no he wasnt using th calming influences in the fight, and yes the sentry was there to fight but not to win...which is the big point that is used to argued that the sentry could take a major wins over wwh
it never says once in the comic that the sentry was using his full power...he was just using it like he never had before
the sentrys power is similar to that of the hulks strength...they r both seemingly unlimited which make a good argument for either to win