The TGGL’s lightweight division has hosted some of the most action packed matches of this super fight series, and while there is definitely a pack of top contenders in the division, one competitor has further distinguished himself from the pack, taking a notable lead in the weeks leading up to these matches; Tyler Wittreich of Tackle Jiujitsu. Tyler enters this night of league matches with a notable 72 TGGL league points, seemingly untouchable by his contemporaries.
First match of the evening would pit Andrew Messiner of Cleveland Institute of BJJ against Tackle’s Tyler Wittreich. Andrew with 12 TGGL points walking into the match, and Wittreich with 72.
Wittreich would score first, landing the takedown on Messiner, after which ending up in a sort of reverse mount(almost).
We’d see Wittreich capitalize on the unconventional position by entering a leg entanglement, where he’d lock up a toe-hold, securing the points and the victory.
Next up, we’d see Luke Baeppler of Tackle Jiujitsu face off against Mason Stanley of Levitate Jiujitsu. Mason with a substantial lead in TGGL points, having 41 to Luke’s 4.
This match would see a healthy amount of guard play by Mason Stanley, pulling guard almost immediately, as opposed to engaging in Luke’s standup game.
We’d see Luke have several attempts at both guillotines and head and arm chokes, but none of them quite sink, as Stanley defends well each time.
Eventually we see Mason get on top, and make his way past Baeppler’s guard, transitioning first to side control, and then to mount (actually off of a back take attempt).
Eventually, we’d see Stanley sink in what appears to be either a head and arm choke, using his own shoulder pressure to actuate the topside, or a neck crank, which per TGGL rules is perfectly legal. Either way, he takes the points and the victory!
In the next match of the evening, we would see John Soltis of Cleveland Institute of BJJ go up against Mason Stanley of Levitate Jiujitsu. John walking into the match with 50 league points, and Mason with 53.
In this match, we would see Stanley opt to pull guard again, maybe looking to get in on a leg early on in the match.
Stanley would opt to play guard, but Soltis does a good job of keeping pressure on him and really dictating the pace of play in this match.
Soon, though the opportunity presented itself, and Soltis hops on, snatching up Stanley’s leg and finishing by way of leg lock, though you can’t see exactly which one.
This next match would see John Soltis go up against Luke Baeppler. John entering into the match with 62 total TGGL league points, and Luke with 20 of his own.
Soltis opts to pull guard, but it appears initially to be a feint, so he could go for an ankle pick. All the same, he ends up sitting into open guard, and allowing Baeppler to try and attack.
Though Baeppler initially tried going for a guillotine, Soltis uses the momentum to his advantage, getting a kimura grip and sweeping Beappler with it.
Once in the position that he seemingly wanted, we see Soltis sink in a sort of nogi ezekiel and take the points and the victory.
Next match of the evening would be between Marty Rehor of Tackle vs Epifanio Peterson of Academy 440. Epi walking into the match with 32 league points, and Marty with 24 of his own.
The match would start off with a lot of hand-fighting before Peterson would eventually opt to pull guard first, though the match would stand up and sit back down over it’s 6 minute course.
We would see numerous double legs from Rehor, but the excellent guard game of Peterson ultimately kept him at bay, keeping him engaged in one for of guard or the other throughout the match.
As inferred, the match would go the full length of 6 minutes without submission, and as such went to a referee decision, declaring Rehor the winner by decision.
The next match of the TGGL night would be between Tj Stuber of Control Martial Arts and Epifanio Peterson of Academy 440. Tj entering into the match with 24 league points, and Epi with 46.
We would see a Stuber that is much more aggressive than in previous matches come out the gate for this one, though the match gets underway with a sort of mutual guard pull.
Once on the ground, we see Tj waste no time in going for a leg entanglement, and before you can utter the phrase “sliced calf”, he had the calf sliced locked up for the points and the victory.
The second to last match of the evening and of the series would feature Andrew Messiner of Cleveland Institute of BJJ going up against Marty Rehor of Tackle Jiujitsu. Marty entering the match with 24 league points and Andrew with 12 of his own.
It would be Messiner who would eventually pull guard first, though the two men spent a decent amount of time on their feet before this, vying for position and grip.
In attempting to pass, we see Messiner manage to secure a kimura grip on Rehor’s arm, using it to transition into top position.
Though Rehor manages to wrestle up, we still see Andrew get in on a leg, and hold it through the chaos. When the smoke had cleared, we see Messiner with the straight ankle locked up for the points and the victory.
Final match of the evening and of the summer TGGL league would be between Tj Stuber and Tyler Wittreich. Tyler with a very notable 84 TGGL league points walking into the match, and Stuber with 36 points of his own.
In a series of slick moves, we see Wittreich hit a slide by, and proceed to move into attack right away.
After attacking what appear to be an armbar or triangle entry, Stuber wrestles up, only for Wittreich to find himself on a leg, finishing the toe hold for the victory and the league title.
And just like that the 2025 TGGL summer league is all wrapped up! How about those submissions!? Do you have a favorite match? Let me know about it down below in the comments! And, as always, thank you for grappling!
