It wasn't the attack he would have chosen, in all honesty. If it had been just a kick or just a punch, it would have been at least marginally useful, but attempting both at the same time simply left him off balance and unable to put much power behind either attack. The kick was clearly a feint from the get-go, he didn't use his hips to build power and the body language spoke of a second attack, so when the fist came in toward his face he was ready. 

His own left hand came up as his right leg stepped forward, catching the underpowered kick on the outside of his thigh instead of his knee as he halted the off-balance punch with a harsh palm-strike to the oncoming fist, countering the force of the blow. As he did this, his right hand came up and aimed another palm strike at the center of his opponent's chest, and he shifted his center of gravity lower, pushing his right knee out and behind the other man's left leg before it could recover from the kick. The palm strike to his chest, combined with the knee behind his left leg preventing it from returning to sure footing (and the already imbalanced nature of the initial attack), would make it extremely difficult to avoid complete loss of balance. All in all, the counter should be more than enough to leave the Arab sprawled out on his back.

"Not the best choice of opening moves. If you're intent on launching a two-pronged attack, do not give up your balance to do so. Sure footing will get you farther than any amount of off-balance offensives. Offensives that are almost always very easily countered."