PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Francisco Javier Mallorga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Goldberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Francisco Javier Mallorga has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Javier Mallorga
vs
Goldberg

182 cm
19
198 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Self confident

Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francisco Javier Mallorga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Goldberg!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Goldberg has taken the fight to the clinch.
Goldberg has had enough of the clinch but Mallorga keeps him there for the moment.

Mallorga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Goldberg moves into the clinch successfully.
Mallorga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mallorga presses Goldberg against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Goldberg takes a shot to the head.
Goldberg has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Goldberg is looking to break free of the clinch but Mallorga has double underhooks.
Mallorga cracks Goldberg with a nice body shot.

Mallorga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Goldberg clinches up with Mallorga and pushes him back against the ropes.
Goldberg avoiding damage as Mallorga throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mallorga tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Goldberg avoids it.
Goldberg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Goldberg breaks from the clinch.
Francisco Javier Mallorga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mallorga lands with a good body shot.

Mallorga has closed the distance and engaged Goldberg in a clinch.
I was talking to Mallorga's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mallorga lands with a light punch inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mallorga as Goldberg tries to tie him up.
Mallorga lands a hook to the side of the head.
Goldberg managing to block the knees to the body from Mallorga.
Mallorga lands a shoulder strike.
Mallorga lands a body punch.
Mallorga lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Mallorga.
Mallorga working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mallorga lands an uppercut.
Mallorga landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Goldberg looks winded!
Mallorga stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Mallorga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mallorga lands with a right hand.
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!

Mallorga moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mallorga keeps control of Goldberg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mallorga digs a right hand into Goldberg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Goldberg's gas tank.

Mallorga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Mallorga has Goldberg up against the ropes in a clinch.
Goldberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mallorga scores with a shoulder strike.
Goldberg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mallorga is keeping busy.

Goldberg breaks from the clinch.

Goldberg gets tackled into the ropes by Mallorga. Mallorga maintains the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mallorga.
Mallorga lands a body punch.

Mallorga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mallorga misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mallorga has closed the distance and engaged Goldberg in a clinch.
Goldberg tries to circle away but Mallorga has him pinned against the ropes.
Goldberg swings wildly with an uppercut but Mallorga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mallorga lands with a left to the head.
Mallorga is leaning against Goldberg and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mallorga lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Goldberg backwards.

Mallorga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Goldberg is trying to push Mallorga away but Mallorga has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Francisco Javier Mallorga has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mallorga misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Goldberg.
Mallorga is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Goldberg is defending well for now.

Mallorga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Goldberg moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mallorga works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Mallorga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Goldberg takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mallorga pushes Goldberg back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Mallorga lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Goldberg is breathing heavily.
Mallorga lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Goldberg or not.
Goldberg takes a knee to the side of the body.
A hook to the body from Mallorga.
Mallorga stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mallorga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Mallorga on the inside.
Mallorga lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Goldberg.
Mallorga lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mallorga digs a right hand underneath Goldberg's ribcage. Goldberg let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good body shot from Mallorga.
Mallorga scores a nice knee to the body.

Mallorga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Mallorga gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mallorga.
Mallorga digs a right hand into Goldberg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Goldberg's gas tank.
A right hand to the body from Mallorga.
Mallorga's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A right handed body shot lands from Mallorga.
Mallorga works on Goldberg's body with a couple of short punches.
Mallorga utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mallorga trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francisco Javier Mallorga dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Mallorga clinches with his opponent.
Mallorga tries to throw a body punch but Goldberg avoids it by throwing Mallorga back against the ropes.
Mallorga tries a body shot but Goldberg blocks it.
Good body shot from Mallorga.
A left hand lands to the body for Mallorga.
Mallorga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goldberg can do to turn this around?

Mallorga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Mallorga clinches with his opponent.
Mallorga lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Mallorga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goldberg's elbow.

Mallorga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Goldberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mallorga clinches with his opponent.
Mallorga lands a body shot in the clinch.

Mallorga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goldberg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A left and a right from Mallorga both land. Nice combination.

Mallorga has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mallorga lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mallorga presses Goldberg against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mallorga lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mallorga scores with a nice hook to the head.

Mallorga breaks from the clinch.
Mallorga moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Mallorga drives through and clinches with Goldberg against the ropes.
Mallorga lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Goldberg.

Mallorga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danga de danga de dang - Mallorga scores with a four punch combination!

Goldberg is rocked!

It looks like Bill Goldberg has been cut.

Mallorga has Goldberg up against the ropes in a clinch.
Goldberg is still on wobbly legs! Can Mallorga finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mallorga cracks Goldberg with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Goldberg goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Goldberg wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Francisco Javier Mallorga!