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I know Eddie talked about how he wants it to be televised and for it to be for a broader audience. Maybe this has been pointed out before, but I think if ebi were to be successful enough to be on tv, they would have to take a page from wwe and start profiling the competitors. The ufc and Metamoris have done it with their countdown episodes. People want to root for something.
The matches themselves are highly entertaining, but to take it to the next level. ..
Just a thought.
Solid idea for sure. Release a promo, have pre fight stats. I'm sure its all in the works, but if not would be great to see!
I'd watch a countdown type show. They did do some highlight reels of competitor before the first EBI
A countdown would be awesome. And maybe more red bull to the commentators.
I vote Joe Rogan to commentate!
Yeah, there are just so many competitors, so I wonder how it could be done realistically.
But Eddie was talking about super fights in the upcoming ebi, maybe a promo vid for those competitors? Anyways, I just want to see ebi succeed.
I like Hoss and CompellaQuote:
Originally Posted by stan myaskovskiy
Mike Goldberg w/ Steven Seagal color commentary. I would pay just to listen.
That sounds neat for future perfection of EBI.
I think countdown videos would be awesome and would definitely be a good idea.
I also think that having a more traditional BJJ guy might be a cool addition in the commentary team, one of the things many people were complaining about on Sherdog was that they didn't understand the 10th Planet terminology. A bunch of people (including myself) were very confused when we saw Nathan winning by "Dead Orchard". I know the whole Jiu Jitsu community is stoked for this event and I think having a regular BJJ guy to ask a 10th Planet dude whats going on would be a good way to help the rest of the BJJ world understand what the objectives of the more 10th Planet system specific moves/positions.
Definitely stick with Scott Ross and Compella. Don't cave in and include a gi guy just to cater to the traditionalists.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brent Smith
Scott and Compella can explain the more exotic nomenclature. They actually did exactly that with the Dead Orchard iirc.
Why not cater to them? They're a big audience. They're not the enemy. Though they may think they are.
Countdown shows will eventually come, right now we are on a tight budget. And Scott Ross and Compella aren't going anywhere, they know traditional BJJ terminology and 10p terminology, they're perfect for the job :-)
Hahaha! Awesome! Thank you!
Amen to that. Better to have bi-lingual guys who can communicate with each other and the audience than having a guy who only know traditional BJJ terms. This cut down a lot of confusion. Scott and Compella did a great job on this last one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eddie Bravo
I can't agree on this one.
I loved how it just went from fight to fight to fight. Nonstop action!
UFC and Metamoris I end up fast forwarding through everything up until the fights.
Actually a age, height and wieght pop up would be right befor the match would be cool.
If you want more info on the fighter Google it ;)
EBI is the most exciting comp I've seen.
I love the multiple match bracket tournament style.
1 thing I think would make it better.
White mat instead of black.
A white mat would have better light dispersal and would create softer shadows and improve the visibility and detail that the cameras pick up.
The black mat created hard shadows and the spotlights were bright in some areas and dark in others.