WINNER, WINNER, TV DINNER! Young Guns Unite at PGF 9!!!

Happy Thanksgiving! While everyone is still enjoying their turkey hangovers, let’s talk some PGF NEWS!!!

Anthony “Parker” Salisbury aka TV DINNER! just won the inaugural Alabama Twisters PGF World Qualifier this last Saturday. With his win, Parker secured a spot in the PGF Season 9 Draft. With this win, Parker is following in the footsteps of his friend and training partner – Jett Thompson. But in news broken during the Twisters qualifier, Parker might once again be a teammate of Jett’s, or Parker might face off against Jett in PGF Season 9. The once “Little Grapplers” are poised to make a real impression on PGF Season 9.

Parker and Jett when Parker got his last kid’s belt in January 2023. Credit to Mac Coplin – BJJ Photography.

But let’s back up a bit, back in the Spring of 2024 the Professional Grappling Federation World Season 6 was starting to form. The PGF was making a big leap from humble Decatur, AL to their “unknown location” in Las Vegas, Nevada. The season would have a profound effect on the trajectory of the burgeoning professional submission grappling league. To ensure the league’s success, the season was filled with known quantities, big tournament winners, world champions, the representatives from the most respected gyms in the world…then there was “The Kid”. The original voice of the PGF, Matt Skaff (black belt instructor at 10th Planet Decatur and original PGF commentator) convinced the Commissioner, Brandon Mccagrhen, to include “The Kid” in the season. To see Jett’s pre-season interview with the PGF Insiders, look here. Well, to make a longer story short, Jett came up second in PGF Season 6, only seconds away from winning it outright even though he was only 17 years old. Jett returned for PGF Season 8, this time securing the strap, becoming the champion!

Before PGF Season 6, it was tough to find footage of Jett. But the Editorial Board at EggheadWarrior.com is relentless. Besides finding the match where Jett sat guard and found a quick shotgun armbar against Ben Eddy, we found “LITTLE GRAPPLERS # 4 – JETT & PARKER” by Mac Coplin. Coplin did an amazing job of providing profiles on two kids in a documentary style. Both kids from Oklahoma, training partners and friends, Jett & Parker. Coplin profiles the boys, their parents, their multiple coaches. If you want a view into two PGF grapplers before they hit it big in the PGF, you need to check it out. It’s a great look into the modern young men we’re starting to see on the professional grappling stage – and in this season of the PGF. Oh, did I mention Jett’s coming back for this season? Yes, he is, but let’s talk about his friend, and this latest PGF qualifier WINNER, Anthony Parker Salisbury aka TV Dinner!

Parker Salisbury aka TV Dinner will join the PGF ranks in Season 9!

Parker is a year or so younger than his friend Jett. He started training in Palm Springs, but when his family moved to Oklahoma, Parker continued his jiu jitsu journey. Now in Edmond Oklahoma, Parker trained at The Forge BJJ and Killer Bees Kickboxing training with Jett in both locations. Parker wanted to be a part of the PGF like his friend Jett. Parker first competed at PGF Season 6’s only qualifier in Las Vegas. Even though he was only 15, Parker still won one out of three matches. Of course, Parker was able to see what his friend and training partner did in PGF season 6 and his desire to join him in the PGF only grew. Undeterred, Parker competed at the PGF Season 7 Qualifier in Nashville even though that Season was 205lbs. Parker still saw some success winning one out of three matches against the much larger opponents.

Parker competed in the PGF Season 6 qualifier even though he was only 15!

But Parker found his moment at this last week’s Alabama Twisters PGF 9 Qualifier. Now, 17, Parker matched Jett’s age when he had his breakout moment in the PGF. Parker came out with a break in less than a minute, earning the moniker “TV Dinner” from PGF All-Star and smooth-talking Southern Sensei, Matt Elkins. Parker went on to win all five of his matches by break with multiple submissions in less than one minute. Parker showed very sneaky leglocks which he’s favored in every qualifier. For more news on the qualifier itself, checkout the article on the PGF website.

:Long-time PGF referee South Dakota Chris raises Parker’s hand as Parker wins the Qualifier!

Now, Parker will join his friend Jett at the PGF which kicks off its regular season on March 4, 2026. PGF Season 9 will run for five straight Wednesdays of regular season, culminating on the 6th Wednesday with the Playoff tournament where a PGF9 Champion will earn the strap! Returning PGF8 Champ and PGF6 runner-up Jett Thompson has been signed by the Las Vegas Kings to a roster spot – so we already know where he’s headed (more later on this and other competitors signed to teams). But, Parker will be entering the PGF DRAFT which will be live on February 4, 2026. Last season, Jett was the #1 overall pick. Will Jett’s younger friend Parker match Jett’s spot as the number one pick in the draft? PGF fans will have to speculate for a couple of months on that question. Until then, the fans will get to find out who else will join Parker at the PGF Draft as the other five PGF Qualifiers unfold.

Remember, we have a week off then qualifiers going three weeks in a row in December. PGF Qualifier at ChewJitsu Open, Saturday, December 6, 2025, Gatlinburg Convention Center.  King of Subs PGF Open and Qualifier – Pasadena, Saturday, December 13, 2025, 10th Planet Pasadena. Las Vegas Kings PGF Season 9 Qualifier, Saturday, December 20, 2025, Dallas, TX. The PGF will take a little break for the holidays then hit PGF fans with the final three qualifiers. More about PGF Season 9 and the PGF Qualifiers can be found HERE.

For now, let’s get excited for Jett and Parker as the once little grapplers now hit the PGF Season 9 mats as professional grapplers. Don’t miss more PGF news both on this blog but also on the EggheadJiuJitsu YouTube Channel. Egghead will be bringing you PGF news, analysis, and special guests every Friday night leading up to the PGF Season. Thanks for reading and see you in the YouTube comments!

BTW, if you’re looking to get some new jiu jitsu gear, PGF World Season 6 Team Champion XMARTIAL has some great gear. I wrote a review of my XMartial shorts and rash guard HERE. If you use the coupon code “EGGHEAD,” you will get 15% off your order (and you’ll help me out a bit). XMARTIAL has some really fun rash guards and everyone I know loves their shorts. So check them out.

PGF 9 Season Preview – The Qualifiers are HERE!!!

And we’re BACK! Professional Grappling Federation World (PGF) Season 9 cometh! The only professional submission grappling league with a weekly season is coming back this spring, but fans and aspiring competitors alike need to know the pre-season starts in just a few weeks! Let’s recap everything what’s been divulged about PGF Season 9.

PRE-SEASON: The PGF is “Everything you love about sports, plus jiu jitsu!” As part of this mantra, the PGF Commissioner Brandon Mccaghren, if you watch big bjj competitions you already know who he is, built the PGF with a pre-season, regular season, and post-season. The PGF Pre-Season means QUALIFIERS!!! The Qualifiers provide an opportunity for would-be, unknown competitors to have a shot at making their way to the PGF 9 Season. For each qualifier, the winner ensures they have a spot in PGF Season 9 – either as an active member for the draft or as a free agent (the limited list of other competitors available to the four teams if they have an injured player). Of note, the both PGF Season 8 regular season winner, Dominic Mejia, and the eventual season runner-up, Derek Rayfield, both came off the free agent roster. BTW, if you don’t win a qualifier, there’s no chance to make the roster. The Commissioner has already filled the at-large bids. To be fair, if you show out at a qualifier and don’t win…it would be worth your while to hit up the Commissioner if you’re willing to make the commitment to be a part of PGF 9 – injuries always occur before the season starts and you never know if you might have a chance as a last-minute fill in. I’ll discuss the scheduled Qualifiers below.

WEIGHT CLASS: For PGF Season 9, we’re going back to the 175lb weight class (see e.g. PGF Season 6). As PGF fans know, competitors have to make the 175lb weight the day before the qualifiers and then again the day before the regular season starts. There’s a little change this season. Previously, competitors never had to weigh in again after the initial weigh in before they started the season. This season, competitors will have to weigh in weekly, but they don’t have to make 175lb again – they just must ensure they haven’t gained so much weight that they pushed past the next weight class limit (i.e. 195 lbs). So a competitor who can make 175 lb for a qualifier and for one season weigh-in, can get up to 194lb throughout the season. This modification is to help competitors stay healthy, but also to guard against folks cutting two weight classes as we saw last season.

DRAFT: After the qualifiers tell us who will be a part of the PGF 9 roster, the regular season fun begins with the DRAFT!!! The Draft will be held on 4 February 2026 this season. Honestly, the DRAFT might be one of the most fun experiences of the PGF. We’ll have a full separate article on the draft forthcoming. Rest assured the basics are this – each of the four PGF 9 teams will have to assemble a five-member team. The draft inevitably involves intrigue, where some teams and their coaches try to poach competitors with pre-existing relationships with other teams or their coaches. During the last three seasons in Las Vegas, the teams and their coaches had a set budget and had to assemble their teams through an auction format with the competitor order being randomized.

REGULAR SEASON, AND PLAYOFFS: The regular season kicks of on March 4, 2026. It will run weekly on Wednesdays for five weeks, culminating on 1 April 2026 (no, not an April’s Fools joke, but inevitably some competitors will come out of nowhere to spoil some frontrunner’s seasons). The PGF Regular Season is Appointment TV! Every Wednesday, fans will want to set aside their evening for 30 (yes 30!) amazing matches. The competitors will be competing in 15 six-minute matches throughout the season. This setup ensures they face every opponent on each of the three teams they are trying to beat. Competitors will be trying to put points on the boards to help their team win the regular season title – the team who amasses the highest point total for their team will win the regular season. Competitors score three points if they can get a Break submission (joint lock); six points if they get a KILL (strangle), and they get a bonus point (the Elbow Genie Point) if they get either submission within one minute of the match. Competitors also are trying to ensure they are in the top eight point scorers so they can make it to the playoffs.

