Kenway - Punches cut open

And because of that the first strike was mine. I stepped in and it seemed to explode out of me, using my speed and my size to my advantage, ducking beneath his protecting fists and smashing him in the solar plexus. He let out an oof and staggered back, the surprise more than the pain making him drop his guard, enough for me to dance quickly to my left and drive forward with my left fist, finding a spot above his right eye that, just for one delicious second, I thought might have been good enough to finish him off.
A roar of approval and bloodlust from the men. It had been a good punch. Enough to open a cut that began to leak a steady stream of blood down his face. But, no, it wasn’t enough to stop him for good. Instead the look of angry incomprehension he always wore became even more uncomprehending. Even angrier. I’d landed two punches, he precisely none. He hadn’t even moved from his spot.

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag, Chapter 20