PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Karl Hermann (ranked 818 p4p, 1717 weight class) and Moganesh Jain (ranked 48 p4p, 93 weight class). Jain has chosen The Monkey King as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hermann
vs
Jain

173 cm
28
145
17 - 5 - 0

160 cm
28
145
17 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
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 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Hermann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moganesh Jain!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hermann takes a swing at Jain's ribcage but misses.
Hermann drops his hands momentarily and Jain takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hermann looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hermann misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jain fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jain shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hermann but Hermann pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jain misses with a body shot
and Hermann counters with a nice uppercut.
Jain staying out of range there.
Jain missing with a left hand there. Hermann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jain scores with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Hermann misses the target.
It seemed like Jain was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jain takes one to the side of the head.
Jain throws a right hand that misses
and Jain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hermann throws out a loose jab but Jain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hermann misses with an uppercut.
Hermann throws an overhand right that lands on Jain's shoulder, as Jain tries to avoid the shot.
Jain takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jain misses the jab.
Hermann scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Karl Hermann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jain with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hermann to score with a decent uppercut.
Karl Hermann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jain slips under a jab from Hermann.
Jain wants to clinch but Hermann slips to the side
and Hermann counters with a body kick that stops Jain in his tracks momentarily.
Hermann throws a lazy right hand but Jain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hermann loads up on a big right hand but Jain slips the punch.
Hermann missing with a left hand there. Jain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jain throws a hook but Hermann blocks it.
Jain is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hermann swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hermann throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hermann was well out of range. Poor timing from Jain.
Jain misses the shot to the body.
Hermann jabs Jain right on the nose. Jain blinks but takes it well.
Jain looks to score with a jab to the body but Hermann is just out of range.
Hermann misses with a wild body shot.
Jain slips under a jab.
Hermann ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jain jabs at Hermann's body.
Hermann throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Jain misses.
Hermann thuds a left hand into Jain's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hermann connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hermann dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hermann smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jain lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hermann tests Jain's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jain shoots in looking for a takedown but Hermann manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jain's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A jab from Hermann misses.
Jain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hermann.
The crowd cheers as Jain lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hermann doesn't seem phased though.
Nice body punch from Hermann.
Jain takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hermann looks to land a left hand but Jain moved out of range nicely.
Hermann connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hermann displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jain throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Jain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hermann is looking to counter punch.
Hermann moves away from the strike by Jain.
Hermann pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hermann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hermann.
Hermann with a jab.
Hermann lands a glancing blow to the side of Jain's head.
Hermann misses with a wild body shot.
Jain throws a hook but Hermann avoids it easily.
Hermann moves out of range as Jain strikes.
Hermann throws a body punch but Jain moves out of range.

Hermann darts in and clinches Jain up against the cage.
Hermann swings wildly with an uppercut but Jain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hermann's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hermann softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jain throws a punch but it's blocked by Hermann.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jain.
Jain is working Hermann over against the cage.
Hermann is looking to control Jain's arms but Jain gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hermann has his back to the cage.
Hermann swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Jain.
Jain is working Hermann over against the cage.
Jain throws a head punch that misses.
Jain throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hermann is breathing heavily.
Jain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jain lands a nice uppercut.
Hermann looking to slow down the pace here.
Jain lands a hook that snaps the head of Hermann backwards.
Jain lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hermann backwards.
Hermann lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jain or not.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hermann throws a head punch that misses.
Hermann lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jain backwards.
Hermann swings wildly with an uppercut but Jain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jain lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Jain.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Hermann dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jain takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hermann paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hermann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Hermann.
Hermann misses with a leg kick
and Jain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jain ducks right into an uppercut from Hermann.
Hermann steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jain.
Hermann just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Hermann 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Hermann is rocked!
Jain gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hermann uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jain has time to react.
A swing and a miss from Jain.
Hermann connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jain momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jain thuds a left hand into Hermann's body.
Jain defending well as Hermann loads up on a big left hand.
Hermann is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jain can do to turn this around?
Jain ducks under a wild hook from Hermann.
Jain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jain lands a jab to Hermann's midsection.
Jain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hermann was well out of range. Poor timing from Jain.
Hermann on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Jain closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jain lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Hermann is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jain struggles to land a body shot inside as Hermann controls his hands.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A left hand lands to the body for Jain.
Jain lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hermann backwards.
Hermann misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hermann.
Hermann gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jain.
Jain swings wildly with an uppercut but Hermann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jain throws a head punch that misses.
Jain swings wildly with an uppercut but Hermann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hermann seems to have got his legs back now.
Jain misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jain lands a hook that snaps the head of Hermann backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hook to the body lands for Jain.
Hermann misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hermann prevents a body shot from Jain.
Jain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jain blocks an uppercut.
Jain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moganesh Jain seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short left from Jain.
Hermann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hermann is trying to stall.
Hermann works on Jain's body with a couple of short punches.

Hermann breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jain tries to move into range but Hermann moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hermann is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hermann throws out the jab.
It seemed like Jain was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hermann moves away from the strike by Jain.
Hermann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jain was well out of range. Poor timing from Hermann.
Hermann throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hermann looks to score with a jab to the body but Jain is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermann pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hermann ducks under a wild hook from Jain.
Jain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hermann manages to avoid it.
Jain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hermann.
Jain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hermann.
Hermann takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hermann misses with a two punch combination.
Hermann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jain scores with a hook to the body. Hermann takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hermann throws a body punch but Jain moves out of range.
Hermann thuds a left hand into Jain's body.
Jain throws a lazy right hand but Hermann sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karl Hermann is winning the standup battle so far.
Hermann jabs Jain to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Jain.
Hermann steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jain.
Hermann takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hermann on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jain defending well as Hermann loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jain slips under a jab from Hermann.
Jain digs a good body shot into Hermann's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jain. Hermann does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hermann has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hermann there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hermann lands a really nice looking cross but Jain seems unphased.
Hermann doesn't manage to clinch there - Jain circles away.
Jain misses with a hook.
Jain throws an overhand right that drops Hermann like a sack of potatoes! Jain dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moganesh Jain!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Moganesh Jain made sure he mentioned SynCity Fightwear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.