PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reinaldo Val Pacheco Da Silva (ranked 3774 p4p, 3899 weight class) and Pavel Kostov (ranked 509 p4p, 520 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Val Pacheco Da Silva
vs
Kostov

186 cm
21
195
1 - 3 - 0

185 cm
21
190
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Reinaldo Val Pacheco Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Kostov!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ron Honeybunn and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kostov misses with a hook
and Val Pacheco Da Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Val Pacheco Da Silva checks a leg kick.
Val Pacheco Da Silva looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kostov misses with an uppercut. Val Pacheco Da Silva saw that one coming.
Kostov misses the shot to the body.
Val Pacheco Da Silva throws a leg kick
and Kostov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good work by Kostov as he checks the leg kick.
Val Pacheco Da Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Val Pacheco Da Silva throwing a counter right hand but Kostov manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kostov throws a jab when Val Pacheco Da Silva was well out of range.
A shot to the body from Kostov misses
enabling Val Pacheco Da Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Kostov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Val Pacheco Da Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Kostov.
A little feinted left hand from Val Pacheco Da Silva on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Val Pacheco Da Silva looks to land a left hand but Kostov moved out of range nicely.
Kostov throws the left hand but Val Pacheco Da Silva avoids the punch easily.
Val Pacheco Da Silva throwing a counter right hand but Kostov manages to avoid it.
Kostov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Val Pacheco Da Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kostov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kostov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Val Pacheco Da Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kostov feints and then cracks Val Pacheco Da Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Val Pacheco Da Silva down.
Kostov connects with an inside leg kick.
Val Pacheco Da Silva slips a jab from Kostov.
A little feinted left hand from Val Pacheco Da Silva on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Val Pacheco Da Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Val Pacheco Da Silva is looking to slow Kostov down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kostov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Val Pacheco Da Silva misses the target.
Val Pacheco Da Silva avoids the head kick by Kostov.
Val Pacheco Da Silva swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kostov.
A telegraphed right hand from Val Pacheco Da Silva misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Kostov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kostov throws a head kick that Val Pacheco Da Silva semi-blocks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kostov.
Kostov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pavel Kostov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kostov lands with a shot to the body.
Kostov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Val Pacheco Da Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kostov lands a nice shot that snaps Val Pacheco Da Silva's head back.
Val Pacheco Da Silva has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kostov.
Kostov misses with a wild body shot.
Kostov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Val Pacheco Da Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Kostov.
A counter left hand to the body from Val Pacheco Da Silva misses its target.
Kostov misses with a jab to the body
and Val Pacheco Da Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kostov misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Val Pacheco Da Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Val Pacheco Da Silva cracks Kostov with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kostov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Val Pacheco Da Silva moves away.
It looked like Val Pacheco Da Silva was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Val Pacheco Da Silva is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kostov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kostov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kostov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Val Pacheco Da Silva counters with a huge left! Kostov is in big trouble! He's backing up but Val Pacheco Da Silva isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Kostov from any more damage. A dominating finish by Val Pacheco Da Silva!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reinaldo Val Pacheco Da Silva!
A relieved looking Reinaldo Val Pacheco Da Silva thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.