PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darcy Hornchuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Baum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hornchuck comes to the cage accompanied by Uplift- Pantera. Adam Baum acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Hornchuck
vs
Baum

196 cm
26
196 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

186 cm
26
186 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Rōnin
Global MMA Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darcy Hornchuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam Baum!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hornchuck misses with a takedown
and Baum counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Baum finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hornchuck doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Baum moves into the clinch.
Baum will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hornchuck up against the cage.

Baum escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baum takes a kick to the side of the head.
That kick from Baum tenderised Hornchuck's leg. Hornchuck is trying to keep his angry face on.
A chopping leg kick lands by Baum.
Hornchuck blocks a leg kick.
Hornchuck looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Baum is fending him off so far but Hornchuck persists. Nope, Baum circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darcy Hornchuck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hornchuck shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Baum but Baum pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Baum lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hornchuck's sensitive parts.
Hornchuck is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baum is looking to chop away at Hornchuck's legs.
Hornchuck takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Adam Baum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baum throws a sloppy head kick and Hornchuck moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baum lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hornchuck chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Baum can pounce on him.
Baum moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hornchuck on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Baum. Baum obviously looking to wear him down.
Baum delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baum lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hornchuck walks forward, straight into a front kick from Baum.
Baum fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Baum misses with a body kick.
Baum throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hornchuck's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Baum.
Hornchuck sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Baum moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hornchuck takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hornchuck has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Baum.
Hornchuck takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Baum throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hornchuck. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A head kick misses from Baum.
That kick from Baum tenderised Hornchuck's leg. Hornchuck is trying to keep his angry face on.
Adam Baum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baum lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Baum.
Baum is looking to slow Hornchuck down with leg kicks.
Baum lands with a thumping leg kick.
Baum with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Baum closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Baum lands a nice elbow.

Baum escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baum cracks the inside of Hornchuck's front leg.
Baum scores with a head kick.
Hornchuck has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Baum.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Baum, right into the meat.
Baum throws a quick inside leg kick.
Baum connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Baum connects with a solid leg kick.
Baum buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Baum.
Baum scores with a head kick.
Baum scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hornchuck tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Baum throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hornchuck's head.

Hornchuck is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hornchuck steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Baum. That one must have hurt.
Hornchuck on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Baum. Baum obviously looking to wear him down.
Baum throws a head kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Baum.
Hornchuck takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Baum dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hornchuck. That did some damage!
Baum lands with a thumping leg kick.
Baum throws a nice outside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Baum.
Hornchuck misses with a double jab.
Baum fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hornchuck has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Both fighters circling a little - Baum finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Baum connects with a leg kick. Hornchuck looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Baum dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hornchuck. That did some damage!
Baum throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
An inside leg kick lands from Baum.

Baum closes the distance and pushes Hornchuck back into the cage.
Baum's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hornchuck will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hornchuck drops down looking for an ankle pick but Baum pulls his leg out and moves away.
Baum scores with a leg kick.
Baum throws a head kick that Hornchuck semi-blocks.
Baum connects with an inside leg kick.
Baum cracks the inside of Hornchuck's front leg.
Baum feints and then cracks Hornchuck's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hornchuck down.
Baum throws a head kick but Hornchuck moves out of range.
Baum throws a leg kick which misses Hornchuck's front leg but catches the back leg as Hornchuck tries to avoid it.
Baum throws a head kick that misses.
Baum lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hornchuck will feel that in the morning.
Baum thumps Hornchuck with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Baum fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hornchuck, pushing him back against the cage.
Baum lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Baum is stalling here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Baum dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Baum lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Baum turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Baum lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hornchuck's sensitive parts.
Baum throws a nice head kick!
Baum lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hornchuck will feel that in the morning.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Baum, right into the meat.
Baum connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Baum - that will leave a mark!
A nice inside leg kick there by Baum. That's going to slow Hornchuck down.
Baum lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hornchuck's sensitive parts.
Baum dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hornchuck. That did some damage!
Baum moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Darcy Hornchuck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice leg kick lands there from Baum.
Baum scores with a spinning back kick!

Baum has managed to clinch.
Baum has Hornchuck pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baum lands an elbow inside that Hornchuck shrugs off.
Baum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hornchuck blocks the elbow strike.
Baum lands an elbow just above Hornchuck 's eye.
Baum throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Baum lands an elbow that stopped Hornchuck in his tracks for a moment.
Hornchuck takes an elbow to the forehead.
Baum lands a damaging elbow.

