PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zarek Reschke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Mannetosen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mannetosen has chosen Krav as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Reschke
vs
Mannetosen

164 cm
37
142 lbs
18 - 12 - 2

173 cm
34
150 lbs
28 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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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 18 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Zarek Reschke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Mannetosen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reschke throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mannetosen.
Reschke jabs at Mannetosen's body.
Reschke throws a big shot that misses.
Reschke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Reschke throws a leg kick
and Mannetosen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Reschke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Reschke misses with a head kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Mannetosen misses.
Mannetosen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A swing and a miss from Mannetosen.
Reschke takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mannetosen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reschke.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Reschke gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Reschke is trying to maintain a safe position but Mannetosen gets an underhook and turns Reschke into the cage.
Reschke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mannetosen blocking some punches.
Reschke throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannetosen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Reschke scores with a knee to the head.
Reschke blocks a body shot from Mannetosen.
Reschke pushes Mannetosen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reschke.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reschke working aggressively here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mannetosen.
Reschke avoiding damage as Mannetosen throws knees to the body.
Mannetosen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reschke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mannetosen is trying to pull guard but Reschke turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mannetosen wants a takedown but no success here.
Zarek Reschke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Mannetosen.
Reschke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mannetosen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reschke's brow.
Mannetosen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mannetosen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reschke is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reschke tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reschke looking to slow down the pace here.
Mannetosen blocks an uppercut.
Mannetosen jumps guard but Reschke turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Reschke misses with the head strike.
Mannetosen throws an elbow that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reschke.
Mannetosen pushes off an throws an elbow but Reschke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Reschke throws a head punch that misses.
Mannetosen can't find room to land a body shot as Reschke controls the action.
Reschke blocking some punches.
Mannetosen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reschke is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Reschke.
Reschke tries a knee to the head but Mannetosen blocks it.
Reschke is struggling to control the position.
Mannetosen misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reschke managing to block the knees to the body from Mannetosen.
A short left from Reschke.
Reschke lands a hook that snaps the head of Mannetosen backwards.
Reschke displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mannetosen up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Reschke fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mannetosen.
Mannetosen wants to take the fight to the mat but Reschke manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mannetosen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mannetosen trying to land knees to the body.
Mannetosen missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mannetosen.
Reschke throws a punch but it's blocked by Mannetosen.
A nice left hand lands by Reschke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reschke misses with the head strike.
Mannetosen misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mannetosen.
Mannetosen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reschke misses with the head strike.
Mannetosen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mannetosen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reschke managing to block the knees to the body from Mannetosen.
Mannetosen trying to land knees to the body.

Mannetosen pulls guard.
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!

