The 7 Biggest Mistakes in MMA from a Referee's Point of View

[jlecelec]

Really cool, never heard a point of view from a ref

[1080famous]

you look like mathew robidoux

[Momentimum]

@thebearjew101 RNC is really easy to escape.

[Momentimum]

You're right... your triangles do suck. lol

Excellent video for realz.

[dre558]

Arm in triangle ?

[ellington4701]

outstanding stuff... as with most things in BJJ it's the simple little things that (if forgotten) can make things so much harder... thanks

[boksepude]

I like it when he says: "I'm on top pounding the guy."

[pizzamax21]

Great advice and input!

[Deilgyre]

Thanks Scott.

[SuckMehDook]

Cool video! Would love to be trained by this guy

[junkie654]

isn't that micheal bolton

[murdavskilla]

If you changed the angle on the triangle it would make it much tighter

[laokon]

@murdavskilla yep definitely, but his trick is still valid :)

[luksonije]

when will Scott work for UFC?

[mikem376]

Hahahahaha BJJ.....

[clinterous12]

i like how this guy acknowledges that these pieces of advice arent all-applicable..

[djspin80]

@thebearjew101 People will defend an RNC, so you can't expect to complete RNC 100% of the time. So you adapt, you take what you get. You are in a dominant position, don't waste your time trying to finish a move you don't have time for, adapt and go for something else.

[Submissions101]

@thebearjew101 Does that mean you finish all your RNC 100% of the time? I've never seen that from any grappler including the worlds best. Sometimes, people's defense is too good.

[gogetatr12]

@Submissions101 I think what that damn jewbear meant was he hates sitting on his ass at home watching videos of people actually doing bjj. I doubt hes been on a mat for more than 5 minutes

[MMAfightvideosXXX]

Thanks for sharing, like it.

[AceofDlamonds]

thanks a lot he was real nice and considerate......

[tjohngr1]

they go to do sex



[TheMass33]

Awesome Awesome! Cant wait to try this on a muscle head or civilian JK people. I love this channel. Ty guys for posting these Vids.. Great job.

[pconnors8]

rick story was able to tap brian foster out from the gaurd with an arm triangl because he is exceptionally strong

[jagdjohn96]

Its not a good idea to fight a dog in a jiu jitsu match. They have perfect submission defense and they bite!

[jamesthera]

@jagdjohn96 really? mine so vicious i get him in the RNC all the time....theoretically of course. i would never choke a dog

[kenseisato1989]

lol one of my CSW caoch is name shane taylor. i like how this is from a reff's point of view

[MrMZaccone]

Top notch, thanks.

[lusby16]

@xgladar he cant follow you properly becoz uve got control of his head and arm, and even if he does thn ur in the same position. if u actualy practice this you will c how much easier it is wen you go to that angle. Look at the brock lesnar vs carwin fight and listen to wot rogan is sayin

[BlackShinobiShozoku]

@xgladar When someone has control of your upper mid section it's harder for you to move along with them.

[ADdadirector]

I agree up until the triangle. Perhaps in the cage but definitely not in a bjj match simply becuz someone who's spent enough time rolling will have enough resistance so you'll have to angle out before even worrying about the head, just me though *shrugs shoudlers*

[deadkennedy00]

As a beginner, these tips have been very helpful. Still have yet to make the arm in guillotine work though.

[danboy2000]

Nice, solid tips. mistake 3, the rear naked choke, fador is often finishing like

[MRjAvellaneda]

deep trouble. deep trouble. :)

[123gwf]

Position before submission.

[SuperSaxonsDad]

Thanks Scott, great information

[mintkendishin]

this guy sounds and looks like a wimp....but he could prolly fuck you up so quick

[bennymalone]

Thanks for these tips, the angles work.

[r0xxx1]

Great job thanks for the pointers.

[kommisar]

How does he tap the guy out with that grip in the arm triangle? I thought you had to grab your bicep in order to make enough pressure on the far side.

[bobshouse123]

Good input, thank you sir.

[pgtv69]

thanks im gonna try them on my girlfriend

[MrRad999]

This is a good hands demo of how to increase the effectiveness of basic submissions. Thanks for posting this!

[guitarhack42]

very good stuff. great teaching!

[FlamesFan333]

nice vid

[Xcpwrestling]

this was helpful

[krupple]

Great details! What is this man's rank?