The Playoffs this season will occur ONE WEEK AFTER THE SEASON FINALE!!! This short layover is a change from last season. This current schedule means fans will be able to fall in love with the competitors throughout the season and tune in to the same PGF channel at the same PGF time the week after the season finale to see their favorite competitors vie for the PGF 9 title!!! The Playoffs are a single-elimination bracket with 10 minute rounds. If the match goes to overtime, they both have a chance at a tie-breaker similar to EBI Overtime, but the back position is the only position allowed,. Competitors will either win by quickest submission or quickest escape time if no submission is scored by either side in overtime.

THE TEAMS: The PGF has three franchises thus far. The Las Vegas Kings (formerly New Hope Regeneration Kings) were the first franchise in Jiu Jitsu history. Owner Kevin Lucas started his relationship with the PGF in Season 5 and believed in it so much he purchased the first professional jiu jitsu franchise in history. The Las Vegas Kings standout by both having the last two season winners on their team, but also because Lucas’ vision of helping shape professional grapplers has them bringing in subject matter experts weekly to teach their competitors about finance, leadership, etc. in order to make them true “Kings.” The Alabama Twisters were late arrivals for PGF 8, but they made their presence felt! The “Notorious Nine” black belts, some gym owners, some not, from Alabama came together to crowd source their franchise. The PGF was born in Alabama so it is only fitting there’s an Alabama franchise. Headed by PGF veteran and consensus first ballot hall of famer, Matt Elkins, the Twisters rock an awesome logo and they play up the country aspect of Alabama – providing special cowboy hats to all their competitors. The Twisters came in second last season, but they came in first for team spirit including ownership antics on the sidelines. The Twisters always make things interesting. Announced during PGF Season 8, the Philadelphia Phenoms with their alien mascot and bright green colors will definitely make an impression this season as Area 215 lands in the PGF. Owner, Lauren Barone, who is also a bjj competitor, has broken barriers by both being the first female team owner but also the first team located in the Northeast. Rumor has it Barone has secured a very exciting veteran to be her team coach…but we only tease rumors here (have to wait for it to be public before I say anything – I’m not going back on double-secret probation again!!!). The fourth team is currently a mystery. The last initial franchise is up for grabs. The Editorial Board of Eggheadwarrior.com happens to know a lot about the details of owning a franchise; some serious tax benefits of owning a franchise, and all kinds of great legal stuff that could help would-be owners. If any reader happens to know some folks who want to pool together with some serious capital (think minimum $20k to start), let the Editors know at egghead@eggheadwarrior.com.

THE QUALIFIERS (for real now): Ok, let’s talk about the actual qualifiers. One thing you might notice is a number of them are sponsored or organized by some of the PGF franchises. This difference is SIGNIFICANT! If a PGF franchise hosts a qualifier, they have two options. (1) they can use it to just scout their potential team members, or (2) they can CALL DIBS!!! on the winner of the qualifier, claiming that winner for their franchise!!! So a qualifier for a franchise is both trying to make the overall PGF roster, but also a tryout for that specific franchise’s roster (which could mean a multi-season deal)! The franchises may bring up to two competitors to the season, but still have to at least draft three members. There’s rumor that at least two teams already have two members a piece… We don’t know how this exactly affects the PGF Draft, but we should know before the first qualifier. But besides those wrinkle, let’s look at the announced qualifiers for this season:

  1. Alabama Twisters PGF Qualifier, Saturday, November 22, 2025, Kage Fit Academy in Auburn AL. The Twisters are coming out hot! As mentioned, the PGF was born in Alabama and most Alabama qualifiers have been some of the biggest and most successful in the PGF. At the same time, there’s less than three weeks until this qualifier. Those who sign up to this qualifier will have first-mover advantages – they might be able to take action before anyone else realizes what’s going on. This qualifier would be one I would highly target if I was a competitor in this weight class. Even if you don’t win this qualifier, you can win another one. Remember, EBI 25 winner Landon Elmore had to hit multiple PGF Qualifiers to make the roster – and he had a breakout season!
  2. PGF Qualifier at ChewJitsu Open, Saturday, December 6, 2025, Gatlinburg Convention Center. The Chewjitsu team actually won PGF Season 4. While Chewy himself first coached the team, life happened and Alabama Twister leader Matt Elkins took over to help them win the first, and only Quintet, PGF Season. Gatlinburg is a very big tourist town on the East coast and should provide an excellent opportunity for competitors from all over to hit this qualifier.
  3. King of Subs PGF Open and Qualifier – Pasadena, Saturday, December 13, 2025, 10th Planet Pasadena. LET’S GO BEST COAST!!!!! I can almost guarantee some representation from the Eggheadwarrior.com Editorial board at this competition – only to watch, maybe serve as a commentator (you never know), and be ready to highlight the great play of the competitors. The PGF has had a lot of standouts from the Pacific time zone and this qualifier might be the best opportunity for a Californian to earn their spot.
  4. Las Vegas Kings PGF Season 9 Qualifier, Saturday, December 20, 2025, Dallas, TX. Here we have a chance at the PGF in one of the biggest airline hubs in America. Any competitors should be able to find cheap flight to Dallas. Given its hub nature, this qualifier should be stacked. After all, everything is bigger in Texas!
  5. NOT HAPPENING – Grappling Growth PGF 9 Qualifier – Coming Soon, Saturday, January 3, 2026, Atlanta, GA. Given the PGF’s relationship with so many coaches and gyms in Atlanta, this qualifier has a good shot of happening. But until it’s official, competitors should lineup other qualifiers to ensure they have a shot.
  6. Philadelphia Phenoms PGF Qualifier, Saturday, January 17, 2026, Bethlehem PA at Finishers MMA HQ. Ok Northeast and East Coat foks, this qualifier has your name all over it! The Phillie Phenoms are all about establishing their franchise and one has to think they are excited to sign talent from their surrounding area. If you’re in the NE, represent and find a home with the PHENOMS!!!
  7. Las Vegas Kings PGF Season 9 Qualifiers (Coming Soon), Saturday, January 24, 2026, Las Vegas. The PGF Season 8 Las Vegas qualifier supplied almost half the roster. Anyone who can make it to this qualifier is more than likely to gut it out for the six weeks of the PGF regular season and playoffs. Every Las Vegas PGF Qualifier has been FIRE!!! There’s no reason to believe this qualifier won’t be the same.

Ok, that’s enough news for now. Don’t worry, we’ll keep you updated here. Also, in this upcoming week, look out for “Egghead’s Scramble” – a weekly podcast highlighting the latest and greatest news about the Professional Grappling Federation. It will be short and sweet, aiming for less than 20 minutes unless there’s a competitor interview. We will value your time while bringing you the inside scoop on what’s happening this season. It will likely be on the EggheadJiuJitsu Youtube page. Just make sure to follow EggheadWarrior and EggheadJiuJitsu on Instagram to make sure you get the latest PGF news.

For now, Happy All Souls Day! I hope everyone had a Happy Halloween. Finally, BUCKLE UP! The PGF Season is coming at you quickly. It’s going to be amazing! GET EXCITED!!!

BTW, if you’re looking to get some new jiu jitsu gear, PGF World Season 6 Team Champion XMARTIAL has some great gear. I wrote a review of my XMartial shorts and rash guard HERE. If you use the coupon code “EGGHEAD,” you will get 15% off your order (and you’ll help me out a bit). XMARTIAL has some really fun rash guards and everyone I know loves their shorts. So check them out.

Johnny Hernandez Invitational II: the PGF Ruleset in Mexico

Last year, the Johnny Hernandez Invitational provided an action-packed event, with all but one match ending with a submission in regulation. This year, they have adopted the Professional Grappling Federation (PGF) ruleset, giving even more incentive for fast and fierce submissions. Every grappling fan should mark their calendars to watch YouTube on October 8th to watch an insane display of athleticism and submissions!

In their first event, they used Eddie Bravo Invitational rules along with overtime and a traditional single-elimination bracket. For the second iteration of the Johnny Hernandez Invitational, the showrunners are implementing a PGF ruleset with a round-robin or “everybody faces everybody” format. The six competitors (addressed shortly) will have the opportunity to face each of their five opponents once. Using PGF rules, each of those matches will last only six minutes, forcing competitors to push the pace. Indeed, they must move quickly because players can only score points with submissions. A Kill or choke (e.g. RNC, Darce, guillotine) earns a competitor six points. A Break or joint lock (e.g. armbar or leglock) garners them three points. Further pushing the action, any competitor who scores a submission within the first minute of a match earns the Elbow Genie bonus point for their quick submission. The competitor who scores the most points overall wins the event.

Kyle Chambers hunts for the leglock submission. Photo credit to Color Nativo.

This format changes up the strategy from most jiu jitsu events. Since every competitor has a finite number of matches in which to put up points, each match is a precious opportunity. Competitors who end up with a draw against their opponent end up with the same amount of points as if they had lost – both 0. In the PGF ruleset, a Draw is a LOSS! This reality forces competitors to only increase their intensity and sense of urgency as a match approaches its end. This format also means that even if a competitor loses to a frontrunner, they can still win the entire event if that competitor can outscore that frontrunner in their other matches. This format not only demands exciting grappling, it also keeps every competitor in the game. While some fans might see their favorite grappler eventually eliminated from the title hunt, they will still see them have an opportunity for five full matches – always having a shot to make a greater name for themselves with their grappling in each match.

This year they are moving the action from Cancun to Monterrey, Mexico. The famous Mexican rapper Babo of El Cartel de Santa will host the event at his residence and will stream the show on their YouTube channel (simulcast on the PGF World Channel). Once again, the competitors will vie for a $2,000 prize; however, this time, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Hall of Fame Inductee Carlos Machado is personally putting up the prize money for the winner. At the end of the event, the show will feature some performances from Babo’s son Eduardo III’s new album.

