Red Bull understands the FGC

Red Bull Kumite New York reminds us why we love offline Street Fighter action. Top level talent from around the world put on a show, with players like Punk, MenaRD, Tokido, Bonchan, and more showing out.
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[@Call555JackChop]

Broski, the people’s champ

[@236Doodad]

I've been following Broski since I switched to AKI but I just genuinely enjoy the dude's content so much that even if I ever leave AKI, I know I won't be leaving Broski's content. The dude is great.

[@AaronW0885]

​@@236Doodad I followed his Oro content for 5. Made it even better he decided to main Aki since she's also my main

[@Marzimus]

Raise your elbows! 💪

[@nobodyinparticular80]

Love broski

[@NeoNineOne]

I thought he was gonna get washed. He did good

[@codydavis3100]

The taxi cab confessional was such a nice touch to the format.

[@OutsidetheQube]

It was dope and added flair

[@YudaHnK]

Great contrast to the heels

[@jahimalnar7978]

​@@YudaHnK"punkdaguy"

[@SeniterYT]

Nuckledu’s “I didn’t outfootsie balrog, I outfootsied smug” line deserves max stats for trash talk to this day tbh 😂

[@JS-zz9lg]

The Broski set was so good, giving hope to us AKI mains

[@RonJomero]

AKI is cool.

[@manuelito1233]

​@RonJomero he got that content creator mindset when that line was born Aki is cool

[@StreetfighterTips]

He held it down

[@GeoGyf]

I watched his match analysis. He expected to go 0-5 or 1-5 and he didnt want to do that. So he fought very hard to get some sets for the sake of Aki. Unfortunately Broski concludes that AKI needs buffs (especially a better anti-air) because Menard kept jumping late, but still Broski couldnt punish/check him.

[@aledantih6524]

Broski was inspirational in this Tournament dude. I play AKI myself and to see him be the only one to make Mena sweat was incredible. Huge props to him he was the hero of the tournament for sure.

[@OutsidetheQube]

It's always amazing to see "low tier" characters show out. I was rooting for Mena but damn did brooski put on a show

[@ΚρανίΩ]

@@OutsidetheQubewow wow wow tf you mean "low tier" she is an actual low tier

[@vladventura1928]

Bro someone gotta do the joke: Did you say that AKI was inspirational? Grt that ass banned

[@GeoGyf]

@@ZakMon1 She is bottom tier, the worst character in the game. Even Broski has said it, he begs for capcom buffs.

[@DisappointedBuddha]

The Broski and MenaRD set was godlike. Broski got to showcase his adaptation, skill and high tier AKI play, and you got to see MenaRD adapt and "activate" in real time. He looked pressured when Broski took the lead even with that poker face. After that match MenaRD took no prisoners, he didn't let anyone establish a foothold again

[@SheldonSempai420]

My fav tekken youtuber is watching sf6 tournaments now? Wow

[@cobaingrohlnovo]

More like your fav sf6 KZbinr is playing Tekken now lmfao

[@winstonpeanutbutter]

@@cobaingrohlnovono this is a tekken youtuber, I think you're confusing him for someone else.

[@Azura2910arpg]

@@cobaingrohlnovor/whoosh

[@rickyfajar5190]

Wait brinef plays tekken? He was a Resident Evil streamer last I checked!

[@lorettadunne210]

Justin Wong, my favourite Monster Hunter youtuber, is playing SF6 also.

[@Ginsufe]

The Broski loss was heartbreaking. It was the best match of the whole event. I would have loved to see him go ahead instead. It would have been great.

[@Kaliko250]

Dual Kevin's match was amazing too

[@yeetskeet3]

@@Kaliko250yea that was wild

[@Joaogab29]

The production on this one was amazing, not just for fighting games but Esports in general

[@emsax]

I loved LIJoe and RobTv as heels! Great tournament!

[@rundown132]

Evil Joe/Agent 4"7 was amazing

[@akilcharles3473]

Chat was calling him evil Pitbull lmao

[@gwen9939]

Agent 4"7 is too good

[@joecoolmccall]

It was kinda dumb honestly.

