PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ein Stein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timofey Boyko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kamaedzitca - Колазварl. Ein Stein had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Stein
vs
Boyko

167 cm
29
145 lbs
23 - 5 - 1

174 cm
32
156 lbs
28 - 12 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Perkele!
Bullet Proof System

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ein Stein!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timofey Boyko!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stein moves out of range of the body kick.
Boyko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice body punch from Boyko.
Stein attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Boyko throws a counter combo.
Stein walks into a stiff left hand from Boyko.

Stein dives in and scores a takedown into Boyko's guard.
Stein controls from within his opponent's guard.
Boyko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stein trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boyko keeping moving, preventing Stein from controlling successfully.
Boyko has control of Stein's left arm, preventing Stein from doing any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boyko misses with a body kick.
Boyko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stein checks it well.

Boyko clinches up with Stein and pushes him back against the cage.
Stein is looking to take this one to the mat.
Boyko blocks a body shot from Stein.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stein pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boyko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stein.
Boyko lands a nice shot that snaps Stein's head back.
Stein throws a series of punches but Boyko avoids them all with ease.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boyko.
Good shot there by Boyko.
Boyko avoids the body shot from Stein.
Stein has a takedown stuffed.
Stein backing away here, and Boyko unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ein Stein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boyko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyko misses with a low kick.
Ein Stein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stein looks to score with a jab to the body but Boyko is just out of range.
Stein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boyko was well out of range. Poor timing from Stein.
Boyko avoids the body shot from Stein.
Stein just misses with a punch to the body.
Stein misses with a body shot.
Boyko tries to clinch but Stein moves out of range.
Stein appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Boyko is looking to land body kicks.
Boyko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stein moves away.
Stein tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Boyko defends well and Stein ends up having to push Boyko into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stein. Boyko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boyko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stein tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Boyko defends well and Stein ends up having to push Boyko into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stein looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Boyko lands a nice shot that snaps Stein's head back.
A low kick from Boyko is predictable there
and Stein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boyko moves in looking to clinch but Stein pushes him off.
Boyko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boyko lands a jab to Stein's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Stein.
Stein takes a swing at Boyko's ribcage but misses.
Stein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stein feinted with a counter takedown.
Boyko lunges at Stein with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stein's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timofey Boyko dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Boyko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stein misses with a hook to the body
and Boyko counters with a nice uppercut.
Boyko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stein lands with an overhand left.
Boyko throws a hook but Stein avoids it easily.
Stein throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good shot there by Stein.
Stein takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stein gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boyko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Timofey Boyko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boyko scores with a push kick.
Stein throws a body punch but Boyko moves out of range.
Boyko is trying to counter with his kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boyko moves away.
Boyko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Boyko looks to land a right hand but Stein moved out of range.
Boyko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stein throws a low kick, looking for Boyko's leg but Boyko calmly moves out of range.
Boyko scores with a leg kick.
Stein thuds a left hand into Boyko's body.
Stein has a takedown stuffed.
Stein throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Boyko cracks the inside of Stein's front leg.
An inside leg kick lands from Boyko.
Boyko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stein swings for the body but Boyko moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyko tests Stein's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stein jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boyko throws out a counter right but Stein avoids it with no problem.
Donk. Boyko catches Stein right on the button with a cross.
Boyko lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stein fails with the takedown.
Stein misses with a few strikes there.
Stein swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Boyko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Boyko thumps Stein with a low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Boyko - that will leave a mark!
Boyko lands with a right hand.
Boyko throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stein. Boyko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boyko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boyko connects with a single shot there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boyko, right into the meat.
Stein avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd cheers as Boyko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stein doesn't seem phased though.
Boyko blocks a jab.
Boyko thumps Stein with a low kick.
Stein is looking to wear down Boyko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Boyko misses with a body kick.
Boyko lands with a good body shot.
A big right from Stein misses.
Boyko looks to throw a body kick
and Stein counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyko feints and then cracks Stein's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stein down.
Stein stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boyko.
Stein moves out of range as Boyko throws a body kick.
It looked like Stein was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Boyko.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boyko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stein moves into range and connects with a jab.
Boyko feints and then cracks Stein's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stein down.
Stein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boyko manages to avoid it.
Boyko wants to counter the offense by Stein and move into the clinch position.
Boyko throws a leg kick which misses Stein's front leg but catches the back leg as Stein tries to avoid it.
Boyko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stein.
Stein was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boyko.
Stein looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stein swats away the attempt to clinch by Boyko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timofey Boyko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Stein takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stein looks to land a left hand but Boyko moved out of range nicely.
Stein is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Boyko looks to land a body kick but Stein moved away.
A punch lands to the side of Stein 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boyko throws the kick towards the body but Stein avoids it.
Stein 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.
Boyko scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid body kick from Boyko.
Boyko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stein throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice shot by Boyko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boyko doesn't seem bothered though.
Boyko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stein.
Stein just misses with a punch to the body.
Stein connects with a single shot there.
Stein scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Boyko throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Boyko finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Boyko missing with a left hand there. Stein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stein was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boyko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stein at a distance.
Timofey Boyko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyko is looking to clinch.
Stein throws a poor cross that misses

