This was going much, much differently than Anthony was expecting it to go. His plans of regaining his footing were ruined by even more punches and kicks, which he had literally no choice but to just try and power through. It was very unpleasant and very painful, of course, but it's not like he had any choice. Though his physical strength was not helped at all by this fact, Anthony tried to land a punch (or, hell, anything at all) on Noah.