First Cut - Individual Men Event 1 - 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games

Complete coverage of all three heats of "First Cut," the opening individual men's event from the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games in Madison, Wisconsin (Thursday, August 1). Includes full commentary tracking 3x defending champion Mat Fraser as he looks to make a statement on day one. Familiar names like Patrick Vellner, Ben Smith, and Cole Sager state their own cases, while newcomer Chandler Smith announces his arrival as a serious challenger.
First Cut includes 4 rounds consisting of:
400-m run
3 legless rope climbs
7 squat snatches: 185 LB
Time cap: 20 minutes

[@leslieabradshaw]

Heat 1 - 0:52 Heat 2 - 22:20 Heat 3 - 45:27 [professionally commentated by legends Sean Woodland, Annie Sakamoto, Dan Bailey]

[@kaanyeable]

i love you

[@Tucs67]

Thank you!

[@s.melonita4454]

You angel you!

[@daytonasayswhat9333]

Leslie Bradshaw CrossFit “Legends.”

[@VOlDTALES]

Zero

[@andreas6155]

Fraser is a beast nocap love that guy

[@jackiecarpenter7747]

Things we learned. 1. Fraser still killing it 2. Chandler Smith is going to be a contender. 3. Heppener is know where to be found.

[@daytonasayswhat9333]

Jackie Carpenter 4. CrossFit sucks

[@jackiecarpenter7747]

@@daytonasayswhat9333 considering I don't really do crossfit I would agree😂 I do crossfit type stuff for my condition ing says and I hate that

[@rafaelxavier3301]

About Smith... 4 year latter and.. no, he's not.

[@jgerickson7]

Ben Smith was like a Senior who had to take a class full of Freshmen.

[@kyucklebeans]

The Billy Madison of CrossFit

[@melaronie3024]

Frazer total beast mode. 😈🔥🔥🔥💥💥💥

[@1462JWOOD]

Did y’all know beeeeeennnnn Smith was in the first heat 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. Beeeeeennnnn n Smith

[@elmarobberts5128]

WHAAAAT?? I didn't see him, nobody mentioned his name. 😆😆

[@camerongray7767]

Ha

[@frederickgutierrez4308]

They mentioned him at 2:13 haha

[@Kemaaaaa]

It's because he didn't qualify through Open because of the knee injury. He recieved a wild card invitation to the games. Therefore 1st heat.

[@theone9273]

Let's go Ryan Sowder and Chandler Smith! Army Strong!

[@theone9273]

It's crazy to see people actually having to stop and rest. Like any regular WOD in a regular box dudes are resting all the time. But you never see athletes at this level step back and bend over to take a breather.

[@brentdawgs8905]

Beeeeeeen smith....Ben smith. BEEEEEEEEEEN SMITH!!!!!!

[@andersont.2267]

Overall, I feel like Rogue did a good job with their coverage. I think the commentating was pretty weak compared to last year though

[@VOlDTALES]

Just say it crossfit is ass

[@johnbernard918]

If they could run it as well as a major sport like football then crossfit would be really cool

[@johnbernard918]

The announcers were trash. Worse than highschool sports.

[@selitoskuldakis2209]

So annoying too, just yelling all the time

[@AxeRugby]

Proud as to see KILA in lane 1 representing his nation PNG!!!

[@jackyz3101]

Poor marketing, I watched last years highlights a couple months ago and I didnt even know this was going on right now.

[@callsofscv]

I imagine that had to do with CrossFit pulling the plug on social media and TV contracts diffusing due to poor partnership with CrossFit. The unprofessional-ism of the company is profound. Then again, this is what happens when a bunch of gym rats get a massive following and don't have a proper corporate structure to handle it.

[@paulmulryne8405]

Yeah, totally. It’s compulsive viewing in the later stages. I’ve been watching for a few years... is it just me or is Ben Smith suspiciously big here? I don’t want to sling mud, but he looks way bigger than he did.

[@jep1912]

Jees, you must, must, as an 'athlete' be able to run. Period.

[@dwojcik1000]

Nick Brown They’re cross fitters, not athletes.

