PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Minanda Passmoor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ralph Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Passmoor
vs
Gracie

164 cm
29
154 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

181 cm
27
145 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

CEC Nutrition Q159

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
CEC Nutrition Q159

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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Minanda Passmoor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ralph Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Passmoor.
Gracie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

It looks like Minanda Passmoor has been cut.
Gracie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gracie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gracie shoots in but Passmoor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Passmoor throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gracie.
Gracie does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Passmoor's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gracie connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Passmoor scrambles back to his feet.
Gracie digs a good body shot into Passmoor's ribs.
Passmoor throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Passmoor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gracie swivels and escapes.
Gracie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Passmoor looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Passmoor avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Passmoor slips the punch.
Gracie has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gracie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Passmoor.
Passmoor wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.

Passmoor darts in and clinches Gracie up against the cage.
Gracie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Passmoor backwards.
A short uppercut from Gracie.
Gracie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Passmoor blocks a body shot from Gracie.
Passmoor prevents Gracie from breaking the clinch.
Passmoor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.

It looks like Ralph Gracie has been cut.
Passmoor using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie wants to break free but Passmoor has control.
Passmoor lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie blocks an elbow strike.
Passmoor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gracie avoids a wild elbow strike from Passmoor.
Gracie lands with a right to the head.
Passmoor lands a body punch.
Passmoor is pressed up against the cage. Gracie 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.
Minanda Passmoor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralph Gracie.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Passmoor was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Passmoor tries to clinch up.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Passmoor as he avoids it easily.
Passmoor walks into a stiff left hand from Gracie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Passmoor circles away easily
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Passmoor ducks right into an uppercut from Gracie.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Passmoor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Passmoor had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Passmoor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Passmoor connects with a jab.
Passmoor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Passmoor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Passmoor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Passmoor.
Passmoor lands the left hand.
Passmoor avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Passmoor sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie shoots in but Passmoor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Gracie gets tackled into the cage by Passmoor. Passmoor maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie lands a hook that snaps the head of Passmoor backwards.
Passmoor lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ralph Gracie will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gracie does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Passmoor closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
Gracie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Passmoor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Passmoor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Passmoor scores a nice knee to the body.
Minanda Passmoor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from Gracie.
Gracie lands with a short shot to the head.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Gracie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gracie scores with a shot to the side of Passmoor's head.
Passmoor misses with an elbow over the top.
Gracie stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Passmoor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Gracie blocks an elbow strike from Passmoor.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Passmoor.
Gracie scores with a shoulder strike.
Gracie lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Gracie dives in and scores a takedown into Passmoor's guard.
Passmoor controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
Passmoor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gracie trying to control but Passmoor is working from the bottom.
Gracie throws an elbow that misses. Passmoor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gracie's guard. Nice move by Passmoor!
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Passmoor manages to get himself to full guard.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gracie content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gracie works over Passmoor with some ground and pound from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Passmoor is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Gracie works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Passmoor controlling Gracie's posture.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Passmoor controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
Passmoor might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gracie is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Passmoor pulls Gracie in close to his closed guard and prevents Gracie from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gracie won't allow Passmoor to get back to his feet.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gracie lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Passmoor keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Passmoor wriggles free and stands up.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Passmoor takes one to the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Passmoor.
Passmoor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Passmoor slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gracie throws a front kick aimed at Passmoor's knee but Passmoor avoids it well.
Ralph Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Passmoor moves out of range of the leg kick from Gracie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie leaves Passmoor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Passmoor moves away.
Passmoor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Passmoor shows good takedown defense.
Minanda Passmoor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralph Gracie.
Passmoor tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie throws a jab when Passmoor was well out of range.
Passmoor doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ralph Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Passmoor ducks right into an uppercut from Gracie.
Passmoor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Passmoor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gracie throws a body punch but Passmoor moves out of range.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Passmoor.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Passmoor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Passmoor avoids it really well and circles away.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Passmoor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie cracks the inside of Passmoor's front leg.
Minanda Passmoor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Passmoor tries to land a leg kick but Gracie saw it coming and moves away.
Gracie throws a good cross that connects.
Passmoor moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Passmoor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Passmoor bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Passmoor gets to mount! Gracie was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Gracie regains half guard.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Passmoor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Passmoor slips a nice elbow through Gracie's hands, connecting with Gracie's forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Passmoor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as Passmoor sits in half guard.
Passmoor takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Passmoor lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Passmoor is working for a kimura but Gracie is defending it quite comfortably.
Passmoor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Passmoor has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Minanda Passmoor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Passmoor has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gracie's face.
Passmoor postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gracie looks a forlorn figure.
Gracie can't escape the position.
Gracie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Passmoor working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gracie wants to hold on but Passmoor pushes him away.
Passmoor with a couple of short strikes.
Passmoor with the ground and pound from mount.

That has opened up Ralph Gracie's cut even more.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but Passmoor has a good base and remains in mount.
Passmoor looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Passmoor with the ground and pound from mount.
Passmoor scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gracie?

The cut above Ralph Gracie's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gracie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Passmoor landing punches.

Gracie is rocked!

Ralph Gracie's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Minanda Passmoor!
An out of breath and clearly excited Minanda Passmoor thanked [WAO]MADE IN GERMANY for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).