PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wamberto Boaz (ranked 112 p4p, 423 weight class) and Moganesh Jain (ranked 10 p4p, 30 weight class). Boaz comes into the arena with Preciso me encontrar blaring out of the sound system. Jain has chosen The Monkey King as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Boaz
vs
Jain

164 cm
34
136
30 - 19 - 1

160 cm
27
145
17 - 5 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Wamberto Boaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moganesh Jain!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boaz misses with a left hand
and Jain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jain digs a good hook to Boaz's body.
Jain scores with a nice strike.
Jain fails with the takedown
and Boaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boaz.
Boaz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jain scores with a jab to the head.
Boaz scores with a body shot.
Boaz defending well as Jain loads up on a big left hand.
Jain lands with a cross.
Boaz has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Boaz lands a lovely overhand right.

Boaz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jain napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Boaz staying calm.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Boaz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Boaz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jain tries to buck Boaz off but Boaz is having none of it.
Boaz working away.
The referee asks Boaz politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Boaz prefers to stall for the moment though.
Jain is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Boaz's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jain is trying to get back to full guard.
Boaz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Boaz wants to pass to mount but Jain is defending the position.
Jain manages to get to full guard.
Boaz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boaz pushes down on Jain's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jain is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jain is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boaz passes to side control.
Jain is not content to let Boaz control the position.
A control attempt from Jain but he's now mounted!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jain stops Boaz from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Jain sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Jain controlling the position for now.
Jain manages to get to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Wamberto Boaz will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Boaz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jain checks it well.
The fighters circling - Boaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jain misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Boaz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jain with a jab.
Jain misses with a straight right.
Moganesh Jain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch combination from Boaz misses.
Boaz lands with a nice body kick.
Boaz connects with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boaz dives in for a single leg takedown but Jain sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Boaz scores with a shot to the side of Jain's head.
Boaz lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Jain fails to land.
Jain tries a body shot but Boaz blocks it.
Jain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Boaz as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boaz.
Boaz misses with a punch on the inside.
Boaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jain lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jain lands with a light punch inside.
Jain has a couple of punches blocked by Boaz.
Jain has a couple of punches blocked by Boaz.
Jain blocks a body shot from Boaz.
Jain misses with a punch to the body.
Boaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Jain controls his hands.
Jain softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Boaz misses with a punch on the inside.
Boaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jain's elbow.
Jain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boaz pushes Jain back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jain stops a takedown attempt from Boaz.
Jain is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Boaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jain misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Boaz fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boaz blocks an uppercut.
Boaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jain backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boaz scores with a shot to the side of Jain's head.
Boaz can't find room to land a body shot as Jain controls the action.
Jain blocks an uppercut.
Boaz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Boaz blocks a body shot from Jain.
Boaz misses with a body punch.
Boaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jain tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Boaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Boaz fails to land.
Boaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Boaz.
Boaz lands a shot to the body.
Jain lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jain lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boaz.
Boaz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jain tries to work over Boaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jain misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boaz lands a right hand.
Jain lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jain goes for a takedown attempt but Boaz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wamberto Boaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moganesh Jain.
Jain lands a body shot.
Moganesh Jain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jain with a nice cross.

Jain closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jain laying and praying for a moment but Boaz takes advantage and regains half guard.
Jain trying to control the action but Boaz is working from the bottom.

Jain is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boaz is looking to improve his position.
Boaz is staying active underneath Jain, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boaz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jain's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jain's back!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Boaz is trying to stick to Jain's back but Jain is turning into Boaz. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Boaz's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Jain.
Boaz trying to keep a closed guard but Jain is proving a slippery customer.

Boaz looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Jain is defending well. Boaz quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Jain has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Boaz celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wamberto Boaz!
A relieved looking Wamberto Boaz thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.