PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kareem Jabbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jabbar kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is 54-56 what`s my number. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Jabbar
vs
Silva

205 cm
22
237 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

225 cm
20
250 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Team S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kareem Jabbar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oscar Silva!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabbar doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Jabbar tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Jabbar moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva is looking to control Jabbar's arms but Jabbar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the ropes.
Silva tries to pull guard but Jabbar holds him up against the ropes and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jabbar looking for a takedown.
Silva is trying to break free.
Jabbar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jabbar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jabbar landing knees to the head.
Jabbar with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Jabbar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jabbar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jabbar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.

Jabbar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees to the body from Jabbar.
Jabbar tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Jabbar with a knee to the head.
Jabbar landing knees to the body.

Jabbar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva tries for a takedown but Jabbar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kareem Jabbar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Silva.
A big left from Jabbar misses.
A big left from Jabbar misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Jabbar scores with a four punch combination!
Jabbar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jabbar throws a head kick that misses.
Silva wants to clinch up but Jabbar keeps it at a distance.
Jabbar tries to clinch but Silva moves away

and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva.
Jabbar is breathing heavily.
Silva won't allow Jabbar to sweep him here.
Jabbar controlling the position.

Jabbar has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
Jabbar is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Silva thows a big elbow that misses.

Jabbar is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Silva wants to control from the top but Jabbar keeps moving.
Jabbar trying to control the position.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Jabbar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jabbar misses with a knee strike.
Jabbar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jabbar landing knees to the head.

It looks like Oscar Silva has been cut.

Jabbar has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Silva is trying to keep an underhook but Jabbar manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jabbar keeps working.
Jabbar is trying to stand.
Silva prevents Jabbar from improving his position.
Silva thows a huge punch but Jabbar dodges it nicely.

Jabbar kicks Silva off and gets back to his feet.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Jabbar tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Jabbar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jabbar sprawls well initially but Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jabbar is looking to improve his position.
Jabbar is looking to escape.
Jabbar regains full guard. Nicely done.

Jabbar pushes Silva off and gets back to his feet.
Kareem Jabbar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jabbar tries to clinch up
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Jabbar.
Jabbar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jabbar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Jabbar.
Jabbar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Jabbar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jabbar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jabbar clinches but Silva breaks the clinch
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jabbar stuffs the takedown.

Jabbar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the ropes.
Jabbar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jabbar lands with a light punch inside.
Jabbar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Jabbar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries to work over Jabbar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Silva turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Silva manages to end up in side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jabbar is not content to let Silva control the position.
Jabbar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silva might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jabbar kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Silva slows the pace down.
Silva connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jabbar some visible discomfort.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Silva working the body and head with strikes.

Silva stands up and we're back to a striking position.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.

It looks like Kareem Jabbar has been cut.

Jabbar has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Jabbar.
Jabbar misses with a knee strike.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar lands a knee to the head.
Jabbar blocks the elbow strike.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva is looking to control Jabbar's arms but Jabbar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the ropes.
Silva wants to break free but Jabbar has control.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jabbar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jabbar fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jabbar closes the distance but Silva moves to the side

and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Jabbar fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jabbar wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Jabbar looking to control.
Jabbar wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jabbar is on top in guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jabbar is fighting to break Silva's control of his arms but Silva is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Jabbar stands up and waves to Silva to follow him.
Jabbar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Jabbar tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Jabbar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jabbar tries to clinch but Silva moves away

so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jabbar trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Jabbar wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silva wants to control from the top but Jabbar keeps moving.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Jabbar.
Jabbar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Silva trying to control but Jabbar is working from the bottom.

Jabbar kicks Silva off and gets to his feet.
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!
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch

and Jabbar moves into the clinch.
Jabbar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jabbar has him pressed against the ropes.

Jabbar is fighting off a takedown attempt but Silva is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jabbar to the mat. Jabbar regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Jabbar wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva stops Jabbar from standing up.
Jabbar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva won't allow Jabbar to get back to his feet.
Silva postures up and lands a big shot to Jabbar's brow.
Jabbar is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Silva dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Jabbar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jabbar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva avoids the head kick by Jabbar.

Jabbar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Jabbar.
Jabbar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jabbar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jabbar lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Jabbar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Jabbar with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Jabbar.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jabbar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jabbar avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jabbar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jabbar lands a nice knee to the body.
Jabbar lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jabbar lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Jabbar lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabbar lands a knee to the head.
Jabbar lands a damaging elbow.
Jabbar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jabbar tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Kareem Jabbar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Silva.
Jabbar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Jabbar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silva wants to stall.
Silva looking for a takedown.
Jabbar gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jabbar lands a body shot.

Jabbar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Silva rushes Jabbar and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jabbar fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jabbar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jabbar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Jabbar breaks the clinch.
Kareem Jabbar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jabbar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jabbar tries to clinch but Silva moves away

and Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva wants to break free but Jabbar has control.
Jabbar throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jabbar avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jabbar tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva wants to break free but Jabbar has control.
Jabbar managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Jabbar managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.

Silva pulls guard effortlessly.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jabbar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jabbar will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jabbar wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Jabbar is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jabbar is on top in guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Jabbar from controlling successfully.
Jabbar is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Jabbar has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jabbar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jabbar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva tries to roll over but Jabbar keeps him under control.

