PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Goldberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Christopoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Goldberg
vs
Christopoulos

188 cm
23
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bill Goldberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Christopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldberg blocks a jab.
Goldberg takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Christopoulos drives through and clinches with Goldberg against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goldberg.
Goldberg is trying to break free.
Goldberg being controlled against the cage.
Christopoulos throws a head punch that misses.
Goldberg jumps guard but Christopoulos stands there with Goldberg around his waist. Goldberg gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Goldberg throws an elbow but it misses.
Goldberg comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Jason Christopoulos has been cut.
Goldberg fails to pull guard.
Goldberg wants to stall.
Goldberg tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Goldberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Goldberg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Christopoulos's brow.
Christopoulos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Goldberg jumps guard but Christopoulos stands there with Goldberg around his waist. Goldberg gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Goldberg is looking to break free of the clinch but Christopoulos has double underhooks.
Christopoulos is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Christopoulos.
Goldberg fails to pull guard.
Christopoulos blocks an elbow strike from Goldberg.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Christopoulos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Christopoulos doesn't manage to clinch there - Goldberg circles away.

Christopoulos shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Christopoulos is nestled in close to Goldberg, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Christopoulos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Christopoulos is pressing down on Goldberg's thigh, looking to free his foot. Goldberg is holding on for now.
Christopoulos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Goldberg's head.
Christopoulos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Christopoulos is trying to control the action in half guard but Goldberg is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Christopoulos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Christopoulos working Goldberg over with strikes.
Goldberg is staying active underneath Christopoulos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Christopoulos might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Goldberg kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Christopoulos.
Christopoulos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Goldberg's head.
Christopoulos trying to control the action but Goldberg is working from the bottom.
Christopoulos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Christopoulos thows a huge punch but Goldberg dodges it nicely.
Christopoulos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Goldberg is breathing heavily.
Christopoulos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Christopoulos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christopoulos lands with a punch from half guard.
Christopoulos is looking to take a break and control but Goldberg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Well, if Christopoulos is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christopoulos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Christopoulos thows a huge punch but Goldberg dodges it nicely.
Christopoulos trying to control from half guard but Goldberg is working away.
Christopoulos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Christopoulos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Christopoulos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Christopoulos is nestled in close to Goldberg, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Goldberg on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Christopoulos controlling the action here.
Christopoulos is trying to control. Goldberg wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Christopoulos trying to mount his opponent but Goldberg defends it.
Christopoulos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Christopoulos passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Goldberg!
Christopoulos working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christopoulos lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Christopoulos landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Christopoulos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Christopoulos's cut.
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.

Christopoulos misses with a body shot.
Christopoulos throws a jab but it's blocked by Goldberg.
Christopoulos tries to clinch there but Goldberg circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Christopoulos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Goldberg throws a combination. Christopoulos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A punch combination from Goldberg misses.
A big left from Christopoulos misses.

Christopoulos rushes Goldberg and presses him up against the cage.

Goldberg ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Goldberg no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Goldberg has momentary wrist control but Christopoulos slips an elbow through the middle.
Christopoulos tries to free his leg and advance position but Goldberg is retaining full guard.
Christopoulos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Christopoulos is looking to work some ground and pound but Goldberg has wrist control.
Christopoulos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Christopoulos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Christopoulos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Christopoulos throwing strikes from guard but Goldberg blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christopoulos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Christopoulos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Christopoulos trying to control the position from guard on top but Goldberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Christopoulos distracts Goldberg with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Christopoulos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Christopoulos cracks Goldberg with a solid left hand.
Christopoulos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Christopoulos wants to control from the top but Goldberg keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christopoulos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Christopoulos distracts Goldberg with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Christopoulos landing some decent shots from guard.
Christopoulos cracks Goldberg with a solid left hand.
Christopoulos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Christopoulos stands and throws Goldberg's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Christopoulos trying to control the position but Goldberg is working away.
Christopoulos working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Christopoulos lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Christopoulos cracks Goldberg with a big right hand but Goldberg just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Christopoulos scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Goldberg to see if he's OK.
Christopoulos working the ground and pound.
Christopoulos cracks Goldberg with a big elbow.
Christopoulos moves into full mount!
Christopoulos controlling the position easily from mount.
Christopoulos putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BOOM! Christopoulos connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jason Christopoulos has got the better of the ground game so far.

Christopoulos is working for a guillotine from mount but Goldberg frees his head quite easily.
Christopoulos has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Goldberg's face.
Christopoulos content just to control the position here.
Christopoulos working away from the top, dropping strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christopoulos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Christopoulos scoring with strikes but Goldberg is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Christopoulos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jason Christopoulos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Goldberg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Goldberg.
Bill Goldberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Goldberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Christopoulos.
Christopoulos shoots in and drives through. Goldberg sprawls well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Christopoulos instigates a clinch.
Christopoulos pressing his opponent against the cage.

Goldberg breaks the clinch.
Christopoulos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Christopoulos closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Goldberg to the mat! Goldberg manages to get full guard.
Christopoulos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Christopoulos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Christopoulos looking to pass the guard.
Christopoulos forces his way into half guard.
Goldberg is staying active underneath Christopoulos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Christopoulos is working for a kimura but Goldberg is defending it quite comfortably.
Christopoulos working the head and body with strikes.
Christopoulos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Christopoulos lands a nice short elbow.
Christopoulos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Goldberg's head.
Nice strikes from Christopoulos there.
Well, if Christopoulos is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Christopoulos wants to take a breather but Goldberg is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg won't allow Christopoulos to pass to mount.
Christopoulos trying to control from half guard but Goldberg is working away.
Christopoulos looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Goldberg with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Christopoulos there.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Christopoulos working the head and body with strikes.
Christopoulos not doing much here.
Goldberg is looking to control Christopoulos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Goldberg avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christopoulos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Christopoulos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Goldberg on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Christopoulos winds up and cracks Goldberg with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Goldberg on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Christopoulos working Goldberg over with strikes.
Christopoulos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christopoulos keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Christopoulos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Goldberg does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Christopoulos moves nicely into side control.
Christopoulos scoring with punches from side control.
Goldberg taking a bit of punishment here - Christopoulos scoring with strikes.
Christopoulos looks up at the clock and then as Goldberg takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Christopoulos smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Christopoulos lands a few punches from side control.
Bill Goldberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jason Christopoulos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Christopoulos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Goldberg is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Christopoulos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Christopoulos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Christopoulos!