While all the competitors will bring their best to this event, fans might see something a little out of the ordinary. The Johnny Hernandez Invitational involves a unique uniform requirement referred to as “No Gi OG.” As a nod to Master Eddie Bravo, founder of 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu, the athletes will compete in rash guard tops and gi pants. Jiu jitsu fans will undoubtedly enjoy seeing how each competitor responds to this unique uniform set.

the Johnny Hernandez Invitational I led to a nearly 100% submission rate. Photo credit to Color Nativo.

Your Johnny Hernandez Invitational II athletes are returning Champion Kyle Chambers, Jorge Tax, Adrian Madrid, Chuy Magana, Derek Atkins, and Yair Perez. Kyle Chambers won the inaugural Johnny Hernandez Invitational with a 100% submission rate in regulation. But he’ll face very motivated competitors with Jorge Tax, Yair Perez and Adrian Madrid all earning their spots in this competition with standout performances in the Kaan Kun Open back in May 2025. Chambers rematch with Chuy Magana looks to be a fun match since their first faceoff in the inaugural event led to a heated leglock shootout. The smart money is on 10th Planet Oceanside standout Kyle Chambers to repeat as champion. However, in a round-robin format, the big target on Chambers’ back might just make him the Super Bowl for all the other competitors. While Chambers will likely draw the best efforts of his foes (even to the point where they feel a moral victory of just letting him submit them), Chambers opponents have a chance to compete inconspicuously, racking up submissions when no one suspects them. With only five matches to maximize his points, Chambers can’t afford to ease up on his opponents one bit. As a true submission hunter, one has to think Chambers is excited to answer this call and to repeat as champion.

Tune in on 8 October for the Johnny Hernandez Invitational II it will be free on YouTube on both the PGF World and the ElCarteldeSantaTV channels. Again, after the matches, stick around for some premier music from Eduardo III’s new album. This event blew everyone’s minds last year and they intend to rock into 2025 taking it to 11! (that’s a Spinal Tap reference – sorry had to include at least one movie reference).

BTW, if you’re looking to get some new jiu jitsu gear, PGF World Season 6 Team Champion XMARTIAL has some great gear. I wrote a review of my XMartial shorts and rash guard HERE. If you use the coupon code “EGGHEAD,” you will get 15% off your order (and you’ll help me out a bit). XMARTIAL has some really fun rash guards and everyone I know loves their shorts. So check them out.

Finally, keep your eyes out for PGF Season 9 news…it’ll be here before you know it. No, I’m not saying anything – I’m not going back on double-secret probation (ok, so a second movie reference).

#PGF8 Week 5 Fantasy Analysis

Team, I’m sorry. Some minor technical difficulties and other travel and work related stuff have got me off my game a bit. Here’s what people cost and who they are facing. It’s been fun playing fantasy and doing projections. Next season will be so much more involved and so much fun. I promise I’ll have my battle rhythm fixed by next season to always give you analysis with time to spare.

Kris Olivo (Alabama Twisters) – $1600 – 0 points – INACTIVE (injury – we’ll see him in the playoffs of September 10th).

Christos Papadelos (Dollamur) – $1600 – 6 points – faces Jonathan Wilson (Tropic Thunders), Juan Martinez V (Kings), and Matt Masch (Twisters). Christos has been phenomenal this season. He’s definitely in the playoffs, but he’s a big team player and will still try to help his team win the overall championship. I think Masch is his toughest opponent here, but Wilson proved hard to leglock in Week 4. Papadelos is guaranteed at least 6 points, but he’s pricey.

Dominic Mejia (Alabama Twisters) – $1550 – 9 points – faces Juan Martinez V (Kings), John Chandler (Thunders), and Mike John (Dollamur). Mejia settled for a break last week when he likely could have earned a Kill. Maybe he’s seeing the writing on the wall that he’s in the playoffs. With the Team title on the line and bragging rights against his real-life teammates Christos and Landon, 9 points is likely the basement for Mejia this week. He’s a must roster if you can find a way to make the budget work. This man lives for the KILLS!

Derek Rayfield (Team Dollamur) – $1500 – 6 points – faces John Chandler (Thunders), Jett Thompson (Kings), and Raphael Ferreira (Twisters). Rayfield has been on a tear – easily the best free agent along with Mejia above. Plus, he’s just fun to watch. But he’s facing a tough group of competitors – two of the favorites from the draft in Jett and Rafa and then the stopper in Chandler.

Jett Thompson (New Hope Kings) – $1400 – points – faces Michael Wacker (Twisters), Derek Rayfield (Dollamur), Zack Schneider (Thunders).

Landon Elmore (Dollamur) – $1300 – points faces JJ Bowers (Thunders), Dom Lobo (Kings), and Mike Wacker (Twisters).

Raphael Ferreira (Alabama Twisters) – $1250 – points – faces Anthony Molina Valdes (Kings), Zack Schneider (Thunders), Derek Rayfield (Dollamur).

Matt Masch (Alabama Twisters) – $1200 – points – faces Dom Lobo (Kings), Jonathan Wilson (Thunders), Christos Papadelos (Dollamur)

Dom Lobo (New Hope Kings) – $1150 – 0 points – faces Matt Masch (Twisters), Landon Elmore (Dollamur), and John Chandler (Thunders).

Zack Schneider (Tropic Thunders) – $1000 – points – INACTIVE

Sergio Ardila (Alabama Twisters) – $1000 – points – faces Douglas Josue (Kings), JJ Bowers (Thunders), and Andrew Degraff (Dollamur).

Anthony Molina Valdes (New Hope Kings) – $1000 – points – faces Raphael Ferreira (Twisters), Andrew Degraff (Dollamur), and CJ Murdock (Thunders).

Mike John (Team Dollamur) – $950 – 0 points – faces CJ Murdock (Thunders), Douglas Josue (Kings), and Dominic Mejia (Twisters).

Armin Bruni – $925 (Inactive/Free Agent) – Free Agent, might see time if there’s an injury.

Anthony Gojani (New Hope Kings) – $875 – points – INACTIVE

Jonathan Wilson (Tropic Thunders) – $800 – 0 points faces Christos Papadelos (Dollamur), Matt Masch (Twisters), and Douglas Josue (Kings)

Brady Branscum (Dollamur) – $775 – 0 points INACTIVE.

JJ Bowers (Tropic Thunders) – $700 – points faces Landon Elmore (Dollamur), Sergio Ardila (Twisters), and Juan Martinez V (Kings).

Jordan Wirth (Tropic Thunders) $675 – 0 points – INACTIVE.

Robert Blackledge (INACTIVE) – $775 – 0 points INACTIVE.

CJ Murdock (Tropic Thunders) – $575 – 0 points faces Mike John (Dollamur), Mike Wacker (Twisters), and Anthony Molina Valdes (Kings).

Juan Martinez V (New Hope Kings) – $575 – 0 points faces Dominic Mejia (Twisters), Christos Papadelos (Dollamur), JJ Bowers (Thunders).

Spenser Ortiz (Dollamur) – $750 – 0 points INACTIVE.

Noah Guitierrez (INACTIVE) – $725

John Chandler (Tropic Thunders) – $700 – 0 points faces Derek Rayfield (Dollamur), Dominic Mejia (Twisters), Dom Lobo (Kings).

Brady Hylton (INACTIVE) – $650

Nick Sahf (Tropic Thunders) – $500 – 0 points INACTIVE

Andrew Degraff (Team Dollamur) – $ – points –Douglas Josue (Kings), JJ Bowers (Thunders), and Andrew Degraff (Dollamur).

#PGF8 Week 4 Fantasy Analysis

Don’t call it a comeback, Egghead’s been here for years! (literally, I got 2nd place in PGF Season 1 fantasy). We’re up against the wire, so I’ll cut out the preliminary banter. Egghead said it was a long season and he’d win over time. The question is Can you beat Egghead this week? Look for the #BlueBeltsArePeopleToo squad – his fantasy squad name since Season 1. May the odds be ever in your favor!

SUPER PREMIUMS (you’re going to have to offset the expense with budget players)

Kris Olivo (Alabama Twisters) – $1500 – 6 points – faces Dominic Lobo (New Hope Kings), Christos Papadelos (Dollamur), Jonathan Wilson (Tropic Thunders). Olivo finds a way to rack up more breaks against Lobo and Wilson. But Papadelos and Olivo went to a draw in the PGF Team Challenge at the PGF 8 Las Vegas qualifier. It was a fun match but neither was willing to risk themselves too much. Since both are basically assured playoff spots, it’s unlikely they’ll open themselves up too much in this match.

Christos Papadelos (Dollamur) – $1500 – 6 points – faces CJ Murdock (Tropic Thunders), Kristian Olivo (Alabama Twisters), Anthony Gojani (New Hope Kings). Papadelos has been a steady performer. He’s up against some game opponents tonight. His match against Olivo has serious playoff implications, likely in the form of foreshadowing. Papadelos likely finds breaks against Murdock and Gojani. Papadelos and Olivo had a draw in their PGF8 Las Vegas team duel match and we’ll likely see some interesting play, but ultimately a draw in this match as well..

Dominic Mejia (Alabama Twisters) – $1350 – 12 points – faces Anthony Gojani (New Hope Kings), Spenser Ortiz (Dollamur), and Jordan Wirth (Tropic Thunders). Kris Olivo has said he is inevitable…but Mejia putting up 12 points on his first day in the competition might be taking that title. Mejia likely finds a way to the RNC against Ortiz, but it’ll be interesting to see how he navigates the truly unorthodox pair or Gojani and Wirth. Chances are the Dominator finds his way to another 12 point day (or more).

