PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ghazala Hussein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paco Nykanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hussein comes into the arena with Enae Volare Mezzo blaring out of the sound system. Nykanen has chosen Jeff Mills - The Bells as his entrance music. Paco Nykanen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Hussein
vs
Nykanen

179 cm
26
159 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

170 cm
25
166 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ghazala Hussein!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paco Nykanen!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nykanen throws a hook but Hussein blocks it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nykanen.
Hussein scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nykanen tries a low kick but Hussein avoids it.
Hussein lands a nice shot to the body.
Hussein defending well as Nykanen loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Nykanen misses.
Hussein throws a series of punches but Nykanen avoids them all with ease.
Nykanen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hussein.
Nykanen throws a jab but it's blocked by Hussein.
Nykanen ducks right into an uppercut from Hussein.
Hussein scores with a jab to the head.
Hussein slips a straight right by Nykanen.
Nykanen avoids the body shot from Hussein.
Nykanen is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hussein misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nykanen misses the jab.
Nykanen throws a head kick but Hussein moves out of range.
Nykanen blocks a jab.
Nykanen throws an overhand right that lands on Hussein's shoulder, as Hussein tries to avoid the shot.
Nykanen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hussein sprawls well. Hussein wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nykanen gets slowly back to his feet.
Nykanen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hussein's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nykanen misses with a wild body shot.
Hussein lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hussein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nykanen manages to avoid it.
Nykanen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nykanen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hussein throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nykanen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hussein lands with a good body shot.
Hussein thows a body shot but no joy.
Hussein ducks under a wild hook from Nykanen.
Nykanen walks into a jab.
Hussein showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nykanen.
Hussein scores with a hook.
Hussein misses with a body shot.
Hussein comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nykanen misses with a looping right.
Nykanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hussein lands with a good body shot.
Hussein slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hussein uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nykanen has time to react.
Nykanen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hussein moves away from the strike by Nykanen.
Hussein throws a good cross that connects.
Nykanen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hussein counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nykanen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ghazala Hussein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nykanen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hussein throws a good cross that connects.
Hussein scores with a jab.
Nykanen throws a head kick but Hussein moves out of range.
Hussein scores with a nice strike.
Hussein thows a body shot but no joy.
Nykanen throws a hook to the side of Hussein's head but Hussein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hussein is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nykanen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hussein.
The fighters circling - Nykanen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hussein is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hussein throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nykanen on the side of the head.
Nykanen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nykanen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hussein fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nykanen on the side of the head.
Hussein lands a slapping body shot.
Nykanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hussein.
Hussein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nykanen stuns Hussein with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hussein scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nykanen throws a shot from downtown. Hussein moves away and avoids it.
Hussein just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Hussein. That snapped Nykanen's head back.
Hussein thuds a left hand into Nykanen's body.
Nykanen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nykanen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hussein dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nykanen ducks right into an uppercut from Hussein.
Hussein uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nykanen.
Nykanen misses with a looping left.
Hussein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nykanen moves away.
Hussein fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussein thuds his right hand into Nykanen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hussein's corner calls for a 1-2. Hussein obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hussein takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hussein fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nykanen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hussein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nykanen manages to avoid it.
Hussein avoids the body shot from Nykanen.
Nykanen throws a sloppy head kick and Hussein moves out of range easily.
Nykanen takes one to the chin there.
Hussein with a hook.
Hussein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nykanen.
The fighters circling - Nykanen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hussein with a nice cross.
Nykanen throws a hook to the side of Hussein's head but Hussein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hussein looks to score with a jab to the body but Nykanen is just out of range.
Nykanen misses the shot to the body.
Hussein slips a straight right by Nykanen.
Hussein digs a good body shot into Nykanen's ribs.
Hussein throws a body punch but Nykanen moves out of range.
Nykanen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ghazala Hussein dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nykanen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hussein counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nykanen lands a nice looking body shot.
Nykanen throws a combination that misses
and Hussein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nykanen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nykanen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hussein.
Nykanen throws out a loose jab but Hussein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hussein misses with a two punch combination.
Hussein connects with a right hand. Nykanen shakes it off.
Nykanen throws a right hand that Hussein ducks under and follows up with a left that Hussein also avoids with ease.
Hussein misses the body punch

and Nykanen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hussein is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hussein preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hussein manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hussein wants to control but Nykanen has made it back to half guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hussein is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hussein is trying to control the action in half guard but Nykanen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nykanen wants to improve his position but Hussein is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nykanen gets back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nykanen is trying to keep Hussein in close.
Hussein trying to control the position from guard on top but Nykanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hussein thows a big elbow that misses.

