PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leonid Valentinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Leonid Valentinov has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Leonid Valentinov seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Valentinov
vs
Escobar

186 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manny Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar misses with a head kick.
Valentinov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Escobar tries to clinch there but Valentinov circles away.
Valentinov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Escobar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valentinov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manny Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Valentinov, as that shot connected.
Valentinov throws out a powerful jab.
Escobar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch but Valentinov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Escobar misses with a head kick.
Valentinov throws a right hand that Escobar ducks under and follows up with a left that Escobar also avoids with ease.
A head kick from Escobar lands but Valentinov takes it in his stride.
Escobar has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Escobar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab from Valentinov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valentinov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Valentinov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar wants to clinch but Valentinov slips to the side
and Escobar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Escobar tries to clinch up
and Valentinov counters with a three punch combo that has Escobar backing up. Escobar nods at Valentinov to acknowledge the strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Valentinov!
Escobar doesn't manage to clinch there - Valentinov circles away.
Escobar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Valentinov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Escobar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Escobar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Valentinov.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valentinov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Escobar tries to clinch but Valentinov moves out of range.
Escobar misses with a combination
and Valentinov counters with a left and a right that stings Escobar.
Valentinov throws a series of punches but Escobar moves out of range.
Valentinov dodges the punch combination from Escobar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Escobar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Valentinov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Valentinov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Valentinov scores with a jab to the head.
Escobar darts in trying to clinch
and Valentinov counters with a left and a right that stings Escobar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valentinov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Escobar walks into a straight right hand from Valentinov.
Danga de danga de dang - Valentinov scores with a four punch combination!
Left hook, right uppercut from Valentinov.
Valentinov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Escobar's hands.
Escobar has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Escobar misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentinov connects with a single shot there.
Nice jab there from Valentinov.
Escobar is looking to clinch.
Valentinov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Escobar misses with a jab to the body
and Valentinov counters with a two punch combo.
Donk. Valentinov catches Escobar right on the button with a cross.
Escobar lands with a nice body kick.
Valentinov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Escobar.
Escobar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A cross from Valentinov lands.
Valentinov is working the combinations to good effect here.
Escobar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Valentinov lunges at Escobar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Escobar's hand.
Jab, jab by Valentinov - just one landing.
A cross from Valentinov lands.
Valentinov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Escobar is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Valentinov shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Escobar is backing up but Valentinov catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Escobar covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Valentinov Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonid Valentinov!