PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tamid Nasib (ranked 796 p4p, 52 weight class) and Moganesh Jain (ranked 452 p4p, 26 weight class). Jain has chosen The Monkey King as his entrance music. Tamid Nasib is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Nasib
vs
Jain

180 cm
30
146 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

160 cm
23
145 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tamid Nasib!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moganesh Jain!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Topper Green and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasib looks to throw the jab but Jain is out of range.
Jain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Jain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jain swings for the body but Nasib moves out of range.
A jab from Nasib misses.
Jain moves out of range as Nasib strikes.
Jain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jain misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nasib swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nasib misses with a right hand
and Jain counters with a nice uppercut.
Jain throws a hook but Nasib blocks it.
Jain misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasib lands a nice looking body shot.
Nasib defending well as Jain loads up on a big left hand.
Moganesh Jain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jain takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jain with a nice cross.
Jain sizes up Nasib with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nasib steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jain.
An attempted straight right counter from Nasib misses the target.
Jain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nasib misses with a hook.
Jain throws out a counter right but Nasib avoids it with no problem.
Jain connects with a looping right hand.
Nasib throws a jab when Jain was well out of range.
Nasib throws an off balance right hand
and Jain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jain looks to score with a jab to the body but Nasib is just out of range.
Nasib misses with a hook. Jain ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasib takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nasib connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jain throws a big shot that misses.
Nasib was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nasib uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jain.
Nasib really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Jain shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jain was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Jain is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nasib has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jain tries to advance to mount but Nasib instead regains half guard.

Jain wants to work for an arm triangle but Nasib is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jain is trying to control. Nasib wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jain wants to free his trapped foot but Nasib is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jain wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nasib keeps working.

Jain is trying to work for a kimura but Nasib is defending well.
Jain wants to pass to mount but Nasib is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nasib is not content to let Jain control the position.

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 trying to mount his opponent but Nasib defends it.
Jain is still trying to improve position.
Nasib wants to improve his position but Jain is controlling well.
Jain working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Nasib's thigh. Nasib counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Jain stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nasib swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nasib keeping moving, preventing Jain from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moganesh Jain dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Nasib ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nasib looks to land a right hand but Jain moved out of range.
Jain lands with an overhand left.
Jain throws a jab when Nasib was well out of range.
Nasib throws a lazy uppercut
and Jain counters with a nice uppercut.

Nasib gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jain to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Nasib tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jain tries to free his leg and advance position but Nasib is retaining full guard.
Jain passes Nasib's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Jain is looking for a kimura but Nasib is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jain to get the leverage.
Jain looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasib works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jain wants to pass the guard but Nasib is keeping the position.
Jain trying to control but Nasib is working from the bottom.
Jain advances to half guard.
Moganesh Jain has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jain works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jain takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasib manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Nasib won't allow Jain to pass to mount.
Jain is looking to pass Nasib's guard but actually Nasib recovers to full guard.
Jain forces his way into half guard.
Jain wants to control but Nasib is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasib tries to get to full guard but Jain has control of the leg.
Jain works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jain moves to the back position.
Jain is controlling the position but Nasib somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Jain wants to pass the guard but Nasib is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jain wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nasib keeps working.
Jain trying to pass the guard but Nasib defending well.
Nasib is not content to let Jain control the position.

Jain is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nasib has managed to free his arm - good work.

Jain seems to be looking for submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jain trying to pass the guard but Nasib defending well.
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.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jain misses with a left hand
and Nasib counters with a nice uppercut.
Jain swings widly with a right hand
and Jain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jain with a hook.
Nasib throws a right hand that Jain ducks under and follows up with a left that Jain also avoids with ease.
Jain looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nasib ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nasib tries to counter by clinching up but Jain breaks away and moves out of range.
Jain blocks a jab.
A punch combination from Nasib misses.
Nasib takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jain. Nasib does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nasib takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nasib ducks under a wild hook from Jain.
Nasib with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jain ducks under a wild hook from Nasib.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Jain misses
and Nasib counters with a straight right hand.
Nasib uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jain.
A little feinted left hand from Nasib on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nasib manages to avoid it.
Jain throws a jab but it's blocked by Nasib.
Jain fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big left from Nasib misses.
Jain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nasib steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jain.
An attempted straight right counter from Nasib misses the target.
Nasib takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jain fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nasib throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jain lands the left hand.
Tamid Nasib has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jain uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nasib throws a hook but Jain blocks it.
Jain looks to throw the jab but Nasib is out of range.
Jain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jain scores with a punch to the head.
Jain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jain misses with a body shot.
Nasib keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jain swings widly with a right hand
and Nasib connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jain. Nasib does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Nasib wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jain lands with a hook. Nasib tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tamid Nasib is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jain lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jain misses with a straight right.
Nasib is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Jain clinches up against the cage.
Jain tries a body shot but Nasib blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jain.
Nasib tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nasib leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nasib swings wildly with an uppercut but Jain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nasib misses with a punch on the inside.
Nasib misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jain lands with a light punch inside.

Jain gets control of Nasib's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jain will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Our spies down at at The Clinic inform us that Jain has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Nasib controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Jain looking for a guillotine here but Nasib defends easily.
Moganesh Jain is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nasib stopping the sweep attempt from Jain.
Nasib has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jain looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jain's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

And that's the end of the fight!
Moganesh Jain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jain has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moganesh Jain!
After the big win, Moganesh Jain made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Urban Fighter and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
In defeat, Tamid Nasib stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thanks for coming..I'll be back'.