Optimization be damned!
Was thinking a one level dip into monk since it would grab me improved unarmed strike and grapple. (Fluffwise, he started out in a monastary getting his basic skills, was sent into town on an errand, and was abducted to be used in illegal underground halfling/gnome bouts, there he went a little unhinged, hence, into Barbarian (Brutal Pugilist archetype))
Any advice, or links to good small grappler builds?