PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Reiska Pekka Retale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timofey Boyko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Retale comes to the ring accompanied by The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up. Boyko has chosen Kamaedzitca - Колазварl as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pekka Retale
vs
Boyko

169 cm
24
154 lbs
16 - 2 - 0

174 cm
24
156 lbs
11 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reiska Pekka Retale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timofey Boyko!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Retale moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Retale shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Retale looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Boyko looks to land a left hand but Retale moved out of range nicely.
A cross from Boyko lands.
Boyko throws a right hand that misses
and Retale connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Retale shoots in but Boyko avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Boyko clinches up with Retale and pushes him back against the ropes.
Retale misses with a punch to the body.
Retale misses with a punch to the body.
Retale wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reiska Pekka Retale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boyko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Retale is defending well for now.
Retale blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Retale utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Boyko dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Retale blocks an elbow strike from Boyko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyko lands a knee to the body.
Boyko lands an elbow just above Retale 's eye.
Retale misses with some punches.

Boyko breaks from the clinch.
Timofey Boyko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Retale has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Boyko.
Boyko lands a nice looking kick to the body. Retale takes a step back to recover.
Boyko throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Boyko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Boyko clinches.
Boyko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Retale tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boyko's elbow.
Boyko prevents a body shot from Retale.
Retale lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boyko lands a nice knee to the body.
Boyko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Reiska Pekka Retale has been cut.
Retale leaning against his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Boyko.
Boyko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Retale backwards.
Boyko's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Boyko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Retale.
Boyko misses with a knee strike.
Retale lands an elbow inside that Boyko shrugs off.
Retale misses with a hook to the ribs.
Retale lands an elbow inside.
Boyko trying to land knees to the body.
Boyko is pressed up against the ropes. Retale has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Boyko down to the mat. Boyko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Boyko darts in and clinches Retale up against the ropes.
Boyko throws an elbow but it misses.
Retale working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyko lands a damaging elbow.
Boyko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Retale putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Boyko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Retale trying to stall but Boyko improves his position.
Boyko works on Retale's body with a couple of short punches.
Boyko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Retale.
Retale blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Boyko.
Boyko can't find room to land a body shot as Retale controls the action.
Retale throws a head punch that misses.
Retale struggles to land a body shot inside as Boyko controls his hands.
Boyko slows down the pace here.
Boyko misses with the head strike.
Retale has a couple of punches blocked by Boyko.
Boyko connects with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Retale blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Retale wants the takedown. Boyko is fighting it off but Retale persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Boyko's guard against the ropes.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Retale trying to control the position from guard on top but Boyko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boyko trying to keep a closed guard but Retale is proving a slippery customer.
Retale working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boyko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Retale. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Retale forces his way into half guard.
Boyko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Retale looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timofey Boyko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reiska Pekka Retale'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.

Boyko moves into the clinch.
Boyko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Retale is keeping busy.
Boyko throws a head punch that misses.
Retale lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Retale avoiding damage as Boyko throws knees to the body.
Retale scores with a shot to the side of Boyko's head.
Retale scores with a shot to the side of Boyko's head.
Boyko blocks an elbow strike.
Boyko lands a knee to the head.
Boyko missing with knees to the body.
Retale tries to throw a body punch but Boyko avoids it by throwing Retale back against the ropes.
Timofey Boyko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Boyko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Retale's defenses.
Boyko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Retale is keeping busy.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Retale obliges.
Retale lands a damaging elbow.
Boyko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Boyko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Retale scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Retale misses with a punch to the body.
Retale takes an elbow to the temple.
Boyko lands an elbow that stopped Retale in his tracks for a moment.
Retale lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boyko backwards.
A short right from Boyko on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Retale throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boyko blocks it with crossed arms.
Boyko struggles to land a body shot inside as Retale controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Retale.
Retale unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boyko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Retale tries to land a knee to the head but Boyko blocks with his arms.
Boyko wants to stall.
Boyko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Retale.
Boyko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boyko.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boyko misses with an elbow over the top.
Retale throws a head punch that misses.
Retale blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Retale gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Retale wants to control but Boyko is keeping him busy.
Retale wants to free his trapped foot but Boyko is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Boyko is not content to let Retale control the position.
Boyko moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Retale is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Retale stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boyko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Boyko can't keep his opponent in guard - Retale advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Boyko pushes Retale off looking to stand but Retale dives back in and keeps control.
Retale has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Retale wants to pass the guard but Boyko is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Retale keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Boyko tries to get to full guard but Retale has control of the leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Boyko tries to get to full guard but Retale has control of the leg.
Retale is figuring out what he wants to do next.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Reiska Pekka Retale.
Boyko takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reiska Pekka Retale dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Reiska Pekka Retale's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Boyko misses with a body shot.
Boyko misses with a head kick.
Boyko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Boyko with a nice cross.
Retale takes a swing at Boyko's ribcage but misses.
Retale takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Retale checks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boyko, right into the meat.
Boyko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A bone on bone clash there as Retale blocks the leg kick.

