Sports Comms Asia
Mark Tompkins · Sports commentator · Kuala Lumpur

The voice of the big match

I commentate football, futsal and multi-sport events for world feeds, host broadcasters and streaming platforms. I'm taking bookings for tournaments, league fixtures and remote studio work, on-site anywhere in the world or live from my home studio in Kuala Lumpur.

Track record · on air since 1998

World Cups, Olympics and every sport between

World feed, host broadcast and club TV commentary across football, futsal and multi-sport events, on-site and from the studio.

4Olympic Games
15+FIFA tournaments
4Asian Games
5SEA Games
10Indian Super League seasons
28Years on air
Football · HBS world feed

FIFA World Cup

Russia 2018

Part of the host broadcast world feed commentary team.

Multi-sport · OBS

Olympic Games ×4

London · Rio · Tokyo · Paris

Football, triathlon, water polo, hockey and tennis across four Summer Games.

Football · lead commentator

AFC Asian Cup

Qatar 2023

Lead commentator on-site, including the opening match and the final.

Football · HBS

FIFA Women's World Cup

Canada 2015 · France 2019

Host broadcast commentary, 11 matches in Canada, then Nice and Montpellier.

Futsal · world feed

FIFA Futsal World Cup ×3

Colombia · Lithuania · Uzbekistan

On-site world feed commentary at the last three tournaments.

Football · final

AFC Champions League

Final · Riyadh 2021

Al Hilal v Pohang on-site, after 47 group games in 19 days off-tube.

By sport

The fixture list

Home studio · Kuala Lumpur · UTC+8

Remote ready, match ready

A soundproofed commentary room with broadcast-grade audio and a backed-up connection, ready for off-tube and remote work for world feeds, broadcasters and streaming platforms.

Mark's commentary desk: a match feed on a 24-inch monitor, line-ups and stats on two iPads, a Coles lip mic and match notes
Live from KL
  • Match feedSamsung 24" high-resolution monitor
  • Stats and prepTwo 12.9" iPads · line-ups, notes and pronunciations in Commentator Studio, my own prep app
  • MicrophoneColes lip mic · the broadcast commentary standard
  • ComputerMacBook Air · M5 chip
  • HeadphonesBose
  • Connection1 Gbps fibre · wired LAN
  • Backup5G mobile broadband · backup connection
  • RoomSoundproofed commentary booth

Every time zone covered. Asian kick-offs live at local time, European fixtures in the evening or overnight from UTC+8.

Phone / WhatsApp +60 11 2706 3257
Kick-off times, now KLLDNDOH
Bookings and enquiries

Send me a message