PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Li Xiaodong (ranked 208 p4p, 405 weight class) and Tekashi Six Nine (ranked 9 p4p, 22 weight class). Six Nine has chosen KIKA - Tekashi 6ix9ine as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Xiaodong
vs
Six Nine

165 cm
26
143
15 - 5 - 0

168 cm
25
141
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
Conquer

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Li Xiaodong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tekashi Six Nine !
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Six Nine avoids the body shot from Xiaodong.
Six Nine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Xiaodong misses with a right hand
and Six Nine makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A slow jab from Xiaodong misses its intended target.
Six Nine flicks out a counter leg kick but Xiaodong steps away.
Xiaodong throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Six Nine makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Xiaodong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Six Nine misses with an attempted mid kick.
Six Nine with a nice calf kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiaodong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Six Nine throws out a counter right but Xiaodong avoids it with no problem.
Xiaodong moves out of range of the body kick from Six Nine .
Xiaodong just misses with a punch to the body.
Xiaodong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Six Nine .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Six Nine fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Xiaodong checks it well.
Six Nine has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Six Nine lands a nice shot that snaps Xiaodong's head back.
Xiaodong falls off balance throwing a combination
and Six Nine counters with a nice kick to the body.
Six Nine fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Six Nine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Six Nine slips a jab from Xiaodong.
Six Nine tries a quick counter leg kick but Xiaodong is wise to it.
Xiaodong avoids the body shot from Six Nine .
Six Nine pivots, looking for a leg kick but Xiaodong is out of range and Six Nine settles back down.
Xiaodong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Six Nine looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Six Nine takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Xiaodong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

It looks like Tekashi Six Nine has been cut.
Six Nine wants to land a leg kick but Xiaodong is out of range.
A jab from Xiaodong misses.
Xiaodong throws a lazy uppercut
and Six Nine counters with a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Six Nine .
Six Nine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xiaodong was well out of range. Poor timing from Six Nine .
Xiaodong throws a combination that misses
and Six Nine counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Xiaodong thinking.

Xiaodong takes the fight into the clinch.
Six Nine lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine lands an elbow just above Xiaodong 's eye.
Xiaodong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Xiaodong lands a body shot in the clinch.
Six Nine tries a body shot but Xiaodong blocks it.
A short right from Six Nine on the inside.
Six Nine struggles to land a body shot inside as Xiaodong controls his hands.
Xiaodong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Six Nine misses with a body punch.
Xiaodong tries a body shot but Six Nine blocks it.
Six Nine lands an elbow that stopped Xiaodong in his tracks for a moment.
Six Nine 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Xiaodong swings wildly with an uppercut but Six Nine uses good head movement to avoid it.

