PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between The Reverend Jim Ignatowski (ranked 233 p4p, 218 weight class) and Juan Pique (ranked 26 p4p, 24 weight class). Pique has chosen Piranha as his entrance music. The Reverend Jim Ignatowski is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Ignatowski
vs
Pique

174 cm
30
145
13 - 6 - 0

170 cm
28
145
15 - 9 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Reverend Jim Ignatowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Juan Pique!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignatowski throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Pique to counter with a crisp jab.
Pique moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from Ignatowski misses.
Pique finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pique throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pique takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pique checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pique throws a body punch but Ignatowski moves out of range.
Ignatowski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pique throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pique lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pique misses with a straight left.
Pique throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pique darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pique moves forwards but Ignatowski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pique scores with a hook to the body. Ignatowski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ignatowski takes one to the side of the head.
A lazy left from Ignatowski finds it's target.
Pique scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ignatowski doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pique misses with a hook.
Ignatowski connects with a right hand. Pique shakes it off.
Ignatowski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ignatowski throws the kick towards the body but Pique avoids it.
Pique is trying to counter with his kicks.
A low kick from Ignatowski is predictable there
and Pique connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pique misses with an uppercut.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick that misses.
Pique appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ignatowski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fighters circling - Pique throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pique misses with a straight left.
Ignatowski throws a shot from downtown. Pique moves away and avoids it.
Pique follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Pique throws out a leg kick but Ignatowski moves out of range and Pique only half commits.
Pique looks to land a right hand but Ignatowski moved out of range.
Pique lands a jab to Ignatowski's midsection.
Pique misses with a hook. Ignatowski ducked under it nicely.
Pique connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ignatowski thows a leg kick but Pique checks it
enabling Pique to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Pique.
Pique staying out of range there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ignatowski. Pique shrugs it off though.
Pique swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Pique. That snapped Ignatowski's head back.
Ignatowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pique.
Pique lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pique throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ignatowski on the side of the head.
Pique is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ignatowski had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick which misses Pique's front leg but catches the back leg as Pique tries to avoid it.
Ignatowski looks to land a right hand but Pique moved out of range.
Pique dips to his left and cracks Ignatowski with an uppercut!
Pique looks to throw a body kick
and Ignatowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Pique blocks the leg kick.
Ignatowski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pique.
Some bone on bone action there as Pique checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pique misses with an uppercut
and Ignatowski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pique connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ignatowski momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pique ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ignatowski moves away.
Ignatowski misses with a hook.
Pique moves out of range as Ignatowski strikes.
Ignatowski throws the left hand but Pique avoids the punch easily.
Ignatowski backing away here, and Pique unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Pique is looking to score with low kicks.
Pique swings for the body but Ignatowski moves out of range.
Ignatowski takes one on the button.
Ignatowski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pique cracks Ignatowski with a good jab.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Pique to counter with a crisp jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ignatowski.
Ignatowski throws a body kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pique 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 Ignatowski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ignatowski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pique throws a body punch but Ignatowski moves out of range.
Ignatowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Pique.
Pique has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ignatowski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pique.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pique.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pique throws a wild body kick that Ignatowski sees coming a mile off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pique swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Ignatowski has Pique up against the cage in a clinch.
Ignatowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pique throws a punch but it's blocked by Ignatowski.
Ignatowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ignatowski scores with a shoulder strike.
Ignatowski blocks a body shot from Pique.
Ignatowski wants to stall.
Pique misses with a punch to the body.
Ignatowski is stalling here.

Ignatowski drags the fight down to the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ignatowski trying to control the position.
Pique trying to control the position from guard on top but Ignatowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Pique dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pique takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ignatowski scores with a push kick.
Pique keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pique throws a jab but it's blocked by Ignatowski.
Pique on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pique scores with a shot to the body.
Ignatowski avoids the body shot from Pique.
Pique throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ignatowski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pique lands a jab to the nose.
Pique tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ignatowski misses with a lunging right hand
and Pique counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pique throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ignatowski wants to land a leg kick but Pique is out of range.
Pique shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ignatowski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good shot there by Ignatowski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatowski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ignatowski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pique checks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Pique.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Pique counter with a right hand.
Ignatowski scores with a nice strike.
Ignatowski misses with a wild body shot.
Pique with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pique scores with a jab to the head.
Ignatowski swings for the body but Pique moves out of range.
Ignatowski misses with a right hand
and Pique counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pique throws the left hand but Ignatowski avoids the punch easily.
Ignatowski tries to clinch there but Pique circles away.
Pique is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ignatowski with a body shot.
Pique moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pique lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ignatowski throws an off balance right hand
enabling Pique to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pique shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ignatowski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ignatowski throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ignatowski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Juan Pique seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ignatowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pique.
Pique slips under a jab from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pique moves out of range of the strikes.
Pique throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ignatowski counters with an inside leg kick.
Ignatowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pique.
A little feinted left hand from Ignatowski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Ignatowski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pique pushes Ignatowski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pique misses with some punches.
Pique scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Ignatowski.

