#452 Is Szczecinski Ankle Lock the Scariest Ever? Polaris 38 -77kg GP Recap

This week on the show, Maine and Miranda recap the Polaris 38 Welterweight GP, plus the Womens Bantamweight title match. 

In the news section of the show we discuss ADCC entrants and the missing champions in the 2026 event. 

In the recap section of the show, we discussed every single match in the men's Welterweight GP. 

In the Quarterfinals we broke down Mateusz Szczecinski vs. Deandre Corbe with Szczecinski taking the match with a second round shotgun ankle lock.

In Michael Liera Jr. vs. Carson Coles we talked about the IBJJF style game from Leira to take a decision distance.

In PJ Barch vs. Taylor Pearman, we talked about the passing attempts of Barch to take a decision win. 

In Tommy Langaker vs. Sebastian Patyk we talked about the round one and round two back and forth with Tommy escaping an early triangle thrown up by Sebastian, then countering it immediately with a Darce choke. Then in the second round, Tommy nearly securing the back, followed by Sebastian securing the back and threatening the finish. Pushing the mash into overtime where Tommy was able to take Mount in the dying seconds of the three minute overtime.

In the Semifinals we talked about the 35 second shotgun armbar finish from Mateusz Szczecinski vs. Michael Liera Jr.

In PJ Barch vs. Tommy Langaker we talked about the back take RNC finish from Barch in the first round. 

In the final we talked about the rubber match between Mateusz Szczecinski Vs PJ Barch. We broke down the dynamic of the match with Barch attempting to pass and Mateusz looking to enter into submissions for the full 15-minute regulation period. With Mateusz winning a decision and taking the welterweight title and the $30,000 prize. 

In our recap of the co-main event  for the vacant bantamweight title Sarah Galvão Vs. Zara Di Tofano. We talked about the heavy pressure from Galvão, and her double under to Darce finish late in the first round to take the title. 

Recorded 7-13-2026