Originally Posted by Mike33

It's easy to say the guy should have shown restraint, but when somebody has sucker punched you (an elbow in fact, which would have seriously hurt a smaller opponent), adrenaline kicks in and you don't think so straight. You're angry. You're not thinking of the consequences of your actions other than that you want to hurt the guy. It oftens takes observers to hold you back from going too far. Thankfully that happened.