PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Chester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Gunhild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Chester
vs
Gunhild

188 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

181 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Chester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas Gunhild!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chester digs a good hook to Gunhild's body.

Gunhild closes the distance and pushes Chester back into the cage.

Chester breaks from the clinch.
Chester has his takedown stuffed

and Gunhild counters by clinching up.
Gunhild lands an uppercut.

Chester's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gunhild takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chester lands a head kick. Gunhild smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
An inside leg kick lands from Chester.
Gunhild just misses with a punch to the body.

Chester moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gunhild misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chester blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gunhild scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chester prevents Gunhild from breaking the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chester obliges.
Gunhild throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chesters head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chester prevents a body shot from Gunhild.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chester.
Gunhild cracks Chester with a nice body shot.
Gunhild lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Chester escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Gunhild moves into the clinch successfully.
Chester looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chester is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gunhild is keeping busy.
Chester digs a right hand into Gunhild's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gunhild's gas tank.
Gunhild tries to work over Chester's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chester is trying to stall.
Gunhild misses with a punch to the body.
Chester has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gunhild after a bit of a struggle.
Gunhild working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunhild tries a body shot but Chester blocks it.
Gunhild scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Chester manages to break the clinch.

Chester closes the distance and clinches.
Gunhild lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chester trying to stall but Gunhild improves his position.
Gunhild blocks an uppercut.
Gunhild blocks an uppercut.
Gunhild softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gunhild lands with a short shot to the head.

Chester is rocked!
Chester trying to control the position but instead, Gunhild has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chester into the cage.
Oh Chester is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gunhild lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Gunhild.
Gunhild is trying to push Chester away but Chester has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chester seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chester digs a right hand underneath Gunhild's ribcage. Gunhild let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Gunhild.
Gunhild lands a shot to the body.
Chester's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gunhild working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gunhild lands a body punch.
Chester's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gunhild lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Gunhild.
Chester is breathing heavily.
Gunhild digs a right hand underneath Chester's ribcage. Chester let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gunhild scores with a shot to the side of Chester's head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Chester - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gunhild tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chester's elbow.
Chester misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chester is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gunhild is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunhild scores with a shot to the side of Chester's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Chester breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Gunhild closes the distance and clinches.
Gunhild lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Chester to his knees! Gunhild keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucas Gunhild!