Day 3 normally breaks competitors. In PGF Season 7, competitors have been breaking since the first block. When evaluating your team, you want to look at mismatches as always. With so many competitors hurt or injured and replaced by reserve players, many main roster competitors will find unanticipated great matchups today. Going with the stars has been a viable strategy this season, but day 3 is very much a day fantasy standouts can happen due to the right matchups.
Make sure to go to PGF.global and set your team before the first match starts. We will have daily and the overall fantasy champion.
Ryan Aitken – 19 points (2 kills, 1 break, 2 back takes)
Aitken is still your leading scorer. Now his schedule has him likely facing two replacement/bench players and Nathan Haddad who has been much more submittable than last season. He has to be on your roster. Facing Adam Bradley B Team JiuJitsu (Schwartzapfel/Souza); Kemoy Anderson 10th Planet Austin (possibly Drew Dyer); Nathan Haddad Helio Soneca Association.
Kyle Boehm – 16 (2 kills, 2 back points).
Boehm got on the board quickly on day 2 with a break and an elbow genie point. But his opponents stalled him out for the last two matches. Kyle even told us these next two days are his better matchup days. Kyle is betting on himself to make a run in the second half of the PGF World 7 season and I think we should get a piece of that action. Facing Ernesto Rivera American Top Team – Atlanta; Nathan Haddad Helio Soneca Association; Fedor Nikolov 10th Planet Saint-Petersburg.
Paul Ardila – 15 points (2 break, 1 kill, 1 back, 1 takedown)
Paul has to put points on the board. Now he has a much more favorable lineup than his first two days. Look for Ardila to score in all three matches. Facing Cameron Hurd Ascend/TDBJJ; Caleb Crump Easton Training Center – Centennial; Kemoy Anderson 10th Planet Austin (Drew Dyer).
Davis Asare – 12 points (1 kill, 1 break, 1 takedown, 1 back).
Davis and Cam Hurd could be a really fun scrap. If Davis’ ankle holds up, he has the courage to stand toe-to-toe with a D1 wrestler – but Cam has shown he’s hard to finish. Asare could use his speed and athleticism to get past Fedor’s guard and he’s likely also facing a reserve player instead of Bradley. Asare will be looking to capitalize on this lineup – and he probably will. Facing Fedor Nikolov 10th Planet Saint-Petersburg; Adam Bradley B Team JiuJitsu (Sam Schwartzapfel/Deyvson Souza); Cameron Hurd Ascend/TDBJJ.
Cam Hurd – 9 points (5 takedowns, 1 back, 1 mount)
Cam’s fantasy-friendly style should be on display today. He has three opponents who have the guts to stand with him. Cam’s shown he’s improved so much that he has the ability to hang with this level of competition, but he’s facing some of the best today. You have to think Cam is looking to get his PGF Season 6 loss to Asare back. He said he wasn’t making an excuse that they ran into the couches allowing Asare to finish the Darce on Cam – but you have to think that still stings. Put Cam on your roster and cheer for him like every other fan of the PGF. Facing Paul Ardila American Top Team – Atlanta; Marcin Maciulewicz Aligatores Fight Club; Davis Asare New Wave JiuJitsu.
Chris Wojcik – 9 Points.
Wojcik will show he’s a world-class grappler today. He’s going to rip three leg locks against his opponents – write that down. Facing Caleb Crump Easton Training Center – Centennial; Ernesto Rivera American Top Team – Atlanta; Adam Bradley B Team JiuJitsu (Schwartzapfel/Souza).
Travis Thomas – 9 points (1 break, 1 kill)
Travis sunk in a nice darce against a reserve player on day 2. He’s shown some great athleticism and strength, but overall not a lot of points. He got Fedor with a straight ankle in the 10P Qualifier for 2023 Combat Jiu Jitsu Worlds. It would not be crazy to see him get a sub against Fedor again and possibly sneak in a sub against Porfiriro as well. Facing Kyle Chambers 10th Planet Freaks; Fedor Nikolov 10th Planet Saint-Petersburg; Andre Porfirio Alpha Miami Grappling.
Marcin Maciulewicz – 6 points (2 breaks)
Marcin is a killer. PERIOD! I’m excited to see if he stands against Cam. His size could make a fun wrestling match, but I think Cam takes him in the standing. Still, Marcin is so dangerous. You have to think Marcin finds a way to get a sub against Hurd and Dory (or replacement). Facing Elijah Carlton 10th planet Atlanta; Cameron Hurd Ascend/TDBJJ; Dory Aoun HUSTLE BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU (IBJJFF) (Drew Dyer).
Brad Schneider – 6 points (2 breaks or 1 kill).
Scheider was thought to be “couchable” but he showed he can get some subs. If Dory is still out, Schneider could face Sam Schwartz who allowed five submissions as a reserve player in PGF Season 6. Besides that match, he faces two other opponents who have found themselves in the bottom half of the roster in the standings. These are winnable matches so consider putting him on your roster. Facing Dory Aoun HUSTLE BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU (IBJJFF) (Sam Schwartz/Deyvson Souza); Sebastian Attard Grappling Education; Caleb Crump Easton Training Center – Centennial.
