PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juha Niska (ranked 131 p4p, 256 weight class) and Inspektor Bee (ranked 22 p4p, 41 weight class). Juha Niska has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Niska
vs
Bee

193 cm
29
220
18 - 7 - 0

205 cm
31
245
17 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
Urban Fighter

Voodoo Nutrition
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juha Niska!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Inspektor Bee!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Niska takes the fight into the clinch.
Bee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Niska misses with a punch to the body.
Niska on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bee tries to land a knee to the head but Niska blocks with his arms.
Niska tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Niska manages to break the clinch.
Niska lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bee at a distance.
Niska works Bee's body with a nice hook.
A slow jab from Bee misses its intended target.
Niska tried to counter with a leg kick but Bee avoided it.
Good work by Niska as he checks the leg kick.
Niska connects with a nice looking jab.
Niska misses with an uppercut. Bee saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Niska. Bee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bee steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Niska.
Niska misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niska throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Niska misses with a body shot.
Niska takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bee slips under a jab from Niska.
Niska jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sloppy strikes from Bee. Those never looked like landing.
Bee throws a front kick that sends Niska stumbling back into the cage.
Bee cracks a nice hook into Niska's ribs.
Niska is breathing heavily.
A head kick from Bee lands but Niska takes it in his stride.
Niska misses with a body kick.
Bee throws a head kick that half lands.
Niska has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Malmi Aitta in the buildup to the fight.
Niska blocks the body kick.
Niska fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bee just manages to avoid it.
Niska is looking to wear down Bee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Niska throws a lazy right hand but Bee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Niska throws a head kick but Bee moves out of range.
Bee doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bee throws the kick towards the body but Niska avoids it.
Niska throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Bee counters by clinching up.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Niska throws an elbow that misses.
A shot in the inside from Niska.
Niska wants to stall.
Bee working Niska over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niska misses with a short punch on the inside.
Niska blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bee.
Niska blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Niska scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bee.
Bee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Niska lands a right hand.
A short right from Bee.
Niska lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bee.
Niska lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bee backwards.
Niska fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Niska struggles to land a body shot inside as Bee controls his hands.
Niska tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bee's elbow.
Niska wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bee has him pressed against the cage.
Niska lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bee backwards.
Bee managing to block the knees to the body from Niska.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niska tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Niska is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bee's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Niska lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bee backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Niska creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Niska fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Niska managing to block the knees to the body from Bee.
Niska lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Niska creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Niska blocks the elbow strike.
Niska can't find room to land a body shot as Bee controls the action.
Bee tries to work over Niska's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Niska tries to throw a body punch but Bee avoids it by throwing Niska back against the cage.
Bee prevents a body shot from Niska.
Bee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bee tries to work over Niska's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Niska blocks it with crossed arms.
Bee throws an elbow but it misses.
Niska lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bee backwards.

Niska pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Niska throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bee is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Niska tries a low kick but Bee avoids it.
Bee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Niska.
Niska throws a front kick that sends Bee stumbling back into the cage.
Bee throws a sloppy head kick and Niska moves out of range easily.
Bee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Niska will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Niska connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bee scrambles back to his feet.
Niska throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bee lands with an uppercut that bounces Niska off the cage and back into range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Niska connects with an inside leg kick.
Juha Niska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Niska throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Niska lands a left and a right that send Bee crashing to the mat, dazed. Niska thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Bee is rocked!

It looks like Inspektor Bee has been cut.
Niska throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juha Niska dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Inspektor Bee's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Niska misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Niska throws a leg kick which misses Bee's front leg but catches the back leg as Bee tries to avoid it.
Bee slips a straight right by Niska.
Bee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Niska.
Niska throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bee is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab lands there for Bee.
Niska throws a body shot but no joy.
Bee tries to counter with a clinch but Niska shakes him off and moves away.
Bee throws a combination. Niska tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Niska scores with a jab to the jaw.
Niska connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bee wants to counter the offense by Niska and move into the clinch position.
Niska misses with a wild body shot.
Niska just misses with a punch to the body.
Bee wants to counter the offense by Niska and move into the clinch position.
Bee thuds his right hand into Niska's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bee throws a body shot but no joy.
Niska swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bee dodges the punch combination from Niska.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bee with a jab.
Juha Niska is winning the standup battle so far.
Bee misses with a straight left.
Niska swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Niska looks to score with a jab to the body but Bee is just out of range.
Niska misses with a low kick as Bee jumps back.
Niska sets himself, and Bee steps forward looking for the clinch! Niska avoids it this time.
Niska scores with a jab to the body.
Niska swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Niska moves into the clinch.
Niska lands a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Niska.
Good body shot from Bee.
Niska doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bee blocking some punches.
Niska is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bee is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niska lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bee.
Niska blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Niska lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A hook to the body from Bee.
Niska misses with the head strike.

