PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Coasta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shamar Pigg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Coasta
vs
Pigg

191 cm
19
240 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
19
265 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Coasta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shamar Pigg!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coasta slips under a jab from Pigg.
Pigg thows a body shot but no joy.
Pigg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Coasta doesn't seem bothered though.
Pigg jabs Coasta right on the nose. Coasta blinks but takes it well.
Coasta doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Coasta has a takedown stuffed.
Pigg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coasta moves away.
Pigg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pigg is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Coasta rather than just go for the knockout.
Pigg getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pigg throws the left hand but Coasta avoids the punch easily.
Pigg cracks Coasta with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pigg lands with a shot to the body.
Pigg throws a hook but Coasta blocks it.
Pigg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coasta.
Pigg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pigg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pigg fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pigg smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pigg lands a jab to Coasta's midsection.
Coasta is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pigg looks to land a left hand but Coasta moved out of range nicely.
Coasta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pigg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pigg jabs at Coasta's body.
Pigg fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Coasta looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Coasta is breathing heavily.
Coasta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pigg lands with a shot to the body.
Pigg cracks Coasta with a right hand to the side of the head.
A left lands for Pigg.
Pigg scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pigg lands a jab.
Pigg is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Coasta had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pigg lands with a nice body punch.
Pigg misses with a looping left.
Pigg connects with a body shot.
Pigg with a jab.
Coasta takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pigg with a jab.
Pigg fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Coasta on the side of the head.
Coasta misses with a wild body shot.
Pigg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coasta was well out of range. Poor timing from Pigg.
Coasta closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good exchange - Pigg coming out on top.
Pigg connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pigg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Coasta at a distance.
Pigg scores with a punch to the head.
Pigg scores with a body shot.
Pigg comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pigg cracks Coasta with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shamar Pigg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pigg misses with a body shot.
Coasta on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pigg throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Coasta stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pigg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pigg lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pigg fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pigg scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice shot by Pigg.
Pigg wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Coasta moves forwards but Pigg connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pigg throws a body punch but Coasta moves out of range.
Pigg scores with a crisp jab that stopped Coasta in his tracks.
Pigg lands with a hook. Coasta tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Coasta takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pigg swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Coasta.
Pigg cracks Coasta with a good jab.
Pigg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coasta.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pigg connects with a looping right hand.
Jab from Pigg.
Pigg defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Coasta.
Pigg lands a nice shot that snaps Coasta's head back.
Pigg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pigg scores with a sloppy right hand. Coasta should have avoided that one.
Coasta walks into a left hand.
Coasta shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pigg connects with a body shot.
Coasta takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Coasta looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Pigg.
Pigg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coasta manages to avoid it.
Coasta takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pigg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coasta.
Coasta on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Coasta looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice shot lands for Pigg.
Pigg with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pigg lands with a shot to the body.
Pigg tests Coasta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pigg clobbers Coasta with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Pigg.
Coasta throws a right and a left that Pigg avoids nicely.
Pigg thuds a left hand into Coasta's body.
Nice uppercut there from Pigg.
Pigg uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Coasta has time to react.
Nice jab there from Pigg.
A jab lands there for Pigg.
Pigg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coasta.
Coasta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pigg.
Shamar Pigg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pigg connects with a body shot.
Pigg scores with a body shot.
Coasta takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pigg wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good standup being displayed there by Pigg as he connects with a hook.
Pigg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coasta manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pigg moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pigg lands with a good body shot.
Pigg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coasta moves away.
Pigg catches Coasta with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pigg connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shamar Pigg dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pigg keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pigg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pigg stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pigg slaps away a takedown attempt from Coasta, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Thiago Coasta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pigg misses with a looping left.
Pigg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pigg moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Coasta walks into a straight right hand from Pigg.
Pigg digs a good hook to Coasta's body.
Pigg lands a slapping body shot.
Coasta shoots in looking for a takedown. Pigg tries to sprawl out of it but Coasta keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pigg manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pigg lands a jab to Coasta's midsection.
Pigg lands a jab.
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!
Pigg ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pigg scores with a jab to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Coasta takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Coasta on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab from Pigg does it's job there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pigg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pigg scores with a hook.
Pigg digs a good hook to Coasta's body.
Coasta takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pigg connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Coasta might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coasta takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pigg with a jab.
Pigg fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Coasta is rocked!
Pigg jabs Coasta right on the nose. Coasta blinks but takes it well.
Oh Coasta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Coasta walks straight into a right hand from Pigg - that's dropped him! Pigg jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Coasta from any more punishment! Coasta complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Shamar Pigg!