PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gargantua Pantagruel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laz Herculus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pantagruel comes to the cage accompanied by THE MONSTER MASH! With the funniest video!. Laz Herculus has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Pantagruel
vs
Herculus

225 cm
26
300 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gargantua Pantagruel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Laz Herculus!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pantagruel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Herculus but Herculus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pantagruel fails with a takedown attempt.
Pantagruel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pantagruel tries for a takedown but Herculus sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gargantua Pantagruel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Herculus catches Pantagruel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pantagruel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Herculus's waist but Herculus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pantagruel off to one side.
A big left from Herculus misses.
Herculus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Herculus throws a body punch but Pantagruel moves out of range.
Pantagruel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Herculus tries to move into range but Pantagruel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pantagruel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pantagruel takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pantagruel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Herculus misses with a double jab.
Pantagruel misses with a wild body shot.
Pantagruel fails with a takedown attempt.
Herculus thows a body shot but no joy.
Herculus misses with a straight right.
Herculus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pantagruel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Herculus avoids it really well and circles away.
Pantagruel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Herculus avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herculus misses with a looping left.
Horrible takedown by Pantagruel or perhaps it was just good defense by Herculus which made him look bad.
Herculus throws a jab when Pantagruel was well out of range.

Pantagruel has Herculus up against the cage in a clinch.
Herculus is struggling to control the position.

Herculus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pantagruel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Herculus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pantagruel shoots in but no luck this time.
Pantagruel misses with an uppercut. Herculus saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herculus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pantagruel manages to avoid it.
Herculus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pantagruel misses with a takedown
and Herculus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Herculus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pantagruel doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pantagruel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pantagruel tries for a takedown but Herculus sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pantagruel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pantagruel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pantagruel.
Herculus with a hook.
Laz Herculus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pantagruel misses with a takedown attempt - Herculus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Herculus displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Gargantua Pantagruel has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pantagruel shoots in for a takedown but Herculus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pantagruel fails with a takedown attempt.
Herculus might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pantagruel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Herculus avoids it really well and circles away.
Herculus scores with a jab to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pantagruel shoots in but no luck this time.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pantagruel.
Pantagruel throws a hook to the side of Herculus's head but Herculus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Laz Herculus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gargantua Pantagruel's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pantagruel shoots in and drives through. Herculus sprawls well.
Pantagruel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Herculus but Herculus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pantagruel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Herculus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pantagruel.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Herculus, as that shot connected.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pantagruel.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gargantua Pantagruel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Herculus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pantagruel on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Herculus. Pantagruel does a little dance to reset his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pantagruel.
Herculus throws a big shot that misses.
Pantagruel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Herculus but Herculus pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pantagruel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Herculus manages to avoid it.
Herculus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Herculus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Herculus cracks Pantagruel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Herculus misses the shot to the body.
Pantagruel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Herculus.
Herculus misses with a two punch combination.

Pantagruel closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pantagruel wants to free his trapped foot but Herculus is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Herculus wants to control but Pantagruel is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herculus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pantagruel.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Herculus is controlling Pantagruel's position as best he can from this difficult position.

Pantagruel wants to work for an arm triangle but Herculus is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pantagruel lands strikes from half guard.
Herculus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pantagruel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pantagruel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Herculus defending well though.
Pantagruel is trying to control the action in half guard but Herculus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Herculus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pantagruel.
Herculus wants to control but Pantagruel is keeping busy.
Pantagruel thows a huge punch but Herculus dodges it nicely.
Herculus moves into full guard.
Pantagruel stands and throws Herculus's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pantagruel throwing strikes but Herculus manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herculus is looking to take a break and control but Pantagruel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pantagruel is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Herculus off and has taken his back!
Herculus is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Pantagruel off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Pantagruel throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Herculus is trying to break free.

Herculus defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pantagruel is landing with strikes. Herculus can't take much more of this.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pantagruel throwing sloppy strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Gargantua Pantagruel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gargantua Pantagruel's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Herculus walks into a stiff left hand from Pantagruel.
Herculus throws a shot from downtown. Pantagruel moves away and avoids it.
Pantagruel shoots in but no luck this time.
Pantagruel throws out a loose jab but Herculus uses good head movement to avoid it.

Pantagruel looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pantagruel moves into full mount! Herculus won't be happy about that!
Pantagruel has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Herculus tries to reverse the position but Pantagruel maintains control.
Herculus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pantagruel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pantagruel is landing with some decent strikes but Herculus is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pantagruel throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Pantagruel looking to finish with strikes here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herculus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Herculus working to try and regain half guard.
Pantagruel throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Pantagruel landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pantagruel tries to control but Herculus wriggling away.
Herculus holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Pantagruel tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Herculus taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pantagruel tries to control but Herculus wriggling away.
Pantagruel punching from mount but Herculus doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Pantagruel is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Herculus has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Herculus!

Pantagruel is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Herculus is aware though and is defending well.
Pantagruel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Herculus manages to get himself to full guard.
Pantagruel engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Herculus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pantagruel is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pantagruel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pantagruel trying to control the position from guard on top but Herculus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Herculus looking to control.
Pantagruel throws a big elbow that misses.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pantagruel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Herculus's waist but Herculus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pantagruel off to one side.
Herculus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herculus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Pantagruel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Herculus lands a right hook to the body.
Pantagruel dives in and grabs Herculus's left leg, looking for a takedown. Herculus pushes down on Pantagruel's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gargantua Pantagruel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pantagruel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Herculus tries to bum rush Pantagruel with a series of wild strikes but Pantagruel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pantagruel shoots in for a takedown but Herculus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pantagruel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Herculus connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pantagruel scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pantagruel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Herculus.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Herculus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pantagruel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pantagruel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Herculus's waist but Herculus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pantagruel off to one side.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gargantua Pantagruel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pantagruel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gargantua Pantagruel!
A very excited looking Gargantua Pantagruel made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.