Yeah, that's one way of putting it. That caught me SO off guard. I could've made Elias seem like the invincible guy, but I decided against it. I hadn't said he was prepared for something like that, and I don't think he was.
Oh wow, that actually took apart all my planning, give me a few minutes... And yeah, I was going to go for some kind of close-lining kick to the face, then thought, "Why waste the energy?"