PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Martin Espiga (ranked 3615 p4p, 408 weight class) and Noam Choms (ranked 3158 p4p, 367 weight class). Noam Choms is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Martin Espiga
vs
Choms

187 cm
26
177 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

184 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Juan Martin Espiga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Noam Choms!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Espiga scores with a jab. Choms acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Choms works Espiga's body with a nice hook.
Choms gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Espiga.
Espiga has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Yaw-Yan Ardigma in the buildup to the fight.

Espiga moves into the clinch.
Choms stalls.
Espiga working aggressively here.
Choms tries to work over Espiga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Choms lands a right hand that snaps the head of Espiga backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Espiga lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Espiga as Choms tries to tie him up.
Choms misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Espiga blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Choms as the two fighters clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Espiga lands a hook to the side of the head.
Choms misses with a hook to the ribs.
Choms is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Espiga is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Espiga.
Espiga swings wildly with an uppercut but Choms uses good head movement to avoid it.
Espiga misses with the head strike.
Choms misses with a hook from the clinch.
Choms dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Choms looking to stall.
Choms blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Choms blocking some punches.
Choms is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Espiga is keeping busy.
Choms blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choms blocking some punches.
Espiga softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Espiga misses with some punches.
Espiga throws a punch but it's blocked by Choms.
Choms lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Espiga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Choms throws a head punch that misses.
Choms blocks an uppercut.
Espiga misses with some punches.
Espiga lands with a left to the head.
Choms blocking some punches.
Choms looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Espiga has a couple of punches blocked by Choms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Espiga as Choms tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Espiga.
Choms fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Choms misses with a hook from the clinch.
Espiga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choms is looking to control Espiga's arms but Espiga gets an underhook and turns him. Now Choms has his back to the cage.
Choms blocks an uppercut.
Choms misses with the head strike.
Choms tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Espiga's elbow.
Choms's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Espiga misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Choms.
Choms tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Choms misses with a hook to the ribs.
Espiga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Espiga lands with a left to the head.
Choms stalls.
Espiga throws a punch but it's blocked by Choms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Choms.
Choms lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Espiga or not.
Choms lands with a right to the head.
Choms tries to throw a body punch but Espiga avoids it by throwing Choms back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choms lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Espiga backwards.
Choms blocking some punches.
Choms blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Espiga creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Choms struggles to land a body shot inside as Espiga controls his hands.
Choms lands a nice uppercut.
Choms tries to throw a body punch but Espiga avoids it by throwing Choms back against the cage.
Espiga letting Choms take a breather here.
Choms lands a left hand.
Espiga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Choms goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Choms fails to land.
Choms tries to throw a body punch but Espiga avoids it by throwing Choms back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Espiga.
Espiga has a couple of punches blocked by Choms.
A short right from Espiga on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Juan Martin Espiga will probably get the nod.
That's time! Espiga's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Donk. Espiga catches Choms right on the button with a cross.
Choms misses with a wild body shot.
Choms swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Espiga ducks under a wild hook from Choms.
Espiga gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Choms misses with an uppercut
and Espiga counters with a straight right hand.
Choms comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Espiga throws a hook to the side of Choms's head but Choms sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Espiga is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Espiga scores with a crisp jab that stopped Choms in his tracks.

