PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Belkofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Cristos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cristos has chosen Cypress Hill - Hand on the Pump as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Belkofer
vs
Cristos

180 cm
27
175 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

178 cm
25
180 lbs
8 - 1 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Conviction
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Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Belkofer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martin Cristos!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belkofer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Belkofer misses with a body kick.
Belkofer lands the left hand.
Belkofer throws a series of punches but Cristos moves out of range.
Cristos on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Belkofer throws and low kick but Cristos moves out of range easily.
Belkofer throws a chopping leg kick but Cristos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Some bone on bone action there as Cristos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cristos misses with a head kick.
A good leg kick by Belkofer.
The fight stays on the outside here - Belkofer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Belkofer wants to clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Belkofer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cristos - the referee stops the clock and Belkofer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cristos. Belkofer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cristos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cristos thows a body shot but no joy.
Belkofer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Belkofer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cristos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cristos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cristos throws a leg kick
and Belkofer finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Belkofer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cristos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Belkofer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cristos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Belkofer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cristos.
Cristos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Belkofer finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Belkofer throws a half hearted mid kick.
A left lands for Cristos.
The fighters circling - Cristos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Belkofer throws the kick towards the body but Cristos avoids it.
Cristos misses with a combination
and Belkofer counters with a solid body kick.
Belkofer throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Belkofer.
Jab, jab by Cristos - just one landing.
Belkofer slips a jab from Cristos.
Cristos misses with a body punch
and Belkofer counters with a nice body kick.
Belkofer throws a low kick but Cristos avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cristos.
Belkofer slips a straight right by Cristos.
Cristos throws a sloppy body shot
and Belkofer counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cristos throws a looping overhand right but Belkofer ducks down to avoid it.
Cristos misses with a wild combination.
Belkofer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cristos swings for the body but Belkofer moves out of range.
Cristos checks a leg kick.
Cristos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cristos moves out of range of the body kick from Belkofer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cristos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Belkofer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Belkofer throws a wild body kick that Cristos sees coming a mile off.
Cristos takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cristos looks gassed!
Cristos scores with a nice head shot.
Belkofer pushes Cristos away with a front kick.
Belkofer swinging wildly here.
Cristos has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Belkofer.
A slapping leg kick lands for Belkofer.
Belkofer thumps Cristos with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Cristos misses the target.
Belkofer throws a head kick that misses
and Cristos counters with a low kick, right behind Belkofer 's knee.

Belkofer rushes Cristos and presses him up against the cage.

Belkofer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Belkofer misses with a body kick.
Belkofer lands with a slapping head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Belkofer defending well as Cristos loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cristos blocks a head kick by Belkofer.
Belkofer cracks the inside of Cristos's front leg.
Belkofer cracks the inside of Cristos's front leg.
Belkofer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cristos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cristos misses with a double jab
and Belkofer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Belkofer.
Belkofer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Belkofer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cristos.
A left and a right from Belkofer both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Martin Cristos has been cut.
Cristos takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cristos misses with a looping right.
Belkofer throws a shot to the body.

Belkofer instigates a clinch.
Belkofer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Belkofer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cristos avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Belkofer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martin Cristos's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

The fight stays on the outside here - Belkofer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cristos crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Belkofer - the referee stops the clock and Cristos gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Belkofer. Cristos manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Belkofer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cristos if he has to take too many more of those.
A nice inside leg kick there by Belkofer. That's going to slow Cristos down.
Cristos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Belkofer. Belkofer obviously looking to wear him down.
Belkofer tries to clinch up.
Belkofer wants to clinch up but Cristos keeps it at a distance.
Belkofer is looking to land body kicks.
Belkofer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cristos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Belkofer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cristos's knee momentarily.
Belkofer scores with a kick to the midsection.
Belkofer misses with a double jab.
Cristos is breathing heavily.
Belkofer connects with a solid leg kick.
Belkofer feints and then cracks Cristos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cristos down.
Belkofer jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Belkofer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belkofer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Belkofer.
Belkofer throws the kick towards the body but Cristos avoids it.
Cristos steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Belkofer. That one must have hurt.
Belkofer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Belkofer is looking to chop away at Cristos's legs.
Belkofer takes a swing at Cristos's ribcage but misses.
Cristos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Belkofer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Belkofer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Belkofer.
Belkofer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Belkofer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cristos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belkofer.