[Submissions101]

@krupple Scott is a 5 degree kempo black belt and a purple belt in BJJ with over 15 years experience.

[U8Kamel]

@Submissions101 goddam thats nice to have

[thefireman101]

all those accolades don't mean nothing ,if some prick pulls a gun on him.

its amazing- a little few ounces of lead and copper will turn him into a novice with crap running down his leg. and tears streaming down his cheeks.

[bjapan96]

@Submissions101 damn you know he will nvr lose in a street fight

of course thats unless his opponent is a bitch and uses a weapon

[siulsomar17]

great video Scott !!

[SkizZyStudios]

For the RNC choke without the full RNC grip, if you do the cup and saucer like that, All the guy has to do is turn his head.. You wont be able to choke him out, but it will be very very very uncombfortable, and sometimes they will tap just from the pain, but technically you will not be able to choke them out from that alone, But if you crank it enough, like i said, They might tap from pain, depends on how high their pain endurance is.

[Scottjuliemm]

I respectfully disagree. I see a lot of fighters successfully tap out their opponents with a “pipe choke”. The great mma fighter Fedor Emelianenko has done it successfully several times.

Yes, full RNC is best but I see fighter after fighter miss the “pipe choke” and then get dump off only going for the RNC. The key is to have both in your game. Thanks for the comments!

[submityou247]

i'd love to see this guy ref UFC, not as good as Big John Mccarthy but diffenently better then any other ref in UFC

[Scottjuliemm]

To even be mentioned with Big John, is an honor. I had the privilege of working some fights with him here in Idaho couple weeks ago; he couldn’t have been a nicer guy. He “is” the pioneer of mma referring, the godfather :-)

Big John McCarthy and Herb Dean are my top two favorite mma referees!



[luigitime420]

thanks for the tips

[idahogodfather]

Wow! Great tips and very well presented! The MMA world is a vast depth of never ending knowledge, amazing how such small adjustments make a dramatic improvement to your game. thanks for the tips!

[Wrath666Child]

nice work, thanks of the tips.

[mbessette22]

I like the idea of this (most common mistakes) thing. 1. Scott has short legs, i'm sure he'd go deeper with the triangle (on a much larger guy) if he could. 2. good input on the RNC. 3. Great positioning on the leg locks. 4. the arm in guillotine is more effective if you can master that angle on it, rather than straight on, like Scott is saying. 5. the most important thing to remember when applying a triangle is to GET THE ANGLE using head control!!! Nice post. 5 stars.

[t0m2good]

head control is very important but no one should ever lock there triangle like that and theres no way your ever going to make anyone good tap like that. lock over your ankle not your foot.

[Jaders1765]

I respectfully disagree through experience on the mat and watching numerous mma fighters not having it clearly lock in and just grabbing the head and pulling. Hence my saying, A crappy applied triangle choke will still make a guy tap if you grab and pull the head down.

[t0m2good]

yeah, really bad habit to get into locking it over the foot and when the guy is actually trying to posture and working triangle defenses its just no good. If someone taps from there thats a weak tap. If you lock it over your toes and the guy is actually grappling and theres resistance it has a similar effect as a straight ankle lock... locking it over the toes is also alot less tighter than over the ankle.

[thinkpad20]

Seems like this guy really knows his shit; he should be reffing in the UFC... anyway, great video.

[DJLeopard316]

for real dude! he would do great!

[Solandrios]

Epic Awesomeness!!!!

[DEFYtheTHOUGHTPOLICE]

Great tips.

[DEFYtheTHOUGHTPOLICE]

Many, many, many, fighters once they commit to a move, refuse to adapt to the situation as it changes.

All too often the opponents defense opens up all kinds of new opportunities, but fighters just doggedly stick to the original move they started, even though it isn't working.

This separates the good fighters, from the great.

[jamesjdm]

agree. I cant count how many times I see this and am yelling to adjust to what the opponent is doing but they are target fixated and can't make the shift to something new or go forr a different angle. it is frsutrating as hell to watch.

[jukido987]

This is Awesome!!!

[Tcsloth78]

Thanks actually lost last fight because could not get out the mount watched this then my fight seen the mistake thank check out my fight thanks terry

[ribcat]

best fighting tips!

