PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sledge Wrou (ranked 674 p4p, 882 weight class) and Ben Passel (ranked 80 p4p, 100 weight class). Ben Passel has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Wrou
vs
Passel

175 cm
23
160
7 - 1 - 0

177 cm
24
162
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sledge Wrou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ben Passel!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrou ducks under a wild hook from Passel.
Wrou throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wrou is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Passel.
Jab, jab by Wrou - just one landing.
Passel takes one to the chin there.
Wrou lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wrou clobbers Passel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wrou displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Passel throws out the jab.
Passel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wrou.
And Passel tries to counter it with a takedown but Wrou pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wrou thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wrou moves out of range as Passel strikes.
Some wild striking there from Wrou.
Passel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wrou on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Passel throws a jab but it's blocked by Wrou.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrou throws a body kick that misses

so Passel counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wrou lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Wrou wanted to stand there but Passel had control of the position.
Wrou wants to pass the guard but Passel is keeping the position.
Wrou is looking to stand up but Passel won't let him.
Passel working a defensive guard here.
Wrou wants to stand and escape but instead Passel has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrou looking to hit a scissor sweep but Passel is one step ahead there.
Passel wants to control from the top but Wrou keeps moving.
Passel controlling from the top position.
Wrou tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Passel throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Passel tries to free his leg and advance position but Wrou is retaining full guard.
Wrou looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Passel content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Passel with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Passel trying to control but Wrou is working from the bottom.
Passel makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Passel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wrou preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Passel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Passel is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Passel wants to control from the top but Wrou keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Passel keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wrou's head.
Passel trying to control but Wrou is working from the bottom.
Wrou keeping full guard, as Passel tries to pass.
Wrou avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Passel wants to pass the guard but Wrou is keeping the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Wrou looking to hit a scissor sweep but Passel is one step ahead there.
Passel passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Passel misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Passel scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Wrou to see if he's OK.

Passel tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

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!
Wrou tries to buck Passel off but Passel is having none of it.
Wrou is not content to let Passel control the position.
You can see the frustration on Wrou's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Passel swings around for an armbar but Wrou sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Passel's guard.
Wrou preventing the sweep.
Wrou wants to stand and escape but instead Passel has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Wrou 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.
Wrou keeping moving, preventing Passel from controlling successfully.
Wrou is adopting a defensive guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Passel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wrou controlling Passel's posture.
Passel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Passel controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Passel cracks Wrou with a solid left hand.
Passel slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Passel lands a few punches from side control.
Passel is looking to take a break and control but Wrou is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wrou regains half guard, as Passel was trying to land strikes.
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 throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Passel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Passel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Passel is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wrou sees it coming and defends easily.
Passel is trying to control. Wrou wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Passel trying to mount his opponent but Wrou defends it.
Passel slips a nice elbow through Wrou's hands, connecting with Wrou's forehead.
Passel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wrou's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wrou moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Passel won't allow Wrou to sweep him here.
Passel throws a big elbow that misses.
Passel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Passel throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wrou looking for a sweep. Not yet Wrou, not yet.
Passel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wrou is keeping the position for now.
Passel trying to control the position from guard on top but Wrou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wrou misses with the combination.
Passel looks to land a left hand but Wrou moved out of range nicely.
Passel slips under a jab from Wrou.
And Passel tries to counter it with a takedown but Wrou pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Passel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wrou uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Passel.
Passel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wrou throws a leg kick that is checked

and Passel counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wrou can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Passel controls the pace.
Passel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Passel sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wrou's guard.
Passel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wrou is staying active underneath Passel, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Passel prevents Wrou from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Passel controlling the action here.
Passel lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Passel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wrou keeps working.
Passel throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Wrou to regain full guard.
Wrou has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Passel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wrou keeping full guard, as Passel tries to pass.
Wrou pulls Passel in to control the position.
Passel advances to half guard.
Passel drops an elbow to the side of Wrou's head.
Passel scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Passel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Passel is thwarting Wrou's attempts to control the position.
Wrou is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Passel lands with a punch from half guard.
Ben Passel has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrou keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Passel takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Passel perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Passel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Passel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Passel is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Passel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wrou wants to get back to full guard.
Wrou has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Passel is working away from the top position though.
Passel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Passel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wrou does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Passel throwing shots but Wrou is blocking nicely.
Passel is thwarting Wrou's attempts to control the position.
Wrou is not content to let Passel control the position.
Wrou trying to control but Passel postures up.
Wrou is looking for a sweep. Passel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Passel shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wrou napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Passel working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Passel tries to advance to mount but can't.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wrou parries the strikes from Passel easily there. Passel is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Wrou to escape.

Passel looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Passel moves into full mount!
Wrou tries to hold on but Passel postures up.
Passel lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wrou hang on?

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Passel sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Passel working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wrou in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Passel scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Passel raining down hammerfists from mount.
Passel lands a big elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wrou is desperately trying to improve his position but Passel has a good base and remains in mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wrou is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Passel landing punches.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Passel tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Passel throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Passel misses with a head shot.
Passel landing strikes, looking to finish!
Passel thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Wrou is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Passel throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Wrou avoids a strike by Passel and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Passel's guard! Fantastic escape!
Passel thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Passel keeping full guard, as Wrou tries to pass.
Passel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wrou won't allow Passel to sweep him here.
Passel keeping moving, preventing Wrou from controlling successfully.
Wrou sitting in guard here, content to control.
Passel thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Wrou wanted to stand there but Passel had control of the position.
Passel wants to sweep here but Wrou controlling him for the moment.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wrou trying to stand up but can't free himself from Passel's guard.

