PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Larson Picker (ranked 175 p4p, 21 weight class) and Francis Fitzpatrick (ranked 274 p4p, 36 weight class). Francis Fitzpatrick has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Picker
vs
Fitzpatrick

180 cm
33
165 lbs
27 - 12 - 0

180 cm
31
165 lbs
28 - 18 - 1

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World class boxer
Insanely flexible

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World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Larson Picker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francis Fitzpatrick!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzpatrick slips a jab from Picker.
Sloppy strikes from Picker. Those never looked like landing.
Picker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Fitzpatrick takes the fight into the clinch.
Fitzpatrick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fitzpatrick blocks an uppercut.
Picker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Picker blocks a body shot from Fitzpatrick.
A short right from Picker.
Fitzpatrick lands an elbow that stopped Picker in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Larson Picker has been cut.
Fitzpatrick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fitzpatrick tries to work over Picker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fitzpatrick lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fitzpatrick blocks an uppercut.
Picker blocks a body shot from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick blocks an uppercut.
Picker cracks Fitzpatrick with a nice body shot.
Picker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fitzpatrick swings wildly with an uppercut but Picker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Picker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fitzpatrick backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Picker throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick lands an uppercut.
Fitzpatrick keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Picker's efforts to push away.
Fitzpatrick throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fitzpatrick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fitzpatrick lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fitzpatrick lands a body shot.
Fitzpatrick comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Picker avoids the elbow strike from Fitzpatrick, against the cage.
Picker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fitzpatrick looking to stall.
Fitzpatrick lands an elbow that stopped Picker in his tracks for a moment.
Fitzpatrick creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Picker breaks the clinch.

Fitzpatrick clinches.
Fitzpatrick tries to work over Picker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fitzpatrick lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fitzpatrick digs a right hand into Picker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Picker's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fitzpatrick content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fitzpatrick misses with a punch to the body.
Picker takes an elbow to the temple.

Larson Picker's cut is getting worse.
Picker has a couple of punches blocked by Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fitzpatrick.
Picker lands with a light punch inside.
Fitzpatrick makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fitzpatrick effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch on the inside from Fitzpatrick fails to land.
Fitzpatrick has a couple of punches blocked by Picker.
Picker working aggressively here.
Picker throws a head punch that misses.
Fitzpatrick misses with some punches.
Picker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Picker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzpatrick comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Larson Picker's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Picker avoids the elbow strike from Fitzpatrick, against the cage.
Picker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Picker prevents a body shot from Fitzpatrick.
Picker lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picker prevents a body shot from Fitzpatrick.
Picker working aggressively here.
Fitzpatrick throws a head punch that misses.
Fitzpatrick lands a hook to the side of the head.

Jeez, Larson Picker's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

Picker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fitzpatrick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Picker.
Picker cracks Fitzpatrick with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fitzpatrick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Picker.
Fitzpatrick tries to clinch but Picker is having none of it.
Picker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fitzpatrick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Picker manages to avoid it.
Fitzpatrick slips under a jab.
Picker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fitzpatrick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Picker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Picker throws out a loose jab but Fitzpatrick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fitzpatrick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fitzpatrick misses with a hook
and Picker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Picker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fitzpatrick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Picker scores with a jab to the body.
Picker throws a looping overhand right but Fitzpatrick ducks down to avoid it.
Picker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fitzpatrick throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Picker on the side of the head.
Picker lands a head shot.
Fitzpatrick throws a series of punches but Picker avoids them all with ease.
Fitzpatrick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Picker.
Picker throws the left hand but Fitzpatrick avoids the punch easily.

Fitzpatrick moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fitzpatrick.
Picker throws a head punch that misses.
Picker misses with the head strike.
Fitzpatrick misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fitzpatrick is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fitzpatrick throws an elbow but it misses.
Fitzpatrick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Picker backwards.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Larson Picker's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Francis Fitzpatrick!
Francis Fitzpatrick spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.