PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tekashi Six Nine (ranked 250 p4p, 513 weight class) and Eduardo Corassa (ranked 16 p4p, 39 weight class). Six Nine comes to the cage accompanied by KIKA - Tekashi 6ix9ine. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Six Nine
vs
Corassa

168 cm
33
141
25 - 10 - 0

165 cm
39
145
46 - 23 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Tempo Athletics

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 25 - 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 46 - 23 - 2, fighting out of New York, Eduardo Corassa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corassa throws a jab when Six Nine was well out of range.
Six Nine throws a hook to the side of Corassa's head but Corassa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Six Nine with a nice calf kick.
Corassa loads up on a big right hand but Six Nine slips the punch.
Six Nine tried to counter with a leg kick but Corassa avoided it.
Six Nine seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Corassa throws a looping overhand right but Six Nine ducks down to avoid it.
Corassa has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Corassa ducks under a wild hook from Six Nine .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Six Nine throws a quick inside leg kick.
Corassa looks to score with a jab to the body but Six Nine is just out of range.
Six Nine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Corassa misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corassa avoids the body shot from Six Nine .
Corassa stuns Six Nine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Corassa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Six Nine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Six Nine .
Nice uppercut lands for Corassa. That snapped Six Nine 's head back.

It looks like Tekashi Six Nine has been cut.
Corassa misses with a body kick.
Six Nine tries to clinch up.
Corassa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Corassa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Corassa looks to land a left hand but Six Nine moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corassa misses with a hook to the body
and Six Nine counters with a big head kick but Corassa shrugs it off.
Six Nine throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Corassa.
Corassa missing with a left hand there. Six Nine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corassa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Six Nine is out of range.
Corassa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A punch lands to the side of Corassa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Six Nine just misses with a punch to the body.
Six Nine lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Six Nine moves into the clinch successfully.

Corassa manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Corassa finds it's way through Six Nine 's defenses.
Six Nine is looking to clinch but Corassa is avoiding it.
Corassa tries to land a body kick
and Six Nine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Corassa misses with a hook.
Corassa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Corassa sizes up Six Nine with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Six Nine tests Corassa's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Six Nine .
A little jabbing left from Corassa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Six Nine looks to score with a jab to the body but Corassa is just out of range.
Corassa throws out a counter right but Six Nine avoids it with no problem.
Six Nine works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Six Nine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Corassa.
Six Nine throws a quick counter kick to the body but Corassa avoids it.
Corassa throws a chopping leg kick but Six Nine manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Six Nine lands a body shot.
Corassa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Six Nine pushes Corassa up against the cage in a clinch.
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 Tekashi Six Nine will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tekashi Six Nine 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Corassa throws out a loose jab but Six Nine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Six Nine tries to clinch
and Corassa counters with a thumping low kick.
Six Nine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Six Nine .
Corassa lands a right hook to the body.
Corassa misses with a hook. Six Nine ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corassa misses with a leg kick
and Six Nine counters with an outside leg kick.
Six Nine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Corassa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Six Nine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Six Nine just misses with a punch to the body.
Corassa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Six Nine .
Six Nine cracks Corassa with a good jab.
Six Nine lands with a nice body punch.
Six Nine scores with a jab to the body.
Corassa misses with a lunging right hand
and Six Nine counters with a slapping leg kick.
Six Nine misses the body punch
and Corassa counters with an inside leg kick.
Six Nine tried to score with a low kick but Corassa checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corassa tries a low kick but Six Nine avoids it.
Six Nine connects with an inside leg kick.
Corassa thows a leg kick but Six Nine checks it
and Six Nine counters with a nice leg kick.
Corassa swinging wildly here.
It looked like Six Nine was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Corassa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Corassa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Six Nine slips under a jab from Corassa.
A quick step to the side and Six Nine tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corassa misses with an uppercut
and Six Nine counters with a slapping leg kick.
Corassa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Six Nine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Six Nine defending well as Corassa loads up on a big left hand.
Six Nine throws a quick counter kick to the body but Corassa avoids it.
Six Nine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Corassa throws a big shot that misses.
Six Nine lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Six Nine pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine throws a body punch but Corassa moves out of range.
Corassa lands a slapping body shot.
Six Nine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Six Nine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Six Nine misses the target.
Six Nine misses with the body kick
and Corassa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Corassa moves out of range of the body kick from Six Nine .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corassa misses with a right hand
and Six Nine counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Eduardo Corassa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tekashi Six Nine 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Corassa connects with a leg kick.
Corassa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Six Nine throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Corassa throws the left hand but Six Nine avoids the punch easily.
Corassa throws a leg kick but Six Nine moved away.
Corassa drops his hands momentarily and Six Nine takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tekashi Six Nine is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Six Nine moves into the clinch.
Corassa gets through Six Nine 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Six Nine misses with a body punch.
Corassa pushes Six Nine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Corassa manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Corassa misses
and Six Nine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Corassa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Six Nine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Six Nine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Six Nine scores with a hook.
A nice leg kick from Six Nine , right into the meat of the thigh.
Corassa throws a big shot that misses.
Corassa throws a sloppy head kick and Six Nine moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corassa misses with a straight left.
A counter left hand to the body from Six Nine misses its target.
Six Nine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Corassa throws out the jab.
Corassa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Six Nine fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Corassa.
Corassa throws a push kick but Six Nine slaps the foot to one side.
Six Nine lands a body shot.
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!
Corassa lands a nice shot to the body.
Corassa misses with an uppercut. Six Nine saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine takes a swing at Corassa's ribcage but misses.
Corassa missing with a left hand there. Six Nine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Six Nine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Corassa.
Corassa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Six Nine . That one must have hurt.
Corassa throws a leg kick
and Six Nine counters with a straight right hand.
Six Nine moves to clinch but Corassa breaks away
and Corassa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Six Nine 's knee momentarily.
Corassa throws a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Corassa misses the shot to the body.
Six Nine throws a leg kick
and Corassa counters with a stiff right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Six Nine .
Corassa misses with a straight right.
Six Nine scores with a sloppy right hand. Corassa should have avoided that one.
Six Nine misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Corassa! But no joy.
Six Nine uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Corassa has time to react.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tekashi Six Nine .
Well Six Nine has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tekashi Six Nine !
Our winner, Tekashi Six Nine , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.