Originally posted by Pyron_Knight
See my post(s) on the topic of Yoda/Sidious.
http://www.killermovies.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=10374703&highlight=Yoda+hand+userid%3A111849#post10374703
That was a good argument, but I have to personally disagree with some of the the points you have made here.
I basically almost completely agree with your assessments of the first part of the fight, and the subsequent saberfight. However, in the saber fight, if you turn up the volume and listen closely to the portion of the fight before the second saberlock, you can hear Yoda grunting. I think they were dead evenly matched in the swordfight; as you can see, Yoda had evident difficulty, as did Sidious. Also note that Sidious was the one on the offensive, while Yoda's style is equally aggressive (Ataru), at least during the fight on the pod.
The 'here, catch' part was basically Sidious utilizing Dun Moch to frighten Yoda, who seemed rather overwhelmed, and potentially hit him. Afterwards, Yoda needs to concentrate highly in order to catch the pod and spin it at Sidious, who, in his overconfidence, forgot to look for Yoda. The pod's added effect was spinning; it moved no faster than Sidious' pods, maybe even slightly slower.
Sidious' expression was an expression I'd like to call "Wtf"? He didn't see Yoda temporarily, so when he saw him, his instinctive reaction was to attack him with lightning. Yoda, at the beginning, was somewhat overwhelmed, and Sidious seemed very happy... until Yoda started pushing him back. The lightning ball reached something close to the middle, and Sidious, realizing what will happen, increased the intensity of the lightning, causing the ball to explode, and leaning back in his attempts to avoid the lightning. Yoda got the worst end of the attack, but if the fight had continued, it could have gone either way. As I've stated, they're equals, but Sidious seems to be the smarter and more tactical fighter- he also wields the destructive power of the dark side. Thus, he has a slight edge.