PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harvey Pekar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Padraig Keane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pekar kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dead Joe, by The Birthday Party. Padraig Keane has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pekar
vs
Keane

180 cm
26
181 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

192 cm
26
177 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

WIN Nutritional

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harvey Pekar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Padraig Keane!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keane walks into a straight right hand from Pekar.
Pekar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keane.
Pekar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Keane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pekar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Keane. Keane obviously looking to wear him down.

Pekar darts in and clinches Keane up against the cage.
Keane lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pekar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pekar misses with the head strike.
Pekar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keane tries to circle away but Pekar has him pinned against the cage.
Keane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Keane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pekar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pekar wants to get back to striking at distance but Keane won't allow it.
Keane blocks an elbow strike from Pekar.
Keane blocks an elbow strike from Pekar.
Keane is trying to force a seperation but Pekar has the dominant position.
Pekar lands a hook to the side of the head.

Pekar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pekar misses with a double jab.
Harvey Pekar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pekar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Keane on the side of the head.
Keane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pekar scores with a jab to the body.
Keane moves out of range of the strikes.
Keane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pekar fails to land with a series of punches.
Keane misses with a combination
and Pekar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekar jabs at Keane's body.
Pekar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pekar avoids a kick to the body.
Pekar misses with a looping right.
Pekar avoids the head kick by Keane.
Keane slaps away a takedown attempt from Pekar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pekar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Keane is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Keane moves out of range of the strikes.
Keane slips under a jab from Pekar.
Keane lands a head kick!
Pekar tries to clinch up.
Keane scores with a three punch combo!
Keane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pekar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Padraig Keane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Keane.
A combination from Keane does no damage.
Pekar moves in looking to clinch but Keane pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekar is looking to clinch but Keane is avoiding it.
Keane misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pekar misses with a double jab
and Keane counters with a two punch combo.
Pekar looks to score with a jab to the body but Keane is just out of range.
Pekar is looking to clinch.
Pekar missing with a left hand there. Keane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pekar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Keane counters with a nice kick to the body.
Keane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pekar wants to clinch.
Pekar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Keane.
Keane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pekar circles away quickly and effectively.
Pekar scores with a punch to the head.
Pekar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Keane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pekar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pekar lunges at Keane with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Keane's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keane comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Keane circles away quickly and effectively.
Keane misses with a double jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Keane.
Pekar throws a lazy right hand but Keane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pekar tries to clinch there but Keane circles away.
Keane with a jab.
Pekar throws a sloppy head kick
and Keane counters with a nice body kick.
Keane misses with a looping right.
Keane misses with a combination
and Pekar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pekar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Pekar moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pekar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pekar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Keane is defending well for now.
Pekar misses with the head strike.
Pekar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pekar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pekar lands an uppercut.
Pekar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Keane or not.
Pekar scores with a hook to the body.
Keane wants to get back to striking at distance but Pekar won't allow it.

Pekar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pekar shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Keane napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Pekar is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keane is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pekar working the ground and pound but Keane is defending the strikes.
Keane parries the strikes from Pekar easily there. Pekar is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Keane to escape.
You can see the frustration on Keane's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pekar landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keane wants to control but Pekar postures up.
Keane is not content to let Pekar control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Keane parries the strikes from Pekar easily there. Pekar is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Keane to escape.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Pekar moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harvey Pekar dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pekar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Pekar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Poor strikes thrown by Pekar there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Keane tries to reverse the position but Pekar maintains control.
Keane tries to lock up and control but Pekar gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Keane gets back to half guard.
Nice strikes from Pekar there.
Keane avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pekar.
Keane holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Keane pushes Pekar off looking to stand but Pekar dives back in and keeps control.
Keane trying to control from the bottom.
Pekar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Keane tries to roll over but Pekar keeps him under control.
Keane is breathing heavily.
Pekar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekar drops an elbow to the side of Keane's head.
Pekar stops Keane from getting back to his feet.

Pekar is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pekar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Keane defending well though.
Keane is trying to stand back up but Pekar is controlling him
Pekar looks to land a strike but Keane avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Pekar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Keane works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pekar tries to free his leg and advance position but Keane is retaining full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pekar wants to slow Keane down by chopping away at his legs.
Pekar throws a leg kick but Keane sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pekar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pekar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pekar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keane moves away.
Keane swinging wildly here.
Pekar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pekar throws a big shot that misses.
Keane misses with a hook.