[AwesomeArcanine27]

is the other guy tapping for real or just for the sake of the video

[wccrispy]

Shane Taylor is tapping as soon as he feels the pressure to be effective applied to him. He taps so that the lesson can be observed and taught correctly.

[Fupper16]

Nice to see an intelligent referee who understands the ground game ... unlike some other ones *cough cough* Mazzaggatti *cough cough*

[tpcardoso]

very good vid

[Shayne2090]

thx this helped me out a lot.

[combaton]

Great idea to have a mistakes video to help people get better.

[London2ATL]

Thanks, really on point.

[nchmout]

very good video!

definitely going to keep these in mind

Thank you for making this video

[WhiteJesus72]

Thank you for this

[JerryOutlaw]

Most excellent!!

[Edgehead12x]

7 is really a problem? Dumb ass pros. Even when I wrestled in high school we were told to T out and go 90 degrees.

[PrimoSkeeter1904]

Technique, technique, technique, posture

Suave

[onlyashadow1121]

Excellent vid

[OverdriveGabber]

very good!

THX for sharing your Experience

[xxstupifyedxx]

#3 is fedors bread n butter

[ishnookie]

this is why i carry a gun =)

[Reeper123]

excellent video i wish there were more haha

[SXEPWNSTER123]

you are fucking amazing

[pandnh4]

Excellent food for thought, thank you for posting

[1MoreRoundbrother]

the arm triangle choke. is it a lot better to get the choke from a 90- degree angle rather than eddie bravo's knee on belly ?

[bzterp]

When you do a knee-on-belly to tighten the arm triangle, you are turning it more into a neck crank than a choke. Still works, but differently.

[proudestmikey]

Thank you!

[jivapav]

experience is the best teacher! thanks!

[csi402]

Very helpful, thank you.

[9josh182]

that read naked one really makes sense, i guess u dont really have to get the full thing in

[DandDskeeto]

I learned that one the hard way,by the old tournament vets & coaches.

[joergus]

Thank you for sharing your experience!

[AlexThePrice]

the leg lock part makes since now, whenever I go for one people always spin out of it so I'll try the 90 degree angle

[Tristaniscool]

that guys just seems too nice for that kinda thing lol. cool guy though.

[onehandraisinbransam]

Now my side chokes will actually work!!! Thanks Scott and Ari!

[DandDskeeto]

Yeah I was very lucky ! I had the point of moving to the side like that preached to me daily. I was surprised the first time I saw that mistake for real.

[VinceThaStampede]

great vid. thanks again 101

[Scotopik]

Great advice, that I tend to forget when under pressure.

[kijamij07]

Whooot,, thanks bro!! i make a few of these mistakes too ,, mainly on the armtriangle, its never effective,, with this tip, hopefully i coulod get it down right

[rupertmja1]

Good stuff. Did Judo for years - learnt very little.

[craigymlove1]

Good tips, all stuff I have been taught but forgotten. Thank you.

[Fadur1]

Thank you 1000x for these techniques man!!!!!"Favorited" too!!!!!!And to be honest,these are all mistakes i do too on trainings!!!!!Thx!!!!!

[arnie066]

Amazing video! Good tips! *Favorited*

[WarriorBlackBanner]

very good video. thanks for the upload

[UmDiaEuFicoBom]

great video

[andyplatt]

Scott, I've loved all your videos so far. Good back to basics instruction that's often forgotten in the heat of battle.

[looker768]

I wanna marry you Scott Marker!

[AandBtheCofD]

Wow this helped alot. Good stuff.

[lookylooky2006]

great

thanks

[DaSolidAce]

this is the best video from submission101 ive seen thank you

[sXeHardcoreKid]

bjj basics but ok

[josh1212121]

that last one explains why i couldnt beat my friend yesterday

[DaSolidAce]

the same for me

[Diatonic135]

great vid ref.

[theredkid15]

Not a big fan of this guy. Not a big Ari fan either honestly but Keith Owen is the man! Most of what this guy is sayin is only gonna work well for new grapplers. The biggest thing that i didn't like about his triangle explantion is that, the most effective triangles don't require any pulling down of the head! It's all about angles. I'd really like to see this guy at a grappling comp and see how he stacks up, maybe i'm wrong.