Niska manages to break the clinch.
Bee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Niska pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bee is out of range and Niska settles back down.
Bee moves away from the strike by Niska.
Bee is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niska moves away.
Bee checks the leg kick nicely there.
Niska slips under a jab.
Niska misses with a double jab.

Niska rushes Bee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Niska.
Bee trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bee prevents a body shot from Niska.

Niska breaks the clinch.
Niska moves away from the strike by Bee.
Niska throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Niska misses with a head kick.
Niska dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Niska looks to land a left hand but Bee moved out of range nicely.
A cross from Niska lands.
Niska throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Niska cracks Bee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Niska.
Niska misses with a wild body shot.
Niska swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bee scores with a leg kick.
Niska is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bee can do to turn this around?
Bee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Niska lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Niska scores with a punch to the head.
Niska tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bee was well out of range. Poor timing from Niska.
Bee throws a body kick that misses.
Bee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bee lands a nice looking body kick.
Niska throws the kick towards the body but Bee avoids it.
Bee steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Niska.
Bee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Niskas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bee misses with a low kick.
Bee thows a leg kick but Niska checks it
and Niska counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Niska. Those never looked like landing.
Bee wants to counter with a clinch but Niska pushes him away.
Bee misses with a wild body shot.
Niska throws a leg kick but Bee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Niska looks to score with a jab to the body but Bee is just out of range.
Niska ducks right into an uppercut from Bee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Niska has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juha Niska dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Inspektor Bee's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Niska slips under a jab from Bee.
Niska was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bee throws a hook but Niska avoids it easily.
Jab by Niska.
Bee walks into a jab.
Niska throws a leg kick but Bee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bee.
A jab from Bee finds it's way through Niska's defenses.
Bee throws a head kick but Niska moves out of range.
Bee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Niska's head backwards.
Bee has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bee tries to counter with a clinch but Niska shakes him off and moves away.
Bee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Niska doesn't seem bothered though.
Bee lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bee misses the shot to the body.
Bee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bee throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Bee finds it's way through Niska's defenses.
Niska keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bee lands a jab.
Bee looks to land a combination but Niska avoids it well.
It looked like Niska wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Niska scores with a spinning back kick!
A good leg kick by Niska.
Niska swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bee is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bee takes a kick to the side of the head.
Niska drops his hands momentarily and Bee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Niska throws a lazy right hand but Bee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bee steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Niska.
Niska misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niska pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bee tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bee throws an overhand right that lands on Niska's shoulder, as Niska tries to avoid the shot.
Bee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bee lands with a nice body kick.
Niska misses with a low kick.
Niska tries to work over Bee's front leg with a kick but Bee checks it.
Niska swings for the body but Bee moves out of range.
Bee wants to counter the offense by Niska and move into the clinch position.
Niska just misses with a punch to the body.
Niska misses the shot to the body.
Bee looks to score with a jab to the body but Niska is just out of range.
Bee misses with a few strikes there.
Bee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Niska tries to bum rush Bee with a series of wild strikes but Bee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Niska has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bee.
Bee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bee misses with a hook. Niska ducked under it nicely.
Bee scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bee avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Niska.
Niska throws a big shot that misses.
Bee cracks Niska with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Niska uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bee.
Niska thows a leg kick but Bee checks it

and Bee counters by clinching up.
Bee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Niska lands a nice elbow.
Bee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Niska lands a nice uppercut.
Niska lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bee backwards.
Niska using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bee misses with an elbow over the top.
Bee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Niska's elbow.
Bee working Niska over with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bee managing to block the knees to the body from Niska.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Niska throws a punch but it's blocked by Bee.
A nice right hand lands inside from Niska.

Niska's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Niska lands with a good body shot.
A head kick misses from Niska.
Bee wants to counter with a clinch but Niska pushes him away.
Niska waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bee.
Niska connects with a leg kick.
Bee 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.
Niska lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bee will feel that in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Niska pushes Bee up against the cage in a clinch.
Niska avoiding damage as Bee throws knees to the body.
Bee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Inspektor Bee just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Inspektor Bee's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Niska misses with a wild combination.
Niska misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bee.
Bee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Niska was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice combination there by Niska.
Niska misses the shot to the body.
Bee wants to counter with a clinch but Niska pushes him away.
Bee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Bee does it's job there.
Bee avoids the body shot from Niska.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bee throws a body shot but no joy.
Niska tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bee manages to circle out of the way.
Niska with a nice calf kick.
Niska blocks a leg kick.
Niska jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Niska throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Niska misses with a hook. Bee ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niska swings for the body but Bee moves out of range.
Bee misses with a series of wild punches.
Niska was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Niska.

