PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rafa Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jupiter Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by UFC Theme Song. Jones has chosen Jupiter Sound as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Silva
vs
Jones

173 cm
34
142 lbs
43 - 7 - 1

167 cm
32
139 lbs
28 - 14 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 43 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafa Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jupiter Jones!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Jones throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jones.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jones is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Silva has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Furia Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jones with a hook.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Jones swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Silva 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.
Jupiter Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
And Silva counters with a quick kick to the body but Jones blocks it.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva 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.
Jones jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silva throws out a leg kick but Jones moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jones.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones lands the left hand.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jones misses with a left hand
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Jones blocks a head kick by Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoids the head kick by Silva.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheers as Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Jones checks a low kick from Silva.
Silva on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva checks the leg kick.
Silva appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Silva takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva throws a head kick that Jones semi-blocks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Jones.
Jones takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva tries to land a leg kick but Jones saw it coming and moves away.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jones in his tracks.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones moves out of range of the leg kick from Silva.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jones.
Silva digs a good body shot into Jones's ribs.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Jones.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva tries to land a leg kick but Jones saw it coming and moves away.
Jones has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jones stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Nice shot by Jones.
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Jones 's knee.
Jab, jab by Jones - just one landing.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Some bone on bone action there as Jones checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Jones throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones moves away from the strike by Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rafa Silva will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Jones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Silva misses with a low kick.
A jab from Silva misses.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones connects with a single shot there.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jones misses the jab.
Jones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones misses with a hook
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jones.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva thows a body kick. Jones tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
An inside leg kick lands from Jones.
Jones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jones slips a jab from Silva.
Silva lands a head kick!
Silva throws a leg kick but Jones moved away.
A bone on bone clash there as Jones blocks the leg kick.
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Rafa Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Jones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Silva feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jones swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A leg kick checked by Jones.
Jones checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jones sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Silva moves out of range as Jones throws a body kick.
Silva is looking to counter with a body kick.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jones slips a jab from Silva.
Jones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jones bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Jones slams his shin into Silva's torso.
Jones digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
Silva throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jones misses with a leg kick
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Jones moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Jones scores with a nice right hand.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Silva tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Jones keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Silva dips to his left and cracks Jones with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Jones connects with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Silva does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
A jab from Silva does it's job there.
Jones lands with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Jones throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Jones jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jupiter Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jones misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Jones is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
A cross from Jones lands.
Silva will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones thumps Silva with a low kick.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Jones checks it.
Jones takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Jones jabs at Silva's body.
Jones lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
Jones tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Silva fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jones just manages to avoid it.
A jab from Silva does it's job there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jones has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jones and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Silva tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jones.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones checks a low kick from Silva.
Jones tries a quick counter leg kick but Silva is wise to it.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Silva scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jones connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva motions for Jones to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones misses with an uppercut
and Silva counters with a nice body kick.
Jones works the jab nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
Jones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jones scores with a body shot.
Jones misses with the body kick
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Jones will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jones pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and Jones settles back down.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
It looked like Silva was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jones blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Silva.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Silva fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jones just manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Jones slips a straight right by Silva.
Jones checks the leg kick.
Jones misses with a leg kick.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Silva appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones blocks a leg kick.
Jones takes one on the button.
Silva blocks a head kick by Jones.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Jones misses.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Jones tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Rafa Silva did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jones blocks a low kick nicely.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Jones digs a good hook to Silva's body.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Jones wants to counter the offense by Silva and move into the clinch position.
Jones throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jones throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones thumps Silva with a low kick.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
It appears Silva was looking to counter with a kick there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Jones throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Jones throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva is looking to counter punch.
Silva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice uppercut there from Jones.
Jones keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silva throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Silva throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jones.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jones in his tracks.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva connects with a jab.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Jones throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jones throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jones lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Jones looks to throw a body kick
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Jones was not able to check.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Jones looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silva momentarily.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jones checks it well.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Jones moves his leg out of the way.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Jones looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Jones throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Jones just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSilva.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Jones looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silva blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jones takes a step back to recover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva avoids the body shot from Jones.
Silva throws a quick counter kick to the body but Jones avoids it.
Silva avoids the body shot from Jones.
Silva swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones cracks Silva with a good jab.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva lands a head shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Jones misses with a leg kick.
It appears Silva was looking to counter with a kick there.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Jones takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jupiter Jones dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.

Decent striking displayed by Silva there.
Silva keeps Jones at a distance using the push kick.
Jones checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jones pushes Silva away with a front kick.
Jones lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jones finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Silva jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Silva throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jones is able to avoid easily.
Jones misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
Silva feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Silva thows a body kick. Jones tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Silva.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva backing away here, and Jones unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A shot to the body from Silva misses
and Jones counters with a body kick.
Jones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jones's corner calls for a 1-2. Jones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Silva stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Jones checks it.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones moves out of range of the leg kick from Silva.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jones.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Jones lands a head shot.
Jones misses with the body kick
and Silva makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jones really felt that one!
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
Silva looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
Jones flicks out a counter leg kick but Silva steps away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Jones checks it.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Jones moves out of range of the leg kick from Silva.
Jones appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Silva wants to slow Jones down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva checks a low kick from Jones.
Silva half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jones lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Silva down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Jones is trying to counter with his kicks.
Jones pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and Jones settles back down.
Jones slips a jab from Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Jones lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jones thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Jones lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.

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 Rafa Silva.
I think Silva 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:49
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rafa Silva!
Rafa Silva retains his bantamweight title!
A relieved looking Rafa Silva thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.