PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between London Keyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adamh Pearse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adamh Pearse told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Keyes
vs
Pearse

200 cm
25
260 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

191 cm
24
265 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Balco Boys - Hilo
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, London Keyes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adamh Pearse!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keyes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Keyes lands with a nice body punch.
Keyes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Keyes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pearse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keyes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pearse throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Keyes scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Adamh Pearse has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pearse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keyes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pearse tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pearse moves in looking to clinch but Keyes pushes him off.
Pearse scores with a jab to the body.
Keyes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pearse looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Keyes throws a lazy right hand but Pearse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Keyes misses the shot to the body.
Pearse swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Keyes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pearse tries to clinch but Keyes moves away
and Keyes counters with a series of strikes. Pearse will be more careful next time no doubt.
Keyes scores with a nice head shot.
Pearse takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pearse looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keyes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pearse doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Keyes dips to his left and cracks Pearse with an uppercut!
Keyes lands with a hook. Pearse tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Keyes.
Pearse takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Keyes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Keyes throws a series of strikes that have Pearse backpedaling.
Pearse doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Keyes misses with a wild body shot.
Keyes fails to land with a series of punches.
Pearse tries to clinch
and Keyes counters with a one-two to the body.
Keyes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pearse.
Keyes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pearse gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keyes cracks Pearse with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A lazy left from Keyes finds it's target.
Keyes stuns Pearse with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Keyes is looking to wear down Pearse with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pearse moves forwards but Keyes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pearse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keyes thows a body shot but no joy.
Pearse tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Keyes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pearse thinking.
A combination from Keyes does no damage.
Pearse tries to clinch but Keyes moves away
and Keyes counters with a right hand to the body.
Keyes looks to score with a jab to the body but Pearse is just out of range.
Pearse moves into range and connects with a jab.
Keyes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Keyes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from Keyes does it's job there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Keyes does it's job there.
Keyes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Keyes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keyes lands with a right hand.
Pearse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keyes.
Pearse closes the distance looking to clinch
and Keyes counters with a straight right hand.
Pearse swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pearse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keyes.
No joy there for Keyes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Keyes misses with a wild body shot.
Keyes jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pearse lands a high kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keyes lands a nice looking body shot.
Keyes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Keyes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pearse takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pearse looks to clinch
and Keyes counters with a three punch combo that has Pearse backing up. Pearse nods at Keyes to acknowledge the strikes.
Keyes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pearse in his tracks.
Keyes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Keyes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pearse has time to react.
Pearse misses with a series of wild punches.
Keyes throws a one two combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keyes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pearse clinches but Keyes breaks the clinch
and Keyes counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

London Keyes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adamh Pearse's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Keyes scores with a body shot.
Keyes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Keyes throws a series of punches but Pearse moves out of range.
Pearse has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pearse misses with a body shot
letting Keyes counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Keyes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keyes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pearse looks to score with a jab to the body but Keyes is just out of range.
Keyes throws a hook to the side of Pearse's head but Pearse sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Keyes throws a series of punches but Pearse avoids them all with ease.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Pearse might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Keyes has got the better of the exchanges.
Pearse looks to clinch
and Keyes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pearse tries to clinch up
and Keyes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A cross from Keyes lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keyes cracks Pearse with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pearse just misses with a punch to the body.
London Keyes is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keyes cracks Pearse with an open hand slap.
Keyes throws a hook but Pearse avoids it easily.
Pearse wants to clinch
and Keyes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Keyes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Keyes scores with a nice head shot.
Pearse blocks a jab.
Pearse keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A cross from Keyes lands.
Pearse tries to clinch
and Keyes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pearse closes the distance looking to clinch
and Keyes counters with a left and a right that stings Pearse.
Keyes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pearse at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keyes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pearse.
Pearse tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pearse misses with a body punch
and Keyes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pearse gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Keyes lands with an overhand left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearse misses with a double jab
and Keyes counters with a series of strikes. Pearse will be more careful next time no doubt.
Keyes looks to score with a jab to the body but Pearse is just out of range.
Keyes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pearse cracks Keyes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Keyes lands a two punch combo.
London Keyes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Keyes does no damage.
Keyes cracks Pearse with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keyes thuds a left hand into Pearse's body.
Good leg kick by Keyes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pearse dodges the punch combination from Keyes.
Keyes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pearse takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Keyes circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keyes. Pearse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keyes is working the combinations to good effect here.
Pearse clinches but Keyes breaks the clinch
and Keyes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pearse takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Keyes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pearse darts in trying to clinch
and Keyes counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keyes.
A shot to the body from Pearse misses
enabling Keyes to counter with a crisp jab.
Pearse moves out of range of the body kick.
Keyes clobbers Pearse with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Keyes looks to throw the jab but Pearse is out of range.
Keyes's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Keyes duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearse walks into a left hand.

