The Punisher guns down the mobsters, but sustains injuries during the battle that leave him temporarily incapacitated. With the Punisher weakened, Ma hires the Russian, a near-superhuman mercenary, to finish him off.
While fighting the mobsters, The Punisher kills them but suffers injuries that leave him temporarily unable to act. As a consequence, Ma hires a Russian, a near-superhuman mercenary, to finish off The Punisher.