Passel has his foot on Wrou's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wrou works his way back into a safe position though.
Passel looking for a sweep. Not yet Passel, not yet.
Wrou is looking to stand up but Passel won't let him.
Wrou works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wrou wants to stand up but Passel has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Passel is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wrou wants to control but Passel is keeping him busy.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Passel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Passel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wrou. Passel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Passel ducks right into an uppercut from Wrou.
Passel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wrou looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab from Wrou misses.
Wrou throws a leg kick but Passel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wrou lands a glancing blow to the side of Passel's head.
Passel throws a jab but it's blocked by Wrou.
Passel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wrou was well out of range. Poor timing from Passel.
Passel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wrou tries to counter by clinching up but Passel breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Passel thuds a left hand into Wrou's body.
Passel lands with a hook. Wrou tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Passel connects with a right hand. Wrou shakes it off.
Wrou scoring well with a low kick there.
Wrou takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrou throws a body punch but Passel moves out of range.
Wrou cracks a nice hook into Passel's ribs.
Wrou will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Passel misses with a body shot.
Wrou misses with an uppercut. Passel saw that one coming.
Passel drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Wrou defends it well.
Passel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sledge Wrou is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Passel slips a straight right by Wrou.
Passel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Passel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wrou was well out of range. Poor timing from Passel.
Passel throws a looping overhand right but Wrou ducks down to avoid it.
Wrou lands a jab to Passel's midsection.
Passel throws a jab when Wrou was well out of range.
Wrou blocks a jab.
Passel throws a jab but it's blocked by Wrou.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Passel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice jab there from Wrou.
Passel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wrou pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Passel tries to counter it with a takedown but Wrou pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wrou uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Passel.
Wrou wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Wrou throws a shot from downtown. Passel moves away and avoids it.
Passel with a hook.
Passel throws a jab but it's blocked by Wrou.
Sledge Wrou is winning the standup battle so far.
Passel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wrou.
Passel misses with an uppercut. Wrou saw that one coming.
As Passel tries to get set, Wrou tries to push him back and clinch up but Passel manages to avoid the attempt.
Wrou stuns Passel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Passel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wrou manages to avoid it.
As Passel tries to get set, Wrou tries to push him back and clinch up but Passel manages to avoid the attempt.
Wrou throws a big shot that misses.
Passel moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrou jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Passel is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Passel misses with a body shot.
Passel walks into a left hand.
Passel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wrou.
Passel throws out a loose jab but Wrou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wrou moves into range and connects with a jab.
Passel goes for a double leg but Wrou avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wrou continues to drive forward.
Wrou looks to land a left hand but Passel moved out of range nicely.
Passel sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wrou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Passel manages to avoid it.
Wrou misses with a low kick.
And Passel tries to counter it with a takedown but Wrou pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wrou lands the left hand.
Passel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wrou throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Wrou.
Wrou uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Passel.
Wrou feints and then cracks Passel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Passel down.
Passel checks a leg kick.
Passel slips a jab from Wrou.
Passel digs a good hook to Wrou's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Passel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Passel misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Passel.
Passel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Passel moves out of range as Wrou throws a body kick.
Passel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wrou throws a hook to the side of Passel's head but Passel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Passel misses with a straight left.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wrou throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wrou pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Passel changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Passel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wrou.
Passel misses with a straight right.
Wrou seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Passel throws an overhand right that lands on Wrou's shoulder, as Wrou tries to avoid the shot.
Wrou tries to counter by clinching up but Passel breaks away and moves out of range.
Wrou scores with a jab. Passel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wrou uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Passel checks a leg kick nicely.
Passel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Passel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wrou drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Passel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wrou throws out the jab.
Wrou bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Passel misses with an uppercut. Wrou saw that one coming.
Wrou wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sledge Wrou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wrou throws a body punch but Passel moves out of range.
Passel scores with a sloppy right hand. Wrou should have avoided that one.
Wrou misses with a low kick.
Passel lands with a straight right. Wrou didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Passel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Passel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wrou.
Wrou is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Passel feints and as Wrou raises his hands in defense, Passel changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Passel looking to sit in guard and control but Wrou gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Wrou tries to stand but Passel is controlling from the bottom.
Wrou working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Passel wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Passel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Passel keeping moving, preventing Wrou from controlling successfully.
Wrou trying to stand up but can't free himself from Passel's guard.
Wrou is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Passel punching from the bottom - just letting Wrou know he's still in a fight.
Wrou has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Passel is proving hard to escape from.
Wrou wants to pass the guard but Passel is keeping the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ben Passel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's eight 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 throws a good cross that connects.
A telegraphed right hand from Wrou misses the target.
Wrou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wrou ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wrou throws out a loose jab but Passel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wrou connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Passel's hands.
Wrou throws a head kick that half lands.
Passel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wrou throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wrou bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wrou looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Passel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wrou throws out a loose jab but Passel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Passel throws a body punch but Wrou moves out of range.
Wrou tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Passel manages to circle out of the way.
Wrou throws a hook to the side of Passel's head but Passel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Passel takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wrou.
Wrou throws a hook but Passel blocks it.
Passel checks a leg kick.
And Passel tries to counter it with a takedown but Wrou pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wrou throws the kick towards the body but Passel avoids it.
Passel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Passel throws a shot to the body.
Wrou throws a jab but it's blocked by Passel.
Wrou waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Passel.
Wrou takes a body punch but keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sledge Wrou showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Passel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Passel!
Ben Passel thanked the fans post fight for their support.