Complex sentence: A short story precedes the COTD in order to better explain the nature of the comment upon which other commentators are free to discuss the comment and congratulate the winner; a congratulatory reward usually includes a depiction of Megan Fox.
Split into simpler sentences: A short story precedes the COTD in order to better explain the nature of the comment. The other commentators are free to discuss the comment and congratulate the winner; a congratulatory reward usually includes a depiction of Megan Fox.