PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danny Hastings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bogdan Petrycki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hastings
vs
Petrycki

170 cm
18
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Hastings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bogdan Petrycki!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hastings throws a combination that misses
and Petrycki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petrycki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hastings.
Petrycki does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hastings lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Petrycki circles away quickly and effectively.
Petrycki cracks Hastings with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hastings throws out a loose jab but Petrycki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hastings lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hastings takes one to the side of the head.
Hastings throws a combination. Petrycki tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Petrycki slips a jab and a cross from Hastings.
Petrycki lands a nice shot to the body.
Hastings looks to land a left hand but Petrycki moved out of range nicely.
Hastings shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Petrycki eats them both and turns towards Hastings to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hastings takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Petrycki avoids the body shot from Hastings.
Petrycki throws a leg kick but Hastings moved away.
Petrycki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hastings.
Hastings throws a right hand that misses

and Petrycki moves into the clinch.
Petrycki works on Hastings's body with a couple of short punches.
Hastings takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrycki stalling the fight.
Hastings tries to pull guard but Petrycki holds him up against the cage and eventually Hastings drops back down to his feet.
The referee calls for Petrycki to work.
Petrycki lands a left hand.
Petrycki pushes Hastings back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Petrycki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Petrycki.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Petrycki.
Petrycki scores with a shoulder strike.
Petrycki lands an uppercut.
Hastings is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Petrycki is keeping busy.
Hastings jumps guard but Petrycki turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Petrycki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hastings tries to pull guard but Petrycki won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Hastings. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hastings is trying to pull guard but Petrycki turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki just leaning against Hastings, taking a breather.
Petrycki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Petrycki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hastings backwards.
Petrycki lands a shoulder strike.
Petrycki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrycki scores with a nice hook to the head.

Hastings is rocked!
A hook to the body from Petrycki.
Oh Hastings is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Petrycki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Petrycki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hastings jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Petrycki walks away with a smile on his face. Hastings gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hastings throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Petrycki.
Hastings takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hastings swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Petrycki closes the distance and pushes Hastings back into the cage.
Petrycki works on Hastings's body with a couple of short punches.
Petrycki presses Hastings against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hastings seems to have got his legs back now.
Hastings is breathing heavily.
Petrycki presses Hastings against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Petrycki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hastings tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Petrycki smiles and moves away.
Hastings misses with a body punch
and Petrycki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hastings throws a lazy right hand but Petrycki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hastings jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Petrycki lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hastings has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hastings and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hastings throws a left and a right that both miss

and Petrycki moves into the clinch.
Petrycki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Petrycki.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hastings is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Petrycki to keep the fight standing.
A right hand to the body from Petrycki.
Petrycki stalling the fight.
A short uppercut from Petrycki.
Petrycki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Petrycki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Petrycki lands a shot to the body.
Petrycki lands with a left to the head.
Hastings jumps guard but Petrycki turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrycki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hastings tries to pull guard but Petrycki forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Petrycki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Petrycki stalling.
A frustrated look appears on Hastings's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Petrycki content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Petrycki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hastings backwards.
Petrycki lands an uppercut.
Hastings takes a shot to the head.
Hastings is trying to pull guard but Petrycki turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Petrycki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hastings backwards.
Hastings tries to pull guard but Petrycki holds him up against the cage and eventually Hastings drops back down to his feet.
Hastings is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Petrycki to keep the fight standing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hastings fails to pull guard.
Petrycki lands a shoulder strike.
Petrycki dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jab by Petrycki.
Hastings throws a series of punches but Petrycki avoids them all with ease.
Hastings connects with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Petrycki.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hastings checks a leg kick.
Petrycki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hastings tries to bum rush Petrycki with a series of wild strikes but Petrycki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hastings waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrycki.
Petrycki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A jab from Hastings misses.
Petrycki moves out of range as Hastings strikes.
Hastings takes a swing at Petrycki's ribcage but misses.
Petrycki connects with a single shot there.
Petrycki lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Petrycki pushes Hastings up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hastings jumps guard but Petrycki turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hastings jumps guard but Petrycki stands there with Hastings around his waist. Hastings gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hastings tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Petrycki just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Hastings. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hastings jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Petrycki walks away with a smile on his face. Hastings gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Petrycki moves into range and clinches up with Hastings.
Petrycki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Petrycki content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Petrycki lands a body punch.
Hastings tries to pull guard but Petrycki won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Hastings's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Petrycki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bogdan Petrycki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Petrycki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hastings is defending well for now.
Hastings jumps guard but Petrycki turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hastings jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Petrycki walks away with a smile on his face. Hastings gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Petrycki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Petrycki jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hastings tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrycki was well out of range. Poor timing from Hastings.
Bogdan Petrycki seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hastings on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Danny Hastings seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Petrycki rushes Hastings and presses him up against the cage.
Petrycki trying to land knees to the body.
Petrycki lands with a left to the head.
Petrycki scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Petrycki.
Petrycki unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Hastings! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Petrycki is unloading with more strikes now! Hastings drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bogdan Petrycki!