Report: Gus Johnson to do play-by-play for EliteXC May 31 CBS debut
Sam Caplan of FiveOuncesofPain.com is reporting that veteran CBS Sports TV announcer Gus Johnson will be doing play-by-play for EliteXC's May 31 CBS event.
This announcement was made at a press conference held by both CBS and EliteXC in Studio City, Calif. earlier today.
Johnson is a familiar name for sports fans who have watched NFL and NCAA college basketball games on CBS over the last decade plus.
For all the details of this announcement, head over to FiveOuncesofPain.com.
(Photo of Gus Johnson courtesy of CBS Sports.)
According to the AP, the
According to the AP, the rest of the announcing crew includes Frank Shamrock and Mauro Ranallo:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gXhVmYmDtiivdniYFS4aMyDbXndgD90ORHBOC
Gus Johnson is the man come
Gus Johnson is the man come March Madness and whenever you watch him doing NFL games it always gets interseting for some reason. I'm interested to see how he does with he fight game.
-The Captain
Captain, I agree. I believe
Captain, I agree. I believe I've read before that Johnson was interested in the opportunity and according to the AP link above, he also trains in martial arts so interest plus knowledge would seem to make a nice combination.
It's going to be amazing hearing a mainstream announcer doing an MMA telecast. Another good sign for the sport... I like the move...
BAH ... still with
BAH ... still with ranallo.
any lineup excluding mauro, even bill goldberg talking to himself is preferred over ranallo's stupid analogies
Good point Bosco. I like the
Good point Bosco. I like the way Johnson calls NCAA hoops games. I hope Ranallo doesn't ruin it for viewers. Johnson is a consummate pro at this. I bet he'll do a good job as long as Ranallo keeps his "yo yo yo"'s to a minimum...
okay. never heard of this
okay. never heard of this guy before...
Underboss MMAfia
Head of the West Coast Family
ULTIMATE CHALLENGE CHAMPION UFC 83