PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gaz Passmoor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winston Churchhill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Passmoor comes to the cage accompanied by L'amour Toujours by Gigi Agostino. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Passmoor
vs
Churchhill

186 cm
22
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

189 cm
22
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gaz Passmoor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Winston Churchhill!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Churchhill moves in looking to clinch but Passmoor pushes him off.

Passmoor decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Passmoor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Passmoor throws a strike but Churchhill avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

Passmoor drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Churchhill manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Passmoor has Churchhill in his guard.
Passmoor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Churchhill is one step ahead there.
Churchhill works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Churchhill trying to control from half guard but Passmoor is working away.
Churchhill is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Passmoor is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Churchhill pulls his head out easily.
Churchhill is keen to just control but Passmoor is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Churchhill thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Passmoor's head.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Passmoor closes the distance and clinches up with Churchhill, looking for a takedown. Passmoor pushes Churchhill against the cage but Churchhill circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Churchhill with that takedown attempt.
Churchhill shoots and misses

and Passmoor counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Churchhill's guard now.

Churchhill throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Passmoor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Churchhill looking to hit a scissor sweep but Passmoor is one step ahead there.
Passmoor wants to control from the top but Churchhill keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Churchhill 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.

Churchhill has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Passmoor can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Passmoor lands with a shot to the body.
Churchhill looks gassed!

Churchhill gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Passmoor trying to stand up but can't free himself from Churchhill's guard.
Churchhill looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Passmoor postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Passmoor trying to control but Churchhill is working from the bottom.
Churchhill keeping full guard, as Passmoor tries to pass.
Churchhill looking to control.
Passmoor advances to half guard.

Churchhill looking for submissions off his back.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Passmoor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Passmoor.
Passmoor trying to control the position but Churchhill is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Churchhill is looking for a sweep.
Churchhill can't do much from the bottom here.
Churchhill manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Passmoor looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Churchhill is not content to let Passmoor control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Passmoor in particular looking to stall.
Churchhill trying to control from the bottom.

Passmoor is looking for a kimura but Churchhill is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Passmoor to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaz Passmoor dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Passmoor sizes up Churchhill with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Passmoor shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Churchhill's guard.
Passmoor being controlled here momentarily.
Churchhill wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Passmoor is now in half guard.

Passmoor is working for a submission of some sort.
Churchhill is looking for a sweep. Passmoor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Churchhill won't allow Passmoor to pass to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Passmoor seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Churchhill does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Churchhill is looking to control Passmoor's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Churchhill avoid being mounted?

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Churchhill fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Passmoor sprawls well initially but Churchhill persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Passmoor is looking for a sweep. Churchhill is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Passmoor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Churchhill.
Passmoor trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Passmoor has his hands clasped together around Churchhill's back. He's all about the action.
Passmoor landing a few short strikes.
Passmoor moves into full guard.
Churchhill trying to control the position from guard on top but Passmoor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Churchhill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Passmoor is keeping the position for now.
Churchhill pushes down on Passmoor's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Churchhill sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Churchhill looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Passmoor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Churchhill is pressing down on Passmoor's thigh, looking to free his foot. Passmoor is holding on for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Passmoor flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Churchhill is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Passmoor has managed to free his arm - good work.

Passmoor is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Churchhill pulls his head out easily.
Churchhill performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Passmoor misses with a takedown

and Churchhill counters with a single leg into guard. Passmoor didn't expect that.
Passmoor wants to sweep but no luck.
Churchhill controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Passmoor is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Churchhill looking for a sweep. Not yet Churchhill, not yet.
Churchhill is trying to keep Passmoor in close.
Churchhill is looking to sweep but instead, Passmoor has passed into half guard.

Passmoor seems to be looking for submissions.
Churchhill is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Passmoor is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Churchhill defends it well.
Churchhill manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Winston Churchhill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Churchhill throws a hook to the side of Passmoor's head but Passmoor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Passmoor looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Churchhill!
Passmoor unloading with bombs!
Churchhill is trying desperately to improve position.
Passmoor wants to control the pace but Churchhill is squirming around nicely.
Churchhill is trying desperately to improve position.

Passmoor wants to finish this one by submission but Churchhill is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Passmoor.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Passmoor looking to control but Churchhill is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Churchhill keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Passmoor goes for an armbar but Churchhill turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Churchhill.
Churchhill pushes down on Passmoor's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Churchhill is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Passmoor manages to get to full guard.

Passmoor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Churchhill can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Churchhill advances to half guard.
Churchhill trying to control the action but Passmoor is working from the bottom.

Churchhill is working for a kimura but Passmoor is defending it quite comfortably.
Churchhill prevents Passmoor from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Churchhill is thwarting Passmoor's attempts to control the position.
Passmoor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Churchhill.
Churchhill seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Passmoor does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Passmoor fails to land the takedown.
Passmoor lands with a nice combination. Churchhill backs away looking to recover.
Churchhill darts in trying to clinch

and Passmoor counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Passmoor wants to pass the guard but Churchhill is keeping the position.
Churchhill wants to sweep here but Passmoor controlling him for the moment.
Churchhill manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Passmoor manages to get himself to full guard.
Churchhill sitting in guard here, content to control.
Churchhill wants to control from the top but Passmoor keeps moving.

Passmoor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Churchhill slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gaz 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaz Passmoor!