PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andrzej Gajewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timofey Boyko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gajewski comes to the cage accompanied by Two Steps From Hell - Hypnotica. Boyko has chosen Kamaedzitca - Колазварl as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Gajewski
vs
Boyko

163 cm
21
146 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

174 cm
21
156 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q
Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrzej Gajewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timofey Boyko!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gajewski just misses with a punch to the body.
Boyko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice jab there from Boyko.
Gajewski throws a good cross that connects.
Timofey Boyko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gajewski throws a jab but it's blocked by Boyko.
Boyko throws a leg kick but Gajewski sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Boyko explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gajewski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gajewski blocks a head kick by Boyko.
Boyko just misses with a punch to the body.
Gajewski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gajewski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gajewski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boyko swings for the body but Gajewski moves out of range.
Boyko throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gajewski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gajewski plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Boyko throws a head kick that misses
and Gajewski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gajewski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Gajewski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Boyko misses with the head strike.
Boyko lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Boyko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gajewski's brow.
Boyko missing with knees to the body.
Boyko lands a good knee to the midsection. Gajewski won't want to take too many of those.
Gajewski wants to stall.
Boyko misses with an elbow over the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gajewski.
Boyko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Boyko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gajewski avoids it.
Gajewski blocks the elbow strike.
Gajewski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boyko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boyko lands an elbow inside that Gajewski shrugs off.
Gajewski managing to block the knees to the body from Boyko.
Gajewski prevents a body shot from Boyko.
Gajewski blocks an elbow strike from Boyko.
Boyko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Boyko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Boyko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boyko lands a nice shot to the body.
Boyko misses with an elbow strike.
Gajewski blocks the elbow strike.
Boyko lands an elbow just above Gajewski 's eye.
Boyko lands a nice elbow.
Gajewski is leaning against Boyko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Gajewski wants the takedown. Boyko is fighting it off but Gajewski persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Boyko's guard against the cage.
Gajewski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boyko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boyko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boyko is trying to keep Gajewski in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski prevents Boyko from getting back to his feet.
Boyko working a defensive guard here.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Timofey Boyko hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Gajewski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gajewski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gajewski moves out of range of the body kick from Boyko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boyko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boyko lands a jab to the nose.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gajewski connects with a single shot there.
Boyko throws a leg kick but Gajewski checks it.
Boyko is looking to clinch but Gajewski is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Andrzej Gajewski will probably get the nod.
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.

Gajewski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boyko.
Gajewski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gajewski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boyko misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boyko.
Gajewski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boyko.
Gajewski misses with a straight left.
Gajewski lands a jab.
Boyko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gajewski.
Gajewski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A punch lands to the side of Gajewski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gajewski.
Gajewski takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gajewski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boyko momentarily.
Boyko darts in trying to clinch

so Gajewski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gajewski wants to pass the guard but Boyko is keeping the position.
Boyko looking to control.
Gajewski trying to control but Boyko is working from the bottom.
Gajewski slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gajewski passes Boyko's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski is controlling the pace.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gajewski wants to control but Boyko is keeping him busy.
Gajewski sitting and controlling from the half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Andrzej Gajewski.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gajewski.
Gajewski throws a leg kick which misses Boyko's front leg but catches the back leg as Boyko tries to avoid it.
Timofey Boyko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boyko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gajewski sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boyko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gajewski was well out of range. Poor timing from Boyko.
Boyko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gajewski.
Boyko throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gajewski.
Boyko tries to score with a low kick but Gajewski moves his leg out of the way.
Gajewski looks to land a body kick but Boyko moved away.
Boyko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gajewski moves away.
Boyko is looking to land body kicks.
Boyko misses the body punch
and Boyko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boyko moves away from the strike by Gajewski.
Jab, jab by Boyko - just one landing.
Boyko avoids a kick to the body.
Boyko wants to clinch up but Gajewski keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyko scores with a kick to the body.
Boyko is looking to clinch but Gajewski is avoiding it.
Boyko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Boyko tries to clinch up.
Boyko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gajewski manages to avoid it.
Boyko misses with a low kick as Gajewski jumps back.
Boyko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gajewski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gajewski tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gajewski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Boyko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gajewski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gajewski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrzej Gajewski dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Gajewski closes the distance and clinches up with Boyko, looking for a takedown. Gajewski pushes Boyko against the cage but Boyko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gajewski shoots in looking for a takedown. Boyko tries to sprawl out of it but Gajewski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Boyko manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Boyko closes the distance and clinches.
Boyko prevents a body shot from Gajewski.
Boyko presses Gajewski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Boyko fails to land.
Gajewski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Boyko misses with an elbow strike.
Gajewski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boyko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gajewski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Boyko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Timofey Boyko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gajewski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gajewski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gajewski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gajewski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Boyko checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Boyko blocks a head kick by Gajewski.
Boyko throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gajewski connects with a body shot that sends Boyko's belly button to the back.
Boyko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gajewski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gajewski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boyko.
Boyko throws a right hand that Gajewski ducks under and follows up with a left that Gajewski also avoids with ease.
Gajewski walks into a left hand.
Boyko pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Boyko gets caught flat footed, as Gajewski shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Boyko wants to stand but Gajewski is controlling the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gajewski won't allow Boyko to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gajewski trying to control the position from guard on top but Boyko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gajewski controlling from the top position.
Gajewski being controlled here momentarily.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Andrzej Gajewski wasn't doing enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boyko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski avoids the body shot from Boyko.
Gajewski throws a leg kick but Boyko sees it coming and moves out of range.
Boyko checks the leg kick.
Gajewski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Boyko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrzej Gajewski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gajewski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Boyko as he jumps to the side.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Boyko lands a damaging elbow.
Gajewski blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gajewski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gajewski misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Gajewski.
Boyko missing with knees to the body.
Boyko throws an elbow that misses.
Boyko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gajewski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gajewski avoids the elbow strike from Boyko, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boyko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boyko misses with an elbow strike.
Timofey Boyko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrzej Gajewski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boyko misses with an elbow over the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Gajewski.

And that's the end of the fight!
Timofey Boyko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gajewski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!