Retale drives through with a takedown into guard.
Retale stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boyko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Retale trying to control but Boyko is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Retale distracts Boyko with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Retale stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boyko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boyko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Retale wants to control from the top but Boyko keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Retale tries to free his leg and advance position but Boyko is retaining full guard.
Boyko trying to control the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Boyko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Retale checks it well.
Boyko misses the shot to the body.
Retale swings for the body but Boyko moves out of range.
Retale blocks a low kick nicely.
Retale tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boyko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Retale swings for the body but Boyko moves out of range.
Boyko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boyko throws a hook but Retale avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Retale blocks a head kick by Boyko.
Boyko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Retale tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Boyko is able to avoid easily.
Boyko is looking to score with low kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Retale checks a leg kick.
Retale shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Retale tries to keep at a distance but Boyko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Retale lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boyko backwards.
Boyko managing to block the knees to the body from Retale.
Boyko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Retale is keeping busy.
Boyko lands with a light punch inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Boyko lands an elbow just above Retale 's eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyko lands an uppercut.
Boyko is pressed up against the ropes. Retale has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Boyko down to the mat. Boyko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Boyko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Retale uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boyko.
The fight stays on the outside here - Retale looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Timofey Boyko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Retale tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boyko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyko swats away the attempt to clinch by Retale.
Retale on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boyko lands a nice shot that snaps Retale's head back.
Retale misses with a low kick.
Boyko tries to land a leg kick but Retale saw it coming and moves away.
Retale lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Timofey Boyko just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Reiska Pekka Retale's cut.
That's time! Retale's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Retale takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boyko throws a body kick that misses.
Retale shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Retale rushes Boyko and presses him up against the ropes.
Boyko lands a nice uppercut.
Boyko tries to land a knee to the head but Retale blocks with his arms.
Retale lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Retale changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Boyko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Timofey Boyko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Retale takes a swing at Boyko's ribcage but misses.

Retale shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Boyko napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Retale tries to move to mount but Boyko blocks the move with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Retale wants to control but Boyko is keeping him busy.
Retale misses with the ground and pound.
Boyko gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Retale tries to pass the half guard into mount. Boyko knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Retale prevents Boyko from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Retale wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boyko keeps working.
Boyko wants to control but Retale is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Boyko is defending against the submission attempts here by Retale.
Boyko wants to control but Retale is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyko manages to get to full guard.

Boyko looking for a guillotine here but Retale defends easily.
Boyko wants to hit a switch here but Retale passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Boyko there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyko is looking to improve his position but Retale isn't that keen on the idea.
Retale tries to control but Boyko wriggling away.
Retale lands a heavy elbow.
Retale trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reiska Pekka Retale had his way with Timofey Boyko in that round.
The cut man is working on Reiska Pekka Retale's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Boyko. Retale does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boyko moves out of range of the strikes.
Boyko misses with a few strikes there.
Retale misses with a right hand

and Boyko counters by clinching up.
Retale on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Retale working Boyko over with knees to the body.
Retale using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Retale misses with a punch to the body.
Boyko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Boyko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Retale lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Boyko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Retale has him pressed against the ropes.
Boyko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Retale lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Retale tries to land knees in the clinch but Boyko avoids the damage to the body.
Boyko is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A right handed body shot lands from Retale.
Boyko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Retale softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Boyko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Retale's brow.
Retale lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boyko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Boyko breaks from the clinch.

Boyko instigates a clinch.
Retale is working Boyko over against the ropes.
Boyko pushes off an throws an elbow but Retale leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Retale gets through Boyko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Retale is trying to maintain a safe position but Boyko gets an underhook and turns Retale into the ropes.
Boyko prevents the takedown attempt.
Retale throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boyko tries to throw a body punch but Retale avoids it by throwing Boyko back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Retale misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boyko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Retale works on Boyko's body with a couple of short punches.
Retale is looking to control Boyko's arms but Boyko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Retale has his back to the ropes.

Retale turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Boyko is trying to get back to his feet.
Retale is looking to take a break and control but Boyko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Retale lands some shots froms side control.
Boyko tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Retale wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Retale is looking to take a break and control but Boyko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Boyko wants to get back to his feet but Retale is dominant here and he's now got Boyko's back!
Retale throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.

Boyko fending off the submission attempt from Retale.
Boyko is trying to break free.

And that's the end of the fight!
Reiska Pekka Retale showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Retale 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Reiska Pekka Retale!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Reiska Pekka Retale!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Reiska Pekka Retale!

Reiska Pekka Retale wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Reiska Pekka Retale made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.