PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cerberus Dionisy (ranked 5797 p4p, 461 weight class) and Juan Pique (ranked 5108 p4p, 439 weight class). Juan Pique is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Dionisy
vs
Pique

188 cm
18
213 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
148 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cerberus Dionisy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Juan Pique!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dionisy shoots in and drives through. Pique sprawls well.

Pique closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dionisy did well to prevent Pique getting side control.
Dionisy manages to get to full guard.
Pique tries to free his leg and advance position but Dionisy is retaining full guard.

Pique is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Pique engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dionisy trying to control the position.

Pique drops back looking for a leg! Dionisy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dionisy manages to kick Pique off! Pique jumps back into Dionisy's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dionisy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pique is aware though and is defending well.
Pique trying to control the position from guard on top but Dionisy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pique pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dionisy is keeping the position for now.
Pique trying to control the position from guard on top but Dionisy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pique pushes down on Dionisy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dionisy pushes Pique off looking to stand but Pique dives back in and keeps control.

Pique is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dionisy sees it coming and defends easily.
Dionisy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Pique looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Pique looking for a submission but Dionisy manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Pique trying to control the position from guard on top but Dionisy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Dionisy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Dionisy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pique defends well.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Pique passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dionisy wants to control but Pique is keeping busy.
Pique passes to full mount!

Pique has control of Dionisy's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Dionisy regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Pique with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Dionisy is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pique wants to take Dionisy's back here but Dionisy is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.

Pique is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dionisy can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Pique tries to control but Dionisy wriggling away.
Dionisy has given up his back here. Will Pique look for the submission or keep pounding away?

Dionisy fending off the submission attempt from Pique.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dionisy is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Pique dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dionisy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Dionisy enables Pique to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dionisy manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dionisy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pique passes Dionisy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pique takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Pique is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dionisy is not content to let Pique control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pique wants to free his trapped foot but Dionisy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dionisy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dionisy tries to get out of the position.
Dionisy is trying to maintain the position but Pique is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dionisy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pique trying to control the pace.

Pique seems to be looking for submissions.

Dionisy makes his way to full guard, as Pique worked for a kimura.
Dionisy keeping moving, preventing Pique from controlling successfully.
Dionisy working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pique is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dionisy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Pique postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Dionisy is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Pique, into his guard.

Pique keeping moving, preventing Dionisy from controlling successfully.
Pique is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Pique is working for a submission of some sort.
Dionisy tries to roll over but Pique keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pique is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dionisy sees it coming and defends easily.

Dionisy is defending against the submission attempts here by Pique.
Dionisy pushes Pique off looking to stand but Pique dives back in and keeps control.

Dionisy has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Pique escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Pique!
Dionisy tries to buck Pique off but Pique is having none of it.
Pique has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Pique tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pique has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pique trying to control the action but Dionisy is working from the bottom.

Pique goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Dionisy has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Pique but great work by Dionisy.
Pique tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Juan Pique has got the better of the ground game so far.

Dionisy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pique has escaped the position, nice work there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pique is trying to get back to half guard.
Dionisy tries to move to mount but Pique blocks the move with his legs.
And that’s 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.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Dionisy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dionisy looking to control but Pique passes into half guard.
Dionisy is trying to stand back up but Pique is controlling him

Pique is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dionisy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pique.
Pique trying to control the action but Dionisy is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Pique is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dionisy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pique.

Pique seems to be looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pique is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Pique is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dionisy defends it well.

Pique is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dionisy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dionisy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cerberus Dionisy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pique looking to pass the guard.
Dionisy keeping moving, preventing Pique from controlling successfully.

Dionisy is looking for a triangle but Pique pushes his legs off easily.
Pique works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dionisy is staying active underneath Pique, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Pique is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dionisy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pique.

Pique is working for a submission of some sort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pique prevents Dionisy from improving his position.
Pique is thwarting Dionisy's attempts to control the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Pique closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Pique is looking for a kimura but Dionisy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pique to get the leverage.

Pique is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Pique is trying to work for a kimura but Dionisy is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pique is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Dionisy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dionisy is trying to control but Pique manages to pass to mount!
Pique controlling from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dionisy wants to control but Pique is having none of it.
Pique trying to control but he's not successful this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Pique comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pique has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Pique!
An out of breath Juan Pique thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.