[@rigorous3900]

Kamaru Usman is laughing so hard right now

[@username-kn3oh]

What did you expect them to run a 50 second 400m while snatching 185 and doing legless rope climbs? Lmao you crossfit haters are hilarious. Go stick to doing your 3 sets of bench press in 3 hours and thinking your fit 😂😂

[@granteckhardt4878]

Everytime he says ben smith, drink...

[@davidvarnes7708]

I got halfway through the first heat before I died.

[@Dat1guybruh]

The commentary is soooo bad... it’s like they don’t know anything but thier names...

[@christianpavlovich7252]

part of what makes the commentary this year rougher is that they have no communication with the camera people. Usually there is a whole team communicating together and a producer is talking to the cameramen and announcers and they can be in sync. With there being a world feed that is totally random in nature they are trying to just talk over whatever comes up. Its nonsense in the broadcast world

[@calebwany8422]

Yeah, so it's so bad

[@FlatBedLife717]

Ben Smith a beast, especially after surgery earlier in the year!

[@AndrewDavis-sw7vb]

So this incarnation of the CrossFit Games is to go for an Olympic feel i.e different nationalities competing against each other and with the coverage you can barely see the flags on the shirts, maybe they could make the shorts different for each athletes as well etc. Anyhoo happy to see this.

[@mooreuproar2139]

They've watered down the talent by trying to make it a multi nationality sport. These men didn't make it to the games because they were good. They simply made it because they were from another country. Notice how none of them made the cut. Some of these "athletes" can barely do the required workouts. They have no business being there.

[@ThePirateburke86]

Imagine being Ben Smith in this moment, not only is it a false sense of success but you’re a 9 year games veteran at this point and you’re in heat 1 with people that won’t even make it beyond this event. I’d be mad

[@goldenscarecrow397]

It’s so evident that most of the national champions are just not ready for this. I mean, it’s surely going to have a positive effect and CrossFit will keep growing, but the Games have lost something.

[@kefkapalazzo1]

Because they ask people to do dangerous things. Of course it has a low success rate

[@chrishebner3870]

kefkapalazzo1 dangerous is relative. It’s dangerous for me to enter a skateboard competition on a half pipe. It’s much less dangerous for a professional skateboarder. Is crossfit dangerous? Sure. So is baseball. So is football. So are many other sports. I’m not arguing that it doesn’t have its risks. But the risk drops significantly when your talking about professional athletes, the top crossfitters for example, versus less prepared, more inexperienced athletes.

[@kefkapalazzo1]

Chris Hebner are you really trying to equivocate right now lmao you’re not supposed to do heavy compound movements for reps in the damn sun. This is with cardio pushed in and calisthenics. I saw one competition they had people doing squats I believe in a slick surface. And just because there’s stupid dangerous shit doesn’t mean anything. The NFL has to change a lot of rules for their players health. Even the NBA is finally league wide taking action on mental health.You don’t get it, and you need to stop

[@SnifferSock]

@@chrishebner3870 CrossFit is in a whole different league of dangerous compared to most sports...

[@callsofscv]

Lol straight nonsense about CrossFit Games being dangerous. The only danger in this sport is that people cut corners on technique to get the work done (and letting a bunch of noobs into this competition for the sake of globalism). This isn't any different than Kevin Durant playing against the Raptors with a slight AC tear. It turned into a full one eventually. I'd like to know why the only arguement we have against CrossFit is that it's "dangeous" when we have more popular sports like UFC, NFL, NHL, Boxing...etc.... that cause far more injuries at a higher rate.

[@Dany-ik1id]

That event is brutal.

[@gordonharper9126]

Am I the only one who doesn't like the announcer talking in the background the whole time? It's so distracting! You're giving live commentary on how well they're doing, not good!

[@breity0025]

I agree but at the same time I feel like if they weren't doing it, it could be a bit weird if you were there live. Like it's good for the crowd there knowing what's going on I think

[@gordonharper9126]

Yeah I guess it would be.

[@VirginiaGeorge]

I’m watching the first heat right now and I wish they would’ve taken the time to highlight some of the other athletes, the only one they’re talking about is Ben Smith. Give some of the other athletes some air time, for crying out loud.

[@Mark-cb5ks]

@@VirginiaGeorge He was the heat leader - they always stick with the leader, because it's more exciting - and nobody was even close to him.

