PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leonid Valentinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanislav Valentinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonid Valentinov comes to the cage accompanied by Ирония. This should be a great matchup!

Valentinov
vs
Valentinov

186 cm
26
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonid Valentinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stanislav Valentinov!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonid Valentinov misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice uppercut there from Leonid Valentinov.
Leonid Valentinov looks to land a combination but Stanislav Valentinov avoids it well.
Leonid Valentinov fails to land with a series of punches.
Leonid Valentinov misses with a two punch combination.
Stanislav Valentinov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No joy there for Leonid Valentinov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stanislav Valentinov throws a head kick but Leonid Valentinov moves out of range.
Leonid Valentinov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stanislav Valentinov.
Leonid Valentinov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Leonid Valentinov does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Leonid Valentinov.
Leonid Valentinov swinging wildly here.
A punch combination from Leonid Valentinov misses.
Stanislav Valentinov takes one to the side of the head.
Leonid Valentinov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leonid Valentinov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonid Valentinov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stanislav Valentinov wants to clinch
and Leonid Valentinov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leonid Valentinov misses with a few strikes there.
Leonid Valentinov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Leonid Valentinov throws a right hand that Stanislav Valentinov ducks under and follows up with a left that Stanislav Valentinov also avoids with ease.
Stanislav Valentinov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stanislav Valentinov blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Leonid Valentinov. Those never looked like landing.
Stanislav Valentinov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leonid Valentinov looks to land a combination but Stanislav Valentinov avoids it well.
Leonid Valentinov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stanislav Valentinov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Leonid Valentinov.
Leonid Valentinov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sloppy strikes from Leonid Valentinov. Those never looked like landing.
Leonid Valentinov avoids the head kick by Stanislav Valentinov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonid Valentinov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stanislav Valentinov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leonid Valentinov looks to throw the jab but Stanislav Valentinov is out of range.
Leonid Valentinov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leonid Valentinov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leonid Valentinov misses with the combination.
Stanislav Valentinov throws a head kick that misses.
Leonid Valentinov swats away the attempt to clinch by Stanislav Valentinov.
Leonid Valentinov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonid Valentinov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Leonid Valentinov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Stanislav Valentinov wants to clinch up but Leonid Valentinov keeps it at a distance.

Stanislav Valentinov sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Leonid Valentinov to the ground! Stanislav Valentinov dives into full mount looking to finish!

It looks like Leonid Valentinov has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Leonid Valentinov is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Stanislav Valentinov wants to stand but Leonid Valentinov is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonid Valentinov tries to buck Stanislav Valentinov off but he can't manage it.
Leonid Valentinov is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Stanislav Valentinov has taken his back!
Leonid Valentinov is trying to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonid Valentinov holding both Stanislav Valentinov 's hands and preventing any damage.
Stanislav Valentinov wants to control but Leonid Valentinov is keeping busy.
Leonid Valentinov holding both Stanislav Valentinov 's hands and preventing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Stanislav Valentinov trying to control.
Leonid Valentinov trying to get back to his feet but Stanislav Valentinov is in full control for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stanislav Valentinov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leonid Valentinov's cut.
That's time! Leonid Valentinov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Leonid Valentinov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leonid Valentinov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stanislav Valentinov.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stanislav Valentinov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Leonid Valentinov misses.
Leonid Valentinov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stanislav Valentinov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonid Valentinov looks to land a combination but Stanislav Valentinov avoids it well.
Stanislav Valentinov ducks under a wild hook from Leonid Valentinov.
Leonid Valentinov scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanislav Valentinov tries to clinch but Leonid Valentinov is having none of it.
Leonid Valentinov misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from Leonid Valentinov. Those never looked like landing.
Leonid Valentinov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stanislav Valentinov circles away quickly and effectively.
Leonid Valentinov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leonid Valentinov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stanislav Valentinov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick from Stanislav Valentinov lands but Leonid Valentinov takes it in his stride.
Stanislav Valentinov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stanislav Valentinov tries a head kick but it misses.
Stanislav Valentinov dodges the punch combination from Leonid Valentinov.
Leonid Valentinov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanislav Valentinov throws a head kick but Leonid Valentinov moves out of range.
Leonid Valentinov swinging wildly here.
Stanislav Valentinov tries a head kick but it misses.
Leonid Valentinov looks to land a left hand but Stanislav Valentinov moved out of range nicely.
Leonid Valentinov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stanislav Valentinov slips a jab and a cross from Leonid Valentinov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonid Valentinov throws a series of punches but Stanislav Valentinov moves out of range.
Leonid Valentinov throws a nice looking combination but Stanislav Valentinov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leonid Valentinov looks to land a combination but Stanislav Valentinov avoids it well.
Leonid Valentinov looks to land a combination but Stanislav Valentinov avoids it well.
Stanislav Valentinov tries to clinch but Leonid Valentinov moves out of range.
Stanislav Valentinov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stanislav Valentinov slips a jab and a cross from Leonid Valentinov.
Leonid Valentinov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stanislav Valentinov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stanislav Valentinov pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanislav Valentinov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stanislav Valentinov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Leonid Valentinov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stanislav Valentinov scrambles back to his feet.
Stanislav Valentinov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Leonid Valentinov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stanislav Valentinov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leonid Valentinov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stanislav Valentinov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Leonid Valentinov misses with an uppercut. Stanislav Valentinov saw that one coming.
Stanislav Valentinov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

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 Leonid Valentinov.
I think Leonid Valentinov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Stanislav Valentinov!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Stanislav Valentinov!

Stanislav Valentinov wins by majority decision!