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Yeah.
Old school boxing they used to actually call the fight. It was nice. Probably because radio was a much bigger medium then.
Now half the time, maybe more, they aren’t even talking about the fight. Cruz and Bisping especially.
Yeah old time boxing, and baseball are great examples. Because they were big before TV was even invented. The pbp guy had to tell the listener what was happening. Horse racing is another great example even if you are watching it live. Just because of the distance between your eyes, and the actual race if you are there live.
But the UFC needs to do an actual pbp. The colour guy or guys are there to add the nuances that the fan may not know. But, they take over the whole broadcast in the UFC. They drone on about some irrelevant bullshit while punches are being traded. And when they do any kind of actual pbp they use words like “he”. As in.. “He is going for a takedown”. Without using names. Or they don’t mention the punches one guy lands because they are grabassing around. But, mention every strike the other guy lands.
I get we all have eyes, and are actually watching. But if you were blind. You simply could not follow a UFC fight. It’s ridiculous. It may have been a weird experiment that I did. But, 9/10 the UFC commentary is so bad I don’t even want to listen to it anyway. It’s like.. Are you guys really watching the same fight I’m seeing right now??