I'm prolly wrong on this, but isn't the "Fight by the numbers" just there as a clarifier as to what happens after everything is interupted and prevented? Just reading the "play as" part, and how its typically been played, thats my guy feeling. So since HoH isn't letting the first part take place, then the second part doesn't take place as well. So I don't think the battle is determined soley by the numbers. I'd imagine the other characters and enhancements abilities would still take effect.