Landon Elmore (Dollamur) – $1300 – 9 points faces Jonathan Wilson (Tropic Thunders), Raphael Ferreira (Alabama Twisters), Juan Martinez v (New Hope Kings). Rafa is a star, but The Big Slime has been making a case to add The Ankle Genie to his nickname collection. Elmore is almost guaranteed to get six points, but could get up to nine (maybe more if he moves quickly).

Jett Thompson (New Hope Kings) – $1050 – 6 points – faces Raphael Ferreira (Alabama Twisters), CJ Murdock (Tropic Thunders), Spenser Ortiz (Dollamur). Jett came to life in Week 3, earning two DQ wins and a kill. Papadelos showed Raphael can be submitted. CJ has been submitted multiple times. Ortiz is a rematch, with Jett getting a DQ win. It’s not going to be easy, but Jett CAN get points against this lineup. With the bunching up of competitors in the standings, Jett MUST get points today if he wants to secure a spot in the playoffs.

Dom Lobo (New Hope Kings) – $1150 – 0 points – faces Kristian Olivo (Alabama Twisters), Jordan Wirth (Tropic Thunders), Derek Rayfield (Dollamur). I know I’ve underestimated Dom before. He’s proved he’s a very tough and skilled competitor. But he’s going against two more experienced rubber guard players and a superstar in Olivo. It’s not a good night to pay extra for Lobo.

Derek Rayfield (Team Dollamur) – $1100 – 6 points – faces JJ Bowers (Tropic Thunders), Sergio Ardila (Alabama Twisters), and Dom Lobo (New Hope Kings). Rayfield, a former young gun himself having competed even at EBI 5 as a 14 year old, has matured into an experienced grappler with a large frame. Looking at his matchups, JJ Bowers has been submitted multiple times this season. Sergio is so experienced and smart – it’ll be hard to score against him. Dom has only been submitted by Raphael Ferreira…but Rayfield and Lobo are both rubber guard players – one has to think the the older, larger version should have the upper hand. Chances are he finds two breaks amongst the three.

Average – (the players who fill your roster almost exactly on budget)

Matt Masch (Alabama Twisters) – $1075 – points – faces Juan Martinez V (New Hope Kings), Michael John (Dollamur), CJ Murdock (Tropic Thunders). Masch might have his best lineup so far of the season. They are all game grapplers, but have all been finished as well. The CJJ Worlds champ, Masch definitely has the skills and has shown the motor in the PGF to put up points.

Raphael Ferreira (Alabama Twisters) – $1050 – 3 points – faces Jett Thompson (New Hope Kings), Landon Elmore (Dollamur), Joseph Bowers (Tropic Thunders). Most likely a break against JJ, but the other two are toss-up matches.

Zack Schneider (Tropic Thunders) – $1000 – points – INACTIVE

Sergio Ardila (Alabama Twisters) – $1000 – 6 points – faces Anthony Molina Valdes (New Hope Kings), Derek Rayfield (Team Dollamur), and John Chandler (Tropic Thunders). Sergio finds a way to do the impossible and RNC Chandler. He’ll likely lose or draw the first two matches and when pushed into a corner, Sergio will find a way in the last block. (it’s a gut feeling, not super high confidence)

Anthony Molina Valdes (New Hope Kings) – $975 – 9 points – faces Sergio Ardila (Alabama Twisters), Jonathan Wilson (Tropic Thunders), and Michael John (Dollamur). HE’S BACK, BABY! Molina Valdes definitely didn’t have the day he wanted in week 3, but he’s going to have a phenomenal showing tonight. Yeah, he’s facing some tough, grimy (see what I did there?) veterans, but he has the leg lock sniper skills to take them all out. Molina Valdes is going to take cement his place in the playoffs this week.

Anthony Gojani (New Hope Kings) – $950 – 3 points – faces Dominic Mejia (Alabama Twisters), JJ Bowers (Tropic Thunders), and Christos Papadelos (New Hope Kings). Mejia took out Gojani with a head and arm triangle at the PGF 8 Massachusetts Qualifier. It’ll be hard for Gojani to get points there. Papadelos is at the top of the rankings for a reason. Bowers seems to be the best opportunity for Gojani to get points, but JJ also wants to get some highlights to get back in the playoff hunt. People have written off Gojani previously, but he’s persevered. It’s not out of the question for him to prove people wrong again.

BUDGET PLAYERS (possible bargains that can help you save money for those premium players)

Armin Bruni – $925 (Inactive/Free Agent) – Free Agent, might see time if there’s an injury.

Mike John (Team Dollamur) – $900 – 0 points – Jordan Wirth (Tropic Thunders), Matt Masch (Alabama Twisters), and Anthony Molina Valdes (Team Dollamur). I could easily see Mike get up to 12 points here, but until we see how his injury has healed, it’s tough to invest in him for fantasy purposes.

Jordan Wirth (Tropic Thunders) $875 – 3 points – faces Mike John (Team Dollamur), Dom Lobo (New Hope Kings), and Dominic Mejia (Alabama Twisters). He’ll find a way to get a break against John or Lobo.

JJ Bowers (Tropic Thunders) – $850 – points faces Derek Rayfield (Team Dollamur), Anthony Gojani (New Hope Kings), Raphael Ferreira (Alabama Twisters)

Jonathan Wilson (Tropic Thunders) – $800 – 0 points faces Landon Elmore (Team Dollamur), Anthony Molina Valdes (New Hope Kings), and Kris Olivo (Alabama Twisters). He faces three of the top four competitors this week. Don’t count on points.

PENNY STOCKS (NOT LIKELY TO MAKE YOU MUCH, BUT IF YOU HAVE MONEY LEFT IN YOUR POCKET…)

Brady Branscum (Dollamur) – $775 – 0 points INACTIVE.

Robert Blackledge (INACTIVE) – $775 – 0 points INACTIVE.

CJ Murdock (Tropic Thunders) – $750 – 0 points faces Christos Papadelos (Dollamur), Jett Thompson (New Hope Kings), Matthew Masch (Alabama Twisters). That’s a tough row to hoe. CJ will put on a show, but you can’t count on points here.

Juan Martinez V (New Hope Kings) – $750 – 0 points faces Matthew Masch (Alabama Twisters), John Chandler (Tropic Thunders), Landon Elmore (Dollamur).

Spenser Ortiz (Dollamur) – $750 – 0 points faces John Chandler (Tropic Thunders), Dominic Mejia (Alabama Twisters), and Jett Thompson (New Hope Kings). He’s had some fun matches, but not a great chance at points here.

Noah Guitierrez (INACTIVE) – $725

Brady Hylton (INACTIVE) – $650

John Chandler (Tropic Thunders) – $675 – 0 points faces Spenser Ortiz (Dollamur), Juan Martinez v (New Hope Kings), Sergio Ardila (Alabama Twisters)

Nick Sahf (Tropic Thunders) – $500 – 0 points INACTIVE

#PGF8 THE BUBBLE COMETH!!!

Oh snap! It’s time for week 4 of PGF Season 8. Everything is getting REALER THAN REAL!!! Team Dollamur is holding the wolves at bay, but the new super team on the block, the Alabama Twisters will have something to say about that. Plus, now the New Hope Kings who have stayed in the conversation without points from their marquee player Jett Thompson, now are looking to hit on all cylinders. Whew! It’s a real game now for the team championship. But let’s transition to the individual standings…where the bubble is the name of the game!!!

Christos Papadelos and Landon Elmore, the two original Kings Way PGF 8 competitors, hold the top two spots. Their teammate and Massachusetts Qualifier winner (I’m going to buy an Mass. map for BMAC), the Dominator, newly entering the fray, has already made himself a playoff possibility after only one day in the league. Kris Olivo has proven he was as advertised: not only the most interesting man in the PGF, but a stone-cold killer, or at least breaker as he has the longest break streak short of the Elbow Genie, Jonathan Roberts, himself.

But we still have 40% of the season left, thanks to the new five-week season. No one has ever been “ruled out” of playoff contention until the first block of the final day traditionally. We’ll have to see if the elongated season changes that stat. We might have the best season ever of the PGF on our hands. We have a roster of hungry, dedicated, killer competitors. We’ve always had a crew and staff that had the passion – and now that passion and dedication is being rewarded. YOU ARE SEEING PEAK JIU JITSU – or at least competitors using their jiu jitsu in a game designed to optimize the fan experience. I’ve gone on way too long for the intro, but it’s because the passion and love of the PGF is going wild right now.

As you can see from the graphic, six to eight competitors are arguably on the bubble. Sure, Anthony Molina Valdes and Dom Lobo have the best shot of the group, but they are only four and three points, respectively, ahead of the logjam that is the four-way tie for the last spot into the playoffs. But since Egghead is already behind, let’s focus on the 6-12 spots on the list. Who are they facing? What are their chances on making the playoff? Honestly, we’re just going to look at Week 4, since we’ve already seen how the matches can change so much with an injury or two to the roster.

Jett Thompson (New Hope Kings) – faces Raphael Ferreira (Alabama Twisters), CJ Murdock (Tropic Thunders), Spenser Ortiz (Dollamur). Jett came to life in Week 3, earning two DQ wins and a kill. Papadelos showed Raphael can be submitted. CJ has been submitted multiple times. Ortiz is a rematch, with Jett getting a DQ win. It’s not going to be easy, but Jett CAN get points against this lineup. With the bunching up of competitors in the standings, Jett MUST get points today if he wants to secure a spot in the playoffs.

