PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cletus Kline (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilson Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kline
vs
Finch

185 cm
18
161 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

171 cm
25
166 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cletus Kline!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wilson Finch!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finch has his takedown stuffed

and Kline moves into the clinch.
Kline has Finch pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Finch manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Kline jumps into guard, dragging Finch to the mat.
Kline is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kline's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finch wants to get up but he can't break Kline's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch wants to stand and escape but instead Kline has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Finch is looking to sweep but instead, Kline has passed into half guard.
Finch is trying to get back to full guard.
Kline with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kline lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch is trying to control but can't.
Kline performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kline looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kline working the head and body with strikes.
Kline looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kline lands a nice short elbow.
Finch tries to get to full guard but Kline has control of the leg.
Ground and pound from Kline.
Kline lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Well, if Kline is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kline has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Finch is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch tries to kick Kline off but Kline keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Finch has a hand on Kline's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Kline takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Kline sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kline connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cletus Kline dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Finch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Finch throws a sloppy head kick

and Kline moves into the clinch.
Finch is trying to force a seperation but Kline has the dominant position.
Kline wants a takedown but no success here.
Finch is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kline is defending well.

Kline manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kline 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.
Kline pulls Finch in close to prevent any damage.
Finch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finch trying to control the position from guard on top but Kline is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Finch looking to sit in guard and control but Kline gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kline is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Finch looking for subs off his back but Kline has passed one foot through into half guard.
Kline performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kline working Finch over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Finch trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Kline manages to pass to mount!
Kline controlling his opponent.
Kline connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kline postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Finch looks a forlorn figure.
Kline controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch tries to hold on but Kline pushes him away.
Kline lands a big elbow.
Kline lands with some strikes.
Kline controlling his opponent.
Finch is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kline connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kline landing strikes from the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch can't escape the position.
Kline will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kline is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Finch can do to turn this around?
A nice elbow there by Kline.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kline cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kline working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Finch working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cletus Kline dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Kline closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kline misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Finch.

Finch wants the takedown. Kline is fighting it off but Finch persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kline's guard against the cage.
Kline keeping moving, preventing Finch from controlling successfully.
Kline wants to sweep here but Finch controlling him for the moment.
Kline wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finch landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kline managing to control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Kline scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kline lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kline working over Finch with some ground and pound. Finch looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kline controlling the pace.
Finch trying to hold on to Kline's head to control him but Kline postures up.

Finch manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Kline keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Kline wants to take the fight to the mat but Finch manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Finch fails to pull guard.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kline turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kline manages to end up in side control.
Cletus Kline overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kline is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Finch is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Kline is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Finch is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Finch is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kline working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Finch really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kline dominating with strikes here.
Finch can't escape the position.
Kline has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Finch's face.
Finch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kline. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Kline has hold of Finch's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Finch manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Kline with shots to the head and body - Finch looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wilson Finch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cletus Kline is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kline tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cletus Kline showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kline has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:25
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cletus Kline!