PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kung Lai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfonso Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lai comes into the arena with KoRn - Twisted Transistor blaring out of the sound system. Sosa has chosen Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen as his entrance music. Kung Lai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lai
vs
Sosa

181 cm
35
209 lbs
32 - 11 - 3

183 cm
28
221 lbs
17 - 18 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Reaper Combatwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kung Lai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alfonso Sosa!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lai misses with a head kick.
Sosa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sosa scores with a head kick.
Lai misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sosa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lai moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sosa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lai misses with a body kick.
A big left from Lai misses.
Lai throws a push kick but Sosa slaps the foot to one side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lai.
Lai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sosa doesn't manage to clinch there - Lai circles away.
Lai lands with a kick to the temple. Sosa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Alfonso Sosa has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sosa moves out of range as Lai throws a body kick.
A jab lands there for Sosa.
Alfonso Sosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lai takes one on the button.
Lai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lai throws a head kick but Sosa moves out of range.
Sosa tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lai connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sosa throws a head kick that half lands.
Lai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lai closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lai.
Sosa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lai throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sosa moves away.
Sosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Sosa pushes Lai up against the cage in a clinch.
Sosa is working Lai over against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sosa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sosa prevents Lai from breaking the clinch.
Sosa taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lai misses with a punch on the inside.
Sosa lands with a right to the head.
Sosa lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Lai fails to land.
Sosa blocking some punches.
Sosa gets through Lai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lai has a couple of punches blocked by Sosa.
Sosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Lai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sosa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sosa avoids a wild elbow strike from Lai.
Sosa throws a head punch that misses.
Sosa lands with a short shot to the head.
Sosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lai's elbow.
Lai working aggressively here.
Lai throws an elbow but it misses.
Lai wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sosa misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lai is breathing heavily.
Sosa cracks Lai with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sosa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lai or not.
Still in the clinch, Sosa scores with a nice short uppercut.

Sosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sosa scores with a shot to the body.
Sosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lai keeps the fight on the outside.
Sosa cracks Lai with an open hand slap.
Sosa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lai's head backwards.
Lai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sosa connects with a jab.
Lai throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lai takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lai throws a low kick, looking for Sosa's leg but Sosa calmly moves out of range.
Sosa lands a nice hook to Lai's body. Lai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sosa throws a right and a left that Lai avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lai misses with a straight right.
Sosa throws a sloppy head kick and Lai moves out of range easily.
Sosa lands a high kick!
Lai throws a body kick that misses.
Lai looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lai loads up on a big right hand but Sosa slips the punch.

Sosa moves into the clinch successfully.
Sosa working aggressively here.
Lai misses with the head strike.
Sosa can't find room to land a body shot as Lai controls the action.
Lai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sosa.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lai scores with a shoulder strike.
Sosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Lai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lai tries to throw a body punch but Sosa avoids it by throwing Lai back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lai.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lai tries a head kick but it misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sosa in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Lai scores with a nice right hand.
Lai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Lai.
Lai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sosa slips a jab from Lai.
Sosa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lai throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lai drops his hands momentarily and Sosa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sosa throws a shot to the body.
Lai looks for the body kick but Sosa saw that one coming.
Sosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Sosa throws a sloppy head kick and Lai moves out of range easily.
Sosa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lai has time to react.
Sosa swinging wildly here.

Sosa clinches.
Lai misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa tries to work over Lai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sosa lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sosa is trying to maintain a safe position but Lai gets an underhook and turns Sosa into the cage.

Sosa manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Lai.
Lai lands with a kick to the temple. Sosa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Sosa moves into the clinch successfully.
Sosa blocks a body shot from Lai.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lai.
Sosa lands a hook that snaps the head of Lai backwards.
Sosa tries a body shot but Lai blocks it.
Sosa pushes Lai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sosa's elbow.
Sosa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lai backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sosa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lai avoids the body shot from Sosa.
Sosa throws a sloppy head kick
and Lai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lai moves away.
Lai cracks the inside of Sosa's front leg.
Sosa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sosa is looking to clinch but Lai is avoiding it.
Jab from Sosa.
Lai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sosa misses with a looping left.
Sosa blocks a jab.
Lai misses with a head kick.
Sosa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sosa fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sosa checks a leg kick.
Lai throws a hook to the side of Sosa's head but Sosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Lai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sosa lands with a kick to the temple. Lai shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lai swats away the attempt to clinch by Sosa.
Sosa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lai momentarily.
Sosa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lai.
Sosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick from Sosa lands but Lai takes it in his stride.
Sosa is breathing heavily.
Sosa misses with a head kick.

Sosa rushes Lai and presses him up against the cage.
Lai pushes Sosa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Sosa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lai pushes off an throws an elbow but Sosa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lai misses with an elbow over the top.
Lai misses with some punches.
Lai misses with the head strike.
Lai throws a head punch that misses.

Sosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lai misses with a body kick.
Sosa throws a sloppy head kick and Lai moves out of range easily.
Lai looks for the body kick but Sosa saw that one coming.
Sosa avoids a kick to the body.
Lai throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lai tries a head kick but it misses.
Lai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sosa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lais jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sosa tries to clinch up but Lai circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alfonso Sosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alfonso Sosa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Sosa misses with a head kick.
Lai misses the shot to the body.
Lai throws out a loose jab but Sosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sosa throws a sloppy head kick and Lai moves out of range easily.
Lai misses the jab.
Sosa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lai throws a jab when Sosa was well out of range.
Lai takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sosa throws a head kick but Lai moves out of range.
Sosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Sosa throws a sloppy head kick and Lai moves out of range easily.
Lai drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Alfonso Sosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lai throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lai throws out a loose jab but Sosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lai is looking to land body kicks.
Lai keeps Sosa at a distance using the push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa lunges at Lai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lai's hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sosa checks a leg kick.
Sosa throws a head kick but Lai moves out of range.
Lai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sosa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lai ducks under a wild hook from Sosa.
Sosa takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Sosa moves into the clinch successfully.
Sosa tries to work over Lai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lai throws a punch but it's blocked by Sosa.
Lai scores with a shoulder strike.
Sosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sosa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lai's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Sosa as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lai.
Lai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sosa blocks an uppercut.
Sosa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sosa blocking some punches.

Lai breaks the clinch.
Sosa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sosa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lai fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sosa is out of range.
Sosa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sosa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lai throws a push kick but Sosa slaps the foot to one side.
Lai looks for the body kick but Sosa saw that one coming.

Sosa closes the distance and clinches.
Kung Lai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lai.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sosa blocks an elbow strike.
Sosa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lai backwards.
Sosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sosa presses Lai against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sosa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Sosa.
Sosa avoids the elbow strike from Lai, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Sosa.
Sosa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Sosa.
Sosa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Sosa.
A short uppercut from Sosa.
Alfonso Sosa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Lai is rocked!
Nice body punch from Sosa - that landed with a thud.
Oh Lai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sosa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sosa creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Lai with a big uppercut! Lai tries to clinch up but Sosa pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Lai to the mat! Lai covers up and Sosa unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alfonso Sosa!
Alfonso Sosa opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.