PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Kline (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Humphry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Humphry has chosen Iggy And The Stooges - "Search And Destroy" as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kline
vs
Humphry

190 cm
23
250 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

195 cm
20
255 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Kline!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derek Humphry!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Humphry slips a straight right by Kline.
Humphry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kline was well out of range. Poor timing from Humphry.
Humphry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Kline misses.
Humphry throws a big shot that misses.
Humphry moves out of range of the strikes.
Humphry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kline circles away quickly and effectively.
Humphry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kline.
Humphry misses with a wild combination.
Humphry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kline throws a left and a right that both miss
and Humphry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Humphry gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short left from Humphry.
Kline on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Humphry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kline backwards.
Humphry lands with a right to the head.
Kline is trying to break the clinch but Humphry is controlling him.

Humphry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Humphry bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kline's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Humphry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kline shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Humphry as he jumps to the side.
Humphry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kline moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Humphry fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kline, pushing him back against the cage.
Kline tries to break free but Humphry pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Humphry.
Humphry lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kline or not.

Humphry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Humphry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Humphry scores with a jab to the body.
Kline is breathing heavily.
Humphry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kline paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kline looks for a takedown but Humphry sprawls well.
Humphry throws a nice looking combination but Kline bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Humphry looks to land a combination. Kline sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Derek Humphry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Humphry slips a straight right by Kline.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Humphry throws a combination that misses
and Kline counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Humphry does it's job there.
Humphry swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kline counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Humphry lands a jab-cross combination.
Kline showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Humphry.
Kline misses with a straight left.
Kline on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Humphry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Humphry looks to land a combination. Kline sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Humphry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kline paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Humphry paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Humphry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kline paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Humphry lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kline throws the left hand but Humphry avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Humphry ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Humphry scores with a nice right hand.
Humphry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kline thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kline slips a jab and a cross from Humphry.
Humphry scores with a nice right hand.
Humphry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Humphry lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Humphry misses with a double jab.
Kline slips a jab and a cross from Humphry.
Humphry looks to land a combination but Kline avoids it well.
Humphry misses with a series of wild punches.
Humphry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Humphry clobbers Kline with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Derek Humphry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kline swats away the attempt to clinch by Humphry.
Humphry misses with a straight right.
Kline fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Kline. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot lands for Humphry.
Humphry scores with a one two! Kline had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Humphry works over Kline's head and body with a nice combination.
Humphry is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Kline had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Humphry misses with a straight right.
Humphry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kline.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice combination there by Humphry.
Kline bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Humphry's head.
Humphry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Humphry throws a series of punches but Kline moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Humphry dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Humphry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kline moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Derek Humphry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Humphry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Humphry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Humphry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kline.
Kline throws a looping overhand right but Humphry ducks down to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Humphry.
Humphry throws a right and a left that Kline avoids nicely.
Kline dodges the punch combination from Humphry.
Humphry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kline throws a nice looking combination but Humphry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kline throws a hook but Humphry avoids it easily.
Humphry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Humphry tries to clinch but Kline moves out of range.
No joy there for Humphry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Humphry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kline throws a hook but Humphry avoids it easily.
Humphry scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Humphry throws a big shot that misses.
Humphry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kline avoids the body shot from Humphry.
Humphry misses with a double jab
and Kline counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Derek Humphry has been cut.
Kline missing with a left hand there. Humphry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Humphry.
Kline is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Humphry takes a swing at Kline's ribcage but misses.
Kline looks to land a right hand but Humphry moved out of range.
Kline gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kline looks to throw the jab but Humphry is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Humphry misses
and Kline counters with a stiff right hand.
Kline throws a big shot that misses.
Kline takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Humphry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kline fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Humphry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kline moves away.
Humphry misses with a wild combination.
Humphry misses with a wild combination.
Humphry throws a left and a right that both miss
and Humphry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
A swing and a miss from Kline.
Kline lands a really nice looking cross but Humphry seems unphased.
Humphry tries to clinch but Kline is having none of it.
Humphry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kline swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Humphry misses with a double jab

and Kline decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Humphry's guard.
Kline trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kline forces his way into half guard.
Kline wants to free his trapped foot but Humphry is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kline is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Humphry looking for a sweep. Not yet Humphry, not yet.
Humphry has Kline pulled in close to control his posture.
Humphry keeping moving, preventing Kline from controlling successfully.
Kline pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Humphry is keeping the position for now.
Kline trying to control but Humphry is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Kline dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Derek Humphry's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Humphry throws a right and a left that Kline avoids nicely.
Kline throws a jab but it's blocked by Humphry.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Humphry!
Humphry lands a really nice looking cross but Kline seems unphased.
Humphry getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Humphry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Humphry scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheers as Humphry lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kline doesn't seem phased though.
Kline misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Humphry misses.
Kline closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Humphry throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kline fails with the takedown
and Humphry counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Humphry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Humphry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kline.
Humphry throws a nice looking combination but Kline bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kline misses with a hook.
Humphry displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Humphry stalks Kline and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kline's face. Kline staggers backwards, shaken.
Humphry is working the combinations to good effect here.
Humphry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Humphry throws a nice looking combination but Kline bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Humphry misses with a series of wild punches.
Humphry swinging wilding here.
Humphry moves in looking to clinch but Kline pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Humphry clinches up against the cage.
Humphry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Humphry gets underhooks to prevent Kline's takedown attempt.

Humphry manages to break the clinch.
Humphry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kline.
Humphry looks to land a combination but Kline avoids it well.
Humphry misses with a wild combination.
Humphry misses with a few strikes there.
Humphry scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kline slips a jab from Humphry.
A swing and a miss from Kline.
Humphry looks to land a combination but Kline avoids it well.
Humphry is looking to clinch.
Kline looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Humphry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Humphry misses with a few strikes there.
Kline doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Humphry scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Humphry defending well as Kline loads up on a big left hand.
Humphry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No joy there for Humphry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Derek Humphry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kline avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice shot lands for Humphry.
Humphry lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kline backs up against the cage.
Kline looks to land a right hand but Humphry moved out of range.
Humphry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Humphry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kline moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Humphry closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Kline misses.
No joy there for Humphry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Humphry is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kline slips a jab and a cross from Humphry.
Humphry tries to clinch but Kline is having none of it.
A combination from Humphry does no damage.
The fighters circling - Humphry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab from Humphry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Humphry throws a combination. Kline tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Humphry throws a right and a left that Kline avoids nicely.
Humphry scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Humphry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Humphry has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Humphry!