He was expecting to land that punch. Expecting to knock the wind out of her and see if she could keep going despite heaving and huffing from such a strong hit, but it never comes. She grabs him instead. She's grabbing him? And before he realizes what's happening, he's getting flung through the air, confusion on his face as he's letting out a small yelp as he goes up right off his feet. He flies back quite a few feet before the realization hits him and he stops himself in midair, gritting his teeth with hands up and balled into fists with the expectation of a follow up from Bulla.