XMARTIAL and the PGF Offering up to $1000 and $1000 in Gear for Fantasy Grappling League

The Professional Grappling Federation, the most engaging submission grappling promotion in the world, and their sponsor XMartial are teaming up to pay fantasy grappling winners $1000 and $1000 of martial arts gear. BJJ fans have the opportunity to sign up for FREE HERE to assemble their team each day of the PGF in the hopes of snagging the cash or gear.

Often called “the Shark Week of Jiu Jitsu,” the PGF will run from 29 October to 4 November and will be broadcast LIVE AND FREE on Brandon Mccaghren’s YouTube Channel. Each day, the 20 PGF Competitors will have three matches to earn points in the hopes of making the playoffs. Only the top eight competitors, garnering the most points through submissions, will make the playoffs or post-season finale tournament on 4 November. Competitors earn points ONLY through submissions. Each KILL or choke earns a competitor six points. Each BREAK or joint lock earns a competitor three points. If a truly-exciting competitor secures a submission in less than one minute, they earn an extra point under the Jonathon Roberts “Elbow Genie” rule. If a competitor is disqualified or cannot compete, their opponent earns two points.

The PGF Fantasy League operates in an auction draft format. Each fan acts as a manager, with a certain budget (e.g. $70). Every day, a fan wanting to compete for the prizes will need to assemble a new team, divvying up their budget amongst their potential roster assembled from the 20 PGF competitors. Of course, that’s where the skill (and a bit of luck) comes into play. All the players will have varying prices. From the Super Premiums to the Penny Stocks as the EggheadWarrior.com Editorial board categorizes them. If a manager picks up the Jabroni Grappler Elijah Carlton who is the Royce Gracie of the PGF, they will pay a high price, greatly reducing their remaining budget. However, Elijah is an almost LOCK to get three submissions a night, so it might be worth it, especially if he’s racking up KILLS with his patented triangle – the Top Technique in PGF History. Regardless of their strategy, each manager must fill their roster completely each day to compete.

As the competitors on each managers’ team grapples, the competitors’ points they score from submissions is added to the manager’s overall totals. At both the end of each day of the regular season and at the end of the regular season and the season finale, the Commissioner will total the manager’s points and rack and stack the teams.

Each day of the regular season (Monday through Thursday), the daily winner of the PGF Fantasy League will win $100. The runner-up, or second place, for each of those days will win a $75 gift card to XMARTIAL.com. The fantasy manager who wins third place each of those days will win a $25 gift card to XMARTIAL.com. The OVERALL winner of the PGF Fantasy League including ALL THE REGULAR SEASON AND the FINALE will win $600!!! Of course, it’s worth mentioning again, the PGF Fantasy League is FREE to enter.

The Commissioner of the PGF, Brandon Mccaghren, is a 10th Planet Black Belt, and a commentator for Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC), Combat Jiu Jitsu(CJJ), and Eddie Bravo Invitational (EBI). Having seen the best of jiu jitsu and submission grappling, the Commissioner wanted to bring the best elements of other sports to a submission grappling promotion. One of the best practices of other sports is the eponymous fantasy league. So, he made the PGF Fantasy League. But he also brought other elements of sports to PGF. He brought a pre-season in the form of qualifiers where potential PGF competitors seek to earn a spot in the regular season. One qualifier remains for this season, October 7, hosted by 10th Planet Huntsville. With only a couple of spots left, competitors better shine at that qualifier. The Commish also shortened the match times from normal jiu jitsu competitions. In traditional EBI, competitors had 10 minutes; in the PGF, they only have six minutes to get a submission. If competitors get a DRAW, it’s a LOSS! Because both competitors only have 12 matches to rack up points to get to the finale. Every draw is a LOST opportunity to shine and score points.

Brandon Mccaghren has taken many of the best elements of all professional sports and brought them to the PGF to optimize the excitement for fans. With the PGF Fantasy League, the Commish has given every fan the motivation to care about every match in the PGF. Every fan will be watching each match to see if their roster estimations paid off, but also to adjust their estimations of competitors for their next day’s picks.

Honestly, I started this entire blog (er, I mean the Editorial Board at EggheadWarrior.com started it) as a way of sharing my fantasy picks/analysis with other fans from the live chat (which builds a great community). Fans might not know every competitor by name before they start the season, but if the fans enter the PGF Fantasy League, they will likely know the competitors’ backgrounds, gyms, styles, etc. and really have buy in for each match by the middle of the PGF Season. Join us in watching the PGF, celebrating up and coming submission grappling athletes while also playing a little fantasy grappling and possibly putting some money in your pocket or grabbing some free gear. These grapplers and this production will win you over.

The editors at EggheadWarrior.com thank the PGF Insiders, and all the competitors for providing the content of this article. The PGF Insiders will always work to provide the latest and greatest information regarding the PGF and you can see their weekly podcasts on the McDojo Life YouTube Channel or Brandon Mccaghren’s channel (if a member). Special thanks to Walo Jay for all the great photos. Those interested in Walo’s work can check out his YouTube page (link is specifically to Walo’s Handsome Kevin short) and Walo’s website.