PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Juan Pique (ranked 954 p4p, 1223 weight class) and Anurak Bualuang (ranked 46 p4p, 61 weight class). Pique comes to the cage accompanied by Piranha. Bualuang has chosen y'a tu d'la biere icitte as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Anurak Bualuang was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Pique
vs
Bualuang

170 cm
33
136
22 - 16 - 3

170 cm
31
142
16 - 6 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conquer
Voodoo Nutrition

The Dirty Needle Project

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 3, fighting out of London, Juan Pique!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anurak Bualuang!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pique uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bualuang has time to react.
Pique misses with an uppercut. Bualuang saw that one coming.
Bualuang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pique was well out of range. Poor timing from Bualuang.
Pique throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bualuang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pique moves out of range of the body kick.
Pique scores with a shot to the body.
Pique fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bualuang.
Pique connects with a solid leg kick.
Bualuang throws a wild body kick that Pique sees coming a mile off.

Bualuang has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bualuang takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pique.
Pique tries a body shot but Bualuang blocks it.
Bualuang gets through Pique's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bualuang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bualuang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pique lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Pique.
Bualuang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pique works on Bualuang's body with a couple of short punches.
Pique is leaning against Bualuang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bualuang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bualuang misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bualuang blocks a body shot from Pique.
Bualuang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pique backwards.
Bualuang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pique misses with some punches.
Bualuang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bualuang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bualuang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Pique.
Pique scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Pique - that landed with a thud.
Bualuang is working Pique over against the cage.
Pique misses with a punch to the body.
Pique tries to work over Bualuang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bualuang misses with some punches.
Bualuang lands a shot to the body.
Pique prevents a body shot from Bualuang.
Pique tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pique swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pique tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bualuang's elbow.
Bualuang misses with a body punch.
Pique has Bualuang pressed against the cage, preventing Bualuang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bualuang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pique prevents a body shot from Bualuang.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from Pique.
Pique lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Pique.
Bualuang tries a body shot but Pique blocks it.
Bualuang's coach down at The Scrap Squad was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bualuang's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pique blocks a body shot from Bualuang.
Pique looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Pique misses with a hook from the clinch.

Bualuang breaks from the clinch.
Bualuang on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pique uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bualuang.
Pique buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pique lands with a good body shot.
Pique thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bualuang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pique circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pique scores with a push kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bualuang missing with a left hand there. Pique was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pique connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bualuang misses with a wild body shot.
Bualuang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bualuang misses the jab.
Pique ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bualuang moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pique connects with a leg kick.
Bualuang lands a jab to Pique's midsection.
Pique ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pique looks to throw the jab but Bualuang is out of range.
Pique cracks Bualuang with a good jab.

Bualuang moves into range and clinches up with Pique.
Pique struggles to land a body shot inside as Bualuang controls his hands.
Pique looking to stall.
Bualuang tries a body shot but Pique blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bualuang.
Pique misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pique pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Bualuang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pique - that will leave a mark!
Bualuang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pique. Pique obviously looking to wear him down.
Bualuang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pique throws a leg kick which misses Bualuang's front leg but catches the back leg as Bualuang tries to avoid 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!
Bualuang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pique manages to avoid it.
Bualuang tries to land a front kick but Pique steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pique will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A shot to the liver by Pique. Beautiful body shot.
Bualuang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pique scores with the left hand. Bualuang knows he should have avoided that one.
Pique thuds a left hand into Bualuang's body.
Bualuang lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pique takes a step back to recover.
Pique takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bualuang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pique steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bualuang. That one must have hurt.
Pique avoids the head kick by Bualuang.
Bualuang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pique swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bualuang throws a series of punches but Pique moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Pique on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Pique moves into the clinch.
Bualuang tries to throw a body punch but Pique avoids it by throwing Bualuang back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Pique.
Pique doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pique lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bualuang backwards.
Pique tries a body shot but Bualuang blocks it.
Bualuang is leaning against Pique and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Pique dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bualuang wants to clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.

Bualuang clinches with his opponent.
Pique lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bualuang backwards.
A short left from Bualuang.
Pique swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pique lands a body punch.
Pique blocking some punches.
Bualuang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pique's elbow.
Pique scores with a shot to the side of Bualuang's head.
Pique misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bualuang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bualuang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Bualuang has managed to clinch.
Pique presses Bualuang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pique misses with a punch to the body.
Bualuang tries to throw a body punch but Pique avoids it by throwing Bualuang back against the cage.
Bualuang has a couple of punches blocked by Pique.
Pique throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bualuang tries to work over Pique's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bualuang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Pique.
Bualuang misses with a body punch.
Pique misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Pique.
Pique tries to throw a body punch but Bualuang avoids it by throwing Pique back against the cage.
Pique misses with a punch to the body.
Pique misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bualuang lands an uppercut.
Bualuang blocks a body shot from Pique.
Bualuang lands with a left to the head.
Bualuang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bualuang's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pique lands with a short shot to the head.
Juan Pique has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pique works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bualuang blocking some punches.
Pique lands a shot to the body.
Bualuang can't find room to land a body shot as Pique controls the action.
Bualuang tries a body shot but Pique blocks it.

