PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lamar Gordon (ranked 394 p4p, 1178 weight class) and Celestyn Kluz (ranked 59 p4p, 176 weight class). Gordon comes to the cage accompanied by Coming Home - Ditty ft. Skylar Grey. Kluz has chosen Mark Crozer and The Rels - Broken Out In Love as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Gordon
vs
Kluz

190 cm
22
215
5 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
205
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lamar Gordon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Celestyn Kluz!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kluz tries to clinch there but Gordon circles away.
Gordon appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kluz tries to clinch there but Gordon circles away.
Gordon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kluz is looking to clinch but Gordon is avoiding it.
Kluz wants to clinch up but Gordon keeps it at a distance.
Kluz tries to clinch up.
Kluz wants to clinch.
Kluz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gordon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kluz is looking to clinch.
Gordon thinks about countering with a body kick.
Gordon has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Lamar Gordon has been cut.
Kluz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gordon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kluz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gordon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kluz tries to close the distance and clinch but Gordon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kluz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kluz wants to clinch.
Kluz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gordon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gordon went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kluz tries to move into range but Gordon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kluz wants to clinch.
Gordon looks to land a body kick but Kluz moved away.
Gordon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A head kick misses from Kluz.
Kluz wants to clinch
and Gordon counters with a nice uppercut.
Kluz tries to close the distance and clinch but Gordon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gordon feints and then cracks Kluz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kluz down.
Celestyn Kluz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kluz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gordon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kluz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kluz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kluz moves in looking to clinch but Gordon pushes him off.
Kluz fails in his attempt to clinch.
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!
Kluz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gordon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kluz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Gordon has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Kluz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gordon lands with a hook. Kluz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice uppercut lands for Gordon. That snapped Kluz's head back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kluz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gordon is looking to counter punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gordon, as that shot connected.
Gordon swats away the attempt to clinch by Kluz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon keeps the fight on the outside.
Kluz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gordon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big right from Gordon misses.
Kluz wants to clinch up but Gordon keeps it at a distance.
Gordon feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kluz wants to clinch.
Gordon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kluz throws a hook but Gordon blocks it.
Kluz wants to clinch.
Kluz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kluz darts in trying to clinch
and Gordon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kluz is looking to clinch but Gordon is avoiding it.
Kluz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gordon on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kluz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kluz tries to clinch but Gordon moves away
and Gordon makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kluz really felt that one!
Gordon misses with a hook.
Kluz wants to clinch.
Gordon lands a jab to Kluz's midsection.
Gordon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
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!
Kluz needs to keep his hands up - Gordon had a free shot at his head there.
Gordon looks for the body kick but Kluz saw that one coming.
Kluz wants to clinch.
Kluz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gordon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kluz wants to clinch
and Gordon counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lamar Gordon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lamar Gordon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gordon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gordon looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Gordon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kluz.
Gordon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kluz throws a body punch but Gordon moves out of range.
Gordon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kluz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gordon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kluz dips to his left and cracks Gordon with an uppercut!

Gordon moves into range and clinches up with Kluz.
Gordon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kluz looking to throw knees to the head but Gordon is blocking nicely.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Kluz.
Gordon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kluz backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kluz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kluz.
Kluz misses with a body punch.
Kluz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gordon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kluz backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gordon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Gordon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon tries to throw a body punch but Kluz avoids it by throwing Gordon back against the cage.
Kluz taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Gordon fails to land.
Kluz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gordon throws a head punch that misses.
Gordon throws a head punch that misses.
Gordon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kluz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gordon takes a knee right on the jaw!

Lamar Gordon's cut is getting worse.
Kluz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gordons head.
Kluz has a couple of punches blocked by Gordon.
Gordon tries to work over Kluz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lamar Gordon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gordon throws a punch but it's blocked by Kluz.
Gordon throws a punch but it's blocked by Kluz.
Kluz lands with a right to the head.
Gordon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kluz's coach down at Gold Samurai's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kluz's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gordon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kluz can do to turn this around?
Gordon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gordon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kluz's elbow.
Kluz swings wildly with an uppercut but Gordon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kluz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon swings wildly with an uppercut but Kluz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kluz prevents a body shot from Gordon.
Kluz misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kluz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gordon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kluz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gordon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kluz or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gordon.
Kluz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kluz swings wildly with an uppercut but Gordon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kluz blocks an uppercut.
Gordon takes a shot to the head.
Gordon misses with a punch to the body.
Kluz swings wildly with an uppercut but Gordon uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Kluz.
A short right from Kluz on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Gordon.
Gordon misses with the head strike.
Kluz has a couple of punches blocked by Gordon.
Gordon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kluz or not.
Kluz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gordon is defending well for now.
Kluz misses with a punch on the inside.
Gordon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kluz.
Gordon digs a right hand underneath Kluz's ribcage. Kluz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kluz is breathing heavily.
Gordon throws a punch but it's blocked by Kluz.
Gordon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kluz.
Gordon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gordon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gordon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kluz working aggressively here.
Kluz misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gordon.
A head punch on the inside from Kluz fails to land.
Kluz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Lamar Gordon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gordon.
Kluz working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gordon misses with a punch to the body.
Kluz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kluz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kluz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gordon scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short body shot lands from Gordon as the two fighters clinch.
Gordon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kluz.
Gordon lands a nice uppercut.
Gordon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Gordon.
Gordon scores with a shoulder strike.
Kluz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Kluz.
Gordon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Gordon.
Gordon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gordon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kluz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gordon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kluz.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Lamar Gordon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lamar Gordon's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kluz tries to clinch but Gordon moves out of range.
Kluz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gordon lands a jab to the nose.
Kluz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gordon tests Kluz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kluz wants to clinch up but Gordon keeps it at a distance.
Kluz fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big right from Gordon misses.
Kluz tries to clinch up but Gordon circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kluz wants to clinch up but Gordon keeps it at a distance.
Kluz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gordon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kluz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gordon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kluz throws a series of punches but Gordon avoids them all with ease.
Gordon scores with a push kick.
Gordon lands a head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Kluz misses the target.
Gordon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

Gordon lands a left and a right that send Kluz crashing to the mat, dazed. Gordon thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Kluz is rocked!

It looks like Celestyn Kluz has been cut.
Gordon lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Kluz falls backwards - clearly groggy! Gordon dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lamar Gordon!
Lamar Gordon retains his light heavyweight title!
Lamar Gordon made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'All thanks to my lord and saviour Jesus Christ. You are my sheppard and I thank you for saving me my king.'.