PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Passel (ranked 1129 p4p, 1285 weight class) and Joey Andrade (ranked 118 p4p, 133 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Passel
vs
Andrade

177 cm
23
162
4 - 0 - 0

177 cm
20
165
4 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ben Passel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Andrade!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Passel closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Andrade's guard.
Andrade is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Passel postures up and lands a big shot to Andrade's brow.
Passel throwing strikes but missing.
Andrade is trying to control the position but Passel postures up.
Passel trying to control but Andrade is working from the bottom.
Passel has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrade looking to control but Passel passes into half guard.
Passel is looking to take a break and control but Andrade is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Passel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Andrade really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Passel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Passel is looking for a kimura here.
Passel moves into full mount! Andrade won't be happy about that!
Passel throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Andrade tries to lock up and control but Passel gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Passel lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Andrade hang on?
Andrade wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Passel.
Passel avoids the attempt from Andrade to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Andrade can do anything to dispel that myth.

Passel jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Andrade manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Passel just content to control the position.
Andrade struggling a bit here.
Andrade is trying to improve his position.
Passel landing a few strikes.
Andrade is not content to let Passel control the position.
Andrade tries to buck Passel off but Passel is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Passel in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Andrade struggling a bit here.
Passel working the ground and pound from side control.
Passel cracks Andrade with a big right hand but Andrade just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Andrade taking punishment in the form of punches.

Passel tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Passel has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Andrade's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Passel lands some shots froms side control.
Passel landing a few strikes.
Passel throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Andrade is not content to let Passel control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Passel postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Andrade sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Passel performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Andrade controlling the position for now.
Passel working Andrade over with strikes.
Andrade is not content to let Passel control the position.
Passel seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Passel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Passel trying to pass the guard but Andrade defending well.
Passel not doing much here.
Passel wants to free his trapped foot but Andrade is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Passel is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Andrade tries to roll over but Passel keeps him under control.
Passel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Andrade's head.

That's six 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.
Passel wants to control but Andrade is keeping him busy.

Passel wants to work for an arm triangle but Andrade is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Andrade is refusing to be controlled, as Passel sits in half guard.
Andrade blocking the ground and pound attempt from Passel.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Passel prevents Andrade from improving his position.
Andrade keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Passel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Passel lands strikes from half guard.
Passel is thwarting Andrade's attempts to control the position.
Andrade is refusing to be controlled, as Passel sits in half guard.
Andrade wants to control but Passel is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Passel is taking a breather. Andrade 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.
Passel working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Passel wants to take a breather but Andrade is having none of it.
Andrade is concentrating on defense, preventing Passel from advancing position.
We've been hearing that Passel has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Andrade keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Andrade trying to control but Passel postures up.
Passel is looking to advance position but Andrade won't allow it.
Passel performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Passel working the head and body with strikes.
Passel stalling.
Passel looks to land a strike but Andrade avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Andrade looking for a sweep. Not yet Andrade, not yet.
Passel trying to control but Andrade is working from the bottom.
Passel throwing strikes from guard but Andrade blocks nicely.
Passel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Andrade swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Andrade wants to stand but Passel is controlling the position.
Passel wants to pass the guard but Andrade is keeping the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Andrade connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Passel momentarily.
Passel staying out of range there.
Andrade walks into a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Passel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Passel throws an off balance right hand
and Andrade counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Passel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab, jab by Passel - just one landing.
Passel throws a body punch but Andrade moves out of range.
Passel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Andrade can do to turn this around?
A jab from Andrade misses.
Passel lands with a right hand.
Andrade ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Andrade lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Andrade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Passel throws out the jab.
Andrade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Passel dodges the punch combination from Andrade.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrade throws the left hand but Passel avoids the punch easily.
Andrade throws a jab but it's blocked by Passel.
Passel half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Passel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Passel shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Andrade counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Passel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andrade.
Passel throws an overhand right that lands on Andrade's shoulder, as Andrade tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Andrade was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andrade. Passel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Passel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Andrade misses with a hook.
Andrade swings for the body but Passel moves out of range.
Andrade gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Andrade avoids the body shot from Passel.
It seemed like Andrade was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Passel misses with a left hand
and Andrade counters with a nice uppercut.
Andrade fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Joey Andrade seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Passel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Andrade scores with a punch to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Passel. Andrade does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andrade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Passel.
It seemed like Andrade was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Passel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Andrade thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice cross by Andrade.
Passel takes a swing at Andrade's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Passel misses.
Passel sets himself, and Andrade steps forward looking for the clinch! Passel avoids it this time.
Passel thuds a left hand into Andrade's body.
Passel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Passel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Andrade momentarily.
Passel lands a slapping body shot.
Andrade cracks Passel with a good jab.
A cross from Passel lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrade jabs at Passel's body.
Passel throws a jab when Andrade was well out of range.
Andrade walks into a straight right hand from Passel.
Passel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Andrade to score with a decent uppercut.
Passel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Passel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Passel there as he acknowledges the shot.

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

Passel is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Passel lands a nice short elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Passel sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Passel working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Passel throwing shots but Andrade is blocking nicely.

Passel seems to be working for a kimura but Andrade defends the submission attempt.
Andrade avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Passel.
Ben Passel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Andrade is refusing to be controlled, as Passel sits in half guard.

Passel is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Passel is figuring out what he wants to do next.

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

Passel is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Andrade sees it coming and defends easily.
Passel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Passel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Passel stalling.
Andrade trying to control here.
Passel trying to control the pace.

That's six 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.
Passel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Passel content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Andrade throws an overhand right that lands on Passel's shoulder, as Passel tries to avoid the shot.
Passel drops down looking for a counter takedown but Andrade sprawls and moves away.
Passel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Andrade gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Passel swings widly with a right hand
enabling Andrade to counter with a crisp jab.
Joey Andrade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Passel throws a looping overhand right but Andrade ducks down to avoid it.
Andrade lands a jab to the nose.
Ben Passel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andrade tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Passel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Andrade won't be happy with that.
Andrade is trying to improve his position.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Passel is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Andrade will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Passel working the head with strikes.
The strikes coming from Passel are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Andrade seems a little lost for a moment, as Passel dominates the positioning.
Andrade tries to buck Passel off but Passel is having none of it.
Passel grinds an elbow into Andrade's temple.
Passel lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Andrade down.
Passel working the head and body with strikes.

Andrade is rocked!
Passel just content to control the position.
Andrade is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Passel looks up at the clock and then as Andrade takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Passel smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Passel connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Andrade some visible discomfort.
Andrade is still in real trouble! Can Passel finish him?
You can see the frustration on Andrade's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Andrade is looking for a sweep.
Passel cracks Andrade with a big elbow.

Passel thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Andrade takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Passel is working Andrade over with some ground and pound from side control.
Passel lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Passel passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Andrade!
Passel postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Andrade bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Passel and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Passel!
A victorious Ben Passel thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.