PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Joshua Jones (ranked 22226 p4p, 17873 weight class) and Bill Goldberg (ranked 600 p4p, 618 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bill Goldberg was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Jones
vs
Goldberg

185 cm
28
220
8 - 8 - 1

198 cm
42
217
25 - 27 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good low kicks
Powerful

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 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joshua Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 27 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Goldberg!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jones has Goldberg up against the ropes in a clinch.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Goldberg swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Goldberg throws a head kick that misses.
Goldberg connects with the punch.
Goldberg misses with a wild combination.
Jones wants to clinch but Goldberg slips to the side
and Goldberg counters with a good low kick that Jones was not able to check.
Goldberg looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Goldberg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Goldberg fails to land with a series of punches.
Goldberg misses with the body kick
and Goldberg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Goldberg finds it's way round the side to connect with Jones's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goldberg lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bill Goldberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goldberg takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Goldberg throws a hook but Jones blocks it.

Jones darts in and clinches Goldberg up against the ropes.
Goldberg lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Goldberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Goldberg throws a leg kick
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Goldberg scores with a nice short uppercut.
Goldberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goldberg.

Jones breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Goldberg.
Goldberg misses with a lunging right hand

and Jones counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Goldberg to the mat! Jones runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Goldberg is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!

Goldberg gets tackled into the ropes by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Goldberg throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Jones walks into a jab.

Jones darts in and clinches Goldberg up against the ropes.
Goldberg throws a head punch that misses.
Goldberg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Goldberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goldberg throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goldberg.
Goldberg throws a head punch that misses.

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

Jones rushes Goldberg and presses him up against the ropes.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Goldberg misses.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Goldberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goldberg misses with a head kick.

Jones rushes Goldberg and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Jones blocks a body shot from Goldberg.

Jones breaks from the clinch.
Goldberg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Goldberg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones is looking to clinch but Goldberg is avoiding it.

Goldberg gets tackled into the ropes by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Goldberg tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Goldberg tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Goldberg back against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joshua Jones should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Goldberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Goldberg takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Goldberg circles away.
Goldberg looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
Goldberg jabs at Jones's body.

Jones has managed to clinch.
Jones tries to break free but Goldberg pushes him back against the ropes.

Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Goldberg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones wants to clinch up but Goldberg keeps it at a distance.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Goldberg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Goldberg throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Goldberg throws a fast counter high kick but Jones manages to duck under it in time.
Goldberg throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Goldberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Joshua Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Jones has managed to clinch.

Jones breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Goldberg. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goldberg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Goldberg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones tries to clinch but Goldberg is having none of it.
Goldberg throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Goldberg.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goldberg swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Jones rushes Goldberg and presses him up against the ropes.
Goldberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Goldberg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg misses with a looping right.
Goldberg lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goldberg misses with a head kick.
Goldberg keeps the fight on the outside.
Goldberg throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Goldberg loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Goldberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goldberg lands a jab.
Goldberg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Goldberg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones tries to clinch there but Goldberg circles away.
Bill Goldberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Goldberg.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Goldberg throws out the jab.
Goldberg tries a head kick but it misses.
As Goldberg looks to move away, Jones throws a big counter combo but Goldberg just gets out of the way.
Goldberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Goldberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jones is looking to clinch.
Goldberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Goldberg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Goldberg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Goldberg fails to land with a series of punches.
Goldberg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones tries to clinch up but Goldberg circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones tries to clinch but Goldberg is having none of it.
Goldberg throws a big shot that misses.
Jones wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones tries to clinch but Goldberg is having none of it.
A telegraphed right hand from Goldberg misses the target.
Goldberg throws a sloppy head kick
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Goldberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Goldberg circles away.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Goldberg circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Goldberg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones blocks a head kick by Goldberg.
Jones tries to clinch but Goldberg moves out of range.
Goldberg swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jones is looking to clinch.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones takes one on the button.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Goldberg pushes him off.

Jones clinches.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goldberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Goldberg throws out a counter right but Jones avoids it with no problem.
Jones avoids the head kick by Goldberg.
Jones defending well as Goldberg loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Goldberg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Goldberg bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jones's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Goldberg.
As Goldberg looks to move away, Jones throws a big counter combo but Goldberg just gets out of the way.
A jab from Goldberg misses.
Jones is looking for a counter combo.
Goldberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Goldberg throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Jones wants to clinch.
It seemed like Goldberg was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goldberg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Goldberg keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Goldberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones blocks a jab.
Goldberg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Goldberg connects with a high kick.
Goldberg throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Joshua Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones digs a good body shot into Goldberg's ribs.
Goldberg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Jones cracks Goldberg with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Goldberg get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Goldberg looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!

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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:26
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:26
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joshua Jones!
Joshua Jones decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.