Short, sharp blows, he can defend against. Blocking isn't hard but she is quick and he hasn't got the time to start an attack of his own. He also knows that they're coming up on the wall and that's the very worst place to find yourself in a fight.

Unfortunately, there's not a lot he can do about it.

Well. He could take a broken nose, drop, attempt a sweep on the way down. But this is training and also, a date. Also, she's poetry in motion.

He goes with it.