PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Goldberg (ranked 2638 p4p, 303 weight class) and DeMar DeRozan (ranked 2813 p4p, 317 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Goldberg
vs
DeRozan

198 cm
28
217 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

201 cm
24
218 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Goldberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, DeMar DeRozan!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeRozan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
DeRozan takes a swing at Goldberg's ribcage but misses.
Goldberg misses with a two punch combination.
DeRozan clobbers Goldberg with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Goldberg gets cracked there but stands up to it.
DeRozan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
DeRozan fakes the leg kick and cracks Goldberg in the body.
Goldberg moves in looking to clinch but DeRozan pushes him off.
DeRozan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A big left from DeRozan misses.
Goldberg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from DeRozan.
DeRozan misses with a right hand
and Goldberg counters with a lovely shot to the body.
DeRozan swats away the attempt to clinch by Goldberg.
DeRozan slips under a jab.

Goldberg has closed the distance and engaged DeRozan in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

DeRozan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
DeRozan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Goldberg forces DeRozan back against the cage and clinches.
DeRozan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
DeRozan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goldberg scores with a shoulder strike.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from DeRozan.
DeRozan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
DeRozan throws a body punch but Goldberg moves out of range.
DeRozan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Goldberg on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Goldberg ducks under a wild hook from DeRozan.
DeRozan connects with a right hand. Goldberg shakes it off.
Goldberg drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
DeRozan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
DeRozan missing with a left hand there. Goldberg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Goldberg was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
DeMar DeRozan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as DeRozan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Goldberg doesn't seem phased though.
DeRozan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Goldberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
DeRozan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Goldberg.
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!
DeRozan loads up on a big right hand but Goldberg slips the punch.
Goldberg throws a poor cross that misses
and DeRozan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab from DeRozan.

Goldberg rushes DeRozan and presses him up against the cage.
Goldberg lands a right hand that snaps the head of DeRozan backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Goldberg.
DeRozan takes a shot to the head.
We've been hearing reports that Goldberg has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
DeRozan is looking to break free of the clinch but Goldberg has double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Goldberg scores with a nice short uppercut.
Goldberg swings wildly with an uppercut but DeRozan uses good head movement to avoid it.
DeRozan scores with a shot to the side of Goldberg's head.
DeRozan has Goldberg pushed against the cage.

DeRozan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
DeRozan misses with a double jab.
A jab from Goldberg finds it's way through DeRozan's defenses.
DeRozan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Goldberg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from DeRozan.
DeRozan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Goldberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
DeRozan is looking to land body kicks.
DeRozan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
DeRozan lunges at Goldberg with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Goldberg's hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Goldberg avoids the body shot from DeRozan.
DeRozan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from DeRozan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeRozan throws a body punch but Goldberg moves out of range.
DeRozan works the jab nicely.
Goldberg scores with a one two! DeRozan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
DeRozan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Goldberg throws out a loose jab but DeRozan uses good head movement to avoid it.
DeRozan misses with a hook. Goldberg ducked under it nicely.
DeRozan swings for the body but Goldberg moves out of range.
DeRozan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
DeRozan throws an overhand right that lands on Goldberg's shoulder, as Goldberg tries to avoid the shot.

Goldberg drives through and clinches with DeRozan against the cage.
DeRozan blocking some punches.
Goldberg works on DeRozan's body with a couple of short punches.
DeRozan looks winded!
A short uppercut from Goldberg.
Goldberg throws a head punch that misses.
DeRozan lands a hook that snaps the head of Goldberg backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
DeRozan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
DeRozan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Goldberg lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down DeRozan.
Goldberg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Goldberg scores with a shot to the side of DeRozan's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeRozan takes a shot to the head.
Goldberg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
DeRozan lands with a left to the head.
Goldberg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Goldberg struggles to land a body shot inside as DeRozan controls his hands.
DeRozan is stalling here.
Goldberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goldberg works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Goldberg.
Good body shot from Goldberg.
Goldberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goldberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goldberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goldberg working aggressively here.
A short right from DeRozan on the inside.
Good body shot from Goldberg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goldberg lands a right hand.

DeRozan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
DeRozan throws a poor cross that misses
and DeRozan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Goldberg moves out of range of the strikes.
Goldberg throwing a counter right hand but DeRozan manages to avoid it.
DeRozan lands with a straight right. Goldberg didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but DeMar DeRozan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Goldberg misses with the combination.
Goldberg works the jab nicely.
DeRozan throws a leg kick which misses Goldberg's front leg but catches the back leg as Goldberg tries to avoid it.
Goldberg is looking to clinch but DeRozan is avoiding it.
DeRozan works the jab nicely.
No joy there for Goldberg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from DeRozan.
DeRozan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Goldberg drops DeRozan with a straight left! Oh this is bad for DeRozan! Goldberg dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Goldberg!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Bill Goldberg made sure he mentioned Sin City Allstars, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
The defeated DeMar DeRozan had this to say: 'auto flights to Sydney - give me rematch'.