Derek Rayfield (Team Dollamur) –faces JJ Bowers (Tropic Thunders), Sergio Ardila (Alabama Twisters), and Dom Lobo (New Hope Kings). Rayfield, a former young gun himself having competed even at EBI 5 as a 14 year old, has matured into an experienced grappler with a large frame. Looking at his matchups, JJ Bowers has been submitted multiple times this season. Sergio is so experienced and smart – it’ll be hard to score against him. Dom has only been submitted by Raphael Ferreira…but Rayfield and Lobo are both rubber guard players – one has to think the the older, larger version should have the upper hand.

Matt Masch (Alabama Twisters) – faces Juan Martinez V (New Hope Kings), Michael John (Dollamur), CJ Murdock (Tropic Thunders). Masch might have his best lineup so far of the season. They are all game grapplers, but have all been finished as well. The CJJ Worlds champ, Masch definitely has the skills and has shown the motor in the PGF to put up points.

Dominic Mejia (Alabama Twisters) – faces Anthony Gojani (New Hope Kings), Spenser Ortiz (Dollamur), and Jordan Wirth (Tropic Thunders). Kris Olivo has said he is inevitable…but Mejia putting up 12 points on his first day in the competition might be taking that title. Mejia likely finds a way to the RNC against Ortiz, but it’ll be interesting to see how he navigates the truly unorthodox pair or Gojani and Wirth. Chances are the Dominator finds his way to another 12 point day (or more).

Raphael Ferreira (Alabama Twisters) – faces Jett Thompson (New Hope Kings), Landon Elmore (Dollamur), Joseph Bowers (Tropic Thunders). Rafa faces the two highest draft picks in Jett and JJ and The Big Slime Landon Elmore who is trying to make a case for being named the Ankle Genie. Rafa is must-see TB and could very well end up with three subs here. Regardless of the outcome, everyone knows these matches will be FIRE!

Anthony Gojani (New Hope Kings) – faces Dominic Mejia (Alabama Twisters), JJ Bowers (Tropic Thunders), and Christos Papadelos (New Hope Kings). Mejia took out Gojani with a head and arm triangle at the PGF 8 Massachusetts Qualifier. It’ll be hard for Gojani to get points there. Papadelos is at the top of the rankings for a reason. Bowers seems to be the best opportunity for Gojani to get points, but JJ also wants to get some highlights to get back in the playoff hunt. People have written off Gojani previously, but he’s persevered. It’s not out of the question for him to prove people wrong again.

Zack Schneider (Tropic Thunders) – INACTIVE – Zack not having the opportunity to compete has to be tough. Schneider launched himself to the top of the leader board in Week 1 with a Kill. Now, since the pack will have a chance to leave him behind, he’ll have to plan on probably two kills to catch up. It can be done as the Dominator showed in Week 3, but it’s a tall order.

There you have it – these players are going to have some proverbial knife fights going on to ensure they get to make the playoff tournament on September 10th. Check in tonight at 4pm Pacific and 7pm Eastern to catch the fight for the playoffs FREE and LIVE on YouTube.

And check back to this blog for my inevitable (and sadly often last-minute) full fantasy projections for tonight.

Egghead. Out.

#PGF8 Week 3 Recap

The Rich get Richer! Free agency truly hits the PGF! Players delivering on their known potential! Week three was a wild ride and one of the best nights of jiu jitsu in PGF history. Let’s do a quick recap of the big storylines.

The Rich Get Richer

Team Dollamur’s Christos Papadelos and “The Big Slime” Landon Elmore and the Alabama Twister’s Kris Olivo are first, second, and third place players in the PGF, respectively. Kris Olivo currently has a six match leg lock streak going. His leg locks and takedowns have earned him multiple money bags and wowed the audience. “The Big Slime” Landon Elmore had his own six-match streak broken in block 3 of week 3, but he was still able to secure two leg locks on day three including one within the minute for the Elbow Genie bonus point. Christos found his way to two additional break during week 3, including a very nice knee bar on fellow PGF Season 8 star Raphael Ferreira. These three have put a seven point gap between them and the nearest player. Luckily for them real-life teammates Papadelos and Elmore won’t have to face each other since they are both on Team Dollamur. Olivo will face Papadelos during Week 4 and Elmore, Week 5. Those two matches will undoubtedly have playoff implications. We still have 40% of the season left, but it’s fairly safe to say these three gentlemen will see the post-season playoff tournament.

Free Agency In Full Force in the PGF

The DOMINATOR, Dominic Mejia won his way into the PGF 8 Season at the Massachusetts Qualifier. Seriously, there’s a lot of area in Mass. that isn’t Boston. I lived in the Back Bay, Brookline, and Cleveland Circle neighborhoods of Boston in grad school – that qualifier did not take place in Boston…but I digress. The Dominator didn’t stop to debate the name of the qualifier he won; he just hopped into PGF Week 3 as a replacement for Jordan Wirth on the Alabama Twisters and immediately got TWO KILLS! He’s tied with Dom Lobo for most kills in the season and The Dominator has only played one night! The Dominator got those kills against very game veterans in CJ Murdock and Anthony Molina Valdes. Mejia rocketed up from 0 points to Tied for 8th place (on the playoff bubble) in only one night’s work! Yeah, I’ve used a lot of exclamation points, but the Dominator is a FORCE OF NATURE! The Twisters also bagged phenomenal national level competition black belt Sergio Ardila (older brother of PGF 7 standout Paul Ardila). Sergio immediately got a Break to add to the Twister’s 15-point Block 1 on the night. While Sergio didn’t put any more points on the board, he served as a blocker, limiting top draft pick Jett Thompson to two points (DQ’d for stalling which really was because he couldn’t escape Jett’s back triangle back control) and taking second-ranked Landon Elmore to a draw. Going forward the Alabama Twisters seem to have assembled a super team.

But the reigning super-team will have something to say about the Twisters’ chance at the team title. While the Twisters at one point pulled into a tie with Team Dollamur, the Dollamur team found a way to rally and ended up eight points ahead of the Twisters, leading 65-57 at the end of Week 3. Part of that rally was their own free agents Spenser Ortiz and Derek Rayfield. Ortiz had come in for blocks 2 and 3 of Week 2, immediately putting points on the board in the form of a Break for Dollamur. While he didn’t add any points in Week 3, he limited his opponents, including two of the best on the roster, to five points. Derek Rayfield also added a Break to the Dollamur totals in Week 2. But he picked it up a notch in Week 3, with two breaks including a sick Dead Orchard submission within a minute to get the Elbow Genie bonus point. In his final match, he cancelled out the Dominator, taking him to a draw and keeping him from putting another six points on the board for the Twisters.

As it stands, two two biggest beneficiaries of the PGF Season 8 free agency are the Twisters and Team Dollamur. They’ve added three big name players and one player with tons of upside. Whether you’re a Twisters fan or a Team Dollamur fan, you have to be happy with free agency so far in PGF Season 8.

Players Delivering on their Potential

After his heel comeuppance in the final week of PGF Season 2, many PGF fans started to root for Anthony Gojani (if they hadn’t before). The Bullpen’s Raf Esparza said it essentially had the effect of giving him a babyface turn. Gojani said Week 2 had waken him up a bit. Gojani had some big moments in Week 3. While he did lose to Landon Elmore by leg lock (almost all Elmore’s opponents have), Gojani showed some great jiu jitsu in that match. In his next match, Gojani showed his unorthodox jiu jitsu finding a crazy back take against CJJ World Champion Matt Masch. He eventually got the KILL against Masch with a RNC that made Masch wobble a bit afterwards. Gojani really proved he belonged on the PGF with that win. Gojani once again found his way to the back in his next match, this time against John Chandler. In Chandler, Gojani ran into another competitor finding his place in the PGF. Giving up points in five of his six matches leading into Week 3, the equation seemed to be sound – go for Chandler’s legs and you’ll score. But in Week 3, Chandler fulfilled his potential as a stopper for the Thunders. While he didn’t put any points on the board himself, he stopped his opponents from putting any points on the board against his team. Chandler’s confidence grew 1000% between week 2 and week 3, which he credited to veteran teammate CJ Murdock working with him on drills all week long.

No one had a better fulfilled potential story than Jett Thompson in PGF 8 Week 3. In the last block of Week 2, Jett was set to face an opponent who had given up submissions in every match up until that point. That opponent had to go on the injured reserve list before the match and no free agents were available at the time, leading to a forfeit. While the forfeit netted Jett two points, it wasn’t the submission he wanted. In PGF 8 Week 3, Jett faced two tough opponents in his first two blocks in free agent pickups Spenser Ortiz and Sergio Ardila. While Jett was able to take both opponents’ backs, he was unable to finish a submission. Nevertheless, Jett was able to hold both with his body-triangle back control enough that both received three stalling penalties leading to DQ wins for Jett. The DQ’s got Jett four points in those first two blocks. In his final match, Jett faced another free agent pickup in the form of Jonathan “Officer Grimy” Wilson. Jett pulled Wilson into his full guard locking in a body triangle from the guard, then pulled off a Anthony Gojani-esque back take. Somehow, Jett found his way to Wilson’s back and put the big squeeze on him. Jett got the RNC kill and missed the Elbow Genie point by just eight seconds. Jett’s 10 points in PGF 8 Week 3 rocketed him up to sixth place. Jett still has plenty of tough competition to face but now that he’s in the playoff hunt again, the mounting pressure has reduced to normal levels. In the next two weeks, Jett’s promise as the number one draft pick this season very well might come to full fruition.

Be sure to check out Week 2 of the PGF live and free on the PGF World Youtube Channel this upcoming Wednesday, August 13 2025, at 4 p.m. Pacific time (7 p.m. Eastern). And check back on this blog for Egghead’s fantasy predictions for week 2 (forthcoming this weekend). Also, tune into the PGF World Youtube Channel this Sunday at 4p.m. Pacific to hear from the PGF Insiders as they discuss the PGF and talk to guests. The Insiders always have a lot of fun and love interacting with fans through the chat.