Pekar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pekar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pekar throws and elbow that misses. Keane uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pekar's guard. Nice move by Keane!
Keane trying to control the position from guard on top but Pekar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Keane tries to stand but Pekar is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekar tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Keane stands up from Pekar's guard - Keane perhaps looking for a knockout.
A nice combination there by Keane.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pekar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Keane in his tracks.
Harvey Pekar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Keane moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Keane takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pekar just misses with a punch to the body.
Pekar's corner calls for a 1-2. Pekar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pekar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Keane. Keane circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Keane throws a series of punches but Pekar moves out of range.
Pekar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pekar looks to land a combination. Keane sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Keane is looking to slow Pekar down with leg kicks.
Pekar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Keane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Keane throws an overhand right that lands on Pekar's shoulder, as Pekar tries to avoid the shot.
Pekar lands a head shot.
Pekar misses with a body shot
and Keane counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pekar throws a body punch but Keane moves out of range.
Pekar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harvey Pekar dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pekar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Keane goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pekar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Keane connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice jab there from Pekar.
Pekar blocks a head kick by Keane.
Some wild striking there from Keane.
Pekar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Keane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pekar throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Harvey Pekar is winning the standup battle so far.
Pekar walks into a straight right hand from Keane.
Pekar blocks a head kick by Keane.
Pekar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pekar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pekar misses with a body shot.
Pekar tries to bum rush Keane with a series of wild strikes but Keane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Keane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pekar.
An inside leg kick from Keane misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekar scores with a jab.
Pekar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Keane.
Keane lands a front kick.
Keane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pekar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Keane on the side of the head.
Pekar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pekar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pekar lands a jab to the head.
Pekar avoids the head kick by Keane.
Keane throws a hook to the side of Pekar's head but Pekar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pekar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Keane avoids it really well and circles away.
Keane feints and then cracks Pekar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pekar down.
A right-left combo lands from Pekar.
Nice straight punches there by Pekar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pekar.
Keane has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Keane dodges the punch combination from Pekar.
Pekar fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Keane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pekar throws out a powerful jab.
Keane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pekar.
Keane's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Keane duly obliges.
Pekar misses with a hook.
A left lands for Keane.
Pekar throws a combination that misses
and Keane counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Keane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pekar throws a big shot that misses.
Pekar fails with a takedown attempt.
Keane scores with a kick to the body.

Pekar gets a clinch.
Keane tries to break free but Pekar pushes him back against the cage.
Pekar lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keane wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pekar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pekar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekar lands a hook that snaps the head of Keane backwards.
Pekar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Keane wants to break the clinch but can't.
Keane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pekar.
Pekar wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harvey Pekar. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Keane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Keane checks a leg kick.
Keane keeps the fight on the outside.
Keane fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pekar on the side of the head.
Pekar looks to land a right hand but Keane moved out of range.
Pekar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pekar shoots in but Keane avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pekar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Keane.
Keane misses with a double jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Keane.
Pekar throws a combination that misses
and Keane counters with a three punch combo that has Pekar backing up. Pekar nods at Keane to acknowledge the strikes.
A lazy left from Pekar finds it's target.
Pekar misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pekar thows a leg kick but Keane checks it
and Keane counters with a nice body kick.
Keane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pekar.
Keane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pekar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Keane scores with a nice body kick.
Pekar will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Keane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Keane bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Keane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Keane ducks under a wild hook from Pekar.
Pekar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Keane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pekar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pekar swings away with a body shot that misses
and Keane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pekar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pekar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Keane.
Keane takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
Pekar connects with a nice looking jab.
Keane 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 Harvey Pekar did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pekar avoids the head kick by Keane.
Keane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pekar checks the leg kick nicely there.
Keane fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pekar sizes up Keane with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pekar misses with a few strikes there.
Keane has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Keane slips a straight right by Pekar.
Keane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Keane throws a hook but Pekar avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Keane.
Keane cracks Pekar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Keane thumps Pekar with a low kick.
Pekar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Keane takes one on the button.
Keane swats away the attempt to clinch by Pekar.
Pekar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pekar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Keane. Keane circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pekar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pekar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Keane counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekar throws the left hand but Keane avoids the punch easily.
Pekar tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Keane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Keane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Keane misses with a series of wild punches.
Keane is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Pekar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pekar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Keane on the side of the head.
Pekar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pekar throws a series of punches but Keane moves out of range.
Pekar throws a big shot that misses.
Pekar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pekar misses with a body punch
and Keane counters with a good low kick that Pekar was not able to check.
Keane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pekar.
Keane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pekar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Keane counters with a left and a right that stings Pekar.
Pekar cracks Keane with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pekar moves out of range of the body kick from Keane.
Pekar lands a nice hook to Keane's body. Keane takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Keane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pekar scores with a jab.
Pekar scores with a shot to the body.
A left and a right from Keane both land. Nice combination.
Pekar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pekar throws a jab when Keane was well out of range.
Keane doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Keane 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 Pekar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pekar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Keane slips a straight right by Pekar.

