PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geoffrey Cline (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White has chosen Kung foo fighting as his entrance music. White has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Geoffrey Cline has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Cline
vs
White

156 cm
21
215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

200 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Geoffrey Cline!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus White!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cline closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
White looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A lull in the action here.

Cline is trying to get an arm triangle but White is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cline staying calm.

Cline tries for a kimura but White is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cline is sneakily working for an arm triangle but White sees it coming and defends easily.
Cline controlling the action here.

Cline is working for a kimura but White is defending it quite comfortably.
Cline controlling the action here.

That's two 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.

Cline seems to be looking for submissions.

Cline is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
White trying to get back to full guard but Cline takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Cline landing strikes from the mount and White is in trouble!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cline tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
White is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cline knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for White on the ground.
White takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cline content just to control the position here.

Cline wants to finish this one by submission but White is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Cline.
Cline controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cline lands a big elbow.

Cline looking to secure an arm triangle but White defends it well.
Cline fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Cline looking for a guillotine from mount but White is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Cline wants to finish this one by submission but White is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Cline.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geoffrey Cline dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Geoffrey Cline's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cline closes the distance and clinches.

Cline breaks the clinch.

Cline is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in White's half guard.

Cline is looking for a kimura but White is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cline to get the leverage.

Cline looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Cline is looking for a kimura but White is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cline to get the leverage.
White is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cline is sneakily working for an arm triangle but White sees it coming and defends easily.

White is defending against the submission attempts here by Cline.

Cline is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Geoffrey Cline overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cline is figuring out what he wants to do next.

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 is working for a kimura but White is defending it quite comfortably.
Cline is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?

Cline is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Cline is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White trying to hold on to Cline's head to control him but Cline postures up.
White tries to roll over but Cline keeps him under control.
Cline slips a nice elbow through White's hands, connecting with White's forehead.

Cline is looking for a kimura here.
White is looking for a sweep. Cline is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four 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.

Cline is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Cline is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
White is looking to improve his position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Cline clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geoffrey Cline dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Geoffrey Cline's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Cline manages to get an easy takedown there - catching White on his heels. He'll look to pass White's guard now, I'm sure.
Cline engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cline has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Cline has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cline preventing the sweep.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

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

Cline rushes White and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Cline breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cline looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cline takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cline is thwarting White's attempts to control the position.

Cline looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Cline tries to pass the half guard into mount. White knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cline keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Cline is sneakily working for an arm triangle but White sees it coming and defends easily.
Cline content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
White wants to get back to full guard.
Cline perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

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.

Cline is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. White doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cline.
Cline takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Geoffrey Cline showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cline 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geoffrey Cline!
Marcus White spoke after the fight, saying 'Hey, I lost, but in Russia The box box's you. I'm the box.'.