PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between JP Hoss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Baum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hoss
vs
Baum

170 cm
22
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Heavy Weight Nutrition (*Sale prices in effect!!)
Heavy Weight Nutrition (*Sale prices in effect!!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JP Hoss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Baum!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baum throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hoss stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hoss wants to clinch up but Baum keeps it at a distance.
Hoss takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Baum fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hoss, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Baum fails to land.
A knee to the head by Hoss.

It looks like Adam Baum has been cut.
Baum working hard to break the clinch.
Hoss lands an elbow just above Baum 's eye.
Baum avoids the elbow strike from Hoss, against the cage.
Baum with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Baum trying to stall but Hoss improves his position.
Hoss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baum.
Baum is trying to force a seperation but Hoss has the dominant position.
Baum blocks the elbow strike.
Hoss lands a hook that snaps the head of Baum backwards.
Baum is looking to break free of the clinch but Hoss has double underhooks.
Hoss creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Baum's defenses.

Hoss lands a vicious elbow to the side of Baum's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Hoss tries to finish him with strikes but Baum still seems able to defend himself so Hoss steps back and lets Baum get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.

Baum is rocked!
Hoss throws a series of punches but Baum moves out of range.
Baum is still on wobbly legs! Can Hoss finish him?
Baum clinches but Hoss breaks the clinch

and Hoss counters by clinching up.
Baum seems to have recovered his senses.
Baum looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hoss just misses with a elbow thrown towards Baum's brow.
Hoss lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Baum looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice elbow from Hoss.

That has opened up Adam Baum's cut even more.
Hoss lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Baum to his knees! Hoss keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). JP Hoss!