PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Larson Picker (ranked 751 p4p, 97 weight class) and Danny Brixton (ranked 1121 p4p, 144 weight class). Brixton has chosen JJBA: Diamond is Unbreakable as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Picker
vs
Brixton

180 cm
34
165 lbs
27 - 14 - 0

179 cm
32
156 lbs
26 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 - 14 - 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 26 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Danny Brixton!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brixton misses with a straight right.
Picker throws the kick towards the body but Brixton avoids it.
Brixton slips under a jab.
Brixton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Picker misses with a straight left.
Brixton throws the kick towards the body but Picker avoids it.
Brixton swings for the body but Picker moves out of range.
Brixton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Picker is out of range and Brixton settles back down.
Brixton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Picker lands with an uppercut that bounces Brixton off the cage and back into range.
Brixton staying out of range there.
Picker throws out a loose jab but Brixton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danny Brixton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brixton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Picker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brixton misses with a wild body shot.
Good shot there by Brixton.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brixton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brixton lands a nice hook to Picker's body. Picker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Picker throws an overhand right that lands on Brixton's shoulder, as Brixton tries to avoid the shot.
Picker just misses with a punch to the body.
Picker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Picker throws out a loose jab but Brixton uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Picker.
Picker cracks Brixton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Picker missing with a left hand there. Brixton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brixton thuds a left hand into Picker's body.
Picker lands with an uppercut that bounces Brixton off the cage and back into range.
Brixton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Picker.
An attempted straight right counter from Picker misses the target.
Brixton moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Picker.
Brixton connects with a leg kick. Picker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Picker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Brixton misses its intended target.
Picker misses with an uppercut.
Brixton looks to throw the jab but Picker is out of range.
Brixton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Picker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Picker throws an overhand right that lands on Brixton's shoulder, as Brixton tries to avoid the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Picker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Picker throws an overhand right that lands on Brixton's shoulder, as Brixton tries to avoid the shot.
Picker misses with a straight left.
A big left from Picker misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brixton sizes up Picker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Picker misses with a straight right.
Picker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brixton looks to land a right hand but Picker moved out of range.
Brixton misses with a shot to the body
letting Picker counter with a right hand.
Brixton misses the jab.
Brixton moves out of range of the strikes.
Brixton appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brixton looks to land a body kick but Picker moved away.
A little feinted left hand from Picker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brixton slips under a jab from Picker.
Picker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Picker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Picker.
Picker misses with a straight right.
Picker slips a jab from Brixton.
Picker looks to land a left hand but Brixton moved out of range nicely.
Picker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Picker misses with an uppercut.
Brixton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Picker checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Brixton is looking to slow Picker down with leg kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brixton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brixton slips a jab from Picker.
Picker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brixton.
Picker misses with an uppercut.
Picker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Picker walks into a left hand.
Brixton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Picker.
Brixton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brixton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Picker.
Brixton connects with an inside leg kick.
Picker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brixton.
Picker throws a big shot that misses.
Picker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brixton with a hook.
Brixton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Picker.
Brixton throws a hook but Picker blocks it.
Brixton slips under a jab.
Picker throws a jab when Brixton was well out of range.
Brixton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brixton throws a shot from downtown. Picker moves away and avoids it.
Brixton slips a straight right by Picker.
An inside leg kick lands from Brixton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brixton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Picker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brixton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Picker takes one to the chin there.
Brixton digs a good hook to Picker's body.
Brixton connects with a crisp jab.
Picker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Picker throws a big shot that misses.
Brixton lands a leg kick that knocks Picker off balance momentarily.
Picker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brixton misses with a hook. Picker ducked under it nicely.
Picker missing with a left hand there. Brixton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Picker with a hook.
Brixton keeps Picker at a distance using the push kick.
Brixton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Picker slips a straight right by Brixton.
Brixton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Picker.
Picker ducks under a wild hook from Brixton.
Brixton slips a jab from Picker.
Picker missing with a left hand there. Brixton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brixton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Danny Brixton will probably get the nod.
That's time! Picker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A solid body kick from Brixton.
Brixton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brixton.
Brixton throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Picker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brixton staying out of range there.
Picker misses with an uppercut. Brixton saw that one coming.
Brixton connects with a crisp jab.
Brixton blocks a jab.
Brixton throws a leg kick but Picker moved away.
Picker misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Brixton.
Brixton lands a head kick!
Picker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brixton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Brixton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Danny Brixton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Picker lands a right hook to the body.
Brixton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Picker.
Picker throws an overhand right that lands on Brixton's shoulder, as Brixton tries to avoid the shot.
Picker throws a hook but Brixton blocks it.
Picker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brixton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Picker throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Picker loads up on a big right hand but Brixton slips the punch.
Picker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brixton moves away.
Brixton lands the left hand.
Brixton misses with a straight left.
Brixton looks to land a body kick but Picker moved away.
Picker misses with a looping right.
Brixton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brixton throws a leg kick
and Brixton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brixton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brixton misses with an uppercut
letting Picker counter with a right hand.
Picker misses the jab.
Brixton throws a hook but Picker avoids it easily.
Picker throws an overhand right that lands on Brixton's shoulder, as Brixton tries to avoid the shot.
Brixton throws the left hand but Picker avoids the punch easily.
Brixton needs to keep his hands up - Picker had a free shot at his head there.
Picker lands a lovely overhand right.