Mannetosen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Reschke is aware though and is defending well.
Reschke wants to stand and escape but instead Mannetosen has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Reschke is looking to stand up but Mannetosen isn't so interested in that idea.
Mannetosen is working Reschke over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zarek Reschke dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A jab from Mannetosen misses.
Mannetosen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reschke tried to counter with a leg kick but Mannetosen avoided it.
Reschke misses with a looping right.
Reschke throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mannetosen counters with a head kick. That will keep Reschke thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Reschke lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mannetosen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mannetosen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reschke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mannetosen. That did some damage!
Reschke needs to keep his hands up - Mannetosen had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reschke just misses with a punch to the body.
Mannetosen walks into a straight right hand from Reschke.
Mannetosen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reschke.
Mannetosen tries to counter by closing the distance.
Reschke throws a lazy head kick
and Mannetosen counters with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reschke is looking to chop away at Mannetosen's legs.
Zarek Reschke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannetosen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reschke connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Reschke swats away the attempt to clinch by Mannetosen.
Mannetosen looks to score with a jab to the body but Reschke is just out of range.
Reschke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mannetosen.
Reschke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mannetosen shoots in and drives through. Reschke sprawls well.
Reschke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Reschke throws a right hand that misses
and Mannetosen counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Reschke moves into the clinch.
Reschke is pushing Mannetosen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Zarek Reschke has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mannetosen lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Reschke takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reschke.
Mannetosen blocks an uppercut.
Reschke tries to land knees in the clinch but Mannetosen avoids the damage to the body.
Mannetosen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reschke backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mannetosen lands a damaging elbow.
Mannetosen misses with a body punch.
Mannetosen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reschke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reschke tries to land a knee to the head but Mannetosen blocks with his arms.
Reschke with a knee to the head.
Reschke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mannetosen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Reschke to keep the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reschke tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reschke managing to block the knees to the body from Mannetosen.
Mannetosen blocking some punches.
Mannetosen is leaning against Reschke and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reschke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mannetosen working aggressively here.
Reschke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reschke working aggressively here.
Reschke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reschke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mannetosen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mannetosen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reschke.
Mannetosen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Reschke fails to land.
Mannetosen trying to land knees to the body.
The referee calls for Reschke to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reschke landing knees to the head.
Reschke is looking to control Mannetosen's arms but Mannetosen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reschke has his back to the cage.
Reschke tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reschke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mannetosen throws an elbow that misses.
Reschke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mannetosen can do to turn this around?
Mannetosen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mannetosen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reschke walks away with a smile on his face. Mannetosen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Zarek Reschke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Mannetosen.
Reschke throws a leg kick which misses Mannetosen's front leg but catches the back leg as Mannetosen tries to avoid it.
Mannetosen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mannetosen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reschke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mannetosen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reschke.
Mannetosen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zarek Reschke dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Reschke has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mannetosen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Reschke fails to land.
Reschke throws a punch but it's blocked by Mannetosen.
Reschke with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mannetosen pushes off an throws an elbow but Reschke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Reschke tries to land knees in the clinch but Mannetosen avoids the damage to the body.
Mannetosen lands a knee to the head.
Reschke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reschke managing to block the knees to the body from Mannetosen.
Reschke lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mannetosen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reschke is defending well for now.
Mannetosen landing knees to the body.
Reschke blocks an elbow strike.
Reschke misses with a knee strike.
Reschke throws a punch but it's blocked by Mannetosen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mannetosen.
Reschke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mannetosen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Reschke to keep the fight standing.
Reschke misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Reschke fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reschke.
Reschke with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reschke takes a shot to the head.
Reschke lands a right hand.
Reschke with a knee to the head.
Reschke misses with a knee strike.
Mannetosen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mannetosen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reschke blocks an elbow strike.
Mannetosen tries to land knees in the clinch but Reschke avoids the damage to the body.
Mannetosen is trying to pull guard but Reschke has him pressed against the cage.
Manny Mannetosen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zarek Reschke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reschke tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mannetosen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mannetosen misses with the head strike.
Mannetosen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mannetosen tries a body shot but Reschke blocks it.
Mannetosen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reschke is defending well for now.
Mannetosen missing with knees to the body.
Reschke blocks a body shot from Mannetosen.
Reschke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mannetosen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mannetosen tries to work over Reschke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reschke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mannetosen's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Reschke.
Reschke throws a punch but it's blocked by Mannetosen.
Mannetosen is trying to drag Reschke to the mat but Reschke just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Zarek Reschke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Mannetosen.
Mannetosen trying to land knees to the body.
Mannetosen digs a right hand underneath Reschke's ribcage. Reschke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Mannetosen.
Mannetosen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mannetosen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reschke.
Reschke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mannetosen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reschke blocks an elbow strike from Mannetosen.
Reschke managing to block the knees to the body from Mannetosen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reschke gets through Mannetosen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mannetosen throws an elbow but misses.
Reschke managing to block the knees to the body from Mannetosen.
Mannetosen misses with a punch to the body.
Mannetosen is trying to pull guard but Reschke has him pressed against the cage.
Reschke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mannetosen trying to land knees to the body.
Mannetosen trying to land knees to the body.
Reschke stops a takedown attempt from Mannetosen.
Mannetosen missing with knees to the body.
Mannetosen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reschke's elbow.
Reschke managing to block the knees to the body from Mannetosen.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Manny Mannetosen.
I think Reschke has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zarek Reschke!
Zarek Reschke decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.