PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dom Cruz (ranked 451 p4p, 534 weight class) and Moganesh Jain (ranked 25 p4p, 30 weight class). Jain has chosen The Monkey King as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cruz
vs
Jain

172 cm
36
144
30 - 20 - 0

160 cm
25
145
14 - 4 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moganesh Jain!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jain takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Cruz misses the target.
Dom Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Cruz looking to score a takedown here. Jain is defending well but Cruz drives through and ends up in Jain's guard.

Jain looking for a guillotine here but Cruz defends easily.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Jain keeps moving.
Jain is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jain keeping full guard, as Cruz tries to pass.
Jain lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz keeping full guard, as Jain tries to pass.
Cruz pulls Jain in close to his closed guard and prevents Jain from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cruz looking for a sweep. Not yet Cruz, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cruz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Cruz postures up and lands a big shot to Jain's brow.
Jain not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cruz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jain tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cruz is working Jain over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cruz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Jain keeps moving.
Cruz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cruz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cruz tries to free his leg and advance position but Jain is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cruz stands up over Jain, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Jain is looking for a triangle but Cruz pushes his legs off easily.
Cruz distracts Jain with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cruz trying to control but Jain is working from the bottom.
Cruz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jain is trying to hold Cruz in close to prevent damage but Cruz has managed to pass into half guard.
Jain blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cruz.
Nice strikes from Cruz there.
Jain has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Cruz is looking to advance position but Jain won't allow it.
Jain is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Jain wants to control but Cruz is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jain is looking for a sweep. Cruz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cruz working over Jain with some ground and pound. Jain looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cruz 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.
Jain wants to improve his position but Cruz is controlling well.
Cruz passes to full mount!
Cruz prevents Jain from getting the reversal.
Cruz unloading with bombs!
Cruz content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jain is looking to get to half guard.
Jain is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cruz lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Cruz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jain working to try and regain half guard.
Cruz lands with some strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jain is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cruz lands a couple of good shots and Jain has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Jain rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Cruz works his foot free and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cruz lands a nice shot to the head.
Jain keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cruz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jain hang on?
Jain tries to reverse the position but Cruz maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dom Cruz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cruz throws a right hand that Jain ducks under and follows up with a left that Jain also avoids with ease.
It seemed like Jain was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
Jain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jain as he avoids it easily.
Jain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jain! But no joy.
Jain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cruz.
Jain connects with a nice looking jab.
Jain changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jain looks to land a right hand but Cruz moved out of range.
Cruz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz throws an overhand right that lands on Jain's shoulder, as Jain tries to avoid the shot.
Cruz throws a leg kick but Jain moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jain misses with a body shot.
Jain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jain swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Jain throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Jain counters by moving into the clinch.
Jain prevents the takedown attempt.

Cruz pulls guard successfully.
Cruz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jain looking to pass the guard.
Dom Cruz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cruz is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Cruz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jain is one step ahead there.
Cruz keeping full guard, as Jain tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jain trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jain passes into half guard.
Jain wants to take a breather but Cruz is having none of it.
Cruz is looking for a sweep. Jain is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cruz keeping control of the position.
Jain trying to control from half guard but Cruz is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jain wants to free his trapped foot but Cruz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cruz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jain being controlled here momentarily.
Jain stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cruz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cruz wants to sweep but no luck.
Cruz looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jain stays in close to Cruz's body and controls the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jain lands with an uppercut that bounces Cruz off the cage and back into range.
Jain misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Jain swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jain bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Jain.
Jain is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jain on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
Jain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cruz with a poor takedown
and Jain counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dom Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cruz walks into a left hand.
Jain misses with a looping right.
Cruz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jain loads up on a big right hand but Cruz slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moganesh Jain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Cruz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cruz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cruz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jain pinned against the cage. Jain gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cruz lands the left hand.
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice shot by Jain.
Jain looks to throw the jab but Cruz is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jain missing with a left hand there. Cruz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cruz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jain catches Cruz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cruz throws a series of punches but Jain avoids them all with ease.
Cruz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jain.
Jain wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cruz is looking for a counter combo.
Cruz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cruz duly obliges.
Dom Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jain shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cruz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Cruz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jain can do to turn this around?

Jain rushes Cruz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cruz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jain pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jain scores with a hook to the body. Cruz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice uppercut lands for Cruz. That snapped Jain's head back.
Cruz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jain throws out a loose jab but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jain misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jain misses with a wild body shot.
Jain throws a looping overhand right but Cruz ducks down to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from Jain as Cruz shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dom Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jain tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cruz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jain walks into a left hand.
Jain lands a nice looking body shot.
Jain lands an overhand right.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Jain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Jain tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nice jab there from Cruz.
Jain throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cruz cracks a nice hook into Jain's ribs.
Cruz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jain looks to land a right hand but Cruz moved out of range.

Cruz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jain!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jain takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jain is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cruz trying to control the action but Jain is working from the bottom.
Cruz connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jain some visible discomfort.
Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Jain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cruz advances nicely into full mount.
Jain wants to control but Cruz is having none of it.
Cruz wants to control the pace but Jain is squirming around nicely.
Cruz lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jain is trying desperately to improve position.
Cruz is landing with some decent strikes but Jain is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cruz lands with some strikes.
Cruz raining down hammerfists from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jain sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cruz lands a nice short elbow.
Jain wants to get back to full guard but Cruz has passed into side control.
Jain manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cruz's best efforts.
Jain tries to roll over but Cruz keeps him under control.
Cruz working over Jain with some ground and pound. Jain looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dom Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cruz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dom Cruz!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Dom Cruz made sure he mentioned Urban Fighter, along with how happy he was to win his fight.