PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guy Cochrane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Rekis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rekis has chosen AC/DC - Thunderstruck as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Cochrane
vs
Rekis

188 cm
25
218 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
24
210 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Guy Cochrane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Rekis!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rekis with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Cochrane counter with a right hand.
Cochrane jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cochrane ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cochrane cracks Rekis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cochrane misses with a two punch combination.
Cochrane lands with a straight right. Rekis didn't see that one coming.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rekis has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cochrane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rekis.
Cochrane lands with a good body shot.

Rekis manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cochrane on his heels. He'll look to pass Cochrane's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rekis lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Cochrane looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rekis passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cochrane is looking for a sweep. Rekis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rekis lands a nice short elbow.
Cochrane is staying active underneath Rekis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nice strikes from Rekis there.
Cochrane avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rekis.
Rekis is thwarting Cochrane's attempts to control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rekis in particular looking to stall.
Cochrane wants to control but Rekis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rekis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rekis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cochrane defends it well.
Rekis keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rekis throwing shots but Cochrane is blocking nicely.
Rekis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cochrane keeps working.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rekis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cochrane lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cochrane throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Rekis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rekis throws a big elbow that misses.
Cochrane on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cochrane tries to get out of the position.
Cochrane keeping moving, preventing Rekis from controlling successfully.
Rekis slips nicely into half guard.
Rekis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rekis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cochrane defending well though.
Rekis working over Cochrane with some ground and pound. Cochrane looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cochrane knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rekis on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cochrane is trying to control but Rekis manages to pass to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rekis working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rekis pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rekis looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cochrane is breathing heavily.
Rekis lands a big shot there that rocks Cochrane but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rekis pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rekis unloading with bombs!
Rekis with good strikes from the mount here!
Rekis landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cochrane in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rekis with a couple of short strikes.
Rekis controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Rekis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rekis shoots in but Cochrane avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rekis with a poor takedown
and Cochrane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cochrane throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Cochrane misses.
Cochrane cracks Rekis with a good jab.
Cochrane uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rekis has time to react.
Guy Cochrane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cochrane displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rekis.
Guy Cochrane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Rekis.

Rekis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rekis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cochrane is trying to control the position but Rekis postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rekis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rekis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rekis stands up over Cochrane, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rekis passes into half guard.

Rekis is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rekis in particular looking to stall.
Rekis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rekis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cochrane keeps working.
Rekis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cochrane is trying to stand up here but Rekis is controlling him well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cochrane tries to roll over but Rekis keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Rekis there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cochrane on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cochrane taking some punishment here, with Rekis in his half guard.
Rekis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rekis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rekis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cochrane on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rekis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rekis trying to control the action but Cochrane is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rekis works his foot free and advances to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rekis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cochrane hang on?
Cochrane is bucking up trying to escape but Rekis cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rekis content just to control the position here.
Rekis working Cochrane over with strikes here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rekis looking to control but Cochrane is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rekis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cochrane hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Rekis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Cochrane gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rekis to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rekis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rekis trying to control but Cochrane is working from the bottom.
Rekis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cochrane is looking to stand up but Rekis isn't so interested in that idea.
Rekis works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rekis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cochrane defending well though.
Rekis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
John Rekis has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rekis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cochrane with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rekis frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rekis fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rekis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cochrane can't escape the position.
Rekis wants to control the pace but Cochrane is squirming around nicely.
Rekis is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cochrane can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rekis controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rekis lands with some strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rekis landing shots from mount.
BOOM! Rekis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rekis landing strikes, looking to finish!

Cochrane is rocked!

Rekis throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Cochrane has his hands clasped together but Rekis breaks the hold and Cochrane is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Rekis!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Rekis!
After winning the bout, John Rekis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.