De La Riva With Lapel Control Variation to Side Control when Opponent Defends (Advanced)

Professor Lucas Lepri shows how transition to the side control using the de la riva with the lapel control. Lucas has the De La Riva and begins to pull out the opponent's lapel so he can then grip the end and feed it to his other hand. He then grips the opponent's collar and uses his legs to push the opponent one way and when he reacts, Lucas pushes him to the other side. In this scenario, the opponent defends by stepping over Lucas’ head and sits on the mat. Lucas uses his legs in a pendulum motion to do a back roll over the opponent allowing him to get to the side control position.