BTW, if you’re looking to get some new jiu jitsu gear, PGF World Season 6 Team Champions XMARTIAL has some great gear. I wrote a review of my XMartial shorts and rash guard HERE. If you use the coupon code “EGGHEAD,” you will get 15% off your order (and you’ll help me out a bit). XMARTIAL has some really fun rash guards and everyone I know loves their shorts. So check them out.

Be sure to head to https://fantasy.pgf.world/ to play PGF Fantasy. You set your rosters weekly so even if you haven’t started yet, you can try to win the week. Things can change greatly. Last week everyone was trashing Egghead for having a squad ranking in the 100s, but now he’s ranked 4th. Hop into the fantasy game and see if you can beat the 20lb brain.

Thanks for stopping by and supporting the PGF. Egghead out.

#PGF8 Week 3 Fantasy Projections

By the end of Week 3, we will be more than halfway through the season. With 60% done, it’ll be harder for those outside the playoff hunt to make it into the top eight. Still, with a hypothetical 21-point day (a kill in less than one minute for each of their three matches) possible, no player has ever been eliminated from the playoffs until the final day of the season. With your PGF 8 point leader, Christos Papadelos, only having 20 points, any competitor could hypothetically go from literal zero to hero if they had a perfect day and the top competitors didn’t add any points.

All this said, it seems like the free agent situation is truly shaping this season. Team Dollamur augmented their squads with Derek Rayfield and Spenser Ortiz in Week 2, both of whom added submissions to their team’s point totals. These free agent adds helped Team Dollamur rocket to the top of the standings with a fair lead.

Now, the Alabamma Twisters who came raging on to the PGF scene have suffered two setbacks to their roster. But they’ve picked up top-prospect free agents in Sergio Ardila and Dominic Mejia. The Twisters now have a lineup of Raphael Ferreira, Matt Masch, Kris Olivo, Sergio Ardila, and Dominic Mejia – seriously, these five could have been the top picks of the draft themselves. The Twisters have backed into a super team. That said, the Editorial Board at Eggheadwarrior.com would normally stand on folks’ desks until they picked up Ardila and Mejia since they are both going for a bargain $900 a piece (you get a discount since it’s their first week and they won’t be this low again), but both seem to be facing very serious lineups. They’re both likely very rosterable, but not the no-brainer locks they might normally be. With their budget prices, they’re worth a risk despite their opponents this week.

Another big factor this week is the concept of regression to the mean. Basically, this concept helps explain the Madden curse. Players are chosen for the cover of the Madden football video game because they’ve had a breakout season. Well, when a player overperforms, they will generally regress to the mean (or their average) eventually. So, those players picked for the Madden cover, more often than not, underperform compared to their breakout seasons that got them that cover. It’s not a curse, rather, it’s just probabilities and stats. Week 3 of PGF Season 8 could have some clear examples of regressing to the mean (whether that be having more or less points than the player did the first two weeks). We’ll address this phenomenon more below.

SUPER PREMIUMS (you’re going to have to offset the expense with budget players)

Christos Papadelos (Dollamur) – $1350 – 3 points faces Anthony Molina Valdes (New Hope Kings), Nick Sahf (Tropic Thunders) (BREAK), Raphael Ferreira (Alabama Twisters). Christos is riding high. His knowledge and brains applied to his skill have paid off for fantasy managers who have put him on their roster. It’s more likely that he gets one submission this week, Christos had a great week 2, putting him atop the leader board. Now that he’s facing top competition, he’s likely to regress to the mean with one submission. He has the potential to get breaks in all three matches, but the probabilities would say only one. Papadelos in that #1 spot has the target now on his back – and points don’t come easy for the guy with the target on his back.

Kris Olivo (Alabama Twisters) – $1350 – 6 points faces JJ Bowers (Tropic Thunders)(DRAW), Juan Martinez v (New Hope Kings)(BREAK), Spenser Ortiz (Dollamur)(BREAK). The most interesting man of the PGF batted 1,000 last week with three breaks. Olivo is one of the biggest and most skilled grapplers of the season. Olivo could also regress to the mean and only get 3 points, but he finds a way to get 2/3 today.

Dom Lobo (New Hope Kings) – $1200 – 6 points faces Brady Branscum (Dollamur), Raphael Ferreira (Alabama Twisters), CJ Murdock (Tropic Thunders). Ok, he either gets a KILL against Branscum or a break against him and CJ. Egghead needs to stop underestimating Lobo. He’s a premium price now, but seems to be proving he deserves the higher price tag. The problem is he’s such a nice, unassuming young man when not on the mats. But fantasy managers need to look at his determined face when he’s facing an opponent to know he means business.

Anthony Molina Valdes (New Hope Kings) – $1175 – 3 points faces Matthew Masch (Alabama Twisters)(BREAK), Christos Papadelos (Dollamur)(DRAW), Dominic Mejia (Alabama Twisters)(DRAW). In week 2 Molina Valdes was leg locked by a Kings Way student; now he faces two Kings Way teammates and a Combat Jiu Jitsu World champion. While Molina Valdes has found his way to multiple Elbow Genie points in the first two weeks, Week 3 is likely going to be a long day at the office for Molina Valdes. He’s probably not worth the premium price considering this murderer’s row of opponents.

Zack Schneider (Tropic Thunders) – $1150 – 0 points faces Matthew Masch (Alabama Twisters), Derek Rayfield (Dollamur), Jett Thompson (New Hope Kings). Schneider is undersized compared to all three of his opponents. They all propose different challenges for any opponent. This week, we find out if Day 1 was an aberration or if Schneider is going to make a run for the playoffs. We’re all big fans and want to cheer for the veteran family man; however, with his performances thus far, he’s not worth the premium price tag.

Mike John (Alabama Twisters) – $1125 (INACTIVE) – If you put an inactive player on your roster, you deserve ridicule.

Landon Elmore (Dollamur) – $1100 – 6 points faces Anthony Gojani (New Hope Kings)(BREAK), CJ Murdock (Tropic Thunders)(BREAK), Sergio Ardila (Alabama Twisters)(DRAW). Elmore had a breakout day in Week 2, garnering three submissions and two money bags. He’s a dangerous leg locker. Elmore will likely get Gojani, will have a tougher time with CJ, but will not get Ardila. Ardila was a black belt when Elmore was 8 years old; that’s just too much seasoning to get leg locked by someone who can’t get into the after party.

Average – (the players who fill your roster almost exactly on budget)

Matt Masch (Alabama Twisters) – $1075 – 9 pionts faces Zack Schneider (Tropic Thunders)(BREAK), Anthony Gojani (New Hope Kings)(BREAK), Brady Branscum (Dollamur)(BREAK). Masch hasn’t had his breakout day yet, but it comes today. The CJJ Worlds champ will find a way to get three submissions and find his way near the top of the leader board.

Raphael Ferreira (Alabama Twisters) – $1075 – 6 points faces John Chandler (Tropic Thunders)(BREAK), Dominic Lobo (New Hope Kings)(BREAK), Christos Papadelos (Dollamur)(DRAW). The break against Chandler is almost guaranteed as long as Rafa doesn’t get lulled into the trap of trying to get a RNC on Chandler (sorry, John). A sub against Lobo is a harder feat, but Rafa needs to have a big day if he wants to make a run at the playoffs. Papadelos v Rafa could easily be a preview of the playoffs. Whoever wins that match has a real argument for PGF Season 8 super star status.

Jett Thompson (New Hope Kings) – $1050 – 6 points faces Spenser Ortiz (Dollamur)(BREAK), Sergio Ardila (Alabama Twisters)(*shrugs shoulders*), Zack Schneider (Tropic Thunders)(BREAK). Jett has to be feeling a sense of urgency. He only has 3 points with 40% of the season complete. It’s hard having the biggest target on your back for being the top pick, but now that the King’s Way duo and Rafa have taken more of the spotlight, Jett could go back to his subbing ways. His opponents won’t make it easy, but you have to roster Jett at a price of only $1050.

JJ Bowers (Tropic Thunders) – $975 – 6 points faces Kristian Olivo (Alabama Twisters)(DRAW), Brady Branscum (Dollamur)(KILL), Anthony Molina Valdes (New Hope Kings)(DRAW). JJ has to have the match against Branscum circled, expecting to get points. That stylistic matchup should play into JJ’s front headlock game and he can take out the best competitors with his anaconda. In his other two matches, JJ faces two of the best leg lockers in the season. He might be able to grip it and rip it if he can get a hold of them, but it’s not a high percentage shot.

Derek Rayfield (Dollamur) – $950 – 6 points – Juan Martinez V (Kings)(BREAK), Zach Schneider (Thunders)(BREAK), Dominic Mejia (Twisters)(DRAW/LOSS). Rayfield presents an interesting problem for competitors: his size and his flexibility. He finds unorthodox plays and often finds a way to make them end in submissions. He’s a solid play this week.

BUDGET PLAYERS (possible bargains that can help you save money for those premium players)

Spenser Ortiz (Dollamur) – $925 – 3 points faces Jett Thompson (New Hope Kings)(DRAW/LOSS), John Chandler (Tropic Thunders)(BREAK), Kristian Olivo (Alabama Twisters)(DRAW/LOSS). Ortiz came off the free agent waiver wire and got a submission for his team in his first week. He also showed some great wrestling/jiu jitsu, taking Rafa’s back with a nice arm drag/switch when Rafa raced after him. If Ortiz has a solid leg lock game, he’ll likely get a sub against Chandler. His other two matches are not great matchups for him.

Armin Bruni – $925 (Inactive/Free Agent) – Inactive, might see time if there’s an injury.

