Issue 093

October 2012

Don’t constrict your ground game, add the lethal anaconda and scale your division

Pete Irving

Professional fighter

Pete Irving is a professional welterweight fighter and Fighters Only’s resident fight expert.

A flawed Anaconda

Anaconda chokes tend to go wrong when the attack is made prematurely and the grip is not properly consolidated before the finishing roll is made.

1 Pete (top) has Ryan in a standard wrestling front headlock 

2 Pete punches his right arm deep and makes the rear naked choke grip.

3 Grip detail: You can see Pete has his fingers on his biceps, not the wrist as it should be. 

4 Pete rolls underneath Ryan. 5 Ryan bases out and refuses to go with the roll. He turns into Pete and pops his head out of the weak grip.

The inescapable anaconda

Getting the right grip might take a little longer, but will pay off in the long run.

1 Pete has Ryan in the wrestling front headlock with his fingers pinched together. 

2 Pete squeezes his elbows together and shoves Ryan with his shoulder, allowing him to bring Ryan’s elbow closer, destabilizing his base and facilitating a deeper grip. 

3 Keeping the elbow inside Pete punches his hand deep through until he can see his wrist. 

4 Pete places his left elbow under the wrist.   

5 He closes the grip, walking his hand as high up Ryan’s back as possible. 

6 Pete rolls under 

7 Pete continues to roll until Ryan is facing up. 

8 Pete walks around, towards the front of Ryan’s body, and establishes top position. By squeezing his elbows together he applies the finish.