PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Minanda Passmoor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Saliva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim Saliva will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Passmoor
vs
Saliva

164 cm
24
154 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

182 cm
25
154 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Minanda Passmoor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim Saliva!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Passmoor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Passmoor throws a leg kick but Saliva checks it.
Passmoor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Saliva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Passmoor moves in looking to clinch but Saliva pushes him off.
Passmoor throws a series of punches but Saliva moves out of range.
Saliva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Passmoor connects with a single shot there.
Saliva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Passmoor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Saliva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Passmoor shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Saliva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Passmoor.
Passmoor perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Passmoor stands up and beckons Saliva to join him on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Passmoor is looking to clinch but Saliva is avoiding it.
Nice sprawl there from Saliva as Passmoor shoots in.

Passmoor closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Passmoor is taking a breather. Saliva says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Passmoor trying to control the action but Saliva is working from the bottom.
Saliva is trying to stand back up but Passmoor is controlling him
Saliva is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Passmoor is looking to take a break and control but Saliva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Passmoor wants to pass the guard but Saliva is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Minanda Passmoor just wasn't active enough.
Passmoor swings for the body but Saliva moves out of range.
Saliva slips a jab and a cross from Passmoor.
A punch combination from Saliva misses.
Nice defenses there by Passmoor.

Passmoor shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Saliva keeping moving, preventing Passmoor from controlling successfully.
Passmoor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saliva swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Passmoor engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Passmoor prevents Saliva from getting back to his feet.
Passmoor throws a big right hand that misses.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Minanda Passmoor.
Saliva keeps the fight on the outside.

Passmoor looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saliva pushes Passmoor off looking to stand but Passmoor dives back in and keeps control.
Passmoor not doing much here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Passmoor decides to stand and escape the position.
Passmoor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A clash of legs there as Saliva blocks the low kick.
Saliva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saliva keeps the fight on the outside.
Passmoor throws a right and a left that Saliva avoids nicely.
Saliva shoots in looking for a takedown but Passmoor manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Saliva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Passmoor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Passmoor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Passmoor throws a combination that misses
and Saliva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice takedown defense from Passmoor. No joy for Saliva on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Minanda Passmoor dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Passmoor is looking to clinch but Saliva is avoiding it.
No luck for Saliva with that takedown attempt.
Saliva slips a jab and a cross from Passmoor.
Saliva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saliva swats away the attempt to clinch by Passmoor.

Passmoor moves into the clinch.
Saliva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Passmoor lands a right hand.
Passmoor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Saliva tries to circle away but Passmoor has him pinned against the cage.
Saliva is trying to break the clinch but Passmoor is controlling him.
Passmoor scores a nice knee to the body.

Passmoor gets control of Saliva's arms and successfully pulls guard. Passmoor will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Saliva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Saliva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Passmoor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Passmoor might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Saliva is breathing heavily.
Saliva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Passmoor trying to control the position here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Passmoor is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Saliva is working an open guard so Passmoor takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Minanda Passmoor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Passmoor clinches up against the cage.
Saliva is trying to force a seperation but Passmoor has the dominant position.
Passmoor lands a nice elbow.
Passmoor lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Passmoor lands with a short shot to the head.
Passmoor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saliva's defenses.
Saliva is trying to push Passmoor away but Passmoor has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Passmoor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saliva's defenses.
Saliva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Saliva tries to break free but Passmoor pushes him back against the cage.
Passmoor lands a big knee to the head and Saliva goes down! Passmoor pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Minanda Passmoor!