Tito Ortiz joined the broadcast team in Affliction's "Day of Reckoning" event. He provided color commentary, and conducted post-fight interviews with the winning fighters. So how did he do?
Well, let's start with what I've seen of Tito Ortiz in previous stints outside the ring. I've watched Tito on The Apprentice and have also seen him on Inside MMA. Clearly, Tito treats each of his stints as a business opportunity, dressing the part and doing his homework. However, if you've watched him on The Apprentice, and to a lesser extent, Inside MMA, you know his presentation/oral communication skills are lacking.
His performance as a broadcast team member in Affliction's "Day of Reckoning" was no different. Tito dressed the part, wearing a dark brown suit, came prepared with stats and background information on each fighter, and provided decent commentary. However, his presentation/oral communication skills were still lacking, especially in the post-fight interviews. There were many slips of the tongue, where Tito said things that just didn't make sense. Here are just a few examples:
"Here we go, we got Josh Barnett with a dominating fashion..." - Tito Ortiz, trying to indicate that Barnett won in dominating fashion, and not actually complementing him on his MMA tights.
"Let's give a hand to Renato Babalu, one of the greatest Lightweights of the night!" - Tito Ortiz, asking the crowd to give Babalu some props.
"Let me tell you how you're feeling right now." - Tito Ortiz, asking Fedor Emelianenko how he's feeling after defeating two former UFC Heavyweight Champions.
Nevertheless, I give Tito credit for stepping up and taking the big challenge. He is a fighter, not a communications expert, and I'm sure he will do much better the next time around. I remember seeing Jimmy Kimmel's first episode on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and it was pretty bad. But Kimmel kept working at it, and now he flows just as well as any late night talk show host. I think Tito will do the same, as he continues to gain experience, and prepares himself for life after fighting.
Go Tito!
The Shutdown of TheFlyingKnee.Com
It is with mixed feelings that I announce the shutdown of TheFlyingKnee.Com. The shutdown will take place on October 15, 2012. I would like to thank the loyal subscribers who have helped keep the game going, for bringing ideas to the table, and for notifying me off issues as they occur.
I first developed TheFlyingKnee.Com as a text-based MMA simulation game over 10 years ago, during my spare time (before and after work, as well as during lunch breaks). The game was developed out of my interest in MMA, and my desire to keep my programming skills up to date. I then decided to take it a step further and add graphics/animation, making TheFlyingKnee.Com the first animated online MMA game. Whether text or animated, my goal for the game was to achieve as much realism as feasibly possible for a one-man operation. Everything including fighter attributes, fighter training, fighter conditioning, fight sequences, and judging was thoroughly researched and implemented accordingly.
A lot has changed in my life since I first started the project, and over the past two years, I simply did not have the time to maintain and enhance the game at a pace I have in the past.
Again, I would like to thank the loyal subscribers/supporters of TheFlyingKnee.Com.
I first developed TheFlyingKnee.Com as a text-based MMA simulation game over 10 years ago, during my spare time (before and after work, as well as during lunch breaks). The game was developed out of my interest in MMA, and my desire to keep my programming skills up to date. I then decided to take it a step further and add graphics/animation, making TheFlyingKnee.Com the first animated online MMA game. Whether text or animated, my goal for the game was to achieve as much realism as feasibly possible for a one-man operation. Everything including fighter attributes, fighter training, fighter conditioning, fight sequences, and judging was thoroughly researched and implemented accordingly.
A lot has changed in my life since I first started the project, and over the past two years, I simply did not have the time to maintain and enhance the game at a pace I have in the past.
Again, I would like to thank the loyal subscribers/supporters of TheFlyingKnee.Com.
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WFC Real-Time Fight Monitor!
We have just released a google gadget that allows you to view all upcoming, in progress, and completed matches in the WFC! The cool thing about it is that you can add the gadget to your google homepage, or to any other website or blog, including myspace, facebook, and more!
The information in the gadget is automatically updated every 30 seconds, so you'll always be up-to-date on the latest matches going on! We've added it to our blog just below this post so you can see it in action!
To add it to your google home page, simply click the google button below the gadget shown below. To add the gadget to a site other than the google home page, visit this link, set your parameters and copy/paste the code!
The information in the gadget is automatically updated every 30 seconds, so you'll always be up-to-date on the latest matches going on! We've added it to our blog just below this post so you can see it in action!
To add it to your google home page, simply click the google button below the gadget shown below. To add the gadget to a site other than the google home page, visit this link, set your parameters and copy/paste the code!
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