PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Rotel (ranked 2520 p4p, 2295 weight class) and Adam Baum (ranked 158 p4p, 75 weight class). Baum has chosen My Dick - Mickey Avalon as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Rotel
vs
Baum

225 cm
26
271
5 - 1 - 0

196 cm
26
216
5 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Rotel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Baum!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rotel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rotel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rotel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Xtreme Fighting Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Rotel looks to land a combination but Baum avoids it well.
Baum unleashes a big counter combination but Rotel bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rotel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baum.
Rotel went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Baum throws a nice looking combination but Rotel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baum misses with a looping left.
Rotel went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Baum throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rotel.
Adam Baum 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.
Rotel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baum lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Baum.
Rotel tries to bum rush Baum with a series of wild strikes but Baum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rotel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Baum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baum tries to bum rush Rotel with a series of wild strikes but Rotel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baum walks into a left hand.
Baum throws a series of punches but Rotel moves out of range.
Rotel fails to land with a series of punches.
Baum has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Baum misses the jab.
Rotel throws the left hand but Baum avoids the punch easily.
Rotel missing with a left hand there. Baum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baum throws a jab but it's blocked by Rotel.
Baum looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baum misses with a straight right.
Rotel went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Rotel misses its intended target.
Baum throws a shot from downtown. Rotel moves away and avoids it.
Rotel appears to be looking for a big counter.
A punch lands to the side of Rotel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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 misses with a hook. Rotel ducked under it nicely.
Baum will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rotel misses with a double jab
and Baum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rotel closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Adam Baum has been cut.
Rotel tries to bum rush Baum with a series of wild strikes but Baum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotel misses with a combination
and Baum counters with a nice uppercut.
Baum misses with the combination.
It looked like Rotel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rotel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baum misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rotel throws a big counter combination but Baum scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Baum falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rotel counters with a one-two to the body.
Baum throws a series of punches but Rotel moves out of range.
Rotel is looking for a counter combo.
Rotel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rotel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rotel throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Baum misses.
Baum throws a hook but Rotel avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rotel fails to land with a series of punches.
Baum misses with a left hand
and Rotel counters with a one-two to the body.
Rotel scores with a nice strike.
Baum might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Baum swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rotel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A lazy left from Rotel finds it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Rotel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rotel throws a series of punches but Baum avoids them all with ease.
Baum connects with a right that clearly hurt Rotel. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Baum proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Rotel collapses and taps out under the pressure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Baum!
Adam Baum is the new super heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Adam Baum started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.