Greco-Roman

Par terre, from the side

Ordered mat wrestling is easier to read from hip height than from the camera behind the circle.

One wrestler is on hands and knees while another kneels behind in par terre.
Mat study

Par terre looks slow from the cheap seats because the broadcast camera sits behind the circle and films two backs. From the side you can see the hands on the hip, the knee, and whether the wrestler underneath has already posted an arm to stand.

The referee did not invent this position because the sport ran out of ideas. Passivity put them there. One athlete gets a short chance to turn or lift. The other gets a short chance to stand up and make the first athlete look as if they asked for nothing.

If you only learn one camera angle for Greco, learn this one. Chest-to-chest tells you who wanted the clinch. The side tells you what they could do with it once the bout went to the mat. Both are the sport. The overhead shot is mostly scenery.