CJ Murdock (Tropic Thunders) – $900 – 0 points faces Dominic Mejia (Alabama Twisters), Landon Elmore (Dollamur), Dominic Lobo (New Hope Kings). CJ has a great gritty style which got the admiration of Coach Drysdale in Week 2. It’ll be interesting to see how he navigates Lobo’s guard. But one has to think the two Kings Way teammates have the upper hand in their matches against CJ.

Sergio Ardila (Alabama Twisters) – $900 – 3 points faces Nick Sahf (Tropic Thunders)(BREAK), Jett Thompson (New Hope Kings)(DRAW/LOSS), Landon Elmore (Dollamur)(DRAW/LOSS). Honestly, I think Sergio will out perform this projection. As an all-American wrestler and super experienced black belt competitor, he’s going to be a problem for every competitor. At the same time, it usually takes competitors some time to adjust to the PGF. This lineup of opponents doesn’t give Sergio any adjustment time. Still, at this price, he’s worth considering for a roster spot.

Dominic Mejia (Alabama Twisters) – $900 – 6 points faces CJ Murdock (Tropic Thunders), Anthony Molina Valdes (New Hope Kings), Derek Rayfield (Dollamur). Don’t ask me how he’s going to do it, but Mejia will put points on the board. Your PGF Season 8 Massachusetts Qualifier winner (seriously it was located at least 95 minutes away from Boston) has had a lot of success lately, including a great submission at AIGA which kept him out of the PGF for the first two weeks. At this price, put him on your roster.

PENNY STOCKS (NOT LIKELY TO MAKE YOU MUCH, BUT IF YOU HAVE MONEY LEFT IN YOUR POCKET…)

Jordan Wirth (INACTIVE) $875 – on the IR for the Twisters.

Anthony Gojani (New Hope Kings) – $850 – 3 points faces Landon Elmore (Dollamur)(DRAW/LOSS), Matthew Masch (Alabama Twisters)(DRAW/LOSS), John Chandler (Tropic Thunders)(BREAK). Gojani will finish the day on an up note but faces two killers in the first two blocks.

Juan Martinez (New Hope Kings) – $850 – 0 points faces Derek Rayfield (Dollamur), Kristian Olivo (Alabama Twisters), Nick Sahf (Tropic Thunders). Juan is a fan favorite of long-time PGF fans. He’s improved greatly since he was on Season 4. But his improvements haven’t led to meaningful points. PGF fans want to see Juan put points on the board, but fantasy managers can’t bank on it right now.

Robert Blackledge (INACTIVE) – $775

Noah Guitierrez (INACTIVE) – $725

Brady Branscum (Dollamur) – $700 – 0 points faces Dominic Lobo (New Hope Kings), JJ Bowers (Tropic Thunders), Matthew Masch (Alabama Twisters). Thus far, Branscum’s wrestling-heavy style hasn’t led to submissions at the PGF. He’s a bargain price and might be worth it for the Team Dollamur block points.

Nick Sahf (Tropic Thunders) – $700 – 0 points faces Sergio Ardila (Alabama Twisters), Christos Papadelos (Dollamur), Juan Martinez V (New Hope Kings). At this price, Sahf could be a great option to help you afford some premium players. He also has an outside chance at submitting Juan (and could sneak up against his other opponents). He’s the epitome of a penny stock this week – if you have the money, he’s likely your best shot for a budget player with upside potential.

John Chandler (Tropic Thunders) – $675 – 0 points faces Raphael Ferreira (Alabama Twisters), Spenser Ortiz (Dollamur), Anthony Gojani (New Hope Kings). Until Chandler can defend leg locks, every competitor will spam him with them.

Brady Hylton (INACTIVE) – $650

There you have it. Sorry for getting this out this morning; I prefer to publish the fantasy article at least by Tuesday night. Hopefully these thoughts help you evaluate or organize your projections/thoughts for picking your own team. See you in Vegas, Egghead’s about to board his flight. Remember, you have to pick a new roster each week. And if your fans haven’t jumped in yet, they can always hop in and try to win the day and the rest of the season. Tune in tonight at 4pm Pacific on the PGF World Youtube channel.

Egghead out.

#PGF8 Week 2 Recap

PGF Season 8 is beginning to be a story of the haves and have nots. During the first week, 13 competitors got submissions; this week; only 11. One team has started to pull away from the pack. And a group of top grapplers have likewise started to pull away from the pack in the individual rankings.

THE TEAMS

At the end of week 1, only two points separated the first and second team. And only four points separated the first and last place teams. Now, after a dominant third block from Team Dollamur with 13 points, they are beginning to start pulling away. This might be like Season 7’s New Hope Regeneration team – they had a 16 point block 2 of Day 2. That block began their path to the championship. Similarly, this last block today might have signaled the beginning of Team Dollamur’s march towards the championship. Team Dollamur has 42 points. The Kings are still in striking distance with 35 points. The The Twisters aren’t out of the mix, sitting at 27 points. The Thunders are trending towards irrelevancy if they can’t string together a number of submissions next week. But the injury bug has definitely hit PGF Season 8. Egghead has asked many competitors and commentators if they think that having the week between competition would lead to less injuries or more injuries. Egghead’s hypothesis was that since competitors knew they had a week to recover from any “pops” they endured, the competitors would treat PGF competition more like a one-day tournament where they let pops happen. Whether that’s explicitly in the minds of the competitors, we’re seeing tons of injuries. In week 1, we say Armin Bruni and Mike John go down to injury. Robert Blackledge had a family emergency and has the right priorities in his life so he’s out as well (best wishes Robert to you and your family). So we had three free agents come in and take their places in the form of Nick Sahf, Derek Rayfield, and Spenser Ortiz.

Sahf is a PGF Season 4 veteran and a 10th Planet Decatur student/instructor. He’s been around the PGF for quite some time. He’s been itching to get in on the action that some dubbed him the “Final Destination” competitor…hoping for anything to take out a regular roster member so he could get his shot. While Sahf didn’t score any points in PGF Week 2, he gave us one of the best, if not the best, PGF match in the 8-season history. Sahf v. Raphael Ferreira was NON-STOP ACTION!!! Seriously, it ended up a draw, but it was beautiful. If this was Boondock Saints, we’d have Willem Dafoe shooting into the air exclaiming “IT WAS A FIREFIGHT!” Honestly, Rafa already established himself as the”Must-See TV” of PGF8, but Sahf gave him the perfect dance partner to put on a match for the ages. Sahf will get his points, no doubt, but not in Week 2. Now Derek Rayfield and Spenser Ortiz both came in for Team Dollamur players. Rayfield has been on the big stage since he competed at EBI 5 as a 14-year-old. He has multiple 10th Planet Qualifier wins and maybe more Combat Jiu Jitsu experience than any other competitor. Honestly, if he’d been in the PGF 8 draft, he might have fetched a pretty penny. Rayfield came in and gave some great performances, but more importantly for Team Dollamur, he got a submission to add to their team total. Spenser Ortiz was more of a mystery. Quick research told us he was a 10th Planet Las Vegas member like Rayfield. Ortiz is quite the wrestler, with titles in high school. But PGF fans saw that Ortiz can combine his wrestling pedigree with his jiu jitsu to be very dangerous. Just like Rayfield, he put a submission on the board for Team Dollamur. Ortiz also used a standing switch when Rafa was running at him to take Rafa’s back and possibly put Rafa in his most dangerous spot yet. These free agents and their scoring ways harken back to PGF Season 6 where Dane Leak came in for Team X Martial and got a KILL to help them seal the deal in their champoinship quest. Rayfield and Ortiz seem like they might be the type of players, like Leak, who can positively contribute to their teams.

But wait, there’s more! In PGF Season 8 Week 2, we saw more injuries. Brady Hylton and Jordan Wirth from the Alabama Twisters had to be put on the injured reserve (IR) list. At first the Twisters brought out Noah Guitierrez, but Landon Elmore hit him with an Aoki lock so rough that it broke him (Egghead guesses a possible spiral fracture, but nothing solid has been reported. Spiral fractures are common with child abuse and DV situation from the often rotational force applied to limbs…don’t ask how Egghead knows about these things.). Regardless, the Twisters had to forfeit two matches in the last block, giving two points to their opponents. Hylton and Wirth, per the PGF IR/free agent policy, must now sit out at least three matches from the time they were put on the IR. However, the Twisters might have failed forward into an upgrade. The Twisters have officially picked up Dominic Mejia (PGF 8 Massachusetts qualifier winner – seriuosly, it was more than 1.5 hours outside Boston, it’s not the Boston qualifier. Egghead has lived in Boston – it was not in Boston.). Dom is a ADCC trials silver medalist and at least 4X ADCC open champion. He’s DANGEROUS. Plus, the Twisters have now backed into retaining counsel….of course we’re talking about NCWA all-american wrestler in college, black belt in jiu jitsu, and millionaire lawyer, Sergio Ardila. Sergio had other commitments that kept him from weeks 1-2, but he’s cleared hot for the remaining PGF schedule. Those who know jiu jitsu know that the Twisters just became possible favorites to win the Team Championship. Sure, they’re down, but they just picked up two top tier talents. Egghead loves Wirth’s style and loves Hylton’s resilience, but the Twisters just grabbed two blue-chip draft picks off the waiver wire. Team Dollamur has been showing out, but they need to get ready for the Twisters to wreck the current standings!

THE STARS

THE BIG SLIME LANDON ELMORE!!! Three submissions, including one against Anthony Molina Valdes, and one with an Elbow Genie point for being in less than one minute. He’s dangerous. The baby purple belt made a real statement today and garnered money bags for his effort. He went for $1600 in the draft which many of us thought was a real steal. Now, he’s proving he might have been the steal of the draft (tip of the cap to Dom Lobo and how he’s been performing as Mr. Irrelevant who went for the league minimun). Egghead sees a lot more submissions and Pokemon cards in his future.

