PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Harry Nile (ranked 5789 p4p, 5438 weight class) and Andrei Petrescu (ranked 572 p4p, 545 weight class). Nile comes to the ring accompanied by Harry Nile Theme Song. Harry Nile has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nile
vs
Petrescu

187 cm
19
220
1 - 0 - 0

191 cm
20
215
3 - 1 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry Nile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrei Petrescu!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrescu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nile.
Nile definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nile moves away from the strike by Petrescu.
Petrescu needs to keep his hands up - Nile had a free shot at his head there.
Petrescu throws the left hand but Nile avoids the punch easily.
Nile misses with a body shot.
Nile misses with a looping left.
Petrescu loads up on a big right hand but Nile slips the punch.
Nile connects with a single shot there.
Petrescu lands a nice looking body shot.
Petrescu lands a jab to the nose.
Nile jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nile bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nile misses with a hook. Petrescu ducked under it nicely.
Petrescu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrescu blocks a jab.
A jab from Nile misses.
Harry Nile seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrescu throws out a loose jab but Nile uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nile uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrescu.
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!
Nile misses with a hook. Petrescu ducked under it nicely.
Petrescu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An attempted straight right counter from Nile misses the target.
Nile misses with a hook
and Petrescu counters with a series of strikes. Nile will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nile throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Andrei Petrescu has been cut.
Petrescu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nile looks to throw the jab but Petrescu is out of range.
A big right from Nile misses.
Petrescu misses with a two punch combination.
Petrescu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nile blocks a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nile.
Petrescu misses with a looping left.
We've been informed that Petrescu has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nile throws a right and a left that Petrescu avoids nicely.
Nile tries to close the distance and clinch up but Petrescu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Petrescu ducks under a wild hook from Nile.
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!
A left lands for Petrescu.
Nile throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nile cracks Petrescu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Petrescu misses with a body shot.
Petrescu connects with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Petrescu.
A punch lands to the side of Petrescu 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrescu blocks a jab.
Petrescu unleashes a big counter combination but Nile bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A swing and a miss from Nile.
Nile throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Petrescu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nile to score with a decent uppercut.
Nile swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrescu slips under a jab from Nile.
Nile is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nile misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Petrescu.
A nice leg kick from Petrescu, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nile misses with an uppercut. Petrescu saw that one coming.
Nile lands a nice looking body shot.
Nile moves away from the strike by Petrescu.
Petrescu lands with a straight right. Nile didn't see that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Nile misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrescu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Petrescu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Petrescu lands with an uppercut that bounces Nile off the ropes and back into range.
A punch combination from Nile misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Nile dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrei Petrescu's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nile looks to throw the jab but Petrescu is out of range.
A big left from Nile misses.
Nile swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrescu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nile scores with a one two! Petrescu had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nile moves into range and connects with a jab.
Petrescu throws a leg kick that misses.
Good shot there by Nile.
Petrescu swings for the body but Nile moves out of range.
Petrescu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nile tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nile uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrescu.
Nile misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Petrescu! But no joy.
Petrescu misses with a hook. Nile ducked under it nicely.
Petrescu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Petrescu walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nile thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nile misses with an uppercut.
Nile misses with a right hand
enabling Petrescu to counter with a crisp jab.
Nile throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nile blocks a head kick by Petrescu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nile throws a lazy uppercut
and Petrescu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petrescu looks to land a right hand but Nile moved out of range.
Petrescu jabs Nile to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harry Nile is winning the standup battle so far.
Nile misses with a body shot.
Petrescu throws a big shot that misses.
Nile is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petrescu can do to turn this around?
Nile throws a series of punches but Petrescu avoids them all with ease.
Petrescu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Petrescu walks into a stiff left hand from Nile.
Nile jabs Petrescu right on the nose. Petrescu blinks but takes it well.
Petrescu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nile throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrescu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrescu tests Nile's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Petrescu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nile.
Nile takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrescu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nile throws out the jab.
Nile loads up on a big right hand but Petrescu slips the punch.
Petrescu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nile slips a jab from Petrescu.
Nile is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petrescu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Petrescu finds it's way through Nile's defenses.
Nile tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Petrescu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nile throws a hook but Petrescu avoids it easily.
Petrescu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nile ducks under a wild hook from Petrescu.
Petrescu ducks under a wild hook from Nile.
Petrescu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Petrescu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nile throws a shot from downtown. Petrescu moves away and avoids it.
Nile misses with an uppercut.
Nile closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nile tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Petrescu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nile fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrescu manages to avoid it.
Nile throws a looping overhand right but Petrescu ducks down to avoid it.
Petrescu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nile uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrescu.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nile misses with a two punch combination.
Nile avoids the body shot from Petrescu.
Nile throws an overhand right that lands on Petrescu's shoulder, as Petrescu tries to avoid the shot.
Nile throws a big shot that misses.
A nice side step and Petrescu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Petrescu just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Harry Nile will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andrei Petrescu's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Petrescu throws a right and a left that Nile avoids nicely.
Nile throws a hook but Petrescu blocks it.
Nile moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nile lands with a nice combination. Petrescu backs away looking to recover.
Petrescu throws a shot to the body.
Good exchange - Nile coming out on top.
Nile rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Petrescu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nile keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrescu.
Petrescu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petrescu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nile loads up on a big right hand but Petrescu slips the punch.
Nile lands with a straight right. Petrescu didn't see that one coming.
Petrescu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrescu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrescu slips a jab from Nile.
It seemed like Petrescu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nile fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrescu manages to avoid it.
Nile uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrescu.
Nile moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Petrescu throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Nile misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nile throws a hook but Petrescu blocks it.
Nile waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrescu.
Petrescu's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Petrescu duly obliges.
Petrescu looks to land a left hand but Nile moved out of range nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Petrescu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nile uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Petrescu has time to react.
Nile looks to land a right hand but Petrescu moved out of range.
Petrescu slips a jab and a cross from Nile.
Petrescu was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Petrescu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Petrescu scores with a head kick.
Petrescu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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!
Nile lunges at Petrescu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Petrescu's hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Petrescu. That snapped Nile's head back.
Petrescu loads up on a big right hand but Nile slips the punch.
Petrescu looks to land a right hand but Nile moved out of range.
Nile ducks under a wild hook from Petrescu.
Petrescu swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nile throws a body shot but no joy.
Petrescu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nile swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nile ducks under a wild hook from Petrescu.
Nile tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Petrescu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nile slips under a jab.
It looked like Nile wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Petrescu connects with a solid leg kick.
Petrescu misses with an uppercut. Nile saw that one coming.
Nile lands a really nice looking cross but Petrescu seems unphased.
Nile throws out a loose jab but Petrescu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrescu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nile is out of range.
Petrescu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nile throws a hook to the side of Petrescu's head but Petrescu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrescu walks into a straight right hand from Nile.
Nile swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Petrescu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nile.
Andrei Petrescu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harry Nile is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A swing and a miss from Nile.
Petrescu takes one on the chin but seems OK.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Nile showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nile has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Nile!
A victorious Harry Nile thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.