This is what I'm talking about. In that I would say that the sprawler was never "on the ground", and was still on his feet the entire time, allowing for a
Yes that type of sprawl I would consider not being on the ground. That sprawl is more like what Kung Fu Wang showed from the perspective that the idea is not to go to the ground when doing the sprawl. Any sprawl that has that main focus of remaining on the feet would be the same in my mindset. Yes, they are done differently but they all have the same end result. Remain on your feet so that you can utilize your mobility.
So to your point. Yes that would be a standing sprawl where the goal is not to go to the ground but to avoid being taken on to the ground so that the one can continue to use their mobility. The low stance that he uses works the same way that I have stated many times. There is an a range in which to your opponent can shoot for your legs. Take him out of that range and it become more difficult shoot for the legs. The lower the stance the more difficult it is to "get under" to grab the legs.
Of course it matters. Those submissions I showed you from Dern and Hall weren't in Bjj 20 years ago, but they're a major part of it now.
I don't know enough about BJJ in order say one way or another. If I were going to research, I would go back to see some older BJJ, Judo, or Japanese Jiu-Jitsu and compare it from that. There's a lot of things that people think are new in MMA but they really aren't. For example, when the "oblique" kick made the scene, everyone one was like "Wow, something news" but kung fu practitioners were like, yeah, no big deal, it's an old technique, one that is often done and forms or wood dummy training. TMA was clearly less impressed than the MMA world who thought it was something new. So new that someone gave it a new name. "oblique kick" For the longest that kick was referred to as a Shadowless kick or scoop kick, or simply, shin kick.
I think this is the same with MMA. all of the "new stuff" people think they see in MMA probably isn't at all. The MMA fighters that use the techniques would probably say the same thing. But like I said, I would have to actually be able to compare with older techniques. Before I make a claim that and MMA fighter is doing a "new technique"
Consider the video you analyzed (good analysis btw, I largely agree),
Thanks
at the point where the Bjj guy was on the ground kicking upwards, I was wondering why he wasn't going for a takedown since he had access to the leg from his back.
The BJJ fighter did a good job in using his environment to his advantage, when moved backwards, he moved into a corner where he knew he could restrict the Sanda fighter's movement. Right from the start positions himself so that his retreat would be closer to that corner. As a striker I want to avoid corners like that where my movement is restricted. I don't mind putting people in corners, but I can't be in one. I could be over analyzing it, but I think about how I spar and how I'm aware of my environment. Most of the time, I usually make sure that the student isn't going to get hurt by the surround environment, but in a real fight I most definitely make use of the environment.
My mindset about the environment, is that if I don't use the environment against my opponent, then my opponent will use the environment against me. I could be wrong, but I've seen many fighters make sue of the environment so I don't think I'm super smart for thinking that way. I think it's the common way of thinking, just like some people use the cage to restrict movement.
