The man he's facing is fairly quick on his feet, bringing up his bow to catch the blade flashing at his face, deflecting it. He thrust with the arrow in his hand, then cried out in pain as the blade found the back of his leg. He manages to fall out of reach of the grapple, though, and draw his own blade, a large, though much cruder-looking knife, taking a defensive posture, as he tosses aside his bow, though he's clearly not expecting to face an opponent using a bow as a melee weapon, the extra reach putting him at a sudden, severe disadvantage.