and thats all negated by william...
being... william? the only time we've seen him fight is hiding and sneak attacks, and the one attack we've seen from him is dismantling (or, in funky terms, grabbing.)
if we're going starting moves, William isn't fighting face to face with the goon, he's booking it and sneak attacking them, which basically ends the fight due to his LS + AP advantage. he isn't going to give the goon a chance to counterattack any of his options because in character he's simply not gonna go head to head with someone, which vs someone who's intelligence is animalistic, that's not good for them.