Belkofer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Belkofer tries a knee to the head but Cristos blocks it.
Belkofer working Cristos over with knees to the body.
Cristos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cristos managing to block the knees to the body from Belkofer.
Belkofer with a knee to the head.
Belkofer working Cristos over with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Belkofer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Belkofer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Cristos.
Belkofer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cristos cracks Belkofer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Belkofer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Belkofer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cristos can do to turn this around?
A head kick misses from Belkofer.
David Belkofer is winning the standup battle so far.
Belkofer lands with a nice body kick.
Belkofer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Belkofer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cristos was well out of range. Poor timing from Belkofer.
Belkofer tries to clinch there but Cristos circles away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Belkofer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer misses with a kick to the body
and Cristos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Belkofer thinking.
Good leg kick by Belkofer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Belkofer throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cristos.
No joy there for Cristos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Belkofer misses with a combination
and Cristos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cristos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Belkofer rather than just go for the knockout.
Belkofer misses with a head kick.
Belkofer throws a half hearted mid kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Belkofer.
Belkofer scores with a kick to the midsection.
Belkofer throws a front kick aimed at Cristos's knee but Cristos avoids it well.
Belkofer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Belkofer throws a leg kick which misses Cristos's front leg but catches the back leg as Cristos tries to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Belkofer.
Belkofer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cristos takes a step back to recover.
Belkofer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Belkofer. That's going to slow Cristos down.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Belkofer. Cristos shrugs it off though.
Belkofer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cristos's calf.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Belkofer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belkofer misses with a body kick.
Cristos swats away the attempt to clinch by Belkofer.
Cristos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belkofer.
Cristos throws a leg kick

and Belkofer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Belkofer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belkofer landing knees to the body.

Belkofer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cristos thows a body shot but no joy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Belkofer, right into the meat.
Cristos checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Belkofer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Martin Cristos's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Belkofer throws a head kick but Cristos moves out of range.
Belkofer is looking to slow Cristos down with leg kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Belkofer.
Cristos throws out a loose jab but Belkofer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cristos throws a shot from downtown. Belkofer moves away and avoids it.
Cristos thows a leg kick but Belkofer checks it
and Belkofer counters with a thumping low kick.
Cristos takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cristos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Belkofer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Belkofer throws a push kick but Cristos slaps the foot to one side.
Belkofer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cristos is out of range.
Cristos sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cristos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cristos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Belkofer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cristos throws a right hand that Belkofer ducks under and follows up with a left that Belkofer also avoids with ease.
Cristos takes a swing at Belkofer's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cristos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belkofer moves away.
Cristos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cristos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Belkofer tries to clinch there but Cristos circles away.
Cristos thows a leg kick but Belkofer checks it
and Belkofer counters with an inside leg kick.
Belkofer throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Belkofer.
Cristos misses with a low kick as Belkofer jumps back.
Cristos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belkofer was well out of range. Poor timing from Cristos.
Cristos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Belkofer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cristos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Belkofer scores with a leg kick.
Belkofer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Belkofer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer cracks the inside of Cristos's front leg.
Cristos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An inside leg kick lands from Belkofer.
Belkofer lands a head kick. Cristos smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Belkofer scores with a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Belkofer. That's going to slow Cristos down.
Belkofer moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belkofer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cristos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Belkofer scores with a sloppy right hand. Cristos should have avoided that one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Belkofer, right into the meat.
Belkofer doesn't manage to clinch there - Cristos circles away.
A shot to the body from Cristos misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Belkofer scores with a leg kick.
A head kick from Belkofer lands but Cristos takes it in his stride.
Belkofer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Cristos to counter with a crisp jab.
Belkofer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cristos misses with a straight right.
Cristos steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Belkofer. That one must have hurt.
Belkofer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cristos blocks a low kick nicely.
Belkofer lands with a kick to the temple. Cristos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cristos throws a leg kick

and Belkofer counters by moving into the clinch.
Cristos can't break the clinch.
Cristos avoiding damage as Belkofer throws knees to the body.
Belkofer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cristos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cristos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cristos avoiding damage as Belkofer throws knees to the body.
Belkofer looking to throw knees to the head but Cristos is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cristos taking a breather.
Belkofer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Belkofer manages to break the clinch.
Belkofer misses with a series of wild punches.
Belkofer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cristos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Belkofer.
A low kick from Cristos is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cristos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cristos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Belkofer throws a push kick but Cristos slaps the foot to one side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cristos misses with an uppercut. Belkofer saw that one coming.
Belkofer delivers a nice body kick.
Belkofer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cristos's head.

Belkofer moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Belkofer clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Martin Cristos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cristos throws a leg kick
and Belkofer counters with an outside leg kick.
Cristos keeps the fight on the outside.
Cristos blocks a head kick by Belkofer.
Belkofer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cristos.
Cristos throws a leg kick that is checked

and Belkofer moves into the clinch.
Belkofer has Cristos pressed against the cage, preventing Cristos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Belkofer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cristos is defending well for now.
Cristos is trying to break the clinch but Belkofer has him pressed against the cage.
Cristos working aggressively here.
Belkofer missing with knees to the body.
Cristos digs a right hand into Belkofer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Belkofer's gas tank.
Belkofer pushes Cristos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Belkofer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cristos.
Belkofer throws an elbow that misses.

Cristos breaks the clinch.

