the kid survived, he used his head. to the bjj guys chiming in, you should know better. bjj will get you killed in this situation. am i the best fighter in the world? no, but i will tell you from my experience the kid did the right thing. i trained under Renzo in nyc and Matt later on. i've bounced at Webster Hall in nyc for years. i'm a LEO for over 11yrs and on SRT. bjj is not a good street fight art, sorry it's just not. i'm seeing a rise of idiots getting the shit kicked out of them because they think they can use their bjj/mma skills in a street fight. i do not doubt your skill level, and wish you further success in the art. i invite you to NY and i will put you in a cell with 2 inmates who are predicate violent felons facing murder charges and you can use your bjj. if you win, i will take you Peter Lugers for steak.
Mike
To be fair the majority of fights do end up on the ground in some way or another. Your average "bar brawler" will have no skill, no base, nothing when it goes to the ground. I have to disagree with saying that bjj has no value in a street fight. But as stated before, this kid would have gotten his ass beat in this situation no matter what.