Christos Papadelos – one break and one kill helped Papadelos propel himself to first place overall. He told all the coaches he had the most experience with the PGF ruleset. He said so many things, talking like a Senator during a filibuster. But whatever he said, he’s backing it up in spades. Papadelos faces Anthony Molina Valdes and Raphael Ferreira during week 3. Next week, Christos will have the chance to prove he truly is the number one competitor in PGF Season 8.

Kris Olivo– We all thought he would have some issues the first week of competition due to his weight cut. Olivo still got a sub the first week, but admitted he was probably operating at 60%. Well, he batted 1000 today, with three submissions. More enjoyable was probably his win over his foil Anthony Gojani. Olivo is hitting on all cylinders and will definitely be in the playoffs this season.

So much more could be said for PGF Season 8 week 2, but we have to move on, looking forward to PGF 8 week 3. If you have any thoughts or ideas on PGF coverage that you’d like Egghead to think about or to possibly shout out during PGF 8 Week 3, hit him up at egghead@eggheadwarrior.com.

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#PGF8 Fantasy Week 2 Projections

Sorry folks, I promised noon, but it is passed that time. I had some issues with my helpers then I was sent on a mission from God…actually the Commish just needed me so we could figure out how to have the PGF website have the individual standings updated real time. Oh, he also added real-time team points as well.

But you’re here for some fantasy analysis, so let’s get to it…

SUPER PREMIUMS (you’re going to have to offset the expense with budget players)

Kris Olivo (Alabama Twisters) – $1225 – John Chandler (Tropic Thunders) (BREAK), Brady Branscum (Dollamur) (BREAK), Anthony Gojani (New Hope Kings)(BREAK) – 9 Points. Olivo said he was at best 60% last week. Well, it’s probably because he cut so much weight. He’s had a week to recuperate and we should see a 100% Olivo. He’s facing some of the lower draft picks – it’s his time to put up some numbers.

Raphael Ferreira (Alabama Twisters) – $1200 faces Nick Sahf (Tropic Thunders)(BREAK), Spenser Ortiz (Dollamur)(BREAK), Juan Martinez v (New Hope Kings)(BREAK) – 9 points. Rafa is on a roll and he’s not stopping. He’ll probably score at least one more money bag as well.

Jett Thompson (New Hope Kings) – $1175 faces Christos Papadelos (Dollamur)(DRAW), Joseph Bowers (Tropic Thunders)(BREAK), Brady Hylton (Alabama Twisters)(KILL) – 9 points.

Zack Schneider (Tropic Thunders) – $1150 faces Brady Hylton (Alabama Twisters)(KILL), Dominic Lobo (New Hope Kings)(KILL), Brady Branscum (Dollamur)(KILL) – 18 points. Okay, if you saw the Behind the Scenes interaction between Zack and his daughter, you have to cheer for him (the backflip in week one helps as well). Schneider is a cagey vet who definitely knows how to take folks’ backs and choke them out. He’s likely to do it three times today.

Mike John (Dollamur) – $1125 (OUT/IR) faces Dominic Lobo (New Hope Kings), Raphael Ferreira (Alabama Twisters), CJ Murdock (Tropic Thunders). He’s injured.

Anthony Molina Valdes (New Hope Kings) – $1100 faces Landon Elmore (Dollamur)(DRAW), John Chandler (Tropic Thunders)(BREAK), Matthew Masch (Alabama Twisters)(BREAK) – 7 points. Elmore and Molina Valdes are two of the best leg lockers this season. It will be a fun shootout that could go either way, so it’s a draw for planning purposes. Masch might get the sub, but Molina Valdes is very hot right now so he gets the nod.

Christos Papadelos (Dollamur) – $1100 faces Jett Thompson (New Hope Kings)(DRAW), Jordan Wirth (Alabama Twisters)(BREAK), John Chandler (Tropic Thunders)(BREAK) – 6 points. Christos is showing why he went for so much at the draft. Expect to see multiple submissions from him every week this season. He actually has a fair chance to get one on Jett, but since his teammate Davis Asare couldn’t seal the deal, we’ll call it a draw.

Average – (the players who fill your roster almost exactly on budget)

JJ Bowers (Tropic Thunders) – $1050 faces Matthew Masch (Alabama Twisters)(LOSS), Jett Thompson (New Hope Kings)(LOSS), Derek Rayfield (Dollamur)(LOSS) – 0 points. I’m a huge fan of JJ, but this is a murderer’s row of opponents. He might not lose all of these matches, but it’s unlikely he’ll be putting up any points this week.

Matt Masch (Alabama Twisters) – $1025 faces JJ Bowers (Tropic Thunders)(BREAK), Derek Rayfield (Dollamur)(BREAK), Anthony Molina Valdes (New Hope Kings)(LOSS). Masch got JJ with an aoki lock at CJJ Worlds, so he’ll probably go back to the well. Rayfield has a lot of experience at CJJ Worlds, but Masch is the current champ.

Jordan Wirth (Alabama Twisters) – $950 faces CJ Murdock (Tropic Thunders)(KILL), Christos Papadelos (Dollamur)(LOSS), Dominic Lobo (New Hope Kings)(KILL) – 12 points. CJ got the win at the Vegas qualifier and Wirth really wants to get that back. I think he pulls out something funky. Wirth just has more time with the unorthodox stuff, including the rubber guard than Lobo does. I think the elder rubber guardian gets the win (hahaha, I said rubber guardian).

CJ Murdock (Tropic Thunders) – $950 faces Jordan Wirth (Alabama Twisters)(LOSS), Juan Martinez V (New Hope Kings)(BREAK), Spenser Ortiz (Dollamur)(KILL) – 9 points. CJ isn’t old. Egghead never said CJ was old. Egghead reminds everyone that 36 is the new 21.

BUDGET PLAYERS (possible bargains that can help you save money for those premium players)

Juan Martinez V (New Hope Kings) – $925 faces Brady Branscum (Dollamur)(BREAK), CJ Murdock (Tropic Thunders)(LOSS), Raphael Ferreira (Alabama Twisters)(LOSS) – 0 Points. Huge fan of Juan Martinez V, but he’s going to have to put some points on the board before you put him on your fantasy team.

Dom Lobo (New Hope Kings) – $925 faces Spenser Ortiz (Dollamur)(KILL), Zack Schneider (Tropic Thunders)(LOSS), Jordan Wirth (Alabama Twisters)(LOSS) – 6 points. Egghead might still be underestimating this young man, but it’s highly likely he’ll put up at least 6 points today.

Derek Rayfield (Dollamur) – $925 faces Anthony Gojani (New Hope Kings)(KILL), Matthew Masch (Alabama Twisters)(LOSS), CJ Murdock (Tropic Thunders)(KILL) – The players haven’t prepared for Rayfield and he’s a great competitor. – 12 points. He’s going to be able to sneak up on some people.

Landon Elmore (Dollamur) – $910 faces Anthony Molina Valdes (New Hope Kings)(DRAW), Brady Hylton (Alabama Twisters)(BREAK), Nick Sahf (Tropic Thunders)(BREAK) – 6 points. Elmore reminds Egghead a lot of Kevin Beuhring from seasons 3 and 6. He’s a very dangerous leg locker. He’s taking home some feetsies tonight.

PENNY STOCKS (NOT LIKELY TO MAKE YOU MUCH, BUT IF YOU HAVE MONEY LEFT IN YOUR POCKET…)

Anthony Gojani (New Hope Kings) – $850 faces Derek Rayfield (Dollamur)(LOSS), Nick Sahf (Tropic Thunders)(LOSS), Kristian Olivo (Alabama Twisters)(LOSS) – 0 points. No analysis here, just wanted to make Gojani mad.

John Chandler (Tropic Thunders) – $800 faces Kristian Olivo (Alabama Twisters)(LOSS), Anthony Molina Valdes (New Hope Kings)(LOSS), Christos Papadelos (Dollamur)(LOSS). The word is out on the street. Don’t try to strangle Chandler, it won’t work. Everyone is going to try to leg lock Chandler and he’s facing some of the best leg lockers on the roster this week. Tap early John, be able to walk so you can fight next week.

Spenser Ortiz(Dollamur) – $800 faces Dominic Lobo (New Hope Kings)(LOSS), Raphael Ferreira (Alabama Twisters)(LOSS), JJ Bowers (Tropic Thunders)(LOSS) – 0 points. A very exciting wrestler from 10th Planet Las Vegas, Ortiz should be very fun to watch. But Egghead hasn’t seen enough high-level tape on Ortiz to make him worth a roster spot. Plus he’s facing two of the top picks from the draft this week. Welcome aboard, Spenser.

Nick Sahf (Tropic Thunders) – $775 faces Raphael Ferreira (Alabama Twisters)(LOSS), Anthony Gojani (New Hope Kings)(BREAK), Landon Elmore (Dollamur)(LOSS) – 3 points. A veteran of PGF Season 4, Sahf gets the leg lock on Gojani, but get’s broken by Ferreira and Elmore. This is what you wished for, Nick.

Brady Branscum (Dollamur) – $750 faces Juan Martinez V (New Hope Kings)(LOSS), Kristian Olivo (Alabama Twisters)(LOSS), Zack Schneider (Tropic Thunders)(LOSS) – Egghead still thinks Branscum’s style could make him a sleeper pick for a penny stock, but he hasn’t paid off yet.

Brady Hylton (Alabama Twisters) – $725 faces Zack Schneider (Tropic Thunders)(LOSS), Landon Elmore (Dollamur)(LOSS), Jett Thompson (New Hope Kings)(LOSS) – 0 points. Brady was subbed by every opponent last week. Now he’s facing much tougher competition. The results will likely be the same. Brady’s a really great guy, though.

OK, there you have it. Sorry for the tardiness. Now I have to check into the hotel and change over for the show.