Six Nine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Xiaodong misses with a lunging right hand
and Six Nine counters with a left to the body.
Xiaodong misses with a series of wild punches.
Xiaodong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xiaodong misses with the combination.
Six Nine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Six Nine was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Six Nine misses with a kick to the body.
Xiaodong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Six Nine lands with a right hand.
Six Nine throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Xiaodong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Xiaodong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Six Nine takes one to the side of the head.
Six Nine is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Xiaodong rather than just go for the knockout.
Xiaodong tries to clinch there but Six Nine circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tekashi Six Nine will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tekashi Six Nine 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Xiaodong throws a right hand that misses
enabling Six Nine to counter with a crisp jab.
Six Nine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Six Nine lands a nice looking body kick.
Xiaodong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Six Nine .
Six Nine throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Six Nine connects with an inside leg kick.
Xiaodong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Six Nine doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A slapping leg kick lands for Six Nine .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiaodong throws an overhand right that lands on Six Nine 's shoulder, as Six Nine tries to avoid the shot.
Xiaodong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Six Nine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Six Nine lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Xiaodong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Xiaodong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaodong misses with a looping right.
Xiaodong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Six Nine under the eye.
Six Nine scores with a spinning back kick!
Xiaodong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Six Nine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Six Nine feints and then cracks Xiaodong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Xiaodong down.
Six Nine throws a leg kick which misses Xiaodong's front leg but catches the back leg as Xiaodong tries to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Six Nine .
Six Nine throws a half hearted mid kick.
Xiaodong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Xiaodong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Xiaodong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Six Nine s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine misses the shot to the body.
Jab from Six Nine .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xiaodong looks to land a left hand but Six Nine moved out of range nicely.
Jab, jab by Six Nine - just one landing.
Xiaodong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Six Nine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Xiaodong connects with the punch.
Xiaodong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Xiaodong backing away here, and Six Nine unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Six Nine scores with a leg kick.
Six Nine throws a leg kick which misses Xiaodong's front leg but catches the back leg as Xiaodong tries to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Xiaodong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Six Nine throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Six Nine . Beautiful body shot.
Xiaodong darts in trying to clinch
and Six Nine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Xiaodong lands with a nice combination. Six Nine backs away looking to recover.
Six Nine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Xiaodong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Six Nine ducks under a wild hook from Xiaodong.
Six Nine 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.
Six Nine scores with a jab.
Six Nine connects with a nice looking jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong swings for the body but Six Nine moves out of range.
Six Nine scores with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Six Nine connects with a right hand. Xiaodong shakes it off.
A shot to the liver by Xiaodong. Beautiful body shot.
Six Nine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Xiaodong.
A quick step to the side and Xiaodong tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Six Nine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xiaodong.
Six Nine lands a leg kick that knocks Xiaodong off balance momentarily.
Xiaodong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Six Nine 's corner calls for a 1-2. Six Nine obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Six Nine misses with a few strikes there.
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 fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Six Nine moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Xiaodong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Six Nine was well out of range. Poor timing from Xiaodong.
Six Nine misses with a leg kick
and Xiaodong counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the body from Six Nine misses
and Xiaodong counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Xiaodong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Six Nine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Xiaodong backing away here, and Six Nine unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Six Nine throws a body punch but Xiaodong moves out of range.
Xiaodong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Xiaodong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Six Nine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Six Nine motions for Xiaodong to come forward. Six Nine throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Xiaodong throws a lazy right hand but Six Nine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaodong loads up on a big right hand but Six Nine slips the punch.
Xiaodong wants to clinch
and Six Nine counters with a nice kick to the body.
Xiaodong wants to clinch.
Xiaodong jabs Six Nine to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Six Nine misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Six Nine appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A solid body kick from Six Nine .
Six Nine throws a front kick that sends Xiaodong stumbling back into the cage.
Six Nine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A punch lands to the side of Six Nine 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Six Nine tries to land a front kick but Xiaodong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Xiaodong misses with a looping right.
Six Nine flicks out a counter leg kick but Xiaodong steps away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Xiaodong crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Six Nine - the referee stops the clock and Xiaodong gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Six Nine . Xiaodong manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Six Nine .
Six Nine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Xiaodong.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Xiaodong.
Six Nine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Xiaodong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Six Nine feints a counter leg kick.
Six Nine is looking to score with low kicks.
Six Nine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Xiaodong's head.
Xiaodong misses with a straight right.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Six Nine . Xiaodong shrugs it off though.
Tekashi Six Nine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Xiaodong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Xiaodong clinches up against the cage.
Six Nine tries to throw a body punch but Xiaodong avoids it by throwing Six Nine back against the cage.
Xiaodong misses with a punch on the inside.
Xiaodong scores with a shot to the side of Six Nine 's head.
Nice body punch from Xiaodong - that landed with a thud.
Xiaodong misses with a punch on the inside.
Six Nine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Six Nine stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Six Nine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
I was talking to Xiaodong's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short uppercut from Six Nine .
A head punch on the inside from Xiaodong fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xiaodong has Six Nine pressed against the cage.
Six Nine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xiaodong lands with a right to the head.
Xiaodong tries to throw a body punch but Six Nine avoids it by throwing Xiaodong back against the cage.
Six Nine tries to work over Xiaodong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Li Xiaodong clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Tekashi Six Nine 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Six Nine moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Six Nine scores with a spinning back kick!
Xiaodong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Six Nine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Six Nine throws out a counter right but Xiaodong avoids it with no problem.
Xiaodong misses with a hook.
Six Nine flicks out a counter leg kick but Xiaodong steps away.
Six Nine lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Xiaodong takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Six Nine fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Xiaodong on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Six Nine tried to score with a low kick but Xiaodong checks it.
Six Nine scores with a hook.
Xiaodong misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Six Nine connects with a leg kick.
Six Nine swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Six Nine connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Xiaodong's hands.
Nice straight punches there by Xiaodong. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Xiaodong.
Six Nine throws a nice outside leg kick.
Xiaodong looks to land a combination but Six Nine avoids it well.
Six Nine slips a straight right by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A swing and a miss from Xiaodong.
Six Nine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Xiaodong.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong throws a hook but Six Nine blocks it.
Xiaodong misses with a right hand
and Six Nine counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A nice inside leg kick there by Six Nine . That's going to slow Xiaodong down.
Six Nine stuns Xiaodong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xiaodong moves out of range of the strikes.

