Strides, which meant Optimus was nearly close enough to be able to just reach out... Not that Cliffjumper was quite aware of how close the Prime was, more busy looking around the sparring room, having to change course slightly to avoid running into the railing around one ring, bringing him a shade closer to Optimus grip as he lunged.

Which was when Cliffjumper realized exactly how close the larger mech was, having ignored his proximity warnings and everything in favour of trying to plot out a course and things to duck behind to delay getting caught.

He tried for leaping to the side to fall on the floor with a roll, but his feet had barely left the ground before Optimus' hand, first just a brush of fingers skating the edge of red metal, then a whole hand covering quite a bit of the back kibble, closed about it.

And he had absolutely no leverage, being mid-jump.