PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Felix Jaroslav (ranked 319 p4p, 445 weight class) and Juan Pique (ranked 43 p4p, 57 weight class). Jaroslav comes to the cage accompanied by The Sound of Running Feet. Pique is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Piranha. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jaroslav
vs
Pique

168 cm
32
148
26 - 10 - 2

170 cm
27
145
12 - 7 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Conviction

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 26 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felix Jaroslav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Juan Pique!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pique thows a body kick. Jaroslav tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jaroslav with a jab.
Pique lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jaroslav's sensitive parts.
Jaroslav avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pique throws a body kick that misses.
Pique throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jaroslav misses with a body shot.
Jaroslav chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pique takes a swing at Jaroslav's ribcage but misses.
Pique uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav 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.
Jaroslav swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pique cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pique clobbers Jaroslav with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A left lands for Pique.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Pique.
Jaroslav chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pique can pounce on him.
Jaroslav tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pique was well out of range. Poor timing from Jaroslav.
Pique has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Pique lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaroslav stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pique.
Pique with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pique takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jaroslav misses with an uppercut
and Pique counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jaroslav's knee momentarily.
Jaroslav moves out of range of the strikes.
Jaroslav avoids the body shot from Pique.
Pique avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pique gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
An inside leg kick lands from Pique.
Jaroslav tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pique was well out of range. Poor timing from Jaroslav.
Pique looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pique throws a leg kick that misses.
Jaroslav swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pique counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A jab from Pique does it's job there.

