PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leevi Saros (ranked 2643 p4p, 3345 weight class) and Reinaldo Val Pacheco Da Silva (ranked 358 p4p, 438 weight class). Saros kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Marko Hietala - Stones. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Saros
vs
Val Pacheco Da Silva

183 cm
22
184
6 - 5 - 1

186 cm
22
195
2 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leevi Saros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Reinaldo Val Pacheco Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saros cracks Val Pacheco Da Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Saros just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Val Pacheco Da Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Saros has Val Pacheco Da Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Saros doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saros tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saros misses with a punch to the body.
Val Pacheco Da Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Val Pacheco Da Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Saros backwards.
Saros is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Val Pacheco Da Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Val Pacheco Da Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Val Pacheco Da Silva manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Saros or perhaps it was just good defense by Val Pacheco Da Silva, which made it look bad.
We've been hearing reports that Saros has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saros misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Val Pacheco Da Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Saros misses the shot to the body.
Despite the aggression on Val Pacheco Da Silva's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Saros feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Saros controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Saros wants to control from the top but Val Pacheco Da Silva keeps moving.
Saros tries to free his leg and advance position but Val Pacheco Da Silva is retaining full guard.
Val Pacheco Da Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Saros is proving a slippery customer.
Saros seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Val Pacheco Da Silva trying to control the position.
Val Pacheco Da Silva wants to control but Saros passes easily into half guard.
Val Pacheco Da Silva is not content to let Saros control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Val Pacheco Da Silva is positioning himself well to prevent Saros advancing to mount.

Saros is working for a submission of some sort.
Val Pacheco Da Silva is staying active underneath Saros, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Val Pacheco Da Silva tries to get to full guard but Saros has control of the leg.
Val Pacheco Da Silva moves into full guard.
Saros stays in close to Val Pacheco Da Silva's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Val Pacheco Da Silva has his foot on Saros's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Saros works his way back into a safe position though.
Val Pacheco Da Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Saros is proving a slippery customer.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Val Pacheco Da Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Saros defends it easily.
Saros trying to control the position from guard on top but Val Pacheco Da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Val Pacheco Da Silva is trying to keep Saros in close.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Saros lands a right hook to the body.

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.
Saros throws a predictable looking body shot
and Saros takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Leevi Saros has been cut.
Saros misses with a right hand
and Val Pacheco Da Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Saros tries to clinch up but Val Pacheco Da Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Val Pacheco Da Silva feints a counter leg kick.
Saros dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Val Pacheco Da Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Saros with a hook.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Saros misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Val Pacheco Da Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Saros misses with a hook
and Val Pacheco Da Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Leevi Saros will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leevi Saros's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Saros slips a straight right by Val Pacheco Da Silva.
Saros was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Val Pacheco Da Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Saros.
Saros connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Saros misses with a hook
and Val Pacheco Da Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saros rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Val Pacheco Da Silva.
Saros throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Val Pacheco Da Silva! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saros lands a body shot.
Val Pacheco Da Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Val Pacheco Da Silva unleashes a big counter combination but Saros bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Saros throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Val Pacheco Da Silva is looking for the big counter here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Saros misses its intended target.
Val Pacheco Da Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Saros counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Val Pacheco Da Silva thinking.
Saros shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Val Pacheco Da Silva as he jumps to the side.
Val Pacheco Da Silva throws out a counter right but Saros avoids it with no problem.
Val Pacheco Da Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Saros misses with a hook.
Val Pacheco Da Silva is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Saros dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saros lands a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saros fails with the takedown.
Val Pacheco Da Silva stuns Saros with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Saros misses with a shot to the body
and Val Pacheco Da Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Saros misses with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd cheers as Saros lands an impressive looking overhand right. Val Pacheco Da Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Saros dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saros will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Val Pacheco Da Silva has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Val Pacheco Da Silva throws a jab when Saros was well out of range.
Saros throwing a counter right hand but Val Pacheco Da Silva manages to avoid it.
Saros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Val Pacheco Da Silva manages to avoid it.
Val Pacheco Da Silva is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Saros with a body shot.
Val Pacheco Da Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Saros manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Saros throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saros swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Val Pacheco Da Silva walks into a straight right hand from Saros.
Saros throws a jab but it's blocked by Val Pacheco Da Silva.
Val Pacheco Da Silva avoids the body shot from Saros.
Val Pacheco Da Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Saros dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saros clobbers Val Pacheco Da Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Saros misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Saros takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leevi Saros is winning the standup battle so far.
Val Pacheco Da Silva walks into a left hand.
Val Pacheco Da Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Saros misses with a left hand
and Val Pacheco Da Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saros misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Val Pacheco Da Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saros ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Val Pacheco Da Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Saros is just out of range.
Val Pacheco Da Silva misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leevi Saros dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leevi Saros's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Val Pacheco Da Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saros works the jab nicely.
Saros misses with a jab to the body
and Val Pacheco Da Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saros slips a jab from Val Pacheco Da Silva.
Saros half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Saros is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Val Pacheco Da Silva lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Saros tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saros misses with a takedown
and Val Pacheco Da Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Saros throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Val Pacheco Da Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saros shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Val Pacheco Da Silva defends it nicely.
Saros moves away from the strike by Val Pacheco Da Silva.
Saros is looking to wear down Val Pacheco Da Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A shot to the body from Saros misses
and Val Pacheco Da Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Saros misses with a body punch
and Val Pacheco Da Silva counters with a nice uppercut.

Saros is rocked!

Saros pushes Val Pacheco Da Silva up against the cage in a clinch.

Val Pacheco Da Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Val Pacheco Da Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Val Pacheco Da Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leevi Saros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saros throws a lazy uppercut
and Val Pacheco Da Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Reinaldo Val Pacheco Da Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oh Saros is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leevi Saros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saros misses with a jab to the body
and Val Pacheco Da Silva counters with a right hand from hell and Saros is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Reinaldo Val Pacheco Da Silva!
An out of breath Reinaldo Val Pacheco Da Silva thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Leevi Saros had this to say: 'A man can't outlast whatever he's made. Tonight my opponent extended this inevitability beyond the realms of mine. Congratulations. Rise or fall, we get up and keep grinding. And grinding, the constant movement, never ends. I will return.'.