PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bradford Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buakaw Sit Hrun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buakaw Sit Hrun has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Piper
vs
Sit Hrun

175 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

155 cm
25
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bradford Piper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Buakaw Sit Hrun !
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Piper gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sit Hrun with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sit Hrun .
Sit Hrun stops a takedown attempt from Piper.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Piper as Sit Hrun tries to tie him up.
Piper has had enough of the clinch but Sit Hrun keeps him there for the moment.
Piper is stalling here.
Sit Hrun lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Piper lands a body shot.
Sit Hrun looking to slow down the pace here.
Sit Hrun is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sit Hrun to keep the fight standing.
Sit Hrun landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sit Hrun lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Piper stalling in the clinch but Sit Hrun improves position.
Sit Hrun managing to block the knees to the body from Piper.
Sit Hrun is trying to maintain a safe position but Piper gets an underhook and turns Sit Hrun into the cage.
Sit Hrun looking to throw knees to the head but Piper is blocking nicely.
Piper really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Knees to the body from Sit Hrun .
Sit Hrun effectively controlling the action here.
Sit Hrun lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sit Hrun tries a knee to the head but Piper blocks it.
Piper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sit Hrun looking to slow down the pace here.
Sit Hrun blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Piper avoiding damage as Sit Hrun throws knees to the body.
Sit Hrun tries to land knees in the clinch but Piper avoids the damage to the body.
Sit Hrun landing knees to the body.
Piper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sit Hrun .
Sit Hrun lands an elbow that stopped Piper in his tracks for a moment.
Sit Hrun displaying some good clinch control by pressing Piper up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Piper.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Sit Hrun .
Piper managing to block the knees to the body from Sit Hrun .
Sit Hrun gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Piper.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bradford Piper. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Piper pulls guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sit Hrun wants to get up but he can't break Piper's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Piper is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Piper seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Piper is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Sit Hrun lands a nice knee to the body.
Sit Hrun utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sit Hrun tries to land knees in the clinch but Piper avoids the damage to the body.
Sit Hrun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Piper avoids it.
Piper jumps guard but Sit Hrun turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Piper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sit Hrun has him pressed against the cage.
Sit Hrun with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Piper is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Buakaw Sit Hrun will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sit Hrun fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Piper, pushing him back against the cage.
Sit Hrun tries to land knees in the clinch but Piper avoids the damage to the body.

Piper ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Piper no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Piper looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sit Hrun wants to stand but Piper has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sit Hrun must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Piper manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sit Hrun manages to get himself to full guard.
Sit Hrun is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Piper is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper advances to half guard.

Sit Hrun pushes Piper off, looking to escape but Piper dives into side control. He's locked up a kimura now - that was fast! He's cranking on it and Sit Hrun is forced to tap! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bradford Piper!