Complex sentence: This is the first stage, the "tercio de varas" ("the lancing third"), and the matador first confronts the bull with the capote, performing a series of passes and observing the behavior and quirks of the bull.
Split into simpler sentences: This is the first stage, the "tercio de varas" ("the lancing third"). The matador confronts the bull with the capote, performing a series of passes and observing the behavior and quirks of the bull.