PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Francis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gardensnake The Pendulum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Francis
vs
The Pendulum

200 cm
25
277 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

185 cm
25
235 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Francis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gardensnake The Pendulum!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francis looks to throw the jab but The Pendulum is out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Francis, as that shot connected.

That has opened up Gardensnake The Pendulum's cut even more.
The Pendulum throws a leg kick but Francis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The Pendulum thumps Francis with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Pendulum.
The Pendulum throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by The Pendulum.
Francis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Pendulum can pounce on him.
Francis is breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from The Pendulum.
Crunch! The Pendulum slams his shin into Francis's torso.
A nice leg kick lands there from The Pendulum.
The Pendulum throws a leg kick which misses Francis's front leg but catches the back leg as Francis tries to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Pendulum.
A good leg kick by The Pendulum.
The Pendulum fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Francis.
Francis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Francis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Pendulum.
Francis takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Charles Francis has been cut.
The Pendulum thumps Francis with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by The Pendulum there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The Pendulum throws a leg kick which misses Francis's front leg but catches the back leg as Francis tries to avoid it.
Francis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Pendulum scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The Pendulum lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for The Pendulum.
Francis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Pendulum can pounce on him.
The Pendulum throws a nice inside leg kick.
The Pendulum lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by The Pendulum. That's going to slow Francis down.
The Pendulum lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Good leg kick by The Pendulum there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The Pendulum misses with a body shot.
Francis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Pendulum fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Francis.
The Pendulum cracks the inside of Francis's front leg.
The Pendulum lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A thudding body kick lands there by The Pendulum!
The Pendulum connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The Pendulum fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Francis.
The Pendulum throws a leg kick which misses Francis's front leg but catches the back leg as Francis tries to avoid it.

The Pendulum moves into the clinch.
The Pendulum creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Francis's defenses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nice elbow from The Pendulum.
With the fighters up against the cage, The Pendulum throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Pendulum stalls.
With the fighters up against the cage, The Pendulum throws an elbow but misses.
Francis dodges an elbow strike from The Pendulum.
The Pendulum misses with an elbow strike.
Francis avoids the elbow strike from The Pendulum, against the cage.
Francis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Pendulum.
The Pendulum holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The Pendulum throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The Pendulum keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Francis's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Pendulum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Francis is trying to break the clinch but The Pendulum is controlling him.
The Pendulum slowing the pace effectively.
The Pendulum lands an elbow just above Francis 's eye.
Francis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Francis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Francis has had enough of the clinch but The Pendulum keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Francis.

Francis breaks the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Francis throws a lazy right hand but The Pendulum sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Francis throws a hook to the side of The Pendulum's head but The Pendulum sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The Pendulum.
The Pendulum lands a nice leg kick that just misses Francis's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gardensnake The Pendulum dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The Pendulum gets in close and instigates a clinch.

The Pendulum escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Pendulum throws a leg kick that misses.
The Pendulum throws a low kick but it's checked well by Francis.
The Pendulum throws a quick inside leg kick.
The Pendulum misses the shot to the body.
Francis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The Pendulum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Pendulum slips a jab and a cross from Francis.
Francis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Pendulum.
Francis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Francis throws a jab when The Pendulum was well out of range.
Gardensnake The Pendulum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Francis throws a jab but it's blocked by The Pendulum.
The Pendulum fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Francis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body kick from The Pendulum.
The Pendulum scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Pendulum turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The Pendulum throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Pendulum, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick lands from The Pendulum.
The Pendulum feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Francis's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Francis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Pendulum.
The Pendulum has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Pendulum fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Francis.
The Pendulum lands with a thumping leg kick.
Francis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Pendulum with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Pendulum delivers a nice body kick.
Francis misses with a looping right.
The Pendulum moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Pendulum feints and then cracks Francis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Francis down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from The Pendulum tenderised Francis's leg. Francis is trying to keep his angry face on.
The Pendulum lands a head kick. Francis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The Pendulum scores with a leg kick.
That kick from The Pendulum tenderised Francis's leg. Francis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Francis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The Pendulum scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The Pendulum feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Francis's calf.
The Pendulum lands with a thumping leg kick.
Francis avoids the head kick by The Pendulum.
The Pendulum fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The Pendulum fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The Pendulum tries to close the distance and clinch but Francis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The Pendulum.
The Pendulum throws a quick inside leg kick.
Charles Francis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Pendulum, right into the meat.

The Pendulum has taken the fight to the clinch.
The Pendulum trying to stall but Francis improves his position.
With the fighters up against the cage, The Pendulum throws an elbow but misses.
The Pendulum throws an elbow but it misses.

The Pendulum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Pendulum throws a quick inside leg kick.
Francis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Pendulum can pounce on him.
The Pendulum keeps Francis at a distance using the push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Francis staying out of range there.
Francis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Pendulum chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Francis throws the left hand but The Pendulum avoids the punch easily.
Good leg kick by The Pendulum there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Francis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Pendulum scores with a head kick. Francis tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Charles Francis's cut is getting worse.
A slow jab from Francis misses its intended target.
The Pendulum throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Francis misses the target.
Francis cracks The Pendulum with a right hand to the side of the head.
Francis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Pendulum.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Pendulum misses with a low kick.
Francis thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Francis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gardensnake The Pendulum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Francis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Francis checks a leg kick.
A jab from Francis misses.
Francis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Francis misses with a low kick.
Francis jabs The Pendulum to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Francis keeps the fight on the outside.
Francis connects with a looping right hand.
Francis checks a low kick from The Pendulum.
The Pendulum lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Pendulum staying out of range there.
The Pendulum bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Pendulum throws a sloppy head kick and Francis moves out of range easily.
The Pendulum tries to clinch but Francis moves out of range.
Francis throws a leg kick

and The Pendulum holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Pendulum tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The Pendulum lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The Pendulum trying to stall but Francis improves his position.
Francis will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The Pendulum takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Pendulum is pushing Francis up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The Pendulum is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Francis is defending well for now.
Francis wants to break free but The Pendulum has control.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The Pendulum gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The Pendulum breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Pendulum slips a jab from Francis.
The Pendulum walks into a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Francis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Francis.
A swing and a miss from Francis.
Francis lands the left hand.
Francis scores with a sloppy right hand. The Pendulum should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Francis misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Francis misses the target.
Nice defenses there by The Pendulum.
Francis throws a shot from downtown. The Pendulum moves away and avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Francis finds it's way through The Pendulum's defenses.
Francis misses the jab.
The Pendulum lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The Pendulum looks to land a body kick but Francis moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Pendulum tries a head kick but it misses.
Francis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The Pendulum throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The Pendulum.
A bone on bone clash there as Francis blocks the leg kick.
Francis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Pendulum has time to react.
Good shot there by Francis.
Francis misses with a looping right.
Francis takes a swing at The Pendulum's ribcage but misses.
The Pendulum tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Francis scores with a nice strike.
The Pendulum uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Francis.
The Pendulum moves in looking to clinch but Francis pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Pendulum scores with a nice body kick.
The Pendulum misses with a low kick.
Francis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The Pendulum with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Pendulum keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Francis.
The Pendulum goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Francis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Pendulum.
The Pendulum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Francis.
The Pendulum takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gardensnake The Pendulum is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Francis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Pendulum.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Pendulum throws a quick inside leg kick.
The Pendulum looks to score with a jab to the body but Francis is just out of range.
Francis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Charles Francis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big left from Francis misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gardensnake The Pendulum.
Well The Pendulum 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 25:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gardensnake The Pendulum!