[@AndreasHamberg]

The commentary is just bad plain and simple, why isn’t Sean Woodland commentating?

[@theseattlegreen1871]

14:11 Look at the guy almost killed himself 😂😂🤣🤣

[@TheRealFutureMillionaire]

Oof!

[@Paul-ml4fk]

HOLY CRAPppp this is dangerous

[@AReyes-rz5go]

The first heat was only to see ben Smith. The rest were totally inncesary.

[@samanthareimerart4627]

So glad to find some decent coverage of the events. WTG Rogue:)

[@mooreuproar2139]

😂😂😂

[@lindseywilliams6541]

Who is commentating this?!?!?!?! Oy Vey!! Shhhh, let us watch. I had to fast forward to Heat 3.

[@bodacious117]

No this wasn’t that devastating of an event just cause only 14 of first 2 heats finished it, just means 66 percent of the athletes there shouldn’t have been there, sorry but that’s just facts

[@igorvalko7368]

Sleep WeaselR55 some of them couldn’t even climb that rope after a 400m run 😂🤔

[@bodacious117]

Igor Valko lol spent thousands of dollars to run 400 meters and practice rope climbs

[@TrollHunterxXx]

It’s deceivingly simple on paper. Almost took Vellner out and he is seasoned. You don’t know what your talking about. Mat makes this look easy... I can assure you. It is not

[@bodacious117]

@Louis Centolella IV I would gladly show how I would have beat half the athletes easily in that event

[@lloyddodson8487]

Playing this on 2x speed was a good decision

[@foxmind2490]

“Reebok Nano 10 Gallon” had me in tears

[@dimitriousdevilboon7714]

CrossFit is on its way out.

[@davidgdmz4551]

This event is BRUTAL. Probably only 1 in 5 million men could do this in less than an hour

[@jazzminebello8568]

Fraser is beastest beast everrr!!

[@elmarobberts5128]

Why bother with a field of 50 if you're only going to show the leader? I always enjoy the games but please it's high time you get a clue about broadcasting and commentary.

[@devinhanna53]

Have you seen any competitive race before? They always highlight the leader...

[@elmarobberts5128]

@@devinhanna53 Highlight, sure.if there's action up front or when he finishes.. This was too much. There was lots of time to show more of the others.

[@driesvanackere5909]

Why isn’t there a scoreboard to keep track off the athletes? Like in the group events there is!

[@ciandunphy7888]

Because there were so many athletes they couldn’t really do that

[@driesvanackere5909]

Cian Dunphy , but they did it last year (2018) because I was watching it live.

[@ciandunphy7888]

Dries Vanackere what I meant is when there 40+ athletes on the field there’s just too many to have the scoreboard showing. Like in the chaos event in 2018. In most events tho they should have a scoreboard

[@ΓιάννηςΣπυρίδης]

Legend has it. Guy no1 on heat 1 still trying to do 1st round's legless r.c😂

[@bfyrestone3059]

The first heat, they're tons of great athletes out there, but you could just tell who shouldn't of been out there.. first 3 minutes 1 guy was just struggling hard with the rope climbs...

[@dawnc5797]

He struggled but he didn't quit. That was good stuff.

[@Mwin3689]

You are absolutely right! I know they are amazing athletes but watching those guys struggle with ropes and 185 snatch is crazy!

[@chasingdemetrius7203]

@@dawnc5797 We. Don't. Quit.

[@charliel7216]

Could of came in injured.

[@dawnc5797]

@@chasingdemetrius7203 absolutely!

[@dianeroscher3513]

Well done Chandler Smith.

[@LPrulezhard]

To all the people complaining about crossfit. Try it for a year with good form and see how you feel after that. I do it for 2 years in the gym and I say i feel good with it and yeah you will suffer but you'll get more confident, faster, stronger, better endurance and stamina.

[@nadinehope5568]

You made your point. I agree

[@LPrulezhard]

@@nadinehope5568 about what exactly?

[@kathydrazsnzak445]

Where's Bill Grundler? That's what the commentary needs!

[@nadinehope5568]

Yes please, where is Bill Grundler?

[@michaelnewton1332]

I just came up with a new drinking game. Take a shot every time the announcers say "athletes."

[@nadinehope5568]

No,no, take a drink every time he says Ben Smith.

