PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Goldberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Najman Marcin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcin has chosen Najman!!! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Goldberg
vs
Marcin

193 cm
18
255 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Goldberg!
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, Najman Marcin!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Goldberg shoots for a takedown but Marcin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Marcin closes the distance and clinches up with Goldberg, looking for a takedown. Marcin pushes Goldberg against the cage but Goldberg circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Marcin lands a glancing blow to the side of Goldberg's head.
Marcin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Marcin swings for the body but Goldberg moves out of range.
Goldberg walks forward, straight into a front kick from Marcin.

Marcin closes the distance and clinches.
Goldberg goes for a takedown attempt but Marcin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Marcin thuds a left hand into Goldberg's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg slaps away a takedown attempt from Marcin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bill Goldberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Najman Marcin.
Goldberg doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Marcin counters with a nice leg kick.
Goldberg is breathing heavily.
A punch lands to the side of Goldberg 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Marcin closes the distance and clinches.
Goldberg is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Marcin pulls him back up using the underhooks.

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

Marcin closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg can't get the takedown.
Marcin fails to pull guard.
Marcin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Goldberg.
Goldberg tries to score a body lock takedown but Marcin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Marcin ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Marcin no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Marcin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Marcin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Goldberg. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Goldberg throws a big right hand that misses.
Marcin is adopting a defensive guard.
Goldberg won't allow Marcin to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Najman Marcin has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Goldberg tries for a takedown but Marcin circles away easily
and Marcin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Goldberg is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Marcin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Marcin throws a head kick that Goldberg semi-blocks.

Marcin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Goldberg's half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
It looks like Marcin is going to stand back up.

Goldberg looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg tries to get to full guard but Marcin has control of the leg.
Goldberg is working hard here to advance position.
Marcin wants to stand but Goldberg has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Goldberg tries to get to full guard but Marcin has control of the leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marcin wants to stand up but Goldberg is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Najman Marcin dominated that round.
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.

Marcin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Marcin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marcin has a takedown stuffed.

Goldberg gets tackled into the cage by Marcin. Marcin maintains the clinch.
Goldberg is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Marcin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Marcin is trying to break the clinch but Goldberg is controlling him.

Marcin breaks from the clinch.
Goldberg shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcin shoots and misses

and Goldberg counters with a single leg into guard. Marcin didn't expect that.
Marcin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Goldberg.
Marcin controlling the position.
Goldberg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Goldberg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Marcin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Goldberg.
Goldberg thows a big elbow that misses.
Marcin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Goldberg thows a big elbow that misses.
Goldberg has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Marcin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goldberg postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg thows a big elbow that misses.
Goldberg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Goldberg lands a couple of elbows.
Goldberg postures up in Marcin's guard and throws a big left but Marcin blocks it.
Goldberg throws a big right hand that misses.
Goldberg connects with a couple of short punches.
Goldberg could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Marcin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Goldberg is one step ahead there.
Goldberg content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Goldberg is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Goldberg content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcin managing to control the position.
Goldberg landing some decent shots from guard.
Goldberg is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Marcin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Marcin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Goldberg pushes down on Marcin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Marcin tries to get to full guard but Goldberg has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Goldberg is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Marcin is trying to stand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Marcin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Marcin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Goldberg.
Goldberg drops an elbow to the side of Marcin's head.
Nice strikes from Goldberg there.
Goldberg throwing shots but Marcin is blocking nicely.
Goldberg missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Marcin trying to control here.
Goldberg looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Goldberg dominated that second round.
That's time! Goldberg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Marcin tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Goldberg counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Goldberg working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Goldberg.
Goldberg thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Goldberg not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Marcin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Goldberg scores with a couple of nice shots.
Goldberg missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Goldberg throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Marcin is trying to stand up here but Goldberg is controlling him well.
Goldberg working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marcin wants to get back to his feet.
Goldberg working Marcin over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Marcin has hold of Goldberg's hands but Goldberg slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Marcin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Goldberg.
Goldberg missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Marcin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Marcin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Goldberg is working away from the top position though.
Marcin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Goldberg.
Goldberg thows a huge punch but Marcin dodges it nicely.
Marcin is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Goldberg is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Goldberg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marcin's head.
Goldberg is pressing down on Marcin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Marcin is holding on for now.
Goldberg thows a huge punch but Marcin dodges it nicely.
Goldberg thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Goldberg not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Marcin is trying to get back to full guard.
Marcin taking some punishment here, with Goldberg in his half guard.
Goldberg throwing shots but Marcin is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Goldberg.
Goldberg not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Marcin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Goldberg.
Goldberg throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Goldberg throwing shots but Marcin is blocking nicely.
Marcin is doing well to control the position and prevent Goldberg from advancing to side control.
Goldberg not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Goldberg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marcin's head.
Goldberg scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Goldberg throwing shots but Marcin is blocking nicely.
Marcin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Goldberg wants to pass to mount but Marcin is defending the position.
Goldberg sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marcin defending well though.
Goldberg scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Goldberg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marcin's head.
Marcin holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Ground and pound from Goldberg.
Marcin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Goldberg working Marcin over with strikes.
Marcin tries to roll over but Goldberg keeps him under control.
Marcin taking some punishment here, with Goldberg in his half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Goldberg showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Goldberg has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!