PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Kline (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adin Wrenton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Kline has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kline
vs
Wrenton

190 cm
24
250 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

195 cm
19
280 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

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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 - 3 - 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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adin Wrenton!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrenton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kline.
Wrenton tries to clinch up.
Kline circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wrenton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kline paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wrenton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wrenton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kline uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wrenton moves in looking to clinch but Kline pushes him off.
Wrenton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kline throws out the jab.
Wrenton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Wrenton drives through and clinches with Kline against the cage.
Wrenton misses with the head strike.
Kline wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Wrenton.
Wrenton prevents Kline from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Kline's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wrenton lands a body shot.
Wrenton pushes Kline back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wrenton.
A frustrated look appears on Kline's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wrenton misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Wrenton - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wrenton lands a nice uppercut.
Kline wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kline has had enough of the clinch but Wrenton keeps him there for the moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wrenton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Wrenton.
Wrenton lands a shoulder strike.
Wrenton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kline backwards.

Kline escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kline slips under a jab.
Wrenton slips under a jab from Kline.
Wrenton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wrenton tries to clinch but Kline moves out of range.
Kline slips a straight right by Wrenton.
Wrenton throws a hook but Kline blocks it.
Kline throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wrenton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wrenton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kline keeps the fight on the outside.
Wrenton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kline swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kline throws the left hand but Wrenton avoids the punch easily.
Wrenton misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wrenton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrenton catches Kline with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kline jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wrenton is looking to clinch but Kline is avoiding it.
Kline throws a hook to the side of Wrenton's head but Wrenton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Kline finds it's way through Wrenton's defenses.
Wrenton tries to close the distance and clinch but Kline swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wrenton is looking to clinch but Kline is avoiding it.
Kline throws the left hand but Wrenton avoids the punch easily.
Wrenton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kline.
Adin Wrenton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good exchange - Wrenton coming out on top.
Wrenton slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Kline misses its intended target.
Wrenton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wrenton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kline.
Wrenton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kline.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrenton slips under a jab from Kline.
Wrenton loads up on a big right hand but Kline slips the punch.
Kline looks to land a combination but Wrenton avoids it well.
A big right from Wrenton misses.

Wrenton moves into range and clinches up with Kline.
Wrenton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kline wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kline wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kline wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wrenton has a couple of punches blocked by Kline.
Wrenton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kline can't break the clinch.
Kline is looking to break free of the clinch but Wrenton has double underhooks.
Kline tries to break the clinch but Wrenton is controlling the position.
Wrenton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wrenton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wrenton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wrenton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kline backwards.
Wrenton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wrenton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kline's efforts to push away.
Wrenton pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kline tries to break the clinch but Wrenton is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kline working hard to break the clinch.
Wrenton swings wildly with an uppercut but Kline uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kline takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Kline manages to break the clinch.
Wrenton wants to clinch up but Kline keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wrenton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kline is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kline keeps the fight on the outside.
Wrenton throws a looping overhand right but Kline ducks down to avoid it.

Wrenton rushes Kline and presses him up against the cage.
Wrenton misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kline is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kline looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short left from Wrenton.
Wrenton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kline backwards.
Wrenton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kline's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adin Wrenton dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wrenton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wrenton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kline slips a jab and a cross from Wrenton.
Wrenton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wrenton tries to clinch but Kline is having none of it.
Wrenton is looking to clinch but Kline is avoiding it.
Kline avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kline moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Adin Wrenton has been cut.

Wrenton clinches up against the cage.
Kline tries to circle away but Wrenton has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Kline's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kline wants to break free but Wrenton has control.
Kline is trying to force a seperation but Wrenton has the dominant position.
Wrenton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wrenton lands with a short shot to the head.
Wrenton lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Wrenton.
Wrenton leaning against his opponent.
Wrenton is leaning against Kline and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kline goes for a takedown attempt but Wrenton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Adin Wrenton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrenton doesn't manage to clinch there - Kline circles away.
Kline loads up on a big right hand but Wrenton slips the punch.
Wrenton moves in looking to clinch but Kline pushes him off.
Wrenton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wrenton tries to close the distance and clinch but Kline swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kline swats away the attempt to clinch by Wrenton.
Wrenton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wrenton moves in looking to clinch but Kline pushes him off.
Kline bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kline waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wrenton.
Kline avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kline scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wrenton misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wrenton is looking to clinch but Kline is avoiding it.
Kline swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wrenton doesn't manage to clinch there - Kline circles away.
Wrenton misses with a looping left.
Wrenton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kline takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wrenton is looking to clinch.
Wrenton misses with an uppercut. Kline saw that one coming.
Adin Wrenton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wrenton doesn't manage to clinch there - Kline circles away.
Wrenton connects with a single shot there.
Wrenton is looking to clinch but Kline is avoiding it.
Wrenton tries to clinch but Kline moves out of range.
Kline misses with a wild body shot.
Wrenton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kline.
Kline misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrenton is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kline.
Kline misses with an uppercut.
Wrenton wants to clinch up but Kline keeps it at a distance.
Wrenton throws a hook but Kline avoids it easily.
Wrenton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kline.
Wrenton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kline counters with a straight right hand.
Wrenton is breathing heavily.

Kline changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wrenton looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kline passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Wrenton!
Kline pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wrenton can do anything to dispel that myth.

Wrenton is trying to control the position here but Kline swings around for an armbar and he's got it! This one is all over, courtesy of a slick submission by Kline!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nick Kline!