Commentary question

[markweatherill]

I've always wondered this and perhaps someone knows the answer.

I just saw BBC1 showing highlights of the Holland V Japan match which ITV showed live earlier on.

In these cases where one channel has the game live and the other shows edited highlights afterwards, how is the commentary done?

Do the commentators for the channel that doesn't have the live match, sit and commentate through the live match even though only snippets will ever be heard?
Or (what I think) do they put the highlights together first and then pretend to be commentating live?

 

[Greenlizard0]

They have the live feed and the commentary is put on afterwards, and then broadcasted.

So when they have a highlights show, they pick the best bits, and then pretty much do it again. Or they just show highlights with 'complete' sentences in it.

Actually you know what? I have no idea

 

[Gilly]

They commentate as normal as if it was their live game.

 

[One More Solo]

On MOTD it definitely sounds like they commentate over pre-edited highlights with their weirdly prescient commentary.

"It's been a while since the last goal... oh, what d'ya know, there's one now"