PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anurak Bualuang (ranked 1847 p4p, 5224 weight class) and Yorge Hidal (ranked 208 p4p, 440 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bualuang
vs
Hidal

170 cm
30
141
14 - 6 - 1

155 cm
25
155
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

The Dirty Needle Project
Carnage Clothing

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 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anurak Bualuang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yorge Hidal!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hidal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bualuang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hidal misses with an uppercut
and Hidal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bualuang is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hidal throws a big shot that misses.
Hidal misses with a jab to the body

and Bualuang holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
I was talking to Bualuang's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bualuang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Bualuang manages to break the clinch.
Hidal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bualuang was well out of range. Poor timing from Hidal.
Hidal misses with a body punch

and Bualuang counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bualuang.
Bualuang misses with a knee to the head.
Hidal is trying to break the clinch but Bualuang has him pressed against the ropes.
Hidal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hidal blocks the elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bualuang misses with a knee to the head.
Bualuang blocks an uppercut.
Hidal tries to work over Bualuang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bualuang.
Bualuang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bualuang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hidal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bualuang.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Hidal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bualuang lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bualuang prevents a body shot from Hidal.
Bualuang pushes off an throws an elbow but Hidal leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Hidal tries to work over Bualuang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hidal dodges an elbow strike from Bualuang.
Bualuang with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bualuang pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Bualuang throws an elbow but it misses.
Bualuang misses with a knee strike.
Bualuang throws an elbow that misses.
Hidal misses with a punch on the inside.
Bualuang gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bualuang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hidal.
Bualuang throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hidal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hidal misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hidal fails to land.
Bualuang misses with an elbow strike.
Bualuang tries to land a knee to the head but Hidal blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hidal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bualuang just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hidal's brow.
Hidal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hidal has a couple of punches blocked by Bualuang.
Bualuang connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hidal's face.
Hidal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bualuang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hidal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Hidal fails to land.
Hidal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bualuang throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hidal misses with a punch on the inside.
Bualuang throws an elbow that misses.
Hidal working aggressively here.
Hidal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bualuang taking a breather.
Hidal dodges an elbow strike from Bualuang.
Bualuang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hidal misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bualuang prevents a body shot from Hidal.
Hidal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hidal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice elbow from Bualuang.
Bualuang trying to stall but Hidal improves his position.
Bualuang tries a knee to the head but Hidal blocks it.
Hidal misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Hidal fails to land.
Hidal working hard to break the clinch.
Bualuang looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hidal takes an elbow to the temple.
Bualuang looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bualuang trying to stall but Hidal improves his position.
Bualuang tries a knee to the head but Hidal blocks it.
Bualuang looking to throw knees to the head but Hidal is blocking nicely.

Bualuang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bualuang bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hidal's head backwards.
Bualuang lands with a straight right. Hidal didn't see that one coming.
Yorge Hidal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Hidal misses.
Hidal throws an off balance right hand
and Bualuang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good standup being displayed there by Bualuang as he connects with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Hidal as he connects with a hook.
Bualuang is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bualuang scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hidal misses the body punch
and Bualuang counters with a nice uppercut.

Hidal is rocked!
Hidal swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bualuang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hidal is still on wobbly legs! Can Bualuang finish him?
Bualuang throws a monster overhand right that drops Hidal! Bualuang follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anurak Bualuang!
An out of breath Anurak Bualuang thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.