PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Goldberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bigg Hugg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goldberg comes to the cage accompanied by GOLDBERG. Hugg has chosen All Right Now as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Goldberg
vs
Hugg

193 cm
28
265 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

200 cm
22
300 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Goldberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bigg Hugg!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Goldberg drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hugg keeping full guard, as Goldberg tries to pass.
Goldberg slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hugg is looking to stand up but Goldberg isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Bill Goldberg just wasn't active enough.
Hugg looks to clinch

and Goldberg counters with a shoot takedown. Hugg fights it but they end up in guard.
Goldberg works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Goldberg trying to pass the guard but Hugg defending well.
Hugg looks like he's trying to stand up.

Goldberg is working for a submission of some sort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hugg 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 stops Hugg from getting back to his feet.
Goldberg trying to control the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Bill Goldberg has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hugg tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Goldberg counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Goldberg content to stall in guard here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hugg working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Goldberg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bill Goldberg wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hugg moves to clinch but Goldberg breaks away

and Goldberg counters by clinching up.
Goldberg avoiding damage as Hugg throws knees to the body.
Goldberg blocks an elbow strike.
Hugg managing to block the knees to the body from Goldberg.
Hugg tries to land a knee to the head but Goldberg blocks with his arms.
Hugg putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Goldberg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hugg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hugg crunches a lovely knee into Goldberg's ribcage.
Goldberg is breathing heavily.
Hugg trying to land knees to the body.
Hugg lands a nice knee to the body.
Hugg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hugg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hugg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Goldberg is defending well for now.
Hugg connects with a nasty looking knee right to Goldberg's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hugg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Goldberg is defending well for now.
Hugg putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Goldberg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hugg scores with a knee to the head.
Hugg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Goldberg is defending well for now.
Hugg trying to land knees to the body.
Goldberg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bigg Hugg dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hugg blocks a head kick by Goldberg.
Hugg closes the distance but Goldberg moves to the side

and Goldberg counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hugg won't be happy with that.
Hugg being controlled for a moment.
Goldberg has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg content just to control the position here.
Goldberg postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hugg looks a forlorn figure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg raining down shots from the mount!
Hugg is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Goldberg landing strikes from the mount and Hugg is in trouble!
Goldberg sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg is landing with some decent strikes but Hugg is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Goldberg dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Goldberg clinches.
Goldberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hugg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hugg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Goldberg avoids it.

Goldberg has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hugg uses from the top position.

Hugg got a little sloppy there for a moment and Goldberg has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hugg has managed to get both his arms back between Goldberg's legs - danger averted.
Hugg preventing the sweep.
Goldberg pulls Hugg in close to his closed guard and prevents Hugg from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg wants to sweep but no luck.
Goldberg wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

We're going to have a standup here because Bill Goldberg wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hugg closes the distance looking to clinch

so Goldberg counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hugg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Goldberg is stalling in the full guard.
Hugg wants to stand and escape but Goldberg is having none of it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bill Goldberg.
Goldberg circles away from the clinch attempt

and Goldberg counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hugg won't be happy with that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg working the ground and pound but Hugg is defending the strikes.
Hugg is trying to escape the position but Goldberg is controlling the position.
Hugg is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Goldberg is controlling him well.
Hugg wants to get back to his feet but Goldberg is dominant here and he's now got Hugg's back!
I would not like to be Hugg right now.

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 staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Hugg is defending well though. Goldberg let's go of the attempt for now.
Goldberg is riding his opponent, not letting Hugg buck him off.
Hugg trying to get back to his feet but Goldberg is in full control for now.

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 Suge Night scores the fight 29:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Goldberg!