PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Goldberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goldberg has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Mike Goldberg has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Larry Bird's chin.

Bird
vs
Goldberg

190 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
22
235 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Larry Bird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Goldberg!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bird gets the takedown into side control.
Goldberg looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Bird stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Bird throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bird throws a push kick but Goldberg slaps the foot to one side.

Bird closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bird with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Goldberg is trying to stand back up but Bird is controlling him
Bird has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bird wants to take his opponent's back but Goldberg doesn't allow it.
Goldberg is in a horrible position here. Bird smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bird controlling the pace for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird unloading with bombs!
Bird with shots to the head and body - Goldberg looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bird is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Goldberg can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bird controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird raining down shots from the mount!
Bird controlling the pace for now.

Bird looking to secure an arm triangle but Goldberg defends it well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Goldberg wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Bird takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird working Goldberg over with strikes here.
Bird controlling from mount.
Bird has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bird looking to finish Goldberg with some ground and pound. This is bad for Goldberg!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bird lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Goldberg hang on?
Goldberg wants to get back to his feet.
Bird in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bird sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bird lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bird quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Bird but it's paid off an Goldberg is forced to tap! Nice work by Bird.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Larry Bird!