PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paddy Donnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Navtej Sidhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Donnelly
vs
Sidhu

188 cm
18
194 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paddy Donnelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Navtej Sidhu!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donnelly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sidhu tries to clinch up.
Sidhu tries to clinch up but Donnelly circles away and keeps his distance.
Sidhu tries to clinch but Donnelly is having none of it.
Donnelly displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Donnelly tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Sidhu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sidhu.

Donnelly breaks from the clinch.
No luck for Donnelly with that takedown attempt.
Sidhu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Donnelly.
Sidhu fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Donnelly misses.
Sidhu moves in looking to clinch but Donnelly pushes him off.

Sidhu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Sidhu lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sidhu is stalling here. Donnelly is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sidhu seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Donnelly has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Donnelly tries to advance to mount but Sidhu denies him.

Donnelly has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Sidhu with a lazy takedown attempt
and Donnelly counters with a straight right hand.
Sidhu looks gassed!
Donnelly tries to clinch up but Sidhu circles away and keeps his distance.
Donnelly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Donnelly swats away the attempt to clinch by Sidhu.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sidhu.
Sidhu circles away from the clinch attempt

and Sidhu counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sidhu breaks from the clinch.
Donnelly shoots for a takedown but Sidhu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paddy Donnelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sidhu tries to clinch up
and Donnelly counters with a one-two to the body.
Sidhu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donnelly has a takedown stuffed.
Donnelly misses with a two punch combination.
Navtej Sidhu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sidhu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Donnelly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sidhu circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sidhu wants to clinch up but Donnelly keeps it at a distance.
Donnelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sidhu closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Donnelly to counter with a crisp jab.

Sidhu closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Donnelly is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sidhu pulls his head out easily.
Sidhu is trying to control the action in half guard but Donnelly is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Donnelly is trying to stand.
Sidhu wants to control but Donnelly is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly is looking to improve his position.
Sidhu trying to pass the guard but Donnelly defending well.
Donnelly is staying active underneath Sidhu, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Donnelly regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sidhu.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Sidhu changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Donnelly looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sidhu landing strikes.
Sidhu trying to control the action but Donnelly is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sidhu wants to clinch but Donnelly slips to the side

and Donnelly counters by moving into the clinch.
Sidhu tries to pull guard but Donnelly holds him up against the cage and eventually Sidhu drops back down to his feet.

Sidhu breaks the clinch.

Sidhu feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sidhu is looking to work some ground and pound but Donnelly has wrist control.

Donnelly has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sidhu off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Donnelly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donnelly tries to clinch but Sidhu moves out of range.
Donnelly shoots in for a double leg but Sidhu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sidhu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Donnelly swivels and escapes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly misses with a combination

and Sidhu counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Donnelly!
Sidhu wants to control the pace but Donnelly is squirming around nicely.
Sidhu can't control as he wanted to and Donnelly manages to get the fight back to his half guard.

Sidhu seems to be looking for submissions.
Sidhu is trying to control. Donnelly wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Donnelly is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sidhu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Sidhu stands up and beckons Donnelly to join him on the feet.
Donnelly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Donnelly tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Sidhu counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Sidhu is working for a kimura but Donnelly is defending it quite comfortably.
Sidhu takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Donnelly makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Donnelly.
Sidhu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sidhu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Donnelly is keeping the position for now.
Sidhu lands a couple of elbows.
Sidhu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Donnelly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sidhu's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sidhu tries to free his leg and advance position but Donnelly is retaining full guard.
Sidhu is in close to Donnelly's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Navtej Sidhu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Donnelly looks to land a combination. Sidhu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Donnelly circles away from the clinch attempt.

Sidhu closes the distance and clinches.

Sidhu pulls guard successfully.
Sidhu wants to stand and escape but Donnelly is having none of it.
Donnelly throws a big right hand that misses.
Donnelly passes Sidhu's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nice strikes from Donnelly there.
Sidhu wants to control but Donnelly is keeping busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Donnelly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sidhu keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Donnelly seems to be working for a kimura but Sidhu defends the submission attempt.
Sidhu is trying to stand back up but Donnelly is controlling him
Sidhu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Donnelly throwing shots but Sidhu is blocking nicely.
Donnelly wants to take a breather but Sidhu is having none of it.
Donnelly prevents Sidhu from improving his position.
Sidhu scores with a few weak punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Donnelly seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sidhu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Donnelly is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Donnelly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sidhu keeps working.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sidhu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Donnelly tries to avoid it but Sidhu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Donnelly to the ground. Donnelly escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Donnelly looks to land a combination. Sidhu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sidhu fails to pull guard.
Donnelly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sidhu's efforts to push away.
Donnelly has had enough of the clinch but Sidhu keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Sidhu manages to break the clinch.
Donnelly tries to close the distance and clinch but Sidhu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Donnelly scores with a body shot.
Sidhu dodges the punch combination from Donnelly.
Sidhu tries to clinch up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sidhu.
Sidhu scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sidhu landing strikes.
Sidhu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Donnelly. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sidhu tries to move to mount but Donnelly blocks the move with his legs.
Sidhu in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sidhu tries to move to full mount but Donnelly actually manages to regain half guard.
Sidhu trying to mount his opponent but Donnelly defends it.
Paddy Donnelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Navtej Sidhu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sidhu is stalling here. Donnelly is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sidhu seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Donnelly has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Navtej Sidhu.
I've got Sidhu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Navtej Sidhu!