and Boyko moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein jumps guard but Boyko stands there with Stein around his waist. Stein gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Boyko throws an elbow but it misses.
Boyko lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Ein Stein has been cut.
Stein trying to control the position but instead, Boyko has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stein into the cage.
Boyko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Boyko looking to throw knees to the head but Stein is blocking nicely.
Boyko lands a nice elbow.
Stein can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ein Stein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Boyko.
Stein fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Boyko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Boyko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boyko lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyko looking to throw knees to the head but Stein is blocking nicely.
Boyko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boyko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stein's elbow.
Stein jumps guard but Boyko stands there with Stein around his waist. Stein gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Boyko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stein tries to pull guard but Boyko forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Boyko scores with a knee to the head.
Boyko misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice elbow from Boyko.
Boyko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stein blocks it with crossed arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stein on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Boyko obliges.
Boyko throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Boyko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stein lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boyko trying to land knees to the body.
Boyko looking to throw knees to the head but Stein is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stein lands a shoulder strike.
Boyko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stein tries to work over Boyko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boyko misses with the head strike.

Stein successfully pulls guard.
Boyko trying to control but Stein is working from the bottom.
Stein is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boyko seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timofey Boyko really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ein Stein's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A looping hook to the body misses from Stein. Boyko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stein misses the jab.
Boyko wants to slow Stein down by chopping away at his legs.
Boyko scores with a jab. Stein acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice takedown defense from Boyko. No joy for Stein on that attempt.
Boyko works the jab nicely.
Stein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stein dodges the punch combination from Boyko.
An attempted straight right counter from Stein misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stein misses with an attempted mid kick.
Boyko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stein just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A shot to the body from Stein misses
and Boyko counters with an inside leg kick.
Stein takes one on the button.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stein.
Boyko misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Stein misses the target.
Stein missing with a left hand there. Boyko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boyko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boyko 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.

Stein gets a takedown into half guard.
Boyko is trying is best to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Boyko defending well though.
Stein is looking to advance position but Boyko won't allow it.
Boyko felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Stein missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boyko is refusing to be controlled, as Stein sits in half guard.
Boyko keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyko wants to control but Stein is keeping busy.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Stein takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stein tries to counter with a takedown but Boyko is quick to defend against it.
Stein lands a nice looking body shot.
Boyko throws a body kick that misses.

Stein closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Boyko's guard.
Boyko looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ein Stein overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stein loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stein sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Boyko's guard.
Stein trying to control from half guard but Boyko is working away.
Stein is thwarting Boyko's attempts to control the position.
Stein not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boyko slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Stein throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ein Stein will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ein Stein's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Stein tries to score a power double leg takedown but Boyko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stein somewhat.
Boyko jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Boyko lands with a cross.
Stein takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Stein misses its intended target.
Boyko looks to land a body kick but Stein moved away.
Stein jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein misses with a body shot
and Boyko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boyko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stein keeps the fight on the outside.
Boyko moves out of range as Stein throws a body kick.
Boyko darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Boyko slips a straight right by Stein.
Boyko let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
No joy there for Boyko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stein defending well as Boyko loads up on a big left hand.
Boyko thows a body kick. Stein tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Stein looks to score with a jab to the body but Boyko is just out of range.
Boyko throws a body kick that misses.
Ein Stein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stein. Boyko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stein will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Boyko moves out of range of the strikes.
Boyko scores with a spinning back kick!
Stein misses with a looping right.
Boyko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stein goes for a double leg but Boyko avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Boyko continues to drive forward.
Boyko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stein drops his hands momentarily and Boyko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stein tries to score a power double leg takedown but Boyko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stein somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ein Stein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stein scores with a punch to the head.
Boyko moves out of range of the body kick.
Boyko throws a leg kick which misses Stein's front leg but catches the back leg as Stein tries to avoid it.
Boyko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boyko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stein fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Boyko avoids it really well and circles away.
Boyko scoring well with a low kick there.
Boyko thuds a left hand into Stein's body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Boyko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stein, pushing him back against the cage.
Timofey Boyko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Boyko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stein looking to stall.
Boyko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Timofey Boyko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Boyko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timofey Boyko!
Timofey Boyko is the new featherweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Timofey Boyko thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Ein Stein was interviewed post fight and said 'Flames to dust. Lovers to friends. Why do all good things come to an end..'.