PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hugmar Sidwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergiu Petrescu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergiu Petrescu has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hugmar Sidwell's chin.

Sidwell
vs
Petrescu

190 cm
19
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
204 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

AnonymouS
KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugmar Sidwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergiu Petrescu!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrescu lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've been hearing reports that Sidwell has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Petrescu takes a swing at Sidwell's ribcage but misses.
Petrescu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Petrescu thuds his right hand into Sidwell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sidwell throws a leg kick which misses Petrescu's front leg but catches the back leg as Petrescu tries to avoid it.
Petrescu is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sidwell.
Sidwell thuds his right hand into Petrescu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sidwell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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!
Sidwell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Petrescu on the side of the head.
Sidwell throws a leg kick but Petrescu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Petrescu! But no joy.
Sidwell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Petrescu.
Sidwell keeps the fight on the outside.
Sidwell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Petrescu is able to avoid easily.
Sidwell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A low kick from Sidwell is predictable there
and Petrescu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petrescu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sidwell lands a really nice looking cross but Petrescu seems unphased.
Sidwell wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrescu cracks Sidwell with an open hand slap.
Sergiu Petrescu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrescu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Petrescu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sidwell.
A big right from Sidwell misses.
Sidwell tries to bum rush Petrescu with a series of wild strikes but Petrescu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Petrescu cracks Sidwell with an open hand slap.
Sidwell throws a body shot but no joy.
Sidwell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Petrescu misses with a hook.
A big left from Sidwell misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Petrescu! But no joy.
Sidwell tried to score with a low kick but Petrescu checks it.
Petrescu stuns Sidwell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Petrescu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sidwell backs up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Petrescu rushes Sidwell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Petrescu missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrescu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sidwell backwards.
Sidwell blocks an uppercut.
Petrescu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Petrescu tries a knee to the head but Sidwell blocks it.
Petrescu misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Petrescu.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Petrescu obliges.

Petrescu breaks from the clinch.
Sidwell walks into a jab.
Sidwell throws a jab when Petrescu was well out of range.
Sidwell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good shot there by Petrescu.
Sidwell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sidwell.
Sidwell lands with a nice combination. Petrescu backs away looking to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrescu connects with a right hand. Sidwell shakes it off.
Nice cross by Petrescu.

Petrescu moves into range and clinches up with Sidwell.
Sidwell stalling in the clinch but Petrescu improves position.
Sidwell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Petrescu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Sidwell is rocked!

It looks like Hugmar Sidwell has been cut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Petrescu as Sidwell tries to tie him up.
Oh Sidwell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Petrescu gets through Sidwell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sidwell throws a head punch that misses.
Petrescu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sidwell avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sidwell throws an elbow but misses.
Petrescu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sidwell seems to have got his legs back now.
A short right from Petrescu on the inside.
Petrescu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sidwell backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sidwell takes a shot to the head.
Sidwell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Petrescu has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sidwell seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Petrescu can turn it around.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrescu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Petrescu avoids the elbow strike from Sidwell, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Petrescu.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Petrescu lands a right hand.

Petrescu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sidwell fails to land with a series of punches.
Sidwell drops his hands momentarily and Petrescu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sidwell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sidwell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice body punch from Petrescu.
Petrescu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sidwell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Petrescu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petrescu is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sidwell had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sidwell throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrescu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergiu Petrescu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hugmar Sidwell's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sidwell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Petrescu lands a big head kick that sends Sidwell tumbling to the mat! Petrescu takes a step backwards and waves Sidwell back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Petrescu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sidwell.
Petrescu checks a low kick from Sidwell.
Petrescu swats away the attempt to clinch by Sidwell.
Petrescu with a hook.
Petrescu tries a head kick but it misses.
Sidwell seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sidwell tries to clinch there but Petrescu circles away.
Petrescu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrescu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sidwell throws a combination. Petrescu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sidwell throws a jab when Petrescu was well out of range.
Sidwell tries to clinch there but Petrescu circles away.
Petrescu throws out a counter right but Sidwell avoids it with no problem.
Sidwell misses with a looping right.
Petrescu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sidwell loads up on a big right hand but Petrescu slips the punch.
A big left from Sidwell misses.
A head kick from Petrescu lands but Sidwell takes it in his stride.
Sidwell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrescu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A counter left hand to the body from Sidwell misses its target.

Petrescu drives through and clinches with Sidwell against the cage.
Petrescu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Petrescu obliges.
Sergiu Petrescu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short left from Petrescu.
Sidwell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Petrescu breaks from the clinch.
Petrescu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sidwell throws a body kick that misses.
Sidwell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petrescu.
Petrescu cracks Sidwell with a good jab.
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!
Petrescu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sergiu Petrescu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A cross from Petrescu lands.
Petrescu misses with an uppercut
and Petrescu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrescu misses with a hook.

Oooooh!!! Petrescu has knocked Sidwell down with a huge combo! Petrescu steps away and waves a wobbly Sidwell back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Petrescu misses with a double jab.
Sidwell has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sidwell there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sidwell gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Petrescu gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Sidwell is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergiu Petrescu!