Pekar gets a clinch.
Pekar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pekar works on Keane's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pekar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Keane backwards.

Pekar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pekar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Pekar closes the distance and clinches.
Pekar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pekar misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Pekar.
A right hand to the body from Pekar.
A short body shot lands from Pekar as the two fighters clinch.
Pekar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pekar scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Keane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pekar cracks a nice hook into Keane's ribs.
Pekar lands a slapping body shot.
Pekar tries to clinch but Keane moves away
and Keane counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pekar's knee momentarily.
Pekar digs a good body shot into Keane's ribs.
Keane walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A punch combination from Keane misses.

Pekar moves into the clinch.
Pekar lands a body punch.
Pekar lands a body punch.
Pekar cracks Keane with a nice body shot.
Pekar works on Keane's body with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pekar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pekar lands a shoulder strike.
Pekar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Keane gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Keane tries to break the clinch but Pekar is controlling the position.
Keane takes a shot to the head.
Keane keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pekar's efforts to push away.
Pekar misses with the head strike.

Keane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pekar walks into a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pekar wants to clinch
and Keane counters with a straight right hand.
Keane throws a nice looking combination but Pekar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Keane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pekar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left lands for Pekar.
A swing and a miss from Keane.
Pekar is looking to clinch.
Pekar jabs Keane right on the nose. Keane blinks but takes it well.
Pekar cracks Keane with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harvey Pekar had his way with Padraig Keane in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Keane lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pekar's sensitive parts.
Keane finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Keane takes a jab right on the kisser.
Keane bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Pekar drives through and clinches with Keane against the cage.
Pekar tries to break the clinch but Keane is controlling the position.
Pekar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Keane working hard to break the clinch.
Keane blocks an uppercut.
Keane blocking some punches.
Pekar has a couple of punches blocked by Keane.
Pekar tries to throw a body punch but Keane avoids it by throwing Pekar back against the cage.
Pekar swings wildly with an uppercut but Keane uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Keane fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keane dodges an elbow strike from Pekar.
Pekar cracks Keane with a nice body shot.
Harvey Pekar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pekar lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Keane breaks the clinch.
Pekar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Keane.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Keane swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keane checks the leg kick nicely there.

Pekar clinches up with Keane and pushes him back against the cage.

Keane manages to break the clinch.
Keane throws a head kick that misses.

Pekar closes the distance and clinches.
Pekar lands a body punch.

Pekar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pekar misses with a wild combination.
Pekar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pekar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pekar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Keane circles away quickly and effectively.
Keane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Keane throws a right hand that Pekar ducks under and follows up with a left that Pekar also avoids with ease.
Keane walks into a straight right hand from Pekar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Keane is fending him off so far but Pekar persists. Nope, Keane circles away and we're back to standing.
Keane falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pekar counters with a nice uppercut.
Keane throws a series of punches but Pekar moves out of range.
Pekar throws a one two combo.
Pekar throws a right hand that Keane ducks under and follows up with a left that Keane also avoids with ease.
Pekar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pekar thuds a left hand into Keane's body.

Pekar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pekar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pekar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Keane backwards.
Keane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pekar.
Keane blocks the elbow strike.
Pekar gets through Keane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Keane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Keane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pekar connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekar dodges the punch combination from Keane.
Pekar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pekar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Keane counters with a nice uppercut.
Keane takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Keane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pekar looks to score with a jab to the body but Keane is just out of range.
Pekar lands a jab to the head.
Pekar tries to close the distance and clinch but Keane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Keane tried to score with a low kick but Pekar checks it.
Pekar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pekar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pekar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pekar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pekar fails with a takedown attempt.
Pekar swings for the body but Keane moves out of range.
Keane chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pekar throws a head kick that misses.
Keane moves away from the strike by Pekar.
Keane looks to land a body kick but Pekar moved away.
Pekar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Keane counters with a series of strikes. Pekar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pekar takes one to the side of the head.
Pekar misses the shot to the body.
Pekar tries to clinch there but Keane circles away.
Keane looks to land a combination but Pekar avoids it well.
Pekar misses with a combination
and Keane counters with a head kick.
Padraig Keane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keane connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pekar momentarily.
Keane throws a head kick that Pekar semi-blocks.
Pekar throws an overhand right that lands on Keane's shoulder, as Keane tries to avoid the shot.
Pekar throws a low kick, looking for Keane's leg but Keane calmly moves out of range.
Pekar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Harvey Pekar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Pekar has Keane up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Pekar.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harvey Pekar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pekar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harvey Pekar!
Harvey Pekar is the new welterweight champion!