I definitely have to worry about people catching me in submissions more than before, which is a good thing (keeps me honest haha)
I'm having a great time mixing-up takedowns with my boxing. Especially if my opponent is throwing massive volume and/or throwing crazy or unorthodox haymakers.
No need to roll the dice in the phone booth with these button mashers if I can take them down nearly at will, sapping both their in-game stamina, and their real-life soul! bwahhahahaha
I find myself getting nearly 50% of my finishes via a 'true' ground n pound TKO. So not just that I knocked them down and Finished the Fight --- I actually worked for position, beat their guard down, and TKO'd them from Full Mount or postured Half guard, etc.
A few months ago maybe 10% of my finishes came that way. Not because I didn't WANT to play the Ground n Pound card, but because it just wasn't feasible against most competitive fighters.
One of the things I liked a lot about EA MMA was that some of my wins came from standup KOs; and some from GnP. Always made me feel like a more dynamic fighter and kept the game fun. A decade or so later I'm about at that spot again hallelujah