Nykanen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hussein is aware though and is defending well.
Hussein is looking to work some ground and pound but Nykanen has wrist control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hussein takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hussein just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein thows a body shot but no joy.
Nykanen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nykanen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nykanen throws a combination that misses
and Hussein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hussein dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nykanen misses with a shot to the body
enabling Hussein to counter with a crisp jab.
Hussein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nykanen.
Hussein lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hussein connects with a body shot.
Nice shot by Hussein.
Ghazala Hussein is winning the standup battle so far.
Hussein throws a body punch but Nykanen moves out of range.
Hussein looks to throw the jab but Nykanen is out of range.
Hussein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nykanen.
Hussein throws a hook but Nykanen blocks it.
Hussein lands with a straight right. Nykanen didn't see that one coming.
Nykanen connects with a single shot there.
Hussein slips a jab from Nykanen.
Hussein lands with a nice body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nykanen.
Hussein darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nykanen looks to land a combination but Hussein avoids it well.
Hussein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nykanen moves away.
Nykanen throws a hook but Hussein avoids it easily.
Nykanen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hussein.
Hussein scores with a shot to the body.
Hussein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nykanen.
A big right from Hussein misses.
Hussein ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hussein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nykanen moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Hussein. That snapped Nykanen's head back.
Hussein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nykanen.
Nykanen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hussein.
Nykanen looks to land a left hand but Hussein moved out of range nicely.
Nykanen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nykanen slips under a jab from Hussein.
Hussein connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ghazala Hussein dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nykanen throws a series of punches but Hussein avoids them all with ease.
Nykanen slips a jab and a cross from Hussein.
Hussein slips under a jab.
Nykanen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hussein slips under a jab from Nykanen.
Hussein looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paco Nykanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hussein lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A swing and a miss from Hussein.
A shot to de liver by Hussein. Beautiful body shot.
A shot to de liver by Hussein. Beautiful body shot.
Hussein lands a body shot.
Hussein dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hussein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nykanen.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hussein.
Nykanen misses with a combination
and Hussein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hussein lands a nice looking body shot.
Hussein misses with a body punch
and Nykanen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hussein takes a swing at Nykanen's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussein slips a straight right by Nykanen.
A slow jab from Nykanen misses its intended target.
Hussein missing with a left hand there. Nykanen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hussein lands a nice shot that snaps Nykanen's head back.
Hussein lands with a nice body punch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nykanen.
Hussein cracks Nykanen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nykanen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nykanen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nykanen throws a shot from downtown. Hussein moves away and avoids it.
Nykanen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A shot to the body from Nykanen misses
and Hussein counters with a series of strikes. Nykanen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hussein looks to score with a jab to the body but Nykanen is just out of range.
Hussein looks to score with a jab to the body but Nykanen is just out of range.
Nykanen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nykanen blocks a jab.
Hussein lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussein punishes Nykanen's body with a nice straight punch.
Nykanen misses with a double jab.
Hussein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nykanen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hussein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nykanen defending well as Hussein loads up on a big left hand.
Nykanen misses with a looping right.
Nykanen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hussein at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hussein. Nykanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nykanen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hussein.
Hussein lands an overhand right.
Jab from Hussein.
Hussein pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hussein digs a good body shot into Nykanen's ribs.
Hussein takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hussein takes a swing at Nykanen's ribcage but misses.
Hussein misses with a wild body shot.
Nykanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hussein lands a slapping body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nykanen momentarily.
Nykanen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hussein.
Hussein digs a good hook to Nykanen's body.
Nykanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hussein.
Hussein stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hussein jabs at Nykanen's body.
Nykanen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hussein throws a jab but it's blocked by Nykanen.
Hussein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hussein misses with a wild body shot.
Nykanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hussein was well out of range. Poor timing from Nykanen.
Hussein avoids the body shot from Nykanen.
Hussein with a jab.
Nykanen throws a jab but it's blocked by Hussein.
Nykanen scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hussein darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hussein misses with a hook. Nykanen ducked under it nicely.
Hussein misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nykanen throws a hook but Hussein blocks it.
Nykanen throws a shot from downtown. Hussein moves away and avoids it.
Nykanen throws a sloppy body shot
letting Hussein counter with a right hand.
Nykanen avoids the body shot from Hussein.
Hussein takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nykanen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hussein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hussein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nykanen.
Nykanen shoots in and drives through. Hussein sprawls well.
Hussein scores with a jab. Nykanen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nykanen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hussein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nykanen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab lands there for Nykanen.
Nykanen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nykanen throws a shot from downtown. Hussein moves away and avoids it.
Nykanen shoots in but Hussein avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nykanen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ghazala Hussein clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hussein throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nykanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nykanen misses with a double jab
and Hussein counters with a two punch combo.
Hussein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nykanen moves away.
Hussein connects with a body shot.
Hussein lands a slapping body shot.
Hussein lands a right hook to the body.
Hussein wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nykanen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nykanen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hussein connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hussein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nykanen.
Donk. Hussein catches Nykanen right on the button with a cross.
Nice jab there from Hussein.
Nykanen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hussein scores with a sloppy right hand. Nykanen should have avoided that one.
Hussein moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hussein lands a jab to Nykanen's midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussein looks to score with a jab to the body but Nykanen is just out of range.
Nykanen motions for Hussein to come forward. Nykanen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hussein jabs Nykanen right on the nose. Nykanen blinks but takes it well.
Hussein fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hussein needs to keep his hands up - Nykanen had a free shot at his head there.
Hussein takes a swing at Nykanen's ribcage but misses.
Hussein moves into range and connects with a jab.
A left and a right from Hussein both land. Nice combination.
Nykanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Hussein is just out of range.
Nykanen misses with a wild body shot.
Nykanen tries to move into range but Hussein moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hussein works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A head kick misses from Nykanen.
Nykanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hussein.
Hussein moves away from the strike by Nykanen.
A punch combination from Nykanen misses.
Hussein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nykanen manages to avoid it.
Hussein fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nykanen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Hussein finds it's target.
Hussein avoids the head kick by Nykanen.
Nykanen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hussein counters with a three punch combo that has Nykanen backing up. Nykanen nods at Hussein to acknowledge the strikes.
Nykanen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nykanen shoots and misses
and Hussein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hussein is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nykanen can do to turn this around?
Nykanen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nykanen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hussein throws a one two combo.
Hussein lands the left hand.
Nykanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hussein manages to avoid it.
Hussein scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nykanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Hussein.
Nykanen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hussein.
Nykanen throws out a loose jab but Hussein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hussein thows a body shot but no joy.
Nykanen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein lands a jab to the nose.
Hussein waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nykanen.
Nykanen takes one on the button.
Hussein connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hussein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nykanen.
Hussein lands a nice hook to Nykanen's body. Nykanen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nykanen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hussein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nykanen lands an overhand right.
Hussein missing with a left hand there. Nykanen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nykanen misses the body punch
and Hussein counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheers as Hussein lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nykanen doesn't seem phased though.
Nykanen throws a series of strikes that have Hussein backpedaling.
Hussein on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nykanen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nykanen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nykanen fails to land with a series of punches.
Nykanen thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nykanen throws a combination. Hussein tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A punch lands to the side of Nykanen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hussein bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nykanen's head backwards.
Hussein thuds his right hand into Nykanen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hussein lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hussein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nykanen was well out of range. Poor timing from Hussein.
Nykanen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hussein throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nykanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hussein lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hussein lands with a nice body punch.
Hussein walks into a stiff left hand from Nykanen.
Hussein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hussein slips a jab from Nykanen.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nykanen walks into a left hand.
Hussein scores with a jab to the body.
Hussein misses with a wild body shot.
Nykanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hussein manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ghazala Hussein had his way with Paco Nykanen in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hussein connects with a body shot.
Hussein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hussein throws out a powerful jab.
Nykanen throws a jab but it's blocked by Hussein.
Hussein throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nykanen.
Nykanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hussein throws a left and a right that both miss

