I think you misunderstood the actions Alexis took in my post. The kick hit her gut, yes, but at the same time, she cupped the shin of that same leg, and proceeded to spin both herself and him while all of the momentum shifted in her favor. Then she released him with all of that spinning around built up and he was sent to the ground. Then she an array of fireballs at him while he was going down.
Either I missed something in your post(feel free to point that out if I did) or you completely skipped over the key points of what Alexis did.