[@oklimbo]

Agent 4"7 is nasty work LMAO

[@Leahs_Dad]

I was in the crowd last night! there were some very visceral reactions to some of LI Joes shit talk lol

[@OutsidetheQube]

Man i can tell from the stream yall had a blast

[@Leahs_Dad]

@@OutsidetheQube it was sick as hell. im not sure how it sounded on the stream but broski got one of the biggest applauses of the night. people were mad as hell when LI Joe dubbed him

[@chupasaurus]

@@Leahs_Dad The applause was loud and clear, as well as boo after the roast from Joe.

[@OutsidetheQube]

@therealiverbz everyone was going for Mena when he went up 2, then when brokski came back everyone was going for broski it was absolutely insane. Capcom cup didn't have a tenth of that energy

[@OutsidetheQube]

@chupasaurus I like the roasts it added a something different and got the crowd involved

[@varulfic]

The Red Bull Kumite production is on another level, has been for years. EVO might be the biggest tournament, Capcom Cup the most prestigious. But Red Bull Kumite is hands down the best. Shout out to Broski for making me believe.

[@jason-ps3jw]

Facts facts facts, 100% agree with you

[@Raxyz_0]

I loved the cab theme. It was brilliant. I think the matches weren't as hype with so many 5-0/5-1, but the whole production elevated the thing to one of the best SF events I've seen. Also, it was a real heartbreaker to see Broski off the tournament in round 1, but he _was_ the only one to not get completely trampled by the bull, so moral victory there. lol

[@BrotherCheng]

Yeah it was a little surprising with all the huge 5-0's. I guess this is how SF6 is sometimes. Definitely agree with Brian_F that the Dual Kevin/Chris Wong and the Broski/MenaRD matches were the highlight.

[@Siinory]

Rob yelling "YOU'RE A BAD MAN" still resonates in my head to this very day. Soon the accidental evo win

[@Crescent-Adam]

The event aside, I know this isn't your first time recapping things in this format but this video was really clean, Brian 👍🏼👍🏼 Great storytelling and a smooth presentation 👌🏼

[@apocalypticsquirrel]

I really enjoy how you narrate these events and storylines, it really brings them to life for me. I typically don't have time (or timezone compatibility) to watch in full so I appreciate the breakdown.

[@Squareslug]

This Kumite event was awesome. I can't wait for more and I hope other FGC events take notice on what made this so fun. The current field of sponsored "FGC esport" events can be such a drag to watch and really just waste your time as a viewer. I tend to REGRET spending days watching them from beginning till end. Thank you Red Bull for allowing the FGC to put on an actual event that highlights the production, hosts, themes, players, matches, commentators, all in one package. I had a blast.

[@TenjinZekken]

The big problem is that there is no money. Red Bull can pull this off, but no FGC entity that isn't a corporation like Sony, Capcom, Bandai Namco, (aka mostly the publishers themselves), actually have the money to pull this off. Recall that as an invitational, they have way less player money run things with, which is a huge problem for 90% of FGC competitions. Being an invitational matters because way less players means way more time for production instead of production basically being squishing as many matches as they can into a day. EVO for instance doesn't do this because they are regularly already running over schedule fitting in their multitude of games. Most other offlines are also multi game because it's cheaper to rent out a venue for one weekend for all the games than have the games seperate. This will never be the norm for offline events, there just isn't enough money in the FGC. Red Bull did this, but you need other big corps to step up for this to be a trend, not just support of the fans.

[@BGRecon]

​@@TenjinZekkeni agree i think s lot of times if the main events let the players so more of the trash talk and show it would make it fun still. We aren't getting rid of Ads until it gets real funding.

[@deelite19]

Kumite’s player illustrations are so sick

[@aspekt7631]

Hey man, I will tell you now that during the arcade error the FGC was MASSIVE here in South Africa, particularly the KoF games. We had arcade machines inside almost every shop on almost every corner.

