PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tristin Shonuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Luhtanen (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. Tristin Shonuck has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Shonuck
vs
Luhtanen

189 cm
28
195 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

181 cm
31
185 lbs
17 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Crippler's Corner
BeastMode

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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tristin Shonuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Henrik Luhtanen!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luhtanen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shonuck's hands.
Luhtanen cracks Shonuck with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A punch lands to the side of Shonuck 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Luhtanen throws out a loose jab but Shonuck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shonuck is looking to clinch.
Shonuck pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shonuck keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Luhtanen.
Luhtanen misses with a hook.
Shonuck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Luhtanen throws out the jab.
Shonuck missing with a left hand there. Luhtanen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Luhtanen works the jab nicely.
Henrik Luhtanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shonuck scores with a nice head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shonuck fails in his attempt to clinch.
Luhtanen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shonuck wants to clinch.
Shonuck connects with a good right hand that stumbles Luhtanen. Luhtanen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

It looks like Henrik Luhtanen has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luhtanen takes one on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shonuck.
Shonuck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Luhtanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shonuck tries to land a front kick but Luhtanen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Luhtanen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Luhtanen lands with an uppercut that bounces Shonuck off the cage and back into range.
Luhtanen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Luhtanen scores with a sloppy right hand. Shonuck should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luhtanen. Shonuck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luhtanen throws a right hand that misses

and Shonuck counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Luhtanen takes a shot to the head.
Luhtanen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shonuck is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shonuck keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Luhtanen's efforts to push away.
Shonuck misses with an elbow over the top.
Shonuck is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Shonuck.
Luhtanen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shonuck lands a knee to the body.
Shonuck has Luhtanen pressed against the cage.
Luhtanen wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shonuck throws an elbow but misses.
Shonuck has Luhtanen pressed against the cage.
Shonuck lands a knee to the head.
Luhtanen can't find room to land a body shot as Shonuck controls the action.
Luhtanen managing to block the knees to the body from Shonuck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luhtanen wants to break free but Shonuck has control.
Shonuck scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Luhtanen misses with a punch on the inside.
Shonuck controlling the action here for a moment.
Luhtanen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shonuck has Luhtanen pressed against the cage, preventing Luhtanen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shonuck working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shonuck lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shonuck using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
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!
Come on Shonuck - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Shonuck keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Luhtanen's efforts to push away.
Shonuck misses with a knee strike.
The referee calls for Shonuck to work.
Shonuck presses Luhtanen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Luhtanen looks winded!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shonuck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Luhtanen.
Shonuck manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Shonuck tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tristin Shonuck dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henrik Luhtanen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A punch combination from Luhtanen misses.
Luhtanen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shonuck connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Luhtanen scrambles back to his feet.
Luhtanen misses with an uppercut.
Shonuck looks for the body kick but Luhtanen saw that one coming.
Luhtanen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shonuck.
Shonuck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luhtanen.

Shonuck gets a clinch.
Luhtanen has a couple of punches blocked by Shonuck.
Luhtanen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shonuck using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Luhtanen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shonuck looking to throw knees to the head but Luhtanen is blocking nicely.
Shonuck creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shonuck utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luhtanen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shonuck backwards.
Luhtanen avoids a wild elbow strike from Shonuck.
Tristin Shonuck has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Luhtanen lands a hook that snaps the head of Shonuck backwards.
Shonuck taking a breather.
Shonuck connects with a nasty looking knee right to Luhtanen's face.
Shonuck pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shonuck is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Luhtanen managing to block the knees to the body from Shonuck.
A short right from Shonuck.
Luhtanen managing to block the knees to the body from Shonuck.
Shonuck misses with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luhtanen is trying to break the clinch but Shonuck is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luhtanen tries to throw a body punch but Shonuck avoids it by throwing Luhtanen back against the cage.
Shonuck tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Luhtanen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stalling in the clinch from Shonuck.
Shonuck throws a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shonuck tries to land knees in the clinch but Luhtanen avoids the damage to the body.
Shonuck has Luhtanen pressed against the cage, preventing Luhtanen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shonuck tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shonuck throws a knee to the head but misses.

Luhtanen manages to break the clinch.
Shonuck tries to clinch up but Luhtanen circles away and keeps his distance.

Shonuck lands a big head kick that sends Luhtanen tumbling to the mat! Shonuck takes a step backwards and waves Luhtanen back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Luhtanen is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Shonuck misses
and Luhtanen counters with a one-two to the body.
Luhtanen is still on wobbly legs! Can Shonuck finish him?
Shonuck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Luhtanen throws out the jab.
No joy there for Luhtanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Luhtanen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shonuck sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Luhtanen misses.
Luhtanen throws a body punch but Shonuck moves out of range.
Shonuck cracks Luhtanen with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Luhtanen falls to his knees and Shonuck doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tristin Shonuck!
An out of breath Tristin Shonuck thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.