PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martin Harder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claudiu Sinescu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Harder
vs
Sinescu

170 cm
22
170 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

186 cm
29
183 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Zipp Zapp

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Martin Harder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Claudiu Sinescu!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinescu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sinescu misses with a hook. Harder ducked under it nicely.
Sinescu tries to clinch but Harder is having none of it.
Sinescu throws a series of punches but Harder avoids them all with ease.
Harder fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sinescu avoids it really well and circles away.
Sinescu throws a series of punches but Harder moves out of range.
Harder looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harder shoots in looking for a takedown. Sinescu tries to sprawl out of it but Harder keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sinescu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Harder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A cross from Sinescu lands.
Sinescu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sinescu misses with a body shot.
Harder ducks under a wild hook from Sinescu.
Harder blocks a head kick by Sinescu.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harder closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sinescu's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Harder pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sinescu is keeping the position for now.
Harder is looking to work some ground and pound but Sinescu has wrist control.
Harder stands and throws Sinescu's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Harder in side control, throwing shots but Sinescu defends.

Harder thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sinescu managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Harder.
Harder lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinescu manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Harder seems to be looking for submissions.
Sinescu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sinescu is trying to stand back up but Harder is controlling him

Harder is working for a submission of some sort.

Harder seems to be working for a kimura but Sinescu defends the submission attempt.
Harder throwing shots but Sinescu is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sinescu is defending against the submission attempts here by Harder.
Harder has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sinescu is staying active underneath Harder, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harder trying to pass the guard but Sinescu defending well.
Harder seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sinescu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Harder wants to pass the guard but Sinescu is defending well.
Sinescu tries to kick Harder off but Harder keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harder is looking to advance position but Sinescu won't allow it.
Harder lands strikes from half guard.
Sinescu is trying to stand up here but Harder is controlling him well.
Sinescu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harder. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Harder wants to free his trapped foot but Sinescu is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Harder wants to work for an arm triangle but Sinescu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Harder not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Harder is working for a kimura but Sinescu is defending it quite comfortably.
Harder trying to mount his opponent but Sinescu defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Harder dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Harder tries for a takedown but Sinescu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sinescu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sinescu.
Sinescu lands a jab-cross combination.
Harder changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sinescu tries to avoid it but Harder manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sinescu to the ground. Sinescu escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sinescu throws a right and a left that Harder avoids nicely.
Harder shoots in for a takedown but Sinescu shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Harder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harder darts in looking for a takedown but Sinescu gets double underhooks and turns Harder into the cage.
Sinescu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harder has him pressed against the cage.

Harder wants the takedown. Sinescu is fighting it off but Harder persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Sinescu's guard against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Harder drops back looking for a leg! Sinescu is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sinescu manages to kick Harder off! Harder jumps back into Sinescu's guard.
Sinescu has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at **CENTRUM GYM**. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Harder sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sinescu's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinescu is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Harder jumps into side control!
Sinescu is looking to reverse the position.

Harder thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sinescu is not content to let Harder control the position.
Sinescu wants to get back to his feet but Harder drags him back down.
Harder wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sinescu keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Harder.

Harder is trying to get an arm triangle but Sinescu is defending well.
Harder wants to control but Sinescu is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sinescu tries to escape but Harder is in control.

Harder is trying to get an arm triangle but Sinescu is defending well.

Harder has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Sinescu is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Harder yanks on the arm and Sinescu is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Harder.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Martin Harder!