PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Larson Picker (ranked 884 p4p, 591 weight class) and Emilio Rojas (ranked 117 p4p, 72 weight class). Larson Picker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Picker
vs
Rojas

180 cm
38
165
33 - 17 - 1

175 cm
38
168
23 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
Altitude Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 17 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Larson Picker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Emilio Rojas!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Picker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rojas momentarily.
Rojas takes a swing at Picker's ribcage but misses.
Picker with a hook.
Rojas slips under a jab from Picker.
Picker scores with a jab to the body.
Rojas misses with a looping left.
Rojas misses with an uppercut.
Rojas misses the shot to the body.
Picker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rojas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Picker looks to throw the jab but Rojas is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Rojas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Picker throws out a loose jab but Rojas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larson Picker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rojas looks to land a right hand but Picker moved out of range.
It looked like Picker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A right-left combo lands from Picker.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rojas looks to throw the jab but Picker is out of range.
Picker misses with an uppercut. Rojas saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Picker misses its intended target.
Rojas looks to score with a jab to the body but Picker is just out of range.
Rojas ducks under a wild hook from Picker.
Rojas has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Picker misses its intended target.
A jab lands there for Rojas.
Rojas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Picker, as that shot connected.
Picker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A left lands for Picker.
Picker missing with a left hand there. Rojas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rojas throws out a counter right but Picker avoids it with no problem.
Picker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rojas counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Larson Picker has been cut.
A cross from Picker lands.
Picker looks to land a left hand but Rojas moved out of range nicely.
Rojas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Picker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Picker is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice jab there from Picker.
Picker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Picker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rojas misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Picker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rojas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Picker.
Rojas slips a straight right by Picker.
Picker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rojas.
Picker misses with a straight right.
Picker misses the shot to the body.
Rojas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Picker.
A lazy left from Picker finds it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Rojas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fighters circling - Picker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rojas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Picker swings widly with a right hand
and Rojas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rojas missing with a left hand there. Picker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Picker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Picker misses with a straight left.
Rojas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rojas throws the left hand but Picker avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Picker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Picker misses.
Picker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big left from Rojas misses.
Rojas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Picker.
Rojas looks to throw the jab but Picker is out of range.
Rojas lands a lovely overhand right.
Picker digs a good hook to Rojas's body.
Picker throws a big shot that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Rojas. Those never looked like landing.
Picker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rojass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Picker misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Rojas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Picker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rojas.
Picker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Picker throws a hook but Rojas avoids it easily.
Rojas misses with a straight left.
It looked like Picker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Picker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rojas throws a lazy uppercut
and Picker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Picker looks to score with a jab to the body but Rojas is just out of range.
Picker defending well as Rojas loads up on a big left hand.
Picker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rojas.
Rojas throws a body shot but no joy.
Picker connects with a body shot.
Picker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rojas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Picker is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rojas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rojas throws a lazy right hand but Picker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Picker misses its target.
Picker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rojas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Picker throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Picker scores with a nice right hand.
Rojas throws a series of punches but Picker avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Picker misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Rojas misses.
Rojas walks into a stiff left hand from Picker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larson Picker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Larson Picker's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Picker misses with a hook.
Rojas unleashes a big counter combination but Picker bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Picker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rojas misses with a lunging right hand
and Picker counters with a stiff right hand.
Rojas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Picker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rojas.
Rojas throws the left hand but Picker avoids the punch easily.
Rojas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Picker needs to keep his hands up - Rojas had a free shot at his head there.
Picker looks to land a right hand but Rojas moved out of range.
Larson Picker is winning the standup battle so far.
Picker slips under a jab.
Rojas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Picker slips a straight right by Rojas.
Rojas throws the left hand but Picker avoids the punch easily.
Picker misses with a hook to the body
and Rojas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Picker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Picker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rojas can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Picker scores with the left hand. Rojas knows he should have avoided that one.
Rojas tests Picker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Picker cracks Rojas with a good jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Picker throws a shot from downtown. Rojas moves away and avoids it.
Picker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rojas's sensitive parts.
Picker throws a right hand that misses
enabling Rojas to counter with a crisp jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Rojas might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Picker has got the better of the exchanges.
Picker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rojas. Rojas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Picker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Picker misses with a looping left.
Picker misses with a right hand
and Rojas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Picker throws an overhand right that lands on Rojas's shoulder, as Rojas tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Rojas.
The fighters circle momentarily. Picker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rojas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Picker throws out the jab.
Rojas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Picker lands with a right hand.
Rojas connects with a body shot that sends Picker's belly button to the back.
Rojas throws a hook but Picker avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Picker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas slips a straight right by Picker.
Picker misses with a wild body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Picker.
A combination from Picker does no damage.
Picker avoids the body shot from Rojas.
Picker misses with a two punch combination.
Picker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rojas.
Rojas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rojas misses with an uppercut.
Picker throws a jab when Rojas was well out of range.
Picker throws out a loose jab but Rojas uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Picker misses.
A big right from Picker misses.
Picker throws a hook but Rojas avoids it easily.
Picker lunges at Rojas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rojas's hand.
Picker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rojas sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Picker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rojas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Picker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rojas scrambles back to his feet.
Rojas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Picker looks to score with a jab to the body but Rojas is just out of range.
Rojas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Picker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rojas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A lazy left from Rojas finds it's target.
Picker throws an off balance right hand
and Rojas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Picker thinking.
Picker loads up on a big right hand but Rojas slips the punch.
Rojas moves out of range as Picker strikes.
Picker scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Picker misses.
Rojas slips a jab from Picker.
It seemed like Rojas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some bone on bone action there as Rojas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rojas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Picker loads up on a big right hand but Rojas slips the punch.
Rojas throws out a counter right but Picker avoids it with no problem.
Picker throws a body shot but no joy.
Rojas lands with a cross.
Picker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rojas.
Rojas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Picker misses with an uppercut. Rojas saw that one coming.
Picker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheers as Rojas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Picker doesn't seem phased though.
Picker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rojas closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Picker is rocked!
Rojas lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Picker falls backwards - clearly groggy! Rojas dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emilio Rojas!
A relieved looking Emilio Rojas thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.