Pearse moves into range and clinches up with Keyes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pearse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pearse creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pearse is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Keyes is keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pearse struggles to land a body shot inside as Keyes controls his hands.
Keyes throws a punch but it's blocked by Pearse.
Keyes tries to break the clinch but Pearse is controlling the position.

Keyes manages to break the clinch.
Pearse bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

London Keyes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adamh Pearse's cut.
That's time! Keyes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pearse wants to clinch
and Keyes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Keyes lands a nice shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keyes. Pearse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Keyes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Keyes.
Pearse misses with a series of wild punches.
Keyes misses with a combination

and Pearse counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pearse.
Keyes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Keyes pushes Pearse back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Keyes misses with a punch on the inside.
Keyes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Keyes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pearse can do to turn this around?
Keyes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Keyes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pearse.
Keyes lands a shoulder strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Keyes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Keyes throws a head punch that misses.
Keyes is leaning against Pearse and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
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!

Keyes breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keyes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Keyes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pearse at a distance.
Keyes scores with a body shot.
Pearse avoids the body shot from Keyes.
Keyes lands a body shot.
Keyes lands a lovely overhand right.
Keyes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Keyes looks to land a combination but Pearse avoids it well.
Pearse takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Keyes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pearse can pounce on him.
Pearse tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Keyes counters with a three punch combo that has Pearse backing up. Pearse nods at Keyes to acknowledge the strikes.
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!
Keyes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keyes looks to land a left hand but Pearse moved out of range nicely.
Pearse closes the distance but Keyes moves to the side
and Keyes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Keyes missing with a left hand there. Pearse was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Keyes connects with a nice looking jab.
Pearse throws a big shot that misses.
Keyes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pearse clinches but Keyes breaks the clinch
and Keyes counters with a three punch combo that has Pearse backing up. Pearse nods at Keyes to acknowledge the strikes.
Pearse closes the distance but Keyes moves to the side
and Keyes counters with a three punch combo that has Pearse backing up. Pearse nods at Keyes to acknowledge the strikes.
Keyes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keyes misses the shot to the body.
Pearse lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Keyes circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pearse clinches with his opponent.
Pearse misses with a knee strike.
Pearse working aggressively here.
Keyes misses with a punch on the inside.
Pearse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keyes's elbow.
Pearse has a couple of punches blocked by Keyes.
Pearse throws a head punch that misses.
Keyes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pearse prevents a body shot from Keyes.
Pearse lands a body shot.
Keyes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Pearse.
Keyes tries to circle away but Pearse has him pinned against the cage.
Keyes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Keyes.

Keyes manages to break the clinch.
Pearse pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keyes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pearse clinches but Keyes breaks the clinch
letting Keyes counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearse closes the distance looking to clinch
and Keyes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pearse pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pearse tries to clinch
and Keyes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Keyes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pearse tries to clinch but Keyes moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Keyes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pearse backs up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearse with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Keyes to score with a decent uppercut.
Keyes scores with a jab. Pearse acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pearse ducks right into an uppercut from Keyes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keyes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pearse throws out the jab.
A shot to the liver by Keyes. Beautiful body shot.
Pearse takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

London Keyes clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Adamh Pearse's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Keyes avoids the body shot from Pearse.
Keyes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pearse counters with a two punch combo.
Pearse tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Keyes counters with a three punch combo that has Pearse backing up. Pearse nods at Keyes to acknowledge the strikes.
Keyes stuns Pearse with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Keyes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pearse.
Keyes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Keyes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pearse is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Pearse wants to clinch
and Keyes counters with a stiff right hand.
Keyes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pearse is looking to clinch.
Keyes catches Pearse with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearse darts in trying to clinch
and Pearse takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pearse tries to clinch
and Keyes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Keyes scores with a jab to the body.
Keyes throws a series of punches but Pearse moves out of range.
Pearse checks a low kick from Keyes.
Pearse showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Keyes.
Keyes misses with a wild combination.

