PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timofey Boyko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyko has chosen Kamaedzitca - Колазварl as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bishop
vs
Boyko

172 cm
34
149 lbs
23 - 12 - 1

174 cm
31
156 lbs
25 - 12 - 1

Great wrestler
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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Kevin Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timofey Boyko!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyko lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Boyko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bishop has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boyko.
Boyko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boyko throws a good cross that connects.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bishop.
A shot to the liver by Boyko. Beautiful body shot.
Boyko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Boyko throws a series of punches but Bishop avoids them all with ease.
A good leg kick by Bishop.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bishop checks a leg kick.
Bishop moves out of range of the body kick.
Kevin Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop delivers a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop scores with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boyko tries to clinch but Bishop is having none of it.
Boyko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boyko slaps away a takedown attempt from Bishop, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Boyko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bishop takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bishop lands a jab to the nose.
Boyko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boyko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boyko has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Boyko tries to clinch up but Bishop circles away and keeps his distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bishop.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyko lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Kevin Bishop has been cut.
Bishop throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bishop looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bishop 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 pushes Bishop back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boyko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Boyko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bishop is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bishop fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Boyko.
Boyko misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Bishop.
Boyko leaning against his opponent.
Bishop avoids the elbow strike from Boyko, against the cage.
Boyko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throws a head punch that misses.
Boyko tries to land a knee to the head but Bishop blocks with his arms.
Bishop tries to work over Boyko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boyko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boyko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bishop avoids it.
Boyko misses with a punch on the inside.
Boyko throws a punch but it's blocked by Bishop.
Boyko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bishop lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Boyko throws an elbow but misses.
Bishop softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bishop prevents a body shot from Boyko.
Boyko takes a shot to the head.
Bishop blocking some punches.
Boyko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boyko misses with a punch on the inside.
Come on Bishop - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bishop goes for a takedown in the clinch but Boyko prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Boyko working Bishop over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Bishop.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop managing to block the knees to the body from Boyko.
Boyko landing knees to the body.
Boyko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Bishop.
Bishop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boyko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bishop is keeping busy.
Bishop avoiding damage as Boyko throws knees to the body.
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 Kevin Bishop's cut.
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.

Boyko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boyko misses with a low kick.
Timofey Boyko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Bishop misses.
Boyko staying out of range there.
Boyko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
Bishop takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bishop lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bishop misses with a hook. Boyko ducked under it nicely.
Boyko lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Bishop misses its intended target.
Bishop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boyko.

Bishop looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyko is looking to control Bishop's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Boyko avoid being mounted?
Bishop is keen to just control but Boyko is a slippery customer.
Bishop perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Boyko is not content to let Bishop control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Boyko is pressing down on Bishop's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bishop working some strikes from top position.
Bishop is looking to work some ground and pound but Boyko has wrist control.
Boyko keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bishop throws out a powerful jab.
Bishop loads up on a big right hand but Boyko slips the punch.
Boyko checks the leg kick nicely there.
Boyko looks for the body kick but Bishop saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bishop is out of range and Boyko settles back down.
Boyko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bishop checks a leg kick nicely.
Bishop blocks a leg kick.
Bishop throws a jab when Boyko was well out of range.
Bishop throws a low kick but Boyko avoids it.
Boyko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bishop.
Boyko wants to land a leg kick but Bishop is out of range.
Boyko throws a hook but Bishop avoids it easily.
Boyko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bishop fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Boyko clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bishop dodges an elbow strike from Boyko.
Boyko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Boyko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boyko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bishop avoids it.
Bishop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boyko lands an elbow just above Bishop 's eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boyko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bishop lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bishop blocks the elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Boyko obliges.
Boyko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boyko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bishop looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boyko scores with a knee to the head.
Boyko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Timofey Boyko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kevin Bishop's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bishop throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bishop has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bishop there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boyko throws the kick towards the body but Bishop avoids it.
Boyko avoids a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Boyko.
Bishop avoids a kick to the body.
Boyko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Bishop tries to keep at a distance but Boyko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bishop tries a body shot but Boyko blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boyko backwards.
Boyko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Boyko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Boyko connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyko lands a nice knee to the body.
Boyko throws an elbow but it misses.
Boyko lands an elbow just above Bishop 's eye.

Kevin Bishop's cut is getting worse.
Boyko looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Bishop fails to land.
Boyko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Boyko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boyko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boyko lands an elbow that stopped Bishop in his tracks for a moment.
Boyko lands a left hand.
Boyko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boyko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bishop drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Boyko gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Boyko is pressed up against the cage. Bishop 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.
Timofey Boyko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boyko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Boyko blocks the leg kick.
Bishop throws a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bishop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boyko manages to avoid it.
Kevin Bishop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Boyko drives through and clinches with Bishop against the cage.
Boyko tries to throw a body punch but Bishop avoids it by throwing Boyko back against the cage.
Bishop throws a head punch that misses.
Bishop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boyko's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop tries a body shot but Boyko blocks it.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Boyko.
Boyko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Timofey Boyko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bishop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boyko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Boyko has Bishop pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bishop is trying to drag Boyko to the mat but Boyko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bishop tries to throw a body punch but Boyko avoids it by throwing Bishop back against the cage.
Bishop takes an elbow to the forehead.
Boyko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bishop's elbow.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Boyko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boyko prevents a body shot from Bishop.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Boyko.

And that's the end of the fight!
Timofey Boyko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Boyko winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timofey Boyko!
Our winner, Timofey Boyko, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.