Rafael Lovato Sr. Series 6 - Armbar from the Mount
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Rafael has the mount, and his opponent tries to bump, so he switches to a technical mount right away, keeping his knees tight to his opponent. He traps the arm tight to his body and secures it by grabbing his own lapel. His opponent now defends by clasping his hands together, so Rafael grabs the sleeve of the other arm and pulls it up. He places his leg under the triceps, leans toward the body to create space and steps over the head to armbar attack position. Next, he pulls the arm to him, extends his legs and pinches them together on the arm. To finish, he uses his other arm to make a "V" with his elbow on the wrist. Now he can lean toward the head to break the grip and finish.
Rafael Lovato Sr. Series 2 - Sit Up Sweep to Kimura
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From the closed guard, Rafael opens and rests his leg on his opponent’s hip, and sits up, posting his other side hand on the mat. He reaches across over the shoulder, grabs the elbow and thrusts his hips up and in to sweep his opponent. Rafael lands in mount, and immediately grabs the wrist and locks the Kimura grip. He wipers his way to side control, where he switches his base and steps over the head to finish the Kimura.
Dominyka Obeylenyte Series 7 - Gogoplata from Mount
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From the mount, Dominyka uses a two on one grip on the forearm to pin her opponent's arm to the mat, and then slides her knee on top of the biceps. Next she swims her arm under her opponent's free arm, and traps it around her waist. Next, she posts her hand and picks her opponent up on to her side, and brings her leg up to trap her body. She brings her leg over the head, resting her shin across the throat and sits back on her butt. Now she drops her hips forward to put pressure on the throat and finish the choke. If her opponent is able to come to the top, Dominyka can pull the back of her head to finish.
Inside the University 335 - Choke from Technical Mount
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Xande gets the mount on his opponent, but before he can make any grips, the guy turns to his side, so Xande switches to the technical mount position. Xande reaches under his opponent's arm to open the lapel to the outside, and his other hand comes under the neck and grabs with his thumb inside. Here he has many options to finish the choke, including using his free hand behind the neck, sitting back for the bow and arrow, or staying on the back and rolling through if his opponent rolls.
Inside the University 331 - Four Fingers VS Thumb when Choking
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Xande talks about choking your opponent from the mount, with four fingers in the lapel versus your thumb in the lapel. His preferred grip is with the thumb in, because it allows him to make a deeper grip in the collar. Another detail is that while finishing the choke, he puts his head on the mat to the side of his top hand.
Inside the University 330 - Cross Choke from Mount
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Breaking down another one of his fights, Xande has mounted his opponent, and he defends by turning on his side to block Xande's leg. Immediately, Xande goes to the technical mount and grabs the cross collar with the thumb inside, and flattens him out. Because he didn't feel he had a great grip, Xande let go of the collar to open the other collar, and make a cross grip with his other hand. At this point, his opponent turned back on his side, so Xande moved around, placing his chest on the back. Next he reached his free hand over the head and opened the neck with his forearm to make his second collar grip. Now he could bring his forearm across the throat and go back to full mount to finish the choke.
Xande's Abu Dhabi Grand Slam 2017 Review 6 - Cross Choke from the Mount
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Xande has passed the guard and has his opponent mounted. Now it's time to go for his all time favorite choke. Pulling the lapel down, Xande slides his other hand down the neck, with his thumb inside the collar and four fingers outside. Next he traps the elbow and slides to the technical mount position. Here he uses his forearm to open the neck, and slides his other collar grip in place with the thumb inside again. He now connects his wrists with the forearm across the throat, and drops his forehead to the mat as he tightens the choke.
Inside the University 326 - Trapping the Arm while Taking the Mount
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Saulo breaks down a key detail about the previous position of taking the mount from the back. After grabbing the lapel and stepping his leg over the body, Saulo stresses the importance of trapping the arm between his elbow and leg, and pinching it tight to his body. By keeping control of the arm, he can neutralize any of his opponent's potential defenses.
Inside the University 325 - Mounting from Back Control and Finishing with a Choke
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Saulo has back control, and his opponent starts to escape by laying his back on his Saulo's leg. The first thing Saulo does is reach across to make a grip on the collar, and then his top leg goes across the body with his foot finding leverage in his opponent's hip. From here, he pulls himself up to the mount, trapping his opponent's arm between his elbow and body. Next, his free hand grabs the collar across the neck, with his thumb in, and he leans forward to use his body pressure to help finish the choke.
Giva Santana Arm Collector Series 8 - Belly Down Armbar from Mount
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From the mount, Giva gives his opponent a little room on one side to turn his body to try to escape. Giva squeezes his knees and traps him on his side, then swims his arm underneath the wrist and grabs his own lapel. The first option to finish is by simply stepping his leg behind the back and applying pressure, twisting the arm. It's likely his opponent will defend this, so his second option is to lay forward over his opponent, extending the arm as he goes belly down. Here he can put pressure with his hips to finish the straight armbar.
Yuki Nakai Series 4 - Monoplata from Mount
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From the mount, Yuki weaves his arm through his opponent's arm, and wraps it underneath his own leg to trap his opponent's arm. He slides his foot toward his opponent's head, and with the help of his free hand, he places his ankle on his opponent's neck. From here he can place his free foot on top of his choking foot, and pull the elbow up to finish the monoplata, or he can sit up and put his weight on the throat to finish a choke.
Fredson Paixao Series 3 - Wrist Locks Part 1
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Fredson talks about his favorite submission, wrist locks, and shows a few that he hit in different competitions, including some from the closed guard, the mount and even while your opponent has side control and is attacking your arm.