PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spencer Rubenstein (ranked 281 p4p, 334 weight class) and Jun Liu (ranked 45 p4p, 51 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Rubenstein
vs
Liu

191 cm
33
215
26 - 18 - 0

192 cm
28
199
12 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Savage Fightwear
Altitude Clothing

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 26 - 18 - 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 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jun Liu!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubenstein ducks under a wild hook from Liu.
Rubenstein is looking to counter punch.
Liu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rubenstein if he has to take too many more of those.
Rubenstein sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A nice combination there by Liu.
A slapping body kick lands there for Liu.
Liu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rubenstein.
Rubenstein dodges the punch combination from Liu.
Jun Liu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rubenstein getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

It looks like Jun Liu has been cut.
Rubenstein has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Liu misses with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Liu scores with a push kick.
Liu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Rubenstein misses the target.
Liu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Rubenstein misses the target.
Jab from Liu.
Rubenstein walks into a jab.
Liu lands a jab to Rubenstein's midsection.
Liu throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Liu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rubenstein takes a step back to recover.
Rubenstein throws a jab when Liu was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liu just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRubenstein.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liu lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rubenstein will feel that in the morning.
Rubenstein misses with a body shot.
Rubenstein ducks under a wild hook from Liu.
Liu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Liu throws a series of strikes that have Rubenstein backpedaling.
Liu throws a front kick that sends Rubenstein stumbling back into the cage.
Rubenstein with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Liu to score with a decent uppercut.
Liu throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Rubenstein wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Liu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Liu delivers a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubenstein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Liu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A head kick misses from Liu.
It looked like Rubenstein wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Liu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A quick step to the side and Rubenstein tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rubenstein scores with the left hand. Liu knows he should have avoided that one.
Liu throws a sloppy head kick and Rubenstein moves out of range easily.
Rubenstein throws a body punch but Liu moves out of range.
Liu throws a looping overhand right but Rubenstein ducks down to avoid it.
Liu goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu misses with a lunging right hand
and Rubenstein counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body kick there by Liu.
Rubenstein takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rubenstein moves out of range of the body kick.
Liu thuds his right hand into Rubenstein's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rubenstein thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rubenstein moves out of range of the body kick.
Liu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rubenstein throwing a counter right hand but Liu manages to avoid it.
Liu lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jun Liu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jun Liu's cut.
That's time! Rubenstein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A nice combination there by Liu.
Jun Liu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Liu lands a nice looking body kick.
A big right from Rubenstein misses.
Liu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Liu. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Liu connects with a right hand. Rubenstein shakes it off.
Liu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Liu misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liu throws the kick towards the body but Rubenstein avoids it.
Liu takes a swing at Rubenstein's ribcage but misses.
Liu scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubenstein throws a looping overhand right but Liu ducks down to avoid it.
As Rubenstein backs off Liu throws a huge counter combo but Rubenstein manages to avoid it all.
Jun Liu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rubenstein ducks under a wild hook from Liu.
Liu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Liu throws a push kick but Rubenstein slaps the foot to one side.

Rubenstein drops Liu with a left and a right! Oh, Liu is hurt - Rubenstein dives into side control looking to finish!

Liu is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Rubenstein decides to stand up, so the ref orders Liu to his feet.
Liu is still on wobbly legs! Can Rubenstein finish him?
Liu drops his hands momentarily. Rubenstein doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Liu staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Liu doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Spencer Rubenstein!
After winning the bout, Spencer Rubenstein thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Jun Liu had this to say: 'I don't care if i'm not a durable woman, as long as im an adorable woman ;)'.