Matt is a brown belt under Nick "Chewy" Albin at Derby City MMA.  This interview was conducted while he was competing in the Professional Grappling Federation's round robin tournament.  The PGF scoring system only gives points for submissions, with emphasis on chokes or "kills" because they are worth more than two times the point value for joint locks.

Matt joined me to discuss:

1.  His start in Jiu-Jitsu.

2.  Early days getting humbled and how he dealt with it.

3.  The PGF (Professional Grappling Federation) point structure, and how his triangle game plays into moving up the ranks in that tournament.

4.  Training and recovery for the PGF weekly match structure as an older competitor (39).

5.  Building a game plan around his triangle game that includes wrestling and top game.

6.  Switching gyms to train at Derby City MMA with Nick "Chewy" Albin.

7.  Mat culture at DCMMA.

Check out the PGF youtube page here:

https://www.youtube.com/user/TenthPlanetDecatur

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