and Nykanen counters with a shoot takedown. Hussein fights it but they end up in guard.
Hussein is trying to control the position but Nykanen postures up.
Nykanen throws and elbow that misses. Hussein uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nykanen's guard. Nice move by Hussein!

Hussein got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nykanen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hussein has managed to get both his arms back between Nykanen's legs - danger averted.
Hussein looking to pass the guard.
Nykanen wants to sweep here but Hussein controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nykanen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hussein defends well.
Nykanen is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Nykanen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nykanen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hussein scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nykanen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hussein moves away from the strike by Nykanen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hussein. Nykanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hussein connects with the punch.
Nykanen walks into a straight right hand from Hussein.
Nykanen tries for a takedown but Hussein circles away easily
and Hussein counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nykanen thinking.
Nykanen takes a swing at Hussein's ribcage but misses.
Nykanen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nykanen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hussein to score with a decent uppercut.
Nykanen just misses with a punch to the body.
Hussein lands with a straight right. Nykanen didn't see that one coming.
Nykanen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hussein.
Nykanen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hussein dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hussein lands a nice looking body shot.
Nykanen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice straight punches there by Hussein. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hussein.
Good standup being displayed there by Hussein as he connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein slips a jab and a cross from Nykanen.
Nykanen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hussein moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nykanen misses with a hook. Hussein ducked under it nicely.
Hussein throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nykanen.
Hussein thows a body shot but no joy.
Nykanen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hussein counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paco Nykanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hussein tries to bum rush Nykanen with a series of wild strikes but Nykanen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nykanen missing with a left hand there. Hussein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hussein throws a shot from downtown. Nykanen moves away and avoids it.
Hussein jabs Nykanen right on the nose. Nykanen blinks but takes it well.
Hussein thows a body shot but no joy.
Nykanen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hussein finds it's way round the side to connect with Nykanen's head.
Nice cross by Hussein.
Hussein misses with a wild body shot.
Hussein misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hussein slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hussein connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hussein. Nykanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nykanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Hussein is just out of range.
Hussein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nykanen throws out the jab.
A shot to de liver by Hussein. Beautiful body shot.
Nykanen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hussein defends it nicely.
Nykanen looks for a takedown but Hussein sprawls well.
Ghazala Hussein is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ghazala Hussein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paco Nykanen.
A shot to de liver by Hussein. Beautiful body shot.
Hussein jabs Nykanen right on the nose. Nykanen blinks but takes it well.
Nice defenses there by Hussein.
Hussein scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nykanen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nykanen takes a shot to the body in his stride.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ghazala Hussein showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hussein, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ghazala Hussein!
Ghazala Hussein retains his lightweight title!