PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earle Nelson (ranked 3552 p4p, 409 weight class) and Bill Goldberg (ranked 4093 p4p, 461 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Nelson
vs
Goldberg

190 cm
22
210 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

190 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Earle Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bill Goldberg!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Earle Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Goldberg misses.
Goldberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Goldberg will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nelson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nelson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

It looks like Bill Goldberg has been cut.
Nelson misses with a looping left.
Goldberg takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Goldberg throws a leg kick but Nelson checks it.
Goldberg pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nelson back to the cage. Goldberg follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A good leg kick by Nelson.
Goldberg throws a sloppy head kick and Nelson moves out of range easily.
Goldberg slips under a jab.
Goldberg takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nelson sizes up Goldberg with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nelson. Goldberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nelson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Goldberg takes a swing at Nelson's ribcage but misses.
Goldberg avoids the body shot from Nelson.
Goldberg is looking for the big counter here.
Nelson scores with a shot to the body.
Nelson is looking to wear down Goldberg with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nelson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nelson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Goldberg has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nelson.
Nelson lands a leg kick that knocks Goldberg off balance momentarily.
Goldberg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Goldberg throws a looping overhand right but Nelson ducks down to avoid it.
Nelson is looking to counter with a body kick.
Goldberg walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nelson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nelson looks to score with a jab to the body but Goldberg is just out of range.
Goldberg takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson looks to score with a jab to the body but Goldberg is just out of range.
Goldberg is trying to counter with his kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goldberg.
Nelson connects with a body shot that sends Goldberg's belly button to the back.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Goldberg.
Nelson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Goldberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nelson. Goldberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Goldberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nelson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nelson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big right from Goldberg misses.
Nelson just misses with a punch to the body.
Goldberg counters with a body kick.
Goldberg attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nelson moves out of range as Goldberg throws a body kick.
Goldberg buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nelson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nelson thumps Goldberg with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson cracks Goldberg with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nelson scores with a decent looking hook.

That has opened up Bill Goldberg's cut even more.
Nelson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goldberg is looking for the big counter here.
Nelson misses with a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Nelson blocks the leg kick.
Nelson takes a swing at Goldberg's ribcage but misses.
Goldberg takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice body kick there by Nelson.
Nelson throws a jab when Goldberg was well out of range.
Despite the aggression on Goldberg's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nelson throws a body shot but no joy.
Nelson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goldberg manages to avoid it.
Nelson connects with a high kick.
Nelson lands a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nelson lands a head kick. Goldberg smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

The cut above Bill Goldberg's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The fighters circling - Nelson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Goldberg is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Goldberg misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nelson misses with a straight right.
Goldberg takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Goldberg is rocked!
Nelson misses with a series of wild punches.
Nelson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Goldberg moves out of range as Nelson strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Goldberg.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick and Goldberg moves out of range easily.
Nelson misses with a body shot.
Nelson misses with the body kick
enabling Goldberg to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Earle Nelson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bill Goldberg's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nelson moves out of range of the strikes.
Nelson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've been informed that Goldberg has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nelson connects with an inside leg kick.
Nelson misses the shot to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Goldberg might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Nelson has got the better of the exchanges.
Nelson throws a body punch but Goldberg moves out of range.
Goldberg misses with a two punch combination.
Bill Goldberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab by Goldberg.
Goldberg fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nelson checks it well.
Nelson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goldberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Nelson.
Nelson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Goldberg takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nelson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Goldberg has time to react.
Nelson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goldberg can do to turn this around?
Goldberg throws a sloppy head kick
and Goldberg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Goldberg blocks a head kick by Nelson.
Goldberg was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson moves into range and connects with a jab.

Bill Goldberg's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nelson connects with a looping right hand.
Goldberg gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Goldberg tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nelson is able to avoid easily.
Goldberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Earle Nelson is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Goldberg misses its intended target.
Goldberg throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson scores with a body shot.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nelson blocks a low kick nicely.
Nelson lands a leg kick that knocks Goldberg off balance momentarily.
Goldberg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nelson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Goldberg's calf.
Nelson throws a body punch but Goldberg moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson misses with a head kick.
Nelson lands with a slapping head kick.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bill Goldberg's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Earle Nelson!