PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Minanda Passmoor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Bohlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bohlin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kanashimi wo Yasashisa Ni by Little by Little. Tony Bohlin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Passmoor
vs
Bohlin

164 cm
24
154 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

165 cm
28
155 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Minanda Passmoor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Bohlin!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Passmoor.
Passmoor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Passmoor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bohlin moves away.

Passmoor shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bohlin regains half guard.
Bohlin wants to control but Passmoor is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Passmoor wants to stand but Bohlin has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Bohlin has a hand on Passmoor's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Passmoor takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Bohlin tries to reverse the position but Passmoor maintains control.
Bohlin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Passmoor manages to capitalize on a mistake by Bohlin to take his back!
Bohlin rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Bohlin tries to get to full guard but Passmoor has control of the leg.
Bohlin has a hand on Passmoor's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Passmoor takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Passmoor get's back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Passmoor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bohlin, pushing him back against the ropes.
Bohlin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Bohlin wants the takedown. Passmoor is fighting it off but Bohlin persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Passmoor's guard against the ropes.
Bohlin passes into half guard.

Bohlin seems to be looking for submissions.

Passmoor is defending against the submission attempts here by Bohlin.
Bohlin looks gassed!

Bohlin seems to be working for a kimura but Passmoor defends the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bohlin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Bohlin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Passmoor sees it coming and defends easily.

Bohlin seems to be working for a kimura but Passmoor defends the submission attempt.
Passmoor is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Bohlin is trying to work for a kimura but Passmoor is defending well.

Passmoor has one foot on Bohlin's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Bohlin fails with a takedown attempt.
Bohlin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Passmoor defends it nicely.
A combination from Passmoor does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Minanda Passmoor dominated that round.
That's time! Passmoor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Passmoor misses with a two punch combination.
Passmoor sizes up Bohlin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bohlin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Passmoor is fending him off so far but Bohlin persists. Nope, Passmoor circles away and we're back to standing.

Passmoor clinches up against the ropes.
Passmoor prevents a takedown attempt there.
Passmoor looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Passmoor lands a body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Passmoor.
Passmoor lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Passmoor.
Passmoor lands with a light punch inside.
Passmoor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Passmoor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Passmoor with a knee to the head.
Passmoor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bohlin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Passmoor is working Bohlin over against the ropes.
Passmoor gets through Bohlin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Passmoor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bohlin wants a takedown.
Minanda Passmoor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Bohlin.
Passmoor unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A shot in the inside from Passmoor.
Passmoor putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bohlin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Passmoor.
Passmoor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bohlin tries to score a body lock takedown but Passmoor shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Passmoor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Passmoor lands an elbow that stopped Bohlin in his tracks for a moment.
Passmoor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bohlin backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Passmoor gets through Bohlin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bohlin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Passmoor.
Passmoor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Passmoor lands a nice elbow.
Bohlin wants a takedown.
Passmoor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Passmoor connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bohlin's face.
A shot in the inside from Passmoor.
Passmoor throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bohlin misses with a punch on the inside.
Passmoor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Passmoor prevents the takedown attempt.
Bohlin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Passmoor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Passmoor lands an elbow inside that Bohlin shrugs off.
Passmoor with a knee to the head.
Passmoor gets underhooks to prevent Bohlin's takedown attempt.
Passmoor with a knee to the head.
Bohlin misses with some punches.

Bohlin works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Passmoor keeping moving, preventing Bohlin from controlling successfully.
Bohlin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Passmoor stands up and beckons Bohlin to his feet.
A combination from Passmoor does no damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bohlin.
Passmoor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bohlin manages to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Passmoor.
Passmoor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Passmoor swings for the body but Bohlin moves out of range.

Passmoor closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bohlin quickly recovers to half guard.

