IBJJF rules clarification help

[Brian Debes]

Ibjjf of overwhelming subjective. I have taken allot of time to try and understand the rules but my practical experience here is a "maybe" on all of them. Best of luck buddy.

[Scott Chapman]

It's horrible Barncat, I had a teammate lose in the PanAms bcuz the guy barely passed 1/4 guard for not even a second and he got put right back in and was awarded points then I see these pics that are clear cut passes to me and to know that most likely no points is nothing short of flabbergasting. Every time I compete I only go for submission and if I lose off of points in ok with it because I know I was the aggressor and not playing the points game.

[Ben Eddy]

Thanks Scott.

I've never heard that if you pass directly off of a takedown you don't get pass points, you only get takedown points. This is coming from an IBJJF ref?

[Scott Chapman]

Yes because there was never an actual guard, so you get the 2 points for takedown, I kept asking him that as I was so confused about it......