PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chukwu Adeoluwa (ranked 379 p4p, 249 weight class) and Tekashi Six Nine (ranked 29 p4p, 21 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Six Nine 's choice of entrance music: KIKA - Tekashi 6ix9ine. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Adeoluwa
vs
Six Nine

170 cm
30
140
19 - 9 - 0

168 cm
32
141
21 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Hoarse Pills

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 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chukwu Adeoluwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tekashi Six Nine !
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adeoluwa blocks a jab.
Tekashi Six Nine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Six Nine digs a good hook to Adeoluwa's body.
Six Nine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Six Nine works Adeoluwa's body with a nice hook.
Six Nine throws a quick inside leg kick.
Six Nine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Six Nine lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Six Nine lands a right hook to the body.
Six Nine bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Six Nine misses with a body shot.
Adeoluwa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Adeoluwa connects with an inside leg kick.
Six Nine scoring well with a low kick there.
Six Nine turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adeoluwa throws an off balance right hand
and Six Nine counters with a straight right hand.
Adeoluwa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Adeoluwa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Six Nine .
Six Nine fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Adeoluwa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Adeoluwa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Six Nine .
Six Nine misses with a straight right.
Adeoluwa feinted with a counter takedown.
A cross from Six Nine lands.
Six Nine throws a right hand that misses

and Adeoluwa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Six Nine preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Adeoluwa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Adeoluwa stopping the sweep attempt from Six Nine .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa trying to control but Six Nine is working from the bottom.
Six Nine is wriggling around but Adeoluwa manages to pass to half guard.
We've been hearing that Adeoluwa has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Six Nine kicks off Adeoluwa and gets to his feet.
Six Nine is looking to clinch but Adeoluwa is avoiding it.
Adeoluwa attempts a counter takedown but Six Nine avoids it well and moves away.
Six Nine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Six Nine punishes Adeoluwa's body with a nice straight punch.
Six Nine ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Six Nine has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine misses the jab.
Adeoluwa went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Both fighters circling a little - Six Nine finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Six Nine moves into range and connects with a jab.
Six Nine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Six Nine fails in his attempt to clinch.

Adeoluwa tries to keep at a distance but Six Nine has taken the fight into the clinch.
Adeoluwa looking for a takedown.
Adeoluwa blocks an uppercut.
Adeoluwa throws a head punch that misses.
Adeoluwa blocking some punches.
Adeoluwa has a couple of punches blocked by Six Nine .
Adeoluwa swings wildly with an uppercut but Six Nine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Six Nine lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Six Nine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adeoluwa has Six Nine pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Six Nine manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Adeoluwa tries to work over Six Nine 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adeoluwa dodges an elbow strike from Six Nine .

Adeoluwa drags the fight down to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Six Nine stays in close to Adeoluwa's body and controls the position.
Six Nine trying to control the position from guard on top but Adeoluwa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tekashi Six Nine dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Six Nine lands with a shot to the body.
Six Nine connects with a nice looking jab.
Six Nine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Adeoluwa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A solid body kick from Six Nine .
Tekashi Six Nine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Six Nine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa blocks the body kick.
Adeoluwa with a hook.

It looks like Tekashi Six Nine has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Six Nine fails to land with a series of punches.
Adeoluwa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Six Nine .
Six Nine throws a push kick but Adeoluwa slaps the foot to one side.
Six Nine tries to clinch there but Adeoluwa circles away.
Adeoluwa tried to counter with a leg kick but Six Nine avoided it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Six Nine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Six Nine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adeoluwa throws out the jab.
A lazy body kick from Six Nine
and Adeoluwa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Six Nine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tekashi Six Nine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Six Nine lands a nice hook to Adeoluwa's body. Adeoluwa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Six Nine misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Adeoluwa misses the target.
Adeoluwa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Adeoluwa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Six Nine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adeoluwa moves out of range as Six Nine strikes.
Adeoluwa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Six Nine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa drops his hands momentarily and Six Nine takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Six Nine goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Adeoluwa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Six Nine misses the body punch
and Adeoluwa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Six Nine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Adeoluwa defending well as Six Nine loads up on a big left hand.
Adeoluwa half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Six Nine lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Adeoluwa swats away the attempt to clinch by Six Nine .
Six Nine throws a nice outside leg kick.
Adeoluwa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Six Nine swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Adeoluwa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Six Nine has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Adeoluwa is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine scores with a shot to the side of Adeoluwa's head.
Six Nine is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Adeoluwa is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Six Nine misses with a punch on the inside.
Adeoluwa blocks the elbow strike.
Six Nine lands a hook to the side of the head.
Six Nine working aggressively here.

Adeoluwa manages to pull guard.
Six Nine 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Adeoluwa wants to sweep here but Six Nine controlling him for the moment.
Six Nine trying to stand up but can't free himself from Adeoluwa's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Six Nine stopping the sweep attempt from Adeoluwa.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Six Nine trying to control but Adeoluwa is working from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tekashi Six Nine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tekashi Six Nine 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Adeoluwa keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Adeoluwa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chukwu Adeoluwa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big left from Six Nine misses.
Adeoluwa defending well as Six Nine loads up on a big left hand.
Adeoluwa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Six Nine throws a hook but Adeoluwa avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Six Nine .
Six Nine wants to clinch up but Adeoluwa keeps it at a distance.
Six Nine scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters circling a little - Six Nine finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A jab from Six Nine finds it's way through Adeoluwa's defenses.
Six Nine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adeoluwa sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Six Nine closes the distance and pushes Adeoluwa back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Six Nine is leaning against Adeoluwa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Six Nine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Adeoluwa's defenses.
Six Nine blocking some punches.

Adeoluwa ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Adeoluwa no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Six Nine stays in close to Adeoluwa's body and controls the position.
Six Nine trying to control but Adeoluwa is working from the bottom.
Six Nine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Adeoluwa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Six Nine is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Six Nine stands and steps away. Adeoluwa gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Adeoluwa is defended easily by Six Nine .
Six Nine throws out a counter right but Adeoluwa avoids it with no problem.
Adeoluwa misses with a straight right.
Six Nine tries a quick counter leg kick but Adeoluwa is wise to it.
A nice leg kick from Six Nine , right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Six Nine has closed the distance and engaged Adeoluwa in a clinch.
Six Nine throws an elbow but it misses.
Six Nine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tekashi Six Nine seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Adeoluwa lands with a short shot to the head.
Adeoluwa scores with a hook to the body.
Tekashi Six Nine is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Adeoluwa has a couple of punches blocked by Six Nine .
Adeoluwa goes for a takedown in the clinch but Six Nine prevents it.
Adeoluwa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adeoluwa wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chukwu Adeoluwa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adeoluwa can't get the takedown.
Adeoluwa tries a body shot but Six Nine blocks it.
Six Nine blocks a body shot from Adeoluwa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine takes a shot to the head.

Adeoluwa pulls guard successfully.
Six Nine is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Six Nine wants to stand and escape but instead Adeoluwa has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Adeoluwa tries to free his leg and advance position but Six Nine is retaining full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adeoluwa won't allow Six Nine to sweep him here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adeoluwa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Adeoluwa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tekashi Six Nine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Six Nine winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tekashi Six Nine !
During a confident post fight interview, Tekashi Six Nine thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.