# Submission Pit Sub Only > Competition in Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom | March 23, 2025 ## Overview **Event Type:** Competition **Description:** **Submission Pit Sub Only: March 23rd, 2025** Submission Pit will host a No Gi Sub Only grappling competition in which there can only be 1 winner by submission in each division, EBI overtime rules apply. Each bracket winner will receive a medal. Brackets are run under a double bronze rule set, meaning both 2nd and third place will receive bronze on their smooth comp profiles. The winners of both male and female absolute divisions will receive trophies. Registrations will be closed in advance upon reaching the maximum number of athletes. - White belt matches shall be 5 minutes with EBI overtime of up to 3 rounds of 60 seconds. - Matches of Blue belt and above shall be 6 minutes with EBI overtime of up to 3 rounds of 60 seconds. - In round robin brackets, if a tie occurs, the winner will be determined based on the following rules: 1) "Most Submissions": The athlete with the highest number of submissions will be declared the winner. 2) "Fastest Submission": If all athletes in the bracket have won every match, the winner will be the athlete who achieved the fastest submission time. This ensures a clear and fair way to determine the winner in case of ties. - First match starts at 9:30am - No points, advantages, or interruptions. - No strikes or slams. - Mouthguards are required - The only legal leg attack for white and Blue belts is the straight ankle lock. - Purple and Above are allowed to attack heel hooks (Variations accepted), straight ankle locks, toe holds, knee bars These techniques are illegal at all levels: cranks, twisters, scissor takedowns, can openers, Bicep Slicers, and Calf Slicers. - Submission is the way to win. When either competitor taps, the match is over. - If there is no submission then it goes to EBI overtime rules. - During the match the referee might decide to reset position if you or your competitor end up outside the match boundaries. It is down to the referee's discretion to reset the match should they feel the position is affected by the boundaries of the combat area. - Please respect the referees, their calls and decisions, and all staff members. If you have any queries or complaints, please report them to the desks and the submission pit team. As you can appreciate, competition day can be very busy, so we politely ask you to be patient while waiting to be seen. - EBI Overtime (1 round minimum/3 rounds maximum)If there is no submission after the regulation time limit, each competitor will have the chance to try to submit their opponent as fast as they can, while the other has a chance to escape. There will be a coin toss to determine which competitor will choose if they are starting on offense or defense. - The competitor on offense gets to choose if they want to start in back control or armbar. Offense options: • Back control with a seatbelt grip (grip must be in the middle of the opponent’s chest). The defensive competitor may only secure his grips in a “pull up” fashion on the offensive competitor’s arms, but cannot sneak his or her hands inside the offensive competitor’s grips. Competitor on defense must sit up with perfect posture and may not lean forward or sideways until the referee officially starts the OT round. • Armbar with one arm fully threaded in and holding the armbar, and the other hand on the mat. Competitors must be lined up perpendicularly with the competitor on defense flat on his back with his feet planted flat on the floor. The defensive competitor can only choose a figure four (aka “rear naked choke grip”) defense, or a gable grip (aka “palm to palm grip”). No other grips allowed at the start of spider web OT. - If there is a submission in the top of the round, the competitor who was submitted needs to secure a submission faster than he or she was submitted. - If there is a submission in the bottom of the round, the competitor who achieved the submission wins the match (since the other competitor was unable to submit their opponent in the top of the round). *Always keep escaping, even if you think you’re clear, keep escaping until the referee calls time. If competitor on defense thinks he’s out and makes gestures to the referee to stop the action, that means the escape is NOT complete. Keep escaping keep moving until the referee is clear that an escape has been achieved.* Submission Pit will be offering medals to the Competitor with the most submissions of their division. Submission Pit will also be awarding a trophy to the winner of the female absolute division and the male absolute division. There shall be a podium for each winner to take photos. Medals shall be awarded to the winner after each fight. - Medal for the Best Male Grappler Of Their Division - Medal for the Best Female Grappler Of Their Division - Trophy for winner of Female Absolute division - Trophy for the winner of the Male Absolute division - Trophy for the Academy with the most points for the day The weigh-in takes place on the day of the event. Every athlete can complete the process directly at the competition's location anytime at least 2 hours before their scheduled division begins. If you have not arrived and weighed in by the time your fight is scheduled, you will no longer be able to fight in your scheduled match. However, we will give you the option to enter the absolute division as a compromise. - Competitors finger and toe nails should be trimmed short before competing. - Long hair should be tied up before and during your match. - Competitors must wear compression shorts, Leggings, or board shorts without pockets. If selected, spats can be worn under the shorts. Attached metal or plastic of any kind is expressly forbidden. Athletes cannot compete shirtless or wearing a loose shirt of any kind. - Use of any foot gear, head gear, hair pins, jewelry, cups (genital protectors) or any other protector fashioned of hard material is forbidden. Also forbidden is the use of head wear, be it bandages, hoods or an elastic cap. white belt Blue Belt Purple Belt Brown belt Black Belt Male - Adult +18 yrs: -60kg/-65kg/-70kg/-76kg/-83kg/-91kg/-100kg/+100kg - Masters +30 yrs: -60kg/-65kg/-70kg/-76kg/-83kg/-91kg/-100kg/+100kg Female - Adult +18 yrs: -50kg/-55kg/-60kg/-65kg/-70kg/+70kg - Masters +30yrs: -55kg/-60kg/-65kg/-70kg/+70kg Note: if there are to few competitors in a division (belt or weight) we will move the competitor up to the next available higher division (weight divisions will be merged with the division below). **Status:** Scheduled ## Dates **Start:** March 23, 2025 ## Location **Venue:** Bournemouth **Location:** Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom ## Pricing **Price Range:** £10 – £40 ## Links - Source: https://smoothcomp.com/en/event/21066 --- **Last Updated:** March 06, 2026 **Data Source:** BJJ.Space (https://bjj.space/events/submission-pit-sub-only-15060)