PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Kilpatrick (ranked 279 p4p, 341 weight class) and Rhymin Slayin (ranked 46 p4p, 56 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kilpatrick
vs
Slayin

178 cm
28
205
18 - 10 - 1

190 cm
28
226
16 - 10 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Arcticus University: London

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 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesse Kilpatrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rhymin Slayin!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slayin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Slayin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Slayin doesn't manage to clinch there - Kilpatrick circles away.
Slayin has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kilpatrick is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Slayin throws a hook to the side of Kilpatrick's head but Kilpatrick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kilpatrick tries to counter with a takedown but Slayin is quick to defend against it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kilpatrick.
Nice defenses there by Kilpatrick.
Slayin throws a series of strikes that have Kilpatrick backpedaling.
Slayin throws a left and a right that both miss

and Kilpatrick counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Slayin!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kilpatrick in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kilpatrick looks up at the clock and then as Slayin takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kilpatrick smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kilpatrick in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Slayin tries to bench press Kilpatrick off him but Kilpatrick keeps the position.
Kilpatrick in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpatrick cracks Slayin with a big right hand but Slayin just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Slayin on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Slayin defending against the ground and pound.
Kilpatrick misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The strikes coming from Kilpatrick are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kilpatrick scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Slayin to see if he's OK.
Kilpatrick throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kilpatrick is looking to take a break and control but Slayin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Slayin is pushing Kilpatrick's head away, looking to escape. Kilpatrick manages to hold on to the position though.
Kilpatrick landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kilpatrick sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Slayin is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Slayin tries to escape but Kilpatrick is in control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick is working Slayin over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kilpatrick 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.
Slayin is pushing Kilpatrick's head away, looking to escape. Kilpatrick manages to hold on to the position though.
Kilpatrick working the body and head with strikes.
Kilpatrick in side control, throwing shots but Slayin defends.
Slayin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kilpatrick wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kilpatrick lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Slayin down.
Slayin takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilpatrick tries to score with some ground and pound. Slayin controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Slayin is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Kilpatrick has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kilpatrick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Slayin keeps working.
Kilpatrick landing strikes.
Kilpatrick scoring with punches and elbows.
Kilpatrick is looking to take a break and control but Slayin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Slayin takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kilpatrick landing a few strikes.
Kilpatrick in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kilpatrick landing a few strikes.
We've been hearing that Kilpatrick has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Slayin is pushing Kilpatrick's head away, looking to escape. Kilpatrick manages to hold on to the position though.
Kilpatrick works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Slayin is trying to get back to his feet.
Kilpatrick working the ground and pound from side control.
Slayin is trying to get back to his feet.
Kilpatrick misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Slayin is trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick working the ground and pound.
Slayin takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Slayin dodges the ground and pound from Kilpatrick.
Slayin takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Slayin is trying to get back to half guard.
Slayin taking a bit of punishment here - Kilpatrick scoring with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilpatrick working the head with strikes.
Kilpatrick grinds an elbow into Slayin's temple.
Kilpatrick working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kilpatrick lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Slayin down.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Kilpatrick creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Slayin is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kilpatrick asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Slayin is trying to control Kilpatrick's posture but Kilpatrick avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Kilpatrick dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Slayin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slayin swinging wildly here.
Slayin connects with a leg kick.
Kilpatrick walks into a jab.
Kilpatrick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kilpatrick attempts a counter takedown but Slayin avoids it well and moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Slayin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slayin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Slayin wants it to stay on the feet.
Kilpatrick swats away the attempt to clinch by Slayin.
Kilpatrick drops down looking for a counter takedown but Slayin sprawls and moves away.
Kilpatrick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slayin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayin throws a head kick that misses.
Slayin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Slayin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rhymin Slayin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slayin throws a body punch but Kilpatrick moves out of range.
Slayin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilpatrick.
Rhymin Slayin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Slayin scores with a nice strike.
Slayin throws a sloppy head kick

and Kilpatrick counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Slayin!
Slayin takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kilpatrick lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Slayin down.
Slayin is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilpatrick lands a nice forearm strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slayin is trying to control Kilpatrick's posture but Kilpatrick avoids it.
Slayin is letting Kilpatrick control him for a moment.
Kilpatrick is putting a hurting on Slayin here, landing some big shots from side control.
Slayin wants to get back to his feet.
Jesse Kilpatrick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kilpatrick working the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kilpatrick is looking to take a break and control but Slayin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kilpatrick working the ground and pound.
Kilpatrick landing a few strikes.
Slayin is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Slayin takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayin being controlled for a moment.
Slayin is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kilpatrick asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kilpatrick cracks Slayin with a big elbow.
Kilpatrick is looking to take a break and control but Slayin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kilpatrick prevents Slayin from escaping the position.
Slayin managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kilpatrick.

Slayin throws Kilpatrick to one side and escapes!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slayin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Slayin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kilpatrick has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kilpatrick and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kilpatrick lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

It looks like Rhymin Slayin has been cut.
Rhymin Slayin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slayin lands with a good body shot.
Kilpatrick scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kilpatrick missing with a left hand there. Slayin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Slayin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kilpatrick jabs at Slayin's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilpatrick tries to move into range but Slayin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Slayin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kilpatrick misses with a body punch
and Slayin counters with a straight right hand.
Slayin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Slayin throws out a loose jab but Kilpatrick uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rhymin Slayin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rhymin Slayin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Kilpatrick scores with a nice right hand.
Kilpatrick slips under a jab.
Kilpatrick attempts a counter takedown but Slayin avoids it well and moves away.
Kilpatrick throws a big shot that misses.
Slayin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Slayin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Slayin lands a head kick!
Slayin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kilpatrick has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slayin tries a head kick but it misses.
Kilpatrick feinted with a counter takedown.
A big left from Slayin misses.
Slayin with a nice calf kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kilpatrick has a couple of punches blocked by Slayin.
Slayin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kilpatrick misses with the head strike.
Slayin misses with a knee to the head.
Kilpatrick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Kilpatrick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Slayin is looking to slow Kilpatrick down with leg kicks.
Slayin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kilpatrick lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Slayin tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kilpatrick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slayin.
Kilpatrick takes a swing at Slayin's ribcage but misses.
Kilpatrick lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Slayin falls backwards - clearly groggy! Kilpatrick dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Kilpatrick!
An out of breath Jesse Kilpatrick thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.