Ignatowski manages to break the clinch.
Ignatowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pique.
Ignatowski walks into a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski avoids the body shot from Pique.
Pique scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ignatowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pique throws out the jab.
Ignatowski connects with a right hand. Pique shakes it off.
Pique has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pique. Ignatowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ignatowski thinks about countering with a body kick.
Ignatowski lands with a nice body kick.
Ignatowski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pique doesn't seem bothered though.
Pique connects with a solid leg kick.
Pique takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pique lands a front kick.
Pique blocks a leg kick.
Ignatowski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pique misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick but Pique moved away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pique is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ignatowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pique throws out a counter right but Ignatowski avoids it with no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pique throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pique.
Pique scores with a nice head shot.
Pique misses with an uppercut. Ignatowski saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Ignatowski.
Pique throws a sloppy head kick and Ignatowski moves out of range easily.
Ignatowski is looking to counter punch.
Pique throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ignatowski counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ignatowski.
Pique throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pique punishes Ignatowski's body with a nice straight punch.
Pique misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski connects with a right hand. Pique shakes it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Ignatowski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pique, pushing him back against the cage.
Ignatowski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pique swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pique.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Pique showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ignatowski throws a shot to the body.
Ignatowski avoids a kick to the body.
Ignatowski blocks the body kick.
Ignatowski throws the kick towards the body but Pique avoids it.
Ignatowski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pique takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pique throws a body kick that misses.
Pique lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ignatowski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fighters circling - Ignatowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pique works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ignatowski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pique counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatowski blocks a head kick by Pique.
Ignatowski connects with a nice looking jab.
Pique needs to keep his hands up - Ignatowski had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ignatowski misses with a looping left.
Ignatowski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pique finds it's way round the side to connect with Ignatowski's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatowski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Pique blocks the low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pique 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 Ignatowski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ignatowski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ignatowski tries a low kick but Pique avoids it.
Good exchange - Ignatowski coming out on top.
Pique throws an overhand right that lands on Ignatowski's shoulder, as Ignatowski tries to avoid the shot.
Ignatowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pique.
Pique jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A lazy left from Pique finds it's target.
Pique is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice body punch from Ignatowski.
Nice defenses there by Pique.
Pique misses with a hook to the body
and Ignatowski counters with a nice uppercut.
Ignatowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ignatowski throws a lazy uppercut
and Ignatowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pique fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ignatowski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick
and Pique connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pique connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice shot lands for Pique.
Ignatowski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pique fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ignatowski.
Pique throws a chopping leg kick but Ignatowski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd cheers as Ignatowski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pique doesn't seem phased though.

It looks like Juan Pique has been cut.
Ignatowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pique moves away.
A jab lands there for Ignatowski.

Pique is rocked!
Pique defending well as Ignatowski loads up on a big left hand.
Pique is still on wobbly legs! Can Ignatowski finish him?
Ignatowski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pique lands a jab to Ignatowski's midsection.
Pique seems to have recovered his senses.
Pique takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pique bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ignatowski throws the left hand but Pique avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Pique on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pique scores with a spinning back kick!
Ignatowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Pique is just out of range.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick which misses Pique's front leg but catches the back leg as Pique tries to avoid it.
Pique tried to score with a low kick but Ignatowski checks it.
Ignatowski slips a straight right by Pique.
Ignatowski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pique.
A big right from Ignatowski misses.
Ignatowski thumps Pique with a low kick.
Pique avoids a kick to the body.
Ignatowski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ignatowski is looking to chop away at Pique's legs.
Ignatowski misses with a kick to the body.
Ignatowski closes the distance but Pique moves to the side
and Pique counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pique. Ignatowski shrugs it off though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ignatowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pique.
Ignatowski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pique misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheers as Pique lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ignatowski doesn't seem phased though.
Good shot there by Pique.
Ignatowski 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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ignatowski.
Juan Pique is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
An inside leg kick from Ignatowski misses.
Pique staying out of range there.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pique counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ignatowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Pique.
It seemed like Pique was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ignatowski thows a leg kick but Pique checks it
and Pique counters with a nice uppercut.
Ignatowski misses with a straight left.
A low kick from Ignatowski misses
and Pique counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Juan Pique.
I've got Pique winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Pique!
During a confident post fight interview, Juan Pique thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.