Espiga clinches with his opponent.
Espiga lands a left hand that snaps the head of Choms backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Espiga swings wildly with an uppercut but Choms uses good head movement to avoid it.
Choms trying to control the position but instead, Espiga has worked for underhooks and has pushed Choms into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Espiga.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Espiga lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Espiga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Choms can do to turn this around?
Espiga working aggressively here.
Espiga presses Choms against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Still in the clinch, Espiga scores with a nice short uppercut.
Espiga working aggressively here.
Espiga lands a right hand.
Espiga throws a head punch that misses.
Juan Martin Espiga has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Espiga misses with some punches.
Choms swings wildly with an uppercut but Espiga uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Espiga fails to land.
Choms tries to throw a body punch but Espiga avoids it by throwing Choms back against the cage.
Choms misses with a body punch.
Choms blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Espiga lands with a left to the head.
Espiga tries to throw a body punch but Choms avoids it by throwing Espiga back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choms can't find room to land a body shot as Espiga controls the action.
Espiga lands a nice uppercut.
Espiga is working Choms over against the cage.
Choms tries a body shot but Espiga blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Espiga.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Choms is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Espiga lands a nice uppercut.
Choms blocking some punches.
Choms leaning his opponent against the cage.
Espiga throws a head punch that misses.
Espiga misses with some punches.
Choms misses with a hook to the ribs.
Espiga swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Espiga prevents a body shot from Choms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Espiga.
Espiga has a couple of punches blocked by Choms.
Choms blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Choms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Espiga.
Choms cracks Espiga with a nice body shot.
Choms goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Choms is struggling to control the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Choms.
Choms lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Choms scores with a nice short uppercut.
Choms is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Espiga is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from Espiga fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Espiga lands a hook that snaps the head of Choms backwards.
Choms misses with the head strike.
Espiga has a couple of punches blocked by Choms.
Espiga blocks a body shot from Choms.
Choms is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Espiga is keeping busy.
Choms lands a left hand that snaps the head of Espiga backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Choms fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Choms blocks an uppercut.
Come on Choms - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Choms throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Espiga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Choms scores with a shot to the side of Espiga's head.
Choms lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Choms misses with a punch to the body.
Choms lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Martin Espiga dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Choms ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Espiga slips under a jab from Choms.
Choms stuns Espiga with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Choms missing with a left hand there. Espiga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Espiga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Choms moves away.
Nice cross by Choms.
Espiga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Choms.
Choms bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Espiga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Choms.
Choms keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Espiga.
Choms throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Espiga.
Juan Martin Espiga is winning the standup battle so far.
Espiga scores with the left hand. Choms knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab from Choms does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Choms throws a sloppy body shot
letting Espiga counter with a right hand.
Espiga circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Espiga scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Espiga throws an overhand right that lands on Choms's shoulder, as Choms tries to avoid the shot.
Espiga misses with a shot to the body
and Choms counters with a nice body shot.
Choms throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Espiga wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Choms misses with a hook
and Espiga counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Choms defending well as Espiga loads up on a big left hand.
Espiga looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Choms throws the left hand but Espiga avoids the punch easily.

Choms has taken the fight to the clinch.
Choms tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Choms tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Choms lands a hook that snaps the head of Espiga backwards.
Espiga letting Choms take a breather here.
Espiga throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choms tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Espiga prevents a body shot from Choms.
Choms tries a body shot but Espiga blocks it.
Choms wants to stall.
Nice body punch from Espiga.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Espiga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Choms is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Choms can't find room to land a body shot as Espiga controls the action.
Espiga softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Choms blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Choms misses with a body punch.
Choms throws a punch but it's blocked by Espiga.
Still in the clinch, Choms scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Espiga tries to work over Choms's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Choms blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Choms blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Choms just leaning against Espiga, taking a breather.
Espiga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Espiga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Choms blocks an uppercut.
Choms misses with a punch to the body.
Choms misses with a punch to the body.
Espiga lands a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Espiga's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Espiga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Espiga is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Choms is keeping busy.
Noam Choms has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Juan Martin Espiga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Espiga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Espiga tries to throw a body punch but Choms avoids it by throwing Espiga back against the cage.
Espiga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Choms blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Espiga misses with a punch on the inside.
Choms misses with a punch to the body.
Espiga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Espiga.
Choms misses with a punch to the body.
Espiga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Espiga blocking some punches.
Choms is working Espiga over against the cage.
Espiga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Choms taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Espiga.

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 Juan Martin Espiga.
Well Espiga 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Martin Espiga!
Juan Martin Espiga 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.