The timing's a bit unclear, honestly. Gigue had already started rolling backwards when Sigurd hit him with the sword, so the whole transition into the throw would happen while he would still be falling to the ground/ He'd be able to brace himself and delay his landing, but the momentum would still persist, the end situation being Sigurd thrown face downwards and Gigue crashing down on top almost immediately after.
There's no way he could react to that elbow strike in time in this scenario; though from this point, i could argue that since he would be so close to Sigurd, it would hit with less force, point of impact being closer to Sigurd's shoulder rather than the elbow, and considering that Gigue is heavier by almost a hundred pounds, his inertia could keep him in one place, thus ending up with him on Sigurd's back nevertheless, ready for that RNC. In this case, his ribs would also sustain less damage, so he'd be able to use both arms as well.
If you think that's viable, then i may as well; but for the sake of keeping it simple, i had decided to roll with the strike and forgo any arguing.
There's no way he could react to that elbow strike in time in this scenario; though from this point, i could argue that since he would be so close to Sigurd, it would hit with less force, point of impact being closer to Sigurd's shoulder rather than the elbow, and considering that Gigue is heavier by almost a hundred pounds, his inertia could keep him in one place, thus ending up with him on Sigurd's back nevertheless, ready for that RNC. In this case, his ribs would also sustain less damage, so he'd be able to use both arms as well.
If you think that's viable, then i may as well; but for the sake of keeping it simple, i had decided to roll with the strike and forgo any arguing.