Marcelo passes to halfguard using pressure, turns, then frees the leg to secure sidecontrol.

Marcelo is in the opponents open guard. He drives in to gain over/under control, then pressures to halfguard using a Knee Outside Pass

Marcelo hand fights, then the opponent pulls xguard. Marcelo counters by sitting over. Marcelo secures the guillotine to Over/Under seat belt control then obtains the rear naked choke.

Marcelo presses the opponent's back to the mat, then performs a standing pass.

Marcelo has the Seatbelt back control, then puts his hooks in.

Marcelo pinches the Head and Arm together, then sweeps using his left hook. Many times its difficult to obtain the Over/Under position, so the Head and Arm control is a great substitution.

Marcelo is in sidecontrol, then lifts the opponent's head to reveal his neck. Marcelo slips on his rear naked choke attempt, but obtains the Over/Under Seatbelt back control instead. He finishes by putting the hooks in.

Marcelo is slipping off in position, but retains the Over/Under Seatbelt control. He then readjusts to a more favored position. It's important to hold the Over/Under Seatbelt control to secure a strong back control.

Marcelo forces the opponent's back to the mat then preforms a standing pass. Marcelo pins the opponent down with his right hand, while kicking his far leg back to free his leg. He then goes to knee on belly then transitions to mount.