Bohlin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bohlin wants to control the action here but instead Passmoor manages to pass to full mount!
Bohlin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Passmoor get's back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Passmoor has Bohlin up against the ropes in a clinch.
Passmoor lands with a short shot to the head.
Bohlin is working for takedown but Passmoor is calmly controlling the position for now.
Passmoor lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Passmoor tries to land a knee to the head but Bohlin blocks with his arms.
Bohlin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Passmoor lands an elbow inside that Bohlin shrugs off.
Passmoor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bohlin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bohlin jumps guard but Passmoor stands there with Bohlin around his waist. Bohlin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Passmoor gets underhooks to prevent Bohlin's takedown attempt.
Passmoor landing knees to the head.
Passmoor landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short uppercut from Passmoor.
Passmoor lands an elbow inside.
Passmoor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bohlin managing to block the knees to the body from Passmoor.
Bohlin is working for takedown but Passmoor is calmly controlling the position for now.
Minanda Passmoor has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Bohlin has Passmoor pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Bohlin pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Passmoor tumbling to the mat - Bohlin dives into Passmoor's guard.

Bohlin drops back, looking for a kneebar! Passmoor looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Passmoor looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Passmoor!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Minanda Passmoor dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Passmoor swinging wildly here.
Passmoor on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bohlin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Passmoor sprawls well. Passmoor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bohlin gets slowly back to his feet.

Bohlin scores with a takedown into Passmoor's guard.
Bohlin looking to pass the guard.

Bohlin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Passmoor is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bohlin, into his guard.
Bohlin has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Passmoor has passed into side control.
Bohlin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohlin struggling a bit here.
Bohlin manages to get back to half guard.
Passmoor wants to stand but Bohlin has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

Passmoor decides to stand and escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bohlin doesn't manage to clinch there - Passmoor circles away.
Passmoor scores with a nice strike.
Passmoor misses with a few strikes there.
Passmoor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Passmoor jabs at Bohlin's body.

Passmoor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bohlin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bohlin can't get the takedown.
Passmoor scores with a hook to the body.
Passmoor lands with a left to the head.
Passmoor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bohlin's defenses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Passmoor takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bohlin takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Passmoor.
Bohlin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Passmoor just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Minanda Passmoor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Bohlin.
Bohlin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Passmoor lands a nice elbow.
Passmoor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bohlin blocks it with crossed arms.
Passmoor is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Passmoor lands a shoulder strike.
Bohlin tries to score a body lock takedown but Passmoor shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Passmoor lands a damaging elbow.
Passmoor lands a body shot.
Passmoor misses with a knee strike.
Passmoor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bohlin avoids it.
Bohlin jumps guard but Passmoor stands there with Bohlin around his waist. Bohlin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bohlin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Passmoor is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Passmoor lands a body shot in the clinch.
Passmoor prevents a takedown attempt there.
Passmoor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Passmoor prevents the takedown attempt.
Bohlin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Passmoor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Passmoor lands an elbow inside.
Passmoor lands a nice elbow.
Passmoor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bohlin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Passmoor tries to land a knee to the head but Bohlin blocks with his arms.
Passmoor throws a punch but it's blocked by Bohlin.
Bohlin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Passmoor is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bohlin has Passmoor pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Passmoor manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Passmoor lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bohlin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Passmoor lands a shoulder strike.
Passmoor landing knees to the body.
Bohlin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Passmoor just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Bohlin misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Passmoor using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Passmoor lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Bohlin pulls Passmoor into guard.