Jabbar decides to stand and escape the position.
Jabbar clinches but Silva breaks the clinch

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Silva is stalling here. Jabbar is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Silva seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Jabbar has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Jabbar decides to stand back up. Jabbar steps back and let's Silva get back to his feet.
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Silva looks for a takedown but Jabbar sprawls well.

Jabbar has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to stall.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jabbar pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jabbar misses with a few strikes there.

Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silva showed some decent athleticism there.

Silva decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jabbar's waist but Jabbar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Jabbar wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side

and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Jabbar fights it but they end up in guard.
Jabbar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Jabbar looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jabbar looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Jabbar is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Silva can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Silva tries to reverse the position but Jabbar maintains control.

Jabbar is working for a guillotine from mount but Silva frees his head quite easily.
Silva wants to hold on but Jabbar pushes him away.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar blocks Silva's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Silva is trying to stand.
Jabbar tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Silva tries to reverse the position but Jabbar maintains control.
Jabbar looking to finish with strikes here!

Jabbar is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Silva has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Silva tries to hold on but Jabbar postures up.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jabbar scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.
Jabbar landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!
Jabbar landing strikes from the mount.
Silva is looking to improve his position but Jabbar isn't that keen on the idea.
Silva's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Jabbar working Silva over with strikes here.
Silva taking shots to the head.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jabbar dominating with strikes here.
Silva has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Silva is trying to break free.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Jabbar seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Silva's chin but Silva turns very nicely into Jabbar's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Silva.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Jabbar.

Jabbar has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Silva off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Jabbar throws out a powerful jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jabbar misses with a head kick.
Jabbar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jabbar tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Jabbar tries to clinch but Silva moves away

and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kareem Jabbar dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Jabbar tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Jabbar tries to clinch

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Silva stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Jabbar counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
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!
Jabbar stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
Silva keeping full guard, as Jabbar tries to pass.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Jabbar from controlling successfully.

Jabbar gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jabbar tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Jabbar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Jabbar clinches.
Jabbar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabbar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Jabbar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jabbar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jabbar circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jabbar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jabbar tries to clinch but Silva moves away
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva throws a leg kick but Jabbar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Oscar Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva throws a combination. Jabbar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Jabbar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the ropes.
Jabbar misses with a knee to the head.
Jabbar looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.

Jabbar breaks the clinch.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jabbar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva is looking to clinch but Jabbar is avoiding it.
Jabbar is looking to clinch.
Jabbar tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Silva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Silva stands up from Jabbar's guard - Silva perhaps looking for a knockout.

Jabbar clinches with his opponent.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Jabbar blocks it.

Silva tightens his grip and picks Jabbar up, before dumping him to the ground. Jabbar manages to land in guard.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Jabbar pushes Silva off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jabbar is controlling Silva's trapped leg to prevent Silva from advancing to side control.
Jabbar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar wants to get back to his feet.
Oscar Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jabbar trying to control but Silva postures up.

Jabbar has one foot on Silva's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jabbar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jabbar wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Jabbar tries to clinch but Silva moves away
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jabbar pinned against the cage. Jabbar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jabbar tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jabbar's guard.
Silva slips nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva stops Jabbar from getting back to his feet.

Silva stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Kareem Jabbar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Silva.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Jabbar.
Jabbar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jabbar fails in his attempt to clinch.

Jabbar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the ropes.
Jabbar landing knees to the body.
Jabbar tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Jabbar blocks it.
Jabbar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jabbar looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Jabbar throws an elbow but misses.
Silva looking to stall.
Silva jumps guard but Jabbar stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jabbar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jabbar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Jabbar is trying to stall.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Jabbar blocks with his arms.
Jabbar tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.

Jabbar breaks from the clinch.

Silva shoots in and bounces Jabbar off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jabbar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Jabbar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jabbar is on top in guard.

Jabbar stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jabbar tries to clinch up.
Jabbar tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.

Jabbar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jabbar lands a knee to the body.
Jabbar avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Jabbar misses with a knee strike.
Jabbar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Jabbar.
A bit of stalling here from Jabbar.
Jabbar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jabbar gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jabbar avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar has Silva pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jabbar pushes Silva back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Silva tries to pull guard but Jabbar holds him up against the ropes and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.

Jabbar manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Jabbar.
Jabbar tries to clinch up.
Silva swings for the body but Jabbar moves out of range.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jabbar swivels and escapes.

Jabbar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jabbar tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jabbar landing knees to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Jabbar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jabbar catches Silva napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Silva to the canvas!

Silva is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Jabbar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Jabbar finish him?
Jabbar wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.

Jabbar gets to his feet. Silva looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jabbar tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Jabbar tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Jabbar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jabbar is looking to clinch.
Jabbar tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.

Jabbar has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Jabbar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jabbar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jabbar's guard.

Jabbar looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Jabbar looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Silva passes into half guard.
Jabbar is positioning himself well to prevent Silva advancing to mount.
Jabbar tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Silva tries to stand and escape but Jabbar actually recovers to full guard.
Jabbar looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jabbar tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Jabbar manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Jabbar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kareem Jabbar.
I think Jabbar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Kareem Jabbar!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Kareem Jabbar!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Kareem Jabbar!

Kareem Jabbar wins by unanimous decision!
Kareem Jabbar retains his heavyweight title!