PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zarek Reschke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maguila Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Reschke
vs
Silva

164 cm
23
146 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

171 cm
22
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zarek Reschke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maguila Silva!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reschke lands a head kick!

Reschke moves into the clinch.
Reschke unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reschke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reschke landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reschke stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Reschke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reschke digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
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!
Reschke misses with a knee strike.
Reschke pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Reschke for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Reschke with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva blocks a body shot from Reschke.
Reschke landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reschke will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silva up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva is trying to push Reschke away but Reschke has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Reschke crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Reschke lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Reschke scores with a knee to the head.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Reschke won't allow it.
Reschke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Reschke lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to break free but Reschke pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Reschke.
A body shot lands from Reschke.
Knees to the body from Reschke.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reschke lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Reschke effectively controlling the action here.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Reschke.
Reschke with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reschke has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reschke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reschke connects with a knee to the head.
Reschke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva looks gassed!
Reschke lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Silva is rocked!
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reschke gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Reschke lands an uppercut.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Reschke finish him?
Reschke working Silva over with knees to the body.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Reschke lands an elbow inside.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Reschke keeps him there for the moment.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Reschke won't allow it.
Reschke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reschke putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reschke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reschke obliges.
Reschke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reschke landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reschke lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Reschke lands a damaging elbow.
Reschke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Reschke landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees to the body from Reschke.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reschke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Reschke connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zarek Reschke dominated that round.
That's time! Reschke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Donk. Reschke catches Silva right on the button with a cross.

Reschke pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Reschke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Reschke keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reschke connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Silva tries to break free but Reschke pushes him back against the cage.
Reschke lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reschke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Silva blocks a body shot from Reschke.
Reschke keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Reschke lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Reschke lands with a left to the head.
Reschke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reschke slows down the pace here.
Reschke lands a big knee! That's hurt Silva! Oh, he's all over the place! Reschke lands another knee that sends Silva to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zarek Reschke!
A victorious Zarek Reschke thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.