[@elmarobberts5128]

James Newbury is wearing NO SHIRT. Did y'all get that? No shirt. James. no shirt. Watch out for him. He's the one with no shirt.

[@daytonasayswhat9333]

Elma Robberts It’s a fashion show.

[@elmarobberts5128]

@@daytonasayswhat9333 The female commentator fell hard for his chest judged by the repetition. :)

[@camerongray7767]

IMO legless rope climbs are the single movement that separates great CrossFit athletes and elite CrossFit athletes

[@simonbright8320]

Some of Hunter's best work since the Karate kid.

[@jaclynrobertson6727]

Yayyyy!thank you for the amazing coverage!!!!

[@TrollHunterxXx]

Such a great goddamn workout

[@fabianramirez180]

AAAMAZING!!! GREAT JOB TO EVERYONE THAT COMPETED. The time Fraser had those no good reps and still kicks butt totally motivating!!

[@billyhung0630]

Fraser is a crazy man, how can he do that?

[@ronniemartillo]

In the good ol days they sent the best in the world instead of one from every nation...Greg Glassman’s “diversity” mindset caused 80 athletes to embarrass themselves and not make the timecap.

[@wellwait4197]

It’s now 2023 and three years since you left that comment and I’m sure you know how much worse it’s gotten. “Diversity’s our strength” my a**, tell that to all the people whom were so very much more qualified but wasn’t given a chance because of being politically correct.

[@jamesochieng5965]

There is a Kenyan in the games, oh man now I'm excited

[@noelbartolomedeguzman8147]

Hahahaha!

[@nadinehope5568]

He came last

[@jamesochieng5965]

@@nadinehope5568 yeah but he went to the games lol, not many people can say that

[@SrRaris]

Anasagasti 42:14 ultimas reps y para dentro

[@kgamer5842]

where is the commentary from the first and second heat?

[@RealitySurreal]

Streamed commentary usually doesn't happen until Heat 3 or 4.

[@Mwin3689]

Ben Smith is awesome!

[@nixc71]

Feels like the Royal Rumble when Ben Smith Entered the Ring

[@jackyz3101]

Is the commentary worse than last year or is it just me?

[@nadinehope5568]

It ain’t just you

[@nadinehope5568]

No, who are those guys?

[@MC-nv4bo]

Someone forgot to tell Vellner that only the rope climbs are legless, not the snatches.

[@LordJamu]

Fikowski. Polish Canadian ? ow right then :D !

[@marioskr]

Why you Change it? Cut is Balls hits.. So unfair For all of athletes... You choose first events that Some athletes made bad but They can win the Last events.. And scoring is idiot with cut.. We cant see amazing athletes like fikofski, sager etc...

[@jasonarcher6901]

Umm .....what?

[@samuelfrazier2969]

Did no one else see Sweeney at the end of the run on round two? He acts like he’s grabbing Fraser’s butt.

[@nadinehope5568]

Yeah it sure looked like that’s what he was doing

[@crljump]

lol very well spotted

[@sportgym2793]

Welcome

[@barahonuh6297]

Was Sweeney making a move of Fraser? 😂😂😂 50:05

[@azizaktas3174]

excellent game crossfit. i would like to be there

[@AFA111]

Matt Fraser is the only known name I know in Crossfit.

[@MrBonolo]

Patrick was my chiropractor WOW !

[@MrStink777]

Fraser 45:04

[@gonzalogayoso5555]

50:05 SWENEY GRABING FRASER'S ASS HAHAAHAHAHAHAHA

[@Beeeeeeefy]

That airhorn

[@MadSUPANOVA]

7 sets of 185lbs 4x would get me.

[@jw2par]

Do they test for performance drugs? Was told they didn't

[@blackwilliams88]

Guy in the back doing the "clean and jerk @14:15

[@sahjweichuke2299]

Who is this host talking? He did a great job. Love his voice and excitement talking about the games. Pls let him host all the crossfit games.

[@seikoblackdiver7469]

I may misunderstand something in this competition. How can it be fair for smaller athlete to lift barbell?

[@pinter123]

SeIKo BLaCk DiVeR they aren’t trying to set weight classes. It’s just about can you do the work. Those smaller guys are going to have advantages in other places like body weight and run or anything they are dragging their body. Then it’s intended to average out and find the best all round regardless of size.