Baum breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hornchuck is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Baum scores with a head kick. Hornchuck tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hornchuck shoots in for a takedown but Baum shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hornchuck blocks a leg kick.
Hornchuck takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Baum scores with a leg kick.
Baum connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hornchuck blocks a head kick by Baum.
An inside leg kick lands from Baum.
Baum turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Baum throws a head kick that misses.
Baum throws a leg kick which misses Hornchuck's front leg but catches the back leg as Hornchuck tries to avoid it.
Adam Baum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hornchuck chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Baum can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baum throws a head kick but Hornchuck moves out of range.
Baum feints and then cracks Hornchuck's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hornchuck down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baum cracks the inside of Hornchuck's front leg.
Baum feints and then cracks Hornchuck's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hornchuck down.
Baum delivers a nice body kick.
A solid body kick from Baum.
Baum has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Baum goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A good leg kick by Baum.
Baum throws a nice outside leg kick.
Baum lands a head kick!
Hornchuck chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Baum can pounce on him.
Baum scores with a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Baum - that will leave a mark!
Hornchuck takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Baum throws a nice outside leg kick.
Baum lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Baum throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Baum.
Baum fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hornchuck.
Baum lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hornchuck tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Baum slaps away a takedown attempt from Hornchuck, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hornchuck steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Baum. That one must have hurt.
Baum connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Baum connects with an inside leg kick.
Baum lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Baum looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Baum turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Baum.

Baum closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Baum just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hornchuck's brow.
Baum misses with an elbow strike.
Baum has Hornchuck pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Baum just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hornchuck's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hornchuck takes an elbow to the forehead.
Baum just leaning against Hornchuck, taking a breather.
Baum throws an elbow but it misses.
Hornchuck changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Baum fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darcy Hornchuck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hornchuck checks a leg kick nicely.
Baum throws a leg kick that misses.
Baum throws a low kick but Hornchuck moves out of range easily.
Baum stuffs the takedown attempt from Hornchuck. Hornchuck gets slowly back to his feet.
Hornchuck pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Baum has managed to clinch.
Hornchuck tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Baum just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hornchuck is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Baum gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Baum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Hornchuck has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Baum.
Baum leaves Hornchuck with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Baum connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Baum feints and then cracks Hornchuck's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hornchuck down.
Hornchuck checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Baum feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hornchuck's calf.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Baum lands an elbow inside that Hornchuck shrugs off.
Baum misses with an elbow over the top.
Baum lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Baum gets underhooks to prevent Hornchuck's takedown attempt.
Baum trying to land knees to the body.
Baum gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Baum lands an elbow that stopped Hornchuck in his tracks for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stalling in the clinch from Baum.
Baum comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hornchuck blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Baum displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hornchuck up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Baum.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hornchuck takes an elbow to the forehead.
Baum lands an elbow that stopped Hornchuck in his tracks for a moment.
Baum prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darcy Hornchuck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baum stalling in the clinch.
Baum receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Hornchuck tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Baum just stands there and leans against the cage.
Baum lands an elbow inside.
Baum creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hornchuck's defenses.
Baum prevents the takedown attempt.
Hornchuck is working for takedown but Baum is calmly controlling the position for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Baum just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hornchuck's brow.
Baum prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Baum to work.
Baum lands an elbow inside that Hornchuck shrugs off.

Baum breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Baum. That's going to slow Hornchuck down.
Darcy Hornchuck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baum is looking to slow Hornchuck down with leg kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Baum.
Baum scores with a leg kick.
That kick from Baum tenderised Hornchuck's leg. Hornchuck is trying to keep his angry face on.
Baum fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hornchuck has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Baum is looking to slow Hornchuck down with leg kicks.
Hornchuck shoots and misses
and Baum counters with an outside leg kick.
Baum lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baum scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Baum.
Baum cracks the inside of Hornchuck's front leg.
Hornchuck takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Baum dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hornchuck. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Baum.
Hornchuck takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Baum chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A good leg kick by Baum.
Baum fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hornchuck has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Baum lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Baum feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hornchuck's calf.
Baum moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Baum lands a leg kick that knocks Hornchuck off balance momentarily.
Hornchuck on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Baum. Baum obviously looking to wear him down.
A good leg kick by Baum.
Baum cracks the inside of Hornchuck's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Hornchuck tries to keep at a distance but Baum has taken the fight into the clinch.

Baum breaks the clinch.
Baum fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hornchuck on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Baum. Baum obviously looking to wear him down.
Adam Baum is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Baum there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A head kick from Baum lands but Hornchuck takes it in his stride.
An inside leg kick lands from Baum.
Baum scores with a kick to the midsection.
Baum throws a head kick that misses.

Baum forces Hornchuck back against the cage and clinches.
Baum lands an elbow inside.
Baum is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hornchuck is defending well for now.
Hornchuck being controlled against the cage.
Baum missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hornchuck avoids the elbow strike from Baum, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nice elbow from Baum.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Baum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Baum has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 24:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 24:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Baum!