PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Francis (ranked 3519 p4p, 24003 weight class) and Darragh Prendergast (ranked 157 p4p, 293 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Francis
vs
Prendergast

182 cm
27
188
3 - 2 - 0

172 cm
22
207
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

New Standard

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roman Francis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darragh Prendergast!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Prendergast on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Prendergast misses with a head kick.
Prendergast throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Prendergast throws a head kick but Francis moves out of range.
Prendergast on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Francis throws a body kick that misses.
Prendergast is looking for the big counter here.
A head kick misses from Prendergast.
Prendergast misses with a body shot.
Prendergast has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Francis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Francis throws a sloppy head kick and Prendergast moves out of range easily.
Prendergast tries to clinch but Francis is having none of it.
Prendergast doesn't manage to clinch there - Francis circles away.
Francis quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Prendergast avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prendergast looks to land a combination but Francis avoids it well.
Francis throws a head kick but Prendergast moves out of range.
Prendergast misses with a wild body shot.
Good work by Prendergast as he checks the leg kick.
Prendergast throws a head kick that misses.
Francis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Prendergast.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prendergast misses with a wild combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Francis.
Prendergast blocks a head kick by Francis.
Francis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Francis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Prendergast misses.
Prendergast throws the left hand but Francis avoids the punch easily.
Prendergast throws a sloppy head kick and Francis moves out of range easily.
Francis wants to land a leg kick but Prendergast is out of range.
A head kick misses from Francis.
Prendergast throws a right hand that Francis ducks under and follows up with a left that Francis also avoids with ease.
Prendergast thows a left - swing and a miss!
Francis looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Prendergast misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Francis.
Francis misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis keeps the fight on the outside.
Francis scoring well with a low kick there.
Prendergast tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Prendergast.
Francis just misses with a punch to the body.
Prendergast is looking for the big counter here.
Prendergast scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prendergast ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Francis moves away.

Francis has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Francis.
A nice right hand lands inside from Francis.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Francis.
Francis blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Francis.

Prendergast breaks the clinch.
Francis throws a body kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Francis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Prendergast has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Prendergast and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Francis is looking to land body kicks.
A little jabbing left from Prendergast on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Prendergast tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Francis feinted there with a counter leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Francis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Francis 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 10:9
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 10:9
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 10:9

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Francis!
Roman Francis seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.