[@seikoblackdiver7469]

@@pinter123 Regarding to body weight, I think all athletes are equal, because they train based on their weight. It still seems unfair to me when it comes to free weight. Whether they are big or small, they all lift the same weight.

[@Dany-ik1id]

This is not fitness test.. This is just a game for entertainment.

[@ronniemartillo]

All those people have no business being there.

[@lgschmid24]

Where’s the women’s feed?

[@VirginiaGeorge]

Laine Schmid kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5S3Z5-lmMeAhrs

[@ccl2384]

Ole boy wanting the fans to look to look at him and cheer, he'll end up not even finishing..

[@ale189251]

Can someone tell me how all the events work? Does the top people move to next event?

[@justarandomguy2078]

I don't think they really know either

[@ale189251]

@@justarandomguy2078 😁

[@DoulosXristou0]

25:00 If he had to dump the bar behind him, that judge would have gotten a bit of a surprise...

[@ivegotasuprayt1113]

how high is the rope climb ?

[@LPrulezhard]

15 ft normally or 5 meters more or less

[@TheYoyozo]

The announcer’s voice is so annoying.

[@nadinehope5568]

So annoying , whoever told him he could comment, lied

[@gautamgiri4991]

Did i see a indian there at no 20 VEDHARTH THAPPA. Aankho me anshu aa gaye..

[@baskaranbalasundaram4187]

Could you give me time stamp?

[@dusanpavlik2680]

The big difference between 2015 and now the lead guy had to beat over 40 guys in 2015. Now he has to beat only 9 guys, more than 40 guys can take some points from him. Not mention the fight on top 10/top 20.

[@adamchance3828]

The commentator ruined it for me.

[@aramkishishan5101]

where is the Freser

[@vickomarhz2796]

nomas de verlos ya me cansé

[@nikolagregic7709]

Why some athletes having hard time climbing rope, after first 400m ? I can climb it Like its nothing and I Weight more.

[@SMydland]

Nikola Gregic alot of athletes got quilified because they got 1st in their country in the open.. that doesnt nessesairily mean they are really that good. Some of those that quilified got 5000th place and above in the open

[@kenb9487]

Then why aren’t you there competing.?

[@nikolagregic7709]

@@kenb9487 Because I wanna give them a chance.

[@thatotherchannel7945]

Aren’t they like already really sore going into this?...

[@XxHILLSxBESTxX]

Wait, so dont the athletes farther back into the rig have to run more? how does this work? seems unfair

[@julesmarie3232]

Nah. If your at the front of the rig then coming back you have to run past everyone else's markers to get you yours so it all evens itself out

[@michaels6503]

@@julesmarie3232 thanks for explaining that it's been proper stressing me out haha! Don't know how I didn't realise that

[@Cody.Tafoya]

Zero

[@KyleShears]

Do people really buy into this?

[@thatotherchannel7945]

GO FRASER

[@fgonz007]

The national championship idea was really cool on paper, but having athletes failing rope climbs and snatches in round 1 is a joke.

[@thatsfedup1064]

I used to think this is cool until elgintensity showed me the truth

[@TheMrbeastinside]

the cuts ruined the games.

[@gabegabes6419]

Why does the announcer sound like a Miss universe commentator, a strip club cheesy dj or Ru Paul drag race announcer lol

[@septianpane804]

lalap Ben Smith Ben Smith, aku mau liat dari semua negara terkhusus INDONESIA

[@justinthomas27]

Did y’all know Ben Smith’s brother is a puffer?

[@Dany-ik1id]

I hope It becomes legal to punish late students with the first WOD in this video.

[@benpaynter]

Commentary made me wish I was deaf

[@VivaRevolucionDGS]

more like the winnie, deca, and tren games

[@jack.1.]

BEN SMITH!!! 💦💦💦💦💦💦

[@wrightclick]

Okay, but where's the women's event videos? 😒😒😒

[@VirginiaGeorge]

Thomas Wright kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5S3Z5-lmMeAhrs

[@patrickstarks6576]

Different video on you tube

[@nick-wr5ee]

@50:04 lol what is sean sweeney doing to fraser

[@nadinehope5568]

I don’t know