Fighting outside, inside and mid range and holding

[Andre]

So he is over committing and gets read easily? Once he is over committed he gets timed backing out trying to find his range?

No, he doesn't get read well when he explodes and he never gets hit backing out. We are concerned that perimeter sticking and moving in combination with tough inside fighting might not be enough for the top guys. We talked about it today again. I think the main problem is that he isn't comfortable getting off first at mid range. Maybe a good compromise is that he tries to draw fire and counter at mid range (he is very solid at countering).

Yeah sounds good for him.

Could get him to really get to know distances and their limits by teaching him interruption of the opponents movements. EG: If his glove touched their elbow or either side and inch or two would that be at his optimum range? Cause if he deals with their arms just outside of the distance he prefers to throw from, then he can interrupt their arm movement, adjust and fire.