[andybronson111]

you know what they say, "angles cause stragles". remember that when attempting most compression chokes and it will drastically improve your results

[jedicelt]

Very good teacher.

[xomiakas]

he is like a friggin midget.

just a thought, no offence. midgets r good @ bjj, they get me everytime when im not looking.

[riseofthefall]

I wanna helicopter armbar a midget!

[kramerfrank5150]

WTF?!?

[Cogings]

Everything I've seen Scott Marker do has been great! The guy is so good, love to train with him sometime.

[sketchsi]

these ppl teached me how to get out a headlok!defintly cums in handy

[GaZZuM]

Fantastic video, each of the points is simple and easy to understand, but entirely fundamental and VERY well communicated, without lingering and becoming boring. Best MMA videos on Youtube.

[artwhale]

Good job

[MauyThiWarrior99]

It is a great video, but just like people sweating in the cage. When you have that much adreniline pumping through your system. You forget even the most basic. Expecially when your on the ground. Everything is fast pace, and you may seem rushed to were you get a little a head of yourself.

[jedicelt]

That's the difference between the average fighter and the TOP fighters.

[2007niko2007]

awsome advice! i wish id remember it in the ring!

[Nightmonkey17]

Great tips.

[seronepk]

Ari te queremos!!! gracias por tus videos!!! 5 estrellas siempre!! (your best spanish fan)

[Scottjuliemm]

Gracias mi amigo! Scott Marker

[paythetoll275]

Why as a ref would you stand someone up that has a submission in place, that is working to end the fight? Because as a referee arn't you supposed to only stand a fighter up from the ground when there is a hault in action and neither fighter are in a dominate position nor working to end the fight?

[SamCamStudios]

what he is saying is that the person had an arm in guillotine for a whole minute and was doing really nothing. The fighter putting on the submission wasnt doing any damage besides controlling posture.

I am not a ref so I dont know what you would do in that situation, just explaining the mentality...

[Scottjuliemm]

Here in Idaho and many other states, if a fighter cannot finish the opponent and there is no action, it will result in the referee standing the fighters up. Perfect example is the Arm in Guillotine, fighters will hold the opponent, the opponents stuck but after holding the person for close to one minute and cant finish his opponent, fighter needs to move onto a different move.

[GitanoRenegado]

Same thing here in NY

[cnees208]

This is a very good post. That guy is super cool. By the way he looks like comedian Greg Fitzsimmons. Irish

[fredjustsucks]

Just because his voice is high doesn't mean he can't kick your ass.

[wildbill138]

This video is badass thanks man submissions 101 chanel kicks ass you guys have upgraded my game sick status its perfect for a broke ass like myself

[Submissions101]

You bet buddy...that is why we are here!

[midgi340]

gr8!!!!!!

[jhsconn]

Great vid... but Mr Marker is Black Belt in Kenpo (American Kenpo) not Kempo

[Submissions101]

I will fix right now...sorry about that my kenpo peeps ;-)

[Nyklor]

You are a brilliant addition to the Submissions101 team, Scott. Great stuff!

[mmaaddict480]

Great vid guys!

[PrimoSkeeter1904]

nice

[JRADproductions1]

thank you sir

[TheRoyalFreshness69]

Great vid!

[TheOnlyTiminator]

great vids!! please make more!!

[oflifesin]

Nice break down..thanks great job

[Saosalvation]

Sweet video. 5/5

[jooseman18]

nice job scott. very pertinent and useful advise.

[jiand21]

awesome vid!!

[Bsblrook2]

Thanks a bunch Scott, well done sir

[ibaneziceman300]

Great Vid guys! keep em' comin!

[rodz6969]

Wow, awesome stuff!!

[Ezzilevy]

Thank you for the info ref!!

[animeandfinalfantasy]

Great tips.

The biggest problem I had was with the leg lock.

[OnlySS]

Good advice, the rear choke tip is right on point, I've seen many sparring partners try to go for the full rear choke and get knocked off.

[JrPercusionist]

do mma fighters reall have to get an arm in the triagle and guilatine* chokes? thats weak it makes it harder to work people.

[Dereksag14]

not in the guillotines

[kaliedoscopesharinga]

yes you do if you dont it wont choke them

[darogers125]

derekag14 is right but the arm is required in the triangle to cut of the blood flow to one side and your leg does the other side