PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunter Streicher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Vonstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Streicher might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wait And Bleed. Vonstein is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Seether - Remedy. Vonstein has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Streicher
vs
Vonstein

187 cm
33
222 lbs
21 - 7 - 0

184 cm
33
223 lbs
17 - 16 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Red Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Revolution Fatigues

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 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gunter Streicher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Drake Vonstein!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vonstein ducks under a wild hook from Streicher.
Streicher blocks a low kick nicely.
Vonstein looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vonstein just misses with a punch to the body.
Vonstein doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Streicher scores with a kick to the body.
Streicher lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Streicher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Vonstein 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vonstein takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Vonstein looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Streicher.
Streicher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vonstein slips a jab and a cross from Streicher.
Streicher turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Streicher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Streicher throws a quick inside leg kick.
Streicher pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vonstein back to the cage. Streicher follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A nice inside leg kick there by Streicher. That's going to slow Vonstein down.
Streicher takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Streicher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Streicher lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice body punch from Streicher.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Streicher.
That kick from Streicher tenderised Vonstein's leg. Vonstein is trying to keep his angry face on.
Streicher pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Streicher connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vonstein avoids the head kick by Streicher.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Streicher.
Gunter Streicher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Streicher moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vonstein is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Streicher.
Vonstein avoids a kick to the body.

Vonstein closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Streicher did well to prevent Vonstein getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Streicher is trying to stand back up but Vonstein is controlling him
Streicher tries to get to full guard but Vonstein has control of the leg.
Streicher keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vonstein misses with a head shot. Streicher uses the momentum to regain guard.
Vonstein won't allow Streicher to get back to his feet.
Streicher wants to hit a switch here but Vonstein passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Streicher there!
Streicher tries to lock up and control but Vonstein gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Streicher is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Streicher blocking the ground and pound.
Streicher wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Vonstein.
Streicher wants to get back to his feet.
Streicher knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vonstein on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vonstein throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunter Streicher dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Streicher lands with a kick to the ribs.
Streicher throws a wild body kick that Vonstein sees coming a mile off.
Vonstein tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Streicher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Streicher lands a nice looking kick to the body. Vonstein takes a step back to recover.
Vonstein has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vonstein there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vonstein moves out of range as Streicher throws a body kick.
Vonstein has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Streicher.
Streicher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gunter Streicher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Streicher lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gunter Streicher is winning the standup battle so far.
Vonstein is breathing heavily.
Streicher bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Streicher.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice takedown defense from Streicher. No joy for Vonstein on that attempt.
Vonstein takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vonstein feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Streicher trying to control the position.
Vonstein trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vonstein has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vonstein trying to control the position from guard on top but Streicher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vonstein prevents Streicher from getting back to his feet.
Streicher pulls Vonstein in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Gunter Streicher wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Streicher throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Vonstein takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Streicher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vonstein.
Streicher stuffs the takedown attempt from Vonstein. Vonstein gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice combination there by Streicher.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab from Streicher.
Streicher throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Vonstein cracks a nice hook into Streicher's ribs.
Streicher lands with a kick to the temple. Vonstein shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Streicher swinging wildly here.
Jab from Streicher.
Vonstein on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Crunch! Streicher slams his shin into Vonstein's torso.
Streicher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Streicher swings widly with a right hand
and Vonstein counters with a right hand to the body.
Vonstein chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Streicher can pounce on him.
Streicher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Streicher plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Streicher connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Streicher throws a head kick that Vonstein semi-blocks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Streicher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vonstein blocks the body kick.
Streicher connects with a solid leg kick.
Vonstein misses with a low kick as Streicher jumps back.
Streicher throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vonstein on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Streicher slaps away a takedown attempt from Vonstein, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gunter Streicher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drake Vonstein.
Crunch! Streicher slams his shin into Vonstein's torso.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Streicher throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Streicher throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunter Streicher dominated that second round.
That's time! Streicher's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Streicher throws a sloppy head kick and Vonstein moves out of range easily.
Streicher throws a head kick that Vonstein semi-blocks.
Streicher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vonstein misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Streicher throws a push kick but Vonstein slaps the foot to one side.
Streicher tries a head kick but it misses.
Streicher misses with a wild combination.
An inside leg kick from Vonstein misses.
Vonstein takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick misses from Streicher.
Streicher throws a series of punches but Vonstein avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Streicher throws a hook to the side of Vonstein's head but Vonstein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Streicher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vonstein avoids a kick to the body.
Streicher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vonstein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vonstein tries for a takedown but Streicher sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Streicher stalks Vonstein and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vonstein's face. Vonstein staggers backwards, shaken.
Vonstein chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Streicher can pounce on him.
Vonstein tries to score a power double leg takedown but Streicher sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vonstein somewhat.
Gunter Streicher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drake Vonstein.
Vonstein walks forward, straight into a front kick from Streicher.
Drake Vonstein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gunter Streicher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vonstein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Streicher scores with a head kick. Vonstein tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Streicher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vonstein can do to turn this around?
Streicher avoids a kick to the body.
Vonstein gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vonstein has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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!
Vonstein has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Streicher.
Streicher connects with a body shot that sends Vonstein's belly button to the back.
Streicher shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Vonstein eats them both and turns towards Streicher to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Vonstein takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Vonstein tries to clinch up but Streicher circles away and keeps his distance.
Streicher lands a high kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Streicher!
Streicher throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vonstein has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Streicher finds it's way round the side to connect with Vonstein's head.
Streicher stuns Vonstein with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Streicher digs a good body shot into Vonstein's ribs.
Vonstein fails with a takedown attempt.
Streicher moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Streicher scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vonstein doesn't seem bothered though.
Streicher works the jab nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Streicher, right into the meat.
Streicher lands a head kick!
Streicher connects with a leg kick. Vonstein looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vonstein steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Streicher. That one must have hurt.
Vonstein will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Streicher scores with a spinning back kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Streicher throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Streicher scores with a kick to the body.
Vonstein takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Streicher plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

And that's the end of the fight!
Gunter Streicher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Streicher, 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunter Streicher!