# Mississippi State Grappling Federation

> Competition in Jackson, Mississippi, United States | October 11, 2025 – October 12, 2025

## Overview

**Event Type:** Competition

**Description:** **Date & Time:**Saturday, October 11, 2025. Weigh-ins will be at 9:00 AM Central Time. The tournament will begin at 10 AM.

**Location:**F5 Flowood Futsal & Functional Fitness Facility, located at 202 River Pines Cove, Flowood, MS 39232.

**Contact Email:**info@grapplebjj.com

**Food & Beverages:**Snacks and beverages will be available at the event for purchase.

We welcome friends, family, and grappling enthusiasts to come enjoy this historical inaugural event! Tickets are $10 for spectators.**Each participating gym is allowed one coach free of charge.**

A live stream of the event, with commentary, will also be available on YouTube, free of charge.

Each weight division will have a $50 cash prize up for grabs by the winner.

Various bounties will be announced the day of the event. Athletes who win by a bountied submission will receive a cash bonus of $50.

**Ruleset:**Professional Grappling Federation (PGF) rules

**Match Guarantee:**Each registered competitor is guaranteed at least two matches, with brackets following a double-elimination format

The PGF scoring system emphasizes individual skill and team strategy, rewarding athletes for submission victories:

**Chokes (Kills):**6 points

**Joint Locks (Breaks):**3 points

**Fast Submission Bonus:**1 additional point for submissions achieved in under a minute

**Draws or Referee Decisions:**0 points

Athletes will earn points for their respective academies based on their methods of victory. Additionally, competitors will accumulate PGF Experience Points (XP), with rankings available at [PGF Rankings](https://www.pgf.world/pgf-rankings). These rankings will determine seeding for the state tournament at the end of the year.

All submissions are legal at all levels. However, the following techniques are banned and will result in immediate disqualification:

To promote an active and engaging grappling environment, the PGF enforces strict anti-stalling measures:

**20-Second Shot Clock:**Athletes must initiate a "deep shot" attempt within 20 seconds, defined as an explosive maneuver (even at the risk of exposing themself) to get out of a pin and pose a real threat to the other player. Shot clock is typically called on the bottom player, even if they are completely pinned.

**Excessive Avoidance Penalty:**Competitors must actively attempt to escape, advance, or submit. Passive survival tactics are insufficient. If penalized for excessive avoidance, the athlete will be placed on the bottom in the "Tabletop Position," and the match will resume.

**Specific Anti-Stalling Criteria:**

1.**Engagement Avoidance:**Deliberately avoiding engagement, such as taking three or more steps backward, is prohibited.

2.**Progressive Action:**Athletes are required to actively seek positional advancement, submission attempts, or escapes, rather than maintaining a static or purely defensive posture.

3.**Continuous Combativity:**Competitors must demonstrate ongoing efforts to create and engage in offensive maneuvers. Prolonged inactivity or non-engagement is not permitted.

-**Three Penalties:**If an athlete incurs three penalties and the match results in a draw, the opponent without penalties is awarded 2 points. The match will continue, but if it goes to a decision the decision will automatically go to the athlete who did not incur three penalties.

-**Five Penalties:**Accumulating five penalties results in immediate disqualification, awarding the opponent 2 points.

- Lightweight: Up to 155 lbs

- Middleweight: Up to 175 lbs

- Light Heavyweight: Up to 205 lbs

- Heavyweight: 206 lbs and above

- Flyweight: Up to 125 lbs

- Featherweight: Up to 145 lbs

- Surfweight: Up to 165 lbs

-**Beginner:**White to Blue Belt

-**Advanced:**Purple, Brown, and Black Belt

This event is open to adult competitors only; there are no kids divisions for this tournament.

Don't miss this opportunity to compete, earn points throughout the year, and strive for the title of Mississippi State Champion. We look forward to seeing you on the mats!

**Status:** Scheduled

## Dates

**Start:** October 11, 2025
**End:** October 12, 2025
## Location

**Venue:** Jackson

**Location:** Jackson, Mississippi, United States


## Pricing

**Price:** $49
## Links

- Source: https://smoothcomp.com/en/event/25568
## Tags

Multi-Day

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**Last Updated:** March 06, 2026

**Data Source:** BJJ.Space (https://bjj.space/events/mississippi-state-grappling-federation)