PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tekashi Six Nine (ranked 416 p4p, 900 weight class) and Nick Jackson (ranked 29 p4p, 70 weight class). Six Nine 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, KIKA - Tekashi 6ix9ine. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Six Nine
vs
Jackson

168 cm
33
141
23 - 10 - 0

155 cm
29
133
14 - 12 - 0

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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 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tekashi Six Nine !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Six Nine slips under a jab from Jackson.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Six Nine is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tekashi Six Nine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Tekashi Six Nine has been cut.
Six Nine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Six Nine .
Six Nine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Six Nine misses with a body shot.
Six Nine ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Six Nine blocks a leg kick.
Six Nine seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jackson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Six Nine to score with a decent uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
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!
Six Nine connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jackson's hands.
Six Nine swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Six Nine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Six Nine is looking to slow Jackson down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Six Nine connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jackson's hands.
Jackson blocks the body kick.
Six Nine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Six Nine stuns Jackson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Donk. Six Nine catches Jackson right on the button with a cross.
Jackson misses the jab.
Six Nine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Six Nine looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jackson scores with a jab.
Six Nine checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jackson.
Six Nine thows a body kick. Jackson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Six Nine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Six Nine goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Six Nine tries to sprawl but Jackson drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Six Nine kicks off Jackson and gets to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Six Nine connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice body kick there by Six Nine .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Six Nine looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Six Nine throws a wild body kick that Jackson sees coming a mile off.
Jackson misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jackson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Six Nine counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson lands a leg kick that knocks Six Nine off balance momentarily.
Jackson misses with a body shot
and Six Nine counters with a stiff right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Six Nine , as that shot connected.
Six Nine looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Six Nine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab by Six Nine .
Jackson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jackson throws the left hand but Six Nine avoids the punch easily.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Six Nine .
Six Nine is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Six Nine slips a straight right by Jackson.
Six Nine is looking to slow Jackson down with leg kicks.
Six Nine stuns Jackson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Six Nine is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Jackson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jackson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Six Nine ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jackson stuns Six Nine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Jackson throws a right hand that Six Nine ducks under and follows up with a left that Six Nine also avoids with ease.
Six Nine throws a push kick but Jackson slaps the foot to one side.
Six Nine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Six Nine fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Six Nine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Six Nine takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Six Nine paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Six Nine throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson has a takedown stuffed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Six Nine .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson misses with a low kick as Six Nine jumps back.
Jackson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Six Nine tries to avoid it but Jackson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Six Nine to the ground. Six Nine escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tekashi Six Nine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Jackson.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Six Nine .
Jackson 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.
Six Nine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Six Nine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Six Nine attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A jab from Jackson misses.
A shot to the body from Jackson misses
and Six Nine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Jackson gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Six Nine takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jackson throws an elbow but Six Nine slips to the side and avoids it well.
Six Nine avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jackson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tekashi Six Nine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tekashi Six Nine 's cut.
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.

Six Nine throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jackson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Six Nine has time to react.
Jackson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Six Nine avoids it really well and circles away.
Six Nine staying out of range there.
Six Nine connects with a crisp jab.
Jackson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Six Nine throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Six Nine ducks down to avoid it.
Six Nine avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Six Nine .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Six Nine tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson swings for the body but Six Nine moves out of range.
Six Nine takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Six Nine , as that shot connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Six Nine .
A nice side step and Jackson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jackson moves out of range as Six Nine throws a body kick.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Six Nine gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Six Nine throws an elbow but misses.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Six Nine , against the cage.
Six Nine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Jackson can't get the takedown.
A shot in the inside from Six Nine .
Six Nine misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Jackson.
Six Nine lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Six Nine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.

Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Tekashi Six Nine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A low kick from Jackson is predictable there
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Six Nine connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jackson stuns Six Nine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Six Nine with the inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Six Nine .
Jackson lands with a straight right. Six Nine didn't see that one coming.
Six Nine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson misses with a hook. Six Nine ducked under it nicely.
A thudding body kick lands there by Six Nine !
Six Nine lands a right hook to the body.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Six Nine moved out of range.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Six Nine throws out the jab.
Jackson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Six Nine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Jackson shoots in and bounces Six Nine off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Six Nine scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Six Nine ducks down to avoid it.
Six Nine was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jackson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Six Nine thuds his shin into the meat of Jackson's side.
Jackson throws a body kick that misses.
Six Nine lands a front kick.

Six Nine closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Six Nine .
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Six Nine avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.

Jackson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Six Nine regains guard.

Six Nine uses the cage to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Six Nine throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Six Nine lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A low kick from Jackson is predictable there
and Six Nine counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Six Nine tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Tekashi Six Nine is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Six Nine moves out of range easily.
Jackson walks into a stiff left hand from Six Nine .
Jackson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Six Nine tries a head kick but it misses.
Six Nine fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jackson on the side of the head.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Six Nine as he avoids it easily.
Tekashi Six Nine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Jackson.
Six Nine uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jackson has time to react.
Jackson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Six Nine connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jackson momentarily.
Six Nine throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Six Nine displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jackson.
Six Nine scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Six Nine , which made it look bad.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tekashi Six Nine dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tekashi Six Nine 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Six Nine ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Six Nine goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Six Nine checks the leg kick nicely there.
Six Nine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crunch! Six Nine slams his shin into Jackson's torso.
Six Nine lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
Six Nine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Six Nine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Six Nine .

Six Nine fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jackson, pushing him back against the cage.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Six Nine struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Six Nine misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Six Nine tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Six Nine struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Jackson works on Six Nine 's body with a couple of short punches.
Six Nine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson blocks the elbow strike.
Jackson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Six Nine after a bit of a struggle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Six Nine throws an elbow but misses.
Six Nine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Six Nine lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Nick Jackson has been cut.
Six Nine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Six Nine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Six Nine tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Six Nine back against the cage.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Six Nine .
Six Nine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Six Nine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.

Six Nine is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jackson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Six Nine to the mat. Six Nine regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Jackson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jackson postures up in Six Nine 's guard and throws a big left but Six Nine blocks it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Jackson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Six Nine is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Six Nine controls Jackson momentarily but Jackson frees himself.
Nick Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson stops Six Nine from standing up.
Jackson trying to control but Six Nine is working from the bottom.
Six Nine will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Jackson won't allow Six Nine to sweep him here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donk. Jackson catches Six Nine right on the button with a cross.
Six Nine throws a body shot but no joy.
Six Nine just misses with a punch to the body.
Six Nine walks into a stiff left hand from Jackson.
Jackson scores with a hook.

Jackson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine trying to control here.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Six Nine is looking to improve his position.

Jackson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tekashi Six Nine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Six Nine gets back to full guard.
Six Nine wants to stand and escape but Jackson is having none of it.
Six Nine avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jackson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Six Nine is looking to regain half guard here but Jackson keeps moving and retains side control.
Tekashi Six Nine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jackson landing strikes.
Jackson scoring with punches and elbows.
Six Nine is looking for a sweep.
Jackson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jackson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Six Nine sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Six Nine is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jackson connects with a decent elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nick Jackson.
I think Six Nine 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tekashi Six Nine !
Tekashi Six Nine thanked the fans post fight for their support.