PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spencer Rubenstein (ranked 720 p4p, 110 weight class) and Mark Steve (ranked 636 p4p, 91 weight class). Steve has chosen Its a fine day to whoop somebodies ass as his entrance music. Spencer Rubenstein could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mark Steve's chin.

Rubenstein
vs
Steve

191 cm
27
215 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

190 cm
31
210 lbs
23 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Urban Fighter

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 16 - 10 - 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 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Steve!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve misses with an uppercut
and Rubenstein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rubenstein circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rubenstein counters with a nice uppercut.
Rubenstein misses with a lunging right hand
and Steve counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steve throws a sloppy body shot

and Rubenstein counters with a beautiful punch that sends Steve to the canvas!

Steve is rocked!

It looks like Mark Steve has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rubenstein won't allow Steve to sweep him here.
Steve has control of Rubenstein's left arm, preventing Rubenstein from doing any damage.

Rubenstein gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubenstein circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rubenstein is looking to counter punch.
Steve lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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.
Steve connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rubenstein misses with a few strikes there.
Steve now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Steve throws a looping overhand right but Rubenstein ducks down to avoid it.
Rubenstein takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rubenstein circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rubenstein counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Steve has closed the distance and engaged Rubenstein in a clinch.
Steve struggles to land a body shot inside as Rubenstein controls his hands.
Rubenstein struggles to land a body shot inside as Steve controls his hands.
Steve prevents Rubenstein from breaking the clinch.
Rubenstein is trying to break the clinch but Steve has him pressed against the cage.
Rubenstein lands a right hand.

Steve breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steve delivers a nice body kick.
Mark Steve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steve throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Steve darts in and clinches Rubenstein up against the cage.
Rubenstein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steve blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steve.
Steve connects with a knee to the head.
Rubenstein tries to work over Steve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rubenstein.
Rubenstein lands a hook that snaps the head of Steve backwards.
A short right from Steve on the inside.
Steve pushes off an throws an elbow but Rubenstein leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Steve lands an elbow inside that Rubenstein shrugs off.
Steve blocking some punches.
Rubenstein misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rubenstein throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
Rubenstein lands a body shot in the clinch.
Steve misses with a punch to the body.
Steve lands an uppercut.
Rubenstein takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve blocking some punches.

Steve breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Steve gets a clinch.
Steve creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rubenstein on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Rubenstein on the inside.

Steve breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steve dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Rubenstein blocks the leg kick.
Steve throws an off balance right hand
and Rubenstein counters with a straight right hand.
Rubenstein swats away the attempt to clinch by Steve.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Spencer Rubenstein will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mark Steve's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A big right from Steve misses.
It looked like Rubenstein was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Steve lands a really nice looking cross but Rubenstein seems unphased.

Steve gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice body punch from Steve - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rubenstein.
Steve swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steve has Rubenstein pressed against the cage, preventing Rubenstein from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Steve looking to throw knees to the head but Rubenstein is blocking nicely.
Rubenstein misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve misses with a knee strike.
Rubenstein misses with a punch on the inside.

Steve manages to break the clinch.
Steve doesn't manage to clinch there - Rubenstein circles away.
Rubenstein moves away from the strike by Steve.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubenstein missing with a left hand there. Steve was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steve darts in trying to clinch
and Rubenstein counters with a stiff right hand.
Rubenstein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steve.
Rubenstein shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Steve looks to land a right hand but Rubenstein moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve 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.
Rubenstein throws an off balance right hand
letting Steve counter with a right hand.
Steve misses with an uppercut
and Rubenstein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steve on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Steve throws a leg kick but Rubenstein checks it.
Rubenstein appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Steve takes a swing at Rubenstein's ribcage but misses.

Rubenstein gets tackled into the cage by Steve. Steve maintains the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steve swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rubenstein has a couple of punches blocked by Steve.

Rubenstein pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rubenstein throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Steve.
Steve let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Steve lands a glancing blow to the side of Rubenstein's head.

Steve closes the distance and clinches.
Steve scores with a shoulder strike.
Rubenstein misses with a body punch.
Rubenstein stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Steve throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rubensteins head.
Good body shot from Rubenstein.
Steve using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rubenstein has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rubenstein lands an uppercut.
Steve misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubenstein works on Steve's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rubenstein lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rubenstein tries a body shot but Steve blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rubenstein.
Rubenstein working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rubenstein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steve lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rubenstein backwards.
Steve lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Steve blocks an uppercut.
Steve digs a right hand into Rubenstein's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rubenstein's gas tank.
Rubenstein pushes Steve back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rubenstein throws a head punch that misses.

Rubenstein breaks the clinch.
Rubenstein uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steve.
Rubenstein swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Steve throws an off balance right hand
letting Rubenstein counter with a right hand.
Steve is still on wobbly legs! Can Rubenstein finish him?
Steve motions for Rubenstein to come forward. Steve throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rubenstein throwing a counter right hand but Steve manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mark Steve will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mark Steve's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Steve buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Steve seems to have recovered his senses.
Rubenstein gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rubenstein moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Steve tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rubenstein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rubenstein throws a head kick but Steve moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve tries to clinch but Rubenstein moves out of range.
Rubenstein is looking to counter punch.
Steve misses with an uppercut. Rubenstein saw that one coming.
Rubenstein takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Steve.
Rubenstein takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Steve closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rubenstein throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steves head.

Steve breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steve comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Steve dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steve wants to clinch but Rubenstein slips to the side
and Rubenstein counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubenstein throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Steve stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Steve pushes Rubenstein up against the cage in a clinch.
Steve pushes Rubenstein back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Steve goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rubenstein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steve misses with a knee strike.
Rubenstein lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Rubenstein fails to land.
Steve is trying to push Rubenstein away but Rubenstein has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Steve with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Steve tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rubenstein's elbow.
Rubenstein misses with a punch to the body.
Steve blocking some punches.

Steve escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steve tries to clinch but Rubenstein moves away
and Rubenstein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubenstein looks to land a left hand but Steve moved out of range nicely.
Steve looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Steve throws a series of punches but Rubenstein avoids them all with ease.
Rubenstein is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rubenstein moves out of range as Steve throws a body kick.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Rubenstein! Steve is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spencer Rubenstein!
Spencer Rubenstein thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Mark Steve spoke after the fight, saying 'broke both my hands on that thick skull and played hell on any offense....and I aint much on defense.....'.