PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Coasta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maicon Bolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Coasta has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Coasta
vs
Bolt

191 cm
18
240 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

201 cm
18
258 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

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 0 - 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maicon Bolt!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolt misses with the combination.

Coasta shoots in and bounces Bolt off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Coasta drops back looking for a leg! Bolt is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bolt manages to kick Coasta off! Coasta jumps back into Bolt's guard.
Coasta is pushing down on Bolt's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bolt is fighting to maintain full guard but Coasta has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Coasta seems content to control.

Coasta decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Bolt drops Coasta with a beautiful combination! Coasta stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bolt is looking for the KO!

Coasta is rocked!

It looks like Thiago Coasta has been cut.
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!

Coasta bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Coasta controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coasta tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bolt is trying to get back to his feet.
Coasta taking a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coasta is putting a hurting on Bolt here, landing some big shots from side control.
Coasta prevents Bolt from escaping the position.
Coasta landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Coasta is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Bolt looks gassed!

Coasta is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Bolt looks calm but he's in trouble here. Coasta gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Bolt is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Coasta lets go of the hold and Bolt can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thiago Coasta!