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.
The Punisher defeats the mobsters but is injured in the process, rendering him temporarily incapacitated. With the Punisher weakened, Ma employs a Russian, an almost superhuman mercenary, to complete his destruction.