PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Lavrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Belkofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Lavrov
vs
Belkofer

182 cm
29
180 lbs
15 - 7 - 1

180 cm
29
175 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vadim Lavrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, David Belkofer!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lavrov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Belkofer can pounce on him.
Belkofer is looking to slow Lavrov down with leg kicks.
Belkofer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Belkofer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lavrov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Belkofer tries to work over Lavrov's front leg with a kick but Lavrov checks it.
Belkofer throws a push kick but Lavrov slaps the foot to one side.
Belkofer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Belkofer tries to land a front kick but Lavrov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lavrov avoids the head kick by Belkofer.
A jab from Lavrov misses.
Belkofer misses with a head kick.
Belkofer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lavrov.
Lavrov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavrov is looking to clinch.
Lavrov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lavrov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Belkofer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Belkofer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lavrov misses with a hook
and Belkofer counters with a leg kick.
Lavrov misses with an uppercut. Belkofer saw that one coming.
Belkofer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Belkofer looks to score with a jab to the body but Lavrov is just out of range.
Lavrov misses with a looping right.
Lavrov moves out of range as Belkofer throws a body kick.
Belkofer swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer misses with a head kick.
Lavrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Belkofer throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lavrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Belkofer misses with a low kick.
Belkofer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Belkofer thows a leg kick but Lavrov checks it
and Lavrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lavrov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belkofer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lavrov is out of range.
Belkofer misses with a leg kick.
Belkofer looks for the body kick but Lavrov saw that one coming.
Belkofer misses with a body kick.
Belkofer throws a body kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavrov blocks a head kick by Belkofer.
Belkofer blocks a head kick by Lavrov.
Lavrov thows a body shot but no joy.
Lavrov lands a nice shot to the body.
Belkofer misses the shot to the body.
Belkofer is looking to chop away at Lavrov's legs.
Lavrov cracks a nice hook into Belkofer's ribs.
Belkofer misses the jab.
Belkofer throws a head kick but Lavrov moves out of range.
Belkofer throws a lazy right hand but Lavrov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Belkofer throws a head kick but Lavrov moves out of range.
Lavrov lunges at Belkofer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Belkofer's hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Lavrov as he checks the leg kick.
Belkofer tries to land a leg kick but Lavrov saw it coming and moves away.
Belkofer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick from Belkofer lands but Lavrov takes it in his stride.
Belkofer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lavrov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Lavrov misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belkofer. Lavrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belkofer scores with a kick to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big right from Belkofer misses.
Belkofer slips a jab from Lavrov.
Lavrov misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Belkofer dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lavrov scores with a jab.
Lavrov avoids the head kick by Belkofer.
Belkofer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lavrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belkofer moves away.
Lavrov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Belkofer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Belkofer wants to land a leg kick but Lavrov is out of range.
Belkofer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lavrov is able to avoid easily.

Lavrov gets a clinch.

Belkofer drags the fight down to the ground.
Lavrov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Belkofer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lavrov controls the pace.
Belkofer has a closed guard, preventing Lavrov from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavrov stopping the sweep attempt from Belkofer.

Lavrov decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Belkofer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Belkofer scoring well with a low kick there.
Belkofer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good leg kick by Belkofer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Belkofer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
David Belkofer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lavrov avoids the body shot from Belkofer.
Lavrov throws a big shot that misses.
Lavrov checks the leg kick.
David Belkofer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lavrov lands a nice hook to Belkofer's body. Belkofer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Belkofer misses with a wild body shot.
Belkofer tries to work over Lavrov's front leg with a kick but Lavrov checks it.
Good work by Lavrov as he checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belkofer. Lavrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belkofer. Lavrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lavrov checks a leg kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lavrov if he has to take too many more of those.
Belkofer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Belkofer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Belkofer misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Belkofer misses.
Lavrov checks a leg kick.
Belkofer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lavrov. Belkofer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belkofer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lavrov checks it well.
Lavrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Belkofer.
Lavrov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lavrov moves out of range as Belkofer throws a body kick.
Belkofer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lavrov back to the cage. Belkofer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer lands a body shot.
Lavrov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lavrov avoids a kick to the body.
Lavrov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Belkofer counters with a nice leg kick.
Belkofer throws out a leg kick but Lavrov moves out of range and Belkofer only half commits.
Belkofer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belkofer misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belkofer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Belkofer throws a head kick but Lavrov moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Belkofer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Lavrov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lavrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Belkofer throws out the jab.
Lavrov misses with a double jab.
Belkofer throws a big shot that misses.
A low kick from Belkofer is predictable there
and Lavrov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Belkofer's knee momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Lavrov.
Belkofer walks into a straight right hand from Lavrov.
A head kick misses from Belkofer.
Belkofer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Belkofer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good work by Belkofer as he checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belkofer throws a chopping leg kick but Lavrov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Belkofer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Lavrov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Belkofer misses with a body punch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Belkofer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lavrov lands a nice uppercut.
Lavrov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Belkofer's efforts to push away.
Lavrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Belkofer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Belkofer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Belkofer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Belkofer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Belkofer misses with a punch to the body.

Belkofer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lavrov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Belkofer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lavrov rather than just go for the knockout.
Belkofer misses with a kick to the body
and Lavrov counters with a nice uppercut.
Belkofer tries to land a body kick
and Lavrov counters with a three punch combo that has Belkofer backing up. Belkofer nods at Lavrov to acknowledge the strikes.
Belkofer throws a hook to the side of Lavrov's head but Lavrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belkofer throws a wild body kick that Lavrov sees coming a mile off.
Belkofer throws a leg kick but Lavrov moved away.
Belkofer throws a head kick but Lavrov moves out of range.
Lavrov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Belkofer.
Lavrov avoids the head kick by Belkofer.
Belkofer slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Lavrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Belkofer looks to land a body kick but Lavrov moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer throws a head kick but Lavrov moves out of range.
Belkofer moves out of range of the leg kick from Lavrov.
Belkofer looks to land a left hand but Lavrov moved out of range nicely.
Belkofer connects with a leg kick. Lavrov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lavrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Belkofer.
Lavrov misses with a hook. Belkofer ducked under it nicely.
Belkofer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belkofer looks to score with a jab to the body but Lavrov is just out of range.
Belkofer is looking to land body kicks.
Belkofer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lavrov lands a glancing blow to the side of Belkofer's head.
Vadim Lavrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Belkofer.
Belkofer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Belkofer tries a low kick but Lavrov avoids it.
Belkofer misses with a low kick.
A punch combination from Lavrov misses.
Belkofer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Belkofer misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Belkofer.
Lavrov checks a leg kick nicely.
Belkofer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Belkofer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Belkofer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Belkofer!
David Belkofer made sure to mention his sponsor, Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry in his post fight interview.