Pretty much.  All I know is that my first attack and the trip attempt in round 1 missed, and the disarm attempt worked in round 2.  Beyond that, I don't know if any of my attacks hit.  So I have no idea if the orc in front of me is still ready to keep smacking me around ,or if he's about to go down in one hit; and I don't know if I have enough bonus to hit on a 3, or if I need an 18 or higher.