PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Dinu (ranked 520 p4p, 504 weight class) and Yka Sonni (ranked 85 p4p, 84 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Dinu
vs
Sonni

194 cm
38
215
41 - 13 - 0

175 cm
26
220
9 - 2 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryan Dinu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yka Sonni!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Sonni.
Sonni scores with a jab to the body.
Dinu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sonni.
Dinu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sonni.
Dinu looks to land a combination. Sonni sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sonni throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sonni on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dinu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sonni ducks under a wild hook from Dinu.
Dinu blocks the body kick.
Dinu half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sonni misses with a leg kick
and Dinu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sonni slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dinu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dinu misses with a wild body shot.
Dinu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dinu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sonni checks it well.
Dinu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dinu tries to move into range but Sonni moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

It looks like Ryan Dinu has been cut.
Dinu connects with a nice looking jab.
Sonni dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dinu. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sonni dips to his left and cracks Dinu with an uppercut!
A bone on bone clash there as Sonni blocks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Sonni on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dinu misses with a hook. Sonni ducked under it nicely.
Sonni looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dinu defending well as Sonni loads up on a big left hand.
Dinu looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sonni fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Sonni has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sonni throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sonni goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sonni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dinu gets through Sonni's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sonni stalling.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sonni.
Sonni lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dinu.
Sonni lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dinu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sonni blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sonni has a couple of punches blocked by Dinu.
Sonni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni gets through Dinu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sonni's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sonni creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dinu misses with some punches.
Sonni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dinu has a couple of punches blocked by Sonni.
Sonni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dinu blocking some punches.
Dinu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sonni lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Sonni.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dinu.
Sonni lands a right hand.
Sonni lands a hook that snaps the head of Dinu backwards.
A short right from Dinu.
Dinu lands a nice shot to the body.
Dinu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sonni throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dinus head.
Dinu misses with some punches.
Dinu misses with some punches.
Sonni misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonni tries a body shot but Dinu blocks it.
Sonni lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dinu backwards.
Sonni tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dinu's elbow.
Dinu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sonni scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from Dinu.
Dinu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sonni backwards.
Dinu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dinu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sonni is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dinu scores with a shot to the side of Sonni's head.
Dinu swings wildly with an uppercut but Sonni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sonni has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dinu seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sonni can turn it around.
Dinu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sonni blocking some punches.
Sonni lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dinu working aggressively here.
Dinu scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dinu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sonni looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinu has a couple of punches blocked by Sonni.
Dinu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Dinu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sonni ducks right into an uppercut from Dinu.
Sonni checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dinu scores with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Dinu.
Dinu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dinu thuds a left hand into Sonni's body.
Dinu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dinu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sonni.
Sonni scores with a sloppy right hand. Dinu should have avoided that one.
Sonni looks to land a left hand but Dinu moved out of range nicely.
Dinu misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonni has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dinu.
Sonni throws a shot from downtown. Dinu moves away and avoids it.
Dinu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sonni on the side of the head.
Dinu scores with a punch to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ryan Dinu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ryan Dinu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dinu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dinu stuns Sonni with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ryan Dinu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sonni scores with a nice strike.
Dinu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sonni takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ryan Dinu is winning the standup battle so far.
Sonni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dinu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dinu is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sonni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dinu digs a good body shot into Sonni's ribs.
Sonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dinu moves away.
A nice leg kick from Dinu, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dinu lands a nice hook to Sonni's body. Sonni takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dinu throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dinu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dinu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sonni manages to avoid it.
Sonni looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dinu lands with a good body shot.
Dinu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Dinu. Beautiful body shot.
Sonni lands the left hand.
Dinu misses the shot to the body.
Dinu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice jab there from Dinu.
Dinu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sonni moves away.
Dinu misses with a looping left.
Sonni is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dinu checks the leg kick.
Dinu catches Sonni with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sonni lands a right hook to the body.
Sonni throws a right hand that misses
and Dinu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dinu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sonni misses with a hook to the body
and Dinu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sonni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dinu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sonni.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni misses with a low kick as Dinu jumps back.
Sonni fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dinu on the side of the head.
Dinu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sonni.
Sonni's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sonni lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sonni misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Dinu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sonni throws a leg kick but Dinu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dinu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sonni manages to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Dinu scores with a four punch combination!
Sonni dives in and grabs Dinu's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dinu pushes down on Sonni's head and hops out.
Sonni with a hook.
Dinu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dinu.
Sonni pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dinu misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinu throws a chopping leg kick but Sonni manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dinu throws a shot from downtown. Sonni moves away and avoids it.
Sonni throws a low kick but Dinu moves out of range easily.
Sonni's corner calls for a 1-2. Sonni obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dinu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Some bone on bone action there as Sonni checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dinu tried to score with a low kick but Sonni checks it.
Dinu stuns Sonni with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dinu with a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Sonni. That snapped Dinu's head back.
Sonni darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dinu moves out of range as Sonni strikes.
Dinu jabs Sonni to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dinu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dinu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dinu. Sonni does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sonni takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sonni lands a nice shot to the body.
Sonni lands with an overhand left.
Sonni scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sonni takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dinu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dinu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sonni.
Sonni throws a low kick but Dinu moves out of range easily.
Dinu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sonni throws a leg kick
and Dinu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dinu catches Sonni with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dinu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dinu lands a right hook to the body.
Sonni fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dinu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sonni takes one to the chin there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Dinu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Dinu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Dinu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sonni counters with a nice uppercut.
Sonni scores with a one two! Dinu had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Dinu is rocked!
Sonni thuds a left hand into Dinu's body.
Dinu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sonni was well out of range. Poor timing from Dinu.
Sonni throws out a counter right but Dinu avoids it with no problem.
Dinu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sonni lands a leg kick that knocks Dinu off balance momentarily.
Sonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dinu moves away.
Sonni lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sonni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dinu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sonni takes one on the button.
Dinu with a nice calf kick.
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!
Dinu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dinu throws a low kick but Sonni avoids it.
Dinu slips under a jab.
Dinu lands a head shot.
A slow jab from Sonni misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Dinu.
Dinu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sonni avoids the body shot from Dinu.
Sonni takes a kick to the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Dinu there.
Dinu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sonni was well out of range. Poor timing from Dinu.
Sonni ducks under a wild hook from Dinu.
Sonni only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Dinu misses with a body shot.
Sonni jabs Dinu right on the nose. Dinu blinks but takes it well.
Dinu ducks right into an uppercut from Sonni.
Nice uppercut lands for Sonni. That snapped Dinu's head back.
Oh Dinu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good leg kick by Dinu.
Dinu seems to have got his legs back now.
Dinu thows a left - swing and a miss!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dinu throws a body punch but Sonni moves out of range.
Dinu scores with a punch to the head.
Yka Sonni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dinu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sonni scrambles back to his feet.

