“He has a pressure heavy game”

“Her loose passing game is insane”
“I need to add this Kimura Trap to my game”
“Keenan wants us to level up our Lapel game”

Submission Grappling as “Kinetic Chess” is a common analogy; planning several moves ahead, controlling the tempo, flipping the board over when nothing works, etc.
(Josh Waitzkin is a famous Marcelo Garcia Black Belt and International Master of Chess)

Poker analogies could fit somewhere, especially for the mind-games of hiding intent, and thinking in terms of odds.

Another one is that of “Deck Building” a la MtG or Hearthstone, given that you can select which abilities to add to your game, as opposed to both players starting with the same chess board.

(high percentage martial arts article << great site!)

Jiu Jitsu is not only a collection of techniques and counters, as success also relies heavily on developing body attributes, which varies greatly by individuals and body types, and also some level of specialization (Lapel control guy, wristlock expert, leg lock hunter, kimura-from-hell, back-taking fiend, etc.)

Maybe RTS (Real Time Strategy) Games is a more fitting analogy; Kinetic RTS.

“All models are wrong, but some are useful”