He made the right call considering the situation though. He wasn't allowed to pilot due to regulations, and punching anyone wouldn't have changed that. He reined in his personal desires in order to save his friends, which is a lot more mature than Ranta v2 acting cocky, Ichigo acting jealous, and Semi-dead egoboy acting like a diva.

If he flat out said he didn't want 02 fighting with another guy, and she only did so because he pleaded with her (albeit with much hesitation and pain), all of his friends would be dead now.