PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sigvard Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timofey Boyko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aurelius comes to the cage accompanied by 2pac ft.Trick Daddy-Still Ballin. Boyko has chosen Kamaedzitca - Колазварl as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Sigvard Aurelius has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Sigvard Aurelius seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Aurelius
vs
Boyko

156 cm
38
148 lbs
34 - 13 - 2

174 cm
30
156 lbs
20 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sigvard Aurelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timofey Boyko!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Aurelius. Beautiful body shot.
Aurelius bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Boyko's head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boyko.
Boyko throws a combination that misses
and Aurelius counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Boyko thinking.
Aurelius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boyko counters with a leg kick.
Boyko has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Boyko checks a leg kick.
Boyko throws a sloppy head kick and Aurelius moves out of range easily.
Aurelius checks a leg kick.
Boyko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boyko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aurelius. That did some damage!
Boyko jabs at Aurelius's body.
Aurelius throws a lazy right hand but Boyko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boyko throws a hook to the side of Aurelius's head but Aurelius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Timofey Boyko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aurelius uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Boyko has time to react.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aurelius with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boyko to score with a decent uppercut.
Boyko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aurelius doesn't seem bothered though.
Boyko throws a leg kick that misses.
Boyko is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boyko throws a push kick but Aurelius slaps the foot to one side.
Boyko scores with the left hand. Aurelius knows he should have avoided that one.
Aurelius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boyko tries a head kick but it misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Aurelius blocks the leg kick.
Boyko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Aurelius is out of range and Boyko settles back down.
Boyko tries to clinch up.
Boyko wants to clinch up but Aurelius keeps it at a distance.
Boyko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Aurelius is out of range and Boyko settles back down.
Boyko needs to keep his hands up - Aurelius had a free shot at his head there.
Boyko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Aurelius is out of range and Boyko settles back down.
Aurelius throws a sloppy head kick and Boyko moves out of range easily.
Boyko explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Boyko checks a low kick from Aurelius.
Boyko cracks Aurelius with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyko misses with a low kick.
Aurelius moves away from the strike by Boyko.
Boyko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by Aurelius.
Boyko misses with a body kick.
Aurelius throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boyko connects with a right hand. Aurelius shakes it off.
Boyko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aurelius.
Boyko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aurelius moves away.
Boyko doesn't manage to clinch there - Aurelius circles away.
Aurelius takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Aurelius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice defenses there by Boyko.
Aurelius throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Boyko misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aurelius misses with a looping left.
Boyko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Boyko connects with a high kick.
Boyko tries to clinch up.
Boyko blocks a leg kick.
Boyko lands with a straight right. Aurelius didn't see that one coming.
Boyko looks to land a left hand but Aurelius moved out of range nicely.
Aurelius avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boyko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boyko thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Aurelius if he has to take too many more of those.
Aurelius fails to land with a series of punches.
Aurelius throws a hook but Boyko avoids it easily.
Boyko swings for the body but Aurelius moves out of range.
Aurelius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boyko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aurelius.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyko thows a body shot but no joy.
Boyko misses with a left hand
and Aurelius counters with a straight right hand.
Boyko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boyko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Aurelius to score with a decent uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boyko scores with a kick to the midsection.
Aurelius misses with a body kick.
Aurelius takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boyko lands a nice looking kick to the body. Aurelius takes a step back to recover.
Boyko lands a nice looking body shot.
Boyko scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boyko throws a leg kick but Aurelius checks it.
Aurelius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boyko.
Aurelius takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timofey Boyko dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Boyko closes the distance looking to clinch

and Aurelius counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Boyko on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Boyko is doing well to control the position and prevent Aurelius from advancing to side control.
Aurelius throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Boyko trying to control from the bottom.
Boyko regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Aurelius.
Boyko keeping moving, preventing Aurelius from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius postures up.
Aurelius is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Aurelius trying to control the position from guard on top but Boyko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boyko trying to control the position.
Aurelius 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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Boyko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Boyko!
Boyko wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A swing and a miss from Boyko.
Boyko wants to slow Aurelius down by chopping away at his legs.
Boyko missing with a left hand there. Aurelius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A cross from Boyko lands.
Boyko lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Aurelius misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boyko.
Aurelius looks to land a combination but Boyko avoids it well.
Boyko just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Boyko.
Boyko looks to throw the jab but Aurelius is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Boyko checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyko moves in looking to clinch but Aurelius pushes him off.
Boyko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Aurelius.
Aurelius closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Boyko tries to close the distance and clinch but Aurelius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boyko moves in looking to clinch but Aurelius pushes him off.
Jab by Boyko.
A punch lands to the side of Aurelius 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boyko dips to his left and cracks Aurelius with an uppercut!
Boyko is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Aurelius keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Boyko crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Aurelius - the referee stops the clock and Boyko gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Aurelius. Boyko manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Boyko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aurelius.
A jab from Aurelius misses.
Boyko blocks a jab.
Boyko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aurelius was well out of range. Poor timing from Boyko.
Aurelius takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius connects with a leg kick. Boyko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Boyko throws a leg kick

and Aurelius counters with a shoot takedown. Boyko fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boyko has Aurelius pulled in close to control his posture.
Aurelius working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boyko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Aurelius trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boyko wants to control but Aurelius passes easily into half guard.
Boyko tries to roll over but Aurelius keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sigvard Aurelius will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Aurelius lands a head kick. Boyko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Boyko ducks under a wild hook from Aurelius.
Aurelius 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.
Aurelius thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boyko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aurelius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aurelius throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Boyko.
Boyko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boyko tries to clinch but Aurelius moves away

and Aurelius counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boyko is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Aurelius misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Aurelius throws an elbow but Boyko slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Boyko's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Aurelius tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Aurelius is looking to take a break and control but Boyko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boyko taking punishment in the form of punches.
Aurelius throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
You can see the frustration on Boyko's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Aurelius wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boyko keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Boyko can't do much from the bottom here.
Aurelius in side control, throwing shots but Boyko defends.
Aurelius wants to control but Boyko is keeping him busy.
The strikes coming from Aurelius are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyko tries to bench press Aurelius off him but Aurelius keeps the position.
Aurelius in side control, throwing shots but Boyko defends.
Aurelius working the ground and pound but Boyko is defending the strikes.
Aurelius lands a few punches from side control.
Boyko defending against the ground and pound.
Aurelius in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Aurelius trying to control the position but Boyko is working away.
Aurelius scoring with punches from side control.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Aurelius here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyko seems a little lost for a moment, as Aurelius dominates the positioning.
Aurelius wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boyko keeps working.
Boyko tries to buck Aurelius off but Aurelius is having none of it.
Aurelius sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Boyko is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Boyko defending against the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aurelius laying and praying for a moment but Boyko takes advantage and regains half guard.
Aurelius passes to side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sigvard Aurelius showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Aurelius 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sigvard Aurelius!
Sigvard Aurelius thanked the fans post fight for their support.