PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Karl Hermann (ranked 2057 p4p, 1977 weight class) and Moganesh Jain (ranked 118 p4p, 113 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jain's choice of entrance music: The Monkey King. 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
29
145
17 - 7 - 0

160 cm
29
145
18 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Hermann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moganesh Jain!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jain walks into a jab.
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 scores with a jab.
Hermann has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches in the buildup to the fight.
Jain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jain walks into a jab.

It looks like Moganesh Jain has been cut.
Jain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jain moves away from the strike by Hermann.
Jain scores with a sloppy right hand. Hermann should have avoided that one.
Hermann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jain! But no joy.
Hermann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hermann misses with an uppercut.
Jain doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hermann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jain.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donk. Hermann catches Jain right on the button with a cross.
Hermann throws an off balance right hand
letting Jain counter with a right hand.
Hermann falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jain counters with a nice uppercut.

Hermann is rocked!
Jain misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermann throws a series of punches but Jain moves out of range.
Hermann swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jain counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice straight punches there by Hermann. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hermann.
Jain on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hermann.
Hermann connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hermann slips a straight right by Jain.
Hermann throwing a counter right hand but Jain manages to avoid it.
Hermann throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jain counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hermann is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A big right from Jain misses.
The crowd cheers as Hermann lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jain doesn't seem phased though.
Hermann scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jain slips under a jab from Hermann.

Hermann closes the distance and pushes Jain back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jain blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hermann.
Hermann is leaning against Jain and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hermann fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jain swings wildly with an uppercut but Hermann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hermann working aggressively here.
Jain is working Hermann over against the cage.
Hermann swings wildly with an uppercut but Jain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jain is working Hermann over against the cage.
Jain can't find room to land a body shot as Hermann controls the action.
Jain lands with a light punch inside.
Jain lands with a short shot to the head.
Hermann blocks an uppercut.
Hermann fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hermann scores with a shot to the side of Jain's head.
Jain misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hermann.
A short right from Hermann on the inside.
Nice body punch from Hermann - that landed with a thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jain digs a right hand underneath Hermann's ribcage. Hermann let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jain struggles to land a body shot inside as Hermann controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hermann.
Hermann working aggressively here.
Jain is looking for a takedown.
Jain tries to work over Hermann's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hermann's elbow.

Jain gets control of Hermann's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jain will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Jain had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hermann defends it easily.
Hermann preventing the sweep.
Jain is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jain wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermann wants to stand but Jain is controlling his posture from full guard.

Hermann stands up from Jain's guard - Hermann perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hermann.
Hermann lands a jab to the nose.
Jain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hermann keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hermann keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jain's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hermann under the eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hermann fails with an attempt to clinch.
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 Karl Hermann will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Moganesh Jain's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hermann throws a head kick that misses.
Hermann throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jain counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Hermann misses.
Jain looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Karl Hermann is winning the standup battle so far.
Hermann fails to land with a series of punches.
Jain slips a straight right by Hermann.
Jain swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jain moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hermann throws an overhand right that lands on Jain's shoulder, as Jain tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Jain on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hermann throws a big shot that misses.
Jain checks the leg kick nicely there.
A nice side step and Jain releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hermann misses with a jab to the body
enabling Jain to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermann throws a lazy right hand but Jain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jain looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hermann misses with a straight right.
Hermann uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jain.
Jain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hermann.
Hermann scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermann throws an overhand right that lands on Jain's shoulder, as Jain tries to avoid the shot.
Hermann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Hermann misses.
Jain with the counter takedown but Hermann avoids it easily.
Hermann throws a jab but it's blocked by Jain.
Hermann throws a lazy uppercut

and Jain counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hermann is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Jain dives into side control.

Jain trying to control the action but Hermann is working from the bottom.
Jain tries to advance to mount but Hermann denies him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermann is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hermann tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jain controlling from side mount.
Hermann prevents Jain from improving position.

Hermann throws Jain to one side and escapes!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hermann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermann throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hermann lands with a hook. Jain tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jain missing with a left hand there. Hermann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hermann swings widly with a right hand
and Jain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hermann bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hermann throws out a loose jab but Jain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jain let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jain blocks the body kick.
Jain moves out of range of the strikes.
Jain walks into a jab.
Jain shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hermann as he avoids it easily.
Karl Hermann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hermann.
Hermann misses the jab.
Jain avoids the body shot from Hermann.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jain blocks a head kick by Hermann.
A little jabbing left from Jain on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hermann throws a poor cross that misses
and Jain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hermann connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jain momentarily.
Hermann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jain manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Hermann there.
Hermann misses with an uppercut
letting Jain counter with a right hand.
Hermann is looking to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Jain misses.
Hermann misses with a body shot
and Jain counters with a straight right hand.
Oh Hermann is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters circling - Jain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hermann is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jain can do to turn this around?
Hermann throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jain.
Hermann throws a head kick that misses
and Jain counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jain lands a body shot.
Jain misses with a hook. Hermann ducked under it nicely.
Hermann seems to have got his legs back now.
Hermann throws an off balance right hand
and Jain counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Hermann dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Moganesh Jain's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice jab there from Hermann.
Nice cross by Hermann.
Jain defending well as Hermann loads up on a big left hand.
Hermann jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hermann thows a left - swing and a miss!

Oooh a lovely combination from Jain sends Hermann down but not out. Jain dives into side control looking to finish.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hermann controls the position for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hermann tries to bench press Jain off him but Jain keeps the position.
Hermann struggling a bit here.
Jain is looking to take a break and control but Hermann is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermann is looking to get back to his feet here but Jain is keeping cool and he's managed to take Hermann's back.
Moganesh Jain has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hermann rolls, trying to escape but Jain keeps control of the position.
Jain has good solid back control here.
Hermann just trying to survive but Jain is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Karl Hermann is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hermann tries to escape but Jain has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Hermann has hold of Jain's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.

Jain looking for the choke but no joy.
Hermann trying to control the action but Jain just sinks the hooks in.
Hermann wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermann tries to break free.
Moganesh Jain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hermann is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Jain tries to keep control of the position but Hermann is staying busy.
Hermann is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

Jain has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Hermann is in real trouble here. Jain gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Hermann is tapping out! Jain wins by rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Moganesh Jain!
Moganesh Jain tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.