PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Doet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zarek Reschke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Doet
vs
Reschke

175 cm
20
150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

164 cm
22
150 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Doet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zarek Reschke!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reschke keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Reschke lets loose with a powerful body kick. Doet will feel that in the morning.
Nice body kick from Reschke.
Good work by Doet as he checks the leg kick.
Reschke moves away from the strike by Doet.

Doet shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Reschke tries to kick Doet off but Doet keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Doet trying to pass the guard but Reschke defending well.

Doet is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Reschke has managed to free his arm - good work.
Doet wants to take a breather but Reschke is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reschke tries to kick Doet off but Doet keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Doet is trying to work for a kimura but Reschke is defending well.
Doet is keen to just control but Reschke is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doet tries to pass to full mount but Reschke defends it.
Doet not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Doet is working for a kimura but Reschke is defending it quite comfortably.

Doet is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doet throwing shots but Reschke is blocking nicely.
Reschke keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Doet looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Reschke is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doet is keen to just control but Reschke is a slippery customer.
Reschke is looking to control Doet's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Reschke avoid being mounted?
Doet is pressing down on Reschke's thigh, looking to free his foot. Reschke is holding on for now.
Doet is stalling here. Reschke is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Doet seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Reschke has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Doet is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reschke.
Doet gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Reschke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reschke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doet moves away.
Reschke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Reschke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reschke throws a head kick but Doet moves out of range.
Doet ducks under a wild hook from Reschke.

Reschke moves into range and clinches up with Doet.
Reschke working Doet over with knees to the body.
Doet taking a breather.
Doet lands a body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Doet misses with a body punch.
Doet struggles to land a body shot inside as Reschke controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reschke.
Reschke comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reschke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doet backwards.
Doet tries to work over Reschke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reschke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reschke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doet's elbow.
Doet wants to stall.
Reschke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doet misses with a body punch.
Doet avoiding damage as Reschke throws knees to the body.
Doet lands with a right to the head.
Doet misses with a punch to the body.
Doet struggles to land a body shot inside as Reschke controls his hands.
A short right from Reschke on the inside.
Reschke tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Doet is trying to maintain a safe position but Reschke gets an underhook and turns Doet into the ropes.
Doet lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reschke unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doet has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Reschke avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Doet lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doet trying to control the position from guard on top but Reschke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Doet controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Doet stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reschke swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. John Doet wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Doet looks to land a combination but Reschke avoids it well.
That kick from Doet tenderised Reschke's leg. Reschke is trying to keep his angry face on.
Doet throws a hook but Reschke blocks it.
Reschke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Doet throws a hook but Reschke avoids it easily.
Doet shoots in and drives through. Reschke sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Doet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reschke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doet throws out the jab.
Doet tried to score with a low kick but Reschke checks it.
Doet takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Doet clinches with his opponent.
Reschke lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Doet blocks the elbow strike.
Doet pushes Reschke back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
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!
Doet tries to work over Reschke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doet swings wildly with an uppercut but Reschke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doet pushes Reschke back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Doet takes an elbow to the temple.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reschke tries to throw a body punch but Doet avoids it by throwing Reschke back against the ropes.
Reschke throws an elbow but it misses.
Reschke working Doet over with knees to the body.
Doet blocks an elbow strike from Reschke.
A knee to the head by Reschke.
Reschke is trying to maintain a safe position but Doet gets an underhook and turns Reschke into the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Reschke as Doet tries to tie him up.
Doet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reschke's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doet drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Reschke cracks Doet with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Zarek Reschke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Doet scores with a sloppy right hand. Reschke should have avoided that one.
Doet takes a swing at Reschke's ribcage but misses.
Doet scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Reschke drops his hands momentarily and Doet takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Reschke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reschke misses with a wild body shot.
Reschke throws a leg kick but Doet sees it coming and moves out of range.
Doet throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reschke's waist but Reschke gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Doet off to one side.
Zarek Reschke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Doet takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Good shot there by Doet.
Doet waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reschke.
A big left from Doet misses.
Reschke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reschke.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reschke slips under a jab from Doet.
Doet throws a low kick, looking for Reschke's leg but Reschke calmly moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reschke lands a head kick!
Donk. Doet catches Reschke right on the button with a cross.
A big left from Doet misses.
Reschke throws a head kick but Doet moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Reschke.
Reschke checks a low kick from Doet.
Reschke lands a body shot.
Reschke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doet connects with a jab.
Doet rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reschke makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Reschke instigates a clinch.
Reschke comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doet managing to block the knees to the body from Reschke.
Doet struggles to land a body shot inside as Reschke controls his hands.
Doet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Reschke scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reschke is looking to control Doet's arms but Doet gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reschke has his back to the ropes.
Doet goes for a takedown in the clinch but Reschke prevents it.
Doet misses with the head strike.
Zarek Reschke seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice left hand lands by Doet.
Doet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reschke tries to land knees in the clinch but Doet avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Doet.
Reschke lands a good knee to the midsection. Doet won't want to take too many of those.
Reschke tries to stall but Doet uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Reschke.
Doet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doet misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doet.
Doet is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doet is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Reschke gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Doet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reschke connects with a nasty looking knee right to Doet's face.
Reschke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Doet is looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reschke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doet backwards.
Reschke unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Doet blocks the elbow strike.
Reschke landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reschke blocks a body shot from Doet.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Reschke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Doet takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doet takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reschke lands a knee to the body.
Reschke wants to stall.
Reschke tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Reschke scores with a nice short uppercut.
Doet tries to throw a body punch but Reschke avoids it by throwing Doet back against the ropes.
Reschke landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reschke tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Doet avoids it.
Reschke is looking to control Doet's arms but Doet gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reschke has his back to the ropes.
Doet lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Doet swings wildly with an uppercut but Reschke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reschke with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reschke gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Doet.
A short left from Reschke.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reschke putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Doet in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reschke tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Doet avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zarek Reschke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Reschke has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Zarek Reschke!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Zarek Reschke!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Zarek Reschke!

Zarek Reschke wins by unanimous decision!