Baseball Bat Choke from Side Control

Baseball Bat Choke from Side Control is a finishing attack built around a handful of repeatable controls. The top player is in side control with the bottom player tight and defensive. Another common starting shape: the attacker has stable side control or knee-on-belly while the bottom player is exposing an arm or neck through framing or defensive reactions. It is worth attempting once comfortable with: Pass to side control from stabilized leg drag and comfortable with: Stabilizing position after passing the guard. The ideas that hold it together are movement to expose grips, submission setup chain, and deep collar grip.

The baseball bat choke chain is a sequence of small controls, not one athletic burst. Use knee-on-belly to force the bottom player to expose the lapel reaching to defend. Set the cross-grip on the lapel for the baseball bat. Spin to finish with the second grip locked. Feed a deep collar grip across the neck while pinning the opposite shoulder. Use the second hand to thread under or pinch the far lapel/forearm to close the noose. Drop weight and rotate to tighten the strangle. Establish a deep grip on the lapel or around the neck while keeping pressure on the chest. Use the second hand or arm to close the strangle line on the opposite side of the neck. The top player has switched to knee-on-belly, exposed the lapel, and finished the baseball bat choke.

Later in the baseball bat choke, chest pin, finishing rotation, and grip then strangle tend to decide whether the position stays on track. Watch for these mistakes: Reaching for the second grip before the first collar is deep enough. Releasing pressure on the chest while finishing, allowing the opponent to turn into the choke side. Going for the second grip before pinning the head. Lifting weight off the chest while reaching. The high-percentage version of baseball bat choke from side control is the one you can still chain when the first squeeze is defended.