That's two 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!
A nice inside leg kick there by Pique. That's going to slow Jaroslav down.
Pique tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaroslav was well out of range. Poor timing from Pique.
Jaroslav swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pique lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jaroslav bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pique's head backwards.
Jaroslav is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pique.
Pique appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jaroslav throws a low kick, looking for Pique's leg but Pique calmly moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jaroslav. Pique does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pique feints a counter leg kick.
Pique with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jaroslav throws a body shot but no joy.
Jaroslav misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pique makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jaroslav really felt that one!
Pique scores with a jab. Jaroslav acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pique throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pique connects with a nice looking jab.
Jaroslav throws a poor cross that misses
and Pique counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Pique.
Pique connects with a crisp jab.
Jaroslav throws a looping overhand right but Pique ducks down to avoid it.
Jaroslav takes one to the chin there.
Jaroslav lands with a nice body punch.
Pique slips under a jab.
Pique lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jaroslav takes a step back to recover.
Pique scores with a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Pique.
Jaroslav is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jaroslav misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jaroslav wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaroslav misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pique.
Jaroslav takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jaroslav throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pique sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pique staying out of range there.
Jaroslav scores with a body shot.
Pique comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pique - that will leave a mark!
Jaroslav lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pique thumps Jaroslav with a low kick.
Nice body kick from Pique.
Pique misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jaroslav throws a hook to the side of Pique's head but Pique sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pique wants to clinch up but Jaroslav keeps it at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaroslav takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jaroslav swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pique lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jab by Pique.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Pique dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pique throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jaroslav appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pique lands with an uppercut that bounces Jaroslav off the cage and back into range.
Pique is looking to slow Jaroslav down with leg kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pique.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pique.
Jaroslav throwing a counter right hand but Pique manages to avoid it.
Pique jabs at Jaroslav's body.
Jaroslav keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jaroslav throwing a counter right hand but Pique manages to avoid it.
Pique displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jaroslav throws out the jab.
Pique lands with a nice body kick.
Juan Pique seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jaroslav looks to land a left hand but Pique moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pique dodges the punch combination from Jaroslav.
Pique throws an overhand right that lands on Jaroslav's shoulder, as Jaroslav tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Jaroslav on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pique slips a straight right by Jaroslav.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jaroslav. That's going to slow Pique down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Pique lands.
Pique lands a head kick!
Nice body kick there by Pique.
Jaroslav will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Pique misses with a left hand
and Jaroslav counters with a stiff right hand.
Jaroslav takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pique fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pique has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pique has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jaroslav finds it's way round the side to connect with Pique's head.
Pique throws a shot to the body.
Jaroslav avoids a kick to the body.
Pique feints and then cracks Jaroslav's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jaroslav down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaroslav moves out of range of the strikes.
Jaroslav on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pique. Pique obviously looking to wear him down.
Jaroslav just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pique.
A jab from Pique misses.
Pique slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A leg kick checked by Jaroslav.
A quick step to the side and Jaroslav tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jaroslav swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A lazy left from Pique finds it's target.
Pique wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Juan Pique seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pique is looking to slow Jaroslav down with leg kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Jaroslav. Those never looked like landing.
Jaroslav swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaroslav defending well as Pique loads up on a big left hand.
Nice cross by Pique.
Pique throws a leg kick which misses Jaroslav's front leg but catches the back leg as Jaroslav tries to avoid it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Jaroslav might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Pique swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Jaroslav throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jaroslav wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jaroslav missing with a left hand there. Pique was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pique throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jaroslav thinks about countering with a body kick.
Jaroslav throws the left hand but Pique avoids the punch easily.
A left and a right from Jaroslav both land. Nice combination.
Pique throws a leg kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pique.
Jaroslav fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pique manages to avoid it.
Jaroslav throws a lazy body kick
and Pique counters with a nice uppercut.
Jaroslav misses with a two punch combination.
Jaroslav takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pique buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pique keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pique comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jaroslav lands with a straight right. Pique didn't see that one coming.
Pique slips a straight right by Jaroslav.
Pique with a nice cross.
Pique looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jaroslav avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jaroslav misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pique counters with a nice uppercut.
Pique lands with a straight right. Jaroslav didn't see that one coming.
Pique wants to clinch.
Jaroslav sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
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.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Pique lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jaroslav's sensitive parts.
Jaroslav misses with a body punch
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Pique counters with a nice leg kick.
Pique fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaroslav manages to avoid it.
Jaroslav misses with a hook
and Pique counters with a head kick.
Pique throws a body shot but no joy.
Jaroslav throws a wild body kick that Pique sees coming a mile off.
Pique slips a straight right by Jaroslav.
Pique dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jaroslav. That did some damage!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jaroslav. Pique does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pique misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaroslav with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pique to score with a decent uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pique looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jaroslav takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaroslav throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jaroslav walks into a straight right hand from Pique.
Pique tests Jaroslav's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jaroslav avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pique keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pique scoring well with a low kick there.
Jaroslav connects with a body shot that sends Pique's belly button to the back.
Jaroslav looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jaroslav ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pique moves away.
Pique looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jaroslav misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pique.
Jaroslav walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jaroslav cracks Pique with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pique misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav misses with a shot to the body
and Pique counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jaroslav's knee momentarily.
Jaroslav takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jaroslav bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pique's head backwards.
Nice body kick from Pique.
Jaroslav swings for the body but Pique moves out of range.
Jaroslav throws a lazy uppercut
and Pique counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jaroslav looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pique bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pique with the inside leg kick.
Jaroslav tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pique throws a hook but Jaroslav blocks it.
Jaroslav is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pique throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pique chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jaroslav connects with a right hand. Pique shakes it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pique wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jaroslav lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jaroslav misses the shot to the body.
Jaroslav throws a jab but it's blocked by Pique.
Jaroslav misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pique.
Jaroslav takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jaroslav takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pique throws a leg kick which misses Jaroslav's front leg but catches the back leg as Jaroslav tries to avoid it.
A nice leg kick from Pique, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jaroslav throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jaroslav walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pique.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pique. Jaroslav shrugs it off though.
Pique is looking to land body kicks.
Pique slips under a jab from Jaroslav.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pique throws a hook to the side of Jaroslav's head but Jaroslav sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Pique looks to move away, Jaroslav throws a big counter combo but Pique just gets out of the way.
Pique lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pique attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pique connects with a nice looking jab.
Jaroslav walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jaroslav missing with a left hand there. Pique was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Juan Pique is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jaroslav moves out of range of the body kick from Pique.
Jaroslav missing with a left hand there. Pique was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pique feints a counter leg kick.
Pique digs a good hook to Jaroslav's body.
Pique is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaroslav.
Pique lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pique works Jaroslav's body with a nice hook.
Felix Jaroslav has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pique lands a jab to the head.

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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Pique!
A victorious Juan Pique thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.