The dust from UFC Vegas 69 is yet to settle, as people are still talking about the fights. The Fight Night proved that there can be matches that might make fans less happy for not meeting their expectations. Some in the UFC community opined that the matches failed to get the viewers excited. That’s when the most unexpected question comes into relevance: other than fights not being exciting, was the commentary up to the mark? Or did it fail to hype up the mood of the fight?
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The commentary of the UFC Vegas 69 team was special for one particular reason. The event paved the way for the first female color commentator of modern UFC, Laura Sanko, to return to another fight night after her debut at UFC Vegas 68. Along with Sanko, the former UFC lightweight fighter Paul Felder also joined to take care of the commentary duties. Along with these two, Brendan Fitzgerald held the position of being the play-by-play announcer. The team of these three commentators has been impressive lately and is getting quite a lot of attention from netizens.
Fans rates the commentator trio out of 10
The Spinning Backfist took to their Twitter handle to post pictures of Sanko, Felder, and Fitzgerald standing together at the venue of the fight night. From the photo, it is clear that the trio is all set to accomplish their mission for the day. Along with the photo, the MMA page asked Twitter users to rate the broadcast crew out of 10.
Check out the feedback of the fans on the trio and the ratings they gave.
The fans had mixed opinions regarding the broadcast team; one of them really seemed to like Sanko & team.
8.5 out of 10
— Zain Bando ™️ (@zainbando99) February 19, 2023
Another fan bluntly stated that no commentary could have saved the boring fights.
No crew had a chance last night. The card crushed them.
— Puptastic (@justmytakeaway) February 19, 2023
One of the Twitter users had a precise answer, and he made sure to point out who among the three did a great job.
One of the netizens loved the work of all three. However, he was way too disappointed with the fighters. According to him, the fighters terribly failed to interest the audience.
It is natural that anyone new to the UFC will be highly publicized. It stands true when it comes to Laura Sanko too. As the first female commentator of the modern UFC, the public is fast to notice her.
7/10 i will always have a soft spot for Felder and i think Sanko is coming along. She's still brand new at this. Good effort last night when the fights weren't great. #UFCVegas69
— HOA:MMA (@hoa_mma) February 19, 2023
One of them rated the three of them separately, with Paul Felder scoring the most and Laura Sanko the least. Overall, he gave the three a 6.5.
@felderpaul 8.5/10@laura_sanko 5/10@BrendanFitzTV 6/10
Together 6.5/10— WIXY MMA (@WixyMma) February 19, 2023
A Twitter user claimed that they did a terrible job except Felder and don’t even deserve any points for their UFC Fight Night commentary.
0/10 Felder only decent one
— Shae J. Lipp (@shaelipp) February 19, 2023
One of the fan felt that Fitzgerald was sick.
I like Felder and Sanko individually, but this trio was pretty flat.
Fitzgerald seems best with Bisping, and he actually sounded like he may have been a little sick last night. Maybe that factored into the overall boring tone.
— Lemon Shark (@RealLemonShark) February 19, 2023
Why do we need commentary?
While watching any sport, commentary becomes an important aspect of engaging the audience. However, the purpose of commentary is not just to set a thrilling mood for a match but also to make sure that the viewers get a good clarity on things going on inside the octagon.
This will be useful mainly for beginners, where listening to the commentary makes them understand the highlights of the game in a better way. Additionally, there has been a history of some of the UFC fights been made more exciting by the skills of the commentators. One of the best commentator duos in UFC history that shared great chemistry was Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg. While Goldberg scored with his excited tone and catch phrases, Rogan complimented with his technical knowledge.
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Will Laura Sanko & co. prove to be an exciting team of commentators in the future? What do you think?
