Stephan Kesting with a championship wrestler on getting the underhook from bottom side control and using it to turn in and come up, with wrestling details on how to make the underhook actually work.
Sweeps
Reversals and Sweeps
Bridging and rolling, underhook come-ups and opportunistic reversals when the top player over-commits.
Side Control Bottom · Side Control
The other side: Side Control Top
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Bridging out of side control into a shoulder roll to come up on top or to the knees instead of shrimping back to guard.
Side Control Reversal - Bridging Over the Top as SideMount Escape BJJ Grappling Basics for MMA
Peter Mettler Martial Arts YouTube
Basic bridge-and-roll reversal from bottom side control: trapping the far arm, bridging over the shoulder and ending on top.
Far Side Bridge Sidemount Escape - the impossible Side Control Reversal advanced BJJ Grappling 4 MMA
Peter Mettler Martial Arts YouTube
A far-side bridging reversal for when the top player's weight is committed over you; less common than the basic roll but useful against opponents who base wide.
2 Slick Side Control Reversals WITHOUT Inside Frames — Plus a Bonus Escape You’ll Love!!!
Work Harder AND Smarter BJJ YouTube
Two reversals from bottom side control that work when you have lost your inside frames, plus an extra escape option. Ordinary production but clear.
Over-the-head roll reversal from side control, taking advantage of a top player who drives their weight too far forward towards your head.