[@ZephyrK_]

Rob and Joe knocked it out of the park, their performance in this event alongside those incredible matches was immensely entertaining

[@skullyozeez6781]

"take it home and give it to the better bird" that was CRAZY lmao

[@Nova_Afterglow]

broski played so fuckin well. the other cats should hit him up for tips on how to handle mena.

[@numa2k147]

Seeing Idom so sad broke my heart. He's the only reason why I keep playing Manon. But apart from that that event was a 10/10 as usual. They've been improving and can't wait for next year I'll finally be able to attend one.

[@DisappointedBuddha]

I gotta admit, even the 5-0s from MenaRD were so impressive to watch. He read everyone like a book and had no hesitation in his offence

[@RockBottom7626]

Best event for SF6 up to this point. Lines were vicious. Battles were insane. Chris Wong vs Dual Kevin was the greatest FT5 I have seen in a while.

[@burkshomemadememes]

I would say some of the matches kind of suck because there was a good amount of 5-0, 5-1. There’s definitely great ones like the one you mentioned, broski vs menard (and others I’m forgetting) But red bull Kumite really knows what we want. Such a fun event to watch.

[@RockBottom7626]

@@burkshomemadememes Yeah, the beatdowns were really brutal. But the highlights were so good that I can accept them. Idom hurt though.

[@burkshomemadememes]

@@RockBottom7626 yeah because can’t fault red bull for it, the event in general made me feel “damn I wish other events did that”. Because it’s insane it’s only single elimination, but all the players got to be themselves and we get to see more of them. The trash talk, and things like punk picking up his card from the trash and letting them talk a bit is great.

[@akilcharles3473]

@@burkshomemadememes The funny thing is the most exciting matches all revolves around a few players that played Luke (MenaRD & Chris Wong). And needless tosay for character who has supposively all the tools and no weaknesses really have a hard time dealing with both low & top tier characters. Still the one major exciting part of the tournament was Mena's Blanka agaisnt Punk's with that crazy sick combo he did.

[@mikaeladeel1268]

The venue and event overall was so hype. It was the first time I ever went out to a FGC tournament and I had so much fun.

[@oklimbo]

That's a crazy first event to set the bar

[@threatz1802]

This comp was insanely hype !!! Props to MenaRD for the win

[@BHS289]

Really appreciate these overviews of events and how you add extra context to the background of two people playing that might be lost on the viewer otherwise

[@SeniterYT]

I still can’t process how well and fast RobTV improved his Karin on SFV, I know it’s off topic but I do hope he gets into 6 a bit too

[@brianbonn5733]

It was sooo fun watching this tournament. Felt like I got taken back to 2013. Can't wait for more offline tournaments

[@nogoodchad4473]

Production was 10/10. I'm not a wrestling fan, but the more the fgc looks like the WWE, the more I enjoy the events

[@Platanov]

This event was '90s AF (in a good way)

[@BurnedRetinas]

Anything that helps in fleshing out their personalities More is a plus. This was my favorite Kumite event

[@Inhuman_v3]

The last time I can remember hearing Tokido say anything in the realm of "trust me" was ALSO before Akuma was coming out in SFV and said "trust Tokido" and then went on to win EVO not long after. 👀

[@SofoSama]

What Tokido meant when he said come back stronger is….wait until Akuma gets here

[@kiwavy]

🤣🤣🤣

[@CMSparks95]

Top tier production. I need a Tekken Kumite 😭

[@nobodyinparticular80]

Brian, you are amazing at the story telling of street fighter. I hope you become an official commentator some day. You more than deserve it.

[@Avacadoloco]

i love love love them taking full advantage of the new york aesthetic and persona, it really added so much, i feel like there was no downtime at all everything felt fluid and fast and kinetic. they should do more stuff like this production-wise/theme-wise anyway.

[@_Markito0]

The energy was just crazy and part of me is kinda glad I didn’t get my battle card thrown in the trash but then again I was eliminated in the LCQ 😂😂😂 what a great event in NYC 🔥🔥🔥

[@Nova_Afterglow]

this event was sick as hell. this was the first kumite ive ever seen, and every aspect of it was so much fun. i cant wait for the next one!

