Controls just don’t seem to work?

[Mokujin]

Really struggling with this game at the moment. Giving up soon as my EA Access runs out tomorrow, and I’m not renewing, but this game is between 2 platinums in my trophy list so I want ONE trophy to separate them - yes, I know, it’s OCD okay haha
 

anyway: I’m attempting to make takedowns for the 5 in a match trophy, they just don’t seem to do anything, my fighter just does a little punch instead, and when I try to clinch for the KO from a clinch trophy, it literally doesn’t do anything, he just stands there? Anything blatantly obvious I’m missing? Never played UFC before and only played it because it was new on a trial?