Bohlin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Passmoor passes into side control.
You can see the frustration on Bohlin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Minanda Passmoor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bohlin regains half guard.
Bohlin manages to get to full guard.
Bohlin striking off his back but it's not causing Passmoor any problems.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Minanda Passmoor clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Passmoor rushes Bohlin and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Passmoor lands an elbow that stopped Bohlin in his tracks for a moment.
Bohlin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bohlin takes an elbow to the temple.
Passmoor lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bohlin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Passmoor fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bohlin closes the distance and clinches up with Passmoor, looking for a takedown. Bohlin pushes Passmoor against the ropes but Passmoor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bohlin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Passmoor misses with the combination.
Minanda Passmoor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Passmoor pushes Bohlin up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bohlin goes for a takedown attempt but Passmoor pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Minanda Passmoor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Bohlin.
Passmoor works over Bohlin's head and body with a nice combination.
Passmoor scores with a body shot.
Bohlin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Passmoor shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
It looks like Passmoor is going to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohlin manages to get to full guard.

Bohlin looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Passmoor has picked Bohlin up and slammed him! Bohlin can't keep hold of the triangle and Passmoor manages to pass to side control!
Passmoor avoids the strikes from the bottom by Bohlin.
Bohlin is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Passmoor stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Passmoor clinches with his opponent.
Bohlin takes an elbow to the temple.
Passmoor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Passmoor unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Passmoor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bohlin's defenses.
Passmoor lands with a left to the head.
Passmoor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Passmoor gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bohlin.
Passmoor lands a nice elbow.
Passmoor using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bohlin fails to pull guard.
A hook to the body from Passmoor.
Nice elbow from Passmoor.
Passmoor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Passmoor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bohlin's defenses.
Passmoor lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Passmoor.
Passmoor lands a nice elbow.
Passmoor lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Passmoor landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Passmoor.
Passmoor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Passmoor lands an elbow just above Bohlin 's eye.
Passmoor is pressed up against the ropes. Bohlin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Passmoor down to the mat. Passmoor avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Passmoor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bohlin can do to turn this around?

Passmoor moves into the clinch successfully.
Bohlin misses with a knee strike.
Bohlin looking for a takedown.
Bohlin is trying to drag Passmoor to the mat but Passmoor just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Passmoor cracks Bohlin with a nice body shot.
Passmoor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Passmoor lands a good knee to the midsection. Bohlin won't want to take too many of those.
Bohlin goes for a takedown attempt but Passmoor pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Passmoor throws a shot to the body.

Passmoor closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Passmoor lands in his opponent's guard.
Bohlin wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bohlin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Passmoor got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bohlin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Passmoor has managed to get both his arms back between Bohlin's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Passmoor has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bohlin is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Minanda Passmoor had his way with Tony Bohlin in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Passmoor throws a shot to the body.
Passmoor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bohlin.
Bohlin misses with a takedown attempt - Passmoor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Passmoor is looking to wear down Bohlin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Passmoor shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Passmoor is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Bohlin wants to get back to full guard.
Passmoor wants to stand but Bohlin has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Bohlin is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Passmoor prevents Bohlin from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bohlin actively working from the bottom here.
Passmoor wants to stand up but Bohlin has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Passmoor stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Bohlin to get to his feet.

That's two 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.
Passmoor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Passmoor closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bohlin is looking for a sweep. Passmoor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Passmoor wants to stand up but Bohlin is controlling the position.

Passmoor decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Bohlin closes the distance and clinches up with Passmoor, looking for a takedown. Bohlin pushes Passmoor against the ropes but Passmoor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Minanda Passmoor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Bohlin.
Left hook, right uppercut from Passmoor.

Passmoor gets the takedown into side control.
Bohlin sneaks back into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Passmoor tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

Bohlin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Passmoor pulls his head out easily.
Bohlin manages to get to full guard.

Passmoor stands and steps away. Bohlin gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Tony Bohlin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Minanda Passmoor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bohlin misses the shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Passmoor lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bohlin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bohlin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Passmoor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bohlin on the side of the head.

Passmoor closes the distance and clinches.

Bohlin pulls guard effortlessly.

Bohlin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Passmoor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Passmoor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Bohlin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Passmoor passes into side control.

Passmoor has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Minanda Passmoor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Passmoor has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:44
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 50:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Minanda Passmoor!
Minanda Passmoor retains his featherweight title!