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Zande had rushed in and spat blood at Max's eyes as Max launched his punch, so that Max would be too distracted to notice his punching arm getting stabbed. In your post Max reacted to the blood in time and pulled his punch, and so Zande in turn aimed not for the arm but the exposed armpit, left vulnerable because Max would be shielding his eyes with his right arm up. After that Zande intends to grapple Max to the ground with a single leg takedown, desiring to try and achieve full mount.

It's like this picture, but Zande's right arm is reaching up because the knife held in his hand, ideally, would be buried in Max's right armpit.
[img]http://bjjgo.com/sites/default/files/Techniques_Images/Single%20Leg%20Takedown.jpg[/img]

I'm afraid I need to stick to my tried and true writing style. I see these fights as stories to be written, and I write them out in such a way as pleases my fancy. Otherwise I have difficulty visualising what my character is doing. That's just how I function! If you find what I've written confusing, feel free to ask for more detail.