Andre Porfirio/Abe the Mountain La Matagne – 6 points (2 break).
Porfirio is set to return on Day 3. People who know are afraid of Porfirio’s ankle locks. Porfirio likes to sit and play de la Riva guard, then break folks’ ankles. Facing two reserve players, he’s got a great shot to do so. Facing Kemoy Anderson 10th Planet Austin (Drew Dyer); Dory Aoun HUSTLE BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU (IBJJFF) (Deyvson Sousa/Sam Schwartzapfel); Travis Thomas 10th planet Decatur.
Elijah Carlton – 6 points (1 kill)
No matter what the editorial board of Eggheadwarrior.com says, if we don’t say Elijah will get 21 points (all kills in less than one minute), Elijah will give us some grief. Elijah is facing some serous competition today. He’s the best in this format, but the best he can likely hope for is a kill against Rivera…and that would be something considering how well Rivera has done. There’s a very real possibility Elijah doesn’t get any points today. Facing Marcin Maciulewicz Aligatores Fight Club; Kyle Chambers 10th Planet Freaks; Ernesto Rivera American Top Team – Atlanta.
Kyle Chambers – 3 points (1 breaks)
Chambers has had a muted experience at the PGF. He has ridiculous leglock skills but he’s facing two competitors who do their best work at the PGF in Eliijah and Travis. Kyle could surprise and catch them, because he can catch anyone. Kyle’s best shot is against Attard, but Attard has shown he’s very resilient. Facing Travis Thomas 10th planet Decatur; Elijah Carlton 10th planet Atlanta; Sebastian Attard Grappling Education.
Sebastian Attard – 3 points (1 break).
Attard is still looking for his signature moment of his PGF experience. He’s going to get a signature sub and he has to be targeting Haddad for that moment. Haddad has been very hard to sub in the past, but Attard will be looking to give it everything he has to get that moment. Facing Nathan Haddad Helio Soneca Association; Bradley Schneider Pedigo Submission Fighting (Schwartzapfel/Souza); Kyle Chambers 10th Planet Freaks.
Ernesto Rivera – 0 points
Rivera faces his hardest lineup today. Boehm and Wojcik are known, national-level grapplers. Elijah is the king of the PGF. Rivera has some experience with Elijah, at least being in the same Atlanta-area circles. Rivera has surpassed all expectations this season, but he’s facing some serious competitions and they are all leg lockers, meaning it will be hard to get fantasy points against them. Facing Kyle Boehm 10th Planet Freaks; Chris Wojcik B Team JiuJitsu; Elijah Carlton 10th planet Atlanta.
Dory Aoun /Deyvson Souza/Sam Schwartzapfel – 0 points
Dory likely cannot continue. His reserve counterparts are not great options for fantasy points. Sam is a world-class wrestler, but he was subbed a good bit during Season 6. Facing Bradley Schneider Pedigo Submission Fighting; Andre Porfirio Alpha Miami Grappling; Marcin Maciulewicz Aligatores Fight Club.
Caleb Crump – 0 points.
Heading into day 2, everyone would have circled that match against Schneider, then he ripped off two submissions in his last two blocks. Crump is becoming a fan favorite due to his grit and durability, but he’s facing two of the top grapplers on the roster and a very cagey Schneider. Look for great matches from Crump, but not meaningful fantasy points. Facing Chris Wojcik B Team JiuJitsu; Paul Ardila American Top Team – Atlanta; Bradley Schneider Pedigo Submission Fighting.
Fedor Nikolov – 0 points
Fedor has been forced to settle for draws in all of his matches. He can’t seem to get his rubber guard game going (and when he has, he has not been able to finish the sub). His pace is methodical, which makes it hard for him to hit a quick sub. He shouldn’t be on your roster until he shows he can bank some points. Facing Davis Asare New Wave JiuJitsu; Travis Thomas 10th planet Decatur; Kyle Boehm 10th Planet Freaks.
Kemoy Anderson – 0 points
Kemoy has not taken advantage of his matchups in the first two days, now he faces three monsters. He had to bow out of on day 2 with a back injury. If he comes back (a little banged up) and facing this caliber of competitor, don’t expect points. Facing Andre Porfirio Alpha Miami Grappling; Ryan Aitken 10th planet Atlanta; Paul Ardila American Top Team – Atlanta.
Nathan Haddad – 0 points.
Haddad has had a rough go of it in PGF Season 7. Nathan has shown some serious athleticism and scrambling/escaping ability, but it seems these bigger guys have just that extra little bit of strength or grips to sink in the submissions against Haddad. Haddad now faces two scary individuals in Boehm and Aitken. And you have to think Attard is looking to get on the board in his match against Haddad. Even though Haddad shows his positional skill and therefore fantasy points against other standup players – he’s facing three leglockers today. Don’t put him on your roster. Facing: Sebastian Attard Grappling Education; Kyle Boehm 10th Planet Freaks; Ryan Aitken 10th planet Atlanta.
Adam Bradley – 0 points (Schwartzapfel/Souza)
There’s a real chance Bradley is out for the season. Don’t put him on your roster. Facing: Ryan Aitken 10th planet Atlanta; Davis Asare New Wave JiuJitsu; Chris Wojcik B Team JiuJitsu
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