PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Cline (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Wantishurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cline comes to the cage accompanied by "King of Kings" - Motorhead. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Cline
vs
Wantishurt

180 cm
21
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
215 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jordan Cline!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ali Wantishurt!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wantishurt wants to clinch up but Cline keeps it at a distance.
Wantishurt misses with the combination.
Wantishurt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cline.
Cline circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wantishurt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wantishurt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wantishurt throws a series of punches but Cline moves out of range.
Cline tries to clinch up but Wantishurt circles away and keeps his distance.
Wantishurt is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Cline closes the distance and clinches.
Wantishurt gets through Cline's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Cline breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cline is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cline shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Cline fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wantishurt, pushing him back against the cage.
Cline holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wantishurt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cline pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wantishurt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wantishurt stuffs the takedown attempt from Cline. Cline gets slowly back to his feet.
Wantishurt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like Jordan Cline has been cut.
Wantishurt throws a series of punches but Cline moves out of range.
Wantishurt throws a right and a left that Cline avoids nicely.
Cline tries to close the distance and clinch but Wantishurt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wantishurt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cline tries to clinch up
and Wantishurt counters with a left and a right that stings Cline.
Cline shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wantishurt pinned against the cage. Wantishurt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Cline. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cline gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wantishurt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cline scores with a one two! Wantishurt had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cline throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Wantishurt holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cline is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wantishurt is keeping busy.
Cline pushes off an throws an elbow but Wantishurt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cline has a couple of punches blocked by Wantishurt.
Wantishurt is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

Cline manages to break the clinch.
Cline takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cline is breathing heavily.
Wantishurt throws a right hand that Cline ducks under and follows up with a left that Cline also avoids with ease.
Wantishurt tries to bum rush Cline with a series of wild strikes but Cline uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Cline gets in close and instigates a clinch.

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

Cline closes the distance and clinches.
Cline dodges an elbow strike from Wantishurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wantishurt wants to break free but Cline has control.
Good body shot from Wantishurt.
Cline is working for takedown but Wantishurt is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wantishurt blocks the elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cline.
Wantishurt's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Cline breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cline throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wantishurt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wantishurt throws a one two combo.
Wantishurt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wantishurt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cline falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wantishurt counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wantishurt scores with a three punch combo!
Wantishurt connects with a jab.
Wantishurt lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cline backs up against the cage.
Cline tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wantishurt counters with a three punch combo that has Cline backing up. Cline nods at Wantishurt to acknowledge the strikes.
No joy there for Cline, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wantishurt tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Cline counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cline thows a huge punch but Wantishurt dodges it nicely.

Cline is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ground and pound from Cline.
Cline thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Wantishurt to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ali Wantishurt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jordan Cline's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wantishurt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cline, pushing him back against the cage.

Cline breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wantishurt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cline.
Wantishurt scores with a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Wantishurt misses.
Wantishurt stuffs the takedown attempt from Cline. Cline gets slowly back to his feet.
Wantishurt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cline at a distance.
Cline misses with a combination
and Wantishurt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cline closes the distance but Wantishurt moves to the side
and Wantishurt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jordan Cline is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice takedown defense from Wantishurt. No joy for Cline on that attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wantishurt clinches up against the cage.

Wantishurt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wantishurt is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cline rather than just go for the knockout.
Wantishurt tries to clinch but Cline moves out of range.
Wantishurt wants to clinch

and Cline moves into the clinch.

Cline breaks the clinch.
Wantishurt circles away from the clinch attempt.

Cline rushes Wantishurt and presses him up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Wantishurt.
Stalling in the clinch from Cline.
Cline tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wantishurt smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Cline. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wantishurt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wantishurt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cline looks to clinch
and Wantishurt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wantishurt wants to clinch but Cline slips to the side

and Cline counters by clinching up.
Wantishurt managing to block the knees to the body from Cline.
Cline manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Cline breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ali Wantishurt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Cline decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cline tries to stand but can't do so whilst Wantishurt controls his leg.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wantishurt is trying to stand up here but Cline is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cline throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cline seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Wantishurt kicks off Cline and gets to his feet.
Cline circles away from the clinch attempt

and Cline counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cline.
Wantishurt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cline. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Cline gets to his feet. Wantishurt looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Wantishurt lands a jab to Cline's midsection.
Wantishurt catches Cline with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Cline clinches with his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cline breaks the clinch.
Cline fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cline closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wantishurt circles away.
Cline looks to clinch
and Cline takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cline jabs at Wantishurt's body.
Wantishurt throws a shot to the body.
Cline throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wantishurt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wantishurt scores with a sloppy right hand. Cline should have avoided that one.
Cline fails with the takedown.
Wantishurt tries to clinch but Cline moves away
and Cline counters with a series of strikes. Wantishurt will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wantishurt lands a slapping body shot.

Cline rushes Wantishurt and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordan Cline dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jordan Cline's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice shot lands for Wantishurt.
Wantishurt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cline throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wantishurt wants to clinch
and Cline counters with a two punch combo.
Wantishurt scores with a punch to the head.

Cline moves into the clinch successfully.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cline.
Wantishurt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Cline breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cline looks to clinch
and Wantishurt counters with a stiff right hand.
Cline swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wantishurt counters with a series of strikes. Cline will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cline misses with a takedown attempt - Wantishurt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wantishurt darts in trying to clinch

and Cline moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cline prevents Wantishurt from breaking the clinch.
Cline throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Cline breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cline tries to clinch up but Wantishurt circles away and keeps his distance.

Cline forces Wantishurt back against the cage and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wantishurt.
Cline throws a head punch that misses.
Wantishurt managing to block the knees to the body from Cline.
Wantishurt is trying to maintain a safe position but Cline gets an underhook and turns Wantishurt into the cage.
Wantishurt is trying to break the clinch but Cline has him pressed against the cage.
Cline is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cline manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's two 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.

Cline breaks the clinch.
Cline fails in his attempt to clinch.

Cline takes the fight into the clinch.
Cline managing to block the knees to the body from Wantishurt.
A bit of stalling here from Cline.
Stalling in the clinch from Wantishurt.
Cline pushes Wantishurt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cline prevents Wantishurt from breaking the clinch.

Cline breaks the clinch.
Wantishurt wants to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Cline or perhaps it was just good defense by Wantishurt which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Cline. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cline has closed the distance and engaged Wantishurt in a clinch.
Wantishurt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cline has him pressed against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Cline.

Cline escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wantishurt wants to clinch

and Cline counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cline taking a breather.
Wantishurt is trying to break the clinch but Cline has him pressed against the cage.
Wantishurt tries to break the clinch but Cline is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wantishurt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cline has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cline tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wantishurt's elbow.
Cline tries to pull guard but Wantishurt won't allow it.
Cline missing with knees to the body.

Cline breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cline tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wantishurt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wantishurt throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wantishurt lands a right hook to the body.
Wantishurt circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wantishurt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cline thinking.
Wantishurt lands a with a good body shot.
Cline pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan Cline showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cline 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordan Cline!