PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gaspar Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zarek Reschke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaspar Gomez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Gomez
vs
Reschke

180 cm
30
152 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

164 cm
36
142 lbs
15 - 10 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

BlackStar Athletics

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 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gaspar Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Zarek Reschke!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez wants to clinch.
Reschke unleashes a big counter combination but Gomez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gomez throws a low kick but Reschke moves out of range easily.
Reschke tries to counter with a clinch but Gomez shakes him off and moves away.
Gomez walks into a left hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Gomez.
Gomez throws out a loose jab but Reschke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reschke looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gaspar Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gomez cracks the inside of Reschke's front leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Reschke counters with a three punch combo that has Gomez backing up. Gomez nods at Reschke to acknowledge the strikes.
Reschke misses with a few strikes there.
Gomez misses with a head kick.
Gomez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reschke circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheers as Gomez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Reschke doesn't seem phased though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reschke appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Reschke.
Gomez is looking to clinch.
Reschke lands a right hook to the body.
Gomez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Reschke blocks a head kick by Gomez.
Gomez throws a leg kick but Reschke moved away.
Reschke looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomez is just out of range.
Gomez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gomez lands with a nice body kick.
Reschke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gomez fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reschke swats away the attempt to clinch by Gomez.
Gomez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reschke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gomez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Gym of the Gods in the buildup to the fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gomez, right into the meat.
Gomez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reschke looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zarek Reschke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gomez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Reschke counters with a low kick, right behind Gomez 's knee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gomez dips to his left and cracks Reschke with an uppercut!
A head kick misses from Gomez.
Gomez scores with a jab to the body.
Gomez throws a front kick aimed at Reschke's knee but Reschke avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gomez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gomez blocks a low kick nicely.
A head kick by Gomez misses
and Reschke counters with a leg kick.
Good shot there by Reschke.
Gomez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reschke looks to throw the jab but Gomez is out of range.

Gomez gets a clinch.
Reschke throws a head punch that misses.
Reschke has a couple of punches blocked by Gomez.
A head punch on the inside from Gomez fails to land.
Gomez is working Reschke over against the cage.
Reschke avoiding damage as Gomez throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reschke tries to land knees in the clinch but Gomez avoids the damage to the body.
Reschke swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Gomez manages to break the clinch.
Gomez wants to clinch up but Reschke keeps it at a distance.
Gomez wants to clinch.
Gomez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Reschke's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reschke takes one to the side of the head.

Gomez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Reschke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reschke stalling against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaspar Gomez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Reschke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gomez can pounce on him.
Gomez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reschke can do to turn this around?
Gomez lands a head kick. Reschke smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gomez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reschke feints a counter leg kick.
Reschke fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gomez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Reschke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reschke! But no joy.
Gomez is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reschke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gomez.
Gomez connects with a body shot.
Gomez misses with a double jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reschke! But no joy.

Gomez has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reschke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reschke misses with a knee to the head.
Reschke throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gomez blocks it with crossed arms.
Gomez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gomez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reschke has a couple of punches blocked by Gomez.
A short right from Reschke.
Reschke misses with the head strike.
Reschke misses with some punches.
Gomez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Gomez breaks from the clinch.
Gomez walks into a left hand.
A slow jab from Reschke misses its intended target.
Gomez misses with a body shot.
Reschke throws out a powerful jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Reschke counters by clinching up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomez wants to get back to striking at distance but Reschke won't allow it.
Reschke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reschke working aggressively here.
Gomez managing to block the knees to the body from Reschke.

Gomez breaks from the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Reschke scores with a four punch combination!

Gomez is rocked!
Gomez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reschke.
Gomez is looking to counter the offense by Reschke and move into the clinch.
Oh Gomez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Gomez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gomez seems to have got his legs back now.
Reschke misses with a punch on the inside.
Gomez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gomez blocks an uppercut.
Reschke misses with some punches.
Gomez leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gomez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reschke lands a shoulder strike.
Gomez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reschke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reschke.
Gomez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gomez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reschke has him pressed against the cage.
Gomez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reschke misses with the head strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Reschke tries to work over Gomez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reschke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zarek Reschke seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gomez tries to land knees in the clinch but Reschke avoids the damage to the body.
Reschke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Gomez.
Gomez wants to get back to striking at distance but Reschke won't allow it.
Gomez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gomez tries to circle away but Reschke has him pinned against the cage.
A short right from Gomez on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Reschke fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reschke gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Reschke keeps control of Gomez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gomez is trying to break the clinch but Reschke is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Reschke fails to land.
Reschke throws a punch but it's blocked by Gomez.
Reschke swings wildly with an uppercut but Gomez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reschke swings wildly with an uppercut but Gomez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reschke misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reschke.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Reschke.
Gomez fails to pull guard.
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 fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Some bone on bone action there as Gomez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gomez tried to counter with a leg kick but Reschke avoided it.
Gomez lands a two punch combo.
Gomez lands a body shot.
Reschke avoids the head kick by Gomez.
Reschke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reschke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reschke throws a leg kick but Gomez checks it.
Gomez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gomez is looking to wear down Reschke with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gomez misses with the combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reschke! But no joy.
Reschke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gaspar Gomez is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Reschke checks a leg kick.
Reschke tries to clinch but Gomez moves away
and Gomez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gomez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Reschke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gomez fails in his attempt to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Reschke blocks the leg kick.
Gomez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reschke feints a counter leg kick.
Gomez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Reschke wants to counter the offense by Gomez and move into the clinch position.
Some bone on bone action there as Reschke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gomez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zarek Reschke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez takes one on the button.
Gomez connects with a body shot that sends Reschke's belly button to the back.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reschke, right into the meat.
Reschke checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gomez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gomez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reschke.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomez wants to clinch up but Reschke keeps it at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Gomez. Those never looked like landing.
Reschke throws a sloppy head kick and Gomez moves out of range easily.
Gomez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reschke was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomez.
Gomez wants to slow Reschke down by chopping away at his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reschke.
Gomez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gomez just misses with a punch to the body.
Gomez lands the left hand.
Some wild striking there from Reschke.
Gomez throws a head kick that misses.
Reschke flicks out a counter leg kick but Gomez steps away.
Reschke throws a big shot that misses.
Reschke misses with a leg kick
and Gomez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gomez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reschke moves away.
Reschke flicks out a counter leg kick but Gomez steps away.
Gomez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Reschke counters with a thumping low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reschke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gomez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Reschke wants to clinch up but Gomez keeps it at a distance.
A counter left hand to the body from Gomez misses its target.
Gomez lands a body shot.
Reschke avoids the head kick by Gomez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomez closes the distance but Reschke moves to the side
and Reschke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gomez closes the distance but Reschke moves to the side
and Reschke counters with a big right hand! Oh Gomez is in trouble here! Reschke follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zarek Reschke!
In his post fight interview, Zarek Reschke started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.