PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Obsut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tristin Shonuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shonuck has chosen Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Obsut
vs
Shonuck

188 cm
31
200 lbs
25 - 13 - 0

189 cm
31
195 lbs
16 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.
Backyard Fighting

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 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fedor Obsut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tristin Shonuck!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shonuck throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shonuck walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Obsut checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Obsut dives in and scores a takedown into Shonuck's guard.
Obsut lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obsut pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shonuck is keeping the position for now.
Obsut is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Obsut trying to control but Shonuck is working from the bottom.
Shonuck avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Obsut working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shonuck's head.
Obsut trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shonuck preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Obsut loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Obsut showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Obsut throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shonuck works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Obsut is looking to work some ground and pound but Shonuck has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shonuck trying to keep a closed guard but Obsut is proving a slippery customer.
Obsut lands a couple of elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obsut throws a big right hand that misses.
Obsut with a flurry of punches that miss.
Obsut postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Obsut trying to control but Shonuck is working from the bottom.
Shonuck is trying to control the position but Obsut postures up.
We've been hearing that Obsut has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Shonuck has control of Obsut's left arm, preventing Obsut from doing any damage.
Obsut is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obsut looking to sit in guard and control but Shonuck gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Shonuck trying to stand up but can't free himself from Obsut's guard.

Shonuck avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Obsut working for a triangle but Shonuck defends it easily.

Obsut throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Shonuck escapes and throws Obsut's legs to the side, diving into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obsut is trying to improve his position.
Obsut is trying to control Shonuck's posture but Shonuck avoids it.
Obsut tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shonuck wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Obsut is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Obsut dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A slow jab from Obsut misses its intended target.
Shonuck tries to close the distance and clinch but Obsut swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Obsut keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shonuck.
Shonuck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shonuck gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shonuck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Obsut misses with a hook
and Shonuck counters with a nice body kick.
Shonuck tries to clinch there but Obsut circles away.
A big right from Obsut misses.
Shonuck tries to clinch but Obsut moves out of range.
Shonuck lands with an overhand left.
Shonuck walks into a jab.
Obsut swings widly with a right hand
and Shonuck counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obsut tries to bum rush Shonuck with a series of wild strikes but Shonuck uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obsut lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shonuck at a distance.
A big left from Obsut misses.
Shonuck throws a hook but Obsut blocks it.
Obsut throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Obsut misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shonuck.
Obsut misses with a straight left.
A right-left combo lands from Obsut.
Obsut throws a shot to the body.
Shonuck slaps away a takedown attempt from Obsut, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Obsut uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shonuck.
Shonuck bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Obsut scores with a jab to the jaw.
Obsut throws a big shot that misses.
Obsut listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shonuck steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Obsut.

Obsut drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obsut scoring with punches to the head and body.
Obsut lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Obsut in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Obsut wants to control from the top but Shonuck keeps moving.
Obsut postures up.
Obsut is looking to work some ground and pound but Shonuck has wrist control.
Shonuck preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obsut with a flurry of punches that miss.
Obsut makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Obsut accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shonuck keeping full guard, as Obsut tries to pass.
Obsut controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Shonuck is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Obsut throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obsut controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Good shot there by Obsut.
Obsut scores with a shot to the body.
Obsut circles away from the clinch attempt

and Obsut counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Obsut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obsut throws a strike but Shonuck rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Obsut is trying to hold Shonuck in close to prevent damage but Shonuck has managed to pass into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Obsut is looking for a sweep. Shonuck is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Obsut dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Obsut connects with a crisp jab.
Shonuck blocks a jab.
Fedor Obsut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obsut keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Obsut looks to score with a jab to the body but Shonuck is just out of range.
Obsut throws out a loose jab but Shonuck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shonuck avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Obsut swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shonuck takes one to the side of the head.
Shonuck buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shonuck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shonuck throws a leg kick which misses Obsut's front leg but catches the back leg as Obsut tries to avoid it.
Obsut thows a left - swing and a miss!
Obsut listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Obsut looks to score with a jab to the body but Shonuck is just out of range.
Obsut with a nice cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shonuck swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Obsut.
Obsut scores with a jab.
Obsut connects with a right hand. Shonuck shakes it off.
Shonuck throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shonuck tries to clinch up.
Shonuck swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Obsut.
Tristin Shonuck seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shonuck connects with an inside leg kick.

Shonuck rushes Obsut and presses him up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Obsut.
Shonuck creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Obsut's defenses.
Obsut tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shonuck's elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shonuck lands a knee to the head.
Obsut throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shonuck is trying to break the clinch but Obsut is controlling him.
Shonuck takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Obsut has clasped his hands together around Shonuck's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Obsut is looking to take a break and control but Shonuck is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shonuck tries to buck Obsut off but Obsut is having none of it.
Obsut lands a decent elbow from side control.
Obsut remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Obsut cracks Shonuck with a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obsut throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Obsut lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Obsut has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Obsut working the ground and pound.
Obsut in side control lands a decent elbow.
Tristin Shonuck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Obsut tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Shonuck tries to bench press Obsut off him but Obsut keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obsut tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
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Obsut creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Shonuck sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Obsut wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shonuck keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obsut working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor Obsut showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Obsut, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Obsut!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Fedor Obsut made sure he mentioned GREEN!160, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Tristin Shonuck spoke after the fight, saying 'Well, we both have a win against each other now. Fedor is a tough guy to say the least. I left it all in the cage and I came up a little short. I think the trilogy fight would be awesome so hopefully AD put that together for us.'.