Picker is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Brixton connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Picker misses its intended target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Picker lands with an overhand left.
A slow jab from Picker misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brixton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Picker misses with a wild combination.
Picker throws a shot from downtown. Brixton moves away and avoids it.
Brixton fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Picker checks it well.
Brixton walks into a straight right hand from Picker.
Brixton tries a low kick but Picker avoids it.
Picker scores with a decent looking hook.
A big left from Picker misses.
Picker misses with a hook.
Brixton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Brixton looks to throw the jab but Picker is out of range.
Picker misses with an uppercut. Brixton saw that one coming.
Brixton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Picker.
Brixton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Picker checks a leg kick.
Brixton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Picker throws the left hand but Brixton avoids the punch easily.
Picker scores with a nice strike.
Brixton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brixton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Picker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brixton.
Good standup being displayed there by Brixton as he connects with a hook.
Picker throws the left hand but Brixton avoids the punch easily.
Picker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brixton was well out of range. Poor timing from Picker.
Picker misses with a hook.
Brixton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Picker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Picker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brixton.
Picker throwing a counter right hand but Brixton manages to avoid it.
Picker misses with a looping left.
Brixton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Picker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brixton is looking to chop away at Picker's legs.
Brixton scores with a leg kick.
Brixton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Picker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brixton.
Brixton lands with a cross.
Brixton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Picker.
Brixton has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Brixton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Picker moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brixton. Picker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Picker is looking to counter punch.
Picker misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Picker ducks under a wild hook from Brixton.
Picker throws a looping overhand right but Brixton ducks down to avoid it.
Brixton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Picker.
Brixton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brixton slips a jab from Picker.
Picker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brixton.
A little jabbing left from Brixton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brixton blocks a jab.
Picker throws a big shot that misses.
Brixton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Picker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brixton.
Brixton slips a straight right by Picker.
Brixton throws a sloppy head kick
and Picker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Picker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Brixton.
Picker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Brixton.
Picker 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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brixton.
Brixton slips a straight right by Picker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Larson Picker will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Brixton throws a wild body kick that Picker sees coming a mile off.
Brixton lands with a kick to the ribs.
Brixton misses with a low kick.
Picker throws a body punch but Brixton moves out of range.
Picker moves out of range of the leg kick from Brixton.
Brixton cracks Picker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Picker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brixton. Brixton obviously looking to wear him down.
Picker tests Brixton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Picker misses the jab.
Picker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Picker throws a hook but Brixton avoids it easily.
Picker misses the shot to the body.
Picker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Picker staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Picker. Brixton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brixton feints and then cracks Picker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Picker down.
Picker misses the jab.
Brixton blocks a jab.
Picker swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Brixton.
Brixton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brixton scores with a leg kick.
Picker with a jab.
Picker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brixton scores with a leg kick.
Picker misses with an uppercut. Brixton saw that one coming.
Brixton scores with a body shot.
Brixton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Picker checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Picker throws a jab when Brixton was well out of range.
Brixton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Picker.
Brixton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brixton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brixton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Picker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brixton. That's going to slow Picker down.
A slow jab from Picker misses its intended target.
Brixton misses with a lunging right hand
and Picker counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Picker misses the jab.
Picker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picker throws the left hand but Brixton avoids the punch easily.
Picker just misses with a punch to the body.
Picker throws a big shot that misses.
Brixton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Picker throws a big shot that misses.
Brixton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Picker.
Picker looks to land a left hand but Brixton moved out of range nicely.
Brixton lets loose with a powerful body kick. Picker will feel that in the morning.
Brixton lands a jab to the nose.
A big right from Picker misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brixton! But no joy.
Brixton lands an overhand right.
Picker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brixton.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brixton.
A telegraphed right hand from Brixton misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Brixton.
Brixton slips under a jab from Picker.
Brixton lands with a nice body kick.
Brixton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brixton swings for the body but Picker moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Picker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brixton looks to score with a jab to the body but Picker is just out of range.
Picker throws a hook but Brixton blocks it.
Brixton misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Brixton.
Brixton throws a low kick but Picker avoids it.
Good work by Picker as he checks the leg kick.
Picker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brixton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Picker throws a hook but Brixton blocks it.
Brixton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brixton misses with a straight left.
Brixton blocks a jab.
Picker throws out a loose jab but Brixton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brixton moves out of range as Picker strikes.
Brixton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Picker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brixton lands a really nice looking cross but Picker seems unphased.
Brixton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Picker.
Picker connects with the punch.
Brixton tries a head kick but it misses.
Picker is looking to counter punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brixton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Picker.
Brixton drops his hands momentarily and Picker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brixton scores with a body shot.
Good work by Picker as he checks the leg kick.
Brixton throws a leg kick
enabling Picker to counter with a crisp jab.
Brixton finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Picker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brixton.
Picker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brixton. Brixton obviously looking to wear him down.
Picker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brixton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brixton throws a head kick but Picker moves out of range.
Picker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Picker throws the left hand but Brixton avoids the punch easily.
Brixton steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Brixton lands a leg kick that knocks Picker off balance momentarily.
Picker throws an overhand right that lands on Brixton's shoulder, as Brixton tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Brixton.
That kick from Brixton tenderised Picker's leg. Picker is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Picker misses its intended target.
Picker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Danny Brixton.
I think Brixton 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!