BANG! My right fist slams hard into Erin's ribs and I get a deep satisfaction out of seeing her face wince in pain. Expecting a retaliatory strike, I see Erin bring up her right foot as if to attempt a knee strike. From my boxing training, I know that one cannot move their arms to throw a punch, or in this case an elbow, without her shoulder scrunching up. The distraction with her foot might have worked if we were clothed, but her right shoulder scrunching up is easy to spot as we are both wearing bikinis. As I see her right foot raise, my eyes are focused on that side of her body. I see her elbow coming at me high, but I am too close of a proximity to avoid it. I am surprised that she is throwing a right elbow with her right foot off the ground as if to strike my left knee as she is way off balance to be effective. She'll not be able to generate much power with her elbow strike with having only one foot on the ground. A good punch or elbow strike would only be generated with adequate power if one pushes off with their legs into the blow. Erin hasn't done so. Her elbow comes into me high, aimed at my temple. I'm surprised that Erin would go for a knockout blow so early in the fight, and to do so while off balance and out of position. Unable to completely avoid the blow, but having been signaled by her shoulder that a strike was coming from that side, I am able to raise my arm and take a good bit of her elbow strike across my forearm. Her elbow glances off my forearm but is misdirected just enough and I take it onto my left cheek, although with limited power as it was thrown with her on only one foot. Still, her elbow lands and I too want to land a devastatingly sound early blow. As I take her elbow off of my left cheek, I partially block it with my left arm, and angle my head slightly away, limiting it's effect. I turn in to Erin hard, pushing off on my leading left foot, generating power, with a hard right fist aimed at her solar plexus, a shot at her central body mass that is more unlikely to miss. I will be in a good position should this land.