Marcelo transmutes his opponent's defensive cycle into a powerful finish: While mounted on top against your opponent, if they happen to successfully re-pummel in response to your attempts to isolate one of their arms toward the outside, switch tactics by focusing pressure directly onto their elbow; apply a Cross-Face to your opponent's head, leaning away from their potential Bridge-Escape, and ratchet their elbow above their shoulder using a Short Under-Hook (i.e. with their hand still trapped on the inside). Gripping onto both of your own elbows, hold your dominant position for as long as is necessary; base this upon timing to miss their attempt to bump out right as you advance, or whether you simply need for them to endure the difficult spot for a much longer duration before moving on to the next stage of your attack. Switch your base by sliding your knee upwards behind their shoulder on the side of their trapped arm and hop your other leg over top of their opposite shoulder while picking their head up off the mat. Tuck your shin behind their neck and raise your hips up just enough to enlace your foot behind your knee-pit to close down onto a Mounted Triangle-Choke.