Another dominant position is the basic mounted position, which involves your straddling your opponent's chest and kneeling over him. To execute this move, you can sit up straight to create room to strike, or you can wrap one arm around his neck and get down low to control him. From the mount, it is easy for fighters to launch a barrage of powerful punches, and it is difficult for your opponent to respond, since his shoulders and hips are pinned to the amt, thus robbing his punches of any real power. In addition, you can apply a large number of effective submission holds from the mount whereas your opponent has little opportunity to reply.
Often, especially in a street fight against an inexperienced grappler, fighter have opportunities to transition from the mounted position to the rear-mounted position. This move normally occurs when you begin striking from the mount: Your opponent turns away to avoid the punches, giving you his back. By opening your legs a little, simply give him a little room to turn in, then lock in your hooks yo secure a rear-mounted position, and thus an easy opportunity to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. This transition is much less common in contemporary MMA, since most people know that it is foolish to turn under the mount and give up one's back. However, this happens all the time in street fights, so you must be able to make this transition at a moment's notice. From the persecutive of the man underneath the mounted position, escape is still the number one priority. The bottom man is generally looking to bridge over and end up on top, just inside his opponent's guard, or he is looking to scoot out and out the top man inside his own guard.
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