Yes, he is a fairly decent player. He knows a hell of alot more about it then some commentators chatting about the World 9-ball championships I have watched. And he will blow some of the Asian commentation out of the water which consists of a single "WOW!" every 30 seconds.
Plus commentators need to have charisma and be interesting, and they don't have to tell you how a player is going to shoot EVERY BLOODY SHOT before they shoot it. I like the World Snooker Championships commentation where they actually shut their yaps some of the time and just let you watch the snooker. When a moment arises that warrants commentation they commentate.
I don't need to hear the commentator tell me that the player is going to shoot the 8-ball that is straight into the corner pocket with perfect stop shot shape on the 9, straight into 8 ball in the corner pocket with stop shot shape for the 9, I can see that, my mother can see that and she does not shoot pool. If you really HAVE to talk at that moment of the match tell me about that time you beat that guy up on Fear Factor! "Hey Hey He... oh shit...."