Xiaodong darts in and clinches Six Nine up against the cage.
Six Nine lands a shot to the body.
Six Nine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xiaodong will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Xiaodong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Six Nine blocks a body shot from Xiaodong.
Six Nine tries to throw a body punch but Xiaodong avoids it by throwing Six Nine back against the cage.
Six Nine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Six Nine misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine has a couple of punches blocked by Xiaodong.
Six Nine blocks an uppercut.
Six Nine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Xiaodong blocks an uppercut.
Six Nine tries a body shot but Xiaodong blocks it.
Six Nine tries to work over Xiaodong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xiaodong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Xiaodong struggles to land a body shot inside as Six Nine controls his hands.
Six Nine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Six Nine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xiaodong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Xiaodong.
Six Nine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Six Nine swings wildly with an uppercut but Xiaodong uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xiaodong.
Six Nine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Six Nine lands an uppercut.
Xiaodong lands with a light punch inside.
Xiaodong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Six Nine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xiaodong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Six Nine misses with a hook to the ribs.

Six Nine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch lands to the side of Six Nine 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters circling a little - Six Nine finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Xiaodong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Six Nine manages to avoid it.
Xiaodong tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Six Nine counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Xiaodong is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Six Nine takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Xiaodong tries to clinch but Six Nine is having none of it.
Six Nine misses with a body kick.
Xiaodong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Six Nine .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tekashi Six Nine dominated that fourth round.
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! This is the final round!

Xiaodong tries to bum rush Six Nine with a series of wild strikes but Six Nine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Six Nine unleashes a big counter combination but Xiaodong bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Six Nine ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Six Nine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick lands for Six Nine .
A right-left combo lands from Xiaodong.
Six Nine walks into a left hand.
A lazy left from Six Nine finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiaodong throws the left hand but Six Nine avoids the punch easily.
And Six Nine responds with a good body kick, but Xiaodong manages to step out the way in time.
Six Nine throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Six Nine .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Six Nine just misses with a punch to the body.
Xiaodong looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A shot to the body from Xiaodong misses
and Xiaodong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Xiaodong scores with a body shot.
A jab from Xiaodong misses.
Six Nine tries a quick counter leg kick but Xiaodong is wise to it.
Six Nine looks to score with a jab to the body but Xiaodong is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Xiaodong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Six Nine thuds his right hand into Xiaodong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Xiaodong scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Six Nine lands a lovely overhand right.
Xiaodong just misses with a punch to the body.
Xiaodong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Li Xiaodong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Xiaodong misses with a hook.
Six Nine counters with a body kick.
Well,Xiaodong is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Xiaodong connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Six Nine 's hands.

That has opened up Tekashi Six Nine 's cut even more.
Xiaodong takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Six Nine swats away the attempt to clinch by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Six Nine manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine scores with a leg kick.
Xiaodong misses the shot to the body.
Six Nine connects with a looping right hand.
Tekashi Six Nine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Six Nine lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Xiaodong misses with a straight right.
Six Nine unleashes a big counter combination but Xiaodong bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Six Nine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xiaodong manages to avoid it.
Xiaodong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Six Nine .
Six Nine throws a shot to the body.
Six Nine lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong swinging wildly here.
Six Nine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Six Nine throws out a leg kick but Xiaodong moves out of range and Six Nine only half commits.
Six Nine scores with a shot to the body.
Six Nine looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Six Nine jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xiaodong checks the leg kick nicely there.
Xiaodong seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tekashi Six Nine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Six Nine has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Tekashi Six Nine !
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Tekashi Six Nine !
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Tekashi Six Nine !

Tekashi Six Nine wins by unanimous decision!
Tekashi Six Nine is the new bantamweight champion!
After winning the bout, Tekashi Six Nine thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.