EA Sports UFC 6 could be just around the corner, as Jon Anik revealed that he’s started recording his voice-overs for the next instalment of the game.
The popular commentator isn’t just the voice of the promotion on television, but also for consoles as well, providing gamers with his exhilarating takes.
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While MMA fans love tuning into the action on television, there’s something special about competing yourself.
And while most will never get the opportunity to grace the octagon in real life, they can do so virtually from the comfort of their living room.
The game provides combat sports enthusiasts with an opportunity to rise the ranks of the UFC in career mode, or avenge their favorite fighters’ losses.
And in order to get the game up to scratch, commentators like Jon Anik have to spend hours upon hours in the booth, delivering their analysis on every possible scenario.
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The MMA aficionado joined SDAWGSMMATALK to discuss how challenging the process is, and gave a huge update on the future of the gaming series.
Anik explained: “So, the video game is insane. So, EA Sports UFC 3 was the last game I did with [Joe] Rogan; I didn’t do any voicing with him in studio, I did 92 hours solo.
Then, Daniel Cormier took over for EA Sports UFC 4. We did 80 hours together and then 80 hours together for EA Sports UFC 5. You can imagine how much more an enjoyable exercise it is having him alongside.
“But it’s a lot of repetition, like the first time I was doing the video game, it was like, ‘She weighed in at 115 pounds, her opponent weighed in at 115 pounds, she weighed in at 116 pounds, her opponent weighed in at 116 pounds. She missed weight at 117 pounds, her opponent missed weight at 117 pounds’.
“And then we’d go all the way up to 226 pounds. So, by the end of it, you just want to f***ing punch yourself in the face. But we’re onto EA Sports UFC 6.”
Realizing what Anik had just said, SDAWGSMMATALK exclaimed: “Oh s**t are we really, did you just break news there, Jon?”
The commentator replied: “Maybe.”
Jon Anik discusses how he captures commentary for UFC video games
Continuing with the conversation, the interviewer asked Anik about whether he’s made to watch fights to capture the excitement that comes with the sport, or whether he does it cold.
The 46-year-old replied: “That’s a good question. Some of the content that is in-game they can mime from a UFC telecast. So, they can actually get the real calls. Sometimes, we’ll have a video in front of us that we are talking to, whether it’s a specific cut sequence or specific strikes.
“So, we’ll not be watching actual UFC fights, but actually in-video game content, so people actually playing against each other, so they can isolate a specific sequence.”
He continued: “Sometimes, we’ll be watching actual footage, and I might have to call Conor McGregor’s knockout of Jose Aldo, and I’ll actually be watching that. It goes in a lot of different ways.
“They usually save the high-intensity stuff until the end of the session, thank God. But sometimes, when you’re trying to recalibrate the energy from an old knockout, you have to be careful to not throw your voice out and do real damage.
“You’re trying to give them all of yourself, and you’re not necessarily using your diaphragm and your voice in the correct way.”
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