BJJ top mount breaking guard to side control

Your on top and the opponent is on the bottom with closed guard.

You have choices of putting your hand on the opponent's abdomen and elbows on their thigh or one hand near the opponent chest(left hand on left chest) and other hand near their waist and elbow on their thigh.

I'm gonna go with putting the hands on the abdomen.

1. So your doing your guard base (sitting down on your foot, arch back, chest sticking out and centered) with your hands on the opponent's abdomen (pressure with your weight down to keep the opponent from moving) with elbows pressuring on their thigh (it protect you from being swept or submission).

2. Put your knee under their butt and put one leg out creating a "L" shape. Still putting pressure down on the opponent's abdomen, shoot out your other leg(one behind their butt) to break their hold. When shooting back, sit back up again in basic stance.

3.
A. This part is where you have to read the opponent's movement very carefully. This will determine what side you will take depends on what they do next. Be careful of their knees, it will hurt if they raise it up for defense and smack you in the face.

B. So now your near the opponent knees. Fall on their leg and wrap around it with your arms, now either grab your shirt sleeves or elbows. The same time, use your head to apply pressure on their thigh. Put your butt up if you need more control.

4. Creep up slowly apply a lot of pressure with your head. When you feel they are shrimping out, let your hand go, apply pressure on the opposite side of you on their hip(left hand, their right hip).

5. As your going for side mount, use your lead leg and move it near their armpit and the back leg to block their hip. Your lead hand should be controlling their shoulder and your back arm should be controlling your opponent's hip.