EPL4 Warm-Up PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yordi Golov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richmond Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Golov
vs
Finch

188 cm
23
142 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

176 cm
19
156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Bad Mojo

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yordi Golov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Richmond Finch!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Finch misses.
Finch moves into range and connects with a jab.

It looks like Yordi Golov has been cut.
Finch cracks Golov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Golov throws a sloppy head kick and Finch moves out of range easily.
Finch fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Finch takes a swing at Golov's ribcage but misses.
Finch lands with a hook. Golov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Golov is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finch jabs at Golov's body.
Oh Golov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Golov is breathing heavily.
Finch measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Golov! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Richmond Finch!
A very excited looking Richmond Finch made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Neil is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Hill
vs
Neil

167 cm
25
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

163 cm
26
138 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kenny Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Neil!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Neil.
Neil connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hill momentarily.
Neil misses with a straight right.
Neil throws a poor cross that misses

and Hill decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Neil's guard.
Neil looks gassed!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hill accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hill in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hill with a nice head shot there.
Hill throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Neil works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hill trying to control but Neil is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hill lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hill scoring with some ground and pound.
Neil working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hill.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill trying to control but Neil is working from the bottom.
Neil utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Neil is looking for a triangle but Hill pushes his legs off easily.
Hill postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Hill drops back, looking for a kneebar! Neil looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Neil looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Neil!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neil wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hill keeps working.
Hill on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hill tries to get out of the position.
Hill sneaks back into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hill looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Hill looking for submissions off his back.
Hill is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Neil's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Neil's back!

Hill is persistently looking for the submission but Neil is defending it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neil avoids the strikes from Hill.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neil manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. Hill is now in side control.
Hill throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Neil works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Hill scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hill misses with a head shot. Neil uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hill scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hill throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill wants to stand but Neil has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hill trying to control but Neil is working from the bottom.
Hill with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hill knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Neil on the ground.
Hill throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Neil works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hill works over Neil with some ground and pound from guard.
Hill is looking to work some ground and pound but Neil has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hill throws an elbow that misses. Neil uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hill's guard. Nice move by Neil!

Hill is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Neil defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Hill dominated that round.
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.

Neil scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Neil misses with an uppercut. Hill saw that one coming.
Neil misses with a wild combination.
Neil fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hill on the side of the head.
Hill misses with a takedown attempt - Neil sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Neil connects with a looping right hand.
Hill takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Neil changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Neil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hill moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neil tries to sprawl but Hill drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hill trying to control the action but Neil is working from the bottom.
Hill working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hill not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hill thows a huge punch but Neil dodges it nicely.

Neil looking for submissions off his back.
Hill missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hill working over Neil with some ground and pound. Neil looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neil avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hill.
Neil is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hill lands a nice short elbow.
Neil moves into full guard.
Hill wants to control from the top but Neil keeps moving.
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!
Neil not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hill is working Neil over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hill decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hill.
Hill moves forwards but Neil connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Hill shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Neil napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hill working the body and head with strikes.
Neil is trying to get back to half guard.
Hill is chipping away with strikes.
Neil prevents Hill from moving into mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill lands some shots froms side control.
Neil can't do much from the bottom here.

Hill decides to stand back up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill tries to clinch up.

Hill scores a takedown into full mount!
Neil wants to hold on but Hill pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hill looking to control but Neil is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hill avoids the attempt from Neil to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Hill dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hill misses with a takedown attempt - Neil sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Neil dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Neil catches Hill with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kenny Hill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hill throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Neil's waist but Neil gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hill off to one side.
Neil fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Neil lands a head shot.
Hill takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hill on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Neil swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hill.
Neil slips under a jab.
Neil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hill sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neil scores with a nice head shot.
Neil throws a hook to the side of Hill's head but Hill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hill is trying hard to land a takedown here. Neil sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hill fails with a takedown attempt.
Hill is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hill closes this distance looking for a takedown but Neil circles away.
Hill is looking to clinch.
Hill takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Neil throws a shot from downtown. Hill moves away and avoids it.
Hill tries for a takedown but Neil sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hill uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Neil.
Michael Neil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hill scores a takedown into full mount!
Hill landing shots from mount.
Hill in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hill lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neil tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hill breaks from Neil's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Neil slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hill misses with a head shot. Neil uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hill tries to free his leg and advance position but Neil is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neil is looking for a triangle but Hill pushes his legs off easily.
Neil keeping moving, preventing Hill from controlling successfully.
Hill lands a couple of elbows.
Neil avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Neil is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Hill postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Neil is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hill, into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Neil drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Neil jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Hill working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Neil doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Neil manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Hill working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Neil has passed into half guard!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hill avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Neil.
Kenny Hill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Neil is thwarting Hill's attempts to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michael Neil.
I think Hill has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Hill!
Kenny Hill decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ian Pearse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Albert Drake will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Pearse
vs
Drake

187 cm
25
193 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
185 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ian Pearse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Albert Drake!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearse shoots in and drives through. Drake sprawls well.

Oooooh!!! Drake has knocked Pearse down with a huge combo! Drake steps away and waves a wobbly Pearse back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Pearse is rocked!

It looks like Ian Pearse has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Pearse out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Albert Drake!
A relieved looking Albert Drake thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

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.