Top 20 Best Swedish Combat Sports Commentators

5. Ali Faraj

Ali Faraj (middle) commentating The Swedish Muay Thai Championship. Photo via Instagram (@aleyfaraj)

Ali Faraj wasn’t really a well-known name within the mainstream Swedish MMA community, but those in the know had no doubt he would succeed as a commentator. As a former amateur fighter with bouts against top talent like Moe Ahmadi and Robert Nyström, Faraj has begun building up a name for himself commentating the Swedish Amateur MMA League.

He then jumped on the opportunity to commentate at French promotion Hexagone MMA, completely nailing it, leading to a recurring commentary gig with IMMAF. He also gained attention in the media space as a brilliant co-host for Käftsmällspodden in Malmö.

Faraj is still quite new to working the broadcasts but he’s undoubtedly a natural as he constantly delivers sharp analysis and interesting remarks without letting his ego get in the way – whether it be in the podcast studio or at the events as he’s calling the action live from cageside.

This year, Faraj has done commentary for the Swedish Muay Thai championship finals, the IMMAF World Championships well as Battle of Botnia and Wolf Fight Promotion.