PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chevy Iverson (ranked 4330 p4p, 4795 weight class) and Gohan Siduka (ranked 441 p4p, 483 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Iverson
vs
Siduka

182 cm
18
231
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
22
220
0 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Threads of Fate

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chevy Iverson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Gohan Siduka!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Ben Watson and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siduka shoots in but no luck this time.

Siduka rushes Iverson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Siduka is trying to break the clinch but Iverson has him pressed against the cage.
Iverson misses with a punch to the body.
Siduka is trying to push Iverson away but Iverson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice left hand lands by Siduka.
Siduka tries to break the clinch but Iverson is controlling the position.
Iverson throws a punch but it's blocked by Siduka.

Siduka wants the takedown. Iverson is fighting it off but Siduka persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Iverson's guard against the cage.
Siduka not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siduka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Siduka stays in close to Iverson's body and controls the position.

Iverson has his foot on Siduka's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Siduka works his way back into a safe position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Iverson looking for a guillotine here but Siduka defends easily.
Siduka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Siduka sitting in guard here, content to control.
Siduka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Iverson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Siduka tries to free his leg and advance position but Iverson is retaining full guard.

Iverson has his foot on Siduka's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Siduka works his way back into a safe position though.

Iverson has an active guard here but Siduka has managed to pass into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siduka looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Siduka wants to stand but Iverson has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Iverson is looking for a sweep. Siduka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Siduka perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Iverson is trying to control but Siduka passes into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siduka working away.
Iverson being controlled for a moment.
Iverson is trying to get back to half guard.
Iverson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
A lull in the action here.
Iverson tries to bench press Siduka off him but Siduka keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Siduka slows the pace down.
Siduka working the ground and pound from side control.
Iverson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Siduka is staying tight to Iverson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Iverson is trying to improve his position.
Siduka tries to advance to mount but can't.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Siduka moves into full mount!
Siduka throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Siduka lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Siduka controlling his opponent.
Iverson is desperately trying to improve his position but Siduka has a good base and remains in mount.
Siduka controlling from the full mount.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Iverson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Iverson is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Iverson tries to hold on but Siduka postures up.
Iverson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Siduka throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Iverson tries to reverse the position but Siduka maintains control.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Siduka controlling from mount.
Iverson tries to lock up and control but Siduka gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Siduka tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Siduka throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Iverson because Siduka loaded up on that one.
Siduka controlling from the full mount.
Iverson wants to control but Siduka is having none of it.
Iverson is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Siduka prevents Iverson from getting the reversal.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Siduka is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Iverson has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Iverson!
Siduka seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Iverson trying to control but Siduka is working from the bottom.
Siduka pulls Iverson in close to prevent any damage.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Iverson looking to sit in guard and control but Siduka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Siduka engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Iverson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Siduka defends it easily.
Iverson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Siduka is one step ahead there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gohan Siduka dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Siduka clinches up against the cage.

Siduka is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Iverson can't fight it off and eventually Siduka manages to take the fight to the floor. Iverson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Siduka slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Siduka must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Iverson trying to keep a closed guard but Siduka is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siduka is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Iverson is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iverson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Siduka's guard.
Iverson trying to control the action but Siduka is working from the bottom.
Siduka keeping hold of Iverson's head, controlling as best he can.
Siduka is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Iverson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Siduka sees it coming and defends easily.
Siduka throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Iverson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Siduka felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Siduka controlling the position for now.
Gohan Siduka has got the better of the ground game so far.

Siduka is defending against the submission attempts here by Iverson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siduka is looking for a sweep. Iverson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Iverson thows a huge punch but Siduka dodges it nicely.
Siduka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Iverson.
Siduka wants to control but Iverson is keeping busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Iverson throws a nice inside leg kick.

Siduka moves into the clinch.
Siduka misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iverson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Siduka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Siduka has Iverson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Siduka pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Iverson tumbling to the mat - Siduka dives into Iverson's guard.

Siduka sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Iverson doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Siduka paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Iverson - great work!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Chevy Iverson!
Chevy Iverson thanked the fans post fight for their support.