PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Weis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morten Iversen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weis comes to the cage accompanied by Bitter and then Some. Iversen has chosen Rise Against - Prayer of the Refugee as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Weis
vs
Iversen

180 cm
24
160 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

179 cm
24
160 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Poweful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

BioPharm Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gerald Weis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Morten Iversen!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iversen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Weis pinned against the cage. Weis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Iversen.
Iversen working the strikes but Weis uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Weis is trying to control but can't.
Iversen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Iversen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Iversen throwing shots but Weis is blocking nicely.
Iversen uses his free foot to push down on Weis's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Weis.
Weis in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Weis is breathing heavily.
Weis blocking the ground and pound.
Iversen looking to finish Weis with some ground and pound. This is bad for Weis!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iversen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Weis can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Iversen landing shots from mount.
Iversen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Weis?
Iversen trying to control but Weis is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Iversen might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Weis kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Weis on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Weis tries to get out of the position.
Iversen is landing with some decent strikes but Weis is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

It looks like Gerald Weis has been cut.
Iversen punching from mount but Weis doing a good job of avoiding damage.

Iversen working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Iversen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iversen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Weis is looking to escape.
Iversen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iversen controlling from mount.
Iversen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Iversen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Iversen with a couple of short strikes.
Iversen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weis in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Iversen unloading with bombs!
Iversen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Iversen unloading with bombs!
Iversen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Iversen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Weis's face.

Iversen jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Weis manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Iversen working the ground and pound but Weis is defending the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iversen looks up at the clock and then as Weis takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Iversen smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Iversen landing strikes.
Weis taking punishment in the form of punches.

Iversen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Weis seems a little lost for a moment, as Iversen dominates the positioning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Iversen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Weis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iversen is looking to take a break and control but Weis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Morten Iversen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gerald Weis's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Iversen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Iversen gets the takedown into side control.
Weis parries the strikes from Iversen easily there. Iversen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Weis to escape.

Iversen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Weis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Iversen controlling from side mount.
Weis takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Morten Iversen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iversen trying to control the action but Weis is working from the bottom.
Weis dodges the ground and pound from Iversen.

Iversen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Weis, who protects the arm well.
Weis is letting Iversen control him for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Weis takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Weis takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Iversen in side control, throwing shots but Weis defends.
Iversen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Weis taking punishment in the form of punches.
Iversen is looking to take a break and control but Weis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Iversen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iversen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Iversen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Iversen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Iversen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Iversen wants to control but Weis is keeping him busy.
Iversen working the head with strikes.
Iversen scores with punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iversen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Iversen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Iversen is looking to take a break and control but Weis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Iversen is working Weis over with some ground and pound from side control.
Iversen is looking to take a break and control but Weis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Iversen lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Weis down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Morten Iversen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gerald Weis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.

Iversen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Weis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sloppy strikes there by Iversen.
Weis tries to improve position but can't.
Iversen misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Iversen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Weis sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Iversen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Iversen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Iversen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Weis some visible discomfort.
Iversen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Weis is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Iversen is working Weis over with some ground and pound from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Weis wants to control but Iversen postures up.
Iversen lands some shots froms side control.

Iversen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iversen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Weis keeps working.
Iversen is putting a hurting on Weis here, landing some big shots from side control.

Iversen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Weis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Weis tries to buck Iversen off but Iversen is having none of it.

That's two 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.
Weis struggling a bit here.
Iversen controls the position.
Iversen working the head and body with strikes.
Iversen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Weis dodges the ground and pound from Iversen.
Weis is being controlled here.
Iversen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Iversen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Weis to see if he's OK.
Iversen throws a strike aimed at the side of Weis's head but Weis avoids it well.
Iversen is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Weis will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iversen throws an elbow but Weis slips to the side and avoids it well.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Weis dodges the ground and pound from Iversen.
Iversen working the body and head with strikes.
Iversen is looking to take a break and control but Weis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Iversen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Weis, who protects the arm well.

Iversen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Weis has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Weis avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Iversen.
Iversen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Weis keeps working.
Iversen landing a few strikes.
Iversen scores with a couple of short elbows.
Iversen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Gerald Weis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Iversen lands a few punches from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Morten Iversen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Iversen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Morten Iversen!