[@henryludvor6275]

Red Bull put together an even that was exponentially more entertaining, exciting, and better produced than Capcom Cup could ever hope to reproduce.

[@raulrivera622]

Great show everything about it was awesome. It’s sucks that sometimes fighting tournaments lack consistent tension but this set up kept you entertained

[@MikeScarbro]

This was such an awesome breakdown! I've been pretty checked out of fighting game events over the last several months and this video really made a compelling watch because of all the color and background info you gave along with the action of the tournament itself. Thanks, Brian!

[@shmixedNshmooved]

It was easily the most hype and entertaining tournament in the past year, I'd even place it above EVO. LI Jerk and Fight King Rob were the characters that are needed at these events. The WWE style energy they brought on top of the crazy blowout matches against top players was just entertainment personified.

[@ryanp652]

Always appreciate the work it takes for you to clip up the highlights and present the storylines in a fun way. Good work Brian.

[@ignacioalmonacid6153]

I was waiting for this recap. Great job Brine! I wish you had streamed the tournament and get your feedback live. Keep it up! I watched the hole thing, what a tournament!

[@MethodAMV]

this video was a fun video to watch. great pacing and flow. nice set-up. good job.

[@iDrKx]

I watched most of Kumite live, yet I appriciate so much the breakdown of history and format too since this is my first sf; thank you again Brian!

[@Danomicon]

thanks for not posting a spoiler in the thumbnail, I seriously appreciated it - as soon as I realized I missed the tourney I went back to watch the full 2-day vods and still came back for your commentary on the whole amazing event. much love

[@chefhasteeth]

This event was really fantastic. One of the things that boosted it so much was just how close and loud the audience was. It felt like classic FGC.

[@gmwes]

i feel kinda bad for chris wong. He's super cool, but he always looks like he's about to cry.

[@Jadinass]

well he tweeted afterwards that he loved the event.

[@Sandjoe77]

LI Joe was my MVP, God he was so good

[@Gleapgoogleplusisgone]

Nobody noticed but redbull Kumite Italy was also absolutely awesome. Participating in a fighting game tournament in a palace was such a strange and awesome experience.

[@yoruzeruel5009]

I agree 100% with how we kinda lost the VIBE of the FGC, I immediately thought of LilMajin's run on Tekken Evo 2018, what made it so hype was not just his skill and beating the gods, but his charisma. And I think like you said we've focused so much on corporate, professional and high-end production that we've kinda left the personality and FUN of the FGC behind, this event was proof that we still have that, and it's worth to keep it.

[@jasonpicard909]

Great production on this video, Brian! Well scripted and very entertaining, thanks! And thanks for the match recommendations - both for this event and historical events. Nice touch!

[@NikolayNikoloff]

Broski was the most hype! MVP!

[@zZaxOo]

man that dual kevin match was so hype, the arena was blowing up!

[@saaamion]

the break between the brackets was nice also they showed some amazing combo's.

[@zegim]

I saw the event and even so, watching your recap is great for knowing all the stories behind the players

[@user-kun2147]

The FGC truly is a wonderful thing. We had something like this recently in the Philippines called Rumble Royale Tryhards for TEKKEN. Although it doesn’t have the setup like RBKumite with the crowd etc, it was still a fun offline event with a pretty high production quality. I also think our scene is pretty underrated as the guy who won this tournament never used the same character (based on the games that were streamed). Hopefully soon I get to join in these types of events as well

[@pippofelipe6901]

Cool tier aki 💪 broski was really amazing to watch

[@epicon6]

I watched the whole event and really really loved it!!!! I only missed one set when i ran to the store. Let’s hope we’ll get more awesomeness like this🎉

[@DaPhenomAce]

MenaRD took his lost in capcom cup personally. No one was safe

[@ΚρανίΩ]

fuudo wasn't there to stop him unfortunately

[@TenjinZekken]

@@ΚρανίΩWinner of CPT also turned down this tourney i believe.

