PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Moganesh Jain (ranked 1557 p4p, 1646 weight class) and Count Dankula (ranked 168 p4p, 173 weight class). Jain's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Monkey King. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Count Dankula enters the cage!

Jain
vs
Dankula

160 cm
33
145
24 - 11 - 1

170 cm
29
148
11 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moganesh Jain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Count Dankula!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dankula.
Jain throws a hook but Dankula blocks it.
Jab by Jain.
No joy there for Dankula, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheers as Jain lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dankula doesn't seem phased though.
Jain throws a shot from downtown. Dankula moves away and avoids it.
Jain checks a low kick from Dankula.
An attempted straight right counter from Jain misses the target.
Dankula ducks under a wild hook from Jain.
Nice defenses there by Dankula.
Jain needs to keep his hands up - Dankula had a free shot at his head there.

It looks like Moganesh Jain has been cut.
Jain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Jain manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dankula on his heels. He'll look to pass Dankula's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dankula being controlled here, momentarily.
Dankula wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jain stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dankula swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Dankula controls Jain momentarily but Jain frees himself.
Dankula keeping moving, preventing Jain from controlling successfully.
Jain passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jain is looking to take a break and control but Dankula is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dankula prevents Jain from moving into mount.
Jain passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Dankula!

Jain looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jain tries to control but Dankula wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dankula can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jain controlling his opponent.

Jain jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Dankula manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Jain wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dankula, who protects the arm well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dankula wants to control but Jain postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Moganesh Jain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Moganesh Jain's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jain works Dankula's body with a nice hook.
Jain throws the left hand but Dankula avoids the punch easily.
Jain lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Donk. Jain catches Dankula right on the button with a cross.
Dankula moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jain misses with a body shot.
Jain throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Moganesh Jain is winning the standup battle so far.
Dankula swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jain feinted with a counter takedown.
Dankula takes a swing at Jain's ribcage but misses.
Jain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dankula can do to turn this around?
Dankula dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jain throws an overhand right that lands on Dankula's shoulder, as Dankula tries to avoid the shot.
Nice shot lands for Jain.
Dankula's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jain connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dankula scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dankula misses with a wild body shot.
Jain fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dankula throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dankula ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jain moves away.
Dankula misses with an uppercut.
Jain throwing a counter right hand but Dankula manages to avoid it.
Jain scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dankula fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jain manages to avoid it.
Dankula walks into a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dankula throws a hook but Jain blocks it.
Dankula ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jain moves away.
Jain misses with an uppercut. Dankula saw that one coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dankula keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jain.
Decent striking displayed by Jain there.
A swing and a miss from Jain.
Good work by Jain as he checks the leg kick.
Jain takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dankula takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jain is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jain scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jain missing with a left hand there. Dankula was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dankula works Jain's body with a nice hook.
Dankula tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jain was well out of range. Poor timing from Dankula.
Jain throws a hook to the side of Dankula's head but Dankula sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Jain scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dankula is not content to let Jain control the position.

Jain working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jain tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Moganesh Jain overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dankula seems a little lost for a moment, as Jain dominates the positioning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dankula tries to buck Jain off but Jain is having none of it.

Jain tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jain has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Jain is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dankula is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jain trying to control the action but Dankula is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jain darts in looking for a takedown but Dankula gets double underhooks and turns Jain into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Moganesh Jain dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Moganesh Jain's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jain lands a jab to Dankula's midsection.
Dankula takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dankula misses with a kick to the body.
Jain throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dankula on the side of the head.
Jain connects with a crisp jab.
Jain throws a looping overhand right but Dankula ducks down to avoid it.
Jain lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dankula throws a right and a left that Jain avoids nicely.
Dankula just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy left from Dankula finds it's target.
Dankula misses with a wild combination.
Jain slips under a jab from Dankula.
Dankula looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jain misses with an uppercut.
Dankula slips under a jab.
Dankula moves out of range as Jain strikes.
Jain misses with an uppercut. Dankula saw that one coming.
Jain throws a shot from downtown. Dankula moves away and avoids it.
Dankula scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jain throws a looping overhand right but Dankula ducks down to avoid it.
Jain misses with a body shot.
Jain fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jain throws the left hand but Dankula avoids the punch easily.
Jain connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dankula momentarily.
Count Dankula is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dankula connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dankula scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dankula on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jain connects with a body shot.
Jain looks to land a right hand but Dankula moved out of range.
Jain ducks under a wild hook from Dankula.
Jain missing with a left hand there. Dankula was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jain's corner calls for a 1-2. Jain obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jain cracks Dankula with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dankula fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dankula is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jain rather than just go for the knockout.
Jain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dankula manages to avoid it.
Jain comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dankula throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jain takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jain throws a hook but Dankula avoids it easily.

Dankula lands a left and a right that send Jain crashing to the mat, dazed. Dankula thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Jain is rocked!
Dankula avoids the body shot from Jain.
Dankula throws a hook but Jain blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Dankula.
Jain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dankula.
Jain checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dankula keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dankula moves away from the strike by Jain.
It seemed like Dankula was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dankula throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jain's corner calls for a 1-2. Jain obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jain swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dankula.
Jain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dankula moves away.
Dankula ducks right into an uppercut from Jain.
A slow jab from Jain misses its intended target.
Dankula looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dankula uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jain.
Jain lunges at Dankula with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dankula's hand.
Jain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jain connects with a nice looking jab.
Dankula avoids the body shot from Jain.
Dankula scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dankula connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jain. Jain circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dankula throws a body punch but Jain moves out of range.
Jain misses with a looping left.
Dankula looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jain checks a low kick from Dankula.
Dankula misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Jain.
Jain lands with a right hand.
Jain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jain stuns Dankula with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jain moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dankula listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dankula tests Jain's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jain looks to score with a jab to the body but Dankula is just out of range.
Jain staying out of range there.
Jain throws a lazy right hand but Dankula sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dankula misses with a looping right.
Jain throws a lazy uppercut
and Dankula counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice shot by Dankula.
Dankula takes a swing at Jain's ribcage but misses.
Jain scores with a jab. Dankula acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dankula throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dankula misses with an uppercut. Jain saw that one coming.
Dankula misses with a hook
and Jain counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dankula has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jain works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jain paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jain throws a hook but Dankula blocks it.
Jain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dankula misses with a wild body shot.
Count Dankula has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jain throws a body punch but Dankula moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Moganesh Jain.
Well Jain has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moganesh Jain!
Moganesh Jain seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Count Dankula stepped up to the mic, saying 'That shits whack. '.