PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zarek Reschke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hendricks is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lets get sweattttty betty!. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Reschke
vs
Hendricks

164 cm
37
142 lbs
17 - 10 - 2

172 cm
29
148 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

BlackStar Athletics

Pearson Specter Litt
Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 17 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Zarek Reschke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Hendricks!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Reschke.
Reschke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hendricks is looking to slow Reschke down with leg kicks.
Reschke lands a jab to the head.
Hendricks connects with a solid leg kick.
Hendricks moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Reschke is looking to score with low kicks.
Reschke tries a head kick but it misses.
Hendricks shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hendricks has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Reschke defending well as Hendricks loads up on a big left hand.
Reschke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hendricks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reschke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hendricks.
Hendricks blocks a low kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks clobbers Reschke with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hendricks's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Reschke connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hendricks scrambles back to his feet.
Hendricks misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hendricks bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Reschke's head.
Hendricks blocks a head kick by Reschke.
Hendricks doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Reschke takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hendricks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reschke throws out the jab.
Hendricks fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hendricks shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Reschke as he avoids it easily.
As Hendricks looks to move away, Reschke throws a big counter combo bu Hendricks just gets out of the way.
Hendricks throws a wild body kick that Reschke sees coming a mile off.
Reschke throws a low kick, looking for Hendricks's leg but Hendricks calmly moves out of range.

Hendricks bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hendricks throws an elbow but Reschke slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hendricks postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hendricks wants to control but Reschke is keeping him busy.
Hendricks scores with punches from side control.
Reschke tries to buck Hendricks off but Hendricks is having none of it.

Hendricks tries for a kimura but Reschke is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hendricks misses with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks tries to advance to mount but Reschke denies him.
Hendricks tries to stand but Reschke is controlling his head.
Hendricks wants to control but Reschke is keeping him busy.
Hendricks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Hendricks working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
An elbow from Hendricks crashes against the mat.
Hendricks advances to full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Hendricks dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Reschke on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hendricks moves away from the strike by Reschke.
Reschke misses with a kick to the body.
Reschke throws a body shot but no joy.
Hendricks misses the shot to the body.
Reschke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reschke is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Reschke tries to clinch up but Hendricks circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hendricks cracks Reschke with a right hand to the side of the head.
Reschke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hendricks steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Hendricks on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reschke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hendricks manages to avoid it.
A combination from Reschke does no damage.
Hendricks appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hendricks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reschke manages to avoid it.
Reschke slips a jab and a cross from Hendricks.
Reschke misses with a low kick as Hendricks jumps back.
Reschke misses with an uppercut
and Hendricks counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hendricks takes one on the button.
Reschke misses with a looping right.
Reschke just misses with a punch to the body.
Reschke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hendricks circles away quickly and effectively.
Hendricks now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Zarek Reschke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reschke throws a right hand that Hendricks ducks under and follows up with a left that Hendricks also avoids with ease.
Reschke misses with a low kick.
Hendricks looks for the body kick but Reschke saw that one coming.
Reschke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hendricks counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reschke thinking.
Reschke connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hendricks misses with a leg kick.
Hendricks throws a leg kick
and Reschke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hendricks catches Reschke with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hendricks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reschke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reschke is looking for a counter combo.
Reschke tries to clinch but Hendricks moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hendricks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reschke moves away.
Reschke misses with an uppercut
and Reschke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hendricks tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hendricks checks the leg kick.
Hendricks tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hendricks is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Reschke rather than just go for the knockout.
Hendricks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Hendricks was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hendricks takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Johnny Hendricks has been cut.
Hendricks moves out of range of the leg kick from Reschke.
Zarek Reschke is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hendricks. That's going to slow Reschke down.
Hendricks checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Reschke misses with a body shot.
And Hendricks tries to counter it with a takedown but Reschke pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reschke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reschke.
A slow jab from Reschke misses its intended target.
Hendricks throws a series of punches but Reschke moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hendricks avoids the head kick by Reschke.
Reschke looks to throw the jab but Hendricks is out of range.
Hendricks changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Reschke swings widly with a right hand
and Hendricks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hendricks takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Reschke tries to bum rush Hendricks with a series of wild strikes but Hendricks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reschke closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Reschke fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hendricks scores with a body shot.
A big right from Hendricks misses.
Hendricks scores with a leg kick.
Reschke wants to clinch.
A jab from Reschke misses.
Hendricks looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Reschke tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Reschke.
Reschke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Hendricks on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hendricks lands with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reschke tests Hendricks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reschke lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Hendricks darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hendricks lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Reschke knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hendricks on the ground.
Reschke has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hendricks is working away from the top position though.
Hendricks prevents Reschke from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks passes to full mount!
BOOM! Hendricks connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hendricks lands with some strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reschke tries to reverse the position but Hendricks maintains control.
Hendricks in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hendricks dominating with strikes here.
Hendricks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hendricks unloading with bombs!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks looking to finish with strikes here!
Hendricks tries to control but Reschke wriggling away.
Hendricks pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hendricks looking to finish with strikes here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Reschke?
Reschke slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Reschke is refusing to be controlled, as Hendricks sits in half guard.
Hendricks passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hendricks scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Reschke?

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Hendricks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hendricks 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Hendricks!
Johnny Hendricks seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.