Sonni has closed the distance and engaged Dinu in a clinch.
Sonni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dinu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sonni lands with a light punch inside.
Sonni throws a head punch that misses.
Dinu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sonni throws a punch but it's blocked by Dinu.
Dinu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dinu misses with a punch on the inside.
Dinu throws a head punch that misses.
Sonni gets through Dinu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dinu misses with the head strike.
Sonni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sonni's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sonni lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dinu misses with some punches.
Sonni working aggressively here.
Dinu lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinu tries a body shot but Sonni blocks it.
Sonni lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dinu backwards.
Sonni slowing the pace effectively.
A head punch on the inside from Dinu fails to land.
Sonni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yka Sonni seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dinu tries a body shot but Sonni blocks it.
Dinu cracks Sonni with a nice body shot.
Dinu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dinu misses with the head strike.
A short right from Dinu.
A head punch on the inside from Dinu fails to land.
Dinu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dinu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sonni gets through Dinu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sonni controlling the action here for a moment.
A right hand to the body from Sonni.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short left from Sonni.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonni lands with a left to the head.
Sonni lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dinu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Dinu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dinu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sonni throws a leg kick which misses Dinu's front leg but catches the back leg as Dinu tries to avoid it.
Dinu connects with a leg kick.
Sonni tries a low kick but Dinu avoids it.
Dinu moves out of range of the body kick from Sonni.
Dinu lands a jab to the head.
Sonni has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dinu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sonni manages to avoid it.
Sonni pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dinu lands with a straight right. Sonni didn't see that one coming.
Dinu moves out of range of the strikes.
Ryan Dinu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dinu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sonni takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yka Sonni.
I think Dinu 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ryan Dinu!
An out of breath Ryan Dinu thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.