PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rhymin Slayin (ranked 192 p4p, 61 weight class) and Badr Al Din (ranked 40 p4p, 11 weight class). Al Din comes into a darkened arena with his song building. RUNNING BACK kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Slayin
vs
Al Din

190 cm
31
226
21 - 14 - 1

187 cm
34
204
22 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conquer

HELLBENT
Conviction

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 21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rhymin Slayin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Badr Al Din!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slayin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Al Din eats them both and turns towards Slayin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Badr Al Din has been cut.
Al Din wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Slayin throws a big shot that misses.
A nice side step and Al Din releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Good leg kick by Al Din.
Decent striking displayed by Slayin there.
Al Din ducks under a wild hook from Slayin.
Sloppy strikes from Al Din. Those never looked like landing.
Slayin connects with a jab.
Al Din cracks Slayin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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!
Slayin misses with a jab, cross combination.
A swing and a miss from Slayin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slayin. Al Din does a little dance to reset his feet.
Al Din let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jab by Al Din.
Slayin throws a head kick that misses.
Al Din throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Al Din.
Al Din connects with a jab.
Slayin scores with a nice right hand.
We've been told by Slayin's head coaches at Total Impact MMA/KT that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Al Din throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Al Din keeps Slayin at a distance using the push kick.
Al Din lands a body shot.
Al Din scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slayin. Al Din does a little dance to reset his feet.
Al Din goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Slayin swinging wildly here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Slayin.
A nice leg kick from Al Din, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Slayin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Slayin motions for Al Din to come forward. Slayin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Al Din jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Al Din lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Al Din blocks a head kick by Slayin.
Al Din fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Slayin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Slayin lands with an overhand left.
An inside leg kick from Slayin misses.
Al Din throws a hook but Slayin avoids it easily.
Al Din walks into a straight right hand from Slayin.
Al Din takes one to the chin there.
Slayin throws a looping overhand right but Al Din ducks down to avoid it.
Al Din connects with a looping right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayin throws a leg kick
and Al Din makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Slayin really felt that one!
Al Din lands a jab to the nose.

It looks like Rhymin Slayin has been cut.
Al Din swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Slayin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A little feinted left hand from Slayin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Slayin jabs Al Din right on the nose. Al Din blinks but takes it well.

Slayin has Al Din up against the cage in a clinch.
Slayin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Al Din wants to get back to striking at distance but Slayin won't allow it.
Slayin tries to land knees in the clinch but Al Din avoids the damage to the body.
Al Din blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slayin tries to land knees in the clinch but Al Din avoids the damage to the body.
Slayin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Al Din's elbow.
Slayin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Al Din digs a right hand underneath Slayin's ribcage. Slayin let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slayin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slayin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Al Din is defending well for now.
Al Din blocking some punches.
Slayin misses with a punch to the body.

Al Din's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Slayin throws a lazy right hand but Al Din sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slayin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Al Din.
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!
Al Din explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Slayin is breathing heavily.
Slayin throws a hook but Al Din blocks it.
Good shot there by Al Din.
Al Din lands with a nice body punch.
Al Din pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al Din changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Al Din lands a big uppercut and Slayin crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Slayin looks OK. Al Din waves Slayin back to his feet!
Al Din keeps Slayin at a distance using the push kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Badr Al Din dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Al Din is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Slayin flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Slayin is out cold! Al Din holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Badr Al Din!
A victorious Badr Al Din thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.