PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spencer Rubenstein (ranked 181 p4p, 445 weight class) and Rhymin Slayin (ranked 32 p4p, 75 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rubenstein
vs
Slayin

191 cm
33
215
25 - 17 - 0

190 cm
31
226
20 - 14 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Altitude Clothing

Conquer

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 25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Spencer Rubenstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rhymin Slayin!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slayin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rubenstein.
Rubenstein connects with the punch.
Slayin with a nice calf kick.
Slayin takes one on the button.

It looks like Rhymin Slayin has been cut.
Rubenstein throws out a loose jab but Slayin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slayin lands a jab.
Rubenstein throws a right and a left that both miss.
Slayin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rubenstein avoids the head kick by Slayin.
Rubenstein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slayin.
Rubenstein tries to bum rush Slayin with a series of wild strikes but Slayin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Slayin walks into a straight right hand from Rubenstein.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rubenstein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Slayin clinches.
Slayin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rubenstein lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rubenstein is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayin landing knees to the head.
Slayin misses with a knee strike.
Slayin scores with a shot to the side of Rubenstein's head.
I was talking to Rubenstein's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rubenstein's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rubenstein blocks the elbow strike.
Slayin misses with an elbow over the top.
Slayin gets through Rubenstein's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Slayin trying to land knees to the body.
Rubenstein prevents a body shot from Slayin.
Slayin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rubenstein lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rubenstein is trying to break the clinch but Slayin has him pressed against the cage.
Slayin lands with a short shot to the head.
Slayin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Spencer Rubenstein has been cut.
Slayin lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slayin has Rubenstein pressed against the cage, preventing Rubenstein from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Slayin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Slayin pushes Rubenstein back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rubenstein's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rubenstein tries to circle away but Slayin has him pinned against the cage.
Rubenstein is looking to break free of the clinch but Slayin has double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Slayin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Slayin.
Rubenstein wants to get back to striking at distance but Slayin won't allow it.
Slayin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rubenstein is trying to break the clinch but Slayin is controlling him.
Slayin tries to throw a body punch but Rubenstein avoids it by throwing Slayin back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Slayin.
Slayin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rubenstein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rubenstein avoiding damage as Slayin throws knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Slayin as the two fighters clinch.
Slayin prevents Rubenstein from breaking the clinch.

Rubenstein breaks the clinch.
Rubenstein ducks under a wild hook from Slayin.
Rubenstein throws a right hand that Slayin ducks under and follows up with a left that Slayin also avoids with ease.
Slayin unleashes a big counter combination but Rubenstein bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Slayin lands with a straight right. Rubenstein didn't see that one coming.

Slayin has closed the distance and engaged Rubenstein in a clinch.
A short left from Slayin.
Rubenstein is trying to break the clinch but Slayin is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubenstein prevents a body shot from Slayin.
Slayin throws a head punch that misses.
Rubenstein is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Slayin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Slayin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rubenstein pushes Slayin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rubenstein can't break the clinch.
Rubenstein blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slayin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rubenstein's elbow.

Rubenstein's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Slayin throws a sloppy head kick and Rubenstein moves out of range easily.
Good work by Slayin as he checks the leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Slayin misses.
A head kick by Rubenstein misses
and Slayin counters with a right hand to the body.
Rubenstein throws a head kick but Slayin moves out of range.
Rubenstein throws a sloppy head kick
and Slayin counters with a one-two to the body.

Slayin drops Rubenstein with a beautiful combination! Rubenstein stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Slayin is looking for the KO!

Rubenstein is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Slayin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oh Rubenstein is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Slayin misses with a knee to the head.
Rubenstein seems to have got his legs back now.
Slayin misses with the head strike.
Slayin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slayin scores with a shoulder strike.
Slayin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Slayin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rubenstein has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Slayin misses with a knee strike.

Rubenstein breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rubenstein lands a right hook to the body.
Slayin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rubenstein to score with a decent uppercut.
Rubenstein blocks a head kick by Slayin.
A little feinted left hand from Rubenstein on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slayin swings widly with a right hand
and Rubenstein counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rubenstein looks to throw the jab but Slayin is out of range.
Slayin staying out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rhymin Slayin dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rubenstein misses with a right hand
and Slayin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Slayin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rubenstein has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Slayin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Slayin doesn't manage to clinch there - Rubenstein circles away.
Rubenstein was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

Slayin lands a big head kick that sends Rubenstein tumbling to the mat! Slayin takes a step backwards and waves Rubenstein back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rubenstein digs a good body shot into Slayin's ribs.
Rubenstein misses the jab.
Rubenstein is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rubenstein lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slayin looks to land a combination but Rubenstein avoids it well.
Rubenstein swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Slayin moves out of range as Rubenstein throws a body kick.
Slayin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rubenstein.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubenstein works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Slayin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rubenstein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rubenstein clobbers Slayin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A telegraphed right hand from Slayin misses the target.
Slayin throws a head kick but Rubenstein moves out of range.
A combination from Rubenstein does no damage.
Slayin throws a big counter head kick but Rubenstein avoids it with no problem.
Rubenstein throws a jab when Slayin was well out of range.
Rubenstein throws a shot from downtown. Slayin moves away and avoids it.
Rubenstein throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Slayin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rubenstein moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Rubenstein misses its intended target.
Rubenstein swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rubenstein misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rubenstein connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rubenstein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Slayin moves into the clinch.

Rubenstein escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Slayin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rubenstein.
Slayin throws a hook to the side of Rubenstein's head but Rubenstein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rubenstein blocks a head kick by Slayin.
Rubenstein scores with a head kick. Slayin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Slayin moves out of range as Rubenstein strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayin tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick by Rubenstein misses
enabling Slayin to counter with a crisp jab.
Rubenstein misses with a right hand
and Slayin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Slayin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rubenstein has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Slayin lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Slayin throws a sloppy head kick and Rubenstein moves out of range easily.
Rubenstein throws a shot from downtown. Slayin moves away and avoids it.

Slayin drives through and clinches with Rubenstein against the cage.
Rubenstein takes a knee right on the jaw!
Slayin lands a knee to the body.
Slayin lands a body shot.
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!
A nice right hand lands inside from Slayin.
Slayin scores with a shot to the side of Rubenstein's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Slayin.
Rubenstein tries to break the clinch but Slayin is controlling the position.
Slayin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Slayin lands a hook that snaps the head of Rubenstein backwards.
A shot in the inside from Slayin.
Slayin lands an elbow inside that Rubenstein shrugs off.
Slayin working the clinch nicely. Rubenstein is working for position but Slayin cracks him with a big knee to the head! Rubenstein crumples up against the cage and Slayin lands two more shots before the ref can save Rubenstein! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Rhymin Slayin!
After the fight, Rhymin Slayin was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.