PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Timofey Boyko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Tapout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyko comes into the arena with Kamaedzitca - Колазварl blaring out of the sound system. Tapout has chosen Runaway as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Boyko
vs
Tapout

174 cm
23
156 lbs
10 - 3 - 1

173 cm
27
142 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timofey Boyko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Tapout!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyko thumps Tapout with a low kick.
Boyko misses with a head kick.
Boyko just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boyko. That's going to slow Tapout down.

Tapout closes the distance and pushes Boyko back into the cage.
Tapout tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boyko's elbow.
A body shot lands from Boyko.
Boyko taking a breather.
Tapout blocks a body shot from Boyko.
Tapout is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Boyko to keep the fight standing.
Boyko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Tommy Tapout has been cut.
Tapout takes an elbow to the temple.
Tapout is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Boyko to keep the fight standing.
Boyko digs a right hand underneath Tapout's ribcage. Tapout let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boyko pushes Tapout back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tapout tries to circle away but Boyko has him pinned against the cage.
Tapout tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boyko avoids it.
Tapout is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Boyko to keep the fight standing.
Timofey Boyko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Tapout.
Boyko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tapout in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Boyko with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tapout tries to pull guard but Boyko holds him up against the cage and eventually Tapout drops back down to his feet.
Boyko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Boyko.
Boyko landing knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Boyko.
Boyko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Boyko scores a nice knee to the body.
Tapout fails to pull guard.
Tapout looks winded!
Boyko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boyko lands a damaging elbow.
Tapout takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Boyko obliges.
Boyko lands with a left to the head.
Boyko lands a nice knee to the body.
Boyko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Boyko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Boyko lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Boyko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boyko stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Boyko scores with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Tommy Tapout's cut even more.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Boyko.
A knee to the head by Boyko.
Boyko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Boyko crunches a lovely knee into Tapout's ribcage.
Boyko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tapout tries to pull guard but Boyko forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Boyko is leaning against Tapout and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Boyko lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Tapout is rocked!
Boyko lands an elbow inside.
Tapout is still on wobbly legs! Can Boyko finish him?
Boyko lands a big knee! That's hurt Tapout! Oh, he's all over the place! Boyko lands another knee that sends Tapout to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timofey Boyko!
Timofey Boyko decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.