[@ramanmono]

Not just that Redbull understands, they got the money to realize it.

[@mak00ileven]

I’m in NYc everyday.. how the fuck I didn’t know this event took place 🤦🏾‍♂️. I’m so oblivious

[@DuppyBoii187]

Rob carries sf so hard. Godlike presenter

[@KingOfStreetFighters]

I want Brian F to do these recaps for all tournaments.

[@MrQuay03]

The roastings/dis from Joe were the best thing in the show

[@h8reset194]

Love this type of videos, great narrative and points bro, great work :)

[@aceyirl]

thanks for the hype, i am looking forward to it, i do love Redbull also, they always sponsor amazing people and events.

[@jintekki]

It's funny to be watching this video since I first heard of Brian_F from the Las Vegas Kumite and that's what made me check out this channel!

[@AI-io9vl]

Kumite was fire

[@El-Burrito]

The red bull kumite was really amazing. Aside from the Broski match, my favourite thing was no JP theme. It was so refreshing!

[@LuisFernandez-pz3tx]

This was the sour patch kids event. first they're sour then they're sweet 😂😂 😂

[@Cradien]

The production was so good that I saw a lot of people thinking this was put on in someway by capcom

[@zip2kx]

cant believe i sit here every time and watch a powerpoint presentation. charismatic white guy this dude.

[@vitormartins9585]

So many great sets in this tournament.

[@ringzy]

Man has all the tabs

[@sinisterrain2079]

Such a great event! I wish it was a bit less swingy in the results, but still thats the fun of the format. Those 2 round 1 games that were close sounded awesome as a viewer

[@drswaggenheimer2527]

me looking at all those damn tabs brian has on his browser "hes just like me fr"

[@RanbuMotion]

I'm still stuck on the "Gran-Doise", love the content as always Brian!

[@AbzAden]

Escaflowne Curse of the dragon track omg chefs kiss

[@zeywop]

I've noticed that if MenaRD isn't playing I do not tune into the event. Capcom Cup was during midterms for me so it was hard for me to watch anyways but I think once he was eliminated I only watched three sets. Great vid Brian!

[@gupperss]

man got so many tabs up, pc might hop in the cab

[@chummer2060]

I saw a bunch of comments in the chat calling the show cringe. I thought the over the top feel was perfect. The hosts were so charismatic. The commentators were on point and were even calling out LI Jerk. Such a fun event.

[@jheymann69]

I’m going to have an anxiety attack looking at your open browser tabs man 😂

[@Tizjiz]

This event was absolutely phenomenal and funny af.

[@voidandnon-2530]

Broski was the real winner.

[@headbreakable]

6:14 yeah, and I remember brian's intro is a 山 pose and nobody knew what he's going for lol.

[@Kammithekiller]

man this was SUCH a blast

[@mappybc6097]

While I wholeheartedly agree that the atmosphere and tone of the Kumite were miles ahead of all other offline events for SF6 so far, I think it's unreasonable to expect the same production values from venues like EVO or even CEO. An invitational with 48 players, a single game, and just the main stage can't begin to compare to the logistics nightmare that was EVO 2023, with 11k registered players just for the main 8 games, and over 80k attendees. Maybe you could expect SFL Japan levels of production, and even that may fall outside what their budget allows.

[@TiredAsl]

Mena rocking the Jordan 11 concords 🔥 he's the 🐐

[@Darkkfated]

If you like watching high-level SF6 AT ALL IN THE SLIGHTEST you NEED to watch this tourney on KZbin. Brain's not overstating how much fun these matches were to watch.

[@oponamikwe5011]

Menard is a beast. Blanka will get new players using him. Card looking OP

[@ZiggyStardunk]

Aris was really into the event also. Great event all around, hype as hell.

[@tanzolo4487]

Red bull understand every sport honestly.

[@Dillisaurus]

amazing breakdown as always!

[@jimonaldo3108]

These esports companies need to hire everyone associated with Beyond the Summit because they understood what makes the best esports events to hype

[@psyonicpanda]

This is probably your best video