Good technique is displayed. Black is definitely superior to blue. However, black made a lot of mistakes. For example, black never looked for the gift wrap and at one point worried about his ankle, which put him farther into half guard and lock down. I could tell that blue was not going to win this match after the initial take down and blue was already breathing through is mouth. The other thing I noticed is that neither grappler seemed to know how to sit through a knee over pass. Strange. Not to spoil the ending, but blues mistake on rear naked chokes was not getting his chin in the crook of blacks arm. Always save your neck first, then try to escape the choke.
Posted on: Tue, 04 Nov 2014 16:45:42 +0000