Niska moves into the clinch.
Niska has a couple of punches blocked by Bee.
Bee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Niska lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Juha Niska has scored more points in the clinch so far.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bee stalling in the clinch but Niska improves position.
Bee lands a nice uppercut.
Niska misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Niska.
Niska lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Niska breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Niska has taken the fight to the clinch.
Niska misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right hand to the body from Bee.
Niska swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Niska misses with a knee strike.
Bee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Niska blocks it with crossed arms.
Niska blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bee managing to block the knees to the body from Niska.
Niska lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bee.
Bee is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Niska avoids a wild elbow strike from Bee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niska doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bee throws an elbow but misses.
Bee throws a punch but it's blocked by Niska.
Niska misses with a punch on the inside.
Niska working aggressively here.
Niska blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bee lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Bee as the two fighters clinch.
Bee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Bee.
Bee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bee misses with a body punch.
Bee trying to land knees to the body.
Bee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Niska misses with an elbow strike.
Bee blocks an elbow strike from Niska.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niska lands a nice shot to the body.
Bee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Niska on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bee blocks a body shot from Niska.
Bee blocks an elbow strike from Niska.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Niska has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Juha Niska has been cut.
Niska lands a damaging elbow.
Bee connects with a knee to the head.
Niska lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Niska.
Bee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Niska takes a knee to the side of the body.
Niska doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice elbow from Niska.
Niska lands an elbow just above Bee 's eye.
Niska working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Niska or not.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Inspektor Bee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Bee just misses with a punch to the body.
Niska walks into a jab.

Niska fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bee, pushing him back against the cage.
Niska scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Niska has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Niska breaks from the clinch.
Bee lands a nice looking body kick.
Bee ducks under a wild hook from Niska.
Niska throws a body punch but Bee moves out of range.
Niska lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niska lands with a shot to the body.
Niska misses with a double jab

and Bee counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bee misses with a knee strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niska throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bees head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Niska tries to land knees in the clinch but Bee avoids the damage to the body.
Niska fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bee is working Niska over against the cage.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
With the fighters up against the cage, Niska throws an elbow but misses.
Niska working aggressively here.
Bee tries to throw a body punch but Niska avoids it by throwing Bee back against the cage.
Bee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Niska pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Niska takes a swing at Bee's ribcage but misses.
Bee wants to counter the offense by Niska and move into the clinch position.
Niska looks to land a left hand but Bee moved out of range nicely.
Bee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Niska blocks a head kick by Bee.
Niska finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Niska uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bee.
Bee takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Niska will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niska scores with a jab to the body.
Niska buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bee wants to counter the offense by Niska and move into the clinch position.
Niska blocks the body kick.
Niska fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bee manages to avoid it.
Bee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niska misses with an uppercut. Bee saw that one coming.
A combination from Niska does no damage.
Bee wants to counter with a clinch but Niska pushes him away.
Bee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Niska goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Niska.
Bee blocks a head kick by Niska.
Niska throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Bee blocks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niska throws a shot from downtown. Bee moves away and avoids it.
Bee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bee wants to counter the offense by Niska and move into the clinch position.
Niska swinging wildly here.
Bee tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Niska is able to avoid easily.
Bee is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Niska misses with a wild body shot.
Bee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Niska misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bee wants to counter the offense by Niska and move into the clinch position.
Niska misses with a double jab.
Jab by Bee.
Niska throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Niska will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bee clobbers Niska with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bee lands a nice shot that snaps Niska's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niska throws a lazy head kick
and Bee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bee moves out of range of the body kick from Niska.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bee - that will leave a mark!
Bee swings for the body but Niska moves out of range.
Niska tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bee was well out of range. Poor timing from Niska.
Niska sets himself, and Bee steps forward looking for the clinch! Niska avoids it this time.
Niska misses with a looping left.
Niska sets himself, and Bee steps forward looking for the clinch! Niska avoids it this time.
Niska takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bee connects with a solid leg kick.
Niska fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bee throws a sloppy head kick and Niska moves out of range easily.
Niska misses with a double jab.
Bee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Niska throws a series of punches but Bee avoids them all with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Juha Niska.
Well Niska has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Atkins scores the fight 48:47
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 48:47
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juha Niska!
Juha Niska retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Juha Niska rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.