Pearse gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pearse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pearse trying to stall but Keyes improves his position.
Keyes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keyes scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Pearse as the two fighters clinch.
Keyes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Keyes takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like London Keyes has been cut.
Keyes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pearse has him pressed against the cage.
Keyes dodges an elbow strike from Pearse.
Pearse misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keyes takes a shot to the head.
Keyes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pearse throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pearse lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Pearse.
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!
Pearse lands a shot to the body.
Pearse lands with a left to the head.
Pearse lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pearse lands a left hand that snaps the head of Keyes backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Pearse.
Keyes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Adamh Pearse seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Pearse.
Pearse working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Keyes misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Pearse.
Pearse digs a right hand underneath Keyes's ribcage. Keyes let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearse cracks Keyes with a nice body shot.
Pearse keeps control of Keyes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pearse lands a right hand that snaps the head of Keyes backwards.
Pearse lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Pearse.
Pearse makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pearse scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Pearse scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Pearse.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pearse.
Pearse throws a punch but it's blocked by Keyes.
Pearse lands a nice shot to the body.
Pearse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pearse lands an uppercut.
Pearse lands with a light punch inside.
Pearse softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Pearse on the inside.
Pearse throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Keyess head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pearse.
Pearse lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keyes has a couple of punches blocked by Pearse.
Pearse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Pearse as the two fighters clinch.
Keyes takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pearse.
Pearse lands an uppercut.
Keyes misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Keyes fails to land.
Keyes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pearse looking to slow down the pace here.
Keyes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pearse lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Keyes is trying to force a seperation but Pearse has the dominant position.
Pearse is trying to stall.
Keyes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pearse digs a right hand into Keyes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Keyes's gas tank.
Pearse lands a right hand that snaps the head of Keyes backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Pearse.
Pearse has a couple of punches blocked by Keyes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pearse lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Keyes.
Pearse lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pearse is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pearse has a couple of punches blocked by Keyes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adamh Pearse dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. 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.

Pearse tries a head kick but it misses.
Keyes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Keyes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pearse sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pearse misses with a combination
and Keyes counters with a nice uppercut.

Pearse moves into the clinch.
Pearse scores with a hook to the body.
Pearse misses with a punch on the inside.
Keyes is trying to break free.
Keyes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pearse taking a breather.
Keyes swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearse scores with a shot to the side of Keyes's head.

Keyes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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.
Keyes throws a body punch but Pearse moves out of range.
Pearse misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Keyes counters with a three punch combo that has Pearse backing up. Pearse nods at Keyes to acknowledge the strikes.
Keyes connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearse tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Keyes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pearse tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Keyes counters with a two punch combo.
Pearse tries to clinch but Keyes moves away
and Keyes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Keyes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pearse moves away.
Keyes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Keyes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Keyes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keyes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pearse looks to land a body kick but Keyes moved away.
Pearse tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Keyes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearse throws a right and a left that Keyes avoids nicely.
Keyes lands a glancing blow to the side of Pearse's head.
Keyes lands a jab-cross combination.
Keyes connects with a crisp jab.
Keyes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pearse manages to avoid it.
Pearse showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Keyes.
Keyes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pearse getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Pearse darts in and clinches Keyes up against the cage.
Keyes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pearse has him pressed against the cage.
Pearse lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pearse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pearse scores with a shot to the side of Keyes's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keyes.
A knee to the head by Pearse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearse avoiding damage.
Pearse lands a left hand.
Pearse lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Pearse fails to land.
Pearse working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Pearse.
Keyes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pearse lands a body shot.
Pearse works on Keyes's body with a couple of short punches.
Pearse scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Pearse.
Keyes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pearse's elbow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pearse - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Still in the clinch, Pearse scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pearse throws a head punch that misses.
Keyes is trying to break free.
Keyes blocking some punches.
Pearse scores with a hook to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pearse.
Keyes has a couple of punches blocked by Pearse.
Keyes is trying to break the clinch but Pearse is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearse looking to stall.
Pearse landing knees to the head.
A hook to the body from Pearse.
Keyes misses with a punch to the body.
Pearse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearse lands a nice uppercut.
Keyes prevents a body shot from Pearse.
Keyes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keyes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keyes lands a shot to the body.
Keyes blocks an uppercut.
Keyes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pearse working Keyes over with knees to the body.
London Keyes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pearse tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Keyes avoids it.
Pearse lands with a short shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A shot in the inside from Pearse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pearse is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pearse misses with a body punch.
Adamh Pearse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pearse misses with a hook from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Adamh Pearse.
I think Keyes 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 48:46
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 48:46
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 48:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... London Keyes!
London Keyes retains his heavyweight title!