Belkofer instigates a clinch.

Cristos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Belkofer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cristos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belkofer keeps Cristos at a distance using the push kick.
Cristos is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Cristos misses with a shot to the body
and Belkofer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cristos's knee momentarily.
Belkofer throws a wild body kick that Cristos sees coming a mile off.
Belkofer scores with a leg kick.
Cristos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cristos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Belkofer counters with a body kick.
Belkofer tries to land a front kick but Cristos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick misses from Belkofer.
An inside leg kick lands from Belkofer.
Cristos swats away the attempt to clinch by Belkofer.
Belkofer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Belkofer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cristos misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belkofer. Cristos does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cristos blocks a head kick by Belkofer.
Belkofer looks to land a left hand but Cristos moved out of range nicely.
Cristos looks to throw the jab but Belkofer is out of range.
Belkofer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cristos's sensitive parts.
Belkofer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Belkofer looks for the body kick but Cristos saw that one coming.
Belkofer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Belkofer throws a push kick but Cristos slaps the foot to one side.
Cristos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Belkofer's hands.
Cristos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Belkofer scores with a leg kick.
Cristos takes a swing at Belkofer's ribcage but misses.
A clash of legs there as Belkofer blocks the low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cristos crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Belkofer - the referee stops the clock and Cristos gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Belkofer. Cristos manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Belkofer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cristos loads up on a big right hand but Belkofer slips the punch.
Cristos lands a glancing blow to the side of Belkofer's head.
Belkofer misses with a body kick.
Cristos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belkofer.
Cristos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Belkofer throws out the jab.
Cristos misses with a body shot.
Cristos misses with a double jab.
A leg kick checked by Cristos.
Belkofer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cristos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cristos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Belkofer.
Nice body kick from Belkofer.
Belkofer works Cristos's body with a nice hook.
Belkofer misses with a kick to the body
and Cristos counters with a stiff right hand.
Belkofer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Belkofer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cristos throws a leg kick but Belkofer checks it.
Belkofer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Belkofer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Belkofer doesn't manage to clinch there - Cristos circles away.
Belkofer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cristos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Belkofer.
Cristos's corner calls for a 1-2. Cristos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cristos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belkofer.
Cristos avoids the head kick by Belkofer.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Belkofer.
Belkofer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Belkofer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cristos checks a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Belkofer. Cristos shrugs it off though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belkofer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Belkofer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Belkofer had his way with Martin Cristos in that round.
The cut man is working on Martin Cristos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Belkofer looks for the body kick but Cristos saw that one coming.
Belkofer moves out of range of the leg kick from Cristos.
Cristos misses with a leg kick
and Belkofer counters with a thumping low kick.
Cristos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Belkofer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Belkofer feints and then cracks Cristos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cristos down.
Belkofer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cristos misses with a hook.
Cristos misses the jab.
Belkofer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cristos thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Belkofer clinches up against the cage.
Cristos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Cristos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cristos. Belkofer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cristos circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Belkofer.
Cristos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cristos misses with a looping right.

Belkofer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Belkofer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cristos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Cristos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Belkofer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Belkofer has Cristos pressed against the cage, preventing Cristos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cristos is trying to break the clinch but Belkofer is controlling him.
Cristos blocks an elbow strike from Belkofer.
Belkofer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cristos is defending well for now.
Cristos tries to circle away but Belkofer has him pinned against the cage.
Cristos avoiding damage as Belkofer throws knees to the body.
Belkofer prevents Cristos from breaking the clinch.
Cristos can't break the clinch.
Cristos letting Belkofer take a breather here.
David Belkofer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cristos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cristos managing to block the knees to the body from Belkofer.
Cristos can't break the clinch.
Cristos is looking to break free of the clinch but Belkofer has double underhooks.
Cristos is looking to break free of the clinch but Belkofer has double underhooks.
Cristos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cristos working hard to break the clinch.
Cristos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cristos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cristos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cristos can't break the clinch.
Cristos working hard to break the clinch.
Cristos swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Cristos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Belkofer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cristos can pounce on him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belkofer. Cristos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cristos lands a jab to the nose.
Cristos blocks a head kick by Belkofer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cristos throws a hook but Belkofer avoids it easily.
Martin Cristos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Belkofer throws a body punch but Cristos moves out of range.
Cristos misses with a leg kick
and Belkofer counters with a head kick. That will keep Cristos thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cristos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Belkofer.
Cristos misses with the combination.
Cristos is looking to land body kicks.
Belkofer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cristos's calf.
Cristos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Belkofer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cristos is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Belkofer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Belkofer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Belkofer scores with a spinning back kick!
The fighters circling - Cristos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cristos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Belkofer moves into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Belkofer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Belkofer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for David Belkofer!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for David Belkofer!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for David Belkofer!

David Belkofer wins by unanimous decision!
David Belkofer retains his welterweight title!