Hello dear readers.... or the one person who might be reading this.

So I was plugging away at bringing my Custom fighter up to snuff in the career mode yesterday when a friend of mine asked me if I wanted to play a couple rounds online. I promptly responded sure as I had not played the game online yet and was eager to see how the game changed once playing against a human opponent.

It was fun, but fucking brutal.

We played 4 or 5 rounds, and I got my ass whupped, only taking one victory by way of a very satisfying arm bar submission.

Basically, standup game I'm all good, defending againt shoots I'm not too bad, but the problem came when he did manage to take the fight to the floor. At this point, I was completely fuckered.

He would bypass my guard crazy fast, get full mount, and pound the shit outta me till KO was achieved. At full mount, countering a punch into a submission was tough (it seems like the farther up the guard ladder your opponent gets, the more clunky your controls become as defender), and trying to go for a transition constantly gave up my back.

So I ask you, my fellow giant bombers, how the crap do you defend against the mount, or blocking offensive transitions in general. Any tips that might improve my game are welcome.

Oh and If anyone wants a friendly game, I'm always happy to oblige - Gamertag: Guard Larkin