Not True, He could have passed Hage's guard but he was listening to his corner telling him to keep Hage's leg in between his legs in portuguese. Marcel understands that Hage sets his baseball choke from half guard then baits his opponents to pass his guard so he could finish the choke. Marcel played a beautiful game. He stayed low and tight and only passed the guard when he was absolutely sure Hage did not have the leverage he needed to finish the Choke. BJJ is a chess match!
Not true. Wrestlers get called very quickly for passivity at high levels. When wrestlers are stuck in a position for 15 seconds a stalemate is called and they are reset. Wrestling does not tolerate stalling or trying to coast to a victory.
