control from the top but Stroy keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stroy keeping full guard, as Shannon tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Shannon gets to his feet - Stroy follows without any prompting.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stroy connects with a looping right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Horrible takedown by Stroy or perhaps it was just good defense by Shannon which made him look bad.
Jeffery Shannon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Decklan Stroy.

Stroy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Shannon kicks Stroy off and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Decklan Stroy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Shannon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Shannon connects with a solid leg kick.
Shannon keeps the fight on the outside.
Stroy avoids the head kick by Shannon.
Shannon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stroy counters with a nice leg kick.
Stroy looks for a takedown but Shannon sprawls well.
A right-left combo lands from Stroy.

Stroy moves into the clinch.
Stroy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stroy is looking to take this one to the mat.
Shannon is looking to break free of the clinch but Stroy has double underhooks.
Stroy is stalling here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shannon jumps guard but Stroy stands there with Shannon around his waist. Shannon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jeffery Shannon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Decklan Stroy.

Shannon pulls guard.
Shannon wants to stand up but Stroy is controlling him.
Stroy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Shannon pushes Stroy off and scrambles back to his feet.
Shannon misses with the body kick
and Stroy counters with a leg kick.
Shannon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stroy was well out of range. Poor timing from Shannon.
Shannon misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stroy moves into range and clinches up with Shannon.
Shannon is trying to break free.

Stroy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shannon misses with a double jab.
Decklan Stroy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shannon keeps the fight on the outside.
Shannon fails to land with a series of punches.
Stroy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shannon misses with a wild body shot.
Shannon has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Stroy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shannon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shannon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stroy manages to avoid it.

Shannon gets tackled into the cage by Stroy. Stroy maintains the clinch.
Shannon is trying to break the clinch but Stroy has him pressed against the cage.
Shannon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stroy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Shannon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroy leaning against his opponent.
Stroy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shannon blocks it with crossed arms.
Stroy stalling the fight.
Shannon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stroy lands a nice elbow.
Shannon is trying to force a seperation but Stroy has the dominant position.
Stroy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stroy scores with a knee to the head.
Stroy lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shannon trying to land knees to the body.
Stroy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shannon as Stroy tries to tie him up.
Shannon tries to break the clinch but Stroy is controlling the position.
Decklan Stroy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stroy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stroy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stroy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Shannon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Shannon is looking to break free of the clinch but Stroy has double underhooks.
Stroy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stroy keeps control of Shannon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shannon wants to get back to striking at distance but Stroy won't allow it.
Shannon is pressed up against the cage. Stroy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Shannon down to the mat. Shannon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stroy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stroy moves in looking to clinch but Shannon pushes him off.
Shannon misses with a combination
and Stroy counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Decklan Stroy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Stroy takes the fight into the clinch.
Shannon is working for takedown but Stroy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Shannon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Stroy can't get the takedown.

Stroy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shannon throws out a loose jab but Stroy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shannon throws a head kick that misses.
Stroy wants to clinch.
Shannon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stroy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shannon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shannon misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroy shoots in but no luck this time.
Jeffery Shannon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Stroy moves into the clinch.
A short right from Stroy on the inside.

Stroy breaks the clinch.
Jeffery Shannon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shannon throws an off balance right hand
and Stroy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shannon's knee momentarily.
Stroy shoots in for a takedown but Shannon shows good takedown defense.
Jeffery Shannon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Decklan Stroy.
Shannon misses with the body kick
and Stroy counters with a good low kick that Shannon was not able to check.
Shannon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shannon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Shannon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stroy - that will leave a mark!
Stroy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Decent striking displayed by Shannon there.
Shannon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stroy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shannon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shannon misses with a two punch combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stroy.
A swing and a miss from Shannon.

Shannon takes the fight into the clinch.
Shannon working hard to break the clinch.

Stroy manages to break the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stroy.
Shannon tries to bum rush Stroy with a series of wild strikes but Stroy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Stroy closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stroy pulls Shannon into guard.
Stroy working a defensive guard here.
Shannon trying to control the position from guard on top but Stroy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stroy pulls Shannon in to control the position.

Shannon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stroy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shannon has managed to get both his arms back between Stroy's legs - danger averted.
Shannon engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Shannon landing with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shannon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Stroy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shannon wants to get up but he can't break Stroy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jeffery Shannon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Decklan Stroy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jeffery Shannon just wasn't active enough.
Stroy doesn't manage to clinch there - Shannon circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Decklan Stroy.
I've got Stroy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Decklan Stroy!
A relieved looking Decklan Stroy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.