PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between jonh jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Goldberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for jonh jones has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

jones
vs
Goldberg

195 cm
24
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

182 cm
21
215 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, jonh jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Goldberg!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
jones tries to clinch up.
jones misses with the combination.
Goldberg shoots in for a takedown but jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Goldberg shoots in looking for a takedown but jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Goldberg's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Goldberg fails to land the takedown.
jonh jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Goldberg.

Goldberg shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Goldberg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
jones wants to get back to full guard.
Goldberg missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
jones is looking to get back to full guard here but Goldberg has managed to pass to side control instead.
jones regains half guard, as Goldberg was trying to land strikes.
Goldberg passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Goldberg raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg lands a heavy elbow.
Goldberg avoids the attempt from jones to control.
jones is breathing heavily.
Goldberg with the ground and pound from mount.
Goldberg pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg working the ground and pound effectively.
Goldberg with good strikes from the mount here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goldberg is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. jones can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Goldberg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Goldberg landing shots from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goldberg pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Goldberg dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Goldberg tries for a takedown but jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
jones fakes the leg kick and cracks Goldberg in the body.
Nice sprawl there from jones as Goldberg shoots in.
Goldberg misses with a takedown attempt - jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
jonh jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Goldberg.
jones lands a head kick. Goldberg smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

jones pushes Goldberg up against the cage in a clinch.

jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goldberg circles away from the clinch attempt.
jones tries to clinch there but Goldberg circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Horrible takedown by Goldberg or perhaps it was just good defense by jones which made him look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
jones throws a sloppy head kick and Goldberg moves out of range easily.
Goldberg blocks a head kick by jones.

Goldberg shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
jones is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Goldberg works his way into side control.
Goldberg scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bill Goldberg has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
jones is trying to control Goldberg's posture but Goldberg avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
jones is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Goldberg has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Goldberg advances to full mount.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
jones holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Goldberg tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
jones is trying desperately to improve position.
jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Goldberg on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bill Goldberg will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!

Goldberg misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Goldberg fails to land the takedown.

Goldberg gets tackled into the cage by jones. jones maintains the clinch.
Goldberg avoids a wild elbow strike from jones.
jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Goldberg avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Goldberg in his tracks.
jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
jones throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Goldberg's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

jones rushes Goldberg and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Goldberg, before circling back to the center of the mat.
jonh jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Goldberg.
jones throws a right and a left that Goldberg avoids nicely.
Goldberg shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Goldberg keeps the fight on the outside.
jones wants to clinch.
Goldberg closes this distance looking for a takedown but jones circles away.
Goldberg blocks a head kick by jones.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
jones looks to clinch

and Goldberg counters with a nice double leg into side control. jones won't be happy with that.
Goldberg lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear jones down.
jones is working to avoid the ground and pound but Goldberg connects with a decent elbow.
Goldberg tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
jones looking for a sweep but Goldberg has passed into full mount! Oh no!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
jones tries to hold on but Goldberg postures up.
jones bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Goldberg looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but jones puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Goldberg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bill Goldberg.
I've got Goldberg 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Bill Goldberg!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Bill Goldberg!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Bill Goldberg!

Bill Goldberg wins by unanimous decision!