Bualuang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bualuang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pique.
Pique swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bualuang.
Pique swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bualuang throws a head punch that misses.
Pique scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bualuang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bualuang can't find room to land a body shot as Pique controls the action.
Bualuang lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Pique.
Bualuang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pique tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bualuang's elbow.
Pique lands a right hand.
Pique blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pique lands a shoulder strike.
Bualuang prevents a body shot from Pique.

Bualuang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bualuang's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pique connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bualuang scrambles back to his feet.
Pique throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bualuang is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pique rather than just go for the knockout.
Bualuang has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pique.
Bualuang takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab lands there for Pique.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bualuang throws a wild body kick that Pique sees coming a mile off.
Pique lands a jab to the head.
Bualuang takes a swing at Pique's ribcage but misses.
Bualuang wants to clinch up but Pique keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bualuang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Pique forces Bualuang back against the cage and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Pique scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Pique fails to land.
Pique misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bualuang working aggressively here.
Pique misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pique tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bualuang's elbow.
Pique swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bualuang is trying to break the clinch but Pique has him pressed against the cage.
Pique lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bualuang backwards.
Bualuang managing to block the knees to the body from Pique.
Pique lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bualuang blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pique misses with a punch to the body.
Bualuang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pique lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bualuang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pique scores with a kick to the body.
Good shot there by Pique.
Bualuang throws a half hearted mid kick.
It looked like Pique wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pique lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Pique throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Juan Pique is winning the standup battle so far.
Bualuang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pique manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pique throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bualuang throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bualuang cracks Pique with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pique keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pique swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pique connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bualuang is looking to clinch.
Pique throws a head kick that misses.
Bualuang throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bualuang takes a swing at Pique's ribcage but misses.
Pique moves out of range as Bualuang throws a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Pique dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Pique lands a nice looking body shot.
Bualuang throws the left hand but Pique avoids the punch easily.
Bualuang throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pique blocks a head kick by Bualuang.
Bualuang tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pique dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bualuang. That did some damage!
Pique takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bualuang avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pique tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bualuang was well out of range. Poor timing from Pique.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pique.
Pique ducks under a wild hook from Bualuang.

Bualuang rushes Pique and presses him up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Pique.
Bualuang is trying to break the clinch but Pique has him pressed against the cage.
Bualuang misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bualuang.
Bualuang lands a body punch.
Pique is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bualuang can do to turn this around?
Pique misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pique softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bualuang pushes Pique back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pique misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bualuang breaks from the clinch.
Bualuang takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pique lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pique lands with an overhand left.
Bualuang tries to close the distance and clinch but Pique swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Bualuang has closed the distance and engaged Pique in a clinch.
Pique lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bualuang backwards.
Bualuang blocks a body shot from Pique.
Pique takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Pique.
Pique takes a shot to the head.
Bualuang wants to break the clinch but can't.

Bualuang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bualuang takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bualuang walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pique.
Bualuang on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pique connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bualuang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bualuang looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pique just misses with a punch to the body.
Bualuang misses the jab.
Pique scores with a sloppy right hand. Bualuang should have avoided that one.
Bualuang walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pique catches Bualuang with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pique lands a nice hook to Bualuang's body. Bualuang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pique swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bualuang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bualuang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pique lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bualuang backwards.
A shot in the inside from Pique.
Pique lands a left hand.
Bualuang misses with the head strike.
Bualuang blocking some punches.
Pique presses Bualuang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bualuang misses with a body punch.
Bualuang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bualuang presses Pique against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bualuang breaks the clinch.
Bualuang missing with a left hand there. Pique was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pique lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bualuang misses with a body punch
and Pique counters with a straight right hand.
Pique moves out of range of the body kick from Bualuang.
Pique looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pique looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bualuang connects with a single shot there.
Pique misses with a jab to the body
and Bualuang makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pique really felt that one!
Pique looks to score with a jab to the body but Bualuang is just out of range.
Bualuang has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bualuang there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pique fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bualuang has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pique lands with a kick to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bualuang staying out of range there.
Bualuang wants to clinch up but Pique keeps it at a distance.
Anurak Bualuang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bualuang takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bualuang wants to clinch up but Pique keeps it at a distance.
Pique throws a leg kick which misses Bualuang's front leg but catches the back leg as Bualuang tries to avoid it.
Bualuang has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bualuang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pique paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pique throws a head kick that misses.
Pique scores with a jab to the head.
Bualuang slips a straight right by Pique.
Bualuang lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pique will feel that in the morning.
Pique lands a really nice looking cross but Bualuang seems unphased.
Bualuang takes a swing at Pique's ribcage but misses.
Bualuang has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pique.
Pique slips a jab from Bualuang.
Pique sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bualuang ducks under a wild hook from Pique.
Bualuang appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice cross by Bualuang.
Good shot there by Pique.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pique. That's going to slow Bualuang down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bualuang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pique slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bualuang misses with a head kick.
A jab from Pique does it's job there.
Bualuang connects with a single shot there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Pique showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pique 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

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.
Anurak Bualuang was interviewed post fight and said 'Mon calecon etais trop serre'.