PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Baum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dutch Kick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Baum has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Baum
vs
Kick

186 cm
27
186 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Chainsaw Shack - dress for less

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam Baum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dutch Kick!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kick misses with an uppercut. Baum saw that one coming.
Baum gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Baum looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Baum uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kick.
Baum slips under a jab.
Baum uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kick.
A good leg kick by Baum.
Baum explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Baum scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Baum. That's going to slow Kick down.
Kick looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baum looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Baum lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Dutch Kick has been cut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Baum - that will leave a mark!
Kick looks to land a left hand but Baum moved out of range nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Baum.
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 cracks the inside of Kick's front leg.
Baum dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kick. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baum throws a leg kick which misses Kick's front leg but catches the back leg as Kick tries to avoid it.
Baum keeps Kick at a distance using the push kick.
Baum moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Baum throws a nice inside leg kick.

Baum moves into the clinch.
Baum keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kick's efforts to push away.
Baum lands a nice elbow.

Baum breaks the clinch.
Baum connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baum throws a leg kick which misses Kick's front leg but catches the back leg as Kick tries to avoid it.
Baum scoring well with a low kick there.
Baum goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Baum. That's going to slow Kick down.
Kick's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Baum.
Baum lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Baum bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Baum looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baum moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Baum connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Baum.
Baum lands with a slapping head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Baum, right into the meat.

Kick gets tackled into the cage by Baum. Baum maintains the clinch.
Baum missing with knees to the body.
Kick being controlled against the cage.
Kick has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Baum lands a nice elbow.
Baum creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kick's defenses.
Nice elbow from Baum.

That has opened up Dutch Kick's cut even more.
Baum keeps control of Kick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Baum comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee is keeping an eye on Baum - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Baum.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baum lands a nice elbow.
Baum lands an elbow just above Kick 's eye.
Kick is trying to force a seperation but Baum has the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Baum lands an elbow that stopped Kick in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Baum.
Baum tries to land knees in the clinch but Kick avoids the damage to the body.
Kick takes an elbow to the temple.
Baum comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

The cut above Dutch Kick's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Baum lands an elbow inside.
Kick has had enough of the clinch but Baum keeps him there for the moment.
Baum keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kick's efforts to push away.
Kick takes an elbow to the forehead.
Baum lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Dutch Kick's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kick looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Baum is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kick is trying to force a seperation but Baum has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Baum holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Baum lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Baum manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Baum tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kick avoids it.
Baum lands an elbow inside.
Baum has Kick pressed against the cage.
Kick is trying to break free.
Kick working hard to break the clinch.
Baum lands a nice elbow.
Baum lands an elbow that stopped Kick in his tracks for a moment.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dutch Kick's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Adam Baum!