As a man whose parents owned a karate school, it is perhaps unsurprising that Frank Mir gives the impression of a lifelong student of the martial arts, someone who approaches them with an analytical eye. The latter is true in the literal sense, as Mir provided color commentary for World Extreme Cagefighting from 2007 until 2010 and has fulfilled the same role for Absolute Championship Berkut’s English-language broadcasts since the fall of 2016. He also gives the impression of a man unafraid to turn that analytical gaze onto himself. If anything, Mir is even more blunt and unsparing in assessing himself and his own opponents than the fighters he watches as a commentator.