How to Switch Positions With an Opponent

There's a technique called the switch where you switch positions with your opponent. Felipe Andru does an amazing little switch where he turns back towards the guy, but he doesn't throw his arm over their arm and between their legs to create that lever on their arm. There's also a power switch which I've seen a couple of times, but I can't even remember seeing it in MMA. But the important part of the switch is turning back to face the guy. You have to do a sit-out or a sit-through or whatever it is, but you have to... So if you watch when Kai Carifranz does it, he starts facing away from Albazzi